Derek Edwards
@derekedwards.bsky.social
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Emeritus professor; language and social interaction; Discursive Psychology; Guitars; Photography; Liverpool FC; Socialism. Probably not in that order.
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zoesqwilliams.bsky.social
I'm sorry to harp on, but how can Kemi Badenoch *possibly exist* in a party alongside a guy who complains about not seeing enough white faces. How is that possible?
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telescoper.bsky.social
A meme for the modern university...
Meme showing a worker labelled "academic staff" digging a hole in the ground while 10 others look labelled with management titles such as "Director of Human Resources" look on. The caption underneath reads "The only way we can cut costs is to reduce the number of academic staff..."
derekedwards.bsky.social
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness…! 🙂
lizstokoe.bsky.social
A Turner-esque season-of-mists #sunrise at Charnwood Water this morning #Loughborough #Autumn 🍂
Pink and yellow hazy clouds in blue skies reflected in mists floating on the water with trees around the edge Pink and yellow hazy clouds with sun ray in blue skies reflected in mists floating on the water with trees around the edge Pink and yellow hazy cloud reflected in mists floating on the water with trees around the edge Pink and yellow hazy clouds in blue skies reflected in mists floating on the water with trees around the edge
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carolecadwalla.bsky.social
What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own.

Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social

We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.

Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
pressgazette.co.uk
Former Observer big-hitters inc @carolecadwalla.bsky.social launch new title The Nerve with redundancy payouts

After Observer sale: "We decided to launch a title that the journalists themselves would own, that would be truly independent"
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Former Observer big-hitters launch new title with redundancy payouts
Five former Observer journalists including Carole Cadwalladr have launched their own culture publication using their redundancy money.
pressgazette.co.uk
derekedwards.bsky.social
Always thought that was an interesting implication, that Orcs had the concept of a ’menu.’ Like they usually ate out in restaurants, and chose their favourite hors d’oeuvres.
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ronaldhartz.bsky.social
‘we suggest that chief amongst the beliefs implicit in managerialism is the idea that management in itself is of greater importance than the primary activities that are being managed’ (Hussey/Smith (2010): The Trouble with Higher Education, p.20)

#HigherEd
#UKHE
Book cover of The Trouble with Higher Education by Trevor Hussey and Patrick Smith.
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internethippo.bsky.social
Every pundit who took at face value the idea that the Right sincerely cares about free speech, or ideological diversity, or in fact has any principles at all, should be wearing a dunce cap and writing a lengthy mea culpa right now. Not for our catharsis but for public awareness at least
derekedwards.bsky.social
Lovely to see you looking so happy. 🙂
suewilkinson.bsky.social
Celebrating our 22nd Wedding Anniversary (a couple of days late) tonight! @kitzingercelia.bsky.social
We got married in Canada in 2003 - 11 years before it was lawful in England & Wales. We lost our marriage equality case in the High Court in 2006 - but we're on the right side of history!
Cheers!
Celia and Sue with cocktails (Sue's is gin and ginger; Celia's is non-alcoholic cucumber and elderflower).  And two pics of yummy vegetarian food - including a local damson souffle
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adambienkov.bsky.social
The real 'two tier' divide in British politics is between the wife of a Conservative councillor calling for refugees to be burnt alive, being treated as a brave 'political prisoner', and the protestors calling for the end of mass starvation and genocide, being treated as domestic terrorists
'Anywhere But Here': How Britain's Anti-Migrant Media Consensus Is Crowding Out the Truth
Britain's longstanding traditions of tolerance and compassion are being suppressed in favour of a media-driven campaign of anti-migrant hate
www.adambienkov.co.uk
derekedwards.bsky.social
This is disgusting, and surely counterproductive. Starmer and co have totally lost the plot.
lizstokoe.bsky.social
More awful Labour Party adverts on FB getting 1000s of frustrated and angry replies, mostly criticising how they pander to and use the language of Reform.

@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
Labour Party advert on Facebook- white text on black background: it's not fair on hardworking people when illegal workers cheat our system
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adambienkov.bsky.social
By a fellow human being working incredibly hard to support themselves and secure a better life?
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drsimonstewart.bsky.social
Journalists need to stop anthropomorphizing LLMs immediately. They don't say, want, believe, or think anything. They create output that is statistically likely based on petabytes of stolen training data.
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charlesfourier.bsky.social
Trumpian economics explained 👇
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altnps.bsky.social
Mark this for the history books: “We’re talking about the president exercising his authority, and the president is of course limited to his authority. That’s the difference between a constitutional government and King George,” said Judge Charles Breyer.
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katherineschof8.bsky.social
I’m one of those dodgy immigrants who came here on a spouse visa and got indefinite leave to remain after 12 months.

The incalculable harm I have done to the UK includes dedicating my life to public service, educating thousands of British young people, and paying more tax than I’ll ever get back.
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robertshrimsley.bsky.social
This is Labour's core problem here. The right will never allow Starmer a win on immigration because the issue is central to their appeal and therey' daren't lose it. So whatever he does will never be enough.
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rbreich.bsky.social
The USDA has withdrawn a plan to impose stronger safety regulations limiting salmonella levels in raw poultry.

Who was the biggest donor to Trump's inauguration fund?

Pilgrim’s Pride — one of the largest chicken processors in the country.

See how this works?