The next time someone tells you that business owners take on all the risk, send them this link: www.bbc.com/news/article...

Japan earthquake: Two workers killed in Aeon Mall blast after re-entering on boss' order

The two women's employer has apologised for sending them back to Aeon Mall to secure cash.

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Madonna was only good in the 1980s.

lil miss big boy@lighter.bsky.social · 5d ago

Post your hottest music take. Mine is New Order is better than Joy Division.

The SDS closed, but the NPOIU, which replaced it, went on to do the same thing again. #Spycops

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4d ago

Undercover police unit closed down over unjustified surveillance, spycops inquiry told

Former clients of Rajiv Menon KC call for contempt of court charges against him to be dropped www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jul...

We are shocked that Palestine Action barrister faces contempt proceedings | Letters

Letters: Former clients of Rajiv Menon KC, including Tariq Ali and Hillsborough family members Margaret Aspinall and Sue Roberts, say the charges against him must be dropped. Plus a letter from Andrew...

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What were the circumstances that led to 300 working-class women and girls striking in the summer of 1920? Join me on Tuesday 11 August at @hullhistorycentre.bsky.social to find out!

It's a poor new design and, particularly, I've a whole dataset built through examining papers in the "North East" and "Yorkshire & Humber" regions The new design doesn't group papers this way, so going back to the data and replicating my methods is harder What we actually wanted BNA was better OCR

British Library@britishlibrary.bsky.social · last wk.

Exciting news - the British Newspaper Archive's new platform is here Explore millions of digitised pages of newspapers and other publications from our British and Irish collections, dating as far back as the 1700s We can't wait to get exploring 🗞 link.bl.uk/7ci

BNA users - cashback sites are your friends, especially now it's gone up by £20 a year. #Skystorians

All of this!

Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵@threadinburgh.scot · last wk.

There's been a user interface update on the British Newspaper Archive. Let it just be said, I'm not happy 😡 They've gone into the trap of moving well-established menus around and adding extra clicks in simple steps in the name of a slicker appearance, totally breaking muscle memory of regular users

A petition in support of Rajiv Menon KC is approaching 40,000 signatures. Rajiv is accused of contempt of court for his closing speech while defending nonviolent actionist Lottie Head (Filton 25) Rajiv’s ‘crime’? Referencing the rights of jurors. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa... @netpol.org

Law enforcement must now establish who knew what, and when. And Farage must answer the question he's been dodging for a decade: why is this man always, always surrounded by criminals? Read the full, excellent investigation by @nafeez.bsky.social here: bylinetimes.com/2026/07/23/p...

‘Posh George’, Two Passports, and a Fraudulent Identity: Convicted Fraudster and Nigel Farage Funder's Connections to Reform UK’s Murky Financial Structures

Why did Reform UK change from being a privately-owned company to a non-profit company limited by guarantee in 2025? Nafeez Ahmed investigates a fraudulent identity used by George Cottrell – and how hi...

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The new premium product: books written by people

Some publishers think AI could not only help authors but replace them

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For many years, people didn’t randomly film others in public—not because we didn’t have the technology, but because the social contract said you didn’t do that. That’s why Meta is going full court press on their PR and celebrity endorsements. They remember how people ran google glass outta town.

What were the circumstances that led to 300 working-class women and girls striking in the summer of 1920? Join me on Tuesday 11 August at @hullhistorycentre.bsky.social to find out!

How the Met police spent £2.5m hiding spycop from former partner

How the Met police spent £2.5m hiding spycop from former partner

Spycops inquiry has revealed how Helen Steel was secretly monitored in her search for undercover officer who deceived her into relationship At 2pm on 14 December 2002, Helen Steel, a well-known leftwing campaigner, and her parents landed at Auckland airport for a family holiday. It had been a tiring journey, so they were irritated when they were delayed leaving the airport for an hour. What they did not know until recently is the reason for that delay. Their arrival had triggered a secret warning on Steel that had been put in place by police three weeks earlier. It prompted customs to carry out a discreet search of her luggage. Continue reading...

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Former Met Police head admits failure to control spycops – Channel 4 News www.channel4.com/news/former-...

Former Met Police head admits failure to control spycops

The former head of the Metropolitan Police has admitted that the force failed to control a controversial undercover unit which used covert techniques for decades to spy on political activists.

