Rishita "Department of Error" Nandagiri
@rishie.bsky.social
feminist #abortion & reproductive (in)justice researcher, tennis fan, likes tea. co-runs @abortionbookclub.bsky.social. Lecturer in Global Health & Social Medicine @kings-sga.bsky.social.
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Also: the elaborate ‘you don’t need to thank friends’ is a ritual, almost code in India & you do need to perform it by saying thanks 🙄. Also also: you say ‘sorry’ when you bump into someone/they bump into you. if you needed to have a life in the uk test, that’s what should be on it.
February 9, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Also: the elaborate ‘you don’t need to thank friends’ is a ritual, almost code in India & you do need to perform it by saying thanks 🙄. Also also: you say ‘sorry’ when you bump into someone/they bump into you. if you needed to have a life in the uk test, that’s what should be on it.
The casteism & classism is so clear in this puerile piece - of course you don’t think you should thank deliveroo drivers or bus drivers or maids. ‘Why would you thank someone for doing their (‘menial’) job’ is caste in action.
What a dessicated, unkind, bourgeois, transactional, piece of shit opinion this is. Yes I thank everyone who does something for me (driving me on a bus, serving me at a cafe etc) even if they are getting paid. It is a recognition of their labour.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The hill I will die on: Britons love saying thank you – I think we should ban the phrase | Sangeeta Pillai
Really, what is the point of this endless conversational back and forth? Step out of the loop, and change your life, says author Sangeeta Pillai
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:31 AM
The casteism & classism is so clear in this puerile piece - of course you don’t think you should thank deliveroo drivers or bus drivers or maids. ‘Why would you thank someone for doing their (‘menial’) job’ is caste in action.
any musicians wanting to do an album about global feminist reproductive health stuff
February 9, 2026 at 8:03 AM
any musicians wanting to do an album about global feminist reproductive health stuff
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📆 GHI Event: Thursday February 5th at 6:30pm on LSE campus
Grief, Joy, and Laughter: Reimagining Abortion Through Creative Activism in Latin America
W/ Dr Nayla Vacarezza, @eecoast.bsky.social, @rishie.bsky.social
Open and free for all. Register if you are a non-LSE affiliate: bit.ly/3Y2n193
Grief, Joy, and Laughter: Reimagining Abortion Through Creative Activism in Latin America
W/ Dr Nayla Vacarezza, @eecoast.bsky.social, @rishie.bsky.social
Open and free for all. Register if you are a non-LSE affiliate: bit.ly/3Y2n193
February 4, 2026 at 10:57 AM
📆 GHI Event: Thursday February 5th at 6:30pm on LSE campus
Grief, Joy, and Laughter: Reimagining Abortion Through Creative Activism in Latin America
W/ Dr Nayla Vacarezza, @eecoast.bsky.social, @rishie.bsky.social
Open and free for all. Register if you are a non-LSE affiliate: bit.ly/3Y2n193
Grief, Joy, and Laughter: Reimagining Abortion Through Creative Activism in Latin America
W/ Dr Nayla Vacarezza, @eecoast.bsky.social, @rishie.bsky.social
Open and free for all. Register if you are a non-LSE affiliate: bit.ly/3Y2n193
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Do NOT use an app to track your hormones
“Now the march of wearable tech is coming to the aid of what some say is a long underserved market: menopausal women.”
“Companies are developing everything from apps offering dietary advice to devices that track symptoms, hormones and body temperature.”
“Companies are developing everything from apps offering dietary advice to devices that track symptoms, hormones and body temperature.”
