Bijan Parsia
@bparsia.bsky.social
I am a Prof of Comp Sci at Uni of Manchester, UK. UCU NEC disabled member rep (2023-24). UCUCommons. All posts are my own behalf alone. He/him/they.
So not a university anymore.
Do not go to A&M, do not speak at A&M unless you are looking to work at a state propaganda farm with an AI overseer
Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
November 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
So not a university anymore.
I am still angry at various people who took the Parkinson’s rumour seriously and engaged with irresponsible doctors claiming to be able to remote diagnose him.
So gross.
So gross.
Remembering how Biden revived the practice of releasing visitors logs and was rewarded by the press for his transparency with a front page story at his weakest possible moment about how he had Parkinson's based on a Parkinson's expert visiting the WH.
(Turns out, Biden did not have Parkinson's)
(Turns out, Biden did not have Parkinson's)
November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I am still angry at various people who took the Parkinson’s rumour seriously and engaged with irresponsible doctors claiming to be able to remote diagnose him.
So gross.
So gross.
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"How is the dispute at Dundee University affecting students?"
How is the dispute at Dundee University affecting students?
Students say they are feeling the effects across studios, classrooms and workshops.
bbc.in
November 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM
"How is the dispute at Dundee University affecting students?"
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Remembering how Biden revived the practice of releasing visitors logs and was rewarded by the press for his transparency with a front page story at his weakest possible moment about how he had Parkinson's based on a Parkinson's expert visiting the WH.
(Turns out, Biden did not have Parkinson's)
(Turns out, Biden did not have Parkinson's)
Would we? www.courthousenews.com/white-house-...
White House, Mar-a-Lago Visitor Logs Off-Limits for Public
The Second Circuit upheld a ruling Monday that records of who has visited President Donald Trump’s White House and private Florida resort are exempt from government watchdog groups’ Freedom of Informa...
www.courthousenews.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Remembering how Biden revived the practice of releasing visitors logs and was rewarded by the press for his transparency with a front page story at his weakest possible moment about how he had Parkinson's based on a Parkinson's expert visiting the WH.
(Turns out, Biden did not have Parkinson's)
(Turns out, Biden did not have Parkinson's)
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The universities of Nottingham and Leicester are taking a swing at language departments. But those proposing closures have taken their eye off the ball, say four linguists
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/latest-threat-uk-modern-languages-yet-another-faux-pas
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/latest-threat-uk-modern-languages-yet-another-faux-pas
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The universities of Nottingham and Leicester are taking a swing at language departments. But those proposing closures have taken their eye off the ball, say four linguists
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/latest-threat-uk-modern-languages-yet-another-faux-pas
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/latest-threat-uk-modern-languages-yet-another-faux-pas
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"UCU has repeatedly warned that employers across the UK are undermining established pension schemes such as TPS and USS, threatening staff morale, recruitment, and retention in the higher education sector." 99% vote to strike
@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social skyrocketing and getting mobilised to fight this attack on pay and pensions @northumbriauni.bsky.social www.ucu.org.uk/article/14256
Strike ballot looms at Northumbria University over attack on pay & pensions
Staff at Northumbria University have taken steps towards a strike ballot over plans by the university to force staff from the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (...
www.ucu.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"UCU has repeatedly warned that employers across the UK are undermining established pension schemes such as TPS and USS, threatening staff morale, recruitment, and retention in the higher education sector." 99% vote to strike
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When your party is founded on an antisocial ideology, it attracts deviants.
The modern Republican Party has so many pedophiles and rapists that it makes me feel like I'm crazy because how is this even possible
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
When your party is founded on an antisocial ideology, it attracts deviants.
Larry Summers really is closer to being as bad as his haters feel than as good as his supporters feel. Basically, he's a wrong 'en with just enough ok things and successes to provide cover. He is 100% the sort of person you never EVER want in a position of trust, responsibility, or leadership.
November 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Larry Summers really is closer to being as bad as his haters feel than as good as his supporters feel. Basically, he's a wrong 'en with just enough ok things and successes to provide cover. He is 100% the sort of person you never EVER want in a position of trust, responsibility, or leadership.
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Why. Were. So. Many. Men. Regularly. Emailing. Jeff. Epstein. After. He. Was. A. Known. Pedophile?
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Why. Were. So. Many. Men. Regularly. Emailing. Jeff. Epstein. After. He. Was. A. Known. Pedophile?
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Folks, the reporting is that Trump is making PERSONAL CALLS to Mace, MTG and others about the discharge petition. Would you be doing this if you had nothing to hide? Let's please all be serious here.
