How to speak about Ceuta like an actual social democrat

Andi Babler@andibabler.at · yesterday

Was an Europas Außengrenzen passiert, geht uns alle etwas an. Über 50.000 Menschen haben versucht, über die marokkanische Grenze nach Ceuta zu gelangen. Sie wurden dabei zum Spielball von Fake News und gezielter Desinformation krimineller Schlepperbanden. 1/

FYI: Call for Book Chapters: Teaching Translation in the Age of AI: Rethinking its Place in Language Degrees

FYI: Call for Book Chapters: Teaching Translation in the Age of AI: Rethinking its Place in Language Degrees

Editors: Christine Schallmoser, Alice Dias-Mercier and Raquel Fernández-Sánchez (King's College London) We invite proposals for chapters for an edited volume provisionally titled Teaching Translation in the Age of AI: Rethinking its Place in Language Degrees. This edited collection explores the role of translation in language degree programmes at a time when artificial intelligence and machine translation are changing how students, future professionals and educators work with languages. It

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The Spanish government of Pedro Sanchez is the biggest threat to the European mainstream: a left-wing government that implements left-wing policies that work, including on immigration. They show that “the narrative” is false and humane immigration is possible. This is why they all jump on Cueta.

I would read Adorno and Horkheimer’s book on Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey

The video for I’m in the Mood for Dancing youtu.be/XbAM2_6jKY0?...

The Nolans - I'm In the Mood for Dancing (Official Video)

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☀️ Starshine@starshine.bsky.social · last wk.

lets keep this discourse going. rank your top 3 nolan films

Memorial in front of the Brandenburg gate for the victims of Saturday’s attack. People passing by, stopping, chatting, remembering, trying to explain to their kids

#CSD in front of New National Gallery, Berlin

der runde Blick wie Horizont : ein Blau verschwimmt in den Augen ein flimmerndes Gelb / ist Juli schon o Erde o halt mich fest noch einen Sommer nein zwei nein drei laß mich noch hier (22.7.95 | Notizen auf einem Kamel, S. 46)

Ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha

Secret Drug Addict@scrtdrugaddict.bsky.social · 2w ago

A series of increasingly desperate tie ins from the Homeric Extended Universe

The Content Apologist@contentapologist.bsky.social · 2w ago

Odyssey 2: Electric Boogaloo

Sheinbaum and Carney doing a fine diplomatic job here

Spanish fans partying on the square outside my flat now booing Trump and Infantino

Watching in Germany and am confident that at least half the population are now thinking “And I missed Tatort for *this*??”

All I need at half time is a brass band and a long haired goat

“Morpeth paddling pool rules flouted “

Angry People in Local Newspapers@apiln.bsky.social · 3w ago

Made another low-quality ad board video. Fifty seconds of your life you’ll never see again. .

Hrabia Binface. Poor show from Wyborcza not to go for a creative Polish translation

Gazeta Wyborcza @wyborcza.pl · 4w ago

Nigel Farage wpadł we własną pułapkę i zmierzy się w wyborach z... kubłem na śmieci. #wyborcza

Evening all from Berlin

C’mon Germans - Graf Trashcantlitz was right there waiting

Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 4w ago

Count Binface translations continued... 🇩🇪 German: Graf Mülltonnengesicht 🇯🇵 Japanese: ゴミ箱伯爵 (Count Trashcan) or ビンフェイス伯爵 (katakana loanword version) You're welcome!

Both The Guardian and Times Higher Education are highlighting the devastating effects that closing our modern languages courses will have on the UK and the midlands. A similar argument can be made for every one of our courses on the chopping block. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cold-sp...

‘Cold spot’ fears over Nottingham language cuts

Plans to close courses would have national impact, politicians write in letter urging university to reconsider

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That brand of hotel in London was completely windowless. The Edinburgh Minute (www.edinburghminute.com/tax-evading-...) has done a bit on this in the past. Good read.

The tax-evading Princes Street shops costing taxpayers thousands

Dodgy dealings at former Debenhams

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'Politicians from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages have told the university’s executive “in the strongest possible terms to reconsider” the plans, in a letter seen by Times Higher Education.' 1/3

‘Cold spot’ fears over Nottingham language cuts

Plans to close courses would have national impact, politicians write in letter urging university to reconsider

timeshighereducation.com

What is the world coming to?

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · last mo.

'The university declined to confirm why the tradition had ended. It said arrangements had been made for graduations to "take place as smoothly as possible".' And with reduced risk of repetitive stress syndrome for the tappers.

Heute ist Hannelore Kohls Todestag. Und das ist ein sehr cooles Foto von ihr. H/t @heikespecht.bsky.social

Well hello @ags-gbi.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

University of Aberdeen's plans to cut modern language degrees were 'rushed' - review

The University of Aberdeen says it accepts there were "missteps" in its process in 2023.

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This petition needs as many signatories as the Exeter one. Please sign and share — don’t let Hertfordshire managers get away with this just because a Russell Group one took the spotlight. #UKHE

Joanna Bourke@joannabourke.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Shocking news about redundancies in the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire, despite their exceptional research activities. I have signed the petition against these actions: it would be great if you would as well: c.org/kDQynZV7J4 @bbkhistorical.bsky.social @bisa-bkk.bsky.social

This looks really great. Congrats to @helencfinch.bsky.social

The Wiener Holocaust Library@wienerlibrary.bsky.social · last mo.

What are ‘queer experiences in the Holocaust’? How might we unearth such experiences and enter them into the historical canon? Join us for the launch of a special issue of Holocaust Studies featuring scholars who have contributed to this important study wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/specia...

Looking for some inspiring reading this summer? With articles written by researchers, practitioners and students, recent topics include decolonising the curriculum, global citizenship and motivating learners through football - truly something for everyone in the Review! https://loom.ly/fi2faEc

If this train isn’t also full of an army of Mancunian personalities, from Gracie Fields to Lemn Sissay, I’ll be very disappointed.

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · last mo.

The Sky News helicopter is currently following Andy Burnham's train all the way down to London. Unclear what exactly they expect to happen en route

Andy Burnham whatever, but the really depressing electionwas the competition between a party that acknowledges the climate crisis but is mostly beholden to oil interests and another that wants to rip up net zero. While Aberdeen is about to get a massive investment in the transition to green energy

Midsummer night’s rainbow over my house. You can keep your heatwaves