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Harry Ferguson

H-index: 35
Psychology 28%
Political science 20%
profharryferguson.bsky.social
Wonderful to find #Tayto crisps for sale in Melbourne, but at $6 (£3) a packet - THREE QUID😱😡.

Australia, how could you 🥲🥲

@jdev65.bsky.social @jojofinchers.bsky.social
profharryferguson.bsky.social
Brilliant analysis by @cwarzel.bsky.social of the socio-political dynamics surrounding a blue denim jeans ad campaign and the production of Sydney Sweeney as a cultural object. Applies to how so many cultural moments are confected internet / social media driven spectacles.
cwarzel.bsky.social
I wrote about the Sydney Sweeney jeans discourse and broken informations systems that make talking to each other impossible (in fact it's not even the goal). Context collapse is just how people (and brands!) communicate now. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The Internet Loves Sydney Sweeney
That’s not necessarily a good thing.
www.theatlantic.com
cwarzel.bsky.social
I wrote about the Sydney Sweeney jeans discourse and broken informations systems that make talking to each other impossible (in fact it's not even the goal). Context collapse is just how people (and brands!) communicate now. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The Internet Loves Sydney Sweeney
That’s not necessarily a good thing.
www.theatlantic.com
profharryferguson.bsky.social
😂😂😂 That’s brilliant John!!

And very true. No amount of negotiation, processes, summits … will ever sort it.

Moreover, it’s a conflict waged within the self as we swing between favouring one over t’other. At least I do!!!

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basw-uk.bsky.social
🎉 Campaign success!

The Scottish Government announces an uplift in bursary support for postgraduate social work students in Scotland!

Well done to @scotssocialwork.bsky.social and @swu-uk.bsky.social for all their campaigning on this issue.

🔗 Read more: gov.scot/news/social-work-bursary-increase
profharryferguson.bsky.social
A jackpot of £129 million and the “You’ve won” email arrives.

… 3 minutes of anticipation as you log in to see the prize, 3 mins of fantasising about all the charities you’d give it to (and ok houses and cars … to buy)

And then it happens: “You’ve won £2.80”

Closes Rightmove. Buys tissues
profharryferguson.bsky.social
Utterly appalling and so so disappointing Lisa. All hope has gone now 😭😭
profharryferguson.bsky.social
Spot on Zoe.

Just when you think Starmer and this Labour Party/ government can’t lurch any further to the right, injustice and sheer stupidity, they go and unleash a ton more anti-migrant - ‘foreigner’ hate and inflict further damage on adult social care. It’s absolutely sickening.

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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Starmer is simultaneously detoxifying Reform and toxifying the Labour Party.
I ask again, what is he playing at?
profharryferguson.bsky.social
Wish I could be there. To congratulate you in person and be back in the wonderful city where I did my SW degree and that I loved. Have a great celebration 🎉
atrupar.com
RFK Jr: "We found that there's a direct inverse correlation between fluoride exposure and low IQ in children. So the more you get, the stupider you are."

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zoejardiniere.bsky.social
And that is what Adrian should have said, really.

The Greens have good, popular policies on taxing the hyper-rich.
That is the 1% with actual power, the 1% making us all poorer & using trans people & migrants as wedges to divide us & stop us noticing them. #r4today

by Harry FergusonReposted by: Robbie Gilligan

profharryferguson.bsky.social
I’ve had 2 liver transplants- one in 2004 and the other in 2023. The generosity of my donors and their families has kept me alive. Please support #OrganDonation and let your wishes be known.

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profharryferguson.bsky.social
#NoStateVisit

#TrumpOut
zoejardiniere.bsky.social
Follow @ukstoptrump.bsky.social to join our movement against the oligarchs 💪💪💪

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zoejardiniere.bsky.social
Follow @ukstoptrump.bsky.social to join our movement against the oligarchs 💪💪💪

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wildmelissahart.bsky.social
I'd suggest reading this while wearing your inflatable T-rex costume and eating cookies. You can find The Roots of Buddhist Psychology on Hoopla through your local library. I promise, this lecture series is a profound hoot and a half! therevealer.org/meeting-chao... #psychology #philosophy #Buddhism
Meeting Chaos with Compassion and Humor through “The Roots of Buddhist Psychology” — The Revealer
The 30th anniversary of Jack Kornfield’s famed lecture series on Buddhism and how it resonates today amidst social and political upheaval
therevealer.org
profharryferguson.bsky.social
Well done Kim! And what a piece to present it!!!
profharryferguson.bsky.social
Do psychiatrists as a rule do home visits? Or is it down to individual psychiatrists?
Is there a literature on it Matthew?
jonglasby.bsky.social
New research on what happens to older people, families and care staff when care homes close - policy and practice guide & training video via www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/soci...
profharryferguson.bsky.social
A wonderful life story and extraordinary career by the incomparable Lindsey Hilton - great interview on Desert Island Discs by @laurenlaverne.bsky.social

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lrb.co.uk
‘Staff assessed the moral worth of families through inspection and case-work, often relying on local gossip and judging families on their ability to keep up appearances. A dirty home meant a deviant family life.’

Mary Hannity on the Waifs and Strays Society: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Mary Hannity · Worse than Orphans: Waifs and Strays
What power does a child have? You could refuse your food or try to run away or escape into your imagination. You could...
www.lrb.co.uk
profharryferguson.bsky.social
Totally agree John. Little wonder so many disabled people are very distressed about the prospect of being further impoverished. By a Labour government?! It’s appalling.
jdev65.bsky.social
Proposed changes to disability benefits in UK are less about reform and more about rationing. A very limited and myopic approach to a complex issue - reform is needed, but this isn't it. BBC News - At-a-glance: Key changes to benefits in welfare shake-up
www.bbc.com/news/article...
At-a-glance: Key changes to benefits in welfare shake-up
How Personal Independence Payments (Pip) and other health-related benefits could change under government plans.
www.bbc.com

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jdev65.bsky.social
Proposed changes to disability benefits in UK are less about reform and more about rationing. A very limited and myopic approach to a complex issue - reform is needed, but this isn't it. BBC News - At-a-glance: Key changes to benefits in welfare shake-up
www.bbc.com/news/article...
At-a-glance: Key changes to benefits in welfare shake-up
How Personal Independence Payments (Pip) and other health-related benefits could change under government plans.
www.bbc.com
francesryan.bsky.social
Drastic cuts to PIP will affect as many as 1 million disabled and ill people, pushing them into severe hardship, worsening physical and mental health, and isolation. There is no credible argument for pulling help from people shouldering the high costs of disability. Cruelty dressed up as reform.

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