Adam Vasco
@vascoadam.bsky.social
Director of Student Success. Leadership, anti-racism & cultural competence advocate. Team Square Peg. Scouse-Nigerian. Views are my own.
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‘We accept all kinds of emotions in the workplace. Anger, frustration, joy, indifference, smugness – even arrogance sometimes – and we just get on with it. But sadness? Vulnerability? A visible crack in the armour? That still seems to be taboo. Especially women...’
‘We accept all kinds of emotions in the workplace. Anger, frustration, joy, indifference, smugness – even arrogance sometimes – and we just get on with it. But sadness? Vulnerability? A visible crack in the armour? That still seems to be taboo. Especially women...’
Dry Your Eyes Mate: Why Are We Still So Afraid of Tears? | Adam Vasco
Dry Your Eyes Mate: Why Are We Still So Afraid of Tears?
I wasn’t planning to write another opinion piece – I’ve had enough writing deadlines to last a lifetime lately – but this one wrote itself as ...
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July 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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‘We accept all kinds of emotions in the workplace. Anger, frustration, joy, indifference, smugness – even arrogance sometimes – and we just get on with it. But sadness? Vulnerability? A visible crack in the armour? That still seems to be taboo. Especially women...’
‘We accept all kinds of emotions in the workplace. Anger, frustration, joy, indifference, smugness – even arrogance sometimes – and we just get on with it. But sadness? Vulnerability? A visible crack in the armour? That still seems to be taboo. Especially women...’
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I think a lot about how I took home three human babies and no one asked to see the home setup. Not even a photo.
But when I bought a hamster last year I had to show proof I had the right cage and even sign a welfare agreement.
But when I bought a hamster last year I had to show proof I had the right cage and even sign a welfare agreement.
June 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I think a lot about how I took home three human babies and no one asked to see the home setup. Not even a photo.
But when I bought a hamster last year I had to show proof I had the right cage and even sign a welfare agreement.
But when I bought a hamster last year I had to show proof I had the right cage and even sign a welfare agreement.
New job klaxon…
I’m absolutely delighted, and very proud to say I’ll be leading a new Student Success team here at Wolverhampton. An exciting new chapter working with a brilliant team on delivering an inclusive, successful experience across the student lifecycle🥳👇🏾
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I’m absolutely delighted, and very proud to say I’ll be leading a new Student Success team here at Wolverhampton. An exciting new chapter working with a brilliant team on delivering an inclusive, successful experience across the student lifecycle🥳👇🏾
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I’m delighted and very proud to share that I’m starting a new position as Director of Student Success at University of Wolverhampton! | Adam Vasco
I’m delighted and very proud to share that I’m starting a new position as Director of Student Success at University of Wolverhampton!
This is a brilliant opportunity to work with a superb team focuse...
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June 13, 2025 at 7:17 AM
New job klaxon…
I’m absolutely delighted, and very proud to say I’ll be leading a new Student Success team here at Wolverhampton. An exciting new chapter working with a brilliant team on delivering an inclusive, successful experience across the student lifecycle🥳👇🏾
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I’m absolutely delighted, and very proud to say I’ll be leading a new Student Success team here at Wolverhampton. An exciting new chapter working with a brilliant team on delivering an inclusive, successful experience across the student lifecycle🥳👇🏾
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The Vasco family is safe and sound, but our thoughts are very much with those impacted by the horrendous scenes that followed what had been such a brilliant weekend of celebration.
As Kenny Dalglish said, the words of our anthem ring true: You’ll Never Walk Alone.
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As Kenny Dalglish said, the words of our anthem ring true: You’ll Never Walk Alone.
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I know LinkedIn is a professional space, but I’ve had so many kind… | Adam Vasco
I know LinkedIn is a professional space, but I’ve had so many kind messages from friends and colleagues here checking in after the events at the parade yesterday—so it feels right to share this.
The ...
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May 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The Vasco family is safe and sound, but our thoughts are very much with those impacted by the horrendous scenes that followed what had been such a brilliant weekend of celebration.
As Kenny Dalglish said, the words of our anthem ring true: You’ll Never Walk Alone.
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As Kenny Dalglish said, the words of our anthem ring true: You’ll Never Walk Alone.
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A festival at the bottom of my road for the last 3 days, Scouse Coachella aka #Radio1BigWeekend to enjoy. No.20 lifted by our captain Virg at Anfield yesterday and now to round off the bank holiday weekend it’s time to welcome home the most successful team in the land.
Imagine being us!
Imagine being us!
May 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A festival at the bottom of my road for the last 3 days, Scouse Coachella aka #Radio1BigWeekend to enjoy. No.20 lifted by our captain Virg at Anfield yesterday and now to round off the bank holiday weekend it’s time to welcome home the most successful team in the land.
Imagine being us!
Imagine being us!
‘The urge to avert our gaze can be overpowering.’
BBC cameraman captures Israeli strike on Gaza hospital while covering plight of children www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC cameraman captures Israeli strike on Gaza hospital while covering plight of children www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC cameraman haunted by Gaza's malnourished children injured in Israeli strike
Israel says it targeted top Hamas militants hiding among civilians at the Khan Younis hospital.
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May 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
‘The urge to avert our gaze can be overpowering.’
BBC cameraman captures Israeli strike on Gaza hospital while covering plight of children www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC cameraman captures Israeli strike on Gaza hospital while covering plight of children www.bbc.com/news/article...
Meanwhile in Manchester…
Scousers aren’t we 😂
Scousers aren’t we 😂
May 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Meanwhile in Manchester…
Scousers aren’t we 😂
Scousers aren’t we 😂
‘Scousers aren’t we’ ❤️
Yesterday was one the best days. Seeing us lift the league with my kids, among hundreds of thousands of ‘scousers’ adopted and native was something I’ll never forget. The liverbird back on its perch, the greatest and most successful team in the land. We never walk alone ❤️
Yesterday was one the best days. Seeing us lift the league with my kids, among hundreds of thousands of ‘scousers’ adopted and native was something I’ll never forget. The liverbird back on its perch, the greatest and most successful team in the land. We never walk alone ❤️
April 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
‘Scousers aren’t we’ ❤️
Yesterday was one the best days. Seeing us lift the league with my kids, among hundreds of thousands of ‘scousers’ adopted and native was something I’ll never forget. The liverbird back on its perch, the greatest and most successful team in the land. We never walk alone ❤️
Yesterday was one the best days. Seeing us lift the league with my kids, among hundreds of thousands of ‘scousers’ adopted and native was something I’ll never forget. The liverbird back on its perch, the greatest and most successful team in the land. We never walk alone ❤️
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Social capital & the degree awarding gap: spaces, places and relationships. Read our latest piece on @hepi-news.bsky.social on supporting Black students to be their authentic, very best selves
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Social capital and the degree awarding gap: spaces, places and relationships - HEPI
Despite sector-wide efforts, the Black-white awarding gap is widening—with social capital emerging as a powerful lever for change.
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April 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Social capital & the degree awarding gap: spaces, places and relationships. Read our latest piece on @hepi-news.bsky.social on supporting Black students to be their authentic, very best selves
@drpauliancampbell.bsky.social @vascoadam.bsky.social @deebaparmar.bsky.social
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@drpauliancampbell.bsky.social @vascoadam.bsky.social @deebaparmar.bsky.social
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I’m currently on leave, but I couldn’t let this moment pass without saying something. The Supreme Court has spoken, and while the ruling offers legal clarity, it also raises urgent questions about inclusion, dignity, and how we protect all our communities.
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The Supreme Court’s Definition of ‘Woman’: Legal Certainty, Human… | Adam Vasco
I’m currently on leave, but I couldn’t let this moment pass without saying something. The Supreme Court has spoken, and while the ruling offers legal clarity, it also raises urgent questions about inc...
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April 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I’m currently on leave, but I couldn’t let this moment pass without saying something. The Supreme Court has spoken, and while the ruling offers legal clarity, it also raises urgent questions about inclusion, dignity, and how we protect all our communities.
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The call for a Hillsborough Law is a call for humanity in the face of systems that too often prioritise self-preservation. Whether we’re talking about Hillsborough, Grenfell, Windrush, or the Covid-19 pandemic, the same patterns emerge: delay, deflect, deny.
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'Watered down' Hillsborough Law would be no use - Margaret Aspinall | Adam Vasco
April 15th is always a weighty day in Liverpool. Thirty-six years on, the pain of Hillsborough still lingers. I was only nine at the time, but I remember the day vividly: the initial panic of knowing ...
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April 15, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The call for a Hillsborough Law is a call for humanity in the face of systems that too often prioritise self-preservation. Whether we’re talking about Hillsborough, Grenfell, Windrush, or the Covid-19 pandemic, the same patterns emerge: delay, deflect, deny.
