We are working with schools in areas of multiple deprivation to encourage more young people to get involved in politics & public life 🏫 🤲 We need your help to expand our Schools Programme – please consider giving at www.johnsmithcentre.com/support-us/ #JSCGivingMonth @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

We're excited to mark the beginning of #JSCGivingMonth today! ✨️ 👀 Keep an eye on our social media channels this month, where we will be showcasing all of our brilliant programmes and activities opening doors to public life and politics for young people. 🔗 www.johnsmithcentre.com/support-us/

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

👐 Help us give more young people from underrepresented backgrounds the #OpportunityToServe – make a donation today at www.johnsmithcentre.com/support-us/ #JSCGivingMonth @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

Happy New Year 2026! 🥳🎉 We have so much planned for this year - sign up to our newsletter to make sure you're the first to hear about it all! www.johnsmithcentre.com/newsletter Can't wait to spend this year with you 🙌

We were delighted to host an event with Prosper at @uofgasbs.bsky.social today that brought together companies to discuss how we can help get young people into careers in public life and politics 🌟 A big thank you to our speakers and to all those who attended! 🙌 @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us last night at our Annual Reception 2025 in the Scottish Parliament! 🎉 An inspirational, energetic event - we couldn’t do what we do without our friends & supporters. 💙 @ross-greer.bsky.social @scotparl.bsky.social

Students on our new #UKYouthPoll course were treated to a guest lecture by @focaldata.bsky.social's James Kanagasooriam yesterday! 🤩 @uofgsocsci.bsky.social honours students can still join the course – sign up here 👇 www.johnsmithcentre.com/youth-poll/u... @jameskanag.bsky.social

We're delighted to have Allana Williams from @unistrathclyde.bsky.social on board as a Parliamentary Intern! 🎉 We'll be sharing more of our interns' journeys in the new year - follow us to see what they get up to on their placements 👀 #JohnSmithIntern @uofgsocsci.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

The budget brought big changes to how wealth is taxed in Australia! Trusts will now pay a minimum 30% tax rate, which will raise around $4.4 billion a year, and reduce inequality. @grogsgamut.bsky.social @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol #Budget2026

#Habs Dobes on bouncing back from Game 6 "I kept the same similar things—a couple of tweaks—but I felt pretty good last game. Emotionally, I wanted to be better. I think getting pulled at home was kind of a wake-up call, and I took it personal. And yeah, we won today, so really happy." #GoHabsGo

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NEWSMAX: This Cuba thing -- people struggle w/ how this is America first when gas is $4.55 a gallon COMER: Cuba has always been a security threat N: Really? COMER: If some country went in and loaded Cuba with the same drones Iran had, yes I think it could be a threat N: Sounds like a false flag

The people united will never be divided!

Incredible record: a pilot abroad remotely controlled a STING interceptor located in northern Ukraine from 2,000 km away using HORNET VISION Ctrl 🇺🇦💪 Serial deployment has already begun, meaning more records are expected (218 chars) 🥰 #RussianUkrainianWar #UkraineWar #Ukraine #War #STINGinterceptor

16 years ago today, Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 Bitcoin for two Papa John's pizzas. Today, 10k BTC is worth over $775,000,000.

New surveillance video shows a school bus crash in Everett that hospitalized 9 students. https://www.wcvb.com/article/everett-school-bus-crash-may-21-2026/71377107 

Republicans have won the Great Redistricting War of 2026, but that may not be enough for President Trump's party to maintain its hold on the U.S. House of Representatives in November's midterm elections. Reuters national affairs correspondent Joseph Ax explains the situation.

What he is actually saying is that Israel will order the United States to declare war on the entire world.

POV: When you learn that Australia taxes beer more than polluting gas exports And the cherry on top? That gas is driving climate change and worsening extreme weather – no matter where it’s burned. Thanks for the hot tip @davidpocock.bsky.social

Pentagon releases second batch of declassified UAP footage, including video from Syria showing objects performing instantaneous acceleration.

Waiting lists don’t come down by magic. 📺️ @sebrees1.bsky.social explains what’s behind recent NHS waiting list falls - and the important role that validation plays 👇

My authentic voice is my brand! Outsourcing my content nearly ruined it. Social Beat keeps me consistent and truly me. Game changer for business owners. 🔥 #SocialBeat #EntrepreneurLife #ContentStrategy #BusinessGrowth #AuthenticBrand #DigitalMarketing

#Maga #trump #trending #viral #fyp #congratulations #Liberals #democrats #conservatives #news #today

You leave the same impression of something beautiful, but annihilating. Entering Week Six of a Triage Main, trying to find his Thief Counterpart in #MarathonTheGame on stream today. Will I get lucky? Tune in, find out. twitch.tv/anakonistark

Wanna know why democrats took our guns and won't defend us with force 🤔. They just sent 3 billion to Isreal doing a genocide on people the same color as Latinos btw. Ice an border patrol goes and does genocide with them i bet miss goods murderer went. Here is my ai convo about it.

No Ordinary Love · Kevon Edmonds Sade cover

Vinicunca, the mountain of the seven colors, Peru 🇵🇪

An unimpeachable sentiment..................

Versteht es als Aufruf, für Freiheit und Rechte zu kämpfen, um ein Leben in Würde und Selbstbestimmung zu führen.

