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Derek Edwards

@derekedwards.bsky.social

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Emeritus professor; language and social interaction; Discursive Psychology; Guitars; Photography; Liverpool FC; Socialism. Probably not in that order.

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Zoe Williams @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social · 3d

I'm sorry to harp on, but how can Kemi Badenoch *possibly exist* in a party alongside a guy who complains about not seeing enough white faces. How is that possible?

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El Espectro 👻 🎃 @telescoper.bsky.social · 10d

A meme for the modern university...

Meme showing a worker labelled "academic staff" digging a hole in the ground while 10 others look labelled with management titles such as "Director of Human Resources" look on. The caption underneath reads "The only way we can cut costs is to reduce the number of academic staff..."

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Derek Edwards @derekedwards.bsky.social · 10d

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness…! 🙂

Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · 10d

A Turner-esque season-of-mists #sunrise at Charnwood Water this morning #Loughborough #Autumn 🍂

Pink and yellow hazy clouds in blue skies reflected in mists floating on the water with trees around the edge

Pink and yellow hazy clouds with sun ray in blue skies reflected in mists floating on the water with trees around the edge

Pink and yellow hazy cloud reflected in mists floating on the water with trees around the edge

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Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · 10d

A Turner-esque season-of-mists #sunrise at Charnwood Water this morning #Loughborough #Autumn 🍂

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Derek Edwards @derekedwards.bsky.social · 13d

Always thought that was an interesting implication, that Orcs had the concept of a ’menu.’ Like they usually ate out in restaurants, and chose their favourite hors d’oeuvres.

BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social · 13d

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Press Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 14d

Former Observer big-hitters inc @carolecadwalla.bsky.social launch new title The Nerve with redundancy payouts

After Observer sale: "We decided to launch a title that the journalists themselves would own, that would be truly independent"
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Former Observer big-hitters launch new title with redundancy payouts

Five former Observer journalists including Carole Cadwalladr have launched their own culture publication using their redundancy money.

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 21d

Every pundit who took at face value the idea that the Right sincerely cares about free speech, or ideological diversity, or in fact has any principles at all, should be wearing a dunce cap and writing a lengthy mea culpa right now. Not for our catharsis but for public awareness at least

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 25d

Women against the far-right launch

"Women dare to tread and to speak where the prime minister does not"

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Women against the far-right launch

"Women dare to tread and to speak where the prime minister does not"

northeastbylines.co.uk

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Ronald Hartz @ronaldhartz.bsky.social · Sep 4

‘we suggest that chief amongst the beliefs implicit in managerialism is the idea that management in itself is of greater importance than the primary activities that are being managed’ (Hussey/Smith (2010): The Trouble with Higher Education, p.20)

#HigherEd
#UKHE

Book cover of The Trouble with Higher Education by Trevor Hussey and Patrick Smith.

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Derek Edwards @derekedwards.bsky.social · Aug 29

Lovely to see you looking so happy. 🙂

Sue Wilkinson @suewilkinson.bsky.social · Aug 29

Celebrating our 22nd Wedding Anniversary (a couple of days late) tonight! @kitzingercelia.bsky.social
We got married in Canada in 2003 - 11 years before it was lawful in England & Wales. We lost our marriage equality case in the High Court in 2006 - but we're on the right side of history!
Cheers!

Celia and Sue with cocktails (Sue's is gin and ginger; Celia's is non-alcoholic cucumber and elderflower). And two pics of yummy vegetarian food - including a local damson souffle

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Sue Wilkinson @suewilkinson.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · Aug 23

The real 'two tier' divide in British politics is between the wife of a Conservative councillor calling for refugees to be burnt alive, being treated as a brave 'political prisoner', and the protestors calling for the end of mass starvation and genocide, being treated as domestic terrorists

'Anywhere But Here': How Britain's Anti-Migrant Media Consensus Is Crowding Out the Truth

Britain's longstanding traditions of tolerance and compassion are being suppressed in favour of a media-driven campaign of anti-migrant hate

www.adambienkov.co.uk

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Derek Edwards @derekedwards.bsky.social · Aug 16

This is disgusting, and surely counterproductive. Starmer and co have totally lost the plot.

Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · Aug 16

More awful Labour Party adverts on FB getting 1000s of frustrated and angry replies, mostly criticising how they pander to and use the language of Reform.

@teamlabouruk.bsky.social

Labour Party advert on Facebook- white text on black background: it's not fair on hardworking people when illegal workers cheat our system

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Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · Aug 16

More awful Labour Party adverts on FB getting 1000s of frustrated and angry replies, mostly criticising how they pander to and use the language of Reform.

@teamlabouruk.bsky.social

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Derek Edwards @derekedwards.bsky.social · Aug 3

This is surely correct.

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Opinion | The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein — The Guardian

Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against women

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Jul 26

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Screenshot of this tweet: https://x.com/Magen_Inon/status/1948737241578086411

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · Jul 24

By a fellow human being working incredibly hard to support themselves and secure a better life?

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Dr Simon Stewart @drsimonstewart.bsky.social · Jul 13

Journalists need to stop anthropomorphizing LLMs immediately. They don't say, want, believe, or think anything. They create output that is statistically likely based on petabytes of stolen training data.

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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · Jul 12

Trumpian economics explained 👇

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · Jun 27

Jaw-dropping reporting by Haaretz www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jun 13

Mark this for the history books: “We’re talking about the president exercising his authority, and the president is of course limited to his authority. That’s the difference between a constitutional government and King George,” said Judge Charles Breyer.

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Derek Edwards @derekedwards.bsky.social · May 23

This is a lovely article about immigration. I hope Starmer and his crew read it, and Americans too.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · May 23

The least ‘integrated’ part of British society isn’t the immigrants – it’s the elite | Andy Beckett

Politicians and the rightwing press talk about integration in a selective and politically loaded way. The reality is quite different, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · May 23

The least ‘integrated’ part of British society isn’t the immigrants – it’s the elite | Andy Beckett

Politicians and the rightwing press talk about integration in a selective and politically loaded way. The reality is quite different, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

www.theguardian.com

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · May 13

I’m one of those dodgy immigrants who came here on a spouse visa and got indefinite leave to remain after 12 months.

The incalculable harm I have done to the UK includes dedicating my life to public service, educating thousands of British young people, and paying more tax than I’ll ever get back.

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Robert Shrimsley @robertshrimsley.bsky.social · May 12

This is Labour's core problem here. The right will never allow Starmer a win on immigration because the issue is central to their appeal and therey' daren't lose it. So whatever he does will never be enough.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Apr 25

The USDA has withdrawn a plan to impose stronger safety regulations limiting salmonella levels in raw poultry.

Who was the biggest donor to Trump's inauguration fund?

Pilgrim’s Pride — one of the largest chicken processors in the country.

See how this works?

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Derek Edwards @derekedwards.bsky.social · Apr 20

This puts it as clearly as I’ve seen.

Canadians Against Trump @canadiansagainstt.bsky.social · Apr 20

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · Apr 19

Anyone debating or analyzing Kilmar Abrego Garcia's life or record is doing a grave disservice.

He could be El Chapo. He could be Charles Manson. He could be the Dalai Lama.

It doesn't matter. What has happened to him and others is clearly a violation of America's core laws and principles.

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Derek Edwards @derekedwards.bsky.social · Apr 17

Fabulous!! And soon to replace tedious peer reviewing hopefully! Way to go! 🙂

Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · Apr 17

Professor Zermitz is at it again 😆

@charlesantaki.bsky.social @derekedwards.bsky.social @alexahepburn.bsky.social @profjonathanpotter.bsky.social

#EMCA

ROLSI journal @rolsi-journal.bsky.social · Apr 1

ANNOUNCEMENT.

ROLSI is instituting a “Reader’s Review” facility for articles published in the journal.

Readers are invited to share their evaluations and comments on articles, accompanied by a rating of one to five stars.

Examples from early reviews shown below.
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Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · Apr 17

Professor Zermitz is at it again 😆

@charlesantaki.bsky.social @derekedwards.bsky.social @alexahepburn.bsky.social @profjonathanpotter.bsky.social

#EMCA

ROLSI journal @rolsi-journal.bsky.social · Apr 1

Examples of readers' reviews of a recent ROLSI article