Gwyneth Lonergan
@drglonergan.bsky.social
She/Her Assistant Prof in Sociology at Northumbria Uni. Researching migration, reproductive justice, citizenship. My views, not my employers'.
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This university is blackmailing staff by threatening to artificially suppress their pay and deny them a bonus if they refuse to accept a much worse pension.
'Last year the university said staff who are willing to move will receive a one-off payment of between £5,800 and £10,000 and see their pay increase in line with nationally agreed uplifts in the years ahead.' 1/2
Northumbria staff back strike action over pensions changes
Union wins industrial action ballot over move to freeze pay for those who refuse Teachers’ Pension Scheme switch
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:35 AM
This university is blackmailing staff by threatening to artificially suppress their pay and deny them a bonus if they refuse to accept a much worse pension.
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"in most cases, these videos appear to have been filmed secretly - using Meta smart glasses."
Argh for the love of god BAN. THE. PERVERT GLASSES.
Argh for the love of god BAN. THE. PERVERT GLASSES.
Women filmed in secret for TikTok content - then harassed online
Women filmed in secret for TikTok content - then harassed online
So-called manfluencers wearing smart glasses approach women and then post videos to TikTok.
www.bbc.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:02 AM
"in most cases, these videos appear to have been filmed secretly - using Meta smart glasses."
Argh for the love of god BAN. THE. PERVERT GLASSES.
Argh for the love of god BAN. THE. PERVERT GLASSES.
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Student loan debt in England is £267bn.
Some pay interest of up to 8%. Debt up despite repayment.
Govt reduced repayment threshold in real terms.
A huge barrier to buying home, starting business/family.
Most European countries don't charge uni fees.
Abolish uni fees, write-off debt.
Some pay interest of up to 8%. Debt up despite repayment.
Govt reduced repayment threshold in real terms.
A huge barrier to buying home, starting business/family.
Most European countries don't charge uni fees.
Abolish uni fees, write-off debt.
Student loans: ‘My debt rose £20,000 to £77,000 even though I’m paying’
Millions of graduates are trapped by ballooning debts, as their repayments are dwarfed by the interest added
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Student loan debt in England is £267bn.
Some pay interest of up to 8%. Debt up despite repayment.
Govt reduced repayment threshold in real terms.
A huge barrier to buying home, starting business/family.
Most European countries don't charge uni fees.
Abolish uni fees, write-off debt.
Some pay interest of up to 8%. Debt up despite repayment.
Govt reduced repayment threshold in real terms.
A huge barrier to buying home, starting business/family.
Most European countries don't charge uni fees.
Abolish uni fees, write-off debt.
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Here, for @historyworkshop.org.uk I discuss the history of a refuge for trans women.
I show women’s shared experiences of violence across the spectrum of cis and trans.
I highlight histories of solidarity against male violence by feminists and trans women.
academic.oup.com/hwj/advance-...
I show women’s shared experiences of violence across the spectrum of cis and trans.
I highlight histories of solidarity against male violence by feminists and trans women.
academic.oup.com/hwj/advance-...
Reconsidering Violence Against Women through the History of a Refuge for Trans Women
Abstract. Both right-wing forces and gender-critical feminists currently frame cis and trans women’s needs as fundamentally different and conflicting. Viol
academic.oup.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Here, for @historyworkshop.org.uk I discuss the history of a refuge for trans women.
I show women’s shared experiences of violence across the spectrum of cis and trans.
I highlight histories of solidarity against male violence by feminists and trans women.
academic.oup.com/hwj/advance-...
I show women’s shared experiences of violence across the spectrum of cis and trans.
I highlight histories of solidarity against male violence by feminists and trans women.
academic.oup.com/hwj/advance-...
This is horrifying in and of itself, but I am especially disturbed thinking about how Labour are going to combine this with their transphobia and xenophobia.
Shabana Mahmood here, and the vibes are not getting better.
January 20, 2026 at 1:37 PM
This is horrifying in and of itself, but I am especially disturbed thinking about how Labour are going to combine this with their transphobia and xenophobia.
