HJSContentEditor
@hjsbser.bsky.social
UK (formerly US) content editor advocating common decency and embracing #Socialism #OxfordCommas #SustainableDesign and #DiversityEqualityInclusion (in no special order). Other interests: #CathedralArchitecture #LiverpoolFC #Accessibility #AntiBrexit
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October 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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This behaviour doesn't only occur in Australia, unfortunately. #DEI #Discrimination
Underuse of migrants’ skills is costing us billions. Discrimination often starts at the job interview
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Underuse of migrants’ skills is costing us billions. Discrimination often starts at the job interview
Qualified candidates are often told they have ‘communication problems’ in interviews.
theconversation.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:56 AM
This behaviour doesn't only occur in Australia, unfortunately. #DEI #Discrimination
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This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”
www.quaker.org.uk
August 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”
Just a quick post about this new charity organisation, #CanterburyCemeteryFriends, which is holding a free open day in conjunction with #HeritageOpenDays on 21 September 2025. canterburycemeteryfriends.wordpress.com #Architecture #JosephConrad #Cemeteries #Canterbury #VisitCanterbury
August 27, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Just a quick post about this new charity organisation, #CanterburyCemeteryFriends, which is holding a free open day in conjunction with #HeritageOpenDays on 21 September 2025. canterburycemeteryfriends.wordpress.com #Architecture #JosephConrad #Cemeteries #Canterbury #VisitCanterbury
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🔥 "New research reveals that nearly 70% consumers prefer companies that actively support diversity initiatives. In a market where loyalty is earned through shared values, companies that sideline DEI risk losing both customer trust and long-term success.
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Consumers are holding companies accountable for diversity - LSE Business Review
New research reveals that nearly 70 per cent of consumers prefer companies that actively support diversity initiatives. Those that don't risk losing customer trust.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🔥 "New research reveals that nearly 70% consumers prefer companies that actively support diversity initiatives. In a market where loyalty is earned through shared values, companies that sideline DEI risk losing both customer trust and long-term success.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
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🔥 “Inclusion isn't just about morals; it's a business imperative.”
Matthew Tsang brings the receipts
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Matthew Tsang brings the receipts
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Actions, I'd like to introduce you to consequences 🤝🏻 | Matthew Tsang
Actions, I'd like to introduce you to consequences 🤝🏻
Despite the anti-DEI rhetoric you may hear, 62% of consumers *still* support brands speaking up on social issues.
This becomes more apparent wh...
www.linkedin.com
August 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
🔥 “Inclusion isn't just about morals; it's a business imperative.”
Matthew Tsang brings the receipts
www.linkedin.com/posts/matthe...
Matthew Tsang brings the receipts
www.linkedin.com/posts/matthe...
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Victor Davis Hanson's "'DEI is dying' thesis relies on a tired caricature: that diversity, equity, and inclusion is nothing more than racial bean-counting, ancestry audits, and grievance quotas. That’s a straw man, built to be burned."
VDH is at Hoover Institution.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/victor...
VDH is at Hoover Institution.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/victor...
Victor Davis Hanson Is Wrong — DEI Isn’t Dying, It’s Evolving to Meet a More Complex Reality
Victor Davis Hanson’s latest column doesn’t just misread the room — it misrepresents the very purpose of DEI. His “DEI is dying” thesis relies on a tired caricature: that diversity, equity, and inclus...
www.linkedin.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Victor Davis Hanson's "'DEI is dying' thesis relies on a tired caricature: that diversity, equity, and inclusion is nothing more than racial bean-counting, ancestry audits, and grievance quotas. That’s a straw man, built to be burned."
VDH is at Hoover Institution.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/victor...
VDH is at Hoover Institution.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/victor...
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Ironically I can't find the OP of this term.
July 30, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Ironically I can't find the OP of this term.
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Just in case anyone wants to DM me, don’t. I’m not going to risk my private data by sending it to @bsky.app. I’d advise everyone else in the U.K. to do the same.
July 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Just in case anyone wants to DM me, don’t. I’m not going to risk my private data by sending it to @bsky.app. I’d advise everyone else in the U.K. to do the same.
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America, the Tech Broligarchs are GASLIGHTING us into buying a very faulty, unreliable product.
Big tech promotes the story that since ChatGPT burst onto the scene, AI has been so popular it's rushed to meet the demand. The reality is different. A study by design scholars shows tech co's have had to push AI on its users with a variety of intrusive tactics.
