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they/them │ political & feminist #philosophy of language | Cardiff Uni, Bristol based│ working on the communicative force of silence and trans linguistic practices │ when I don't do philosophy, I do circus stuff
Reading stuff about what is going on with ICE, whenever I see "federal agents" in a report or headline my brain changes it to "feral agents" which, to be honest, is actually pretty accurate.
January 25, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Reading stuff about what is going on with ICE, whenever I see "federal agents" in a report or headline my brain changes it to "feral agents" which, to be honest, is actually pretty accurate.
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The University of Sheffield has stopped paying staff.
Not for striking but for refusing to work unpaid to make up for strike days they were already docked for.
This is punishment, not negotiation. And it’s completely reckless.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1438...
Not for striking but for refusing to work unpaid to make up for strike days they were already docked for.
This is punishment, not negotiation. And it’s completely reckless.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1438...
Union condemns continued docking of staff pay following strike action at University of Sheffield
The University and College Union (UCU) has today condemned the lockout and withholding of staff pay at the University of Sheffield following lawful industrial action
www.ucu.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The University of Sheffield has stopped paying staff.
Not for striking but for refusing to work unpaid to make up for strike days they were already docked for.
This is punishment, not negotiation. And it’s completely reckless.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1438...
Not for striking but for refusing to work unpaid to make up for strike days they were already docked for.
This is punishment, not negotiation. And it’s completely reckless.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1438...
This is such an awesome paper - prize so well deserved!! Everyone, go read it 🥳
The editors are delighted to announce Tareeq Jalloh as the winner of the 2025 JoAP essay prize. #philsky #philosophy #essayprize
Read the winning article 'Speech Acts and Unspeakable Raps' 👇
doi.org/10.1111/japp...
Read the winning article 'Speech Acts and Unspeakable Raps' 👇
doi.org/10.1111/japp...
Speech Acts and Unspeakable Raps
Police censor drill rap music based on the claim that drill artists incite violence. In this article, I provide a framework for evaluating whether an instance of drill constitutes a speech act of inc...
doi.org
January 20, 2026 at 10:45 PM
This is such an awesome paper - prize so well deserved!! Everyone, go read it 🥳
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BREAKING: everything. Everything is breaking.
January 14, 2026 at 6:45 AM
BREAKING: everything. Everything is breaking.
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Gmail welcoming the Gemini era?
That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
January 9, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Gmail welcoming the Gemini era?
That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
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Everything happening now has a precedent. This is not new. Please understand that everything happening now is very American. The only change is that it is happening on camera to middle income white people. Ask BIPOC and low income white people about abuses by the state.
January 8, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Everything happening now has a precedent. This is not new. Please understand that everything happening now is very American. The only change is that it is happening on camera to middle income white people. Ask BIPOC and low income white people about abuses by the state.
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Follow up question for the migration scholars: send me your recommendations for empirical work on migration in Austria! 🇦🇹 open to any field here, and work in German is fine.
Migration folks (and especially my fellow philosophers of migration): I’m teaching a course of the ethics of migration for the first time in a while next semester. What are your favorite texts to teach when you teach this kind of course? Self promotion welcome! #philsky #poltheory
December 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Follow up question for the migration scholars: send me your recommendations for empirical work on migration in Austria! 🇦🇹 open to any field here, and work in German is fine.
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Friends! Big favour to ask. We're trying to save our university but the management, exposed for their recklessness, is being aggressive & will withdraw our salaries indefinitely. Sign & share to ask this 'lockout' tactic be withdrawn @sheffielducu.bsky.social
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...
No lockout for University of Sheffield staff
UCU members have been standing up against the continual cutting and restructuring of the last several years which has significantly damaged the University’s international standing, the quality of educ...
www.megaphone.org.uk
December 13, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Friends! Big favour to ask. We're trying to save our university but the management, exposed for their recklessness, is being aggressive & will withdraw our salaries indefinitely. Sign & share to ask this 'lockout' tactic be withdrawn @sheffielducu.bsky.social
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...
No words other than: this is so fucked.
December 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
No words other than: this is so fucked.
I've been stuck on trains since 9:30 this morning and have nowhere near arrived - for a journey that should be 50min. I truly hate travel in this country. What an absolute waste of a day.
December 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I've been stuck on trains since 9:30 this morning and have nowhere near arrived - for a journey that should be 50min. I truly hate travel in this country. What an absolute waste of a day.
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Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
If You Use Gmail, You're Going To Want To Turn Off This 1 Automatic Setting ASAP
Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.
www.huffpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
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The pandemic was a mass-disabling event and one of the reasons it has largely vanished from day to day political discourse is that those in power don't want to acknowledge the long term care needs it produced.
The number of people aged between 16 and 34 who are out of work due to long-term sickness increased by 76% between 2019 and 2024
UK ‘sliding into avoidable crisis’, major review into workplace sickness warns
The number of people aged between 16 and 34 who are out of work due to long-term sickness increased by 76% between 2019 and 2024
www.independent.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The pandemic was a mass-disabling event and one of the reasons it has largely vanished from day to day political discourse is that those in power don't want to acknowledge the long term care needs it produced.
Restarting this after a summer break with new time (to be determined). Lmk if you want to join and I'll add you to the list 🏳️⚧️
I am running a weekly reading group on trans philosophy (& related topics), online & open to philosophers and non-philosophers alike. We read both already published papers and work in progress by group members. We're currently meeting Mondays 4-5 UK time. Lmk if you want to join. 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️⚧️
October 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Restarting this after a summer break with new time (to be determined). Lmk if you want to join and I'll add you to the list 🏳️⚧️
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Under the most conservative estimates, according to NPR, Israel has killed a Palestinian every fifteen minutes this year.
