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Joanne Hall @hierath77.bsky.social · 1h

@yes-cymru-ankh.bsky.social

www.kickstarter.com/projects/191...

S'mae! Wondering if you wouldn't mind giving our Welsh Mythology Kickstarter a share? Aiming to promote welsh writers, artists and (hopefully) cymraeg translators. Diolch yn fawr!

They Are Still Here (Maen Nhw Yma O Hyd)

An anthology of contemporary fantasy stories featuring creatures and characters from Welsh mythology and folklore

www.kickstarter.com

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 2h

If teachers are told using AI technologies creates time to spend developing relationships with students, and the report’s findings suggest AI technologies undermine these vital relationships, then it seems to me resistance and refusal of AI technologies is the most caring response.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 6h

“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”

Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students

A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.

www.edweek.org

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 4h

One of the (many) legal gaps that needs to be filled after this nightmare is over is to prohibit federal law enforcement agencies from using federal funds to create propaganda videos with anyone in custody. This is all about spectacle and content creation, remove the incentive and the means

Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 6h

Weird how that didn’t make the cut.

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Tony Bird @tonybirdlondon.bsky.social · 4h

I've been to brilliant queer history talks by Sacha.
Can confirm you should hire him

Sachaaaargh Coward 👻 @sachacoward.bsky.social · 4h

This is an 'Arrrgh help! I need more work, there are moths in my wallet!!' post.

I do queer history, build escape rooms, talk about mythology and run museumy workshops and tours!

Get in contact if you want to do something cool. X

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 3h

Our household has had 8 bicycles stolen in the last 10 years, one from a locked bicycle rack in view of where we were having lunch, the police have never investigated any of them, they have sometimes given us crime numbers so we can claim insurance.

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Luke Taylor MP @luketaylorld.bsky.social · 3h

British Transport Police's decision to not investigate bike thefts outside train stations where bikes have been left for more than two hours is really concerning. It could effectively decriminalise it.

Together with Lib Dem colleagues I've written to the BTP to get clarity.

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 5h

In 1996, Brewster Kahle wrote "Preserving the Internet" for Scientific American. Nearly 30 years later, it’s striking how many of his predictions about digital preservation came true—and how many challenges remain.

Let’s compare 1996 vs 2025 🧵

Page from March 1997 Scientific American featuring Brewster Kahle’s article 'Preserving the Internet.' Text describes the Internet Archive’s mission to save digital information. Includes a photo of a Smithsonian exhibit with 1996 U.S. election web memorabilia.

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 13h

Let's spell it out then. The motivation is
1/ empathy for our fellow human beings
2/ to raise the political cost of the British government's complicity to the point where London is forced to withdraw its support, thereby increasing the international pressure on Israel to cease its genocidal acts.

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 14h

James Cleverly: "I cannot understand the motivation for protests of this type so regularly"

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Stephe Harrop @stepheharrop.bsky.social · 5h

Got a new pair of specs, got my paper (very nearly) drafted, and I'm off to Brighton in the morning to deliver a keynote - combining live storytelling and ecopoetic reflection - at this fantastic symposium: www.techne.ac.uk/training-and...

Selfie of Stephe wearing very smart new glasses (sort of dark tortoise-shell pattern) and smiling.

Poster showing an image of golden cereal fields and rolling green hills. Text reads: Beyond the Pastoral, A Symposium, 9-10 Oct

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Matthew Mckeague @memckeague.bsky.social · 5h

Up in York today for a meeting and was very lucky to be able to have a look around the new York Minster Centre of Excellence for Craft Skills. Fascinating how new technology is being incorporated into centuries old skills and processes.

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Rebecca Dean @rmdean.bsky.social · 5h

I’ve spent the past hour trying to cancel my dad’s Amex card. He’s been dead for over a year. The dude on the phone is still trying to convince me he gets great value from it. Have I mentioned he’s dead?!?

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celli @aliascelli.bsky.social · 5h

I love words.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7h

grawlix | noun | a series of typographical symbols (such as $#!) used in text as a replacement for profanity

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 5h

The details of grammar, different ways of pointing at uncertainty. The Guardian renting on reported speech, BBC going for the conditional. Either way it's never happening

Screenshot of two headlines for the same story

The Guardian

Tories will scrap stamp duty on primary residences, Kemi Badenoch tells conference

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BBC

Conservatives would scrap stamp duty, Badenoch announces

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 6h

Luke Jerram's Helios, a seven-metre spherical sculpture which is named after the sun god in ancient Greek mythology, will be viewable in the ruins of Fountains Abbey from 10am to 4pm, 11 and 12 October 2025.

Please visit the link for more information:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/yorksh...

Helios at Fountains Abbey | Yorkshire

Helios at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire

www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Nearly 3000 new members in the 24 hours since the Party Political Broadcast.

Extraordinary.

Hope is returning. 💚🚀

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 6h

Our age sees a concerted effort to delegitimise expressions of solidarity like #britainstandstogether
as mere ‘virtue signalling’. Rather than being an evasion, empathy can provide a foundation for the deeper work needed to address the roots of hatred. My column
www.easterneye.biz/manchester-s...

Comment: Horror in Manchester and a glimmer of hope as communities respond together

Responses to Manchester show why expressions of empathy still matter – not only symbolically, but also in practice.

www.easterneye.biz

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 7h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 6h

UAE has no democratically elected institutions, no free speech and an appalling human rights record.

Its economy functions on completely different metrics to the ours & ranks well below us for GDP

No serious person would ever think that we should emulate it.

But here's Tice calling us decadent

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TAG 2025 @ York @tag2025york.bsky.social · 7h

Are you a student at a UK university and looking for support to come to TAG York? Did you know the Royal Archaeological Institute Cheney Bursary is available to support you?

You can find more details here: www.royalarchinst.org/grants/bursa...

@royalarchinst.bsky.social

Bursaries

Cheney Bursaries for StudentsAs a result of a bequest left by Frank Cheney, the Institute has a fund to enable students that attend a UK university to attend RAI Meetings and conferences. Individuals ...

www.royalarchinst.org

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 7h

The situation in America is not great. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 10h

Sale ongoing. A $2 book! And it’s good!!! #medievalsky

Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 1d

yoooooooo go get books from @bookshop.org

the ebook of mine & @lollardfish.bsky.social's THE BRIGHT AGES is $1.99!!!!!!

bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Drac 🇪🇺 🕉️ 🏵️ @dracnoiseperson.bsky.social · 8h

😡 The Government wants to ban repeated protests & jail those who defy them. Stand up for our democratic right to protest - sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...

Don’t crush our right to protest!

The right to protest is the heartbeat of democracy. It lets us speak out, challenge injustice, and hold those in power accountable. The Government’s plan would give police sweeping powers to ban repea...

you.38degrees.org.uk

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 7h

I wrote about why this Labour government needs to urgently U-turn on its immigration strategy and choose humanity over hate for @labouroutlook.bsky.social.

We must collectively resist the far-right’s rise – Nadia Whittome MP

"Unless we collectively resist the far-right’s rise, we will see a protofascist government in 2029." - Nadia Whittome

labouroutlook.org

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 7h

Wouldn't it be fab if *someone* was initiated in whether the policies would be good for the country

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 8h

Reaction to Badenoch's speech is everything wrong with Britain's policymaking community. Mostly couched in terms of the politics and her survival. Nothing on the utter garbage of policies that would leave us in an even bigger mess. UK policymaking may be irredeemable.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...

Conservatives would scrap stamp duty, Kemi Badenoch says - follow live

The party says it would scrap the

www.bbc.co.uk

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