AnnaCupani
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Scientist. Recovering academic. Works in Research & Biz Innovation in Data & Health. Professional career coach, writing guide, academic mentor (get in touch here or on annacupani.com)
Storyteller, walker and music lover.
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AnnaCupani
@annacup.bsky.social
· Apr 11
Episodio 1 – Ultimo viene il corvo
Dietro gli scuri. L’ultimo inverno della Banda Carità · Episode
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To all my Italian-speaking friends: this is a podcast you want to listen this April.
It retells the last months of WWII in Padova. The Resistance and the key role that its university played in it. The tortures, the silences, the meaning of anti-fascismo for us today
open.spotify.com/episode/2YRQ...
It retells the last months of WWII in Padova. The Resistance and the key role that its university played in it. The tortures, the silences, the meaning of anti-fascismo for us today
open.spotify.com/episode/2YRQ...
UK Labour currently looking at this and thinking "well, they were not Hard Enough on immigration, housing benefits and climate interventions. Let us try and be worse!"
November 18, 2025 at 8:27 AM
UK Labour currently looking at this and thinking "well, they were not Hard Enough on immigration, housing benefits and climate interventions. Let us try and be worse!"
By the end of the week His Majesty's Government will surely come up with something even more deranged.
Quintuplicate the NHS surcharge, double income tax for EU Nationals if our names sound too foreign, have beneficiaries of foreign aid sell a kidney and send a thank you card to the king.
Quintuplicate the NHS surcharge, double income tax for EU Nationals if our names sound too foreign, have beneficiaries of foreign aid sell a kidney and send a thank you card to the king.
Farage and Zia Yusuf are going to announce tomorrow that a Reform government will strip millions of EU nationals of benefits, more than double the cost of the NHS surcharge and cut foreign aid spending by more than 70%, The Times reports.
More Trumpian blood and soil nonsense.
More Trumpian blood and soil nonsense.
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
By the end of the week His Majesty's Government will surely come up with something even more deranged.
Quintuplicate the NHS surcharge, double income tax for EU Nationals if our names sound too foreign, have beneficiaries of foreign aid sell a kidney and send a thank you card to the king.
Quintuplicate the NHS surcharge, double income tax for EU Nationals if our names sound too foreign, have beneficiaries of foreign aid sell a kidney and send a thank you card to the king.
This is an exchange that would have been unimaginable just 8 years ago in this country, when we were already in the mess of Brexit.
I hope these people will be kept out of Parliament at the next election. They don't deserve to represent us.
I hope these people will be kept out of Parliament at the next election. They don't deserve to represent us.
Shabana Mahmood asked by Labour MP John McDonnell to "give me the assurance that no child will be placed in detention as a result of this policy"
Mahmood does not give him that assurance
Mahmood does not give him that assurance
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is an exchange that would have been unimaginable just 8 years ago in this country, when we were already in the mess of Brexit.
I hope these people will be kept out of Parliament at the next election. They don't deserve to represent us.
I hope these people will be kept out of Parliament at the next election. They don't deserve to represent us.
Reposted by AnnaCupani
NEW: An analysis finds that NIH funding cuts have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants that were enrolled in studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
NEW: An analysis finds that NIH funding cuts have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants that were enrolled in studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.
I was called yesterday to assist a young woman who had fell off her bike. Residential street among council blocks. Almost everyone stopped to ask if we needed help. A neighbour produced 2 blankets, we stayed with her until the ambulance arrived.
People in London Absolutely do try and help.
People in London Absolutely do try and help.
There were 93 homicides in London last year: population 9 million
In New York - population 8.5 million - there were
391.
London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago.
And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
In New York - population 8.5 million - there were
391.
London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago.
And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
November 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I was called yesterday to assist a young woman who had fell off her bike. Residential street among council blocks. Almost everyone stopped to ask if we needed help. A neighbour produced 2 blankets, we stayed with her until the ambulance arrived.
People in London Absolutely do try and help.
People in London Absolutely do try and help.
We need to keep saying this.
Despicable.
Despicable.
For Shabana Mahmood to attack some of the most cruelly treated people in the world as having won a "golden ticket" because they manage to get to and claim asylum in Britain is unforgiveable.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
November 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We need to keep saying this.
