Liz Morrish
@lizmorrish.bsky.social
UK independent scholar. Critical University Studies. Fascinated by US politics. Tweets mostly about Higher Ed issues. Open Water swimmer. Blog https://academicirregularities.wordpress.com/
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I’m currently on the board at my uni. Every time managers eagerly promote some short/term, half-understood idea nicked from silently-by-night corporate consultant I despair. Universities have been around for 1000 years. We need to get off our knees and have some confidence in what we do.
February 13, 2026 at 8:59 AM
I’m currently on the board at my uni. Every time managers eagerly promote some short/term, half-understood idea nicked from silently-by-night corporate consultant I despair. Universities have been around for 1000 years. We need to get off our knees and have some confidence in what we do.
The elite get it. That's why they don't want students to have Black Studies: "Pointing to Super Bowl ads that year, Mr. Staley wrote: “Its all about hip blacks in hip cars with white women. The group that should be in the streets, has been bought off. By Jay-Z.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
The Epstein Files and the Hidden World of an Unaccountable Elite
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:10 AM
The elite get it. That's why they don't want students to have Black Studies: "Pointing to Super Bowl ads that year, Mr. Staley wrote: “Its all about hip blacks in hip cars with white women. The group that should be in the streets, has been bought off. By Jay-Z.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
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2026 will be seen in history as the year America passed the economic baton on to China & with it the fate of liberal democracy worldwide. #r4today
February 13, 2026 at 8:10 AM
2026 will be seen in history as the year America passed the economic baton on to China & with it the fate of liberal democracy worldwide. #r4today
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Homeland Security Hires Labor Dept. Aide Whose posts echoed white supremacist messaging to help run social media for the much larger Homeland Security Department.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Homeland Security Hires Labor Dept. Aide Whose Posts Raised Alarms
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Homeland Security Hires Labor Dept. Aide Whose posts echoed white supremacist messaging to help run social media for the much larger Homeland Security Department.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
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NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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US Defense Dept complete clowns: "Military officials deployed [drone] technology earlier this week against what they thought was a cartel drone, but which turned out to be a party balloon".
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Military’s Use of Anti-Drone Technology Said to Cause El Paso Airspace Closure
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:29 PM
US Defense Dept complete clowns: "Military officials deployed [drone] technology earlier this week against what they thought was a cartel drone, but which turned out to be a party balloon".
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Thank you for your service, Senator Mark Kelly.
“Donald Trump wants every American to be too scared to speak out against him. The most patriotic thing any of us can do is not back down.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
“Donald Trump wants every American to be too scared to speak out against him. The most patriotic thing any of us can do is not back down.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Thank you for your service, Senator Mark Kelly.
“Donald Trump wants every American to be too scared to speak out against him. The most patriotic thing any of us can do is not back down.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
“Donald Trump wants every American to be too scared to speak out against him. The most patriotic thing any of us can do is not back down.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Dems finally baring their teeth. Enraged by Maxwell's silence. Jasmine Crockett for President !!
February 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Dems finally baring their teeth. Enraged by Maxwell's silence. Jasmine Crockett for President !!
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“Performers ran out of the field holding each country’s flag, many of which have been touched in one way or another by U.S. imperialism, in a move that also de-centered the idea of this country as the singular ‘America.’”
Wrote about Bad Bunny and how after more than a century under U.S. rule, after attempts to erase our national identity, after the man-made crises and natural disasters that have befallen our people, in the face of every challenge, seguimos aquí. We’re still here.
www.thecut.com/article/bad-...
www.thecut.com/article/bad-...
The Triumph Of Bad Bunny’s Unapologetically Boricua Halftime Show
The Puerto Rican artist’s Super Bowl performance was a reclamation and a reminder that, after more than 500 years of colonization, seguimos aquí.
www.thecut.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
“Performers ran out of the field holding each country’s flag, many of which have been touched in one way or another by U.S. imperialism, in a move that also de-centered the idea of this country as the singular ‘America.’”
Is this the right time to ask Canada for Mark Carney back?
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Is this the right time to ask Canada for Mark Carney back?
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Meanwhile academics can only DREAM of receiving £0.003 every time one of their articles is downloaded
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Meanwhile academics can only DREAM of receiving £0.003 every time one of their articles is downloaded
Picture Trump imploding as Bad Bunny endorses the notion of an entire American hemisphere. With Spanish-speaking majority.
