Audrey Yap
@audreysh.bsky.social
Usually I pet dogs but sometimes do philosophy, mostly yelling about prisons (she/they)
SSHRC needs to kick in a bonus to letter writers to make up for the hours lost in waiting for their recommendation portal to load
September 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
SSHRC needs to kick in a bonus to letter writers to make up for the hours lost in waiting for their recommendation portal to load
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Look at us staring at our screens like fools, searching for coherence in the politics of very online murder guys in their twenties.
September 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Look at us staring at our screens like fools, searching for coherence in the politics of very online murder guys in their twenties.
People in North America should already care about Israel targeting Palestinians but it’s *also* a testing ground for all kinds of scary surveillance tech that’s going to be weaponized more widely
ICE obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps
Ice obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps
Trump administration contract with Paragon Solutions gives immigration agency access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
People in North America should already care about Israel targeting Palestinians but it’s *also* a testing ground for all kinds of scary surveillance tech that’s going to be weaponized more widely
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New York Times journalists as well - go on, quit your jobs
Canadian photojournalist Valerie Zink has resigned from Reuters after 8 years, citing the agency’s role in “justifying and enabling the systematic assassination of 245 journalists in Gaza.”
August 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
New York Times journalists as well - go on, quit your jobs
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This article just reminded me of this old tweet
August 26, 2025 at 5:04 AM
This article just reminded me of this old tweet
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People who are interested can now find a book symposium on my Cambridge Element, Logical Empiricism as Scientific Philosophy here: link.springer.com/collections/...
Thanks to Elisabeth Nemeth, James Pearson, and @audreysh.bsky.social for participating!
#philsci
#philsky
Thanks to Elisabeth Nemeth, James Pearson, and @audreysh.bsky.social for participating!
#philsci
#philsky
Book Symposium: Logical Empiricism as Scientific Philosophy (Alan W. Richardson).
Alan W. Richardson, Logical Empiricism as Scientific Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, 2023. Richardson’s book offers a new account of the philosophical ...
link.springer.com
August 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
People who are interested can now find a book symposium on my Cambridge Element, Logical Empiricism as Scientific Philosophy here: link.springer.com/collections/...
Thanks to Elisabeth Nemeth, James Pearson, and @audreysh.bsky.social for participating!
#philsci
#philsky
Thanks to Elisabeth Nemeth, James Pearson, and @audreysh.bsky.social for participating!
#philsci
#philsky
I remain stressed about when this podcast comes for the role academic philosophy has to play in this whole travesty
This month's bonus episode is about how the anti-trans panic turned a series of unhinged tweets into a whole Supreme Court case.
The Supreme Court Goes Full TERF | If Books Could Kill
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July 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I remain stressed about when this podcast comes for the role academic philosophy has to play in this whole travesty
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See if you can spot the difference between New York Times propaganda and the Israeli press. I know it’s subtle, let me know if you can’t figure it out.
June 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
See if you can spot the difference between New York Times propaganda and the Israeli press. I know it’s subtle, let me know if you can’t figure it out.
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Just How Hot Are Our Nation’s Prisons?
Summer Heat in Prison: Just How Hot Are Our Nation’s Prisons?
Prison writers from across the U.S. describe how hot their prisons get in the summer. One prison reached 117 degrees.
prisonjournalismproject.org
June 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Just How Hot Are Our Nation’s Prisons?
Helen was a beautiful person, philosopher, and artist, and I’m glad to have been their friend. They certainly will be remembered.
Dear all,
Helen passed away at 13:21 local time. Helen would not have wanted us to be sad for a long time. All they wanted was to be remembered. They looked forward to being rid of pain and to being at rest. Helen took great comfort in you, their friends and readers.
pt. 1/2
Helen passed away at 13:21 local time. Helen would not have wanted us to be sad for a long time. All they wanted was to be remembered. They looked forward to being rid of pain and to being at rest. Helen took great comfort in you, their friends and readers.
pt. 1/2
June 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Helen was a beautiful person, philosopher, and artist, and I’m glad to have been their friend. They certainly will be remembered.
