Em Nunn
@ebnunn.bsky.social
open research / open access / academic publishing / unions / queer stuff / parenting / usually found in and around Sheffield (she/they)
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Received official notice today that my employer will be withholding 100% of pay for the next three weeks, to myself and all other members of @sheffielducu.bsky.social who refuse (as is our legal right, and our solidaristic duty) to reschedule classes cancelled due to strike action. Outrageous.
Well that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
January 19, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Received official notice today that my employer will be withholding 100% of pay for the next three weeks, to myself and all other members of @sheffielducu.bsky.social who refuse (as is our legal right, and our solidaristic duty) to reschedule classes cancelled due to strike action. Outrageous.
Solidarity with my colleagues who are experiencing this - as the leaflets we handed out to students on the picket lines said - when you go on strike you lose your wage because you stop working. It's ridiculous to have to make up the work you've already lost pay for 😡
Well that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
January 20, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Solidarity with my colleagues who are experiencing this - as the leaflets we handed out to students on the picket lines said - when you go on strike you lose your wage because you stop working. It's ridiculous to have to make up the work you've already lost pay for 😡
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
Nothing like the wiley open access agreement for keeping you on your toes
January 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Nothing like the wiley open access agreement for keeping you on your toes
Getting your teeth cleaned at the dentist - vaguely traumatic but then your teeth are squeaky clean
January 16, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Getting your teeth cleaned at the dentist - vaguely traumatic but then your teeth are squeaky clean
Joking aside I just showed 7yo autistic Barbie and they are KEEN
January 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Joking aside I just showed 7yo autistic Barbie and they are KEEN
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There is a new autistic barbie out, but no one is talking about her mother, undiagnosed computer engineer barbie about to get the surprise of her life when she starts to argue with the evaluator that these are all normal childhood behaviours that she had when she was the same age.
January 13, 2026 at 3:15 AM
There is a new autistic barbie out, but no one is talking about her mother, undiagnosed computer engineer barbie about to get the surprise of her life when she starts to argue with the evaluator that these are all normal childhood behaviours that she had when she was the same age.
Something for @hannahkateboast.bsky.social (gay sheep) rainbow-wool.com/Shop/
Rainbow Wool US-Shop 🌈🐏
Welcome to the Rainbow Wool US online shop. #🌈🐏
rainbow-wool.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Something for @hannahkateboast.bsky.social (gay sheep) rainbow-wool.com/Shop/
Almost bored of the Traitors but now I'm BACK IN THE GAME
January 8, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Almost bored of the Traitors but now I'm BACK IN THE GAME
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Interested in AI, ethics and open access? I’ll be speaking at this @uksg.bsky.social webinar on 5 February - it’s free to register, so please come along!
www.uksg.org/events/free-...
www.uksg.org/events/free-...
FREE UKSG webinar: The Open Access – AI Conundrum: Does Free to Read Mean Free to Train? - UKSG
This is a fantastic opportunity to listen to expert speakers with no travelling required. This is a free webinar - Please note that advance registration is required. This webinar will be recorded and ...
www.uksg.org
January 6, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Interested in AI, ethics and open access? I’ll be speaking at this @uksg.bsky.social webinar on 5 February - it’s free to register, so please come along!
www.uksg.org/events/free-...
www.uksg.org/events/free-...
Me as I approach my 39th birthday losing my vitality by the second
January 1, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Me as I approach my 39th birthday losing my vitality by the second
Tig has made a new years resolution to taste and rate a new flavour of crisps every week in 2026 and now there's a spreadsheet being designed and discussions over how to define "value for money" when it comes to crisps
December 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Tig has made a new years resolution to taste and rate a new flavour of crisps every week in 2026 and now there's a spreadsheet being designed and discussions over how to define "value for money" when it comes to crisps
End 2025 like my 3yo, upside down on the sofa yelling I WANT MY SAUSAGES at the top of her voice
December 31, 2025 at 12:19 PM
End 2025 like my 3yo, upside down on the sofa yelling I WANT MY SAUSAGES at the top of her voice
Tig had a stressful day out in town with the kids amd chanced upon the Sheffield Cathedral 'crib service' entirely unexpectedly so now we have a picture of 3yo dressed as a donkey standing next to a vicar dressed as a donkey and we might have to print it and put it on the wall
December 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Tig had a stressful day out in town with the kids amd chanced upon the Sheffield Cathedral 'crib service' entirely unexpectedly so now we have a picture of 3yo dressed as a donkey standing next to a vicar dressed as a donkey and we might have to print it and put it on the wall
Went to a carols by candlelight at the local church and did all the big hits
December 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Went to a carols by candlelight at the local church and did all the big hits
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Despite frequent remonstrations from digital archivists, Persephone never accepted that she could not photocopy a whole book in one go.
December 21, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Despite frequent remonstrations from digital archivists, Persephone never accepted that she could not photocopy a whole book in one go.
Glad to see the local attraction has changed its advertising from "Bluey meets Santa" to "festive pups", I assume to avoid being sued by Bluey
a cartoon dog is standing on a wooden floor with his arms crossed
ALT: a cartoon dog is standing on a wooden floor with his arms crossed
media.tenor.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Glad to see the local attraction has changed its advertising from "Bluey meets Santa" to "festive pups", I assume to avoid being sued by Bluey
put your hand up if you love the ref open access policy
December 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
put your hand up if you love the ref open access policy
Saw Nancy Kerr and James Fagan sing some festive (and none festive) folk songs last night and now feeling it should be the holidays
December 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Saw Nancy Kerr and James Fagan sing some festive (and none festive) folk songs last night and now feeling it should be the holidays
Last day in the office for the incomparable @katefoneill.bsky.social - the university of sheffield scholcomms team is bereft, I have to say 😭😭😭
December 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Last day in the office for the incomparable @katefoneill.bsky.social - the university of sheffield scholcomms team is bereft, I have to say 😭😭😭
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Last week, I quit girlguiding.
I'm not currently living in the UK but I was still on the books so I could help at events, help with admin.
I cried for several hours.
I'm trans, and I'm not going to volunteer for an organisation that won't accept kids like me.
I'm not currently living in the UK but I was still on the books so I could help at events, help with admin.
I cried for several hours.
I'm trans, and I'm not going to volunteer for an organisation that won't accept kids like me.
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Last week, I quit girlguiding.
I'm not currently living in the UK but I was still on the books so I could help at events, help with admin.
I cried for several hours.
I'm trans, and I'm not going to volunteer for an organisation that won't accept kids like me.
I'm not currently living in the UK but I was still on the books so I could help at events, help with admin.
I cried for several hours.
I'm trans, and I'm not going to volunteer for an organisation that won't accept kids like me.
Embroiled in something out of a sitcom where there are hundreds of undelivered parcels in my mum's village and an enterprising villager has somehow got them from the depot and is distributing them from the village hall - but all comms are via the village facebook group which my mum doesn't have
December 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Embroiled in something out of a sitcom where there are hundreds of undelivered parcels in my mum's village and an enterprising villager has somehow got them from the depot and is distributing them from the village hall - but all comms are via the village facebook group which my mum doesn't have
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I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Gaston’ Movie From Writer Dave Callaham And Producer Michelle Rejwan
Disney is in early development on a new live-action pic centered on the Beauty and the Beast character Gaston.
deadline.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
7yo wanting to play "under the sea pairs" multiple times a day had paid off because they just found the word "dugong" on the nyt spelling bee
December 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
7yo wanting to play "under the sea pairs" multiple times a day had paid off because they just found the word "dugong" on the nyt spelling bee
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.