How big tech is force-feeding us AI:
How big tech is force-feeding us AI:
How big tech is force-feeding us AI
Plus, OpenAI's absurd listening tour, top AI scientists say AI is evolving beyond our control, Facebook is putting data centers in tents, and the AI bubble question — answered?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
July 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
America, the Tech Broligarchs are GASLIGHTING us into buying a very faulty, unreliable product.
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Trump pulls US out of Unesco in blow for UN culture and education agency
Trump pulls US out of Unesco in blow for UN culture and education agency
White House cites Unesco’s focus on ‘divisive social and cultural causes’ in latest withdrawal from global bodies
The US will quit the United Nations’ culture and education agency Unesco as Donald Trump continues to pull out of international institutions, the US state department said on Tuesday.
“Unesco works to advance divisive social and cultural causes and maintains an outsized focus on the UN’s sustainable development goals, a globalist, ideological agenda for international development at odds with our America First foreign policy,” a state department spokesperson, Tammy Bruce, said in a statement. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Trump pulls US out of Unesco in blow for UN culture and education agency
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💥 78 percent of C-suite executives intend to rebrand their DEI programs with terms like 'employee engagement' or 'workplace culture' while staying committed to underlying values of inclusion, according to a study co-authored by NYU Law Meltzer Center
@nytimes.com:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/b...
@nytimes.com:
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The D.E.I. Industry, Scorned by the White House, Turns to ‘Safer’ Topics
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July 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
💥 78 percent of C-suite executives intend to rebrand their DEI programs with terms like 'employee engagement' or 'workplace culture' while staying committed to underlying values of inclusion, according to a study co-authored by NYU Law Meltzer Center
@nytimes.com:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/b...
@nytimes.com:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/b...
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We're building a world that's easy to use…if you're young, sighted, able-bodied and tech-savvy.
But what happens when you're not?
Digital Exclusion is real. And it’s growing.
Kate Moore reports. #AccessibilityMatters
But what happens when you're not?
Digital Exclusion is real. And it’s growing.
Kate Moore reports. #AccessibilityMatters
Stay young – the online world isn’t designed for the old
Technology should empower, not exclude. For many, ageing means lost independence in a digital online world built without them in mind
eastangliabylines.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 6:10 AM
We're building a world that's easy to use…if you're young, sighted, able-bodied and tech-savvy.
But what happens when you're not?
Digital Exclusion is real. And it’s growing.
Kate Moore reports. #AccessibilityMatters
But what happens when you're not?
Digital Exclusion is real. And it’s growing.
Kate Moore reports. #AccessibilityMatters
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I did a mock job interview with an AI bot and felt gaslit. But I think there are HR tasks that can benefit from using AI.
I work in HR and am a fan of AI. After interviewing with an AI bot, I think it should stay out of job interviews.
I did a mock job interview with an AI bot and felt gaslit. But I think there are HR tasks that can benefit from using AI.
www.businessinsider.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I did a mock job interview with an AI bot and felt gaslit. But I think there are HR tasks that can benefit from using AI.
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🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
The Government's Universal Credit Bill has passed, rushing it through in one day, without a committee stage where Disabled people's voices could have been heard.
It's clear: the government views Disabled lives as nothing more than a cost-cutting exercise
The Government's Universal Credit Bill has passed, rushing it through in one day, without a committee stage where Disabled people's voices could have been heard.
It's clear: the government views Disabled lives as nothing more than a cost-cutting exercise
July 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
The Government's Universal Credit Bill has passed, rushing it through in one day, without a committee stage where Disabled people's voices could have been heard.
It's clear: the government views Disabled lives as nothing more than a cost-cutting exercise
The Government's Universal Credit Bill has passed, rushing it through in one day, without a committee stage where Disabled people's voices could have been heard.
It's clear: the government views Disabled lives as nothing more than a cost-cutting exercise
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111 BBC journalists are among those to have signed a letter calling for the removal of Robbie Gibb from the BBC board, alleging that because of his "close ties" to the Jewish Chronicle he has a "conflict of interest" in decisions over Israel/Gaza coverage www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j...
More than 400 media figures urge BBC board to remove Robbie Gibb over Gaza
Miriam Margolyes, Alexei Sayle and Mike Leigh among signatories to letter criticising Jewish Chronicle ties
www.theguardian.com
July 2, 2025 at 10:15 AM
111 BBC journalists are among those to have signed a letter calling for the removal of Robbie Gibb from the BBC board, alleging that because of his "close ties" to the Jewish Chronicle he has a "conflict of interest" in decisions over Israel/Gaza coverage www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j...