Despicable.
Despicable.
Disgusting.
And insanely expensive for the country as well, all for f****** nothing!
And insanely expensive for the country as well, all for f****** nothing!
The government’s proposal is refugees need to renew/reapply every 3 years (and won't be renewed if safe to leave) but can stay and settle after 20 years (6-7 renewals) as a refugee who came without permission, but maybe 10 years (2 renewals) for those on official schemes
bsky.app/profile/sund...
bsky.app/profile/sund...
Shabana Mahmood tells Sunday Times it should take 20 years for somebody granted refugee status in UK to secure permanent status (ie, reapply 6 times) if came without permission.
Paper says Denmark has toughest settlement timeline (8 years) but UK govt wants longer
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Paper says Denmark has toughest settlement timeline (8 years) but UK govt wants longer
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Disgusting.
And insanely expensive for the country as well, all for f****** nothing!
And insanely expensive for the country as well, all for f****** nothing!
This policy is only about cruelty towards vulnerable people, to the benefit of literally no one.
Imagine going to bed thinking "at least I've made some people's lives more miserable from today"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Imagine going to bed thinking "at least I've made some people's lives more miserable from today"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This policy is only about cruelty towards vulnerable people, to the benefit of literally no one.
Imagine going to bed thinking "at least I've made some people's lives more miserable from today"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Imagine going to bed thinking "at least I've made some people's lives more miserable from today"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by AnnaCupani
"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
Same 😢
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood: “On Monday, I will announce the most significant changes to our asylum system in modern times “
I never thought I’d reach the point where I dread an announcement like this from Labour.
I never thought I’d reach the point where I dread an announcement like this from Labour.
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Same 😢
"We have the ridiculous carnival of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, of all people, admonishing the BBC for its lack of integrity. And they can get away with it, because no-one expects anything from them and yet we expect everything from the people and places who actually give a damn."
“When I was [at the BBC], at the height of Boris Johnson’s strength, that fear was ubiquitous. Scripts were sometimes written with a view not solely to their impartiality or truth, but the management of perception of impartiality from one side of the spectrum.“ @lewisgoodall.com
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"We have the ridiculous carnival of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, of all people, admonishing the BBC for its lack of integrity. And they can get away with it, because no-one expects anything from them and yet we expect everything from the people and places who actually give a damn."
I'm old fashioned but this is why I struggle to listen to music on these platforms.
I want to stare at my dad's CDs and get inspired. I want to move across rows of Classical, Pop, Rock, Italian, Songwriters, Movies soundtracks, Christmas Collections, Opera, etc.
I used to listen to So Much More!
I want to stare at my dad's CDs and get inspired. I want to move across rows of Classical, Pop, Rock, Italian, Songwriters, Movies soundtracks, Christmas Collections, Opera, etc.
I used to listen to So Much More!
I am still raging at the loss of google play music. Instead, I have to deal with youtube music which defaults to the algorithm after I listen to an album. I do not want to listen to a algorithmic feed, I want to listen to the album on repeat!
theverge.com/column/81574...
theverge.com/column/81574...
The algorithm failed music
True music discovery has suffered.
theverge.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I'm old fashioned but this is why I struggle to listen to music on these platforms.
I want to stare at my dad's CDs and get inspired. I want to move across rows of Classical, Pop, Rock, Italian, Songwriters, Movies soundtracks, Christmas Collections, Opera, etc.
I used to listen to So Much More!
I want to stare at my dad's CDs and get inspired. I want to move across rows of Classical, Pop, Rock, Italian, Songwriters, Movies soundtracks, Christmas Collections, Opera, etc.
I used to listen to So Much More!
Well, NYC, welcome to the club of "big international city, run by a progressive Muslim mayor"!
November 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Well, NYC, welcome to the club of "big international city, run by a progressive Muslim mayor"!
One reason why I love London. I can go anywhere at any time, and so can anyone else*. Plenty of people who tap on the bus machine before me have allowances, meaning they can travel for free. It's A Good Thing we have a system that lets them.
*I know, we can improve
*I know, we can improve
Freedom of movement is key for educational and economic attainment, when resources are tied to certain spaces and enclaves. It's not just enough to restrict people to ghettoes you have to make sure they can't even visit the resources outside the ghetto.
November 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
One reason why I love London. I can go anywhere at any time, and so can anyone else*. Plenty of people who tap on the bus machine before me have allowances, meaning they can travel for free. It's A Good Thing we have a system that lets them.
*I know, we can improve
*I know, we can improve
Look, I am in favour of upholding The Ministerial Code like the next person, but this sounds like a headmaster of an early 1900s elite school telling off a child.
Is this how our government communicates?
I wish I had seen half this energy in setting the record straight on immigration.
Is this how our government communicates?
I wish I had seen half this energy in setting the record straight on immigration.
October 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Look, I am in favour of upholding The Ministerial Code like the next person, but this sounds like a headmaster of an early 1900s elite school telling off a child.
Is this how our government communicates?
I wish I had seen half this energy in setting the record straight on immigration.
Is this how our government communicates?
I wish I had seen half this energy in setting the record straight on immigration.
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No reduction in Gaza hunger since truce: WHO. "The situation still remains catastrophic because what's entering is not enough." f24.my/BW8U.X
No reduction in Gaza hunger since truce: WHO
The World Health Organization said Thursday there had been little improvement in the amount of aid going into Gaza since a ceasefire took hold -- and no observable reduction in hunger.
f24.my
October 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
No reduction in Gaza hunger since truce: WHO. "The situation still remains catastrophic because what's entering is not enough." f24.my/BW8U.X
I have friends who tell their children "say hi to auntie Anna!" - I think this nonsense outrage is just pathetic.
It also makes him more and more relatable, frankly!
It also makes him more and more relatable, frankly!
i cannot believe that “mamdani calls a close adult relative an ‘aunt’ even if they are not literally their parent’s sister” is what counts as a “scandal” these days
October 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I have friends who tell their children "say hi to auntie Anna!" - I think this nonsense outrage is just pathetic.
It also makes him more and more relatable, frankly!
It also makes him more and more relatable, frankly!
Well, good morning!
I'm waiting for my landlady to tell me how much my rent is going up next month.
Which is, let's remember, an arbitrary number of her liking. I can then beg her to lower it (which we do every year). Half my salary for 45sqm in zone3.
I'm waiting for my landlady to tell me how much my rent is going up next month.
Which is, let's remember, an arbitrary number of her liking. I can then beg her to lower it (which we do every year). Half my salary for 45sqm in zone3.
Private rent in UK now swallows 44% of the average wage.
Monthly cost jumps to record £1,385 outside London, £2,736 in the capital.
Lack of social and affordable housing, no rent controls, as govts appease corporations and the rich.
Profiteering creating poverty/despair, stifling economic growth.
Monthly cost jumps to record £1,385 outside London, £2,736 in the capital.
Lack of social and affordable housing, no rent controls, as govts appease corporations and the rich.
Profiteering creating poverty/despair, stifling economic growth.
Private rent in Britain now swallows 44% of the average wage
Monthly cost jumps to record £1,385 outside London, and £2,736 in the capital, with hotspots showing hefty rises
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Well, good morning!
I'm waiting for my landlady to tell me how much my rent is going up next month.
Which is, let's remember, an arbitrary number of her liking. I can then beg her to lower it (which we do every year). Half my salary for 45sqm in zone3.
I'm waiting for my landlady to tell me how much my rent is going up next month.
Which is, let's remember, an arbitrary number of her liking. I can then beg her to lower it (which we do every year). Half my salary for 45sqm in zone3.
One for the mortgage broker who insisted that instead of the 2 bed in N London I was considering, I should move to Colchester and for the same price get a much bigger 5 bed with garden.
"It's only 1h by train and you are in Liverpool St!"
Nope.
"It's only 1h by train and you are in Liverpool St!"
Nope.
who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.
October 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM
One for the mortgage broker who insisted that instead of the 2 bed in N London I was considering, I should move to Colchester and for the same price get a much bigger 5 bed with garden.
"It's only 1h by train and you are in Liverpool St!"
Nope.
"It's only 1h by train and you are in Liverpool St!"
Nope.
We should simply say that politicians who keep repeating this are lying and racist.
That "the British people deserve better" actually means "we'll make some unfortunate non British people even more miserable". That austerity and Brexit are responsible for what worries people, not foreigners.
