Uri Horesh
@urihoresh.bsky.social
Queer sociolinguist and humanist. Based in St Andrews, Scotland. Free Palestine and end the genocide.
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BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
Save Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester! - Sign the Petition! c.org/6JXypXPN8c
Sign the Petition
Save Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester!
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November 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Save Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester! - Sign the Petition! c.org/6JXypXPN8c
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Slightly obsessed WH Smith rebranding to TG Jones, a fictional variant of the original name, only for associates of the 1940s Everton defender TG Jones to need to stress he is not related to the business, despite he himself running his own newsagents after retirement. @footballcliches.bsky.social
What does WH Smith’s new high street name TGJones actually mean?
New owner Modella says made-up moniker aims to evoke ‘sense of family’, but brand experts unconvinced
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Slightly obsessed WH Smith rebranding to TG Jones, a fictional variant of the original name, only for associates of the 1940s Everton defender TG Jones to need to stress he is not related to the business, despite he himself running his own newsagents after retirement. @footballcliches.bsky.social
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The people who say "why this obsession with Palestine? why don't you post about Sudan?" never post about Sudan themselves.
What they mean is "it's fine you don't care about Sudan. You should be similarly indifferent to Palestine"
(of course, many people do post about both and other crises)
What they mean is "it's fine you don't care about Sudan. You should be similarly indifferent to Palestine"
(of course, many people do post about both and other crises)
November 20, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The people who say "why this obsession with Palestine? why don't you post about Sudan?" never post about Sudan themselves.
What they mean is "it's fine you don't care about Sudan. You should be similarly indifferent to Palestine"
(of course, many people do post about both and other crises)
What they mean is "it's fine you don't care about Sudan. You should be similarly indifferent to Palestine"
(of course, many people do post about both and other crises)
LGBTQ+ poet and artist David Robilliard honoured with blue plaque in Guernsey. www.bbc.com/news/article...
LGBTQ+ Guernsey poet and artist honoured with blue plaque
David Robilliard had his artwork displayed in both national and international gallery collections.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
LGBTQ+ poet and artist David Robilliard honoured with blue plaque in Guernsey. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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At last! Open Access version of the book on MIT's site. One for the syntax nerds. I argue we need to replace Merge, that there are no Phases, and that we need to rethink the basic theoretical typology of Islands. Feel free to download with abandon! 🐦🐦 #syntax direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
Mereological Syntax: Phrase Structure, Cyclicity, and Islands
An argument for replacing Chomsky’s set-theoretic Merge view of syntax with a theory of syntax based on mereological objects.Mereology is the study of part
direct.mit.edu
November 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
At last! Open Access version of the book on MIT's site. One for the syntax nerds. I argue we need to replace Merge, that there are no Phases, and that we need to rethink the basic theoretical typology of Islands. Feel free to download with abandon! 🐦🐦 #syntax direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
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Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
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November 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
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Texas' abortion ban has killed another woman.
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Texas' abortion ban has killed another woman.
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
The most underrated fruit:
GRAPEFRUIT.
GRAPEFRUIT.
a cartoon character says make way for grapefruit in front of an emergency exit sign
ALT: a cartoon character says make way for grapefruit in front of an emergency exit sign
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The most underrated fruit:
GRAPEFRUIT.
GRAPEFRUIT.
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It feels really, really good to finally hold the hard copy of this in my hands! Years of work in one shiny new book 😊 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/language-...
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
It feels really, really good to finally hold the hard copy of this in my hands! Years of work in one shiny new book 😊 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/language-...
More from my recent recording with @espoir-dignite-tv.bsky.social on Israel and its allies in genocide: youtube.com/shorts/JZLCU...
The Paradox of Western Democracy and Oppression
YouTube video by Espoir et Dignité TV
youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
More from my recent recording with @espoir-dignite-tv.bsky.social on Israel and its allies in genocide: youtube.com/shorts/JZLCU...
Sneak preview from a longer panel discussion in which I participated last weekend with Espoir et Dignité TV youtube.com/shorts/FK0bP...
The Role of Social Media in Exposing Global Injustices
YouTube video by Espoir et Dignité TV
youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Sneak preview from a longer panel discussion in which I participated last weekend with Espoir et Dignité TV youtube.com/shorts/FK0bP...
