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New School of the Anthropocene @nsota.bsky.social · 11h

"Universities reassured arms companies they would monitor students’ chat groups & social media accounts after firms raised concerns about campus protests, according to internal emails."

And we thought that universities couldn't possibly become more venal...

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show

Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests

www.theguardian.com

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us

Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter:

A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them.

Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 21h

And making theft illegal would “kill” the thieving industry. Good. Make theft illegal again.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Asif Kapadia @asifkapadia.bsky.social · 22h

Genocide :

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

Utterly beholden to lobbyists, staggeringly ignorant and dismissive of the natural world: Rachel Reeves might not look or sound like Donald Trump, but she is behaving very much like him. This government is even more of an ecological hazard than the Tories were.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

www.theguardian.com

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Asif Kapadia @asifkapadia.bsky.social · 1d

Heads up!
KENNY DALGLISH
World Premiere Rome Film Festival 21 October. (Documentary competition)
Cinema: UK & IRELAND from 29/30 Oct, look out for in person Q&As with myself & special guests.
Cinema version features an exclusive conversation between the King (Kenny!) & I
On Prime 4 November
❤️🙌🏽🙏🏽👏🏽✊🏽

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Doug Backer @dougbacker.bsky.social · Aug 24

We (Democracies) already have paid, nazi boots on the ground HUNTING US so they can kidnap anyone who doesn’t CONFORM to the TRUMP/BANNON vision of America where the poor, infirm, different, black, or non-MAGA are jailed, treated like vermin, or worse.
Please wake up and watch 2073 on HBO/MAX. Now!

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bring on the headless horses @ihavethatonvinyl.com · Sep 7

today's random wiki: did you know there will be a total solar eclipse in 2073?

we'll all be dead

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_e...

Solar eclipse of August 3, 2073 - Wikipedia

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OneWorld @oneworld.nl · 21d

Kom op 5 oktober naar OneWorld Movie Night! We vertonen ‘2073’ van Asif Kapadia i.s.m. Het Documentaire Paviljoen van IDFA! Deze hybride documentairefilm laat ons zien hoe we via de klimaatcrisis en autoritarisme afglijden naar tech-fascisme. Nagesprek met klimaatfilosoof @chrisjulien.bsky.social.

OneWorld Movie Night: 2073 | IDFA Festival

OneWorld nodigt elk seizoen uit om samen films te kijken tijdens OneWorld Movie Night met een programma gewijd aan verdieping en fysieke ontmoeting. Voor deze editie heeft de OneWorld-redactie…

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Chris Julien @chrisjulien.bsky.social · 14d

Wie gaat er mee naar de film? Zondag 5 oktober draait @oneworld.nl bij het Het Vondelparkpaviljoen '2073'. Dat klinkt ver weg, maar veel actueler wordt het niet! Ik doe een nagesprek met @omarlarabi.bsky.social 🦾

OneWorld @oneworld.nl · 15d

Kom op 5 oktober naar OneWorld Movie Night! We vertonen ‘2073’ van Asif Kapadia i.s.m. Het Documentaire Paviljoen van IDFA! Deze hybride documentairefilm laat ons zien hoe we via de klimaatcrisis en autoritarisme afglijden naar tech-fascisme. Nagesprek met klimaatfilosoof @chrisjulien.bsky.social.

OneWorld Movie Night: 2073 | IDFA Festival

OneWorld nodigt elk seizoen uit om samen films te kijken tijdens OneWorld Movie Night met een programma gewijd aan verdieping en fysieke ontmoeting. Voor deze editie heeft de OneWorld-redactie…

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✨🌟 ⭐️ LoveKat ⭐️🌟✨🟦♿️🧬🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🌎☮️🕊️🟪 @lovekat41.bsky.social · 6d

Hey, now that people are home from being fired. Watch Bad Faith on Tubi. It explains the mindset and what is coming. Then watch 2073, because it is more possible than you think.

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OneWorld @oneworld.nl · 7d

Kom op 5 oktober naar OneWorld Movie Night! We vertonen ‘2073’ van Asif Kapadia i.s.m. Het Documentaire Paviljoen van IDFA! Deze hybride documentairefilm laat ons zien hoe we via de klimaatcrisis en autoritarisme afglijden naar tech-fascisme. Nagesprek met klimaatfilosoof @chrisjulien.bsky.social.

OneWorld Movie Night: 2073 | IDFA Festival

OneWorld nodigt elk seizoen uit om samen films te kijken tijdens OneWorld Movie Night met een programma gewijd aan verdieping en fysieke ontmoeting. Voor deze editie heeft de OneWorld-redactie…

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Asif Kapadia @asifkapadia.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Fast-fashion recycling: how ‘the castoff capital of the world’ is making Indian factory workers sick

Reports of lung disease, skin conditions and even cancer are rising in Panipat, which recycles 1 million tonnes of textile waste a year

www.theguardian.com

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Michael Emonds @michaelje67.bsky.social · 3d

Well said, Gary Neville! 👏

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d

The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester

BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview

The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show

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Asif Kapadia @asifkapadia.bsky.social · 3d

I thoroughly recommend everyone sees All That’s Left Of You by the incredible filmmaker and actress Cherien Dabis, my film of the year.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Palestinian film-makers on their favorite Palestinian movies: ‘I felt like I was watching my own story’

Mo Amer, Cherien Dabis, Basel Adra and others’ picks show Palestine’s rich, yet overlooked tradition of cinema

www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Palestinian film-makers on their favorite Palestinian movies: ‘I felt like I was watching my own story’

Mo Amer, Cherien Dabis, Basel Adra and others’ picks show Palestine’s rich, yet overlooked tradition of cinema

www.theguardian.com

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 4d

We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?

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Andrew Beasley @andrewbeasleyfootball.com · 4d

This is Conor Bradley's third start of the season.

He now has five yellow cards in all competitions.

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Asif Kapadia @asifkapadia.bsky.social · 4d

C’mon Liverpool

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d

Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell ‘infested with bedbugs’

Exclusive: Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg has told Swedish officials she is being subjected to harsh treatment in Israeli custody after her detention and removal from a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza, according to correspondence seen by the Guardian. According to the correspondence, Israeli forces are also reported by another detainee to have taken photographs where Thunberg was allegedly forced to hold flags. The identity of the flags are unknown. Continue reading...

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NPR @npr.org · 7d

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 8d

🔴Calls for New Inquiry Into Russian Interference After Reform’s Former Welsh Leader Pleads Guilty to Bribery

As the Kremlin steps up its political interference efforts in the West, is it time for a new Russia Report?

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/01/c...

Calls for New Inquiry Into Russian Interference After Reform’s Former Welsh Leader Pleads Guilty to Bribery

As the Kremlin steps up its political interference efforts in the West, is it time for a new Russia Report?

bylinetimes.com

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Asif Kapadia @asifkapadia.bsky.social · 8d

Heads up:
KENNY DALGLISH is a funny, humble, incredible, emotional, cinematic portrait of an iconic figure who defined a generation, the film will play in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on 29th & 30th October.
See it on the big screen!

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Cassetteboy @cassetteboy.bsky.social · 8d

New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.

This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

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