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Viktor Orban banned pride events in Hungary, the people took it as a challenge and just had the largest pride march in their country's history.

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Having a glass of wine and listening to @indigogirlsmusic.bsky.social while I make miso aubergines. Living my best life this evening.

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New episode up now. The Corner That Held Them by Sylvia Townsend Warner, with Tanya Kirk in conversation with Andy Miller, Una McCormack and Nicky Birch. An hour of Mother Superior book chat. @tanyakirk.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social www.backlisted.fm/episodes/242...

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I've bought three books today just from 'overhearing' Bluesky conversations. Point being, if you like a thing, help the creator by talking about it.

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It's not town vs country, whatever the culture warriors might tell you. It's money and power vs people. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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This is why we march for Pride, lest our names be erased; lest our achievements be forgotten. We lift up Harvey's name, and Marsha P Johnson, Essex Hemphill, Oscar Wilde, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, Matthew Shepard, Brandon Teena and all those unnamed and each of our queer selves. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Love, solitarity and strength to all Hungarian LGBTQ and allies, defying Orban’s ban and rallying at Budapest Pride today. Despite all efforts to erase us, we shine! #BudapestPride

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Heol y mynydd

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No matter how often I see this data, I always find it shocking. Of all the massive growth in output produced by the world's workers since 1980, more than half of it has been captured by the richest 1%. This is what happens when capital controls production.

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In 1968, the comedy play The Killing of Sister George was turned into a film and caused a moral panic in Wales ✍️ Norena Shopland

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A mixed bag of Friday weeknotes - Pride stuff, @doersandimprovers.bsky.social meeting, action learning sets, research culture, and psychological safety medium.com/@mairerigby/...

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Made this for dinner. Love a potato and cabbage curry. Meera Sodha’s vegan potato and cabbage curry recipe | Food | The Guardian share.google/vnGTS0serg0q...

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Sharks are circling. Wolves are drooling.

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me: there’s nothing worse than opening a blank document microsoft word: hold my beer

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Still a few spaces in our Cardiff 'Divergent Minds in the Archive' workshop (Glamorgan Archives, 29 July)! If you're neurodivergent and could share your experiences of using archives, or a professional who wants to make archives more accessible, apply by 30th June. (UK-based; we can pay travel.)

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I respect leaders who openly reflect on their vulnerabilities, doubts, & uncertainties. It feels somehow liberating & takes pressure off to always have to be 'on form'. There's so much performance & masking in workplaces, it's a relief when it feels ok just to show up as yourself & be real.

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We just don't know what's going on in each other's lives, what we're each carrying. At best we can seek to listen & try to understand. But it's far from easy & it's important to remember this when we're feeling judgy, or like something doesnt make sense. We just don't know.

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Last week on Wonkhe: Saneeya Qureshi explains how coaching for researchers can make commitments to career development come to life

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💥New: What does “Open Research” mean for qualitative research? Jo Hemlatha & Thomas Graves (thomasgraves.bsky.social)‬ answer this qtn, exploring why #openness looks different when #research is context-dependent & involves marginalised communities ⁉️lselibrary.bsky.social‬

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Hi lovely bluesky folk, what's making you happy today? What's bringing the smiles?

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WISERD has secured £1.6m from @ESRC for research project People, Places, and the Public Sphere to investigate how participation in democratic activities, collaborative governance and citizen science can address collective challenges bit.ly/4e1DC3Z

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#TodayInQueerHistory June 25 (1978) The first rainbow flag, the iconic banner of the LGBTQIA+ community designed by Gilbert Baker and other artists, flew for the first time, at the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day Parade. Gilbert Baker said “Flags are torn from the soul of the people."

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Have you taken part in the Royal Society's public engagement survey yet? Submissions are open until Monday 30 June 📅

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Don't miss out on Tai Pawb's fascinating dive into Wales' role in LGBT+ activism and social change since the 1950s. Delivered online by Norena Shopland, one of the leading LGBTQ+ historians in Wales. 📆 25 June 2025 🕒 10:00 – 11:00am 💳 Free for Members | £50pp for Non-Members 🔗 buff.ly/rJ9DxqX

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Look, it's simple. We all want to be safe. We all want to not be hungry. We all want to be warm. We all want to be comfortable. It's just that some of us also want this for others, and not just ourselves.

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Wild to think that everyone could be free and happy and their true selves and have a basic income and healthcare and have their needs understood and met by society and not be displaced or killed and instead we’re choosing this

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'From once being reluctant to even tell his colleagues he was gay, Mark set about transforming the museum’s collection in 2019' share.google/z3cIlFU7DDTr...

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Indeed

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Right now somebody’s therapist is hearing about YOU

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This month, Carmarthenshire Archives proudly welcomed the deposit of a stunning collection of portraits captured during Carmarthen Pride 2024 — a fantastic celebration of inclusivity, unity, and joy. Read more here: archives.wales/2025/06/23/p...

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I remember when I realised I was older than all of Austen's heroes. Now I'm almost certainly older than Mrs Bennet!

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Daily #Wales with more conspicuous calm… Solstice Eve, but looking away from the setting sun

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Time to make the most of one of my favourite things, early summer morning walks.

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Three good things: - cleaned the kitchen - listened to a helpful podcast - managed to improve my emotional state after a shaky start this morning

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Well it's Sunday. And you know what happens on Sunday? Show-and-tell happens on Sunday! So show us something you made, found, enjoyed, or even just something you love and tell us about it! Go on! Show us!

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Made some adjustments to a banana bread recipe. Fingers crossed it comes out okay.

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Iconic anti-war poster, originally by US printmaker Lorraine Schneider, 1966 #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

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Small joys! Treating myself to a veggie sausage sandwich for lunch.

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Lots of bird activity in Cathays Cemetery this morning. Blackbirds and wrens singing. Goldcrests and tits in the trees. Flash of green woodpecker.

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Major Gwen John exhibition opening next February

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We're hiring 📣 Do you want to help people discover the art and objects in Welsh museums? We're looking for a skilled and organised Senior Digitisation Coordinator based in Wales 👉 buff.ly/m0km3dH #ArtJobs #Digitisation #Wales #MuseumJobs

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Never thought I'd be a 'national treasure' but thanks so much to the folks @walesonline.bsky.social, very flattered and so honoured to be amongst such an awesome list of people - btw, do I get a 'I'm a national treasure' badge? www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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