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Well that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
January 19, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Well that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
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It’s bad enough how many losses there have been in federal jobs, but the private sector should be ashamed of itself for being complicit in this process.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
Black Women Turn to One Another as Their Career Paths Suddenly Recede
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
It’s bad enough how many losses there have been in federal jobs, but the private sector should be ashamed of itself for being complicit in this process.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
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Six myths about trans athletes, debunked
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/15/trans-athletes-myths-debunked/?utm_content=1768638000&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/15/trans-athletes-myths-debunked/?utm_content=1768638000&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Six myths about trans athletes, debunked
Following the Supreme Court's hearing on trans sports ban, here are six myths about trans athletes, debunked.
www.thepinknews.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Six myths about trans athletes, debunked
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/15/trans-athletes-myths-debunked/?utm_content=1768638000&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/15/trans-athletes-myths-debunked/?utm_content=1768638000&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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🙌 After a 7-year legal ordeal, humanitarian workers wept with relief when a court on the Greek island of Lesbos acquitted all 24 defendants who had been baselessly charged with felonies for saving lives at sea.
The Greek government should always prioritize saving lives.
https://bit.ly/4pMoOdR
The Greek government should always prioritize saving lives.
https://bit.ly/4pMoOdR
January 16, 2026 at 6:20 PM
🙌 After a 7-year legal ordeal, humanitarian workers wept with relief when a court on the Greek island of Lesbos acquitted all 24 defendants who had been baselessly charged with felonies for saving lives at sea.
The Greek government should always prioritize saving lives.
https://bit.ly/4pMoOdR
The Greek government should always prioritize saving lives.
https://bit.ly/4pMoOdR
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It goes without saying that in the US you’re not supposed to have a masked secret police that snatches people off the streets without knowing if they’ve committed a crime. That’s about as basic a requirement for a democracy as exists.
Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
January 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
It goes without saying that in the US you’re not supposed to have a masked secret police that snatches people off the streets without knowing if they’ve committed a crime. That’s about as basic a requirement for a democracy as exists.
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‘The settlers brought the violence’: the ethnic cleansing of a West Bank village
‘The settlers brought the violence’: the ethnic cleansing of a West Bank village
Ras ‘Ein al ‘Auja is a small community of about 135 families – and the only one remaining in this part of the Jordan valley
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:04 AM
‘The settlers brought the violence’: the ethnic cleansing of a West Bank village
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Oh, NO.
May her memory -- truly, in every possible sense of the phrase--
really, truly, truly, be for a, for the, revolution. ❤️🔥
May her memory -- truly, in every possible sense of the phrase--
really, truly, truly, be for a, for the, revolution. ❤️🔥
WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
January 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Oh, NO.
May her memory -- truly, in every possible sense of the phrase--
really, truly, truly, be for a, for the, revolution. ❤️🔥
May her memory -- truly, in every possible sense of the phrase--
really, truly, truly, be for a, for the, revolution. ❤️🔥
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We are delighted to share the programme for our upcoming conference!
We will be running fourteen panels across two days in early February - all online and open to everyone 😊 please see our website for more details on speakers, panels and how to book.
We will be running fourteen panels across two days in early February - all online and open to everyone 😊 please see our website for more details on speakers, panels and how to book.
‘The Politics of Motherhood: Maternalism, Maternity and Mothering’ Conference Programme – Voices of Motherhood
voicesofmotherhood.wp.worc.ac.uk
December 11, 2025 at 8:29 AM
We are delighted to share the programme for our upcoming conference!
We will be running fourteen panels across two days in early February - all online and open to everyone 😊 please see our website for more details on speakers, panels and how to book.
We will be running fourteen panels across two days in early February - all online and open to everyone 😊 please see our website for more details on speakers, panels and how to book.
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once again shoutout to every dipshit who insisted it was hysterical to talk about trump and white supremacy in the same breath www.rawstory.com/trump-267487...