EVERY. FIFTEEN. MINUTES.
EVERY. FIFTEEN. MINUTES.
October 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Under the most conservative estimates, according to NPR, Israel has killed a Palestinian every fifteen minutes this year.
EVERY. FIFTEEN. MINUTES.
EVERY. FIFTEEN. MINUTES.
German speaking friends, please help me out. How would you translate Marilyn Frye's "double bind" into German? I found "Doppelbindung", "Zwickmühle", but that both sounds profoundly wrong to me. Any ideas?
September 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
German speaking friends, please help me out. How would you translate Marilyn Frye's "double bind" into German? I found "Doppelbindung", "Zwickmühle", but that both sounds profoundly wrong to me. Any ideas?
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If you have been stopped, challenged or harassed when using a gendered space since the UK's Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act. We need to hear from you.
Let us know (and let us know if you'd like putting in touch with someone who can provide legal advice) at: tinyurl.com/ReportALoo
Let us know (and let us know if you'd like putting in touch with someone who can provide legal advice) at: tinyurl.com/ReportALoo
August 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
If you have been stopped, challenged or harassed when using a gendered space since the UK's Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act. We need to hear from you.
Let us know (and let us know if you'd like putting in touch with someone who can provide legal advice) at: tinyurl.com/ReportALoo
Let us know (and let us know if you'd like putting in touch with someone who can provide legal advice) at: tinyurl.com/ReportALoo
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Had a good time at ISOS 2025; fun book symposium with fantastic comments by @elineg.bsky.social and @nonamename.bsky.social …and my book was in good company
August 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Had a good time at ISOS 2025; fun book symposium with fantastic comments by @elineg.bsky.social and @nonamename.bsky.social …and my book was in good company
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On Friday (18/07) there's a HYBRID workshop on Social, Political & Manipulative Speech in Cardiff, with some pretty awesome people - feat. keynote by Jennifer Saul! If you happen to be around or want to join online, you can find a registration link (& program!) here sites.google.com/view/cardiff...
July 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On Friday (18/07) there's a HYBRID workshop on Social, Political & Manipulative Speech in Cardiff, with some pretty awesome people - feat. keynote by Jennifer Saul! If you happen to be around or want to join online, you can find a registration link (& program!) here sites.google.com/view/cardiff...
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did you hear that you could read and print Being Trans in Philosophy today?! seriously, like woahhh!! being.transinphilosophy.org
the zine @diversityread.bsky.social 10th anniversary conference (happy bday!!) by @nonamename.bsky.social, SF pride @not.dingherself.com, & SPP @willow-starr.bsky.social
the zine @diversityread.bsky.social 10th anniversary conference (happy bday!!) by @nonamename.bsky.social, SF pride @not.dingherself.com, & SPP @willow-starr.bsky.social
July 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
did you hear that you could read and print Being Trans in Philosophy today?! seriously, like woahhh!! being.transinphilosophy.org
the zine @diversityread.bsky.social 10th anniversary conference (happy bday!!) by @nonamename.bsky.social, SF pride @not.dingherself.com, & SPP @willow-starr.bsky.social
the zine @diversityread.bsky.social 10th anniversary conference (happy bday!!) by @nonamename.bsky.social, SF pride @not.dingherself.com, & SPP @willow-starr.bsky.social
Thank you for having me 🥰
A great start to Day 3 of #DRLAnniversaryConference with Anna Klieber on Silence and Oppression!
July 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Thank you for having me 🥰
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This Zoom event about the philosophy and philosophical artwork of Helen De Cruz is happening tomorrow (Tuesday, June 24). It wasn't planned as a memorial, but it'll be a space to honor Helen's philosophical impact on all of us. Hope to see some of you there!
www.georgigardiner.com/helen
www.georgigardiner.com/helen
Georgi Gardiner - Helen
Helen De Cruz is a trailblazer for creative, avant-garde approaches to thinking in community with others. This event celebrates her contributions.
Tues June 24th, 2025
11am - 12.20pm Central Time (T...
www.georgigardiner.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This Zoom event about the philosophy and philosophical artwork of Helen De Cruz is happening tomorrow (Tuesday, June 24). It wasn't planned as a memorial, but it'll be a space to honor Helen's philosophical impact on all of us. Hope to see some of you there!
www.georgigardiner.com/helen
www.georgigardiner.com/helen
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Israeli navy seizes Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, detains crew - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli
Israeli navy seizes Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, detains crew
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli forces have taken command of a charity vessel that had tried to break a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip and the boat with its crew of 12 including activist Greta Thunberg is now heading to a port in Israel, officials said on Sunday.</p>
<p>The British-flagged yacht Madleen, which is operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), was aiming to deliver a symbolic amount of humanitarian aid, including rice and baby formula, to Gaza later on Monday and raise international awareness of the humanitarian crisis there.</p>
<p>However, the boat was boarded during the night before it could reach shore, the FFC said on its Telegram account. The Israeli Foreign Ministry later confirmed that it was under Israeli control, saying the activists are expected to return to their home countries. </p>
<p>The FFC says that quadcopters have surrounded the Madleen and sprayed the flotilla with a white paint-like substance before it was seized.</p>
<p>Among the 12-strong crew are Swedish climate campaigner Thunberg and Rima Hassan, a French member of the European Parliament.</p>
<p>"The crew of the Freedom Flotilla was arrested by the Israeli military in international waters around 2 am," Hassan posted on X. A photograph showed the crew seated on the boat, all wearing life jackets, with their hands in the air.</p>
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June 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Israeli navy seizes Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, detains crew - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli