This week in @cipr.co.uk : 1 Minute 👇 🏛️ Lobbying reform and Baroness Hayter’s Private Members’ Bill ⚠️ New report: Reputation, Risk and Resilience 🎖️ Reflections from our Past Presidents Lunch 🗳️ Final call: President, Board and Council applications close 5pm today Links in comments.

"If you could boil down your PR career into one bumper sticker, what would it be?" - @davidyelland.bsky.social My answer: Keep your distance. Don't get pulled into the emotion of the moment. New When It Hits The Fan podcast episode is now live. 🎧 Link in comments.

🎥 Spoke on BBC News yesterday about the Melania documentary, a masterclass in controlled narratives What is most striking is the polarising responses to the film 🍿 → “People would walk out even on a plane” → “Rare, compelling insight” 🔵🔴 Content no longer bridges divides. It reinforces them.

This week on When It Hits The Fan, @davidyelland.bsky.social and I look at the CEO who described his staff as "lower value human capital," questions about the late Queen, and what the Gemma Collins campaign tells us about influencer PR. 🎧 Now on BBC Sounds, Spotify and Apple via comments.

🗣️ In conversation with Cairo’s PR boss Lamia Kamel of CC Plus on #PraxisMENA, their first conference in the Middle East. The region is the right place, at the right time, for PR storytellers navigating the region’s transformation ✨

This week in @cipr.co.uk: 1 Minute 👇 🔊 New Engage podcast, worth 5 CPD points 🗳️ One week left to apply for President-Elect, Board or Council 📝 Professional Standards opportunities now open Watch the full video. Links in comments.

In this week’s ‘CIPR: 1 Minute update,’ I talk about: 🎓 66 new CIPR-qualified graduates and the latest results cycle 📚 A record 3000 members engaged with CPD 🌐 And the continued focus on global standards and ethics Full update in video below 👇

In this Stories and Strategies episode, I speak with Jenny Manchester about 3 practical steps to address ageism in PR — Understand your workforce data and where people are dropping out — Review whether recruitment reflects an ageing population — Look at how age is perceived across your organisation

Is truth now the front line for comedy? On this episode of Stories and Strategies, I spoke with Michael Siegers of Zulu Alpha Kilo on why humour works when it reflects something people already recognise, and why the hardest part is saying something honest without causing harm.

Are the days of posting the same content everywhere over? 📲🤔 On this episode of Stories and Strategies, Molly from Sounds Profitable shared why random distribution is no longer enough. 🎙️📉 Content now needs to be shaped for each platform. 🧩✨ Link to full discussion in comments 👇

Happiness isn’t always loud. Sometimes it’s the deep breath, the quiet moment, the small win you almost miss. You don’t need a perfect life, just the awareness to notice what already brings you peace. That’s where healing begins 💙✨ #mattsfoundation #mentalhealth #healing

Today we have number 25 of 109 in our #doomsdayprepping playlist! Check out @hopsgeeknews.bsky.social rundown of Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) in 60 seconds! #captainamerica #mcu #avengersdoomsday

“The real cruelty we have in this province is there’s lots of food on the shelf… it’s just that people don’t have the money to buy it,” Mike von Massow (@uofguelph.bsky.social), at 8pm with Gary Sands (CFIG), Carolyn Stewart (Feed Ontario), and @jeyantvo.bsky.social | Producer: Mike Attenborough

The current leader of the Kuomintang party (KMT), Taiwan's current opposition party, Cheng Li-wun, raises a good point as to why Taiwan’s wellbeing is not in the interest of the US, and why she’s currently pushing for peaceful relations with China. She's currently on a visit to China.

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Life begins at conception. We'll keep saying it because it's true💪 The world's most premature baby was born at only 21 weeks gestation, well before nine months!❤️ https://righttolife.org.uk/news/worlds-most-premature-baby-celebrates-first-birthday

I was proud to join constituents at the Stand Up To Racism counter-demo in East Leeds. The far right offers no answers - just division. We need to build a mass movement against racism and the scapegoating of migrants and minorities and for a better society for the 99%.

🚀 On 4 Nov 2025 at 18:03 local time (21:03 UTC / 22:03 CET), #Arianespace, on behalf of the @esa.int , will launch #Sentinel1D from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

A 53% fertility collapse didn’t happen by accident. Big Plastic engineered a toxic world. But we can fight back. Listen: https://loom.ly/WtLZOTo #oligarchy #dictatorship #dictatortrump

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice #ɴᴏᴡꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍɪɴɢ 📽️

Remembering John Wayne, born May 26. 1907 and passed away June 11, 1979. Full Post www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... . #TodayInNerdHistory #May26 #JohnWayne #TrueGrit #Stagecoach #MarionMichaelMorrison #MarionRobertMorrison #Duke #Birthday #History #News #OTD #FYP #Nerd .