'Malfunctioning Megatron' demands your DNA data, but thinks humans are reptiles due to en-slop-ification. From Neofeud 2 my 90s-style #retrogame ! silverspook.itch.io/neofeud2 #indiedev #indiegames #cyberpunk #steamdeck #art #artist #scifiart #noai

Hope springs eternal😁

The awakening is happening all over the world. @mindsetofresistance

Bonus points if you name an enemy. Top Video Game songs - VGSQ Guessing Game Video Game Song Quiz #guessinggame #vgsq #silenthill #silenthill2

Decode this bundle: Japanese Buddhist Temple (primal), Korean Architect The JeJu Island Seeding Suki pushing Temporally A cruise in October to Japan, Ferry to Korea then to China Then it was trains through China heading South The Red October Augur No way jose Not a chance in hantavirus hell

🔎 As negotiations remain underway between #Iran and the #US to agree on a #ceasefire deal, some sources have suggested that one of the key sticking points is the reinstatement of Tehran's frozen financial assets located across the world. FRANCE 24 explains ⤵️

Patients are essential partners in science — helping identify key needs and build public trust. With @europeanlung.bsky.social, we are urging European leaders to keep science open and decisions evidence-based. Help us #DefendScience and #ProtectHealth: https://bit.ly/4cgrFIf

In my latest Substack post, “The Moments You’re Noticing Aren’t Accidental”, I share why those moments matter more than we think. Read more on Substack: The Caralyn Dreyer #mentalhealth #mentalhealthrecovery #selfawareness #healingjourney #personalgrowth

Most of us were taught to push through, but mental health doesn’t work that way. Learning your capacity means recognizing when rest is necessary, not optional. #mentalhealth #healing

💬 Questions about the STAR Bundle? Ask Ellis C! Log into myLoneStar & click the chat icon — no office hours needed. 24/7 answers at your fingertips! 🌟 #LoneStarCollege #StudentSuccess #STARBundle #EllisC

Who’s a bigger threat to your privacy: the government tracking your car, or the tech bro sitting next to you filming with smart glasses? I testified before the California State Senate on two bills to address privacy risks of surveillance tech. Here's a short video about it.

Shohei Ohtani does it again! This time it's on a middle-middle fastball. Over the last three seasons, he has the highest SLG (1.212) on middle-middle pitches. #Dodgers | #WorldSeries

Tuck corners into Eachother∴Folding'em gets Easier&PressingHelps. #Ain'tNobodyGotTimeToWashPressSheets #🍑GIVING🆙️IS🚫THEanswer #WHEREthereISwillTHEREisA☯️ 🌎ÀHO🌐 BIB‼️ SMIB‼️ PBW/Y‼️ AM(ÈEI)N‼️ TRUST Gaia&USAs-Constitution&Jesús‼️ Pillars to YWHW|JEHOVAH-IN-JESUS-CHRIST|ALLAH‼️‼️ 🗳🗡🧑🏽‍💻🛡🧠🗺🫖🌺🐝🎼⚛️❤️‍🔥✡️🌟🦁✝️☪️🐦‍🔥🕉️🎭🪬🏳️‍🌈⚖️⚜️🩵🌊🗽🪃🧲

I got nothin for this description, yolks. #KamikazeSnowmen #DeviledEggs #weirdal #alyankovic #egg

An Eze finish ⚽️ #UCLfinal

#Late #show: η #συνάντηση των 5 κορυφαίων και το άφθονο #γέλιο the #meeting of the top 5 and plenty of #laughter

Best of All the Worlds Chorus 2 The world is not binary, there is no us and them. There are so many shades, so many shades of every color and complexity. You can dabble in them all to find your place and get the best of all the worlds. #nonbinary #bestofbothworlds #songwriter #folkpunk #falsechoices

This is our home!

#hiking #outdooradventures #trailbuddies 🦊

Rising living costs continue to shape economic policies across Canada. The Canada minimum wage increase 2026 latest update brings important changes in Manitoba and Prince Edward Island that will impact both workers and immigrants planning their future. zurl.co/D29hE

Spring in New England! Thanks to Ginny Buckingham for sending in this video.... Send us *your* most clever captions!

A crowd is gathered outside San Francisco's Ferry Building in support of Iran on Sunday. A mix of signs read "Free Iran," with others showing messages thanking President Trump "for supporting Iran." 🎥: Elisabeth Smith / S.F. Chronicle

We’re proud to partner with Pharmacist Support once again this year to promote well-being in the pharmacy profession! This Stress Awareness Month #LeadWithLove, we’re shining a light on self-care, mental health and resilience. For more details: bit.ly/426QqAp #PharmacyShow

Peach Wins Peach Circuit 'Mario Kart: Super Circuit' Game Boy Advance

I’m just adding more to the pile everyday 🥰 #reading #books #tbr #bookbuying #bookcollection #booksky

“It’s a book about org*sms, but it’s really a book about grief.” I went to a book signing at @villagebookstw.bsky.social for 200 Monas by Jan Saenz! Be sure to check it out! #200monas #booksigning #books #reading #writersky #writesky #booksky

“we have the injection that stops gym bros from getting spider tattoos on their hip”

🇺🇾🇪🇺 “Culturally, we’re more similar to Europe than the US.” Uruguay’s Minister of Economy and Finance Gabriel Oddone tells #F24Spotlight the #EU-#Mercosur deal isn’t just a commercial decision, but a cultural one.

Okinawa Kariyushi Beach Resort Ocean Spa Onna, Japan #Japan #Nippon