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Stephanie Cole
@stephiec.bsky.social
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Twitter escapee (@eseesea). Social change leadership, connect, collaborate @ywccommunity @socialleadersne @theRSAorg fellow. Feminist. Gone not forgotten Sharing Learning Doing, Good Space/Broadacre House [UK]
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Stephanie Cole @stephiec.bsky.social · 10d
It’s great (so far). I’m listening to her reading the audio book. And love that she really reads it, says things more than once, and ad libs. She’s so influential for my work. I’ll buy and read the actual book at some point, and reread and relisten multiple times. #Fan
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EVAW Coalition @evawuk.bsky.social · 12d
Great piece and insight from colleagues in @refugecharity.bsky.social team supporting victims of domestic abuse, who are increasingly subjected to perpetrators' use of technology to coerce, control and harm.
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opendemocracy.net @opendemocracy.net · 14d
How tech became the new frontier of domestic violence against women and girls
How tech became the new frontier of domestic violence against women and girls
The government will not meet its pledge to halve violence against women and girls unless it tackles tech companies
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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · 12d
So excited about this fabulous event on Fri 24th & Sat 25th October in central London: SURVIVING #SPYCOPS.

With a brilliant line up of speakers on Friday including the wonderful comedian Mark Thomas plus fantastic new protest art. Not to be missed!

Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/surviving-...
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FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 14d
Human rights in the age of populist authoritarianism.

'In a political moment defined by the rise of authoritarian far right movements and figures, we argue that this is an urgent task for a Feminist Anti-Racist Left.'

By @feministdissent.bsky.social

www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
Human rights in the age of populist authoritarianism
Join us in a discussion with the editors and authors of this exciting new issue of Feminist Dissent, which is about ‘Human Rights in an Age of Populist Authoritarianism’.
www.soas.ac.uk
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 14d
'Even when women were mentioned, the report found they were more often victims than protagonists, with the women murdered by Jack the Ripper more likely to be taught in lessons than the female code breakers at Bletchley Park during the second world war 1/2
School history lessons minimise the role of women, report finds
Campaigners say key stage 3 curriculum plays to misogny and teaches a ‘false version of the past’
www.theguardian.com
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Marina @marstrina.bsky.social · 14d
Women took Thalidomide from 1957 until 1961, when it was taken off the market. Paracetamol has been in safe use for over 70 years.

It's a perfect example of how populists undermine trust in institutions: it's a bullshit false equivalence, but only an expert would be able to rebut it live on air.
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 14d
"We were told thalidomide was a safe drug and it wasn't..."

Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.
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Marina @marstrina.bsky.social · 14d
Populism always makes things worse for people - the economy, social cohesion, culture, all wither under its weight. It's a prerequisite for dictators to undermine the authority of the institutions like academia, science & the courts, that track this decline & communicate it to the public.
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FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 14d
💥 #FiLiA2025 session news 💥

POLICE SPIES OUT OF LIVES: STOP STATE-SPONSORED ABUSE OF WOMEN BY #SpyCops

Survivors of the undercover policing scandal in conversation about their fight for justice.

🎟️ filia.org.uk/tickets

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manwhohasitall @manwhohasitall.bsky.social · 14d
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Sisters Salon Brighton #CreatingWomensSpaces @sisterssalon.bsky.social · 14d
"We demand decisive government action to shut down far-right intimidation and foster a bold, anti-racist, anti-sexist vision for our society and pledge support for the 12 demands made by SBS with support from 60+ organisations"

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It’s Time to Mobilise and Not Agonise - Southall Black Sisters
A joint statement from Southall Black Sisters and The Monitoring Group on the far-right demonstration in London on Saturday 13 September 2025
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FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 14d
As part of the 10th celebrations, we share news of a book by @rahilag.bsky.social, British Feminism: Through A FiLiA Lens, a herstory of the #Feminist voices & activism of the last decade of #FiLiA

Pre-order for collection at #FiLiA2025 or delivery 🔗 shop.filia.org.uk/products/bri...
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Kinship Works @kinship.works · 15d
9 months ago @jamestplunkett.bsky.social went full-time supporting the energy at the edges. Our old bureaucratic institutions struggle more each day. This is a movement to build a more human alternative.

👀 medium.com/@jamestplunk...

