Nora J. Williams
@norajw.bsky.social
Academic & theatre kid| Canonical Misogyny out now from Edinburgh UP! | less funny half of @nashaxpodcast.bsky.social | she/her | 🇱🇧
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This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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As the feds distribute photos of victims while veiling their abusers,
"These photographs are both emotionally overwhelming and politically shallow. It looks like the system is exposing everything when really it is exposing the harm and hiding the hand."
www.instagram.com/reel/DUV9_tP...
"These photographs are both emotionally overwhelming and politically shallow. It looks like the system is exposing everything when really it is exposing the harm and hiding the hand."
www.instagram.com/reel/DUV9_tP...
alimcforever on Instagram: "Read my Epstein deep dive https://alimcforever.substack.com/p/the-jeffrey-epstein-case-how-the #epsteinisland #epstein #usa #trendi…"
Read my Epstein deep dive https://alimcforever.substack.com/p/the-jeffrey-epstein-case-how-the #epsteinisland #epstein #usa #trending #news
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February 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
As the feds distribute photos of victims while veiling their abusers,
"These photographs are both emotionally overwhelming and politically shallow. It looks like the system is exposing everything when really it is exposing the harm and hiding the hand."
www.instagram.com/reel/DUV9_tP...
"These photographs are both emotionally overwhelming and politically shallow. It looks like the system is exposing everything when really it is exposing the harm and hiding the hand."
www.instagram.com/reel/DUV9_tP...
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BREAKING: The Senate just blocked a bill that would have renewed ICE's budget without real, enforceable changes.
This is a direct result of hundreds of thousands of people across the nation demanding that our Senators vote no.
This is a direct result of hundreds of thousands of people across the nation demanding that our Senators vote no.
January 29, 2026 at 6:26 PM
BREAKING: The Senate just blocked a bill that would have renewed ICE's budget without real, enforceable changes.
This is a direct result of hundreds of thousands of people across the nation demanding that our Senators vote no.
This is a direct result of hundreds of thousands of people across the nation demanding that our Senators vote no.
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‘They are no longer strategizing for voluntary adoption by those who come to recognize the technology’s utility by electively applying it to the problems they face. They are planning how to cross the chasm by forced adoption.’
By @mattseybold.bsky.social
By @mattseybold.bsky.social
"You have to use it. You have to trust it.": Forced Adoption of AI is The Subtext of Davos
Authoritarianism is the AI Bailout; But If AI Doesn't Need a Bailout, Does it Need Authoritarianism?
theamericanvandal.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:17 AM
‘They are no longer strategizing for voluntary adoption by those who come to recognize the technology’s utility by electively applying it to the problems they face. They are planning how to cross the chasm by forced adoption.’
By @mattseybold.bsky.social
By @mattseybold.bsky.social
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*This*. It cannot be said often enough that Trump's 5th column in the UK is planning precisely the same fascist makeover. In broad daylight, and with "democratic" politicians being silent onlookers. And I wonder if Brits will have the courage of Minnesotans when it comes down to it.
Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
*This*. It cannot be said often enough that Trump's 5th column in the UK is planning precisely the same fascist makeover. In broad daylight, and with "democratic" politicians being silent onlookers. And I wonder if Brits will have the courage of Minnesotans when it comes down to it.
My first Nerdy Book Club post is up! I'm starting with Kate Manne's now-classic work Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny. Whether it's your first time or a re-read, come think with me for one chapter per week #booksky
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Preface: Kate Manne, Down Girl
Kate Manne, Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny. Published by Penguin Books, 2018.
Preface: Going Wrong, pp. xi-xxiv
Chapter Summary
Manne's Preface opens with the question that drives the rest of t...
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January 23, 2026 at 6:04 PM
My first Nerdy Book Club post is up! I'm starting with Kate Manne's now-classic work Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny. Whether it's your first time or a re-read, come think with me for one chapter per week #booksky
nerdy-book-club.ghost.io/preface-kate...
nerdy-book-club.ghost.io/preface-kate...
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It needs to be said that it is extremely telling of what role ICE is ultimately playing in society that schools respond to it as though its a horde of potential mass shooters.
two seattle schools had to shelter in place due to ICE today. they’re coming.
