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This is horrendous. I’m so sorry.
Palantir put out the most cartoonishly evil statement possible. They’re so arrogant and self-confident they don’t seem to believe their fascistic plans can be opposed.
We must get rid of Palantir altogether.
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MELANIE PHILLIPS Pope Leo's attitude to the Iran war is shocking Leo XIV appears to ignore the murderous history of the Tehran regime in his call for peace Melanie Phillips Monday April 13 2026, 7.01 pm, The Times
The Times’ most strident fascist maniac is disgusted to discover that the Pope is a Catholic
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Looks like American civilisation has already been destroyed.
I prefer The Hague
Idiot
#OtD 4 Apr 1968 Martin Luther King Jr, legendary civil rights activist and non-violence advocate, was assassinated in Memphis, sparking riots across the US. He was in the city supporting a strike of garbage workers. Learn more: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1040...
Harvey's been teaching Marx's Capital for 50 years—longer than most academic careers. Him in conversation with Adam Tooze has got to be worth some of your time.
Morally and logically warped.
I’m we in the U.K. are still helping his death crusade by allowing planes to refuel.
We are complicit in these atrocities.
#OtD 3 Apr 1951 Nye Bevan declared he wouldn't be part of a govt that charged patients for healthcare (though Attlee had already introduced prescription fees in 1949). The next week fees for glasses and dentures were introduced, and Bevan resigned stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1015...
Build the union month going well then.
Surely ther position is untenable.
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The Certification Officer has issued his decision in Blake & McGaughey v UCU. My initial response is here: vickyblakeucu.uk/2026/03/31/t...
I urge members to read the full ruling rather than relying on the summary emailed to all members by HQ today. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69cbcb...
Excellent idea. Done.
BLOCKED
Modern Capitalism resembles Feudalism more and more.
Modern Capitalism resembles Feudalism more and more.
Push back?
They are at the vanguard.
Another question: why is is that the highest paid jobs always go to WASPs?
A cheery sign filled picket
A dinosaur a bee and a chicken
Inflatables plus placards and pickets
Scholar staff with a bee next to the Protect Scholar banner
Another EGG-cellent day on the Pickets. Student sign makers out in force.
We could not BEE anymore pleased with our RAWRsome inflatables who have done more for staff morale in a few hours than Heriot-Watt has all year.
#ucu
#loveLINCS #savescholar
Protect jobs
Matt Goodwin using ChatGTP to “write” his book is an example of everything that is wrong with the world.
Becomes????
If we're spending millions commemorating a woman in Scotland, I have some ideas. Here's a 🧵of high achievers worthy of statues. 1st Jennie Lee, MP & founder of @OpenUniversity . The work she did as Arts Minister was transformative. Also = Mrs Aneurin Bevan /1
#OtD 22 Mar 1974 Scottish workers in the East Killbride Rolls Royce factory refused to work on plane parts from Pinochet's Chile. They kept the refusal up for 4 years, leaving the engines outside to rust, before they went missing one night stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9498...
Always Coventry!
So a further increase in ACR will be in the SNP manifesto then?
World social work day, whilst universities in Scotland and elsewhere in the U.K. cut staff, meaning that tomorrow’s social workers do not receive the training and education in they require.