I wrote a really short piece for Hypatia about being an abolitionist and a survivor and why philosophers are such jerks (Literally I started writing this after giving a talk about the book I wrote with Barrett Emerick since Q&A made me feel like utter shit) doi.org/10.1017/hyp....
But What about the Really Bad People? Anti-Carceral Feminism and Surviving Violence | Hypatia | Cambridge Core
But What about the Really Bad People? Anti-Carceral Feminism and Surviving Violence
doi.org
June 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I wrote a really short piece for Hypatia about being an abolitionist and a survivor and why philosophers are such jerks (Literally I started writing this after giving a talk about the book I wrote with Barrett Emerick since Q&A made me feel like utter shit) doi.org/10.1017/hyp....
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Another 27 Palestinians were massacred by Israeli soldiers while trying to access food. No international condemnation by every western politician. No two way sanctions. Nothing.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
At least 27 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire at food point, Gaza officials say
Gaza spokesperson says Israel fired with tanks and drones as Israeli military acknowledges troops shot at ‘suspects’
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Another 27 Palestinians were massacred by Israeli soldiers while trying to access food. No international condemnation by every western politician. No two way sanctions. Nothing.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
June 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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May 25 marks five years since George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis. His death sparked worldwide protests, but long before that moment, Floyd’s life told a story that many people in prison recognize.
I Could Have Been George Floyd
May 25 marks five years since George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis. His death sparked worldwide protests, but long before that moment, Floyd’s life told a story that many people in priso...
prisonjournalismproject.org
May 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
May 25 marks five years since George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis. His death sparked worldwide protests, but long before that moment, Floyd’s life told a story that many people in prison recognize.
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It’s funny how this kind of article never gets written when, say, an American member of the “pro-Israel movement” murders a 6 year old child of Palestinian heritage at the outset of a conflict that would see the world’s most moral army slaughter more than 16,000 children with utter impunity
The killings of two Israeli Embassy workers in Washington on Wednesday cast a harsh spotlight on the pro-Palestinian movement in the U.S. and the impact even peaceful protests might be having on attitudes against people connected to Israel.
Pro-Palestinian Movement Faces an Uncertain Path After Embassy Attack
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It’s funny how this kind of article never gets written when, say, an American member of the “pro-Israel movement” murders a 6 year old child of Palestinian heritage at the outset of a conflict that would see the world’s most moral army slaughter more than 16,000 children with utter impunity
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How can people say Oregon's drug decriminalization effort failed, when it was never implemented properly? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Revealed: Oregon spent funds meant for addiction services on prosecutors and police gadgets
As the state abandons decriminalization, treatment grants are going to sheriffs and district attorneys: ‘that might be two or three case managers’
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
How can people say Oregon's drug decriminalization effort failed, when it was never implemented properly? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Israel announced the initial phase of “Gideon’s chariots,” the expanded ground invasion to permanently “conquer” Gaza, amid reports that Trump reneged on his deal with Hamas to lift the blockade, and will reportedly expel 1 million Gazans to Libya.
mondoweiss.net/2025/05/isra...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/05/isra...
#Palestine #Israel
Israel launches expanded ground invasion to ‘conquer’ Gaza as Trump Gulf tour wraps up
Israel announced the initial phase of “Gideon’s chariots,” the expanded ground invasion to permanently “conquer” Gaza, amid reports that Trump reneged on his deal with Hamas to lift the blockade,...
mondoweiss.net
May 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Israel announced the initial phase of “Gideon’s chariots,” the expanded ground invasion to permanently “conquer” Gaza, amid reports that Trump reneged on his deal with Hamas to lift the blockade, and will reportedly expel 1 million Gazans to Libya.
mondoweiss.net/2025/05/isra...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/05/isra...
