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US IT giant Kyndryl has today confirmed it’s plans for a major new tech hub to be established in Liverpool, creating up to 1,000 jobs www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

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Transport secretary backs expansion of airports ahead of Gatwick decision; Heathrow posts record passenger numbers – business live

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Job Opportunity!

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There’s a reason Hugh Grant is the best thing in middling movies: he writes his own lines

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When I worked in UK academia I recall hearing of a Japanese man who was baffled at how Britain had decided to run its universities like firms. “Why? Your universities are excellent and your firms are terrible.”

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'Ukraine could become one of Europe's most LGBTQ+-friendly countries - but only if it defeats Russia'

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A starry night at @kebleoxford.bsky.social.

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‘We have nothing now’: Myanmar’s exiled media face existential crisis after Trump severs aid

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Windsor to celebrate its first-ever Pride in historic ‘festival of inclusion’

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Noah's Ark mosaic from the Capella Palentina at Palermo, Sicily. This posting might be inspired by the amount of rain we've had in the UK this winter. #MosaicMonday

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We would like to sincerely apologise to you all.

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'Multiple Dutch universities have announced reorganisations that are likely to involve layoffs, in the wake of drastic government budget cuts that will amount to about €500 million (£414 million) a year across higher education and research.' 1/2

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The #Italian town of #Lucca with its Piazza dell' Anfiteatro. It's elliptical because it was built on the remains of a #Roman amphitheatre. 📷 www.facebook.com/story.php?st... 🏺 AncientBluesky

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JFC he just said it outright!

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Defense minister said the 40,000 people displaced from their homes in Jenin, Tulkarem and Nur a Shams camps will not be allowed to return to their homes in the next year. Sound familiar? www.reuters.com/world/middle...

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Accidents down 55% and injuries down 51% since nyc congestion pricing (!!!) www.nydailynews.com/2025/02/22/c...

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Millions of elderly people in nursing homes are on Medicaid. What jobs does he want them to get?

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2 PhD students recently met at a conference & Trump's slashing of research & science bound them With only 3 other scientists they started a movement that's growing around the country On March 7 in Washington DC, and state capitals, "Stand Up for Science" will take place All details below & bravo!

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At least 12 universities now have hiring freezes and nearly 30 have cut PhD admissions this year If you hear of other places you can add them to this google doc:

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Why Is Saudi Arabia Seeking To Mediate A Deal Between U.S. And Iran?

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From the Tigris and Euphrates to the Nile: The Middle East’s unresolved Water Disputes

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this is one of those quotes that just makes you realize trump does not know a single goddamn thing. he is actually just that stupid. that's the root of all of the rest of this.

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"There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge." - Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

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Agnès B: ‘I hate fashion. It’s not interesting.’

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There's going to be news about a woman illegally detained and being forcely removed from a Coeur d'Alene Idaho Town Hall meeting taking place at the high school by men that would not identify themselves wearing plain clothes because she opposed the republican viewpoints. youtube.com/shorts/hhJdH...

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💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest www.reuters.com/markets/euro...

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Every day, the goals become clearer: The point of DOGE is not efficiency, but regime change www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.

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No, generative AI isn’t human, and it’s bad for your health. www.ft.com/content/d595...

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Productivity up already under Trump.

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Katya Adler on the Balkans is very interesting, eg on Kosovo, but no mention at all of the Decani monastery or Pec

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‘When has Russia ever kept its promises?’: Ukrainians furious over Trump’s plan to end war

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Good www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Learning how to critically engage with sources of information is more crucial than ever. The systematic scaling back of the histories and humanities, the disciplines that teach these skills, threatens to further undermine Western democracies from within.

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Fascism 2.0

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With university departmental closures are we seeing the emergence of geographical 'cold spots' for social science/humanities/arts (SHAPE) subjects? We've developed a new beta mapping tool using HESA data to enable you to explore the situation by subject www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/policy-and-r...

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Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month by learning about the Queer Armenian Library. This is a great blog provided by our Caucasian & Central Asian Collections Subject Librarian, @nikokontovas.bsky.social: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/oil/2025/02/...

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Since when do we not support our heroes? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/n...

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Trump administration cuts all funding for Palestinian security forces - report www.jpost.com/middle-east/...

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Revealed: US firm running Guantánamo migrant jail accused over rights abuses

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I wrote for Everyday Orientalism about our new Society for the Study of the Past and what it is founded on: everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/2025/02/19/i...

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People shocked by this statement are likening it to one made by fascist dictators. It's worse: this is the self-justfication used by terrorists everywhere

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I have been talking to the media, Time, Fortune, NBC, etc., to explain how the onslaught on science and NIH will impact the health of all Americans. Everyone knows someone who has cancer, heart disease, or depression. Spread the word about how cutting science impacts all. time.com/7216299/nih-...

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The elite war against public wellbeing proceeds.

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