Lower bills.

Protect the NHS.

Rebuild public services.

Vote Hannah Spencer & the Green Party.

Blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol dies in Buffalo. A nearly blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol miles from his home dies in Buffalo after having been missing for nearly a week.

Our federal government killed a disabled genocide survivor and is covering up for a child rapist. And that is just today’s news. It is just unconscionable to be treating this as normal or acceptable in any way.
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I know that many people on Bluesky are refugees from X, but if you thought you'd escaped the far-right then I have some bad news: there are plenty of them lurking around on this platform.

If you see them, block them.

It’s That Time Of Year Again! The Woke Wants To Take Our Poppies Away! The summer months are known in the media as the “silly season”. This is the period when there are few political stories and the news schedules a…

My latest blog is about what I call the Season of Outrage.
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"We are African. We are New York City. And we are voters."

Ten Reasons to Vote Yes in the @ucu.org.uk ballot

2⃣ 𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗨𝗞-𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿

Local fights have been strong.

So, I've done something nobody has ever done before: I've watched Fox & Father, which is even more reactionary than I ever could have imagined. Here's the fake priest claiming that jews run our society and are responsible for the existence of gay and trans people.

Being disabled shouldn’t mean you’re on a lower wage, or that you’re afraid to ask for support at work because it could hit you financially.

Having a reasonable adjustment should never lead to a pay cut.

But this is what’s happening to some UCU staff right now.

Short 🧵

"Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

#SpotTheContradiction #VictoryToDundeeUCU

Ten Reasons to Vote Yes in the @ucu.org.uk ballot

1⃣ 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀

A YES vote strengthens the hand of your elected negotiators and your union in the face of a set of employers making massive cuts in pay and jobs.

Redundancies were ruled out on three occasions by the most senior staff member at the University of Dundee.

Once to STV, once to staff and once in an interview with the Courier.

Now they are denying they said it when in front of our elected representatives.

Yesterday our interim Principal, gave evidence to the Education, Children and Young People Committee.

He stated that he had never ruled out redundancies.

Judge for yourself.

HE Ballot 2025 UCU began a formal industrial action ballot of members across the UK on Monday 20 October for 6 weeks.  UCU is calling for: a pay uplift that is at least RPI + 3.5% or £2,500, whichever is the high…

Ten Reasons to Vote YES in the UCU ballot ucusolidaritymovement.org/2025/10/25/h...

1. It is a vote against pay and job cuts
2. We need a UK-wide mandate to stand together
3. Staff pay has been falling as a proportion of expenditure
4. Pay is falling sharply in real terms

I've voted. Have you? #ucu ##WeAreTheUniversity

Calling all @UCU members in HE!

Look out for your #WeAreTheUniversity ballot papers in the post.

The envelope you will receive is bright pink. You cannot miss it!

If you have not received it by Monday 27 October, click on the link below.

ucu.org.uk/WeAreTheUniver…

When Falls the Coliseum a journal of American culture (or lack thereof)

We're still looking for writers, essayists, reviewers, humorists, cartoonists, bloggers who have something to say and want a place to say it. Visit whenfallsthecoliseum.com and see the submissions page. Might be of interest to professors, students, and recent grads. #academicsky

College garden nourishes students beyond the classroom Flowers, fresh fruits and vegetables are being grown by students and staff at Bluegrass Community Technical College.

Many colleges have food pantries to help food insecure students. Bluegrass Community & Technical College takes it a step further, using an on-campus roof to grow food that is then available in the college's food pantry: buff.ly/ZJfcswx #AcademicSky #highered

The consensus is clear: it’s genocide. Now will international law die in Gaza too? | Raji Sourani The clue is in the name: the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide. When will we act?, asks Raji Sourani, the coordinator of the Palestinian legal team at the internatio...

Important article by our friend, renowned human rights lawyer, Raji Sourani from PCHR Gaza.
States, including Ireland, have legal obligations to prevent and punish genocide. Palestinians must be protected from apartheid Israel's genocide. #GazaGenocide
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YouTube video by Al Jazeera English Gaza aid flotilla hit by drone attacks and explosions, activists say

Members of a humanitarian flotilla sailing to Gaza say they have been attacked by drones.

Activists say more than 12 explosions were heard near the boats early on Wednesday.

Three of the ships were reportedly damaged."

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Sir Keir and wife, clapping

Charlie Kirk's The Complete Essays, Penguin Classics

Sir Keir has proposed that Charlie Kirk's book The Complete Essays be added to the national curriculum. "I might not have agreed with everything he said, but he was a formidable communicator and polemicist."

English = @stopgenocidestopisrael See Instagram 'English' highlights from Stop Genocide (@stopgenocidestopisrael)

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Don’t miss the branch’s Emergency General Meeting on Wednesday 17th September We hope that everyone has been able to take some leave over the summer and that we are all looking forward to a new academic year. Sadly, the lack of widespread clarity on Clearing numbers and the …

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Sign the Petition Stop Mass Redundancies at Lancaster University – Hold Senior Management Accountable

Please sign.
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DEFEND REFUGEES Sunday 17th Aug: 11am The Fountain, Market Pl, Dudley DY11LP NO TO RACISM REFUGEES WELCOME EMERGENCY MOBILISATION STOP THE FAR RIGHT IN DUDLEY

Black Country people: fash are trying to mobilise people in Dudley this Sunday, hot off back of former Tory MP & multiple property owner Marco Longhi’s campaign to remove leisure discount for asylum-seekers. Please join the counter demo 11am at the Fountain if you can.

GUCU and SU joint letter to Hilary Hunter, Adam Dinham and Tom Sleigh - Goldsmiths University and College Union Below is the text of a joint letter co-authored by the Goldsmiths Students’ Union Sabbatical Team and our Branch Executive Committee. The letter outlines our shared concerns regarding the “Action ...

GUCU's and GSU's letter to Goldsmiths smt in response to the latter's antisemitism inquiry, which cost the college over £450,000.
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Totally.

UCEA is offering academic staff a measly 1.4% pay rise. It's insulting.

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What a load of bollocks.