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Mair Rigby

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Tea drinker, nature lover, big reader. Enjoys walking, cooking, music. Works in HE in Wales. Vol sector background. Interested in engagement, research, reflective practice & wellbeing. Views my own! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 https://linktr.ee/mairerigby

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 1d

International Lesbian Day is celebrated annually on October 8 to recognise and celebrate lesbian history, culture, and diversity worldwide. The day is an opportunity to promote awareness and understanding of the lesbian community.

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 17h

Housing is set to be one of the key issues of the 2026 Senedd election, according to new polling which shows that nearly a quarter of voters in Wales rank it among their top three concerns

Housing one of top issues for 2026 Senedd election - new research

Housing is set to be one of the key issues of the 2026 Senedd election, according to new polling which shows that nearly a quarter of voters in Wales rank it among their top three concerns. The resear...

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 10d

Our economy isn’t working. If we want a sustainable society, we need a new moral code for the economy.

In this video, I set out ten commandments for a just economy.

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The ten commandments of a just economy

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 15d

We're pleased to share this call for papers for our upcoming conference!

📍Online via Zoom
🗓️Thursday 5 - Friday 6 February 2026
⏱️Abstract deadline Saturday 1 November 2025

See our website for full details 👇

voicesofmotherhood.wp.worc.ac.uk/index.php/news-and-resources/updates-from-the-project

The Politics of Motherhood: Maternalism, Maternity and Mothering.

Thursday 5 and Friday 6 February 2026, Online Conference.

Ruth Davidson, Anna Muggeridge, Eve Pennington and Beckie Rutherford.

Keynote address by Dr Sarah Crook, Swansea University: ‘Cradles of Discontent: Motherhood as a pathway to activism in modern Britain’.

This conference is supported by a UKRI Future Leaders’ Fellowship ‘Voices of Motherhood’ Project reference MR/Y018184/1 and the University of Worcester.

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Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 1d

The 2024 Little Richard documentary, I Am Everything, is currently streaming on C4 in the UK. Ignore the usual talking heads who appear at the start as this is excellent. Particularly good on the "queer" subculture of the American South. youtu.be/4YC8WUrWtZY?...

Little Richard: I Am Everything - Official Trailer | Documentary by Lisa Cortés | Opens April 21

YouTube video by Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing

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Caroline Derry @carolinederry.bsky.social · 1d

Resharing this for #InternationalLesbianDay

Caroline Derry @carolinederry.bsky.social · Mar 8

For #IWD and #WomensHistoryMonth - the incredible Alison Neilans, who prevented sex between women being criminalised in England and Wales.
It was proposed in 1921, for cynical reasons, but would probably have become law without her prompt and effective response. (1/6)

Photographic portrait of Alison Neilans, in Edwardian blouse and neck bow, wearing pince nez, under the text "votes for women".

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Dak @dak.myatproto.social · 2d

I tried to become minimalist but I discovered my personality is primarily composed of small, unnecessary decorative items and vague regrets.

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TCMFanatics @tcmfans.bsky.social · 3d

Remembering Bette Davis who passed on this day, October 6, 1989.

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Senedd Wales @senedd.wales · 3d

📣 Share your views!

The Senedd’s Culture Committee survey on greyhound racing in Wales is now live.

You've only got a couple of weeks to take part, so make sure you have your say 👉 https://bit.ly/4q4JGhR

Image of several greyhounds racing on a dirt track, with one in the lead wearing a yellow vest. The image is labeled "Survey: Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill."

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TCMFanatics @tcmfans.bsky.social · 3d

🛸 It Came from Outer Space (1953).

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Mair Rigby @mairsrambles.bsky.social · 3d

Tonight's cooking soundtrack is 'Faces in the Rocks' by Mariee Sioux youtu.be/0r6ZbOeA8UE?...

Two Tongues

YouTube video by Mariee Sioux - Topic

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Mair Rigby @mairsrambles.bsky.social · 3d

Me: "These things happen to me"
Andie: "You put your hand up for it, didn't you?"
Me: ".... yes, yes I did"

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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 9d

📚🚨 SALE 📚🚨

We have 70% off on over 400 titles in our new academic year sale!

Celebrate the start of a new term with some fantastic offers ⤵️

www.uwp.co.uk/sel-sale/

New Academic Year
SALE!

70% Discount
Code: AC25
Offer ends: 31 October

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 3d

Nobody who says, ‘I told you so’ has ever been, or will ever be, a hero.

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Joanne Hall @hierath77.bsky.social · 3d

Dydd 209 of #365DaysOfFood - this rather nice sounding slow cooker veg curry with our own onions, garlic, potatoes, cauliflower, courgette and bell peppers!

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Easy Slow Cooker Vegetable Curry - Cup of Yum

A simple Slow Cooker Vegetable Curry that's loaded with colour, nutrient dense, vegan and as easy as mixing everything together and leaving it to cook away.

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Mair Rigby @mairsrambles.bsky.social · 4d

Soundtrack to the week: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Nick Drake, The Breath, Aimee Mann.

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Courtney Jones @courtneydjones.bsky.social · May 2

I’m glad to see that AI nudification apps are receiving more attention, with increasing calls to ban them. These apps almost exclusively target women and girls, with no age verification and, regarding nudifying adults, no adequate consent processes.

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Ban AI apps creating naked images of children, says children's commissioner

Children fear anyone could create sexual deepfake images of them, the children's commissioner says.

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Mair Rigby @mairsrambles.bsky.social · 4d

Good luck to everyone doing the Cardiff Half Marathon today!

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DownOnThePharm (Shrultist 🦐) @downonthepharm.bsky.social · 6d

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Brigid Russell @brigidrussell51.bsky.social · 8d

There's so much more than just the words spoken. (There's everything in the spaces in between, in experiences past, feelings lingering, assumptions held, and judgements jumped to).

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 6d

Keeping people in poverty is an expensive luxury.
My column on the false economies of austerity, which costs us all a fortune. Despite the government's claims, austerity continues under Labour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...