Our thanks to the many people who have shaped the thinking.
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Announcing Kinship Works
An alliance for a human alternative
medium.com
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Mark Brown @markoneinfour.bsky.social · 19d
I wrote a thing a while ago about how one of the important tasks for a new Labour government was to make space for the sadness people felt as a result of the pandemic, austerity and more. Sadness, not despair or its proxy anger. There is a lot of sadness with nowhere to go, hiding in other things
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Stephanie Cole @stephiec.bsky.social · 17d
“Because the [best code isn’t written by the developer or the best, most caring, care-full, purposeful work isn’t done by the person] who works the longest hours. It’s [written by the developer or done by the person] who brings their full attention and energy to the problems that matter most.”
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Stephanie Cole @stephiec.bsky.social · 17d
“When we’re wankered—truly, deeply tired—we’re not serving our users, our teams, or ourselves well. The most sustainable thing we can do is acknowledge our limits and work within them.”
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Stephanie Cole @stephiec.bsky.social · 17d
“Which in turn invites us to confer autonomy on [developers our people].

[Software development or public service] will always be challenging. The problems we solve are complex, the technologies evolve rapidly, and the stakes continue to rise. But that challenge can energise us, not exhaust us.”
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Stephanie Cole @stephiec.bsky.social · 17d
“This means building organisations that value our wellbeing not as a nice-to-have, but as a prerequisite for [building quality software or being able to care for people & communities]. It means recognising the most productive [developer or worker] is often the one who knows when to stop working.”
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Stephanie Cole @stephiec.bsky.social · 17d
“The goal isn’t to eliminate tiredness from [software development or helping people/VCSE organisations]—complex cognitive work is inherently demanding. The goal is to make that work sustainable over the long term. (Good luck with that, BTW)”
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Stephanie Cole @stephiec.bsky.social · 17d
“This isn’t just about being tired after a long day. This is about the deep, bone-deep fatigue that comes from months or years of ridiculous practices, impossible deadlines, and the constant cognitive load of modern [software development or VCSE working life/public service].”
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Stephanie Cole @stephiec.bsky.social · 17d
Wankered: Understanding and addressing [developer] exhaustion [in the software industry]

Great piece…(too) easy to extrapolate out to the VCSE sector

Wankered: Understanding and addressing [staff and volunteer] exhaustion [in the VCSE sector]

flowchainsensei.wordpress.com/2025/08/26/w...
Wankered
Wankered Understanding and addressing developer exhaustion in the software industry In software development, there’s a lot of talk about technical debt, scalability challenges, and code quali…
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 19d
Conservatives have been bragging all week that they got the Trump administration to pull NIH funding from 17 studies using fetal tissue.

What the 'pro-life' movement won't tell you is that one of those studies was seeking to cure brain cancer in children.

jessica.substack.com/p/nih-brain-...
'Pro-Life’ Groups Brag They Killed Funding for Children's Brain Cancer Research
Conservatives are targeting $20 million in NIH research allegedly using fetal tissue
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 19d
There may or may not be a case for continued drilling while we continue to transition to clean energy, but the idea it will meaningfully boost the economy, solve the UK's fiscal woes, or bring down energy bills is beyond laughable.

It's treating voters with contempt.
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manwhohasitall @manwhohasitall.bsky.social · 19d
Meet Jasmine and Josh. Jasmine is a mathematician. Josh is a male mathematician.

Actual T shirts you can buy and wear! 10 % off EVERYTHING until Midnight on Sunday. Use code TENOFF at checkout.

https://manwhohasitallshop.com/collection/hers-and-his
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Steve Griffin @profstevegriffin.bsky.social · 19d
SARS2 presents a considerable risk to preschool kids, both acutely and in the longer term cf other CHILDHOOD DISEASES, NOT ADULTS.
The childhood vax is incredibly safe and incredibly good at preventing both.
2-6% of infections result in #LongCovid. Vax lessens this risk.
Vax DOES reduce transmission
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Tom Hunter @onelifestand87.bsky.social · 19d
This & the rape last week in Oldbury should be national news but will be ignored by newspapers too excited at the thought they might get to play at being court press for fascists
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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 20d
Spent the afternoon in north Bristol where police are doing door to door inquiries after a 9 yr old girl was shot in a racially aggravated attack.
There was shock & disgust but also the community rallying round the family of the poor girl.
Read more here:
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Neighbours' horror at racist shooting of young girl in Bristol street
"It’s awful, such a violent attack on their family and our community"
www.bristolpost.co.uk
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