paula is finally here

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

Donna Haraway: [looks directly into the camera]

chatting with @deccamuldowney.bsky.social later this month! register to join :)

Zack Polanski Must Now Transform His Fans Into Activists | Novara Media The telegenic eco-socialist has triggered an explosion of interest in the Green party, and a parallel growth in membership. Now he needs to translate enthusiasm into activity, writes Adam Ramsay.

Now, @zackpolanski.bsky.social must tranform his fans into activists: novaramedia.com/2025/10/07/z... - me for @novaramedia.com

Cracking down on Climate Camp Heavy policing of Scotland’s 2025 Climate Camp is a symptom of rising authoritarianism, but it also shows the strength in our numbers. Paula Lacey reports.

‘They [the state] will always be finding new ways to obstruct what we’re trying to achieve by shifting the boundaries of what’s legal’

Heavy policing of @scotclimatecamp.bsky.social is a symptom of rising authoritarianism, but it also shows the strength in our numbers.

@pllcy.bsky.social reports👇

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For The World Unspun, @pllcy.bsky.social speaks to journalist, campaigner and author of ‘Logging Off: The Human Cost of our Digital World’ @adelewalton.bsky.social about online harms, Big Tech accountability, and how to make the digital world safer.

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Over 900 of you backed our campaign to #RewireTheWorld and fund journalism that sparks change. Now, our newest magazine is off to the printers and could soon land on your doorstep.

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scotland pals, you've got six months to convince me not to leave ... cambridge/london friends, if you have any advice on relocating in january hit me up✨

i'll be returning to the cambridge sociology dept to start my phd in january 2026, but until then i'll be continuing part-time at new internationalist, getting things moving on some longer writing projects and embracing a new role as the sulkiest bartender in glasgow's southside

completely forgot to post about this (i took a month off work and sunk below sea level, mentally) but in the spirit of 🚨life update🚨 - i'm so grateful to have been awarded an esrc doctoral training partnership to continue my research on online virality and social justice

comms and marketing folks, if you've got good politics and aree interested in independent media this is an unmissable chance to join the NI team - dm me if you have any questions!

‘We're students in revolt ... We can no longer adhere to respectability politics’

@pllcy.bsky.social‬ on UK universities’ mutually dependent relationship with the arms trade and the clampdown on student activists

newint.org/resistance/2025/criminalized-campus-uk-students-taking-action-gaza

GLASGOW - next wednesday evening I'll be helping facilitate a collective research session to support local activist groups, open to all! 🔍

www.eventbrite.com/e/activist-research-glasgow-may-hack-tickets-1367186364219?aff=oddtdtcreator

Today at the Old Bailey in London, a hearing took place for the #Instro10 activists from @palaction.bsky.social.

Co-Editor Amy Hall has also been covering the @glanlaw.bsky.social and Al-Haq case against the government’s arms exports to Israel all week.

Catch up in Currents 👉 a.nin.tl/3x

Hold the press: the rise, fall and rise again of left media - Red Pepper Left-wing publications can take many forms and directions. Paula Lacey spotlights a selection of trajectories taken in the UK and beyond

In the ever-shifting landscape and viability of print media, left-wing publications can take many forms and directions. @pllcy.bsky.social spotlights a selection of trajectories taken in the UK and beyond

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'F-35s are killing Palestinians daily, and the British government is making us all complicit in genocide.'

Get the background from @glanlaw.bsky.social ahead of the long-awaited UK high court hearing this week.

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Co-editor Amy Hall is at the Royal Courts of Justice this week to cover the case against the British government over arms sales to Israel, brought forward by Al Haq and @glanlaw.bsky.social

Sign up to Currents for dispatches from the hearing 👉 a.nin.tl/3x

The only way left is always anti-racist - Red Pepper Any new socialist organisation must put proletarian anti-racism at its heart and embrace utopian pragmatism

"Any new left organisation must join forces with other mass organisations in getting its hands dirty"

Any new socialist organisation must put proletarian anti-racism at its heart and embrace utopian pragmatism, write Joshua Virasami and Jonas Marvin

www.redpepper.org.uk/society/race...

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While the arms trade is vast and secretive, there is a groundswell of people across the world taking action to challenge its power, from the gates of arms factories to our highest courts.

Our next podcast episode features speakers at the frontlines of some of these movements.

Controversial Spy-Tech Firm’s Inclusion at NHS Confederation Expo Leads to Speaker Pulling Out An internal NHS Confederation email acknowledged that 'many colleagues will have concerns' about Palantir's inclusion

🔴Controversial Spy-Tech Firm’s Inclusion at NHS Confederation Expo Leads to Speaker Pulling Out

An internal NHS Confederation email acknowledged that ‘many colleagues will have concerns’ about Palantir’s inclusion

bylinetimes.com/2025/05/07/p...

We need a leftist Andrew Tate. We need a leftist Fox News. We need a casino where you don't gamble and they give you free money. I refuse to understand the ecosystem I'm in the center of and I will not leave or modify my behavior. We need leftist McNuggets

Tesla targeted over Musk's workers' rights record Paula Lacey in Glasgow

This May Day weekend, unions and activists are taking action against the billionaire class by targeting Tesla showrooms across the UK.

Paula Lacey reports for Currents 👇

Monologue: Why We Need Tech Criticism More Than Ever Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 05/01/2025 · Subscribers Only · 7m

Here's this week's Better Offline monologue. I walk you through why better tech criticism will lead to a better tech industry - and a better society at large.
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A growing movement of Christian feminists in Brazil are making their voice heard as they oppose threats to tighten the country’s abortion laws. Alice McCool reports from inside their fight.

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paying my overdue respects with this vatican city gift shop find from a 2008 family holiday

i compulsively do crosswords to self-regulate and I've been trying to diversify - any linguistics heads out there might enjoy this

word.golf/

also if you have any non-challenging puzzle recs let me know!

illegible sentence sorry it's been a hard week x

a friend used my mphil thesis on viral online activism for a work presentation on social media campaigning and a quote ended up on their orgs movement building strategy board my day has been made

in an attempt to fix my brain chemistry I seem to have become the type of person who makes homemade protein bars who knew