Irene Wise
@irenejuliawise.bsky.social
Artist, writer, educator, European. #FBPE #NHS
Be curious, be kind.
#art & info: irenejuliawise.com
#FRSA.
Imperial War Museum Fellow in #Holocaust Ed
#Theatre #Film #Art #books #cats #gardening #hedgehog #vegetarian
#StrongerTogether #RejoinEU
Be curious, be kind.
#art & info: irenejuliawise.com
#FRSA.
Imperial War Museum Fellow in #Holocaust Ed
#Theatre #Film #Art #books #cats #gardening #hedgehog #vegetarian
#StrongerTogether #RejoinEU
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Irene Wise
@irenejuliawise.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Migrating from X, where I shared information & conversation with 12,500+ followers. I hope some might meet me here at Bluesky - & new people too. Below is a screenshot of pinned tweet I created on the day of the #Brexit crime scene.
#IamEuropean 🇪🇺
#FBPE
#StrongerTogether #HopeNotHate
❤️ #NHS
#IamEuropean 🇪🇺
#FBPE
#StrongerTogether #HopeNotHate
❤️ #NHS
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My daughter Ella is raising £500 for Thornton Rose RDA. Help her provide life-changing therapy for riders with disabilities. Every bit helps!
Please consider donating, and if you can't, please share the fundraiser wherever you can.
gofund.me/47b5dd50c
Please consider donating, and if you can't, please share the fundraiser wherever you can.
gofund.me/47b5dd50c
Donate to Help Our Riders Soar at Thornton Rose RDA, organized by Ella McLeod
Today, we're reaching out to our wider community to help us raise £500 as a tru… Ella McLeod needs your support for Help Our Riders Soar at Thornton Rose RDA
gofund.me
October 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
My daughter Ella is raising £500 for Thornton Rose RDA. Help her provide life-changing therapy for riders with disabilities. Every bit helps!
Please consider donating, and if you can't, please share the fundraiser wherever you can.
gofund.me/47b5dd50c
Please consider donating, and if you can't, please share the fundraiser wherever you can.
gofund.me/47b5dd50c
@hiddenherstory.bsky.social - thank you🌷
November 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
@hiddenherstory.bsky.social - thank you🌷
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@quatrus.bsky.social - thanks for following back and for interesting posts. 🌷
November 27, 2025 at 6:22 AM
@quatrus.bsky.social - thanks for following back and for interesting posts. 🌷
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My most recent book that has actually been published is Shifting Currents: A World History of Swimming (Reaktion 2022). (available here: a.co/d/7rCKdSL)
Shifting Currents explores centuries-old global tensions around race, class, and power through people's changing experiences with swimming.
Shifting Currents explores centuries-old global tensions around race, class, and power through people's changing experiences with swimming.
November 15, 2024 at 3:48 PM
My most recent book that has actually been published is Shifting Currents: A World History of Swimming (Reaktion 2022). (available here: a.co/d/7rCKdSL)
Shifting Currents explores centuries-old global tensions around race, class, and power through people's changing experiences with swimming.
Shifting Currents explores centuries-old global tensions around race, class, and power through people's changing experiences with swimming.
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ChatGPT violated copyright law by harvesting musicians’ lyrics, German court rules
ChatGPT violated copyright law by harvesting musicians’ lyrics, German court rules
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on popular songs without permission
A court in Munich has ruled that OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT violated German copyright laws by using hits from top-selling musicians to train its language models in what creative industry advocates described as a landmark European ruling.
The Munich regional court sided in favour of Germany’s music rights society GEMA, which said ChatGPT had harvested protected lyrics by popular artists to “learn” from them. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
ChatGPT violated copyright law by harvesting musicians’ lyrics, German court rules
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New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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That's a bit too much on the nose: «The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of more than 400,000 U.S. troops who died fighting in World War II — as a hate symbol …»
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:08 AM
That's a bit too much on the nose: «The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of more than 400,000 U.S. troops who died fighting in World War II — as a hate symbol …»
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'Imperial Intimacies: a tale of two islands' by Hazel Carby (published 2019): best in any or many genres I've read this year, rigorous creative history & powerful personal & family memory mutually inform each other, heartbreaking, passionate, legitimately angry www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
Imperial Intimacies
‘Where are you from?’ was the question hounding Hazel Carby as a girl in post–World War II London. One of the so-called brown babies of the Windrush generation, born to a Jamaican father and Welsh mot...
www.versobooks.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
'Imperial Intimacies: a tale of two islands' by Hazel Carby (published 2019): best in any or many genres I've read this year, rigorous creative history & powerful personal & family memory mutually inform each other, heartbreaking, passionate, legitimately angry www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
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Jovita Idar was a journalist & activist who fought discrimination in early 20th century Texas. She used her writing & organizing to defend Mexican American communities & expand access to education. Her voice helped shape civil rights in the borderlands.
#WomenWhoLead #WomenInSTEM
shorturl.at/REmEP
#WomenWhoLead #WomenInSTEM
shorturl.at/REmEP
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Jovita Idar was a journalist & activist who fought discrimination in early 20th century Texas. She used her writing & organizing to defend Mexican American communities & expand access to education. Her voice helped shape civil rights in the borderlands.
