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Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 23h

Oregon National Guard general said that if they were deployed, his troops would be instructed to protect the protesters, not ICE.

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Naomi L. Jacobs @naomijacobs.bsky.social · 21h

Huge thanks to @krysiawally.bsky.social , @jpuddlegoose.bsky.social & Bernice Hardie for sharing their work in faith communities for disability inclusion & social justice at @learningmet.bsky.social. Great to host such interesting speakers on a topic we don’t talk about enough in #DisabilityStudies.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 21h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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JPuddlegoose @jpuddlegoose.bsky.social · 20h

Here's this year's @livingedgeconf.bsky.social, as mentioned in today's wonderful seminar hosted by @naomijacobs.bsky.social . There are still a few spaces left, both onsite and online.
cantheseboneslive.eventbrite.co.uk

Can These Bones Live? Disability, wilderness, hope and God

Exploring experience of wilderness & how hope grows. With talks, workshops, groups, art, theology, liturgy. Hybrid event - on site & online

CanTheseBonesLive.eventbrite.co.uk

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JPuddlegoose @jpuddlegoose.bsky.social · 20h

Thanks Naomi! It was a real pleasure to be there - and great to hear from the wondeful speakers. Despite talking about it, I forgot to post a link to the @livingedgeconf.bsky.social! I'll add it below...

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Andrew Dotchin (tssf) he/him @suffolkvicar.bsky.social · 6d

My Bangladeshi 🇧🇩 born friend with whom I talk about cricket & rugby in the pub told me that he was abused in traffic today by someone with not much grammar and told to ‘get back on his boat’
He has lived here since he was 8 years old and is a valued local accountant 😔
Only White people can stop this

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Naomi L. Jacobs @naomijacobs.bsky.social · 13d

Speakers: @krysiawally.bsky.social on research into autistic people's experiences of mosques & churches; Bernice Hardie on WAVE, a community #WithNotFor people with learning disabilities; @jpuddlegoose.bsky.social on neurodivergent & disabled-led work in the Church of England #AutRes #Disability 2/2

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Naomi L. Jacobs @naomijacobs.bsky.social · 13d

I'm excited to be chairing an online symposium on Religions, Faith Communities & Disability on 8th Oct 12-2, as part of Manchester Metropolitan's Learning Disabilities and Autism Research Group seminar series. Speakers and topics in the next post... Details and sign-up link at tinyurl.com/3pdjmn4d 🧵

Learning Disabilities & Autism at Manchester Met @learningmet.bsky.social · 13d

Please join us for a symposium on Religions, Faith Communities & Disability, 8th Oct 12-2pm, online. @krysiawally.bsky.social, Bernice Hardie and @jpuddlegoose.bsky.social will share research and action for inclusion in faith communities and beyond. Sign up: tinyurl.com/3pdjmn4d #AutRes #AcademicSky

A flyer for an online symposium with white text and speakers' photos on a brick wall background. Text reads: Wed 8th October 12-2pm. Religions, Faith Communities and Disability. Online symposium with speakers Dr Krysia Waldock, Bernice Hardie and Fiona MacMillan. Chaired by Dr Naomi Jacobs. Link to event via Eventbrite.

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Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · 20d

I would refer us also to the fast-growing research evidence into ABA causing trauma & 'behaviour'. But as long as teams have a belief' that the child has had a lovely childhood with great interventions, and is just choosing to behaving badly, it's fine to drug them into submission.

Is it?

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Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · 16d

Gentle reminder that autistic mums are a) more likely to have autistic babies and b) more likely to have pain conditions that need Tylenol (paracetamol). Tylenol doesn't 'cause' the autistic babies.
It's not rocket science.
Unfortunately, some leaders gave up science in year 3, I think.

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Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · 20d

Today, in 'What happens when ABA is used on children', we have the frankly shocking account of an eight year old boy.
www.cureus.com/articles/361...
At this very young age, he's already endured a parental divorce, ABA, other 'behavioural' interventions, restraints, and enforced mental health stays/

Paliperidone as an Alternative Treatment for Behavioral Symptoms in Childhood Autism: Case Report of an Eight-Year-Old Patient

This case report discusses an eight-year-old boy diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD), who ...

www.cureus.com

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Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 22d

BBC, Reuters et al about the frantic race to save some of Gaza's historic artefacts.