January 20, 2026 at 11:18 PM
It needs to be said that it is extremely telling of what role ICE is ultimately playing in society that schools respond to it as though its a horde of potential mass shooters.
It's like a substack, but it's not substack lithub.com/the-case-aga...
January 20, 2026 at 3:23 PM
It's like a substack, but it's not substack lithub.com/the-case-aga...
Doing a thing 🫣
Subscribe for weekly-ish reflections on smart books by smart people, placed at ~1 chapter a week.
No AI, no rush, no homework. Just turn up as you are & think with me.
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No AI, no rush, no homework. Just turn up as you are & think with me.
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Nerdy Book Club
Thoughts, stories and ideas.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Doing a thing 🫣
Subscribe for weekly-ish reflections on smart books by smart people, placed at ~1 chapter a week.
No AI, no rush, no homework. Just turn up as you are & think with me.
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Subscribe for weekly-ish reflections on smart books by smart people, placed at ~1 chapter a week.
No AI, no rush, no homework. Just turn up as you are & think with me.
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“When he laughed, respectable senators burst with laughter,
And when he cried the little children died in the streets.”
And when he cried the little children died in the streets.”
January 19, 2026 at 12:20 PM
“When he laughed, respectable senators burst with laughter,
And when he cried the little children died in the streets.”
And when he cried the little children died in the streets.”
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beestung is now open for new work by two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers!
beestungmag.com/about/
beestungmag.com/about/
January 14, 2026 at 10:06 PM
beestung is now open for new work by two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers!
beestungmag.com/about/
beestungmag.com/about/
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Directed against the United States.
I spent 35 years as a US diplomat abroad and at the Department of State, often working closely with our NATO and European allies. We prepared for all sorts of contingencies. Except this one. I have no words.
I spent 35 years as a US diplomat abroad and at the Department of State, often working closely with our NATO and European allies. We prepared for all sorts of contingencies. Except this one. I have no words.
Denmark confirms an expanded, more permanent Danish and NATO military presence in and around Greenland, beginning today. Deployments span land, sea, and air, including protection of critical infrastructure, fighter jets, and naval operations. Sweden has committed forces; other NATO allies may follow
January 14, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Directed against the United States.
I spent 35 years as a US diplomat abroad and at the Department of State, often working closely with our NATO and European allies. We prepared for all sorts of contingencies. Except this one. I have no words.
I spent 35 years as a US diplomat abroad and at the Department of State, often working closely with our NATO and European allies. We prepared for all sorts of contingencies. Except this one. I have no words.
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Unarmed woman executed by state may have been on committee to fight against unarmed women being executed by the state
The woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week served on the board of her son’s school, which linked to documents encouraging parents to monitor ICE and directing them to training. https://cnn.it/49yoNEa
January 14, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Unarmed woman executed by state may have been on committee to fight against unarmed women being executed by the state
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maybe I'm just jaded from spending my entire adult life watching sexual abuse committed with impunity, but i dont think X will suffer any consequences.
society likes to pretend it cares about sexual violence, but actually doesn't.
society likes to pretend it cares about sexual violence, but actually doesn't.
X basically industrialized the creation of fake porn of women who don't consent. Others did it first, but Grok made it normalized and centralized: publicly visible, instantly creatable by anyone, regardless of who's being targeted and dehumanized. Only question now is will X suffer any consequences
January 7, 2026 at 1:59 PM
maybe I'm just jaded from spending my entire adult life watching sexual abuse committed with impunity, but i dont think X will suffer any consequences.
society likes to pretend it cares about sexual violence, but actually doesn't.
society likes to pretend it cares about sexual violence, but actually doesn't.
We are doing new eps but just at a glacial pace - this one I'm super excited about! We've got the brilliant @fourfootedbeasts.bsky.social joining us to talk all things PERICLES!
Heyyyyyyy did you miss us?
We're back with a new episode on PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE, featuring special guest @fourfootedbeasts.bsky.social !!
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We're back with a new episode on PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE, featuring special guest @fourfootedbeasts.bsky.social !!
www.podbean.com/ei/dir-hkttu...
