BA & MA grad historical research @sheffielduni
Manchester, England
Joined June 2012
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Davide is giving the canadian man across the pool in grown ups #loveisland
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Last night at the Met Gala, Sarah Jessica Parker wore a dress designed in homage to Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley. Keckley was the first Black female fashion designer to work in the White House. She was First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln's dressmaker. Here is a thread about her life.
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Downing street lit up in Ukrainian colours whilst suspending visa's for Ukrainian nationals. If you want a real example of "virtue signaling" that is it!
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£700 extra on gas bill is a disaster. But the gas cap rise is political decision, not some force of nature. Gov't could halt it, levy windfall tax on super-profits, bring failing suppliers into public ownership. Instead they prioritise profits over living standards.
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Today is something of a “Munich moment”. New blog about the ‘what if’ women of #Netflix #MunichTheEdgeofWar theconversation.com/munich-t…
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Downing St really cancelled Eid, said “the BAME community” were not taking the rules seriously enough and then had multiple illegal parties
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💔Heartbreaking to hear bell hooks has passed away. What she gave to Black feminism is simply incalculable. Her words of wisdom with such exact precision that delivers truth will live on for generations.
69 is too young.
She walked so we could fly. Rest in power❤️🙏🏾 #bellhooks
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“Semen would appear, both from the smell and taste, to be a mawkish kind of substance; but when held some time in the mouth, it produces a warmth similar to spices, which lasts some time.”
- Surgeon & anatomist, John Hunter (1728-93)
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This is what we told women after Sarah Everard.
“don’t walk home alone”
“avoid dimly lit areas”
“don’t listen to music in the street”
...until when? genuinely, until when?next month? next year?
When are we going to stop persecuting people for existing in their own streets? – at Lincoln, England
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Piers Morgan consistently aggravates bigotry/racism/sexism/misogyny against Meghan Markle on national stage.Uses his White privilege with power & influence to effect. Ofcom just legitimised his conduct
Systemic racism & White Supremacy thrive because UK is institutionally racist
Today we’ve concluded our investigation into Piers Morgan’s comments on Good Morning Britain in the wake of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Read our decision and the reasons for it here (pdf) ➡️ ofcom.in/GMB8Mar21
ALT Text graphic with the decision summary for Good Morning Britain on ITV; programme aired on 8 March 2021, 06:00. Investigation outcome: not in breach. Decision summary: This was a finely balanced decision. Mr Morgan’s comments were potentially harmful and offensive to viewers, and we recognise the strong public reaction to them. But we also took full account of freedom of expression. Under our rules, broadcasters can include controversial opinions as part of legitimate debate in the public interest, and the strong challenge to Mr Morgan from other contributors provided important context for viewers. Nonetheless, we’ve reminded ITV to take greater care around content discussing mental health and suicide in future. ITV might consider the use of timely warnings or signposting of support services to ensure viewers are properly protected.
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is it burnout? ADHD? the trauma of an ongoing pandemic? capitalism? climate crisis?
just kidding it's all of these things and the only answer I've got for us is "go lay down"
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Your regular reminder that nearly 40% of those claiming Universal Credit ARE IN WORK
Increasing job opportunities, not universal credit is the "right way" to help people, says Chancellor Rishi Sunak, adding that those on the "lowest incomes have received the most support from this government" over the last eighteen months.
trib.al/4jbocrp
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V jarring how ppl are like "why is she laughing"like it isn't clearly a nervous response and she didn't follow up with "don't touch my hair" couched in a disarming playful manner so she wouldn't come off as antagonistic. You are watching a WoC trying to navigate a microagression
Just a normal day on @ITV and @ThisMorning with Eamonn Holmes telling a woman of colour her hair "reminds him of an alpaca".
Nothing to see here.
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Still stoked I made the longlist for the HWA Debut Crown 2021! This is amazing! (for me anyway) already told agent I'm basically Beyoncé now. Can you imagine how unbearable I'm going to be? Send hopes & prayers to my friends & family. #HWA #HWACrowns21 #peopleofabandonedcharacter
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What kind of twatspangle actually thinks workers should be paid less if they don't have a 2 hour commute? They aren't paid for that time anyway, so why the hell should they be penalised for having a better work/life balance, causing less pollution etc. by working from home?
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Do you know an outstanding UG student who would want to do a fully funded, interdisciplinary MA in Global Challenges (+ be given a £15,000 stipend)? The Hillary Rodham Clinton scholarships at Swansea are open - & there are only 5 posts up for grabs swansea.ac.uk/law/global-cha…
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Among the more remarkable things about living in Britain is that one school, Eton, has produced 20 of our prime ministers, yet this is not widely considered a symptom of a very sick democracy.
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Tick tock….. abcnews.go.com/US/alleged-ep…