Trump appalls with attack on Civil Rights Act: 'White people very badly treated'
Critics pounced on President Donald Trump Monday after he complained to the New York Times that the Civil Rights Act – the landmark 1964 legislation that outlawed racial discrimination – was “unfair i...
www.rawstory.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:51 PM
once again shoutout to every dipshit who insisted it was hysterical to talk about trump and white supremacy in the same breath www.rawstory.com/trump-267487...
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He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
January 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
I firmly believe Starmer could absolutely implement all of Trump's immigration policies in the UK and get away with it as long as everyone involved is 10% more polite than their American counterparts.
Yep, The Times is going with 'The murder of Renee Nicole Good is the fault of immigrants'.
January 10, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I firmly believe Starmer could absolutely implement all of Trump's immigration policies in the UK and get away with it as long as everyone involved is 10% more polite than their American counterparts.
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Rest in power to Keith Porter who was murdered by an ICE agent in Los Angeles.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
Advocates want legal action after man shot and killed by off-duty ICE agent in Northridge
Advocates argue that the off-duty ICE agent wasn't trained for the situation and should have called police and waited for them to arrive.
abc7.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Rest in power to Keith Porter who was murdered by an ICE agent in Los Angeles.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
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There were 29,300 student visa applications last month, 17 per cent less than in December 2024
"The Home Office will be pleased but pretty much everyone else will see it as the disaster it is—for university finances and the UK’s soft power," said Nick Hillman, director of @hepi-news.bsky.social
"The Home Office will be pleased but pretty much everyone else will see it as the disaster it is—for university finances and the UK’s soft power," said Nick Hillman, director of @hepi-news.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 3:48 PM
There were 29,300 student visa applications last month, 17 per cent less than in December 2024
"The Home Office will be pleased but pretty much everyone else will see it as the disaster it is—for university finances and the UK’s soft power," said Nick Hillman, director of @hepi-news.bsky.social
"The Home Office will be pleased but pretty much everyone else will see it as the disaster it is—for university finances and the UK’s soft power," said Nick Hillman, director of @hepi-news.bsky.social
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That warrants for continuing strike!
December 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
That warrants for continuing strike!
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Incredibly important new study from Cal Horton @fiercemum.bsky.social - the first to look at England's post-Cass child/adolescent gender clinics. Dr Horton found patients and families are being actively harmed, with one young person describing appointments as "the worst thing I’ve ever experienced”.
“The worst thing I’ve ever experienced” – comparing experiences of affirmative and non-affirmative healthcare provision for trans adolescents in the UK
Within trans youth healthcare two fundamentally different models of care persist, with a significant difference between affirmative and non-affirmative healthcare services. To date there has been l...
doi.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Incredibly important new study from Cal Horton @fiercemum.bsky.social - the first to look at England's post-Cass child/adolescent gender clinics. Dr Horton found patients and families are being actively harmed, with one young person describing appointments as "the worst thing I’ve ever experienced”.
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When people like Lewis claim Lattes are middle-class it just proves they've never been to a Greggs.
Helen lewis, the woman who thinks coffee is an american "middle class" (in the british sense) thing (it is also not a british middle class thing but people like helen believe coffee has yet to arrive to the further provinces of Leeds)
January 7, 2026 at 9:39 AM
When people like Lewis claim Lattes are middle-class it just proves they've never been to a Greggs.
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“Local sources said Israeli forces raided the Birzeit University campus, broke into facilities after smashing doors and using live fire, sound grenades and tear gas inside the grounds, triggering panic among students and staff.”
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260106-11-...
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260106-11-...
11 Palestinians injured as Israeli forces raid Birzeit University in occupied West Bank
Eleven Palestinians were wounded Tuesday when Israeli forces raided Birzeit University north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, according to medical and local sources. The Health Ministry said …
www.middleeastmonitor.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:43 PM
“Local sources said Israeli forces raided the Birzeit University campus, broke into facilities after smashing doors and using live fire, sound grenades and tear gas inside the grounds, triggering panic among students and staff.”
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260106-11-...
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260106-11-...