Joe Hodson
@joehodson.bsky.social
Paralegal with masters in international maritime law, interested in languages, ethics, governance, environmental protection and human rights. Mythology-loving humanist.
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Joe Hodson
@joehodson.bsky.social
· Aug 11
Greetings to all my new legal bluesky contacts! Allow me to introduce myself:
I have been the paralegal at the small but formidable London shipping disputes firm Sach Solicitors since just before the pandemic.
I am also slowly preparing to take the SQE.
I have been the paralegal at the small but formidable London shipping disputes firm Sach Solicitors since just before the pandemic.
I am also slowly preparing to take the SQE.
Makes it sound like The Deplorable Word
this is quite the detail
November 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Makes it sound like The Deplorable Word
Occurs to me now that A Christmas Carol is basically the plot of Exodus but with the supernatural intervener using more proportionate methods.
Or perhaps more loosely the plot of Inception but from Cillian Murphy's POV and with stakes you actually care about.
Or perhaps more loosely the plot of Inception but from Cillian Murphy's POV and with stakes you actually care about.
Hope is here.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Occurs to me now that A Christmas Carol is basically the plot of Exodus but with the supernatural intervener using more proportionate methods.
Or perhaps more loosely the plot of Inception but from Cillian Murphy's POV and with stakes you actually care about.
Or perhaps more loosely the plot of Inception but from Cillian Murphy's POV and with stakes you actually care about.
Well at least it's better than Palantir!
November 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Well at least it's better than Palantir!
It always seems weird when people fret about the security of the UK's borders. Is Neptune's great ocean not formidable enough for you?
YOU WANTED NET IMMIGRATION TO COME DOWN! THIS IS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE!
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
It always seems weird when people fret about the security of the UK's borders. Is Neptune's great ocean not formidable enough for you?
Obviously not surprising but nonetheless still baselessly bigoted and in defiance of recent empirical studies finding no difference in satisfaction.
The logic that plurality of loves is inherently "relativising" is ghoulish - and ignores the obvious realities of loving plural friends/relatives.
The logic that plurality of loves is inherently "relativising" is ghoulish - and ignores the obvious realities of loving plural friends/relatives.
The Vatican has issued a warning against the rise of polyamory, insisting marriage is the stable, lifelong and exclusive partnership between a man and woman.
Vatican warns against rise in polyamory, saying ‘succession of faces’ does not rival exclusive union | CNN
The Vatican has issued a warning against the rise of polyamory, insisting marriage is the stable, lifelong and exclusive partnership between a man and woman.
www.cnn.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Obviously not surprising but nonetheless still baselessly bigoted and in defiance of recent empirical studies finding no difference in satisfaction.
The logic that plurality of loves is inherently "relativising" is ghoulish - and ignores the obvious realities of loving plural friends/relatives.
The logic that plurality of loves is inherently "relativising" is ghoulish - and ignores the obvious realities of loving plural friends/relatives.
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the degree to which Labour have limboed under my lowest expectations for them is remarkable.
what the fuck
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
the degree to which Labour have limboed under my lowest expectations for them is remarkable.
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🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
The biannual Haddenham Beer Festivals are a significant perk of living where I live. Looking forward!
Haddenham Beer Festival Trust | Haddenham Beer Festival share.google/KqV6MDUJfgPH...
Haddenham Beer Festival Trust | Haddenham Beer Festival share.google/KqV6MDUJfgPH...
November 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The biannual Haddenham Beer Festivals are a significant perk of living where I live. Looking forward!
Haddenham Beer Festival Trust | Haddenham Beer Festival share.google/KqV6MDUJfgPH...
Haddenham Beer Festival Trust | Haddenham Beer Festival share.google/KqV6MDUJfgPH...
Could've sworn I remember Lammy vocally defending the role of juries not so long ago!
Hollowing them out seems a particularly awful idea when the next government could well be Faragist, and the check against state power provided by juries may be needed more sorely than ever.
Hollowing them out seems a particularly awful idea when the next government could well be Faragist, and the check against state power provided by juries may be needed more sorely than ever.
"The plans, obtained by BBC News, show that Lammy, who is also deputy prime minister, wants to ask Parliament to end jury trials for defendants who would be jailed for up to five years."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7vdvrnnvzo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7vdvrnnvzo
Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Could've sworn I remember Lammy vocally defending the role of juries not so long ago!
Hollowing them out seems a particularly awful idea when the next government could well be Faragist, and the check against state power provided by juries may be needed more sorely than ever.
Hollowing them out seems a particularly awful idea when the next government could well be Faragist, and the check against state power provided by juries may be needed more sorely than ever.
It is a bit disappointing that in Icelandic, Portuguese, Georgian, Greek etc. they replaced the pagan day names with mere numbers - as though these zealous iconoclasts somehow forgot all the interesting things from their own religion which would make for cooler substitutes - eg Russian Воскресенье.
November 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
It is a bit disappointing that in Icelandic, Portuguese, Georgian, Greek etc. they replaced the pagan day names with mere numbers - as though these zealous iconoclasts somehow forgot all the interesting things from their own religion which would make for cooler substitutes - eg Russian Воскресенье.
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Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
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After more than 10 years of “the Danish Model”, nativism is hegemonic in the country, the far right polls near level highs again, and the Social Democrats lost Copenhagen and poll at historic low.
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
After more than 10 years of “the Danish Model”, nativism is hegemonic in the country, the far right polls near level highs again, and the Social Democrats lost Copenhagen and poll at historic low.
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
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An absolute scandal compounded in this case by failure of French government and EU institutions to forcefully react and sanction in turn those who have sanctioned ICC judges and prosecutors. Makes a total mockery of FR/EU's repeated commitment to the rule of law/ICC
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
November 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
An absolute scandal compounded in this case by failure of French government and EU institutions to forcefully react and sanction in turn those who have sanctioned ICC judges and prosecutors. Makes a total mockery of FR/EU's repeated commitment to the rule of law/ICC
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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Another climate conferernce ends, another missed opportunity to avert disaster. We've failed to limit warming to 1.5°C. The worlds is going to become more dangerous. This means climate policy must reflect this new reality. 1/6
www.technosphere.earth/living-beyon...
www.technosphere.earth/living-beyon...
Living beyond limits
Decades of climate policy failure means we must find ways to live in a more dangerous world
www.technosphere.earth
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Another climate conferernce ends, another missed opportunity to avert disaster. We've failed to limit warming to 1.5°C. The worlds is going to become more dangerous. This means climate policy must reflect this new reality. 1/6
www.technosphere.earth/living-beyon...
www.technosphere.earth/living-beyon...
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"Reform would be worse" is both entirely correct and entirely irrelevant until polling day 2029. What matters right now is that Labour's approach is morally repugnant on its own terms, *and is empowering Reform*. As things stand today, its not Labour or Reform. Its Labour *then* Reform.
While it feels like I'm repeatedly slamming my head against a brick wall repeating this massively simple concept. Saying "Reform would be worse" doesn't make what Labour is doing better. Labour is now the most anti-immigration, anti-any marginalised group, government we have seen in decades. 1/
Very long thread: As with many of Labour's anti-immigration policies, this isn't new. British police have been stationed in other countries for this purpose for a long time
It does however show how Labour is pushing more on anti-immigration than previous governments. 1/
www.lbc.co.uk/article/shab...
It does however show how Labour is pushing more on anti-immigration than previous governments. 1/
www.lbc.co.uk/article/shab...
November 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
"Reform would be worse" is both entirely correct and entirely irrelevant until polling day 2029. What matters right now is that Labour's approach is morally repugnant on its own terms, *and is empowering Reform*. As things stand today, its not Labour or Reform. Its Labour *then* Reform.
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It is good to see that that some people a) actually have values/principles and b) do not abandon those when entering Parliament
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It is good to see that that some people a) actually have values/principles and b) do not abandon those when entering Parliament
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this is the peace plan we should be pushing
russia goes home and gets nothing. they learn from this that adventures in occupying neighbors has no benefit and only costs
russia goes home and gets nothing. they learn from this that adventures in occupying neighbors has no benefit and only costs
Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.”
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
this is the peace plan we should be pushing
russia goes home and gets nothing. they learn from this that adventures in occupying neighbors has no benefit and only costs
russia goes home and gets nothing. they learn from this that adventures in occupying neighbors has no benefit and only costs
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It's wild how "our intellectual elite are a bit morally smug" warrants the same article being pushed out saying as much for a decade, but a global paedophile ring in which many of our richest and most powerful and leading minds all took part is, you know, uncouth to talk about.