S4:E2 - Pericles with Dr Erin Julian
It's finally time for PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE!! This is a high-seas adventure ranging across the eastern Mediterranean, featuring not one, but two big storms, *actual pirates with actual lines*, and ...
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December 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We are doing new eps but just at a glacial pace - this one I'm super excited about! We've got the brilliant @fourfootedbeasts.bsky.social joining us to talk all things PERICLES!
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This is one of the reasons I remain horrified by seeing @historians.org suggest "ways to use gAI" that included this:
December 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is one of the reasons I remain horrified by seeing @historians.org suggest "ways to use gAI" that included this:
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Two victims of previous school shootings — Mia Tretta, who was shot in the stomach in 2019 at Saugus High School, and Zoe Weissman, who survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — are now at Brown. Gun violence is out of control in this country.
December 14, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Two victims of previous school shootings — Mia Tretta, who was shot in the stomach in 2019 at Saugus High School, and Zoe Weissman, who survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — are now at Brown. Gun violence is out of control in this country.
Stop it because why am I tearing up at a cartoon wolf in a supermarket ad 🥹🥹
Saw this adorable French animation ad and I had to share it over here! The style looks familiar but I can’t my finger on what group it is. Any ideas?
December 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Stop it because why am I tearing up at a cartoon wolf in a supermarket ad 🥹🥹
FACULTY GREW TOO POWERFUL
excuse me while I laugh myself off this cliff
excuse me while I laugh myself off this cliff
Yes we all agree that this is the reason colleges are in trouble
December 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
FACULTY GREW TOO POWERFUL
excuse me while I laugh myself off this cliff
excuse me while I laugh myself off this cliff
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
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People expect miracles from medicine, but refuse the miracle that would let them avoid needing emergency care in the first place
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
People expect miracles from medicine, but refuse the miracle that would let them avoid needing emergency care in the first place
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if you gut higher education successfully, it will take decades to recover. Subject experts, skilled pedagogues, and experienced research leaders don't pop off a factory line for next-day delivery. Once it's gone, it's going to be very hard work to get it back, even if everyone decides we want to.
December 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
if you gut higher education successfully, it will take decades to recover. Subject experts, skilled pedagogues, and experienced research leaders don't pop off a factory line for next-day delivery. Once it's gone, it's going to be very hard work to get it back, even if everyone decides we want to.
if you gut higher education successfully, it will take decades to recover. Subject experts, skilled pedagogues, and experienced research leaders don't pop off a factory line for next-day delivery. Once it's gone, it's going to be very hard work to get it back, even if everyone decides we want to.
December 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
if you gut higher education successfully, it will take decades to recover. Subject experts, skilled pedagogues, and experienced research leaders don't pop off a factory line for next-day delivery. Once it's gone, it's going to be very hard work to get it back, even if everyone decides we want to.
The people driving the dismantling of the sector seem to believe that academic capacity is easily replaceable. Maybe that's understandable, when they're currently getting hundreds of applications from over-qualified mid-career scholars for paltry part-time and fixed term contracts.
But --
But --
I have a lot to say, including that it's despicable to drop this news 3 weeks before Christmas. I am devastated for my friends and colleagues. Butchering 20% of the university's staff poisons the working environment in ways that will linger.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
University of Essex to shut Southend campus and cut 400 jobs - BBC News
The Southend-on-Sea campus is home to the award-winning East 15 drama school.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The people driving the dismantling of the sector seem to believe that academic capacity is easily replaceable. Maybe that's understandable, when they're currently getting hundreds of applications from over-qualified mid-career scholars for paltry part-time and fixed term contracts.
But --
But --
I have a lot to say, including that it's despicable to drop this news 3 weeks before Christmas. I am devastated for my friends and colleagues. Butchering 20% of the university's staff poisons the working environment in ways that will linger.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
University of Essex to shut Southend campus and cut 400 jobs - BBC News
The Southend-on-Sea campus is home to the award-winning East 15 drama school.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I have a lot to say, including that it's despicable to drop this news 3 weeks before Christmas. I am devastated for my friends and colleagues. Butchering 20% of the university's staff poisons the working environment in ways that will linger.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...