Osama Bhutta
@osamabhutta.bsky.social
Exec director at Uni of Manchester. Geopolitical and comms strategist.
A good development. Now we would like the UK govt to do the same for all the other Gazan students in the same situation, including ours at Manchester www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK to evacuate nine Gaza students with university scholarships
Move follows months of pressure from MPs, academics and campaigners, with dozens of other students still stranded
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
A good development. Now we would like the UK govt to do the same for all the other Gazan students in the same situation, including ours at Manchester www.theguardian.com/education/20...
London, Berlin, Paris, and Manchester to host NBA games www-skysports-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.skys...
NBA announces London and Manchester games as Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic head to Europe
The Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic will play regular-season games in Berlin and London in January 2026, before the NBA also takes games to Manchester and Paris in 2027; London is gearing up to ho...
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July 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
London, Berlin, Paris, and Manchester to host NBA games www-skysports-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.skys...
Nearly two years into the war, international law has been broken www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Minister dismisses peers’ claims that UK recognition of Palestine may break international law
Gareth Thomas says move is ‘political judgment’ after challenge from 40 members of House of Lords
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Nearly two years into the war, international law has been broken www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Turns out those anti-migrant men suddenly worried about the safety of women would be better off protesting closer to home www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Two in five arrested for last summer’s UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse
Police data indicates overlaps between public violent disorder and domestic violence and abuse
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Turns out those anti-migrant men suddenly worried about the safety of women would be better off protesting closer to home www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Bold and transparent work by colleagues at Edinburgh www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds
Exclusive: Investigation finds one of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious universities benefited from transatlantic slavery and was haven for white supremacist theories
www.theguardian.com
July 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Bold and transparent work by colleagues at Edinburgh www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Thankful this has been openly published, after careful research be expert colleagues at the University of Edinburgh. Hoping that management now actually deliver. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds
Exclusive: Investigation finds one of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious universities benefited from transatlantic slavery and was haven for white supremacist theories
www.theguardian.com
July 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Thankful this has been openly published, after careful research be expert colleagues at the University of Edinburgh. Hoping that management now actually deliver. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
A must-watch/listen
Two governments took The News Agents to secret court for two years via a constitutionally unprecedented superinjunction to stop you from hearing this story.
The MoD is responsible for a data leak that put up to 100,000 Afghans at risk of death.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdc6...
The MoD is responsible for a data leak that put up to 100,000 Afghans at risk of death.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdc6...
The secret court that silenced the News Agents...until now
YouTube video by The News Agents
www.youtube.com
July 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A must-watch/listen
Some might say…. It’s graduation and Oasis fever in Manchester this week! Well done to all our grads and stay in touch 😎🎓🎸
July 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Some might say…. It’s graduation and Oasis fever in Manchester this week! Well done to all our grads and stay in touch 😎🎓🎸
Cute, they switched ties again
July 9, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Cute, they switched ties again
Congrats to colleagues at Manchester Museum for being European Museum of the Year! It is by design such a welcoming and thoughtful place. Get along there if you haven’t already! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Manchester Museum named European museum of the year
‘Gobsmacked’ director says 138-year-old museum aims to ‘build empathy for other people and the natural world’
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Congrats to colleagues at Manchester Museum for being European Museum of the Year! It is by design such a welcoming and thoughtful place. Get along there if you haven’t already! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Proud to run the Manchester 10k as part of the @uniofmanchester.bsky.social Purple Wave. And I hit a new PB!🥇 🙌🏽😎
May 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Proud to run the Manchester 10k as part of the @uniofmanchester.bsky.social Purple Wave. And I hit a new PB!🥇 🙌🏽😎
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Trump Announces Seal Team 6 Killed U.S. Protester In Daring Overnight Raid
April 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Trump Announces Seal Team 6 Killed U.S. Protester In Daring Overnight Raid
It’s got to be hurting Zuckerberg that despite all his cosying up to Trump, the secret war chats are happening on Signal, not WhatsApp
April 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It’s got to be hurting Zuckerberg that despite all his cosying up to Trump, the secret war chats are happening on Signal, not WhatsApp
Solidarity with colleagues at Harvard ✊🏽
Harvard sues Trump administration over efforts to ‘gain control of academic decision-making’
University fights back against threats to cut about $9bn in funding for school after it refused to comply with demands
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Solidarity with colleagues at Harvard ✊🏽
Donald Trump may have made April Fools’ Day a two-day event from now on
April 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Donald Trump may have made April Fools’ Day a two-day event from now on
She’s running for president
We will not be distracted.
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
She’s running for president
If Le Pen has committed a crime she should be punished. This does however fit a pattern of holding back the far right through the courts. If we want to beat the haters it needs to be by defeating their politics through better politics
April 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
If Le Pen has committed a crime she should be punished. This does however fit a pattern of holding back the far right through the courts. If we want to beat the haters it needs to be by defeating their politics through better politics
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All you need to know about Twitter
March 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
All you need to know about Twitter
Zuckerberg was recently telling us all that we had reached a cultural tipping point prioritising free speech 🤷🏽♂️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Meta stops former Facebook director from promoting critical memoir
Social media company wins US emergency ruling preventing ex-director from publicising her book.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Zuckerberg was recently telling us all that we had reached a cultural tipping point prioritising free speech 🤷🏽♂️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
From where in the world do Rangers fans think “woke” is coming?
March 15, 2025 at 10:03 AM
From where in the world do Rangers fans think “woke” is coming?
Manchester’s scientific research — from innovation at globally renowned institutions such as the Christie cancer hospital to the fizzing ecosystem of spinouts and start-ups on the Oxford Road corridor linking its universities — is “of a quality that would match anywhere in the world”
Manchester looks to build on life sciences cluster effect
The city’s ecosystem of universities, commerce and research is attracting investors and start-ups
www.ft.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Manchester’s scientific research — from innovation at globally renowned institutions such as the Christie cancer hospital to the fizzing ecosystem of spinouts and start-ups on the Oxford Road corridor linking its universities — is “of a quality that would match anywhere in the world”
I've seen this mistake from human rights advocates so many times. If your critique, catastrophising, or comedy is something the object of your ire would quite like you to say, or it helps them go even further with their dastardly plans, go back and instead devise something that would irritate them
‘Trump Gaza’ AI video intended as political satire, says creator
Film-maker reacts after US president shares video on his Truth Social account last week
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I've seen this mistake from human rights advocates so many times. If your critique, catastrophising, or comedy is something the object of your ire would quite like you to say, or it helps them go even further with their dastardly plans, go back and instead devise something that would irritate them
Ah Spotify, you know me so well
February 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Ah Spotify, you know me so well