‘Menopause gold rush’? Boom in hi-tech products as stigma starts to recede
The march of wearable tech is coming to the aid of women in what some say is a long underserved market
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Do NOT use an app to track your hormones
pals, @joestrong.bsky.social & i are bringing our beloved @abortionbookclub.bsky.social back from hiatus!
we're meeting every quarter (ish), & chatting abo books. join us!
www.otherabortionstories.space/2026
we're meeting every quarter (ish), & chatting abo books. join us!
www.otherabortionstories.space/2026
February 2, 2026 at 5:39 PM
pals, @joestrong.bsky.social & i are bringing our beloved @abortionbookclub.bsky.social back from hiatus!
we're meeting every quarter (ish), & chatting abo books. join us!
www.otherabortionstories.space/2026
we're meeting every quarter (ish), & chatting abo books. join us!
www.otherabortionstories.space/2026
why, have we all magically forgotten how to write emails or edit or use a calculator or apparently create lesson plans (!!!!) or something? this isn’t upskilling anyone, it’s actively *de*skilling
BREAKING: Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, with short courses to teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
January 28, 2026 at 9:14 AM
why, have we all magically forgotten how to write emails or edit or use a calculator or apparently create lesson plans (!!!!) or something? this isn’t upskilling anyone, it’s actively *de*skilling
The Trump administration is extending the Global Gag Rule beyond abortion to include “diversity, equity and inclusion” and “gender ideology" - just how broadly this will be interpreted is unknown but it will further expose and heighten violence towards trans & LGTBQI folks globally.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:48 AM
The Trump administration is extending the Global Gag Rule beyond abortion to include “diversity, equity and inclusion” and “gender ideology" - just how broadly this will be interpreted is unknown but it will further expose and heighten violence towards trans & LGTBQI folks globally.
hahahahaha
Osaka on Cirstea: "She's a great player. I think this was her last Australian Open, so, okay, sorry she was mad about it, but... [shrugs]" 💅 #AusOpen
January 22, 2026 at 11:15 AM
hahahahaha
anyone else have weird explicit/harrass-y e-mails sent to their work e-mail that feels like a sort of social engineering scam but also worried it's something more sinister? (yes, i've reported it to work already...)
January 19, 2026 at 8:48 AM
anyone else have weird explicit/harrass-y e-mails sent to their work e-mail that feels like a sort of social engineering scam but also worried it's something more sinister? (yes, i've reported it to work already...)
how am i ALREADY behind on everything at work? I've only been back for six days.
a fluffy kitten sitting next to a cup of coffee on a table
Alt: a fluffy kitten, with its hair stick up awkwardly, sitting next to a cup of coffee on a table; and looking puzzled
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
how am i ALREADY behind on everything at work? I've only been back for six days.
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New Job alert 📣
Qualified #Archivist role at our sister union @bma-library.bsky.social based in #London
Closing Date 28 January
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Qualified #Archivist role at our sister union @bma-library.bsky.social based in #London
Closing Date 28 January
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Archive Specialist (Library and Archive) | 28 January, 2026 | Jobs and careers with British Medical Association
Jobs and careers with British Medical Association -
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January 15, 2026 at 10:20 AM
New Job alert 📣
Qualified #Archivist role at our sister union @bma-library.bsky.social based in #London
Closing Date 28 January
@araukie.bsky.social
careers.bma.org.uk/jobs/job/Arc...
Qualified #Archivist role at our sister union @bma-library.bsky.social based in #London
Closing Date 28 January
@araukie.bsky.social
careers.bma.org.uk/jobs/job/Arc...
Apparently they toyed with it being a musical; it didn’t work but kept the tunes... I don’t think Boss is quite right for the tone & their song picks are questionable (honestly, the use of ‘I’m on Fire’ is a baffling choice). If you wanted a bit sillier/a musical... go O’Brother, Where Art Thou?
January 10, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Apparently they toyed with it being a musical; it didn’t work but kept the tunes... I don’t think Boss is quite right for the tone & their song picks are questionable (honestly, the use of ‘I’m on Fire’ is a baffling choice). If you wanted a bit sillier/a musical... go O’Brother, Where Art Thou?
we saw & struggled with it- not only did it miss the political beats, it was very confused about what its message was & what it was attempting to say in this particular political moment. &, I LOVE Springsteen but it just didn’t work here (& like they didn’t understand his music either). Just a mess.
