Thank you so much to everybody who has already supported us this #JSCGivingMonth! We are so grateful to each and everyone of you 🙏✨ If you still want to contribute to helping young people get involved in politics and public life, please consider supporting us here: www.johnsmithcentre.com/donate

📢 New research blog out now! We hear a lot about how polarised UK society is today – but are we getting the full picture? 🤔 Read Dr Elli Loose's blog to discover the nuance: 🔗 www.johnsmithcentre.com/news/researc... #Polarisation @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

Our Parliamentary Internship Programme opened doors for Amy Fraser, who now sits on the John Smith Centre board 🚀 This #JSCGivingMonth, she's asking you to help do the same for other young people by giving at www.johnsmithcentre.com/donate 🤲 @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

Many thanks to @kirstymcneill.bsky.social for delivering our first #MakingChangeHappen Masterclass at @uofglasgow.bsky.social on Tuesday! 🙏 Our Masterclass series gives students the opportunity to learn how to make real change happen from people who have been there and done it 💡

We're so excited that our new #UKYouthPoll course is kicking off at @glasgow.ac.uk today! 🤩 There are a few spaces left on the course for @uofgsocsci.bsky.social honours students – find out more: 🔗 www.johnsmithcentre.com/news/the-joh... #UKYouthPoll2026 @focaldata.bsky.social

🌟 The UK Youth Poll 2026 is here! 🌟 Young people no longer think their lives will be better than their parents’. They want better politics & financial stability. 📊 Read the #UKYouthPoll2026 now: www.ukyouthpoll.com @glasgow.ac.uk @nationwideuk.bsky.social @focaldata.bsky.social

Our Parliamentary Internship Programme gives students from underrepresented backgrounds the #OpportunityToServe by providing paid placements with MSPs/MPs 🚀 🤝 The programme relies on your support – please donate at www.johnsmithcentre.com/support-us/ #JSCGivingMonth @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

Last week, our interns were warmly welcomed to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh 🤩 Huge thanks to the team at @parliament.scot for making it happen – our interns had a great day! 🙏 #JohnSmithIntern @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

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Spain and Turkey signed a deal in Madrid for the sale of the Turkish HÜRJET to the Spanish military. The agreement calls for part of the aircraft to be manufactured in Turkey and the rest in Spain, thereby boosting defense industries in both countries. hispanatolia.com/en/turkey-se...

After years of wondering and people asking, "When is light rail going to come to Bellevue?" We have our answer: about every 8 minutes! 🎉🚈 You can now ride the world's first train on a floating bridge, and that is pretty darn cool.

The CDC just got rid of all its full-time disease detectives on cruise ships because they're funded by the industry, now they're basically flying blind when it comes to preventing outbreaks. Credit: @devinpolitics.bsky.social | Source #CDC #Vaccines #CruiseShips #Epidemiology #Outbreaks

RFK Jr. is proud of the dangerous cuts he has made to our nation's fight against the mental health and substance use crises. His leadership is incompetent. These people are not serious — they're cruel.

Registration is open... There is still time to do a science fair project and share it at the QRSTF.. No cost to enter. @qrstf www.qrstf.ca

🌟 Ready for today's mind-blowing news dive? 🚀 On this epic day, 2026-04-12, we've scoured the globe for astonishing headlines guaranteed to spur conversation and ignite your curiosity. 🔥 From futuristic scientific breakthroughs and heartwarming tales to trending topics creating internet buzz,

Had a great conversation about the class-based origins of race in American with Andre The Beast Crayton... open.substack.com/pub/letsmake...

#TomodachiLifeLivingTheDream Oh…my…god!! @lightbluesquid.bsky.social is attracted to Charlie! My clown girl OC! 🤣👍🏻 This is like Hugh Morris but in reverse!

"A crackling original drama about artistic legacy in all its facets" re @variety.com. Today (Sun) at 12:50pm + 5:05pm — our last screenings of Steven Soderbergh's THE CHRISTOPHERS, starring Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel > bit.ly/THE-CHRISTOPHERS

Alanna Smith meeting her new teammates. #WNBA

LA farmer Kaden Cable castigates Trump for abandoning farmers: "Trump cut billions of dollars from federal programs that funded small farmers. We've just been left to the winds. Trump doesn't care about people like me or like you. He treats us like we're bugs on the sidewalk and laughs at us."

Nice acknowledgment. Now, Mr. Rubio, please tell your boss that Ukraine doesn’t just have cards — it holds all the ‘Trump cards.’ 😜

In the 2024 presidential election, nearly 90 million eligible Americans chose not to vote. We should be doing everything we can to engage people and build their faith in this institution that we call American democracy, not adding barriers that make it harder to vote.

It is now routine behavior for ICE and CBP to lie to lawyers about the whereabouts of their clients, which often leaves counsel confused and less effective. Sunny Naqvi Press Conference at Broadview 03/08/26 #robheld #broadview #ICEdetention #humanrights #DHSLies #chicagoiswatching #borderpatrol

The Gulf states all want security, but they're not pursuing it the same way. How those diverging strategies could reshape the region. (Members Only) Listen here: warontherocks.com/episode/warc...

Y’all I’m just seeing Quanell X and Dr. Matthews confront this man about saying the N word and mane was Too SPOOKED 😅🤣

Spending too much time indoors is detrimental to the human mind. We need light, we need air. We need to see that we are small. I encourage you to go outside: listen, smell, touch and look at all things big and small with new eyes. P.S. leave the phone inside. #outside #nature #mothernature

#news that happened in the #UnitedStates and around the world on november 12 2025. #viral #trending #fyp

Kids don’t need lectures from me about online conmen - they need us to invest in giving them alternative pathways to realise their potential. Bring back child trust funds for all for starters. Pleasure to talk to Rest is Money about manosphere, finfluencers and fighting for our young people.