November 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Folks, the reporting is that Trump is making PERSONAL CALLS to Mace, MTG and others about the discharge petition. Would you be doing this if you had nothing to hide? Let's please all be serious here.
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Why hello there former US Treasury Secretary, president of Harvard, and director of the National Economic Council Larry Summers.
Sharing with alt so we can all bask in his hidden insights that we are NOT allowed to share.
And here's the source link:
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
Sharing with alt so we can all bask in his hidden insights that we are NOT allowed to share.
And here's the source link:
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
![Email from the linked document (around page 3 or 4). From: Larry Summers. Sent: 10/27/2017 3:10:13 PM. To: jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com) Subject: Re: Trending Now: Friends for three decades, Trump whisperer says he is 'stunned" by president's rhetoric
Importance: High
Body of the email reads: Softbank deputy guy i liked and seemed aware and honest re Son.
Lots of slathering to saudis. I yipped about inclusion.
I observed that half the IQ In world was possessed by women without mentioning they are more than 51 percent of population...
Mnuchin plumbs new depths.
War seems more likely than I used to think
DjT is world s luckiest guy in terms of opposition, economy etc. till think his world will collapse.
I'm trying to figure why American elite think if u murder your baby by beating and abandonment it must be irrelevant to your admission to Harvard, but hit on a few women 10 years ago and can't work at a network or think tank.
[Final statement in all caps] DO NOT REPEAT THIS INSIGHT](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ozma3timm5c32fa7bimb4zaj/bafkreigqdvnbqlxeehcp2ivu2sn3amfrvu7quwr5gz3xpo7wvue2dnswdm@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Why hello there former US Treasury Secretary, president of Harvard, and director of the National Economic Council Larry Summers.
Sharing with alt so we can all bask in his hidden insights that we are NOT allowed to share.
And here's the source link:
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
Sharing with alt so we can all bask in his hidden insights that we are NOT allowed to share.
And here's the source link:
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
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It's a lifeline, not a comprehensive solution to the crisis, but if you're a UK-based PhD (or equivalent) in a SHAPE subject within 10 years of your viva, do join the British Academy's ECRN. It's free, has resources & you don't need to be employed in research or academia to be a member. 3/3
Early Career Researcher Network: key information for ECRs
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
It's a lifeline, not a comprehensive solution to the crisis, but if you're a UK-based PhD (or equivalent) in a SHAPE subject within 10 years of your viva, do join the British Academy's ECRN. It's free, has resources & you don't need to be employed in research or academia to be a member. 3/3
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Strike Day 2:
Pickets at Owen building & HoTC, 8-11am every strike day
Dispute info here: ucuhallam.org
The fight is against compulsory redundancies & poor governance
#SaveSheffieldHallam
Pickets at Owen building & HoTC, 8-11am every strike day
Dispute info here: ucuhallam.org
The fight is against compulsory redundancies & poor governance
#SaveSheffieldHallam
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Strike Day 2:
Pickets at Owen building & HoTC, 8-11am every strike day
Dispute info here: ucuhallam.org
The fight is against compulsory redundancies & poor governance
#SaveSheffieldHallam
Pickets at Owen building & HoTC, 8-11am every strike day
Dispute info here: ucuhallam.org
The fight is against compulsory redundancies & poor governance
#SaveSheffieldHallam
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New preprint on the drain that for-profit publishers place on the scientific ecosystem. We also point out that, though it's often presented as a global problem, it's actually a Global North problem: there are parts of the world with strong diamond #OA non-profit alternatives arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
November 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
New preprint on the drain that for-profit publishers place on the scientific ecosystem. We also point out that, though it's often presented as a global problem, it's actually a Global North problem: there are parts of the world with strong diamond #OA non-profit alternatives arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
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I spoke to Ali Francis of Best Food Blog about why I quit Substack
www.bestfoodblog.net/food-writers...
www.bestfoodblog.net/food-writers...
Food Writers Are Fleeing Substack
Why Alison Roman, Alicia Kennedy, Nic Miller, and other food writers left the platform.
www.bestfoodblog.net
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I spoke to Ali Francis of Best Food Blog about why I quit Substack
www.bestfoodblog.net/food-writers...
www.bestfoodblog.net/food-writers...
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Kids in Canada and US will pay for no fault of theirs
Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades, health agency says
Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades due to its failure to curb a year-long outbreak, the country's public health agency said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Kids in Canada and US will pay for no fault of theirs
Ok, Canvas, I can upload marks but not a comment on the mark but I can make a rubric which I can upload a mark and a comment…
…you deeply suck and I hate you.