Someday you, too, could have the moral fortitude to look upon a years-long rape circus organized by the nation's most powerful elites and declare, "The people upset about this are speaking about it the wrong way."
November 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM
It's wild how "our intellectual elite are a bit morally smug" warrants the same article being pushed out saying as much for a decade, but a global paedophile ring in which many of our richest and most powerful and leading minds all took part is, you know, uncouth to talk about.
Birnam wood *moves to* the battle, it's very crucially not the battle's location!
Please research your Burnham/Birnam puns before needlessly butchering them like this.
The battle of Burnham would - New Statesman share.google/SmreFdHdiYOV...
Please research your Burnham/Birnam puns before needlessly butchering them like this.
The battle of Burnham would - New Statesman share.google/SmreFdHdiYOV...
The battle of Burnham would
The will-he, won’t-he is set to continue as the Greater Manchester mayor refuses to rule out having higher ambitions
share.google
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Birnam wood *moves to* the battle, it's very crucially not the battle's location!
Please research your Burnham/Birnam puns before needlessly butchering them like this.
The battle of Burnham would - New Statesman share.google/SmreFdHdiYOV...
Please research your Burnham/Birnam puns before needlessly butchering them like this.
The battle of Burnham would - New Statesman share.google/SmreFdHdiYOV...
This is of course bad but it cracks me up how they do this elaborate dance to smuggle in the 10 Commamdments as a "historical document". Who are they fooling?
A measure that includes the Ten Commandments in a list of “historical documents” was passed in the Ohio Senate on Wednesday. Ohio public schools will be required to display at least some of the documents in each classroom of each school. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/19/o...
Ohio Senate committee passes bill that lists Ten Commandments as 'historical document' • Ohio Capital Journal
A measure that would include the Ten Commandments in a list of “historical documents” was passed out of an Ohio Senate committee on Tuesday.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This is of course bad but it cracks me up how they do this elaborate dance to smuggle in the 10 Commamdments as a "historical document". Who are they fooling?
"The art of politics is overcoming that fear"
George Monbiot delivers a perfect analysis of where we're at with capitalism on the new episode of Bold Politics with Zack Polanski.
Premiering on YouTube now: youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI
Premiering on YouTube now: youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI
November 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
"The art of politics is overcoming that fear"
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"And I guess that’s why I hate AI in the classroom as much as I do. Students are afraid to fail, and AI presents itself as a savior. But what we learn from history is that progress requires failure. It requires reflection."
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
"And I guess that’s why I hate AI in the classroom as much as I do. Students are afraid to fail, and AI presents itself as a savior. But what we learn from history is that progress requires failure. It requires reflection."
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If only overrated genocide denier Noam Chomsky had stuck to his decades long practice of regularly and repeatedly denying genocides as they happened purely on the basis of a Campist mentality, and not wasted time hanging around with rich nonces, his reputation wouldn’t be suffering as much now.
MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In the documents, Chomsky described Epstein as a "highly valued friend."
Epstein emails show close connection with MIT's Noam Chomsky
MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In t...
www.wbur.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If only overrated genocide denier Noam Chomsky had stuck to his decades long practice of regularly and repeatedly denying genocides as they happened purely on the basis of a Campist mentality, and not wasted time hanging around with rich nonces, his reputation wouldn’t be suffering as much now.
Tonight:
What Does the World Look Like with Care in Charge? with Sally Weintrobe - Kairos share.google/En58rdBSbhoZ...
What Does the World Look Like with Care in Charge? with Sally Weintrobe - Kairos share.google/En58rdBSbhoZ...
November 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Tonight:
What Does the World Look Like with Care in Charge? with Sally Weintrobe - Kairos share.google/En58rdBSbhoZ...
What Does the World Look Like with Care in Charge? with Sally Weintrobe - Kairos share.google/En58rdBSbhoZ...
Shout it from the rooftops!
This is explosive stuff. Evidence that Jeffrey Epstein not only ran a child sex trafficking operation for powerful men, he also seems to have advised & supported Farage’s far right political projects in Europe and the UK, including Brexit, via Steve Bannon.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Shout it from the rooftops!