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Tom Shakespeare
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Talks, writes, teaches. "The Ha-ha" & "The Ends" might make you laugh. Patreon https://patreon.com/Tomtalksdisabillity?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link

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Sir Thomas William Shakespeare, 3rd Baronet, is an English sociologist and bioethicist. He has achondroplasia and uses a wheelchair.

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Tom Shakespeare @tomshakespeare.bsky.social · Jun 10
Please order The Ends: "exit, pursued by a polar bear" - I've even written the headline for your review. Hope you are enjoying the book: it's a laugh, but also about the climate crisis.
Cover of 'The Ends' featuring the hero, Fred, being pursued by a voracious polar bear.

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Tom Shakespeare @tomshakespeare.bsky.social · 10h
I am not 60. I am 59 1/2.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 11h
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 15h
1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
Photograph of a printed guidance memo stating that the U.S. Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year. Key points include: USG funds should not be used for related events, personnel should refrain from public promotion via social media or other channels, and CDC and other USG staff may attend local events but cannot speak or promote attendance. The memo notes this guidance supersedes previous blanket approval and may require adjustments to planned activities.

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 15h
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

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Christopher Pittard @christopherpittard.bsky.social · 17h
There is a startling level of cultural illiteracy involved in complaining that a school's Christmas play has a plot about refugees from the Middle East. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Inverness school's Christmas show cancelled after 'racist' abuse
Highland Council says some of the online messages were directed at staff at the primary.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Tom Shakespeare @tomshakespeare.bsky.social · 17h
Today, I had lunch with the friend I used to play Risk with, when Ivy was a baby (36 yrs ago). Next year, my friend is 80 & I am 60 (we might find a pub in which to play again).

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de’on @justkeepskeeting.pro · 1d
this is mesmerizing

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 2d
Delia Derbyshire (1937- 2001) UK musician/composer, pioneer of electronic music, working at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop 1960s, she created the arrangement of the theme music for UK science-fiction TV series #DoctorWho
#WomensArt
Monochrome photograph of a white woman standing over a desk with reel to reel recording equipment

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 2d
This, by @giacgrassi.bsky.social, remains one of the simplest and best climate visuals
a drawing of a boat heating torwads an iceberg - lower temps still collide with ice but not as badly.

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Tom Shakespeare @tomshakespeare.bsky.social · 2d
Stop expecting any alternative to turn up any day soon.

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 2d
This auction is live NOW! Bid bid bid! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

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Tom Shakespeare @tomshakespeare.bsky.social · 2d
And remembering that USA has withdrawn from COP.

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Tom Shakespeare @tomshakespeare.bsky.social · 2d
So depressing that COP30 fails to limit fossil fuels. We have had every chance & failed every time.

Reposted by Tom Shakespeare, Leigh Sparks, John Foot , and 5 more

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 3d
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.

Reposted by Tom Shakespeare, Steven H. Seggie

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 3d
Migrants didn't cut council funding.
Migrants didn't raise energy bills.
Migrants didn't close community centres.

Know what would help solve Scotland’s problems? Taxing the super-rich and building an affordable country for all.
Stop blaming refugees... for problems caused by billionaires. Scottish Greens.

Reposted by Tom Shakespeare, Marina Jirotka, Ian Butler

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.

He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.

Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 3d
“Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner…”

Bob Marley

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Rishika Pardikar @rishpardikar.bsky.social · 4d
The EU won 'Fossil of the Day' award at COP30 for a "committed and impressively diverse portfolio of obstruction and avoidance". Context for people wondering why some developing countries have concerns about fossil fuel phaseout. It is because of lack of support

climatenetwork.org/resource/sol...

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 4d
Richard Tice, March 2025:
"I have never met Nathan Gill, and he has never had anything to do with Reform,"

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Center for Inclusive Policy @inclusivepolicy.bsky.social · 4d
We marked our 10th anniversary with a conversation that brought together diverse voices to reflect on ten years of inclusive policy work and explore what comes next.

🎤 Dan Mont, @nifhla.bsky.social, @tomshakespeare.bsky.social, Lesley Carson, Gopal Mitra, Meenakshi Balasubramanian & Alimata Karimu.
CIP’s 10th Anniversary: Reflections and Next Steps | Center for Inclusive Policy
Reflections on ten years of inclusive policy work, with the full recap, recording, and transcript available.
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Tom Shakespeare @tomshakespeare.bsky.social · 4d
Terrible political leadership has an awful effect on the whole country (talking about UK but relevant to USA).

Reposted by Tom Shakespeare, José Pina-Sánchez

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Pamoja Communications @pamoja.bsky.social · 5d
The UK's anti-migrant mania is destroying the health system with a 26% rise in overseas-trained doctors quitting the UK in 2024

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures last year that imperils NHS
www.theguardian.com

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Pamoja Communications @pamoja.bsky.social · 5d
The evidence from the inquiry is clear, while it is vindicating to see Boris Johnson blamed in black and white for the catastrophic mishandling of the pandemic, it is devastating to think of the lives that could have been saved under a different prime minister. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Covid chaos in Boris Johnson’s government led to 23,000 deaths, damning inquiry finds
Report finds PM and Dominic Cummings presided over ‘toxic and chaotic culture’ in Downing Street
www.independent.co.uk

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."

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Tom Shakespeare @tomshakespeare.bsky.social · 6d
(I know it was four goals, but three were outstanding).

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 6d
Why did not a single male reporter who were standing next to the president and the female reporter he called "piggy" say a word to the president about this and call him out then and there? Those who keep quiet in these moments are part of the problem.

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Tom Shakespeare @tomshakespeare.bsky.social · 6d
Well done Scotland! Three astounding goals!

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Tom Shakespeare @tomshakespeare.bsky.social · 6d
Last night, David Goldblatt was brilliant on climate/sport, and today footballer cals for climate action www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Beth Mead: ‘If we don’t adapt to climate change, football becomes a privilege, not a right‘
The Arsenal and England forward is backing new global campaign because talent and teamwork should decide the game – not the climate
www.theguardian.com

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Tom Shakespeare @tomshakespeare.bsky.social · 6d
I have 2 grandkids. I fear for their future.

Reposted by Tom Shakespeare, Robert B. Reich, Annalee Newitz

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7d
AOC: Should this AI bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans —