Kush
@kksoodlaw.bsky.social
The guy behind the guy behind the times
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Not just a university restructure but a coastal town losing its future.
Rally tomorrow, 12–1pm, The Forum, Elmer Square, Southend (SS1 1NS).
Be there.
Rally tomorrow, 12–1pm, The Forum, Elmer Square, Southend (SS1 1NS).
Be there.
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Not just a university restructure but a coastal town losing its future.
Rally tomorrow, 12–1pm, The Forum, Elmer Square, Southend (SS1 1NS).
Be there.
Rally tomorrow, 12–1pm, The Forum, Elmer Square, Southend (SS1 1NS).
Be there.
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To our fellow health workers, and all those showing us the real meaning of community care in the USA: we stand with you because we know our struggles are the same.
www.medact.org/2026/blogs/f...
www.medact.org/2026/blogs/f...
In Solidarity – From UK Health Workers to US Health Workers Resisting ICE - Medact
In offering our grief and solidarity, we re-commit ourselves to standing with all our fellow health workers resisting fascism, from Minneapolis to Gaza.
www.medact.org
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
To our fellow health workers, and all those showing us the real meaning of community care in the USA: we stand with you because we know our struggles are the same.
www.medact.org/2026/blogs/f...
www.medact.org/2026/blogs/f...
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Three anti-fascist activists have accused undercover police officer Carlo Soracchi, who spent six years infiltrating anti-fascist and leftwing groups, of attempting to incite them to firebomb a shop that was said to be a front for the far right www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Police spy tried to incite activists to firebomb shop, UK inquiry hears
Carlo Soracchi, who infiltrated anti-fascist group in early 2000s, accused of suggesting crime as he had ‘got nothing’
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Three anti-fascist activists have accused undercover police officer Carlo Soracchi, who spent six years infiltrating anti-fascist and leftwing groups, of attempting to incite them to firebomb a shop that was said to be a front for the far right www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Millers Crossing. Never been able to get one non-Dad to sit through more than 10 minutes of it.
What’s everyone’s favorite dad movie
Trying to do a daily dumb little prompt to not think about The Horrors
February 4, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Millers Crossing. Never been able to get one non-Dad to sit through more than 10 minutes of it.
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Senior managers spend almost £14,000 on attending awards dinner in Edinburgh.
The University’s senior personnel attended the Times Higher Education Awards on 13 November in Edinburgh. We wrote to the Finance Director, on 1 December seeking the full cost to the University of attendance at the event
The University’s senior personnel attended the Times Higher Education Awards on 13 November in Edinburgh. We wrote to the Finance Director, on 1 December seeking the full cost to the University of attendance at the event
February 3, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Senior managers spend almost £14,000 on attending awards dinner in Edinburgh.
The University’s senior personnel attended the Times Higher Education Awards on 13 November in Edinburgh. We wrote to the Finance Director, on 1 December seeking the full cost to the University of attendance at the event
The University’s senior personnel attended the Times Higher Education Awards on 13 November in Edinburgh. We wrote to the Finance Director, on 1 December seeking the full cost to the University of attendance at the event
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And I'm also not in charge of the university, but I also feel like maybe the people who are in charge of making financial choices for the university should be the ones who face the consequences of these horrible decisions. Not staff, not students, not faculty, not the community.
February 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
And I'm also not in charge of the university, but I also feel like maybe the people who are in charge of making financial choices for the university should be the ones who face the consequences of these horrible decisions. Not staff, not students, not faculty, not the community.
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Solidarity with staff at Sheffield who are facing similar brutalising pay deductions for ASOS to those we have experienced @qmucu.bsky.social
Punishing staff with 💯 pay deductions on days they are working but protecting their rights to take industrial action says a lot about failing uni leadership!
Punishing staff with 💯 pay deductions on days they are working but protecting their rights to take industrial action says a lot about failing uni leadership!
@sheffielducu.bsky.social accuses managers of "bullying tactics" after staff told they will face further pay deductions for not rescheduling teaching missed during industrial action www.timeshighereducation.com/news/sheffie... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
Sheffield strikers lose more pay for not rearranging teaching
University accuses staff of ‘breach of contract’ for failing to reorganise lectures lost during recent industrial action
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Solidarity with staff at Sheffield who are facing similar brutalising pay deductions for ASOS to those we have experienced @qmucu.bsky.social
Punishing staff with 💯 pay deductions on days they are working but protecting their rights to take industrial action says a lot about failing uni leadership!
Punishing staff with 💯 pay deductions on days they are working but protecting their rights to take industrial action says a lot about failing uni leadership!
