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Academic in the UK. Sociology of work and organization. Critical Theory. Gardening. Food. Miscellaneous. Posts views opinions links likes reposts comments strictly personal.

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Managed to de- creeping buttercup another allotment bed

01.03.2026 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What flavour?

01.03.2026 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think they're building a stairway to heaven

01.03.2026 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I expect @alanlester.bsky.social would be a good place to start

01.03.2026 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
At least 148 dead after reported strike on school, Iran says Iran has blamed the US and Israel for the strike; the US is looking into reports of the incident, while the IDF says it is

The mass murder of civilians in Gaza, the brazen attacks on hospitals and schools, without any accountability has created a new kind of warfare that should terrify and enrage all of us.

Every child lost is someone’s whole world. Every life lost matters www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

01.03.2026 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 345    πŸ” 128    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 8

There's no money for universities

01.03.2026 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll go with #societyofrackets for now but I think I need a more... outre term

01.03.2026 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I read that as aqueduct and thought crikey, that's different

27.02.2026 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The former plumber has said that she'll arrive at Parliament on Monday, some time between 8 and 5.

27.02.2026 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 333    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 4

'Working hard should get you a nice life'...total fruitcake

27.02.2026 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Context: Our HE system is collapsing and the government appears to be doing nothing.

27.02.2026 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As I said to @grindrod.bsky.social t'other day; unless it's your own name, don't worry about it.

27.02.2026 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I guess GIGN didn't fit as well?

27.02.2026 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't even know. This is the best I can do. It's just inexplicable in a modern advanced economy.

27.02.2026 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm someone who's been against legalization but I have to agree. Prohibition is only helping organized crime at this point. And they're talking about regulation anyway, not a free for all (which is what we have now anyway)

27.02.2026 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They never blummin ask me

27.02.2026 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This can't go on.

27.02.2026 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I bet it was. You did a great job and the doc over all I thought was brilliant.

27.02.2026 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's interesting. It's been discussed in a similar way for quite a while.

27.02.2026 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OMG all these years I thought that was Willem Defoe

27.02.2026 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Drove thru it recently (see above) and was struck by how big it was funnily enough.

27.02.2026 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was in Leeds on Wednesday. Saw two Buzzards over Headingley.

27.02.2026 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No no - family voting *for them*

27.02.2026 10:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We're now going to get wall-to-wall coverage of the Greens, get them on every single discussion programme, have university managers preemptively reach out to them and adhere to their demands, and basically organise society to make a declared-inevitable victory reality, right?
That's how this works?

27.02.2026 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

They're in trouble now I think. Fundamentally.

27.02.2026 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

okay, here it is, the five key takeaways from this by-election:

1. Denton Kebab House
2. The Crispy Cod, Denton
3. Reddish Tandoori, Gorton
4. Cottage Chippy, Gorton
5. The Continental Takeaway, Denton

27.02.2026 05:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1071    πŸ” 270    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 12

"But there's no money..."

27.02.2026 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What are we doing to ourselves?

27.02.2026 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OMG πŸ˜‚πŸ€£

27.02.2026 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BTW have I just seen you on that BBC Amityville doc?! Excellent.

26.02.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0