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Concerned that those ads and a few others would vanish from the public record, I archived them here too, along with the PDF files they arrived in. tjrh.uk/vlads

Leave Ads

Albums of Leave adverts used before and after the Brexit Referendum

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I am also delighted, and, if I'm honest, a bit nervous! But do come along and hear about some fabulous, working-class women and girls. #Hull #Skystorians

Hull History Centre@hullhistorycentre.bsky.social · 2w ago

We're delighted our friend Victoria Dawson is speaking at the History Centre next month on The Hull Laundresses' Strike in 1920. @hulllibraries.bsky.social @hullcitycouncil.bsky.social #TheHullStory #Strike

🚨Andy Burnham is expected to take Thames Water into Special Administration today Bad news for those who have taken £12 billion out of the company in dividends. Wonderful news for ordinary households! Anything less than permanent public ownership as a next step would be a grave betrayal

If you’re wondering why UK press has suddenly woken up to Farage, please read this. It’s because: Brexit. The r/w press refused to scrutinise the money behind Farage & the lawsuit against me scared off the rest. But this isn’t a new scandal. It’s the same one I’ve been reporting on for a decade

THE NERVE@thenerve.news · 3w ago

NEW: Who funds Nigel Farage? And why has it taken till now for any journalistic scrutiny? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social who has tracked him for a decade exposes how the UK press & regulators looked the other way 🧵👇

🎯 “An elite consensus that AI-assisted learning might be fine for hoi polloi but not for future leaders at the most selective institutions cannot be far-off now“ The coming class divide on AI: tech-free learning at elite institutions, AI-centered learning everywhere else.

Dennis Hogan@dennismhogan.bsky.social · 3w ago

Many faculty have been sounding the alarm about the problems generative AI poses for student learning. Strangely, some higher ed administrations seem have emerged as major AI boosters. Why? As I write in the latest @hedgehogreview.bsky.social it's a labor story: hedgehogreview.com/issues/the-f...

Important to remember this. The persecution of women is often sidelined when 'more important' issues are playing out. Loathing Trump should not make us blind to the cruelty of the Iranian regime towards women.

Kristian Kiehling@kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 3w ago

An extraordinary piece on state-sanctioned violence against women in Iran by the Islamic regime, which is often carried out by religious women who recite religious texts while doing so. At a time when Islamic Lego-propaganda videos are gaining traction, this issue needs far wider coverage.

We are now so close to hitting 10,000 signatures – please spread the word and help us over this 🎯

Netpol@netpol.org · 3w ago

Launched on Wednesday, our petition in solidarity with Rajiv Menon KC, the first barrister in British legal history to face contempt proceedings, on 28 July, over a closing speech (for a Palestine Action defendant), has almost 8000 signatories. Help us get to 10K you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

From @sarahkendzior.bsky.social's book "Hiding in Plain Sight", tramp blurted out his plans to destroy America while praising bunker dwarf putin during a faux news interview in 2014

In all seriousness, they've been doing this for years (remember Roger Stone saying that if Trump wasn't POTUS in 2016 there'd be a "bloodbath") and the real question is why officials refused to enforce accountability and still refuse to do so. But that requires having a memory and doing research.

Wajahat Ali@wajali.bsky.social · 3w ago

In all seriousness, Trump and Republicans are setting the stage right now to attack our democracy, steal our elections, and violently crush any dissent. Wake up, America.

🚨 #Inequality: > status competition > adopt 'elbows-out' selfish way of life (dominance strategy) > buy ridiculous big car to intimidate and impress others...🙄 #MiniDickEnergy #Inadequates Solution: Reduce #inequality. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar

Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar

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I am giving my first public talk in a long time at @hullhistorycentre.bsky.social next month - all welcome!

We are deeply shocked that the Home Office has, without warning, launched a consultation on the future of the #spycops public inquiry & are concerned that it's an attempt to shut it down. campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2026/07/16/s...

Spycops Survivors Fear Home Office Will Shut Down Inquiry

Campaigners are shocked that the Home Office has launched a consultation that may lead to shutting down the ongoing spycops public inquiry

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The Rugby League World Cup is in October and it will be much more entertaining.

Did you know a barrister is facing prison just for reminding a jury they have the right to vote with their conscience? This historic right has existed since 1670. We can't let it be silenced in court now. Add your name to help protect Britain's juries: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Save Britain's Juries

Juries have had the right to acquit based on their conscience for centuries. Now, a barrister is facing jail just for mentioning it in court. Add your name to help save Britain's juries.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about Ebenezer Cobb Morley! 'Rugby Reloaded' tells the story of the man some claim is the father of #football. He wasn't, but his life is far more interesting than that. And 'Cobb Morley' wasn't even his name! Listen via: on.soundcloud.com/4PPGUsBaraRH...

214. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ebenezer Cobb Morley

As the FIFA World Cup reaches its climax, 'Rugby Reloaded' takes an in-depth look at the life of Ebenezer Cobb Morley, the founding secretary of the Football Association and the man who many claim is

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