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Stronger together ✊
Hear from #LboroUCU members on why union membership matters and how we support each other.
Be part of it: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/join/
@ucu.org.uk #UCU #JoinAUnion
Hear from #LboroUCU members on why union membership matters and how we support each other.
Be part of it: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/join/
@ucu.org.uk #UCU #JoinAUnion
February 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Stronger together ✊
Hear from #LboroUCU members on why union membership matters and how we support each other.
Be part of it: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/join/
@ucu.org.uk #UCU #JoinAUnion
Hear from #LboroUCU members on why union membership matters and how we support each other.
Be part of it: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/join/
@ucu.org.uk #UCU #JoinAUnion
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@sheffielducu.bsky.social Colleagues are still locked out and receiving no pay as they continue to be involved in industrial action. Please donate and share widely where you can.🙏
www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
Donate to Support University of Sheffield striking staff!, organized by Mark Pendleton
I'm the branch treasurer for the University of Sheffield University and… Mark Pendleton needs your support for Support University of Sheffield striking staff!
www.gofundme.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:51 PM
@sheffielducu.bsky.social Colleagues are still locked out and receiving no pay as they continue to be involved in industrial action. Please donate and share widely where you can.🙏
www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
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and it's okay to have the desire to personify robots. just don't mistake your projection and desire for inherent qualities of a machine
This appears to be the underlying basis for most advocacy of #robotrights / personification of chatbots etc. Calling this relationalism just masks the fact that human desires / perceptions produce the effects: it is the wish-fulfilling transfer of human (or simply, living) qualities to machines.
February 2, 2026 at 6:39 PM
and it's okay to have the desire to personify robots. just don't mistake your projection and desire for inherent qualities of a machine
My radio's broken, and can't be arsed with the pub as I'm trying to write for a deadline tomorrow. I had a ticket offer to the match too and had to turn that down. So resorting to this app and some annoying lad on youtube hosting a watchalong. 165 of 1000 words drafted so far 🥴 #nffc
February 1, 2026 at 2:48 PM
My radio's broken, and can't be arsed with the pub as I'm trying to write for a deadline tomorrow. I had a ticket offer to the match too and had to turn that down. So resorting to this app and some annoying lad on youtube hosting a watchalong. 165 of 1000 words drafted so far 🥴 #nffc
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400 jobs at risk. A campus set to close.
This film explains what’s happening at the University of Essex and why staff, students and the local community are organising to stop it.
📍 Southend rally | 5 February
This film explains what’s happening at the University of Essex and why staff, students and the local community are organising to stop it.
📍 Southend rally | 5 February
January 26, 2026 at 3:13 PM
400 jobs at risk. A campus set to close.
This film explains what’s happening at the University of Essex and why staff, students and the local community are organising to stop it.
📍 Southend rally | 5 February
This film explains what’s happening at the University of Essex and why staff, students and the local community are organising to stop it.
📍 Southend rally | 5 February
Hands up if someone, or several someones, immediately sprung to mind...
One stark lesson from Epstein. People who are accustomed to have others defer, even grovel, to them, can get a false impression of their capabilities and the capabilities of their chums who are in a similar position.
February 1, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Hands up if someone, or several someones, immediately sprung to mind...
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A vast array of data suggests that school, not social media, is the biggest modern threat to the mental health of children. If you were recently a child, that won’t be a surprise. If not: enjoy the post :)
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open.substack.com/pub/unpublis...
School is Way Worse For Kids Than Social Media
On building a world that doesn’t make children want to die
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:50 PM
A vast array of data suggests that school, not social media, is the biggest modern threat to the mental health of children. If you were recently a child, that won’t be a surprise. If not: enjoy the post :)
open.substack.com/pub/unpublis...
open.substack.com/pub/unpublis...
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It intrigues me that “philistine,” (n. uncouth or uncultured), means this in virtue of the ancient association between the Palestinian people and indigeneity. The term was first used by the Israelites to refer to the non-semitic locals (Philistina).
January 31, 2026 at 6:49 PM
It intrigues me that “philistine,” (n. uncouth or uncultured), means this in virtue of the ancient association between the Palestinian people and indigeneity. The term was first used by the Israelites to refer to the non-semitic locals (Philistina).
