Dr Leander Reeves
@leanderreeves.bsky.social
Mother Bear. Science Fiction Enthusiast. Academic. Hyperreality Historian. Lightsaber & Pond Owner. Super Gay. Quilts, Feeds Hedgehogs, worries about frogs, and keeps buying spring bulbs. She/Her/They/Per
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
All those England flags were never about anything other than an entitled desire to be racist, enjoy performing racism, and to rage against a pluralist England.
November 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
All those England flags were never about anything other than an entitled desire to be racist, enjoy performing racism, and to rage against a pluralist England.
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
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If any of you happen to have tne beautiful Sony Ericsson Z600 sat in a drawer somewhere, I am DESPERATE to find the one with the rainbow cover like I had in the 00s. Will gladly buy it from you, or even just the rainbow front and back shells.
My 90s/00s room will be incomplete until I find her!
My 90s/00s room will be incomplete until I find her!
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
If any of you happen to have tne beautiful Sony Ericsson Z600 sat in a drawer somewhere, I am DESPERATE to find the one with the rainbow cover like I had in the 00s. Will gladly buy it from you, or even just the rainbow front and back shells.
My 90s/00s room will be incomplete until I find her!
My 90s/00s room will be incomplete until I find her!
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
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Photos and video of some of the Q&A with Siouxsie Wiles at the Embassy showing of Gwen Isaac's "Ms. Information" documentary
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5ZvDe9L3pN6x7SUbA
It's a great doco, "we did it once we can do it again!" Movie link: https://www.siouxsiethemovie.co.nz/
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5ZvDe9L3pN6x7SUbA
It's a great doco, "we did it once we can do it again!" Movie link: https://www.siouxsiethemovie.co.nz/
"Ms. Information" movie Q&A (2023)
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August 7, 2023 at 4:47 AM
Photos and video of some of the Q&A with Siouxsie Wiles at the Embassy showing of Gwen Isaac's "Ms. Information" documentary
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5ZvDe9L3pN6x7SUbA
It's a great doco, "we did it once we can do it again!" Movie link: https://www.siouxsiethemovie.co.nz/
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5ZvDe9L3pN6x7SUbA
It's a great doco, "we did it once we can do it again!" Movie link: https://www.siouxsiethemovie.co.nz/
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Siouxsie Wiles v University of Auckland
John Campbell tells court Siouxsie Wiles was 'invaluable' to NZ during Covid-19 pandemic
Troels Sommerville and Melanie Earley at Stuff: www.stuff.co.nz/national/133...
#NZ #kikorangi #kiwi🇳🇿
John Campbell tells court Siouxsie Wiles was 'invaluable' to NZ during Covid-19 pandemic
Troels Sommerville and Melanie Earley at Stuff: www.stuff.co.nz/national/133...
#NZ #kikorangi #kiwi🇳🇿
John Campbell tells court Siouxsie Wiles was 'invaluable' to NZ during Covid-19 pandemic
The broadcaster said Wiles had the capacity to "distil the theoretical into the human and the relevant", especially for TV audiences.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 13, 2023 at 5:17 AM
Siouxsie Wiles v University of Auckland
John Campbell tells court Siouxsie Wiles was 'invaluable' to NZ during Covid-19 pandemic
Troels Sommerville and Melanie Earley at Stuff: www.stuff.co.nz/national/133...
#NZ #kikorangi #kiwi🇳🇿
John Campbell tells court Siouxsie Wiles was 'invaluable' to NZ during Covid-19 pandemic
Troels Sommerville and Melanie Earley at Stuff: www.stuff.co.nz/national/133...
#NZ #kikorangi #kiwi🇳🇿
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The attack on Siouxsie Wiles was an attack on women and on science. Support Siouxsie Wiles here.
www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
Support Dr Siouxsie After She Supported Us! | PledgeMe
Support Dr Siouxsie to recover some of the money she spent fighting her legal case to protect employees experiencing online abuse
www.pledgeme.co.nz
November 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The attack on Siouxsie Wiles was an attack on women and on science. Support Siouxsie Wiles here.
www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
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At a time when academics are under sustained right-wing attack, Dr Siouxsie Wiles stood up to the neoliberal regime of university management and won, but it came at a cost. If you can, please consider supporting Siouxsie, one of the most courageous scholars I know.
www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
Support Dr Siouxsie After She Supported Us! | PledgeMe
Support Dr Siouxsie to recover some of the money she spent fighting her legal case to protect employees experiencing online abuse
www.pledgeme.co.nz
October 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
At a time when academics are under sustained right-wing attack, Dr Siouxsie Wiles stood up to the neoliberal regime of university management and won, but it came at a cost. If you can, please consider supporting Siouxsie, one of the most courageous scholars I know.
www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
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Siouxsie Wiles: Why I’m crowdfunding despite winning my legal battle
Siouxsie Wiles: Why I’m crowdfunding despite winning my legal battle
'Between the ERA and the Employment Court, my husband and I have spent over $632,000.'...
thespinoff.co.nz
October 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Siouxsie Wiles: Why I’m crowdfunding despite winning my legal battle
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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Posting again just to underline the fact that the X algorithm is VERY CLEARLY DESIGNED to feed far right material to new users…
It is straight up a propaganda tool and decent people need to LEAVE it.
It is straight up a propaganda tool and decent people need to LEAVE it.
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Posting again just to underline the fact that the X algorithm is VERY CLEARLY DESIGNED to feed far right material to new users…
It is straight up a propaganda tool and decent people need to LEAVE it.
It is straight up a propaganda tool and decent people need to LEAVE it.
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
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AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
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Mamdani: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time I utter his name."
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Mamdani: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time I utter his name."
it's a mystery to me why some rightwing women hating American men want to take away a woman's right to vote.
November 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
it's a mystery to me why some rightwing women hating American men want to take away a woman's right to vote.
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1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
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Bosses at six water firms had £4m in bonuses blocked under new rules, Ofwat says
Bosses at six water firms had £4m in bonuses blocked under new rules, Ofwat says
Regulator considers forcing companies to report pay received by parent firms after Guardian investigation
Water company bosses were blocked from receiving £4m in bonuses for the last financial year – and the industry regulator is considering forcing companies to report pay received by parent companies following a Guardian investigation.
Ofwat, the regulator for English and Welsh water firms, said six companies had complied with the new rules governing the sector and did not pay out bonuses to bosses. However, it is consulting on further rules to force the disclosure of payments by other companies after the revelation that Yorkshire Water’s chief executive, Nicola Shaw, had received £1.3m in secret payments via an offshore parent company. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Bosses at six water firms had £4m in bonuses blocked under new rules, Ofwat says
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REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
I just popped back onto Twitter - - Holy Mother of All this stuff - - it's a weird and scary place full of pretty icky folk.
October 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I just popped back onto Twitter - - Holy Mother of All this stuff - - it's a weird and scary place full of pretty icky folk.