Hugh Jones
@hbsj.bsky.social
I work with universities to help them work better. #HigherEducationPostcard #FreyaDog Liable to proselytize about #ClimateChange #HigherEducation #Consultant #Swansea #Deltiologist #SWFC
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Hugh Jones
@hbsj.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Remember, it’s only a starter pack if it comes from the Start region of France, otherwise it’s just a sparkling echo chamber
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Part of leadership - in any situation - is recognising that You Are Not There Forever
If you shy away from tests of that timeline, you're demonstrating weakness and personal ambition over the good of the thing you are leading
I wonder what made me post that reflection 🤔
If you shy away from tests of that timeline, you're demonstrating weakness and personal ambition over the good of the thing you are leading
I wonder what made me post that reflection 🤔
January 25, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Part of leadership - in any situation - is recognising that You Are Not There Forever
If you shy away from tests of that timeline, you're demonstrating weakness and personal ambition over the good of the thing you are leading
I wonder what made me post that reflection 🤔
If you shy away from tests of that timeline, you're demonstrating weakness and personal ambition over the good of the thing you are leading
I wonder what made me post that reflection 🤔
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Reposted by Hugh Jones
Thursday we went to Barnsley spent all the time in Asda.
January 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Thursday we went to Barnsley spent all the time in Asda.
H Hale Bellot, writing about Thomas Campbell, driving force behind the establishment of @ucl.ac.uk
"He was notoriously incapable of continuous and methodical application..."
It me, as they say
"He was notoriously incapable of continuous and methodical application..."
It me, as they say
January 25, 2026 at 10:26 AM
H Hale Bellot, writing about Thomas Campbell, driving force behind the establishment of @ucl.ac.uk
"He was notoriously incapable of continuous and methodical application..."
It me, as they say
"He was notoriously incapable of continuous and methodical application..."
It me, as they say
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January 25, 2026 at 6:05 AM
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Getting all sorts of deja vu today
How's the matrix holding up?
How's the matrix holding up?
January 24, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Getting all sorts of deja vu today
How's the matrix holding up?
How's the matrix holding up?
Car decided to overheat
Nursed it through a mile of queues in Swansea, then temperature gauge hit the top and red light on
Now parked outside Brangwyn Hall
Nursed it through a mile of queues in Swansea, then temperature gauge hit the top and red light on
Now parked outside Brangwyn Hall
January 24, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Car decided to overheat
Nursed it through a mile of queues in Swansea, then temperature gauge hit the top and red light on
Now parked outside Brangwyn Hall
Nursed it through a mile of queues in Swansea, then temperature gauge hit the top and red light on
Now parked outside Brangwyn Hall
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The New Yorker wanted this but I said I’d put it up on Bluesky at half 8 in the morning instead.
January 24, 2026 at 8:36 AM
The New Yorker wanted this but I said I’d put it up on Bluesky at half 8 in the morning instead.
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An observation test for your inner 8-year-old.
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 AM
An observation test for your inner 8-year-old.
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
Making it a referendum on Welsh Labour might not be that much better for the First Minister
January 24, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Making it a referendum on Welsh Labour might not be that much better for the First Minister
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Psst! There’s a giveaway of Dead Weight, my newest book, over on Goodreads!
It’s out in May and they are giving* out 50 copies!
*only for U.S. residents
It’s out in May and they are giving* out 50 copies!
*only for U.S. residents
Dead Weight
An Icelandic night may hide secrets and affairs—or even…
www.goodreads.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Psst! There’s a giveaway of Dead Weight, my newest book, over on Goodreads!
It’s out in May and they are giving* out 50 copies!
*only for U.S. residents
It’s out in May and they are giving* out 50 copies!
*only for U.S. residents
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My god. This is a great piece and if you're still posting and scrolling, promoting yourself and your work, liking memes etc on the platform that allows, facilitates, encourages THIS, then you're an absolute trash human. Literally as bad as Julie Burchill! (That's very bad):
This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape.
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
AI nudification: the latest weapon of violence against women and girls
In Julie Burchill’s recent article in the Spectator, Does it really matter if Grok undresses us all?, she makes the argument that those who, like me, have repeatedly had their clothes removed by socia...
jessasato.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:51 PM
My god. This is a great piece and if you're still posting and scrolling, promoting yourself and your work, liking memes etc on the platform that allows, facilitates, encourages THIS, then you're an absolute trash human. Literally as bad as Julie Burchill! (That's very bad):
Reposted by Hugh Jones
This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape.
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
AI nudification: the latest weapon of violence against women and girls
In Julie Burchill’s recent article in the Spectator, Does it really matter if Grok undresses us all?, she makes the argument that those who, like me, have repeatedly had their clothes removed by socia...
jessasato.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:21 AM
This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape.
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
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January 24, 2026 at 6:17 AM
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Freya, just posing. Because.
January 23, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Freya, just posing. Because.
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How the hell did London go from this cosy little hamlet to the thing it is today?
January 23, 2026 at 9:19 PM
How the hell did London go from this cosy little hamlet to the thing it is today?
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instead of lashing out at "coups" and "plots" by Burnham, Streeting etc, have Team Starmer considered just... being less shit at governing?
January 23, 2026 at 5:34 PM
instead of lashing out at "coups" and "plots" by Burnham, Streeting etc, have Team Starmer considered just... being less shit at governing?
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The UK has a Gisèle Pelicot (others were involved, he made porn) all the CWs.
Philip Young admits to 48 offences committed between 2010 and 2023 against ex-wife Joanne Young.
Former UK local politician pleads guilty to drugging, raping ex-wife
Philip Young admits to 48 offences committed between 2010 and 2023 against ex-wife Joanne Young.
www.aljazeera.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The UK has a Gisèle Pelicot (others were involved, he made porn) all the CWs.
Subscribing to "The three articles of the thirty-sixth canon" was necessary in C19 to graduate from Oxford and Cambridge
I'm trying to track down the actual text of the articles: any help much appreciated!
I'm trying to track down the actual text of the articles: any help much appreciated!
January 23, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Subscribing to "The three articles of the thirty-sixth canon" was necessary in C19 to graduate from Oxford and Cambridge
I'm trying to track down the actual text of the articles: any help much appreciated!
I'm trying to track down the actual text of the articles: any help much appreciated!
The Medical Student, a cartoon from Punch, or the London Charivari, reproduced in H Hale Bellot's history of @ucl.ac.uk, 1826-1926
Humour has changed over time
Humour has changed over time
January 23, 2026 at 4:25 PM
The Medical Student, a cartoon from Punch, or the London Charivari, reproduced in H Hale Bellot's history of @ucl.ac.uk, 1826-1926
Humour has changed over time
Humour has changed over time