Award-winning artist @oeming.bsky.social (Powers, Thor, Hellboy) joins @tobehumanshow.bsky.social to talk worldwide UFO cases from his Blue Book & Red Book series, what we owe witnesses, & what the phenomenon is trying to tell us. youtu.be/geCvzZ4Ns-M @darkhorse.com @jamesthefourth.bsky.social

Bolduc scores late

Someone said my indie game looks like Risk of Rain 2 #indiegame #gamedev #gaming

[U.S] A violent hailstorm struck the Austin, Texas area this week, knocking out power for more than 35,000 customers and causing widespread damage across Williamson, Travis, and Hays counties > www.msn.com/en-us/weathe... #FossilFuels #Collapse #Climate #America

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Nuts to you, McGillicuddy

today, rain showers likely between 8am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms. cloudy. high near 65, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. south wind 9 to 21 mph. chance of precipitation is 100%. new rainfall amounts between a (1/4)

GAME 4 W/ 4. @evanmobley | #LetEmKnow

The Hurricanes strike first on a Sebastian Aho power play goal

Dispatch is a single-player game, despite how hard @pierreth.bsky.social and @swifty.wtf are trying

China has launched the world's largest fleet of driverless mining trucks, revolutionizing the industry and setting a new standard in automation and efficiency.

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. Between this, the miracle cancer jab reported in The Guardian, and the Boston Boom, let’s bring out Paul Simon

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If you’re sincere @repdangoldman.bsky.social speak out / act against Israel (like last EID) dropping extra bombs in #Gaza the first day or EID killing children … If you don’t and continue to support Israel your wishes are insincere 💔 @washingtonpost.com @news.sky.com @us.theguardian.com

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It wasn't all doom and gloom at Tommy Ten Names bigotfest in London today. There was a lot of cosplaying, an impromptu football match by bored attendees who clearly missed watching the cup final. Also some literal piss artists creating a piss tunnel, plus a Tommy Ten Names cartoon poster 🤣🤡

California’s coastline belongs to everyone and is NOT for sale. Our coast is not a bargaining chip to be handed over to Big Oil at the expense of our communities, our economy, and our environment.

Santa Fe Rafting Co. is the perfect way to spend a day cooling off in Santa Fe. 🌊 The dedicated team of guides will not only give you a fun-filled day on the river, but you will learn about geology, folklore, & so much more. Tag who you’re going rafting with! 👇 #thecitydifferent #visitsantafe

One from the archives.

Deja vu. I got an option to go home early last Thursday. Surprisingly, they didn't try to hit me for over that night. I didn't have to work Friday; &, I wasn't put on the hook for over last night. I'm also 1st up to volunteer for early Tuesday, & have VAC this Friday.

A note and a caution about “planting season.” @visionandjustice

Die österreichische Denkweise oder über die Stellung slawischer Sprachen in Österreich: Wo sparen, wenn nicht bei der Slawistik!? Ein Wahnsinn eigentlich, abgesehen davon, dass es 5 und nicht 6 Institute sind. Enttäuschend, da ich Armin Wolf sehr schätze.

I just like Mon Mothmas final speech to the Imperial Senate, it’s up there with Nemiks manifesto

Dear Cucker Tarlson, (NSFW video)

Good grief... 19 years already?! Holy hell, @srhazard.bsky.social ... how the hell did we manage to pull THAT off? Happy Anniversary, my love! (This is not an April Fool's Day joke... and don't blame me... SHE picked the date (though I agreed with it and the reasoning, too!))

So everyone gets a Dalet! AND IRUMA GETS A HÉ?! #WelcometoDemonSchoolIrumakun @laurastahl.bsky.social @senabryer.com @thedonutgremlin.bsky.social @khoidaooo.bsky.social @itsxanthor.bsky.social @ryancoltlevy.bsky.social @brandonjaytheva.bsky.social @lavienrosevoice.bsky.social

Having hit the summit in the Premier Division with last week's win over Barrow, the 1s travel to Lutterworth showing 1 change to the side with Bhurva Tank coming into the 11

Thank you all so much for tuning in to this week’s episode and for the beautiful messages you’ve shared about Chris Strub and the incredible work being done at the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center. 💚

Una MILF demostrando que no era IA para los chavales estrategistas: 😏😏

Drug prohibition was never the solution — it was the problem. Cato's Jeffrey A. Singer, MD, explains why protecting people means trusting them to make their own choices.

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Demain, 10h, le petit déjeuner rôliste fort en chocolat en direct ! - les traditionnelles news (FIJ, jeux...) - La création de personnage pour Vileborn - Votre ressenti autour des associations www.twitch.tv/dice_story #jdr #jeuderole #twitch

Happy maid day :3

Ubisoft has shared a new "Reaction" video featuring actor Matt Ryan reacting to his original audition tape for Edward Kenway in 🏴‍☠️ Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag 🏴‍☠️ ! Full video 👇

General Hospital continues to reach back to past primetime. Dean Geyer ("Neighbors", "Glee", and a very famous ... leak) has joined the show. @cmr2.bsky.social @morganruble.bsky.social @roni1133.bsky.social @bluegreen118.bsky.social @cosmiclad.bsky.social @axfrommn.bsky.social @tvdean.bsky.social

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Sorry but this is INSANE. Withdrawing CBP officers from airports in "blue" cities isn't just dangerous—it would mean a national economic crisis, in red AND blue states.