Dr Woodbury-Smith
@kwhyphens.bsky.social
Visiting Scholar @ Dept of Philosophy, YorkU, Toronto
Founding Exec. Member, @collectivewlp.bsky.social
Founded @dulegalphil.bsky.social
Founding Exec. Member, @collectivewlp.bsky.social
Founded @dulegalphil.bsky.social
What I’m getting is: ‘racists want the right to be racist, so we need to protect that for democracy’
They think the majority of people are racist. They also think this is fine.
They think the majority of people are racist. They also think this is fine.
We must protect our borders to defend our democracies. Here's how
We must protect our borders to defend our democracies. Here's how
This is our strong message to our friends in Europe. Unless responsible governments reflect their citizens’ concerns, populists will win, say British PM Keir Starmer and Danish PM Mette Frederiksen
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
What I’m getting is: ‘racists want the right to be racist, so we need to protect that for democracy’
They think the majority of people are racist. They also think this is fine.
They think the majority of people are racist. They also think this is fine.
Reposted by Dr Woodbury-Smith
Eleni Frantziou and Anurag Deb: Direct Effect, Disapplication, and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: Still Together in Northern Ireland after Dillon? ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/12/04/e...
Eleni Frantziou and Anurag Deb: Direct Effect, Disapplication, and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: Still Together in Northern Ireland after Dillon?
Between 14 and 16 October 2025, the UK Supreme Court heard the appeal of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (‘SOSNI’) against the Dillon decision of the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal (‘…
ukconstitutionallaw.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Eleni Frantziou and Anurag Deb: Direct Effect, Disapplication, and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: Still Together in Northern Ireland after Dillon? ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/12/04/e...
Happily the ‘especially young men’ has not gone unnoticed by most 👀
Get new comms people, Capt.
Get new comms people, Capt.
When buying a house is unattainable and jobs are disappearing, it's no surprise young people think they can’t succeed, especially young men.
It's not their fault. It’s Washington’s fault for allowing the middle class to be hollowed out just to make rich people richer.
It's not their fault. It’s Washington’s fault for allowing the middle class to be hollowed out just to make rich people richer.
December 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Happily the ‘especially young men’ has not gone unnoticed by most 👀
Get new comms people, Capt.
Get new comms people, Capt.
Reposted by Dr Woodbury-Smith
Leavitt’s citizenship comments clash with SCOTUS
Karoline Leavitt: “You’re either a U.S. citizen or not — You can’t be a U.S. citizen & a citizen of another country.”
The Supreme Court: It ruled in 1967 that the government can’t strip U.S. citizenship unless a person voluntarily relinquishes it.
Karoline Leavitt: “You’re either a U.S. citizen or not — You can’t be a U.S. citizen & a citizen of another country.”
The Supreme Court: It ruled in 1967 that the government can’t strip U.S. citizenship unless a person voluntarily relinquishes it.
December 4, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Leavitt’s citizenship comments clash with SCOTUS
Karoline Leavitt: “You’re either a U.S. citizen or not — You can’t be a U.S. citizen & a citizen of another country.”
The Supreme Court: It ruled in 1967 that the government can’t strip U.S. citizenship unless a person voluntarily relinquishes it.
Karoline Leavitt: “You’re either a U.S. citizen or not — You can’t be a U.S. citizen & a citizen of another country.”
The Supreme Court: It ruled in 1967 that the government can’t strip U.S. citizenship unless a person voluntarily relinquishes it.
Don't be fooled by their claims to be 'heartbroken'. The decision both @womensinstitute.bsky.social and girlguiding have made to exclude trans-women and girls from their organisations is not required by law. The law may be frustratingly unclear in this area, but it is clearly *not that*.
December 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Don't be fooled by their claims to be 'heartbroken'. The decision both @womensinstitute.bsky.social and girlguiding have made to exclude trans-women and girls from their organisations is not required by law. The law may be frustratingly unclear in this area, but it is clearly *not that*.
Reposted by Dr Woodbury-Smith
Our final Discussion for 2025 is coming up - 11 December, featuring Marie Newhouse. Draft and link will be sent out shortly!
Without further ado, our Fall 2026 Collective Discussions line-up 🎉
November 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Our final Discussion for 2025 is coming up - 11 December, featuring Marie Newhouse. Draft and link will be sent out shortly!
Reposted by Dr Woodbury-Smith
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor of the House of Representatives, and we know that's the case."
This is a flat-out 100% lie from @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and he knows it. Impeachment resolutions are privileged, they can force a vote at any time.
This is a flat-out 100% lie from @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and he knows it. Impeachment resolutions are privileged, they can force a vote at any time.
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor of the House of Representatives, and we know that's the case."
This is a flat-out 100% lie from @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and he knows it. Impeachment resolutions are privileged, they can force a vote at any time.
This is a flat-out 100% lie from @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and he knows it. Impeachment resolutions are privileged, they can force a vote at any time.
This can’t actually count as breaking news. Do people actually care about this? Or is the media desperate for a ‘Your Party’ v ‘Reform’ showdown because they want to ignore @greenparty.org.uk ?