…you deeply suck and I hate you.
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Ok, Canvas, I can upload marks but not a comment on the mark but I can make a rubric which I can upload a mark and a comment…
…you deeply suck and I hate you.
…you deeply suck and I hate you.
This keeps popping up every time in my feed and I laugh every time. It’s particular hilarious how he jumps to the UK can’t do anything. I mean even if true (and the decade plus of Tory rule has made that more true than I like)…come on. You’re going from a shitty airport to a whole society?
Noah Smith is paid in the high six-figures to write a blog read by Americans who believe themselves to be intelligent. Yet, he is both unable to read a sign and also for some reason chose to have a 90 minute layover for a flight that takes 90 minutes.
onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
Economist Doesn't Follow Signs At Heathrow: Proof The UK Is Failing?
A economist had a bad experience connecting at Heathrow, suggesting it's reflective of bigger issues in the UK. There's only one issue...
onemileatatime.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This keeps popping up every time in my feed and I laugh every time. It’s particular hilarious how he jumps to the UK can’t do anything. I mean even if true (and the decade plus of Tory rule has made that more true than I like)…come on. You’re going from a shitty airport to a whole society?
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Noah Smith is paid in the high six-figures to write a blog read by Americans who believe themselves to be intelligent. Yet, he is both unable to read a sign and also for some reason chose to have a 90 minute layover for a flight that takes 90 minutes.
onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
Economist Doesn't Follow Signs At Heathrow: Proof The UK Is Failing?
A economist had a bad experience connecting at Heathrow, suggesting it's reflective of bigger issues in the UK. There's only one issue...
onemileatatime.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Noah Smith is paid in the high six-figures to write a blog read by Americans who believe themselves to be intelligent. Yet, he is both unable to read a sign and also for some reason chose to have a 90 minute layover for a flight that takes 90 minutes.
onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
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'Elon kan reed buks' and 'Noah can't read signs' are the two things giving me life this week onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
Economist Doesn't Follow Signs At Heathrow: Proof The UK Is Failing?
A economist had a bad experience connecting at Heathrow, suggesting it's reflective of bigger issues in the UK. There's only one issue...
onemileatatime.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
'Elon kan reed buks' and 'Noah can't read signs' are the two things giving me life this week onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
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As suspected, there was clear cooperation with Iranian officials in the deportation, and a number of people persecuted on ethnic and political bases.
“For decades, Iranians fleeing persecution have found protection in the United States. But this fall, the Trump administration deported a planeload of people to Iran after making a deal with Tehran.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
‘It Feels Like I’m in a Nightmare’: Inside the First Deportation Flight to Iran
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
As suspected, there was clear cooperation with Iranian officials in the deportation, and a number of people persecuted on ethnic and political bases.
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The Python Software Foundation's courageous refusal of an anti-DEI $1.5 million federal grant immediately triggered an extraordinary outpouring of community support.
PSF Gets a Donor Surge After Rejecting Anti-DEI Federal Grant
The Python Software Foundation's courageous refusal of an anti-DEI $1.5 million federal grant immediately triggered an extraordinary outpouring of community support.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Python Software Foundation's courageous refusal of an anti-DEI $1.5 million federal grant immediately triggered an extraordinary outpouring of community support.
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There are 52 million immigrants in this country, the vast majority of whom are here legally. He wants to deport liberals. He's saying that part out loud.
November 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
There are 52 million immigrants in this country, the vast majority of whom are here legally. He wants to deport liberals. He's saying that part out loud.
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Astonishing how hard this administration is working to keep people hungry.
It's clear they are trying maximize public suffering, in hopes of getting people to blame Dems for that suffering. But it's transparently the White House working overtime to keep the suffering going!
bsky.app/profile/cram...
It's clear they are trying maximize public suffering, in hopes of getting people to blame Dems for that suffering. But it's transparently the White House working overtime to keep the suffering going!
bsky.app/profile/cram...
Yikes. USDA sent threatening letter to states telling them that if they sent out EBT money —which many states did during the window when a lower court said SNAP funds had to be released—they have to take it back (?)
Trying to sort out what this means and if states even can claw back the funds
Trying to sort out what this means and if states even can claw back the funds
November 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Astonishing how hard this administration is working to keep people hungry.
It's clear they are trying maximize public suffering, in hopes of getting people to blame Dems for that suffering. But it's transparently the White House working overtime to keep the suffering going!
bsky.app/profile/cram...
It's clear they are trying maximize public suffering, in hopes of getting people to blame Dems for that suffering. But it's transparently the White House working overtime to keep the suffering going!
bsky.app/profile/cram...