That "the British people deserve better" actually means "we'll make some unfortunate non British people even more miserable". That austerity and Brexit are responsible for what worries people, not foreigners.
Home Sec describes a widely held public perception (UK is the destination of choice for asylum seekers in Europe) + endorses it as true. Home Office data shows it is not true. Whatever merits of her policy change, should not make false factual claims
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3709465...
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3709465...
Migrants come to Britain because they think we're Europe's most generous country
TODAY’S small boat numbers are shameful, and the British people deserve better. They contain a lesson: we must go further and faster to secure our borders. Under the last Conservative Government, t…
www.thesun.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
We should simply say that politicians who keep repeating this are lying and racist.
That "the British people deserve better" actually means "we'll make some unfortunate non British people even more miserable". That austerity and Brexit are responsible for what worries people, not foreigners.
That "the British people deserve better" actually means "we'll make some unfortunate non British people even more miserable". That austerity and Brexit are responsible for what worries people, not foreigners.
The national conversation around immigration is a total horror show at the moment, my cortisol spiking every second day.
Thankfully I listened to this episode last weekend and I learned True Stuff around immigration that I think more people should know.
(the pod is a lot of fun!)
Thankfully I listened to this episode last weekend and I learned True Stuff around immigration that I think more people should know.
(the pod is a lot of fun!)
This was one of my favourite podcasts for ages.
We talk Tory hypocrisy, Reform definitely not editing a picture, Labour forgetting they are in power and Plaid Cymru's conference.
It was so much fun. Give it a listen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1mM...
We talk Tory hypocrisy, Reform definitely not editing a picture, Labour forgetting they are in power and Plaid Cymru's conference.
It was so much fun. Give it a listen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1mM...
Stop talking about Wales’ Nation of Sanctuary! | For Wales See Wales
YouTube video by For Wales See Wales
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The national conversation around immigration is a total horror show at the moment, my cortisol spiking every second day.
Thankfully I listened to this episode last weekend and I learned True Stuff around immigration that I think more people should know.
(the pod is a lot of fun!)
Thankfully I listened to this episode last weekend and I learned True Stuff around immigration that I think more people should know.
(the pod is a lot of fun!)
Yes. And that's not immigrants' fault, let's be clear.
“Today, welfare systems in Europe — once lauded as a bulwark against poverty, insecurity and political extremism — are being hollowed out and twisted into something very different: a machine for policing the 'undeserving' poor.”
Europe’s punitive welfare systems are fuelling the far-right
October 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Yes. And that's not immigrants' fault, let's be clear.
As someone said in the comments, let's wait for Labour to announce they will do this but even a bit nastier. It won't take long.
Draft Tory legislation on removing indefinite leave to remain is insane.
Would chuck out those not earning over £38K - including many pensioners!
+ social protections seems to include child benefit, so load of people with (British!) kids!
They'd remove my sis & mum who've been here 50 years.
Would chuck out those not earning over £38K - including many pensioners!
+ social protections seems to include child benefit, so load of people with (British!) kids!
They'd remove my sis & mum who've been here 50 years.
October 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
As someone said in the comments, let's wait for Labour to announce they will do this but even a bit nastier. It won't take long.
Absolutely shameful language from this Labour government. Why on earth should we expect immigrants to 'give more than they take'? And how are we going to measure this?!
I so despise these people. They are paving the way for extremists to gain power because they fundamentally Agree with their racism.
I so despise these people. They are paving the way for extremists to gain power because they fundamentally Agree with their racism.
“We welcome those who come to this country, legally, and give more than they take. We believe the right to stay here must not be automatic, but that those who play their part should be able to earn that right."
October 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Absolutely shameful language from this Labour government. Why on earth should we expect immigrants to 'give more than they take'? And how are we going to measure this?!
I so despise these people. They are paving the way for extremists to gain power because they fundamentally Agree with their racism.
I so despise these people. They are paving the way for extremists to gain power because they fundamentally Agree with their racism.
We need to learn more about successful protests
Thread: Having written a book about the 1963 March on Washington, and been to a lot of protests, I think its important to acknowledge the success of security measures at the No Kings protests. Given the vitriol directed at them in the week before, it was wise to predict violence from opponents
October 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We need to learn more about successful protests