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Emma Kennedy
@emmakeddev.bsky.social
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She/her. SFHEA. Educational development, higher education, UCU. Swears and views my own.
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jackbern.bsky.social
oh you're a Christian? What if I told you a guy called Christian killed my dad? Not such a good religion now is it
danielsohege.bsky.social Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 5h
There are some truly unhinged bits in the piece about Glasman, as to be expected when dealing with Glasman, but seriously what the actual? That's...one hell of a conflation of terminology.
Even the term “progressive” makes Lord Glasman shudder. His mother died of progressive supranuclear palsy. “Every word of that condition is terrible. She lost all her bodily functions, yet her brain remained intact, leaving her a mute witness to her own demise. It took six years to kill her, and to cure me of any fantasy that ‘progressive’ is desirable.”
November 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
emmakeddev.bsky.social
When your shop is closing and every customer has the same three questions
Two signs on a shop till. The first says 'This TG Jones shop is closing down. We are the ONLY TG Jones shop that's closing - all other TG Jones will remain open (and then some illegible)'. The second says 'We don't know what will be here. We don't have any Pokémon.'
November 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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equivalent in smart to i’ve got soul but i’m not a soldier (i love that song so don’t even)
danielsohege.bsky.social Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 5h
There are some truly unhinged bits in the piece about Glasman, as to be expected when dealing with Glasman, but seriously what the actual? That's...one hell of a conflation of terminology.
Even the term “progressive” makes Lord Glasman shudder. His mother died of progressive supranuclear palsy. “Every word of that condition is terrible. She lost all her bodily functions, yet her brain remained intact, leaving her a mute witness to her own demise. It took six years to kill her, and to cure me of any fantasy that ‘progressive’ is desirable.”
November 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Again with alt text:
Social media screenshot: Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand In a normal world, this should be an immense scandal in Europe. Le Monde has a long article describing the hellish life of Nicolas Guillou, a French judge at the ICC in The Hague, due to U.S. sanctions punishing him for authorizing arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant for war crimes in Gaza. Guillou's daily existence has been transformed into a Kafkaesque nightmare. He cannot: open or maintain accounts with Google, Amazon, Apple, or any US company; make hotel reservations (Expedia canceled his booking in France hours after he made it); conduct online commerce, since he can't know if the packaging is American; use any major credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex are all American); access normal banking services, even with non-American banks, as banks worldwide close sanctioned accounts; conduct virtually any financial transaction. He describes it as being "economically banned across most of the planet," including in his own country, France, and where he works, the Netherlands. That's the real shocking aspect of this: the Americans are: - punishing a European citizen - for doing his job in Europe - applying laws Europe officially supports - at an institution based in Europe - that Europe helped create and fund and Europe is not only doing essentially nothing to protect him, they're actively enforcing America's sanctions against their own citizen - European banks closing his accounts, European companies refusing him service, European institutions standing by while Washington destroys a European judge's life on European soil. Again, in a normal world, European leaders and citizens should be absolutely outraged about this. But we've so normalized the hollowing out of European sovereignty that the sight of a European citizen being economically executed on European soil for upholding European law is treated, at best, as an unfortunate technical complication in transatlantic [further text missing]
November 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
emmakeddev.bsky.social
I'm getting some colleagues saying they refuse to vote in the UCU ballot for industrial action as the union hasn't helped them. Well, it's your life and if you don't want us to take action that's your right. But only do that if you genuinely want the union to do less!
Meme where someone puts a stick in their own bike wheel. They cycle along thinking, "I don't feel the union is helping me". Then they put a stick in their front wheel, saying "I'm going to boycott their stupid ballot!" Then they're on the ground having fallen off, saying "Oh no, they don't have the mandate to help me".
November 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
emmakeddev.bsky.social
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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sarahmay1.bsky.social
My timeline is full of images without alt text, mostly archaeological. What's going on? Is it people posting on the weekend who aren't thinking about accessibility because it's the weekend? Inclusion isn't just for professional life. Get it together folks! Use the setting, think of other people.
November 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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carolinepennock.bsky.social
No way I’m sharing Stock’s UnHerd article. But I am going to point to this bit which amply demonstrates the anti-trans=>anti-women’s rights pipeline. “Abortions should only be done for a highly restricted set of reasons. They should not be just nodded through for any reason a pregnant woman likes.”
November 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social
I've written up the findings from our work with people and organisations who have used AI notetakers in meetings, identified 9 risks and a bunch of mitigation strategies. www.careful.industries/blog/2025-11...
Nine risks caused by AI notetakers — Careful Industries
AI transcription tools are not currently mature or reliable enough to be regarded as an always on, single-source of truth for meeting notes. Nine common risks, and six possible mitigations.
www.careful.industries
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social
If people in your team or organisation are using AI notetakers as a way of coping with too many meetings and a culture of presenteeism, there's not a technological fix for this. The answer is to have fewer, better organised meetings www.careful.industries/blog/2025-11...
Careful Industries Have fewer, better meetings
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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spindlypete.bsky.social
hey does anybody want to mind some rich moron's five neglected kids while getting malnutrition in a shack full of dangerous snakes lmk. no pay
Fruity au-pair role in Caribbean Costa Rica Hello, we are looking for a special person to become a part of our family here in this magical jungle and fruity paradise. We are in the beginning phases of visioning and dreaming into existence a fruit-centred inter generational village. We have a 7 hectare piece of land, opposite a maturing and sometimes abundant 5 hectare fruit-forest, a short walk from a beautiful and swimmable river. We have great quality and alive drinking water. We are looking for an open, consistent, reliable and earthy someone to immerse themselves into our lives and support us with our 5 children (0,3,6,10&12 years old). We simultaneously run a retreat centre dedicated to fruit based healing and detoxification as a tools for inner and spiritual transformation. You would be housed on the retreat lands and have your own private room, a short walk from our family home, where we plant to be eating communally, fruits, raw vegan meals and simple cooked foods. We are looking for someone excited by and dedicated to accompanying children, as well as supporting us in our busy family life as we dream into manifestation a big vision together. We already have support with cleaning and house support, so we look for someone primarily to become a part of our family rhythm, play, homeschooling, gardening, bedtimes etc. accompanying children, as well as supporting us in our 2/2y family life as we dream into manifestation a big vision together. We already have support with cleaning and house support, so we look for someone primarily to become a part of our family rhythm, play, homeschooling, gardening, bedtimes etc. You should be comfortable with jungle living, resourceful, excited by community visioning and the prospect of being a part of this project, well educated and dedicated in fruit-based living. If desired, there are also opportunities to support and co-facilitate with our retreats. This is not a paid role, or a job advertisement. It's an invitation into something deeper, to become part of and co-create a wonderful vision, be in service to children, and immerse yourself into a beautiful fruity lifestyle, and being fully supported in transitioning to jungle life, and on your path of fruit-based living Message me directly or comment below
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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thatdocphoenix.com
This is what we have to see every day, while struggling for employment, healthcare, housing and being treated like human beings
eople could be banned from single-sex spaces based on how they look The Times has seen the equalities watchdog's final guidance, which Whitehall figures fear Bridget Phillipson is delaying to avoid a political backlash Geraldine Scott, Assistant Political Editor Wednesday November 19 2025, 8.50pm GMT, The Times In April the Supreme Court ruled that access to single-sex spaces was dictated by sex, not gender identity - but long-awaited guidance for organisations and businesses has still not been published Transgender people could be banned from single-sex spaces based on what they look like, according to new equalities guidance seen by The Times. The guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) was handed to ministers almost three months ago but has so far not been published by Bridget Phillipson, the minister for women and equalities. The Times has been passed a copy of the final guidance, which aims to preserve the dignity and safety of women, by Whitehall figures who are concerned that Labour is deliberately delaying publication to avoid a potential political backlash. Under the new guidance, places such as hospital wards, gyms and leisure centres will be able to question transgender women over whether they should be using single-sex services based on how they look, their behaviour or concerns raised by others. If there is doubt they are telling the truth about their sex, they could be banned from using those services once those running them had considered "relevant factors".
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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michaelmunnik.bsky.social
Result for Nottingham! That was quick. Please, though it's exhausting, keep up the fight. All of us need to protect not only our workplaces and work conditions but also the social values our work (teaching and researching in the humanities) uphold and strengthen.
uonucu.bsky.social University of Nottingham UCU branch @uonucu.bsky.social · 9d
In response to our industrial action, the university proposed a resolution that removed the threat of compulsory redundancies for the next year and introduced a negotiation process over course closures. And at our branch meeting, we accepted this offer.
November 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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samwhyte.bsky.social
BBC News: "the government believe refugees are deliberately bringing their children to avoid deportation"

