Hilary Burrage
@hilaryburrage.bsky.social
Sociologist, author, activist:
FGM, VAWG, Green issues, Public health, Economics, Human rights, Science, European, Music
Adjunct Prof, Buehler Center, Northwestern University, USA
(London UK based)
Devoted nana
My work is here: www.hilaryburrage.com
FGM, VAWG, Green issues, Public health, Economics, Human rights, Science, European, Music
Adjunct Prof, Buehler Center, Northwestern University, USA
(London UK based)
Devoted nana
My work is here: www.hilaryburrage.com
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Hilary Burrage
@hilaryburrage.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Female genital mutilation (FGM) and other violence against women is #PatriarchyIncarnate
- the imposition of (some) men's wills on the bodies and minds of women and girls
hilaryburrage.com/2022/05/20/a...
- the imposition of (some) men's wills on the bodies and minds of women and girls
hilaryburrage.com/2022/05/20/a...
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Maybe it wasn’t really about Zelensky’s suit after all? 🤨
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Maybe it wasn’t really about Zelensky’s suit after all? 🤨
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Photographer Elias Marlowe stumbled on this rare shot while sorting through the hundreds of images he captured during the recent aurora spell that swept across the U.S. and Canada. 🌌
November 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Photographer Elias Marlowe stumbled on this rare shot while sorting through the hundreds of images he captured during the recent aurora spell that swept across the U.S. and Canada. 🌌
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Some points on the #CovidInquiry:
- that the importance of ventilation was clear and known from July 2020 and should have been communicated by all 4 nations from that point.
- that the importance of ventilation was clear and known from July 2020 and should have been communicated by all 4 nations from that point.
November 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Some points on the #CovidInquiry:
- that the importance of ventilation was clear and known from July 2020 and should have been communicated by all 4 nations from that point.
- that the importance of ventilation was clear and known from July 2020 and should have been communicated by all 4 nations from that point.
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CDC’s misinformation about vaccines, autism, and science cannot go unchallenged.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
American Families for Vaccines Federal Action Center — American Families for Vaccines
familiesforvaccines.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
CDC’s misinformation about vaccines, autism, and science cannot go unchallenged.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
The combined force of two outbursts at female journalists in a single news cycle – for asking about a child sexual abuser and a murdered colleague – went beyond the standard-fare Trumpian attacks on the media….
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Unforgivable’: Trump’s ‘piggy’ insult is stoking more outrage than usual
The clip of the US president on Air Force One last Friday has taken off without much help from the media itself
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The combined force of two outbursts at female journalists in a single news cycle – for asking about a child sexual abuser and a murdered colleague – went beyond the standard-fare Trumpian attacks on the media….
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Interesting pub conversations last night about Trump v BBC.
Suggested people follow @davidallengreen.bsky.social and read his @newstatesman1913.bsky.social piece.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Suggested people follow @davidallengreen.bsky.social and read his @newstatesman1913.bsky.social piece.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
The BBC is right not to pay damages to Trump
By apologising, the broadcaster has taken the sting out of Trump's excessive attack
www.newstatesman.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Interesting pub conversations last night about Trump v BBC.
Suggested people follow @davidallengreen.bsky.social and read his @newstatesman1913.bsky.social piece.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Suggested people follow @davidallengreen.bsky.social and read his @newstatesman1913.bsky.social piece.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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The volunteers were at Parliament today to hear the government announce that our beautiful memorial is to be made permanent. It was an emotional day, as we have fought so long and hard to ensure that our beloved dead are not forgotten. We are grateful and happy. ❤️
November 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The volunteers were at Parliament today to hear the government announce that our beautiful memorial is to be made permanent. It was an emotional day, as we have fought so long and hard to ensure that our beloved dead are not forgotten. We are grateful and happy. ❤️
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This is the Full Fact status of Labour’s adherence to their Manifesto. This is what they were elected on.
Could this be what everyone hates?
Success by Labour.
Could this be what everyone hates?
Success by Labour.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
This is the Full Fact status of Labour’s adherence to their Manifesto. This is what they were elected on.
Could this be what everyone hates?
Success by Labour.
Could this be what everyone hates?
Success by Labour.
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From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
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Interesting that the report that started the current BBC crisis was written by a Tory mate of Robby Gibb.
And then the response to the report was used (by Gibb?) to damage the BBC. 1/2
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
And then the response to the report was used (by Gibb?) to damage the BBC. 1/2
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Interesting that the report that started the current BBC crisis was written by a Tory mate of Robby Gibb.
And then the response to the report was used (by Gibb?) to damage the BBC. 1/2
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
And then the response to the report was used (by Gibb?) to damage the BBC. 1/2
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
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Sir Robbie Gibb’s £43k-a-year role as BBC board director now “untenable”, says Scotland’s first minister @johnswinney.bsky.social
Gibb position on BBC board ‘untenable’, says Swinney
The comments come amid a bias row at the broadcaster which has seen two of its top bosses resign.
news.stv.tv
November 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Sir Robbie Gibb’s £43k-a-year role as BBC board director now “untenable”, says Scotland’s first minister @johnswinney.bsky.social
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If you care about the BBC, stand up and defend it: this could be the beginning of the end | Polly Toynbee
If you care about the BBC, stand up and defend it: this could be the beginning of the end | Polly Toynbee
Replacing the TV licence with a means-tested alternative may help disarm the right of one of its most effective weapons, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
If you care about the BBC, stand up and defend it: this could be the beginning of the end | Polly Toynbee
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM