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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Exactly one woman has won the Booker in the past six years www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Exactly one woman has won the Booker in the past six years www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
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Here's Keir Starmer before the general election promising Ukrainian refugees that he will stand with them "as long as it takes".
Now his Government's own policy is that "the era of permanent protection [for refugees] is over"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ra9...
Now his Government's own policy is that "the era of permanent protection [for refugees] is over"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ra9...
Keir Starmer meets Ukrainian families on the two year anniversary of the war in Ukraine
YouTube video by Keir Starmer
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Here's Keir Starmer before the general election promising Ukrainian refugees that he will stand with them "as long as it takes".
Now his Government's own policy is that "the era of permanent protection [for refugees] is over"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ra9...
Now his Government's own policy is that "the era of permanent protection [for refugees] is over"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ra9...
As the great-granddaughter of a refugee,
fuck this all the way into the sun.
fuck this all the way into the sun.
To reiterate, this is about making life immeasurably more miserable and stressful for some of the most vulnerable people, in the almost certainly vain hope of winning over the votes of racists.
Anything more shabby and shameful is difficult to envisage.
Anything more shabby and shameful is difficult to envisage.
Asylum in UK to be made temporary under Home Secretary’s plans
Shabana Mahmood will lay out reforms modelled on the Danish system on Monday.
www.independent.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM
As the great-granddaughter of a refugee,
fuck this all the way into the sun.
fuck this all the way into the sun.
I have so many questions for the man biking down an unlit country road at 9:30 last night, in the pitch dark and pouring rain, wearing all black with no lights or reflectors.
November 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I have so many questions for the man biking down an unlit country road at 9:30 last night, in the pitch dark and pouring rain, wearing all black with no lights or reflectors.
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I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Check the thread for more 😄🎶
November 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Check the thread for more 😄🎶
Never ever speak to me about "cancel culture" and "ruining men's lives" because if that's true, wtf is Andrew fucking Cuomo doing all over my feed still
November 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Never ever speak to me about "cancel culture" and "ruining men's lives" because if that's true, wtf is Andrew fucking Cuomo doing all over my feed still
Amazing to feel politically hopeful in 2025. Go Zohran!
For New Yorkers who work the night shift, it can be nearly impossible to participate in political life of our city.
So tonight we’re bringing this campaign to them — starting with taxi drivers waiting at LaGuardia.
So tonight we’re bringing this campaign to them — starting with taxi drivers waiting at LaGuardia.
October 31, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Amazing to feel politically hopeful in 2025. Go Zohran!
Thank you, Izzi!! We had such a great audience last night-- thanks for coming out 🥰👑💀💐
Update - it was great!!
Such a fun concept and so well-executed - I particularly enjoyed the hand-puppet Rosencrantz 🐰 Thanks to @norajw.bsky.social for bringing this production to little old Colchester - thoroughly enjoyed it🌟
Such a fun concept and so well-executed - I particularly enjoyed the hand-puppet Rosencrantz 🐰 Thanks to @norajw.bsky.social for bringing this production to little old Colchester - thoroughly enjoyed it🌟
October 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Thank you, Izzi!! We had such a great audience last night-- thanks for coming out 🥰👑💀💐
BIRTH OF MERLIN LOBBY, ARISE!
🚨It's that time again - we're looking for a new project to produce into the next season of work. What play do you want to hear from us? This first round is open to all to help create a long list. Get your foot in the door.
Don't let the Shakerley Marmion lobby win! #vote forms.gle/8UPE1FVXTDhQ...
Don't let the Shakerley Marmion lobby win! #vote forms.gle/8UPE1FVXTDhQ...
October 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
BIRTH OF MERLIN LOBBY, ARISE!
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When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
June 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
I am SO disappointed not to be present for this!!! A great play for spooky season 🧙🏼♀️ 🐕 🔥
🚨Tonight! Our one off performance (recording live for the podcast) of The Witch of Edmonton by Dekker, Ford and Rowley. It's nearly sold out, but a few tickets are still on sale - Tonight at the White Bear Theatre with more plays across the week #horror #wyrd www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
October 21, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I am SO disappointed not to be present for this!!! A great play for spooky season 🧙🏼♀️ 🐕 🔥
I've seen so many people fall into the trap of ceding ground on immigration by agreeing that "illegals" shouldn't be allowed. But it's never about a legal pathway. It's about racism and white supremacy.
"Culturally coherent" isn't even a dog whistle ffs -- it's loud and clear.
"Culturally coherent" isn't even a dog whistle ffs -- it's loud and clear.
October 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I've seen so many people fall into the trap of ceding ground on immigration by agreeing that "illegals" shouldn't be allowed. But it's never about a legal pathway. It's about racism and white supremacy.
"Culturally coherent" isn't even a dog whistle ffs -- it's loud and clear.
"Culturally coherent" isn't even a dog whistle ffs -- it's loud and clear.
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the aws outage should be evidence that running half the internet on a single company's servers is a terrible idea but i fear nothing will change
October 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
the aws outage should be evidence that running half the internet on a single company's servers is a terrible idea but i fear nothing will change
"Too high" for what? "Too high" for whom?
Not everyone needs or wants to go uni, but everyone should have the opportunity to do so. Think about who gets cut out by reducing participation in HE. Spoiler: it's usually not the children of the wealthy and the powerful.
Not everyone needs or wants to go uni, but everyone should have the opportunity to do so. Think about who gets cut out by reducing participation in HE. Spoiler: it's usually not the children of the wealthy and the powerful.
'YouGov asked voters for their views after prime minister Keir Starmer recently scrapped the 50 per cent higher education participation target, saying it was not “right for our times”, in favour of a new target encompassing apprenticeships as well.' 1/3
Nearly half of UK public say university participation is too high
YouGov survey finds big differences in support for universities across different political parties
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
"Too high" for what? "Too high" for whom?
Not everyone needs or wants to go uni, but everyone should have the opportunity to do so. Think about who gets cut out by reducing participation in HE. Spoiler: it's usually not the children of the wealthy and the powerful.
Not everyone needs or wants to go uni, but everyone should have the opportunity to do so. Think about who gets cut out by reducing participation in HE. Spoiler: it's usually not the children of the wealthy and the powerful.
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Andrew Cuomo: taxpayers should pay for $60 million in legal bills for my sexual harassment allegations
Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries
Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries
October 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Andrew Cuomo: taxpayers should pay for $60 million in legal bills for my sexual harassment allegations
Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries
Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries
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You know what tool existed when I was in high school that no one ever taught me how to use? Excel. A thing I use all the time now, mostly self-taught, existed in the late 1990s and no one was upending the curriculum to make sure I knew how to use it.
October 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
You know what tool existed when I was in high school that no one ever taught me how to use? Excel. A thing I use all the time now, mostly self-taught, existed in the late 1990s and no one was upending the curriculum to make sure I knew how to use it.
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15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
October 16, 2025 at 4:43 AM
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
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you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
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Fascism is such a fundamental attack on wonder and the human imagination and I think everyone should have the opportunity to let their imagination wonder as it wanders — doesn’t matter what you do for a living. Your mind matters! Your relationship with the universe is meaningful!
October 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Fascism is such a fundamental attack on wonder and the human imagination and I think everyone should have the opportunity to let their imagination wonder as it wanders — doesn’t matter what you do for a living. Your mind matters! Your relationship with the universe is meaningful!
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"Trump says immigrants are driving violent crime in Illinois, but ICE can’t find many who are. Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives." www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
Trump says migrants drive violent crime in Illinois. But ICE can’t find many violent criminals.
Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.
www.msnbc.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:24 AM
"Trump says immigrants are driving violent crime in Illinois, but ICE can’t find many who are. Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives." www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
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ONLY migrants though, no one else is to study English because it's a rip off and a waste of time, am I getting this right.
October 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
ONLY migrants though, no one else is to study English because it's a rip off and a waste of time, am I getting this right.
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🚨One Week to Go!
Have you booked your tickets for our Wyrd Revels yet? Five days, five shows, recording live for the Beyond Shakespeare Podcast.
The Witch of Edmonton, The Wise-woman of Hogston, Thyestes, and both versions of Doctor Faustus!
#Wyrd #Horror #Drama #AudioDrama #Demon #Witch #Halloween
Have you booked your tickets for our Wyrd Revels yet? Five days, five shows, recording live for the Beyond Shakespeare Podcast.
The Witch of Edmonton, The Wise-woman of Hogston, Thyestes, and both versions of Doctor Faustus!
#Wyrd #Horror #Drama #AudioDrama #Demon #Witch #Halloween
October 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
🚨One Week to Go!
Have you booked your tickets for our Wyrd Revels yet? Five days, five shows, recording live for the Beyond Shakespeare Podcast.
The Witch of Edmonton, The Wise-woman of Hogston, Thyestes, and both versions of Doctor Faustus!
#Wyrd #Horror #Drama #AudioDrama #Demon #Witch #Halloween
Have you booked your tickets for our Wyrd Revels yet? Five days, five shows, recording live for the Beyond Shakespeare Podcast.
The Witch of Edmonton, The Wise-woman of Hogston, Thyestes, and both versions of Doctor Faustus!
#Wyrd #Horror #Drama #AudioDrama #Demon #Witch #Halloween
Guess what this new citizen is about to do 💚
Lower Bills.
Protect our NHS.
And invest in our communities.
Let's make hope normal again.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Protect our NHS.
And invest in our communities.
Let's make hope normal again.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader
Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since since Zack Polanski took over last month
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Guess what this new citizen is about to do 💚