As opposed to doing what with their children??
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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jacktindale.bsky.social
Good Afternoon, “Your Party” was a six month sociological study conducted by Royal Holloway, University of London. We are now complete with our study. Thank you for your time.
nutedawn.bsky.social Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 6d
THEY DID WHAT
November 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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tseenster.bsky.social
Yes, pls.
missarbre.bsky.social Arbre @missarbre.bsky.social · Sep 25
Can I upload Co-pilot to OneDrive so I will never find it again please
September 26, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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jennaroutenberg.bsky.social
"I became a hater by doing precisely those things AI cannot do: reading and understanding human language; thinking and reasoning about ideas; considering the meaning of my words and their context; loving people, making art, living in my body with its flaws and feelings and life."
November 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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jackiantonovich.bsky.social
If you are not in academia, you might not know this, but job interviews used to be held at conferences IN HOTEL ROOMS. Women candidates in a hotel room alone with often all-male committees. People sitting on beds! The horror stories I've heard.
audrajwolfe.bsky.social Audra Wolfe @audrajwolfe.bsky.social · 7d
I thing I sometimes thing about is that university departments were still doing job interviews in hotel rooms in the mid aughts
November 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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sophiecoulombeau.bsky.social
My favourite year for oppressed literary masculinity was 2023 when the number of women on the Booker shortlist was smaller than the number of men named Paul
sophiegilbert.bsky.social Sophie Gilbert @sophiegilbert.bsky.social · 7d
Exactly one woman has won the Booker in the past six years www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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noreenmasud.bsky.social
the police yesterday were leaning against the racists' enclosure, chatting and joking and accepting cups of tea from them. meanwhile they fenced off the counter-protestors in an unsmiling line of riot gear. they're not your friends and they will not protect you
November 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social
Above all it’s offensive that we should deliberately try to reduce the number of *successful* asylum claims. We are still a wealthy country. We welcome a (shamefully) tiny share of the world‘s refugees. It should be an honour & pleasure to welcome people who need sanctuary. Shame on Labour. /end
November 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social
We don’t make most people (again, with exceptions for those committing offences) re-apply for asylum on a regular basis or make their status ‘permanently temporary‘, so to speak, for two good reasons 2/
November 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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originalsp.in
You were incredible, Alice Wong, and it was a blessing to have collaborated with you on projects, to have read your words and to have heard your voice, as full of life and passion and joy and rage as it was.

You made a difference—so much of a difference.

Rest always in peace, and always in power.
This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin. We need more stories about us and our culture. You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.
November 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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sonjadrimmer.bsky.social
Keep the college essay.

You don't have to fulfill the prophecy that the college essay is dead because some jaded dudes in the Atlantic, New Yorker, and NYT told you so two years ago.

It's OK. You can keep the essay.
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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linkletter.org
I have been dreaming of this day for over five years. Proctorio’s lawsuit against me is forever over. I’ve won my life back!

linkletter.org/update-33-th...
Update #33: The lawsuit is over! | Stand Against Proctorio's SLAPP!
linkletter.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM