“Elon Musk’s X has become the latest major US social media company to block the accounts of Saudi Arabian dissidents so they are no longer visible inside the kingdom, following orders from Saudi authorities.”
Elon Musk’s X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom
Exclusive: More than 60 accounts on X have been made unavailable in Saudi Arabia, after similar action on Snapchat and Facebook
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“Campaigners decry Angela Rayner’s backing for Brick Lane project that has only 11 affordable homes.”
Approval of east London datacentre labelled ‘slap in the face’ for local democracy
Campaigners decry Angela Rayner’s backing for Brick Lane project that has only 11 affordable homes
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Bev Craig succeeds Andy Burnham and wins back support in areas where Reform made gains in May.
Labour wins decisive victory in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection
Bev Craig succeeds Andy Burnham and wins back support in areas where Reform made gains in May
theguardian.com
We’re not just worried about jobs (ours & colleagues’); we’re deeply concerned about future plans to hollow out humanities teaching. Bigger classes; less specialism. ➡️ Charging £9k fees for shrinkflation degrees? New FBAs at risk in Exeter jobs cull www.timeshighereducation.com/news/new-bri...
New British Academy fellows at risk in Exeter jobs cull
Being at the ‘top of your game’ no guarantee of job security, warns decorated historian now facing the chop
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Trans people have a right to the same healthcare we all need goodlawproject.org/s/ec0359
Trans people have a right to the same healthcare we all need
Across the country, trans people are being denied vital healthcare that has nothing to do with their gender identity – simply because they are trans.
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Old book, newly read | Grim but moving, compellingly written/translated by Michael Lucey
Yesterday, in her all-staff talk our VC chose to highlight the recent election of 5 FBAs from the University of Exeter. She failed to point out that 4 of us (with many of our colleagues) have just been placed at risk of redundancy. #DefendExeterUni @exeterucu.bsky.social
Morwenna Ludlow@morwennaexe.bsky.social · 3w ago
A new government sets its direction early. I've just signed European Movement UK's petition asking Andy Burnham to drop the red lines on Europe and set out a real plan for the UK's European future. Add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/5_asks_for_a...
Our 5 Asks for Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham must seize the moment to build a bold, forward-looking agenda for his administration to lead the UK towards a new European future.
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A bill in Gabon proposes a five-year prison sentence for consensual same-sex relations between adults. Sign the petition to demand that this law be stopped before it is too late. a.allout.org/s/P39aw/
Gabon : Love is not a crime
A bill in Gabon proposes a five-year prison sentence for consensual same-sex relations between adults. Sign the petition to demand that this law be stopped before it is too late.
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Badenoch delivers her nonsense with shameless certainty.
Dan Grey@dangrey.bsky.social · 2w agoBadenoch just said, on national TV, that UK's carbon emissions have gone up "in total" because of the 2008 Climate Change Act. They have, in fact, declined by more than half. Did #Kuenssberg break in to point this basic fact out? Of course not
I can't believe it - @transunityquilt.bsky.social is now live! All 96 meters of length, hundreds and hundreds of patches, hundreds and hundreds of people - an ENORMOUS statement of trans solidarity and love and refusal to be erased. We are so much more than the hatred thrown at us... 1/x
Trans Unity Quilt Project@transunityquilt.bsky.social · 3w agoIt's alive! The Trans Unity Quilt is now online in its full digital archive - with enormous gratitude to every single person who contributed. This is a true vision of who the trans community are, the love and rage we share, the future we're fighting for. www.transunityquilt.com
The only mistake I think Amnesty made, which I've seen other allies and orgs make as well, is underestimating the level of hatred and organization of the anti trans side. Cis people really don't understand just how bad it is and are often caught unprepared for the attacks when they become the target
Johnson’s joke government wasted £10bn on PPE, Covid inquiry finds. Chair criticises use of ‘VIP lane’ to prioritise PPE contracts for companies with Tory connections in damning report.
Johnson government wasted £10bn on PPE, Covid inquiry finds
Chair criticises use of ‘VIP lane’ to prioritise PPE contracts for companies with Tory connections in damning report
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Farage turned down taxpayer-funded security including bodyguard, car and driver last year.
Nigel Farage turned down taxpayer-funded security including bodyguard, car and driver last year – UK politics live
The head of Reform UK refused the security, which was a similar level to that received by the leader of the opposition, because he considered it inadequate
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The prophets did not see all others as friends or enemies, they saw every other, even the enemy, even the idolater, as created in God’s image. “Emunah” is the belief in everything being a product of divine creation. Everything. To deny that is idolatry. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In Israel’s prisons, torture and death have become a norm that it barely tries to hide | Nesrine Malik
The suffering of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya is no isolated case. The abuse of Palestinian detainees is happening in plain sight, yet nothing changes, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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