The Role of Social Media in Exposing Global Injustices
YouTube video by Espoir et Dignité TV
youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Sneak preview from a longer panel discussion in which I participated last weekend with Espoir et Dignité TV youtube.com/shorts/FK0bP...
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big solidarity and love to everyone on strike this week at edinburgh 💕💕
Calling all staff and students at UoE, and all those who care about its future: join us on the picket lines!
Teach outs, picket locations, bake sale... see our FAQ
#UCU
#WearetheUniversity
#StopStaffCutsatUoE
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/industrial-d...
Teach outs, picket locations, bake sale... see our FAQ
#UCU
#WearetheUniversity
#StopStaffCutsatUoE
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/industrial-d...
Industrial Action FAQ — UCU Edinburgh
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
big solidarity and love to everyone on strike this week at edinburgh 💕💕
$1 Trump coin draft is ‘real,’ US Treasurer says. www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/b...
$1 Trump coin is ‘real,’ US Treasurer says | CNN Business
A portrait of President Donald Trump may be featured on a commemorative $1 coin issued by the United States Mint in honor of America’s 250th birthday in 2026, according to first drafts of the images c...
www.cnn.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
$1 Trump coin draft is ‘real,’ US Treasurer says. www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/b...
Tenured professor sues University of Kentucky for banning him from law school over comments on Israel: Ramsi Woodcock, who calls for an end to Israel and military intervention against it, says the university violated his first amendment rights. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Tenured professor sues University of Kentucky for banning him from law school over comments on Israel
Exclusive: Ramsi Woodcock, who calls for an ‘end’ to Israel and military intervention against it, says the university violated his first amendment rights
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Tenured professor sues University of Kentucky for banning him from law school over comments on Israel: Ramsi Woodcock, who calls for an end to Israel and military intervention against it, says the university violated his first amendment rights. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I just signed a @fadp.bsky.social petition: Stay the Execution of Bryan Jennings. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Stay the Execution of Bryan Jennings
U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Bryan Frederick Jennings is scheduled for execution in Florida on November 13, 2025, just two days after Veterans Day. He was sentenced to death for the 1979 murder of Rebecc...
actionnetwork.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I just signed a @fadp.bsky.social petition: Stay the Execution of Bryan Jennings. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
US Secretary of Homeland Security reportedly authorized purchase of 10 engineless Spirit Airlines planes that airline didn’t own.
Wall Street Journal reports Kristi Noem arranged purchase to expand deportation flights and for personal travel.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wall Street Journal reports Kristi Noem arranged purchase to expand deportation flights and for personal travel.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
DHS head reportedly authorized purchase of 10 engineless Spirit Airlines planes that airline didn’t own
Wall Street Journal reports Kristi Noem arranged purchase to expand deportation flights and for personal travel
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
US Secretary of Homeland Security reportedly authorized purchase of 10 engineless Spirit Airlines planes that airline didn’t own.
Wall Street Journal reports Kristi Noem arranged purchase to expand deportation flights and for personal travel.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wall Street Journal reports Kristi Noem arranged purchase to expand deportation flights and for personal travel.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
SOAS, University of London, Senate statement on Gaza, Palestine: www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/s...
Senate statement on Gaza, Palestine
The Senate has published a ‘Senate Statement on Scholasticide in Gaza, Palestine’.
www.soas.ac.uk
November 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
SOAS, University of London, Senate statement on Gaza, Palestine: www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/s...
'I saw death': Palestinian bus drivers in Jerusalem fear for their lives amid Israeli football fan violence www.middleeasteye.net/news/arab-bu...
'I saw death': Arab bus drivers in Israel fear for their lives amid football fan violence
Drivers are 'routinely' targeted by Israeli football fans, as unions warn of escalating assaults and lack of police response
www.middleeasteye.net
November 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
'I saw death': Palestinian bus drivers in Jerusalem fear for their lives amid Israeli football fan violence www.middleeasteye.net/news/arab-bu...
Finally some good news on the news.
November 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Finally some good news on the news.
Man charged after mass stabbing on train in Cambridgeshire.
Suspect was arrested after incident on Saturday evening service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Suspect was arrested after incident on Saturday evening service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Man charged after mass stabbing on train in Cambridgeshire
Suspect was arrested after incident on Saturday evening service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Man charged after mass stabbing on train in Cambridgeshire.
Suspect was arrested after incident on Saturday evening service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Suspect was arrested after incident on Saturday evening service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Happy Halloween, folks
October 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Happy Halloween, folks