Bad Bunny shouts “God Bless America” and then lists all the countries that actually ARE American (not just the one with the people that call themselves Americans), including Canada. #BadBunny #SuperBowl
Bad Bunny shows love to all the Latin flags and shouts out Canada!🇨🇦
YouTube video by The Brandon Gonez Show
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February 9, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Picture Trump imploding as Bad Bunny endorses the notion of an entire American hemisphere. With Spanish-speaking majority.
Get this, UK Labour Party - "
Democrats need to stake their claims on a set of strong beliefs, and see if Americans will follow. They need to stop being lawyerly and timid."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...
Democrats need to stake their claims on a set of strong beliefs, and see if Americans will follow. They need to stop being lawyerly and timid."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...
Opinion | The N.F.L. Gets It. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Get this, UK Labour Party - "
Democrats need to stake their claims on a set of strong beliefs, and see if Americans will follow. They need to stop being lawyerly and timid."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...
Democrats need to stake their claims on a set of strong beliefs, and see if Americans will follow. They need to stop being lawyerly and timid."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...
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All early career researchers know the ending : years of precarious labour, followed by joblessness & expectation that they should be grateful for the experience
Pipeline isn’t leaking. It’s being deliberately drained
People pushed out are the future
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Pipeline isn’t leaking. It’s being deliberately drained
People pushed out are the future
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
UK ‘could lose generation of scientists’ with cuts to projects and research facilities
UK’s research funding body says best scientists are taking posts overseas due to lack of job stability at home
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:45 AM
All early career researchers know the ending : years of precarious labour, followed by joblessness & expectation that they should be grateful for the experience
Pipeline isn’t leaking. It’s being deliberately drained
People pushed out are the future
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Pipeline isn’t leaking. It’s being deliberately drained
People pushed out are the future
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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lol in the academy, Black scholars are punished for studying racism while their non-Black counterparts are rewarded. 🤷🏿♀️
a man in a red hat with the letter c on it holds a red cup
Alt: a man in a red hat with the letter c on it holds a red cup
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February 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
lol in the academy, Black scholars are punished for studying racism while their non-Black counterparts are rewarded. 🤷🏿♀️
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This story should be retitled. The US is actually funding pro-Putin think tanks, ones that want to end European democracy.
Lets be honest about this.
Lets be honest about this.
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe ft.trib.al/rg4IDIC
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe
State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
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February 7, 2026 at 12:42 PM
This story should be retitled. The US is actually funding pro-Putin think tanks, ones that want to end European democracy.
Lets be honest about this.
Lets be honest about this.
Madame Defarge looking good.
February 7, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Madame Defarge looking good.
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Such a relief that 'science isn't political' and thus that 'pure research' can be conducted at the world's best seats of learning.
Epstein files reveal deeper ties to scientists than previously known
Latest batch of documents show researchers consulting the financier and sex offender on publications, visas and more.
www.nature.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Such a relief that 'science isn't political' and thus that 'pure research' can be conducted at the world's best seats of learning.
The President of the USA is causing deliberate damage to a key infrastructure project until a rail station is named after him. Next he will prosecute them for project overspend.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/n...
U.S. Judge Says Trump Cannot Halt Funding for Tunnel Project
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:13 AM
The President of the USA is causing deliberate damage to a key infrastructure project until a rail station is named after him. Next he will prosecute them for project overspend.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/n...
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Federal judge: "The presumption of regularity that has previously extended to [the United States Government] that it could be taken at its word—with little doubt about its intentions and stated purposes—no longer holds."
This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.
This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.
February 6, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Federal judge: "The presumption of regularity that has previously extended to [the United States Government] that it could be taken at its word—with little doubt about its intentions and stated purposes—no longer holds."
This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.
This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.
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Maybe it’s just me, but I suspect lots of women are not as shocked by the Epstein story as men because we’ve been dealing with and living in rape culture since we were children. A thing to think about if you are a man policing women’s responses to this story for appropriate levels of outrage
February 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Maybe it’s just me, but I suspect lots of women are not as shocked by the Epstein story as men because we’ve been dealing with and living in rape culture since we were children. A thing to think about if you are a man policing women’s responses to this story for appropriate levels of outrage
Can you imagine what $$$ lawsuit Trump would level against the BBC if they broadcast a 'meme' depicting him as an ape?
February 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Can you imagine what $$$ lawsuit Trump would level against the BBC if they broadcast a 'meme' depicting him as an ape?