Fadel al-Otol, one of Gaza's leading the effort. From Switzerland, his new home, he and others guided volunteers and aid workers to move truckloads of artefacts to a safer loaction.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 26d

half of the BBC website is Charlie Kirk stuff and I'm confused, I thought we're in Britain

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 26d

How can we share knowledge and insight across generations within our communities?

Read and watch searching conversations on faith and action between young Quakers and older members of the Welsh Quaker community.

Read the full blog, and access our new film, here:

You can always ask me: intergenerational conversations about faith

Extract of an intergenerational conversation about Quaker faith

www.quaker.org.uk

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Fair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties @fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social · Aug 27

If you’re waking up to yet another news programme on tv or radio that is over platforming REFORM with 4 MPs and not mentioning any other opposition party, you know what to do. Sign here and get anyone else you know to sign. Fair coverage now. Takes 30 seconds petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Petition: Ensure plurality of political coverage across UK broadcast media at all times

We want to ensure that a plurality of views from all political parties in Westminster are represented and the nations parliaments are heard all year round, not just election times. The rules for coverage during elections should apply at all times.

petition.parliament.uk

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · Aug 17

We’ve got one heck of a lineup of speakers for our autumn lecture series at St Martin in the Fields starting next month

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Martin Wroe @martinwroe.bsky.social · Aug 12

Stream @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social from wherever you are.

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No Fly Zone – Weekend Ticket

Don’t miss a moment over three days of livestreams that bring Greenbelt to your screen, wherever you are. Every show, every guest, everything. PS. Enjoy a slice of Greenbelt goodness early with the t...

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Aug 14

Trump Bureau of Labor Statistics nominee was a 'bystander' outside Capitol on Jan. 6, White House says

The White House said E.J. Antoni was in town for meetings unrelated to Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

www.nbcnews.com

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · Aug 10

Less than two years ago, an Israeli airstrike on a hospital in Gaza city merited a multi-day news cycle, with international outrage forcing Israel to issue denials and launch an absurd but ultimately successful attempt to muddy the waters with dubious theories about Gazans bombing themselves.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Aug 9

Amongst those arrested in London for peacefully protesting the genocide in Gaza is this blind person in a wheelchair.

Staggeringly embarrassing and shaming for Starmer.

“Shame on you!” being shouted by the crowd.

(🎥 Defend Our Juries)

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ACLU @aclu.org · Aug 9

BREAKING: We filed a class action lawsuit against ICE for denying people access to lawyers and subjecting them to inhumane conditions at 26 Federal Plaza in New York.

ICE is illegally holding people here for weeks, often without adequate access to medical care, food, or legal counsel.

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Holger Hestermeyer @hhesterm.bsky.social · Aug 8

I am horrified. If you use US material, download all old reports you use. The record will be erased. Even that might not save you: every report sourced from the US will now have to be suspected of politicised manipulation and will in the future the same credibility as Iran’s human rights reports

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · Aug 8

The Trump administration has announced that the US will rewrite past climate reports, in a clear attempt to erase scientific history and undermine the consensus on human-caused climate change.

US to rewrite its past national climate reports

US President Donald Trump's administration is revising past editions of the nation's premier climate report -- its latest move to undermine the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming.

www.france24.com

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Becky Mynett @beckymynett.bsky.social · Aug 9

#CofEPeeps If you want to see more inclusive people elected to General Synod, please support the Together for the Church of England fundraiser, either by donating and sharing or just sharing. Thanks. justgiving.com/campaign/inc...

The Inclusive Synod Election Campaign

We're fundraising with Inclusive Church to support the election of inclusive people to the General Synod of the Church of England in the 2026 elections. This will help the Church to be more diverse a...

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Rachel Mann @revrachelmann.bsky.social · Aug 9

Deeply impressed by this. As someone who has been on long lists and short lists, the pressure - psychological, emotional, financial - to stay on them can be huge. I have immediately bought Sacha’s book.

Sachaaaargh Coward 👻 @sachacoward.bsky.social · Aug 9

I will be asking to remove 'Queer As Folklore' from the long list for the Polari Prize 2025.

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Emily Richardson @emjric.bsky.social · Aug 9

Proud of my (friend of a) friend Amy for this. Go buy her book, Spoilt Creatures, it's delicious.

Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · Aug 9

Update on withdrawals from the Polari Prize: Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu, Ciara Maguire have all withdrawn so far, in protest of the inclusion of John Boyne.

Polari first book prize long list with crosses over the books by Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu and Ciara Maguire

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