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So difficult to talk about immigration on this app. Far too many folks can't be positive about immigrants without describing how immigrants serve them with their labour, e.g. in healthcare and so on. People shouldn't be valued by how they serve them ⚰️
January 31, 2026 at 1:55 PM
So difficult to talk about immigration on this app. Far too many folks can't be positive about immigrants without describing how immigrants serve them with their labour, e.g. in healthcare and so on. People shouldn't be valued by how they serve them ⚰️
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Indian state commits violence through its nationalism and resulting immigration policies (e.g. against Bangladeshis, which is in the news a lot if they read it) that the u.s. could only dream of. But of course India isn't the u.s. is it, which is the only thing they care about
January 30, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Indian state commits violence through its nationalism and resulting immigration policies (e.g. against Bangladeshis, which is in the news a lot if they read it) that the u.s. could only dream of. But of course India isn't the u.s. is it, which is the only thing they care about
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People are asking a lot “how is this happening?” It’s happening the way abolitionists have warned you for decades it’s happening — you can’t dehumanize whole groups of people, pay for their brutalization & not expect for more bounty hunters to come.
January 30, 2026 at 1:15 AM
People are asking a lot “how is this happening?” It’s happening the way abolitionists have warned you for decades it’s happening — you can’t dehumanize whole groups of people, pay for their brutalization & not expect for more bounty hunters to come.
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Staff ,supporters and students gathered outside Firth Court today in solidarity with colleagues locked out and facing withheld pay after lawful strike action at
@sheffielducu
Punishment is not negotiation. ✊
@sheffielducu
Punishment is not negotiation. ✊
January 29, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Staff ,supporters and students gathered outside Firth Court today in solidarity with colleagues locked out and facing withheld pay after lawful strike action at
@sheffielducu
Punishment is not negotiation. ✊
@sheffielducu
Punishment is not negotiation. ✊
The Home Office Minister says he wants to embed cultural change within his department. You can't change the indelibly eugenicist nature of border control. It'll always lead to scandals like this. So much so that 'business as usual'is far more honest a term to use than 'scandal'.
"The burden should be on the state, not the applicant"
Martin Force KC (@1crownofficerow.bsky.social) calls for urgent reform of the #Windrush Compensation Scheme to deliver real justice for victims.
🔗 Full article in 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 Magazine ➡️ hi.switchy.io/lIPd
#AccessToJustice #LegalAction
Martin Force KC (@1crownofficerow.bsky.social) calls for urgent reform of the #Windrush Compensation Scheme to deliver real justice for victims.
🔗 Full article in 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 Magazine ➡️ hi.switchy.io/lIPd
#AccessToJustice #LegalAction
January 30, 2026 at 3:07 PM
The Home Office Minister says he wants to embed cultural change within his department. You can't change the indelibly eugenicist nature of border control. It'll always lead to scandals like this. So much so that 'business as usual'is far more honest a term to use than 'scandal'.
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‼ IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ‼
Pro(vider) bono - The hidden cost of delivering #LegalAid - Are legal aid lawyers the unsung heroes of #ProBono?
@fionabawdon.bsky.social reports in 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 ➡ hi.switchy.io/lI4s
Pro(vider) bono - The hidden cost of delivering #LegalAid - Are legal aid lawyers the unsung heroes of #ProBono?
@fionabawdon.bsky.social reports in 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 ➡ hi.switchy.io/lI4s
January 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM
‼ IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ‼
Pro(vider) bono - The hidden cost of delivering #LegalAid - Are legal aid lawyers the unsung heroes of #ProBono?
@fionabawdon.bsky.social reports in 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 ➡ hi.switchy.io/lI4s
Pro(vider) bono - The hidden cost of delivering #LegalAid - Are legal aid lawyers the unsung heroes of #ProBono?
@fionabawdon.bsky.social reports in 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 ➡ hi.switchy.io/lI4s
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Now playing: Heart of the Congos. RiP Sly Dunbar, who played on this and about a million other records.
January 27, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Now playing: Heart of the Congos. RiP Sly Dunbar, who played on this and about a million other records.
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Out today: THE CROWN'S SILENCE
I'm delighted to share that my new book is officially out! It traces the British monarchy's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and colonial slavery over hundreds of years. Please buy a copy, tell your library, & spread the word. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
I'm delighted to share that my new book is officially out! It traces the British monarchy's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and colonial slavery over hundreds of years. Please buy a copy, tell your library, & spread the word. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
January 27, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Out today: THE CROWN'S SILENCE
I'm delighted to share that my new book is officially out! It traces the British monarchy's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and colonial slavery over hundreds of years. Please buy a copy, tell your library, & spread the word. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
I'm delighted to share that my new book is officially out! It traces the British monarchy's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and colonial slavery over hundreds of years. Please buy a copy, tell your library, & spread the word. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...