BREAKING: Your Party members have chosen to officially keep the name Your Party
November 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
This can’t actually count as breaking news. Do people actually care about this? Or is the media desperate for a ‘Your Party’ v ‘Reform’ showdown because they want to ignore @greenparty.org.uk ?
Reposted by Dr Woodbury-Smith
Separating parents from children, even in the middle of a natural disaster. Shabana Mahmood's Home Office is the same as Suella Braverman's Home Office, is the same as the one that gave us the Windrush scandal
UK rejects visa for girl left destitute in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa
Lati-Yana Brown’s parents had asked for application to be expedited so she could join them in UK after house ruined
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Separating parents from children, even in the middle of a natural disaster. Shabana Mahmood's Home Office is the same as Suella Braverman's Home Office, is the same as the one that gave us the Windrush scandal
Reposted by Dr Woodbury-Smith
I am a little tired of being yelled at for this but apparently not tired about: heroin addiction is not RFK’s problem. He’s a sociopath. Most addicts aren’t. Honestly, walk into an NA meeting, grab the first person with a few years to be head of HHS and they’d probably do a better job than Bobby.
This is what happens when you put a privileged, 14 year heroin addict in charge of health. Duh
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I am a little tired of being yelled at for this but apparently not tired about: heroin addiction is not RFK’s problem. He’s a sociopath. Most addicts aren’t. Honestly, walk into an NA meeting, grab the first person with a few years to be head of HHS and they’d probably do a better job than Bobby.
I’d say this is unbelievable, but then I’d have to ignore the past 10+ years of how the BBC has bent over backwards both-siding things to the benefit of the corrupt.
Wow. BBC journalists are now not even allowed to report the censored line from my Reith Lecture, that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I’d say this is unbelievable, but then I’d have to ignore the past 10+ years of how the BBC has bent over backwards both-siding things to the benefit of the corrupt.
Reposted by Dr Woodbury-Smith
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
Any university that formally adopts AI into its institution can no longer claim to have any form of sustainability pledge.
(Lookin at you, @ox.ac.uk)
(Lookin at you, @ox.ac.uk)
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Any university that formally adopts AI into its institution can no longer claim to have any form of sustainability pledge.
(Lookin at you, @ox.ac.uk)
(Lookin at you, @ox.ac.uk)
This is soul crushing to bear witness to.
Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, had just given birth when she was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. She writes about her fear of adding another tragedy to her family’s life. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/CLpbsb
November 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This is soul crushing to bear witness to.
Burn
Top chant of @whitecapsfc.com vs. LAFC tonight - after LA player dives, "We have healthcare!"
November 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Burn
‘Your words are not your children’ -Prof. Benjamin Daise (my first phil professor)
What’s the most significant advice you received from a teacher?
I had a Geology prof who always said “have strong opinions, loosely held”
Be passionate, assess alternatives with conviction, take sides. But don’t fall so in love with your opinions that you can’t change them with better data.
I had a Geology prof who always said “have strong opinions, loosely held”
Be passionate, assess alternatives with conviction, take sides. But don’t fall so in love with your opinions that you can’t change them with better data.
November 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
‘Your words are not your children’ -Prof. Benjamin Daise (my first phil professor)
Reposted by Dr Woodbury-Smith
I think this means that too many Labour MPs now own £1.5mn houses. Since they think of themselves as ordinary people it follows that a tax that hits them will hit “ordinary people”.
I sometimes feel like I am going mad.
Owning a £1.5m home is not normal in London or the South East of England.
Owning a £1.5m home is not normal in London or the South East of England.
November 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I think this means that too many Labour MPs now own £1.5mn houses. Since they think of themselves as ordinary people it follows that a tax that hits them will hit “ordinary people”.
Reposted by Dr Woodbury-Smith
It’s now clear that information on U.S. government websites can no longer be trusted.
It’s both heartbreaking and infuriating to see how quickly this administration has undermined science, public health, and the credibility of our scientific institutions.
It’s both heartbreaking and infuriating to see how quickly this administration has undermined science, public health, and the credibility of our scientific institutions.
November 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
It’s now clear that information on U.S. government websites can no longer be trusted.
It’s both heartbreaking and infuriating to see how quickly this administration has undermined science, public health, and the credibility of our scientific institutions.
It’s both heartbreaking and infuriating to see how quickly this administration has undermined science, public health, and the credibility of our scientific institutions.
Reposted by Dr Woodbury-Smith
RIP Mani
youtu.be/3QLMS0QsPF0
youtu.be/3QLMS0QsPF0
The Stone Roses - Waterfall (Live On The Other Side Of Midnight) 1989 1080p 60fps
YouTube video by Mucky Fingers
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
RIP Mani
youtu.be/3QLMS0QsPF0
youtu.be/3QLMS0QsPF0
Reposted by Dr Woodbury-Smith
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
Reposted by Dr Woodbury-Smith
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Reposted by Dr Woodbury-Smith
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...