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Tony Collins @collinstony.bsky.social · Sep 5

Massive thanks to Gavin Willacy for this review of ‘Roy Francis: Rugby’s Forgotten Black Leader’ in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/sport/no-hel...

Roy Francis: the black rugby league coach who triumphed in a white world

The Welshman was a brilliant, original coach who had to fight against a culture that was prejudiced against him

www.theguardian.com

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jodie c @jodcoll.bsky.social · Aug 21

yep! i’ve moaned about this before too!

jodie c @jodcoll.bsky.social · Nov 21

re: private school discourse. In relation to academia, it’s not really appreciated that, as early-career roles become scarcer and and increasingly exploitative and limited, those without financial or familial support for the periods of unemployment between roles will be pushed out of academia

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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · Aug 21

David Lammy held off the books meeting with pro-Israel lobbyist

We asked Sir Trevor Chinn why he’s donated so much money to Labour, after he held an undisclosed meeting with Britain’s foreign secretary.

www.declassifieduk.org

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jodie c @jodcoll.bsky.social · Aug 21

just saw a part time curator job for 20k a year in central London. tbh it’s at the point now anytime a cultural institution advertises a role they may as well just say “those who require a salary to live need not apply”. every year it gets worse, and we’re seeing how arts and culture suffers for it!

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Tony Collins @collinstony.bsky.social · Aug 15

I had a great time talking about the life and times of black rugby pioneer Roy Francis on the William Hill Sports Book podcast - watch it on YouTube here: youtu.be/zcljJVKGFK0?...

Rugby pioneer Roy Francis: From slavery to sporting legend, how he revolutionised rugby coaching

YouTube video by talkSPORT

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jodie c @jodcoll.bsky.social · Jul 14

“… researchers publish too many useless papers and … we aren’t flexible enough to abandon declining subjects where little new can be learned. … [A]fter reaching a critical mass, research communities become self-perpetuating due to the emotional and financial interests of those involved.”

Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published

Widespread mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attention

www.theguardian.com

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jodie c @jodcoll.bsky.social · Jul 8

Historians should be very concerned about this!

Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · Jul 8

Parliament and Hansard have removed “We are all Palestine Action” from my speech on Wednesday 2 July 2025 — despite me saying it.

This is a blatant attempt to censor me and rewrite the record.

This is not how a democracy behaves.

We will not be silenced.

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jodie c @jodcoll.bsky.social · Jun 10

hahaha yes i’m not raggin on jungle as a genre!

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jodie c @jodcoll.bsky.social · Jun 10

hi Cáit, my apologies for the delay with this. I actually just submitted my article on LL to a journal , so I will need to hold off sending it to anyone until I hear anything back!

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jodie c @jodcoll.bsky.social · Apr 29

Hi there Cáit! How interesting! I know exactly the booklet you are talking about, too 😊 can you share your email and I’d be happy to send my article over

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jodie c @jodcoll.bsky.social · Jan 21

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Protean Magazine @proteanmag.com · Jan 20

As Biden is swept into the dustbin, Charlotte E. Rosen wonders: what was the Resistance “Twitterstorian”?

Well-paid liberal “attack dogs” of democracy like Heather Cox Richardson proved to be all too willing to turn to Democratic Party apologia—especially on Gaza.

proteanmag.com/2025/01/20/t...

The End of Resistance History

As the Biden administration is swept into the dustbin, Charlotte Rosen wonders: what was the liberal Hashtag-Resistance "Twitterstorian"? And, as a product of the first Trump term, what did commentato...

proteanmag.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jan 14

Labour's rivers policy is unbelievable. 1. Steve Reed, the Environment Secretary, has decided our rivers are insufficiently polluted with chicken shit, so he’s loosening the rules. Never mind that it's the primary cause of rivercide in the Welsh border region. www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🧵

Labour’s agriculture plans will increase chicken waste in rivers, say campaigners

Steve Reed says planning rules ‘have got in the way’ of farmers and apologises for ‘shock’ of inheritance tax change

www.theguardian.com

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jodie c @jodcoll.bsky.social · Jan 13

she was 100 per cent serious and also the box was from a website called something like wooden box dot com

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jodie c @jodcoll.bsky.social · Jan 13

must have the unbeaten boss of ‘we have [thing] at home!!’ mums. sent her this pic of a storage bench i liked (left) and she said ‘what about this instead’ and sent me this (right)

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · Jan 13

David Lammy just visited Israel to meet foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar.

They discussed “Syria, Lebanon and the Iranian threat” and Lammy reportedly invited Sa’ar for an official visit to Britain.

Lammy should be investigated for complicity in war crimes.

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

FM Sa’ar tells visiting UK counterpart Israel is working to reach hostage deal, waiting to see if Hamas ‘interested’

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www.timesofisrael.com

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jodie c @jodcoll.bsky.social · Jan 12

that is the one, it is just one character who happens to be british! it is a genuinely great film regardless of my seething hatred for the burgeoning class divide in the british creative sector

jodie c @jodcoll.bsky.social · Jan 12

very much loved A Real Pain but alas the guy doin a broadly northerny yorkshire accent was a public school cambridge grad from london yet again so i have no choice but to give 1★

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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · Jan 10

NEW: A study by Yale University and other institutions has found that the Gaza war death toll is likely 41% HIGHER than Palestinian health officials reported.

It also found that over 59% of those killed were women, children and people over the age of 65.

www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Gaza war toll likely significantly undercounts deaths, says study

An official Palestinian tally of direct deaths in the Israel-Hamas war likely undercounted the number of casualties by 41% through the middle of 2024 as the Gaza Strip's healthcare infrastructure unravelled, according to the study.

www.reuters.com

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jodie c @jodcoll.bsky.social · Jan 9

thought i might have been added to a list designed to annoy me specifically, but don’t actually know if it’s better that it’s a site-wide problem lol. puts me off!

jodie c @jodcoll.bsky.social · Jan 9

oh i think ive been spared from those so far, though OnlyFans models *love* my cat photos on instagram

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jodie c @jodcoll.bsky.social · Jan 9

oh i’m pleased it’s not just me at least but it’s driving me nuts can we get a ban list goin

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Jan 7

Musk has incinerated the value of Twitter as a business or user experience. The reason why Zuckerberg is copying his lead is that the true value of these information systems is political.

Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · Jan 7

Facebook will also "get rid of a bunch of restrictions on topics like immigration and gender that are just out of touch with mainstream discourse," Zuckerberg says.

And the U.S.-based content review teams will be based in Texas, not California, going forward

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jodie c @jodcoll.bsky.social · Jan 6

bowser’s been enjoying what’s left of the snow this morning

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · Jan 3

UnitedHealth CEO was killed 30 days ago on December 4. Luigi is now on trial

Lancet reports that USA’s exploitative health system enables 68K preventable deaths ANNUALLY. 5589 Americans have died under this system since December 4. So—when do the CEOs who knowingly enabled these deaths go on trial?

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