With #EHRC #CodeOfPractice consultation now closed (and after seeing the response numbers: 25,825 complete + 25,774 partial), does anyone know how many the previous consultation (from 2 Oct 2024 to 3 Jan 2025 and pre-Supreme Court decision) received? Please share, if anyone has the numbers. Thanks.
July 2, 2025 at 9:28 AM
With #EHRC #CodeOfPractice consultation now closed (and after seeing the response numbers: 25,825 complete + 25,774 partial), does anyone know how many the previous consultation (from 2 Oct 2024 to 3 Jan 2025 and pre-Supreme Court decision) received? Please share, if anyone has the numbers. Thanks.
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LexisNexis legal news service Law360 has a new policy requiring every story to pass through an AI "bias" detection tool before publication. The newsroom union wants the "unproven" tool to be voluntary to use. www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/law3...
Law360 mandates reporters use AI “bias” detection on all stories
The policy was announced after an executive accused the newsroom of bias in its Trump administration coverage.
www.niemanlab.org
July 2, 2025 at 8:22 AM
LexisNexis legal news service Law360 has a new policy requiring every story to pass through an AI "bias" detection tool before publication. The newsroom union wants the "unproven" tool to be voluntary to use. www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/law3...
Sharing this post written by my colleague, @hughokeeffe.bsky.social, who is always expanding my knowledge of #Disability and #LGBTQ with a splash of humour, compassion, self-awareness, and grace. www.musculardystrophyuk.org/about-us/sto...
Coming out every day: my intersecting journeys with LGBTQ+ and disabled identity - Muscular Dystrophy UK
This Pride Month, explore a powerful reflection on the ongoing journey of coming out - both as a gay man and as someone living with a disability. A personal story of courage, identity, and intersectio...
www.musculardystrophyuk.org
July 2, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Sharing this post written by my colleague, @hughokeeffe.bsky.social, who is always expanding my knowledge of #Disability and #LGBTQ with a splash of humour, compassion, self-awareness, and grace. www.musculardystrophyuk.org/about-us/sto...
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For people who don't use screen readers, it can be difficult to understand how screen readers work. If you're interested in learning how people use screen readers, check out this demo from Marc Sutton and The University of California San Francisco.
youtu.be/dEbl5jvLKGQ
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Screen Reader Demo for Digital Accessibility
YouTube video by UCSF Documents & Media Photography
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June 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
For people who don't use screen readers, it can be difficult to understand how screen readers work. If you're interested in learning how people use screen readers, check out this demo from Marc Sutton and The University of California San Francisco.
youtu.be/dEbl5jvLKGQ
youtu.be/dEbl5jvLKGQ
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“The organisation’s true agenda is, I believe, best described as ‘eliminationist’:
seeking [to]… make transitioning so difficult, dangerous or pointless as to functionally eliminate trans people from public life and society.”
Very powerful and well-written piece. Please do read. 👇
seeking [to]… make transitioning so difficult, dangerous or pointless as to functionally eliminate trans people from public life and society.”
Very powerful and well-written piece. Please do read. 👇
Behind the ruling: how ‘Sex Matters’ is shaping UK policy on trans rights
The UK Supreme Court ruling redefined ‘sex’ – but for trans people, it’s the start of something far more sweeping and exclusionary
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
June 28, 2025 at 7:16 AM
“The organisation’s true agenda is, I believe, best described as ‘eliminationist’:
seeking [to]… make transitioning so difficult, dangerous or pointless as to functionally eliminate trans people from public life and society.”
Very powerful and well-written piece. Please do read. 👇
seeking [to]… make transitioning so difficult, dangerous or pointless as to functionally eliminate trans people from public life and society.”
Very powerful and well-written piece. Please do read. 👇
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Edward Gorey's sexuality was an open secret among friends but rarely discussed publicly. A new book argues that understanding his queerness is crucial to fully appreciating his iconic Gothic artwork.
(Republished by @slate.com):
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Edward Gorey’s Sexuality Fueled Some of His Most Beautiful Work. So Why Is His Queerness So Often Ignored?
A book of the artist’s illustrated envelopes shows what’s lost when his sexuality is glossed over.
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June 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Edward Gorey's sexuality was an open secret among friends but rarely discussed publicly. A new book argues that understanding his queerness is crucial to fully appreciating his iconic Gothic artwork.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
June 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952