This is a generous review of a very silly play. The film is about McCarthyism and social coercion, written by someone whose allies fled when the authorities turned on him. To stage that story and play down its political elements is horribly misjudged.
www.thetimes.com/culture/thea...
www.thetimes.com/culture/thea...
High Noon review — Billy Crudup breathes new life into the western
The Morning Show star is persuasive in the role immortalised by Gary Cooper in the 1952 film, but did it really need to be remade for the stage?
www.thetimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:18 AM
we saw & struggled with it- not only did it miss the political beats, it was very confused about what its message was & what it was attempting to say in this particular political moment. &, I LOVE Springsteen but it just didn’t work here (& like they didn’t understand his music either). Just a mess.
Perhaps (critical) demographers would also like to weigh in, as experts in population studies (!), on the populationism nonsense of Greenwashed?
1. This short thread is about what I see as a serious breach of journalistic ethics, in the making of Sofia Pineda Ochoa’s online documentary Greenwashed. She interviewed me for the film, but neither before, during or after was I given any idea I would be its target. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjWU...
GREENWASHED | Full Documentary [Official]
YouTube video by Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Perhaps (critical) demographers would also like to weigh in, as experts in population studies (!), on the populationism nonsense of Greenwashed?
I’m amazed at how many experts of Venezuelan politics, history, & economics I know.
January 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
I’m amazed at how many experts of Venezuelan politics, history, & economics I know.
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“Every empire, however, tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not to plunder and control but to educate and liberate."
― Edward W. Said
― Edward W. Said
January 4, 2026 at 6:13 AM
“Every empire, however, tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not to plunder and control but to educate and liberate."
― Edward W. Said
― Edward W. Said
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People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
@thebodyserve.bsky.social were fantastic and on point in the ‘I said no’ episode- not just on how anti-trans & deeply problematic the stupid Sabalenka/Kyrgios thing is, but ALSO for the deep cut on early tennis twitter & the BS of now big-name tennis ‘journos’. Never forget.
January 3, 2026 at 6:10 PM
@thebodyserve.bsky.social were fantastic and on point in the ‘I said no’ episode- not just on how anti-trans & deeply problematic the stupid Sabalenka/Kyrgios thing is, but ALSO for the deep cut on early tennis twitter & the BS of now big-name tennis ‘journos’. Never forget.
Catching up on Kermode & Mayo, & how does Winslet speak so clearly about how Goodbye June was made… & still think nepotism didn’t play a role? Sure, you can be super talented etc but you still get a break cos of who your mum & dad are & the capital they have. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/k...
Good Kate Winslet (lass) Looks Back on her Feats of Acting
Podcast Episode · Kermode & Mayo’s Take · 20/12/2025 · 58m
podcasts.apple.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Catching up on Kermode & Mayo, & how does Winslet speak so clearly about how Goodbye June was made… & still think nepotism didn’t play a role? Sure, you can be super talented etc but you still get a break cos of who your mum & dad are & the capital they have. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/k...
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Everyone praising Rajat Kapoor in this, describing it as his best role to date as though he wasn’t Tej Puri in Monsoon Wedding & pretty villainous already
December 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Everyone praising Rajat Kapoor in this, describing it as his best role to date as though he wasn’t Tej Puri in Monsoon Wedding & pretty villainous already
(Yes, it’s a scene that uses ‘Baar baar dekho’ - and while it isn’t a subtle nod to the themes, it’s quite effectively and menacingly done)
December 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
(Yes, it’s a scene that uses ‘Baar baar dekho’ - and while it isn’t a subtle nod to the themes, it’s quite effectively and menacingly done)
I’m watching Khauf (the sound on this is so terrifying- and that gnawing horror is well paced so far) & there’s not much to laugh at but it’s hilarious that ‘taalein ho’ (clap!) is translated as ‘tally ho’ 😂😂😂
December 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I’m watching Khauf (the sound on this is so terrifying- and that gnawing horror is well paced so far) & there’s not much to laugh at but it’s hilarious that ‘taalein ho’ (clap!) is translated as ‘tally ho’ 😂😂😂