#WomenWhoLead #WomenInSTEM
shorturl.at/REmEP
#WomenWhoLead #WomenInSTEM
shorturl.at/REmEP
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📅Nov 24th 1928: María Bernaldo de Quirós defied all odds to become Spain's first woman pilot, soaring above barriers at age 30! Who is a woman in your life that has inspired you to be bold? ✈️ #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM #Aviation
shorturl.at/hVi3b
shorturl.at/hVi3b
Who was María Bernaldo de Quirós? The story of a pioneering
Do you know who was the first female pilot in Spain to obtain the pilot license? It was María Bernaldo de Quirós, here you'll get to know her!
shorturl.at
November 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
📅Nov 24th 1928: María Bernaldo de Quirós defied all odds to become Spain's first woman pilot, soaring above barriers at age 30! Who is a woman in your life that has inspired you to be bold? ✈️ #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM #Aviation
shorturl.at/hVi3b
shorturl.at/hVi3b
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Tye Leung Schulze became the first Chinese American woman to vote in a U.S. election in 1912. She worked as a translator at Angel Island and fought for immigrant women and girls. Her courage opened doors in a country that tried to keep them shut. #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM
shorturl.at/psm1I
shorturl.at/psm1I
November 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Tye Leung Schulze became the first Chinese American woman to vote in a U.S. election in 1912. She worked as a translator at Angel Island and fought for immigrant women and girls. Her courage opened doors in a country that tried to keep them shut. #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM
shorturl.at/psm1I
shorturl.at/psm1I
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📅Nov 25th 1952: Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opened at the Ambassadors theater in London. Becoming history's longest continuously-running play. An Avid 🏄♀️surfer, legend has it she was one of the first British surfers to learn to ride standing up. #WomenInSTEM
shorturl.at/kMrKi
shorturl.at/kMrKi
Ten Things You Didn't Know About Agatha Christie - Breaking Character
The undisputed Queen of whodunits had a few mysteries of her own. Untangle a complex and storied life with ten things you didn’t know about Agatha Christie.
shorturl.at
November 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
📅Nov 25th 1952: Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opened at the Ambassadors theater in London. Becoming history's longest continuously-running play. An Avid 🏄♀️surfer, legend has it she was one of the first British surfers to learn to ride standing up. #WomenInSTEM
shorturl.at/kMrKi
shorturl.at/kMrKi
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The last fluent speakers of Arapaho are all over the age of 70. Linguists have created a comprehensive digital archive that could help younger generations learn the language and keep it alive. buff.ly/FvsZIop
A database could help revive the Arapaho language before its last speakers are gone
Many Native American languages only have a few native speakers left.
theconversation.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The last fluent speakers of Arapaho are all over the age of 70. Linguists have created a comprehensive digital archive that could help younger generations learn the language and keep it alive. buff.ly/FvsZIop
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As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring – up to 1,500,000 trips, a more than 40% increase on 2019.
Easy riders: Dockless e-bikes responsible for one in 10 cycle trips in London
Five per cent of all journeys in the capital are now made by bike
www.standard.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring – up to 1,500,000 trips, a more than 40% increase on 2019.
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This hit hard.
Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This hit hard.
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
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People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
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If for some reason you’re still subscribed to the Washington Post, you can get the same information from a local men’s room stall
very odd that the Post would write up someone’s speciation as if it’s news. What are we doing here
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
If for some reason you’re still subscribed to the Washington Post, you can get the same information from a local men’s room stall
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Does the BBC think it's improper for a speaker to state their opinion that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history?
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Does the BBC think it's improper for a speaker to state their opinion that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history?
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
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Fani Willis did nothing wrong. Once again the Trump Gulag created an issue where none existed & the MSM (ignorant journalists who insist they are experts on topics they know nothing about nor research) and gov officials & legal profs jump on the bandwagon. Our country is ruled by greed and dishonor.
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Fani Willis did nothing wrong. Once again the Trump Gulag created an issue where none existed & the MSM (ignorant journalists who insist they are experts on topics they know nothing about nor research) and gov officials & legal profs jump on the bandwagon. Our country is ruled by greed and dishonor.
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It’s unsurprising that the Georgia election interference case against Trump will be dismissed
But it’s infuriating nonetheless
We all heard him extorting Brad Raffensperger-trying to make him “find” 11,780 votes
And worse-now the DOJ is “investigating” Fani Willis-upon Trump’s demand
Appalling
But it’s infuriating nonetheless
We all heard him extorting Brad Raffensperger-trying to make him “find” 11,780 votes
And worse-now the DOJ is “investigating” Fani Willis-upon Trump’s demand
Appalling
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It’s unsurprising that the Georgia election interference case against Trump will be dismissed
But it’s infuriating nonetheless
We all heard him extorting Brad Raffensperger-trying to make him “find” 11,780 votes
And worse-now the DOJ is “investigating” Fani Willis-upon Trump’s demand
Appalling
But it’s infuriating nonetheless
We all heard him extorting Brad Raffensperger-trying to make him “find” 11,780 votes
And worse-now the DOJ is “investigating” Fani Willis-upon Trump’s demand
Appalling
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Merely a week ago, a federal judge ruled that Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Washington DC is illegal
Using this shooting to increase the troop presence-especially without knowing all the facts-is both premature and dangerous
Using this shooting to increase the troop presence-especially without knowing all the facts-is both premature and dangerous
November 27, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Merely a week ago, a federal judge ruled that Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Washington DC is illegal
Using this shooting to increase the troop presence-especially without knowing all the facts-is both premature and dangerous
Using this shooting to increase the troop presence-especially without knowing all the facts-is both premature and dangerous