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Unfinished Zora Neale Hurston novel to be published 65 years after her death The novelist’s final work, The Life of Herod the Great, will be published in January theguardian.com/books/article/…

85 People safely onboard Louise Michel The survivors reported being at sea for 4-5 days in an unseaworthy wooden boat. 📷 Sara Morishige.creta / Mantaray Film #SAR #HumanRights #SafePassage #SolidarityAtSea #Freedomofmovementforall

This is one of the best and most eloquent articulations of why the riots have occurred and what needs to be done to prevent them in the future. Well done Clive Lewis MP

Saw this today:

U.S. Olympians are using their trip to the Olympics to get the basic preventative healthcare they can’t afford to get in the U.S. We should be embarrassed that we’re the only industrialized country without universal healthcare — all because lobbyists pay off our politicians.

Grateful that our American Studies UoM Summer Reading Group has been reading Adrienne Brown’s brilliant new book, The Residential is Racial. So looking forward to her 2024-5 Henry Box Brown lecture The University of Manchester in May!

“I’m reminded of ⁦Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷⁩ point that fascists don’t turn up in fancy dress….However marginalised the rioters this summer might have been: and however marginalised the communities they came from might have been: they fed off mainstream encouragement.”

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We must abolish the death penalty.

A shout-out to @crvardy for introducing me to Helen Charman extraordinary new book _Mother State: A Political History of Motherhood_, which I’m currently reading as part of a reading group with a few dear neighbourhood friends I was so lucky to meet through mothering.

In 1875, 11-year-old chimney sweep George Brewster was forced up a flue measuring just 12x7.5 inches. His death, after becoming jammed inside, finally galavanised parliament to act. Never forget what cruelties would be inflicted by greed, were it not for “red tape”.

this is literally the point all those protesters throwing paint on works of art for years have been making; as it currently stands, in this climate crisis, the existence of all art is ultimately temporary and will inevitably be lost to fires or rising waters

I'm running for a spot on UCU's National Executive Committee (NEC) because I believe in the power of our collective action, transparent leadership & long-term strategies to protect our sector. Ballots open 27 January. #UCUNEC

#OtD 17 Jan 1915 @IWW organiser Lucy Parsons led a march against hunger and unemployment in Chicago. It was during this protest that famous union hymn "Solidarity Forever" was completed by Ralph Chaplin. More IWW music in this great book: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/bo…

So it's dangerous for China to have the ability to access our data and manipulate us via social media apps. But it's okay for America's billionaires to have the ability to access our data and manipulate us via social media apps. Do I have this right?

1. Want some fun news before the Monday inauguration that you won't have heard anywhere else? The antitrust enforcers (Lina Khan et al) went full Tony Montana on big business this week before Trump people took over. Here's just part of what they did.

We've told the pay review body schools cannot afford more cuts. Any pay rise must be fully funded to avoid detrimentally affecting children's education. Read our evidence here: neu.org.uk/advice/your-ri…

🚨Calling all UCU members🚨 You should now be receiving your NEC postal ballot papers. I am strongly supporting Dyfrig Jones for VP, Andrew Feeney for Treasurer and this slate of candidates: dyfrigjones.com/necslate The most important thing is to have your say and vote 💪💜❤️ #Ucu