Sending love to Jason Arday's family and friends. He was subject of sustained and malicious media attacks which were no doubt more vicious because he was Black. We must now reflect on the impact of a trial by some of the media and online on someone under extreme pressure.

I’m an academic of colour who happens to also be autistic in this country and I’m gonna need some time to process the horrors that led to his death

Prof Sunny Singh@profsunnysingh.bsky.social · 9h ago

Coming online briefly to express sorrow, rage, love and solidarity for colleagues of the global majority, especially in higher education. If you need to speak, rage, grieve, just sit with someone, drop me a line. Hold each other close

There're going to be a lot of 'he was no saint' pieces penned by the same guys who wept for Rod Liddle.

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Kathy O'Donnell@kathyodonnell.bsky.social · 7h ago

Do not think for a moment that the people in the UK press responsible for the racist bullying of Jason Arday are reflecting on their actions or searching their consciences tonight. I know them. They aren't. They will be worried only that blame won't stick to them individually. And that this ...

“The campaign of misinformation was too much for Jason, who was a gentle man and who always wanted to see the best in everyone,” the family said, adding that Arday had been “subjected to a campaign of sustained abuse ... by those who would leave no stone unturned in their quest to undermine him.”

Youngest Black professor at Cambridge who faced plagiarism claims is found dead

A British sociologist who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week following plagiarism accusations was found dead Friday.

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The death of Jason Arday is yet another case of the barbarism and cruelty of our media in tandem with the gleeful bigotry that drives it .

So many people were openly saying he’s at risk and the press kept on making it worse

The public pile on was completely unneccesary. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Jason Arday: Former Cambridge university professor found dead

Emergency services said a man was found "unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon.

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Beware those who want to vilify black people. Beware those who still want to vilify black people, after they’ve been found dead. Beware the racist. 💀

Beware those who want to vilify black people. Beware those who still want to vilify black people, after they’ve been found dead. Beware the racist. 💀

Surely we need to reflect society fairly on our boards, institutions, media, education etc

And yet this week alone, I've seen so much commentary poking holes and fun at 'DEI appointments'. You do know people have to work even harder coming from minority backgrounds.

Jason Arday has been found dead. The obsessive media focus on this one man - as if it was one of the biggest scandals in history - was disproportionate beyond belief. Push notifications, top headlines, constant investigations. And now he is dead.

FREE LUIGI FROM JAIL

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 7h ago

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges and admitted that he shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione read a statement describing tracking him to a conference and shooting Thompson with a 3D-printed gun equipped with a silencer. https://wapo.st/4wy3XOO

The richest 0.1% of Americans hold nearly as much wealth as the bottom 90% of families combined. We need a wealth tax now.

This is the coverage of Arday **just in the Telegraph** in the UK. This is only the first four pages of results, just in one outlet.

Sickened by the news that Jeff Bezos’ consortium has bought roughly a third of Liverpool Football Club. Many fans have rightly focused on Amazon’s anti-union practices, its treatment of workers, and the fear that Liverpool will become just another asset in a billionaire’s portfolio.

US sailors reportedly jump overboard to escape poor conditions on warship www.channel4.com/news/us-sail...

US sailors reportedly jump overboard to escape poor conditions on warship

After nine months at sea, some of the sailors on board the USS Abraham Lincoln have become so desperate they've reportedly been trying to jump overboard.

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🚨EXCLUSIVE: Military families and service members are now describing horrific conditions across MULTIPLE ships: human waste flooding bathrooms, virtually no food, water or soap, months without port calls, exhausted crews, and no end in sight. This crisis is far bigger than just the Lincoln.

Not Just the Lincoln: Families Describe Human Waste, No Food, No End in Sight Across Multiple Ships

Since MeidasTouch began reporting on conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, messages have poured in to MeidasTouch from military families and service

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It feels great to be an MP again. Now I can get back to never going to Parliament, never visiting Clacton, never holding any surgeries and doing fuck all for the people who voted for me.

#unitetheunion picket @ Stamford Hill Garage today. #Climatechange is now. Bus workers demand air-con in cabs, hydration breaks & decent toilet facilities. #Arriva can afford it. They made £108m profit in 2024. #30degreemaxlegalworklimitnow @socialistworker.bsky.social

A Midday Musing

There is no posititive arguement for remaining in the UK.

BREAKING: A Glasgow dad has launched a crowdfunder to take Tommy Robinson to court for defamation Quroum Beg was targeted with death threats after Robinson falsely accused him of being an 'invader' who was filming children in a local park

With their 3 candidates receiving 28, 18, and 15 votes, the Monster Raving Loony Party did an admirable job of balancing the Loony vote in Clacton. Shame that the single member first-past-the-post thing will take the shine off the achievement. Might have been a bit shy of a quota as well.

Ok donkey hike is DONE and I feel so ALIVE THANK U BASED DONKEYS OF THE AZORES U CURED MY DEPRESSION

‘Coddle Apologist’ @ciaraioch.bsky.social

How lovely to get my 1798 tee from @saraoneill.bsky.social , a gift from @bikesnbukes.eurosky.social I shall wear it next week that week of doominess ahead to remind myself my maternal bloodline of United Irishmen Cords feared nothing and were warriors, true to the end.

Údair, foilsitheoirí, tapaigí an deis! ✍️ Tá na An Post Irish Book Awards ar ais agus tá muid ag lorg an leabhar ficsin Gaeilge is fearr do léitheoirí fásta! Ná fág go dtí an nóiméad deireanach é. 🗓 Spriocdháta: 21 Lúnasa! 💖📚 Tuilleadh eolais ⬇️https://www.irishbookawards.ie/submissions/

Submissions - Irish Book Awards

An Post Irish Book Awards 2026 Submissions Please read the Eligibility Criteria here. Submitted titles will be considered by the book-industry panel and the critics and reviewers panel and the composition of the shortlists will be announced 22nd October. Successful publishers will be notified confid...

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Yesterday, on the hottest day of the year so far, we saw homes set ablaze and people hospitalised. Wildfires are raging across the UK, almost 3/4's of England is now in drought, and nurses are collapsing on duty as a result the extreme heat. Burnham must start tackling the climate crisis now.