#Palestine #Israel
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old enough to remember the breathless litigation over whether or not it was credible that the IDF may have possibly bombed 1 (one) hospital
At least 10 people, including children, died in Gaza on Saturday after a drone strike hit the school they were sheltering in, according to local health workers.
At least 10 people killed in drone attack on Gaza school used as shelter | CNN
The Al-Nazla school in Saftawy, on the outskirts of Jabaliya, was being used as a temporary shelter by people – including children – fleeing violence when the strike took place.
www.cnn.com
May 25, 2024 at 9:57 PM
old enough to remember the breathless litigation over whether or not it was credible that the IDF may have possibly bombed 1 (one) hospital
Wow I guess they were right you really can’t even say “woman” anymore
Thinking about the gender-neutral language of "parents" here
May 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Wow I guess they were right you really can’t even say “woman” anymore
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World Central Kitchen has run out of food to serve in Gaza. Its bakery ("recently the last working bakery in Gaza") is out of flour. There are 100,000+ tons of food in staging areas within driving distance of Gaza, and Israel refuses to let them in wck.org/news/gaza-up...
World Central Kitchen | WCK Forced to Halt Cooking in Gaza as Supplies Run Out
After serving more than 130 million total meals and 26 million loaves of bread over the past 18 months, World Central Kitchen no longer has the supplies to cook meals or bake bread in Gaza.
wck.org
May 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
World Central Kitchen has run out of food to serve in Gaza. Its bakery ("recently the last working bakery in Gaza") is out of flour. There are 100,000+ tons of food in staging areas within driving distance of Gaza, and Israel refuses to let them in wck.org/news/gaza-up...
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It’s hard to keep up with all the evil stuff this administration is doing, but if I stay online and keep doomscrolling, I just might do it.
May 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
It’s hard to keep up with all the evil stuff this administration is doing, but if I stay online and keep doomscrolling, I just might do it.
We avoided the super far right but still ended up with a basically right wing govt so I hope yall aren’t hoping the liberals will save us
Not quite sure Canada's elxn is as stunning of a right wing loss as many are making it out to be. Conservatives won huge % of popular vote incl significant inroads in certain immigrant communities. And Libs didn't even "campaign left, govern right", they campaigned right esp on economic policies.
April 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
We avoided the super far right but still ended up with a basically right wing govt so I hope yall aren’t hoping the liberals will save us
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If someone actually thinks that “settler colonialism” is an instance of antisemitic speech I really don’t know what to tell them
"...listed the keffiyeh, a black and white scarf emblematic of Palestinian identity, and the watermelon, which shares the colors of the Palestinian flag, as examples...that “incite hatred, violence, or discrimination against Jewish individuals or communities.”
jewishcurrents.org/training-nyp...
jewishcurrents.org/training-nyp...
Training for NYPD Officers Categorized the Keffiyeh and Watermelon as…
Experts say the training reinforced a police culture that treats Palestinians and their supporters with suspicion and brutality.
jewishcurrents.org
April 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
If someone actually thinks that “settler colonialism” is an instance of antisemitic speech I really don’t know what to tell them
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BCCLA condemns UBC Profs’ perverse interpretation of University Act.
Read the full statement from Liza Hughes, Executive Director:
bccla.org/2025/04/ubc-...
Read the full statement from Liza Hughes, Executive Director:
bccla.org/2025/04/ubc-...
UBC Profs’ perverse interpretation of the University Act lays bare a hidden agenda - BC Civil Liberties Association
Universities are a crucial social space of free expression, exchange of ideas, and academic debate. Universities are not meant to be sanitized from political thought or discourse. The recent lawsuit ...
bccla.org
April 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
BCCLA condemns UBC Profs’ perverse interpretation of University Act.
Read the full statement from Liza Hughes, Executive Director:
bccla.org/2025/04/ubc-...
Read the full statement from Liza Hughes, Executive Director:
bccla.org/2025/04/ubc-...