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There’s a phrase I keep coming back to in leadership, one I attribute to my mum, but I’m sure she heard it somewhere, so apologies if Mrs Vasco is the incorrect reference: ‘we’re so busy fighting the alligators, we forget we came to drain the swamp’... 👇🏾
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Draining the Swamp: Reclaiming Purpose in Leadership
Out of office on… | Adam Vasco
Draining the Swamp: Reclaiming Purpose in Leadership
Out of office on. Toolbox out (well my father in laws, age 45 and I still don’t have my own toolbox - that tells the story). I’m standing in a hal...
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April 14, 2025 at 7:03 AM
There’s a phrase I keep coming back to in leadership, one I attribute to my mum, but I’m sure she heard it somewhere, so apologies if Mrs Vasco is the incorrect reference: ‘we’re so busy fighting the alligators, we forget we came to drain the swamp’... 👇🏾
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It’s been a while since I posted here, so thought I’d dive back in on an important subject…
‘Breakfast, dinner, tea’ aka the correct way or ‘breakfast, lunch, dinner?’
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‘Breakfast, dinner, tea’ aka the correct way or ‘breakfast, lunch, dinner?’
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England's North/South divide causes CHAOS! 😂 🏴 | Adam Vasco
LinkedIn community, interested in your views on this… Breakfast, dinner and tea in every house and family I grew up in and around. When I was in school - ‘dinner time’, with ‘dinner ladies’ as they we...
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April 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It’s been a while since I posted here, so thought I’d dive back in on an important subject…
‘Breakfast, dinner, tea’ aka the correct way or ‘breakfast, lunch, dinner?’
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‘Breakfast, dinner, tea’ aka the correct way or ‘breakfast, lunch, dinner?’
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The recent backlash against EDI is neither surprising nor particularly new…
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Adam Vasco on LinkedIn: We The recent backlash against EDI is neither surprising nor particularly…
We The recent backlash against EDI is neither surprising nor particularly new…
However, in the wake of the latest Trump administration, the attacks have…
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February 2, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The recent backlash against EDI is neither surprising nor particularly new…
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Our Egyptian King ❤️🤍🖤
February 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Our Egyptian King ❤️🤍🖤
I really enjoyed recording this podcast… I had no idea it would end up spanning 3 episodes 🙈 I put that down to the superb hosting skills of @safarazali.bsky.social
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Adam Vasco on LinkedIn: Thanks so much to the whole Canny Conversations Podcast team - it was an…
Thanks so much to the whole Canny Conversations Podcast team - it was an absolute pleasure joining the brilliant Safaraz Ali FIEP in conversation. The work…
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February 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I really enjoyed recording this podcast… I had no idea it would end up spanning 3 episodes 🙈 I put that down to the superb hosting skills of @safarazali.bsky.social
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We were outraged by Bibby Stockholm and that was a *fraction* of this plan: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
We are watching this in real time. Unbelievable.
We are watching this in real time. Unbelievable.
Trump orders opening of migrant detention center at Guantánamo Bay
President signs executive order instructing preparation of facility to house 30,000 immigrants at US naval base in Cuba
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January 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
We were outraged by Bibby Stockholm and that was a *fraction* of this plan: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
We are watching this in real time. Unbelievable.
We are watching this in real time. Unbelievable.
What are the real barriers to attendance?
• How do we ensure that school is a place where all feel safe and supported?
• What alternative approaches could support both education and well-being?
We need a system that trusts and works with parents, not criminalises.
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• How do we ensure that school is a place where all feel safe and supported?
• What alternative approaches could support both education and well-being?
We need a system that trusts and works with parents, not criminalises.
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Adam Vasco on LinkedIn: Holiday fines: 'I paid because my son can't deal with crowds'
Here we go again… another story of a parent fined for taking their child on a term-time holiday—despite the fact that her son struggles with crowded…
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January 30, 2025 at 8:51 AM
What are the real barriers to attendance?
• How do we ensure that school is a place where all feel safe and supported?
• What alternative approaches could support both education and well-being?
We need a system that trusts and works with parents, not criminalises.
www.linkedin.com/posts/adam-v...
• How do we ensure that school is a place where all feel safe and supported?
• What alternative approaches could support both education and well-being?
We need a system that trusts and works with parents, not criminalises.
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The Holocaust did not begin with gas chambers; it began with words, propaganda, and the erosion of empathy for ‘the other.’ What we see now – the vilification of communities, and the weaponisation of identity – are chilling echoes of a past we swore to leave behind.
