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James Connelly
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Emeritus Prof, Hull. Writing Collingwood bio / Philosophical Idealism, Environmental politics & ethics, Elections/electoral systems / /J.Connelly@hull.ac.uk / https://hull.academia.edu/JamesConnelly / https://www.minstersrail.com .. more

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James Connelly @jamescon.bsky.social · 3h
Humber Bridge Moon

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 5h
*wakes up, stares at cricket*

Wut

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Snow Abby @arobertswrites.com · 12h
You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.

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Vegan Horizon @veganhorizon.substack.com · 13h
“Anyone”!?

What about entire industries BASED ON animal exploitation?

What about the billions of farmed animals that are stabbed, shot, beaten to death, gassed, and shredded alive?

This new Italian law may be a step forward – but it ignores the main source of harm.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 22h
My Xmas present to you all. The book cover that shows the most mistaken assumptions about the content of all time, I believe.
Cover of All Quiet on the Western Front with a cowboy on a horse.

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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 1d
“Like Prime, but with human beings.”
“We need to get better at treating this like a business,” ICE acting director Todd M. Lyons said at a border security conference in April, according to the Arizona Mirror. The administration’s goal, he said, was to deport immigrants as efficiently as Amazon moves packages: “Like Prime, but with human beings.”

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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 1d
Giveaway!

I’m giving one lucky person the chance to pick one shelf of books from our Bertvent bookcase.

Follow and repost by midday on Saturday 27th and I’ll pick someone at random! Which shelf will you choose?

(UK only)
The Bertvent books

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 2d
‘Reform UK isn’t undermined by bad apples, it’s actively harvesting them’…more brilliant writing from @bearlypolitics.co.uk… open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
Reform UK Doesn’t Just Have a Racism Problem - It Has a Racism Infrastructure
Why focusing on Farage’s past misses how racism is incentivised, normalised and repeatedly rewarded in the present
open.substack.com

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 2d
Harsh but fair. (Source: www.ft.com/content/11a8...)

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Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 2d
We analysed 73,000 articles and found the UK media is divorcing ‘climate change’ from net zero

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We analysed 73,000 articles and found the UK media is divorcing ‘climate change’ from net zero
Articles on net zero used to always explain the scientific background. But not anymore.
theconversation.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3d
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 3d
Breaking news: Trump is citing “national security” to halt all active work on offshore wind projects

Five giant energy projects, countless jobs at risk

My story explains how the argument has legal weaknesses and comes from an anti-wind policy doc I reported in January
Trump Uses ‘National Security’ To Freeze Offshore Wind Work
The administration has already lost once in court wielding the same argument against Revolution Wind.
heatmap.news

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 3d
NEW: For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections.

This year, it finally succeeded.
Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors
For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections. This year, it finally succeeded.
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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 4d
Total gaslighting. Anti-trans activist; chooses to speak in person, provoking students who want to protect trans rights; they exercise their freedom of speech to tell her she isn't wanted; she gets to speak anyway; the BBC dutifully platforms her again; and now she threatens to sue everyone.
University threatened with legal action after protest at event
Prof Alice Sullivan says her talk at the University of Bristol became like a
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 6d
"The Electoral Commission has taken the rare step of rebuking the government after 63 local authorities were invited to postpone contests from May 2026."
via @bheardmedia.bsky.social

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B Heard Media
The Electoral Commission has taken the rare step of rebuking the government after 63 local authorities were invited to postpone contests from May 2026. The government argued that more time is needed....
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Electoral Reform Society @electoralreform.bsky.social · 6d
According to the Equality Trust, unelected membership of the Lords has expanded from 676 to 803 in the past 20 years – the same period that political donations above £250,000 have jumped from £7.6m to more than £47m. buff.ly/fIca6aK

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Minsters Rail Campaign @minstersrail.bsky.social · 6d
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Fresh hope in battle to reopen disused rail lines between Guildford, Horsham and Shoreham
Fresh hope is being given to a group of train enthusiasts campaigning to reopen a defunct rail line between Guildford, Horsham and Shoreham.
www.sussexexpress.co.uk

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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 6d
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 6d
There has been a relentless, cacophonous campaign to stigmatise pro-Palestinian activists. But the inconvenient truth is that these are just ordinary people of good conscience who see the horrors of Gaza and simply cannot bear to stand by and do nothing.

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I’m on hunger strike in a British prison. This is why | Amu Gib
Our demands are simple – and they start with stopping the flow of arms to Israel, says activist Amu Gib
www.theguardian.com

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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 6d
This grand takedown of the biggest scumbag in the fake archaeology world is long overdue. Professor Dave included a cameo with Dr Lee Clare and myself

Watch it and share it to get the truth out about that clown we call Jimmy Corsetti

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Jimmy Corsetti is Human Garbage
YouTube video by Professor Dave Explains
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James Connelly @jamescon.bsky.social · 7d
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Unlikely Connections?
Robin, Edmund and Felix
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Will Tullett @willtullett.bsky.social · 7d
Oh no the Governor of the Bank of England compared AI to the Industrial Revolution

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Rep. Joyce Beatty @repbeatty.bsky.social · 7d
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.

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James Connelly @jamescon.bsky.social · 8d
With thanks to Private Eye.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 8d
Wow @thetimes.com, that’s impressive

An entire article about “freak heat” in the Dolomites causing mayhem amongst skiers without once mentioning climate change…🤷🏼‍♀️

🧵
1/5

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 9d
THREE satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances in England, Wales & Scotland - two tags had been cut off.

Press release from Isle of Wight WTE Project Team & additional commentary from me ⬇️⬇️

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

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Three satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances in England, Wales & Scotland – two tags had been cut off
Press release from Forestry England (17 December 2025) THREE WHITE-TAILED EAGLES DISAPPEAR IN SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES The public are being asked to help the police investigate the suspicious disap…
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 9d
The Trump regime wants to dismantle a world leading climate research center. Why? Because the US has become a petrostate where the government has been captured by fossil fuel interests.
They’re calling climate science “green new scam research”, in full denial of reality. 🤯

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 10d
Tice refuses to condemn Reform UK mayoral candidate for saying David Lammy should 'go home to Caribbean'.

Why should we not call Reform UK a racist party?
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Richard Tice refuses to condemn Reform UK candidate who said David Lammy should ‘go home’ – UK politics live
Mayoral candidate Chris Parry had previously said the deputy prime minister should ‘go home’ to the Caribbean
www.theguardian.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10d
11. Maybe the solutions I propose won’t work. Maybe nothing will. But that’s not because I’m an evil bastard, or, as the film strongly suggests, because I'm “not honest”. It’s because our crises are very difficult to address, and there are no sure & easy answers. I'm doing my best. It's not enough.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10d
10. Within the constraint of residual population growth, we need to find the best ways of reducing our impacts. This is why I propose “private sufficiency, public luxury” and a maximum wealth cap. Not to enable further growth, but to accommodate people who already do and *will* exist.