MikeCrang
@crangma.bsky.social
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Geographer, mostly posting about work. @geogdurham.bsky.social
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sadiahqureshi.bsky.social
Now would be a great time to check out this BBC radio 4 series on the far right and racism in Britain by the amazing Camilla Schofield.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Britain's Fascist Thread
Camilla Schofield explores the unbroken thread of fascism in Britain.
www.bbc.co.uk
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sidegallery.bsky.social
Andrew Mitchell’s "In the Shadow of the Rocket" reflects on change in Gateshead, where the Dunston Rocket once stood over the local club and community. Selected from our #MySide open call asking how places shape who we are.

Submit by 10 Oct → sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/...
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omaromalleykhan.bsky.social
I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them
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libertyhq.bsky.social
Police already have huge powers to restrict protests.

Handing them more would undermine our rights further while failing to keep people safe from violence like the horrific and heartbreaking anti-Semitic attack in Manchester.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Police to get broader powers to crack down on repeated protests
The move is not a ban on protests but "about restrictions and conditions", Shabana Mahmood tells the BBC.
www.bbc.com
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onestpress.onestnetwork.com
Tbilisi, 🇬🇪 — thousands have taken to the streets right now and are marching toward the presidential palace.
crangma.bsky.social
93% of 128km second phase of Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Canal completed. It's full length is planned as 285km, and 100m wide by 8.5m deep, and could eventually divert up to 13 billion cubic meters annually, nearly one-quarter of the Amu Darya’s average flow timesca.com/afghanistans...
Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Canal Raises Water Security Fears - The Times Of Central Asia
Water has long been one of Central Asia’s most contested resources, shaping agriculture, energy policy, and diplomacy across the region. Recently,
timesca.com
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piie.com
We updated previous models with September tariffs—over a decade, total employment will return to baseline eventually, but with a permanent structural shift from trade-exposed manufacturing, mining, & agriculture to the service sector & lower real wages for all.
The global trade war: An update
Since February 2025, the United States has undertaken a rolling process of resetting tariffs, driving them up to the highest levels since the 1930s. In this blog, we project the impacts of the US tari...
www.piie.com
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drbenwhitham.bsky.social
Men in balaclavas set fire to a mosque in East Sussex last night. It's only appearing on the BBC's local coverage, rather than its main national headlines, despite coming just a week after the (also under-reported) firebombing of an asylum hotel in London last week
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Peacehaven: Fire at East Sussex mosque probed as 'hate crime'
Video appears to show two people in balaclavas at the mosque before a large blaze spreads.
www.bbc.co.uk
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nationaltrust.org.uk
Did you know that together, all the balconies in Greater Manchester cover an area the size of more than 33 football pitches? Greening just a quarter of these could host enough flowers to support 1.4 million pollinator visits. 🐝
A balcony in a city. It looks across large buildings. The balcony we're on has pots hanging on a black railing. There are of various sizes with plants and flowers growing.
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coralinglingxu.bsky.social
The paperback edition of 'The Time Inheritors' will be released tomorrow! How exciting! Order now from @sunypress.bsky.social website using SNPF25 coupon code to get 30% off! sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-...
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workingclasshistory.com
#OtD 30 Sep 2014 Xu Lizhi, a poet and rural migrant who worked at the Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, China, died by suicide at the age of 24. Learn more about Xu and other Chinese migrant worker poets in our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/wcl-...
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timesca.com
Polish photographer Bogna Wiltowska unveils a virtual exhibition on Oct 2 exposing the hidden lives of farmed animals in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan timesca.com/the-unseen-a... #AnimalPhotojournalism #CentralAsia #FarmedAnimals #AnimalRights #AnimalPhotography #BognaWiltowska
The Unseen Animals of Central Asia: A Photography Exhibit by Bogna Wiltowska - The Times Of Central Asia
For six months, Polish photographer Bogna Wiltowska documented animals in farms and slaughterhouses in Central Asia as a We Animals Fellow. On World Farmed
timesca.com
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joxley.jmoxley.co.uk
"How many traitors are in Farage's new party?" would, I suggest be a better line than Digital ID.

To beat Reform, make wavering voters ashamed to back them.
spotlightcorruption.org
🚨 BREAKING: The former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, has pleaded guilty to #bribery, admitting he received corrupt payments as a Brexit Party MEP in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament to promote Russia’s interests in #Ukraine.
Reform UK’s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges
Gill admits to eight charges while an elected member of the European parliament
www.theguardian.com
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jameskneale.bsky.social
Anyone know what happened to Syracuse geographer Farhana Sultana? It's been nearly a week since her bsky account disappeared after her K**k posts, and she doesn't appear to have a web page at Syracuse anymore... In fact no one below 'leadership' does. @rgsibg.bsky.social @geographers.bsky.social ?
crangma.bsky.social
this is as much as I know @jameskneale.bsky.social about what is happening
doctorvive.bsky.social
Hey, people who work on climate especially, you should know this is happening.
Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Calls on Syracuse University to Fire Professors Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk's
Murder or Face Loss of Federal Funding
September 17, 2025 | Press Release
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24)
today issued the following statement after reports surfaced o that two professors at Syracuse University mocked the brutal murder of conservative leader Charlie Kirk:
"While Americans across the country are mourning the tragic murder of Charle Kirk, two Syracuse University professors, Jenn Jackson and Farhana Sultana, used their platforms to celebrate and mock his death," said Congresswoman Tenney.
Their appalling remarks included comments such as 'rest in piss, 'give him what he valued: no empathy, referring to him as 'trash, and even thanking a so-called 'witch' for cursing his life."
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By Mark Weiner | mweiner@syracuse.com
Syracuse, N.Y. - Syracuse University said
Wednesday it had taken swift action to address an uproar over social media posts made by two professors about the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
In a statement, the university implied it had placed both professors on leave and promised to treat the matter "with utmost seriousness.
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theonion.com
Nation’s 56,000 Acres Of Spinach Crops Cooked Down To Single Half-Cup Serving
Nation’s 56,000 Acres Of Spinach Crops Cooked Down To Single Half-Cup Serving
crangma.bsky.social
yet another food safety scandal in China