Aprovechando que en blanco y negro se notan menos los detalles, utilizaron otros elementos en las maquetas como cochechitos de juguete y similares para escenificar las escenas de terror. Mi favorito es este momento en el que se puede apreciar como el cochecito se cae de la mesa:

Food expert @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @ox.ac.uk with a vital message for MPs & the public. "If we don't lead this change on the front foot, we'll be forced into it anyway as food shocks intensify." Full talk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #NationalEmergencyBriefing #NEB2025 #FoodShortages

Abstract Essay, in its sixth season, features Rashmir Balasubramaniam as my guest a thoughtful voice helping leaders and changemakers shift from extractive performance to regenerative impact. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/a... #podmatch

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Top 10 South Africa headlines 🙄🚀 1. Cops slammed after 6 men killed hours apart in Khayelitsha, intelligence 2. Criminals will have carte blanche if tourists stay away from Kruger Park Read🚀- seefinish.com/south-africa/ 🎁 Shop @ ZUMAFIND.COM 🇳🇬 #sa #khayelitsha #kruger

He’s on another level! 📈🔥 #wwe #nxt #shorts ⚡️ Witness an intense moment as a "wrestler" executes a powerful dropkick, taking "control" of the match with a "suffocation" attack. This video captures thrilling moments from a "combat sport" encounter

Indie Retro News: Lemmings Reloaded - This enhanced version of a classic looks awesome for the C64 (WIP) www.indieretronews.com/2026/01/lemm... #retrogaming #c64 #commodore64 @c64cade.com

Oversight is a healthy and necessary part of good governance.

🚨JUST IN: Police are searching for burglary suspects wanted in a series of break-ins at the Town Centre in Laurel, Maryland. @fox5dc.com.web.brid.gy Shomari Stone has the surveillance video.

Bringing this Nini gif back to the tl for science 😉

One more like the last one, I've got a working template now! #AIArt #Midjourney #ImageModels

Rutte: Iran posed a threat to Europe as well as Middle East. "We are all better off" with Khamenei gone and Iran's nuclear and ballistic threat "beaten and degraded", says NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte #Iran

Russia may be the next empire to retire. The pattern that ended Spain, Britain, and France looks familiar in Moscow today. #CulturalPerspective #Russia #Putin #EmpireDecline

The First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was reorganized today and we thought it would be interesting to show their Dialogue connections. www.dialoguejournal.com/podcasts/dia... www.dialoguejournal.com/articles/a-d... www.dialoguejournal.com/podcasts/dia...

Cyprus asked. Ireland answered. 🇨🇾➡️🇮🇪 For APHA CEO John Keogh, what the sector needs is regulatory certainty, and the Omnibus can deliver it. Now over to Lithuania 🇱🇹: what are your expectations? #Omnibus #EUPresidency #CropProtection

#mortgage #rates #explore #fyp #BreakingNewsUSA Full story: https://jqjo.com/article/woewz1nw

Stephenson Scholar and B.S. in Data Science student Khalid Bakhit shared his insights with us on the New York career trek while visiting the NBA 🏀 Learn more about the Stephenson Experiential Learning Fund here: https://bit.ly/4ppc24z

Librarian love: 🔊 #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...

💥Imágenes muestran el momento en que, hace instantes, se escuchó un potente estruendo sobre la ciudad de Boston, en el estado de Massachusetts en Estados Unidos.

#gaming #mmo #mmorpg #throneandliberty #stab #staff #zauberstab #wand #caster #geschichte #story #kamapgne #campaign #reise #journey #adventure #vorlesen #reading #leveling #letsplay #deutsch #german #cascade youtu.be/kSchbu9Kuxs?... vm.tiktok.com/ZNdKCRKb6/ youtube.com/shorts/HxXdh...

Discover the magical world of alebrijes ✨ #alebrijes #CasaDeChiles #Mexico https://www.casadechiles.com/what-are-alebrijes/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=Bluesky&utm_campaign=Bluesky&utm_id=Bluesky&utm_term=Bluesky&utm_content=Bluesky

Todd Monken asked is he's been assured Myles Garrett will be a member of the Browns "I'm never told who's gonna be on the team who's not gonna be on the team if that's a question...I was never assured of anything when I took the job, other than once I signed my contract and what my contract said."

FREE RAGNAROKS! 😆

Do you get health and wellness info from social media? Well, according to a new report from Pew Research Centre, you’re not alone. But who are these influencers, and what are their credentials? Who is turning to influencers, and why? What Pew found was really interesting — and a bit worrying:

Cow meat ain't the only thing that'll get too expensive. #DO🚫WORRYpricesGO🆙 Wonder how you power your connection to the Interwebs designed from human ingenuity to be Number1To the moon. I know: I've pissed you off Now∵I spoke the TRUTH no filter.👋🏼 #FOCUSonHUMANITY1st 🗳️✊🏼🗡️👨🏽‍💻🛡️🗺️🫖🌺🐝🎼⚛️❤️‍🔥✡️🗽🦁✝️☪️🐦‍🔥🕉️🎭🪬🏳️‍🌈⚖️⚜️🪯🩵🌊🪃🧲

Video to go along with the photoshoot!

Teil 3: Warum ist so eine Erwärmung so dramatisch?

Crooked Thomas #CorruptSCOTUS No Justice

"When I reported my rape, I never imagined not having a day in court. I've received no justice. The man who did this to me is still out there." This note was given to me at Queen's Park last week by a sexual assault survivor who didn't want to be identified. #onpoli #LydiasLaw

Arda Guler's goal vs Elche wins the LaLiga goal of the season