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Adam Vasco on LinkedIn: Auschwitz-Birkenau: Survivors return to mark 80 years since liberation of…
Eighty years ago, Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most infamous symbol of Nazi Germany’s genocidal regime, was liberated. Today, fifty survivors return to the site of…
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January 27, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The Holocaust did not begin with gas chambers; it began with words, propaganda, and the erosion of empathy for ‘the other.’ What we see now – the vilification of communities, and the weaponisation of identity – are chilling echoes of a past we swore to leave behind.
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I just heard this fantastic song by Josh Idehen on @cerysmatthews.bsky.social show on @bbc6music.bsky.social
It's so, so clever!! Thanks for playing it! 🙌
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It's so, so clever!! Thanks for playing it! 🙌
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Joshua Idehen - Mum Does The Washing OFFICIAL VIDEO
YouTube video by Joshua Idehen
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January 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I just heard this fantastic song by Josh Idehen on @cerysmatthews.bsky.social show on @bbc6music.bsky.social
It's so, so clever!! Thanks for playing it! 🙌
youtu.be/PS9Bc_GQBEs?...
It's so, so clever!! Thanks for playing it! 🙌
youtu.be/PS9Bc_GQBEs?...
This week has been heavy, to say the least… Even when the world feels overwhelming, small, meaningful actions create ripples. We all have the ability to do this in our own ways. Perhaps the best reminder of this I have seen this week was Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
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Adam Vasco on LinkedIn: Finding Hope in Small Actions
This week has been heavy, to say the least.…
Finding Hope in Small Actions
This week has been heavy, to say the least. A ceasefire in Gaza has brought momentary pause, but the aftermath is devastating:…
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January 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
This week has been heavy, to say the least… Even when the world feels overwhelming, small, meaningful actions create ripples. We all have the ability to do this in our own ways. Perhaps the best reminder of this I have seen this week was Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
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It was an absolute pleasure joining @safarazali.bsky.social on his #CannyConversations podcast. Part 1 is out now and I’d love to keep the conversation flowing and hear your thoughts if you spare a moment to give a listen.
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Adam Vasco on LinkedIn: Adam Vasco - The University of Wolverhampton - Part 1
It was an absolute pleasure to join Safaraz Ali FIEP in a Canny Conversations Podcast. A hugely professional outfit, Safaraz and Andrew Kibbler making me feel…
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January 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
It was an absolute pleasure joining @safarazali.bsky.social on his #CannyConversations podcast. Part 1 is out now and I’d love to keep the conversation flowing and hear your thoughts if you spare a moment to give a listen.
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It was an absolute pleasure joining @safarazali.bsky.social on his #CannyConversations podcast. Part 1 is out now and I’d love to keep the conversation flowing and hear your thoughts if you spare a moment to give a listen.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
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Adam Vasco on LinkedIn: Adam Vasco - The University of Wolverhampton - Part 1
It was an absolute pleasure to join Safaraz Ali FIEP in a Canny Conversations Podcast. A hugely professional outfit, Safaraz and Andrew Kibbler making me feel…
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January 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
It was an absolute pleasure joining @safarazali.bsky.social on his #CannyConversations podcast. Part 1 is out now and I’d love to keep the conversation flowing and hear your thoughts if you spare a moment to give a listen.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
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It’s high time we bridge the disability employment gap! Join us for a new #DIIversePodcast episode as Julian Gwinnett and Louise Connop delve into the topic of ableism, the barriers that exist, and the role of assistive tech in creating a more inclusive workplace.
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January 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It’s high time we bridge the disability employment gap! Join us for a new #DIIversePodcast episode as Julian Gwinnett and Louise Connop delve into the topic of ableism, the barriers that exist, and the role of assistive tech in creating a more inclusive workplace.
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‘Would you drop Of Mice and Men from the exam syllabus? The answer isn’t black and white.’
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This brilliant piece (above) by the incredible Nels Abbey is far more nuanced than my own post or opinion from last year, truth be told….
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This brilliant piece (above) by the incredible Nels Abbey is far more nuanced than my own post or opinion from last year, truth be told….
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Adam Vasco on LinkedIn: Call to remove Of Mice and Men from GCSE course
‘Would you drop Of Mice and Men from the exam syllabus? The answer isn’t black and white.’
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This brilliant piece (link above) by…
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January 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
‘Would you drop Of Mice and Men from the exam syllabus? The answer isn’t black and white.’
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This brilliant piece (above) by the incredible Nels Abbey is far more nuanced than my own post or opinion from last year, truth be told….
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This brilliant piece (above) by the incredible Nels Abbey is far more nuanced than my own post or opinion from last year, truth be told….
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