Dr Michelle Anya Anjirbag-Reeve
@anjirbaguette.bsky.social
affiliated researcher @UAntwerpen. UK based. Disney/fairy tale adaptation/deep stories/literature/libraries/culture. she/her
same handle on the hellbirb; not sure how much I'll be here
Insta: @michelle_anya; www.michelleanjirbag.com
same handle on the hellbirb; not sure how much I'll be here
Insta: @michelle_anya; www.michelleanjirbag.com
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New book! My book!
If you want to see the praise it got, go check out the post on the picture grid site
wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814351093/
If you want to see the praise it got, go check out the post on the picture grid site
wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814351093/
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This
Financial precarity. Yes university students have always been living on their last 20 bucks, but the number of students I talk to now who have *multiple* jobs in addition to being fulltime students, some of whom are taking care of family members' survival needs as well as their own, is shocking. 5/
November 30, 2025 at 9:03 AM
This
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Every week now there’s a story that proves the UK’s lack of a bill of rights is a disaster
"I myself have publicly advocated the use of direct action, including property sabotage, in the cause of climate justice. It stands to reason that I should support the same range of tactics in the effort to prevent genocide."
Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Every week now there’s a story that proves the UK’s lack of a bill of rights is a disaster
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“Expecting families to live out of a suitcase for up to 20 years, or telling recognised refugees to prepare to leave every two-and-a-half years, when they have been paying thousands in taxes towards their future in this country – is that reasonable? Really?”
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
Robina Qureshi: Shabana Mahmood's plans will cause a huge humanitarian emergency
HOME Secretary Shabana Mahmood is engineering the biggest humanitarian emergency this country has seen in decades with the latest shake-up of asylum…
www.thenational.scot
November 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
“Expecting families to live out of a suitcase for up to 20 years, or telling recognised refugees to prepare to leave every two-and-a-half years, when they have been paying thousands in taxes towards their future in this country – is that reasonable? Really?”
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
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The opportunity for Black UK-domiciled students to undertake PhD research at @uofglasgow.bsky.social is still available!
Apply by 31 January 2026 for entry to our Scholarships in October 2026.
@uofgstem.bsky.social
@uofgmvls.bsky.social
@uofgartshums.bsky.social
@uofgsocsci.bsky.social
Apply by 31 January 2026 for entry to our Scholarships in October 2026.
@uofgstem.bsky.social
@uofgmvls.bsky.social
@uofgartshums.bsky.social
@uofgsocsci.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The opportunity for Black UK-domiciled students to undertake PhD research at @uofglasgow.bsky.social is still available!
Apply by 31 January 2026 for entry to our Scholarships in October 2026.
@uofgstem.bsky.social
@uofgmvls.bsky.social
@uofgartshums.bsky.social
@uofgsocsci.bsky.social
Apply by 31 January 2026 for entry to our Scholarships in October 2026.
@uofgstem.bsky.social
@uofgmvls.bsky.social
@uofgartshums.bsky.social
@uofgsocsci.bsky.social
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NEW: Israel has committed at least 497 ceasefire violations, killing at least 342 Palestinians since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel & Hamas went into effect on Oct. 10.
An Israeli ‘kamikaze’ drone targeted a car on a busy Gaza City street on Nov. 22, killing 5 Palestinians.
An Israeli ‘kamikaze’ drone targeted a car on a busy Gaza City street on Nov. 22, killing 5 Palestinians.
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 AM
NEW: Israel has committed at least 497 ceasefire violations, killing at least 342 Palestinians since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel & Hamas went into effect on Oct. 10.
An Israeli ‘kamikaze’ drone targeted a car on a busy Gaza City street on Nov. 22, killing 5 Palestinians.
An Israeli ‘kamikaze’ drone targeted a car on a busy Gaza City street on Nov. 22, killing 5 Palestinians.
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This was thought-provoking: 'When everything turns into television, every form of communication starts to adopt television’s values: immediacy, emotion, spectacle, brevity'.
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 AM
This was thought-provoking: 'When everything turns into television, every form of communication starts to adopt television’s values: immediacy, emotion, spectacle, brevity'.
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I keep forgetting to say - on the blog I wrote about being called a contrarian for doing history, why misunderstandings of the "Dark Ages" ignore materialist circumstances and also just, you know, any history at all whatsoever.
share.google/0iFkShpPuOKA...
share.google/0iFkShpPuOKA...
On contrarian history
Unfortunately, though I have made the world’s best booty shorts and deployed them with great skill and aplomb, there are still those in our society who refuse to heed my message, and also to learn …
share.google
November 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I keep forgetting to say - on the blog I wrote about being called a contrarian for doing history, why misunderstandings of the "Dark Ages" ignore materialist circumstances and also just, you know, any history at all whatsoever.
share.google/0iFkShpPuOKA...
share.google/0iFkShpPuOKA...
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My family has been calling me a luddite for years, & I’ve never felt better about that moniker than I do now, after a cities conference highlighting AI data centers & a new push for more surveillance downtown. We don’t have to participate. This year, shop in local stores, buy actual books. 📚🎄🕎
Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
A tech critic’s guide to holiday gift-giving
Maybe your grandma doesn’t need that Alexa smart speaker
disconnect.blog
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
My family has been calling me a luddite for years, & I’ve never felt better about that moniker than I do now, after a cities conference highlighting AI data centers & a new push for more surveillance downtown. We don’t have to participate. This year, shop in local stores, buy actual books. 📚🎄🕎
Good news! WSUP has a sale going on, so if you want to order my book and haven't yet, now is the time. Discount code: RHOLIDAY
wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814351093/
wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814351093/
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Good news! WSUP has a sale going on, so if you want to order my book and haven't yet, now is the time. Discount code: RHOLIDAY
wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814351093/
wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814351093/
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Look. I'm not playing with you people.
During the great depression, if you were employed and had a job, you probably were not living on the streets. In 2025, many homeless people have jobs.
Depending on whose stats you use, and if you count part-time employment, between 40% and 60% have jobs.
During the great depression, if you were employed and had a job, you probably were not living on the streets. In 2025, many homeless people have jobs.
Depending on whose stats you use, and if you count part-time employment, between 40% and 60% have jobs.
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Look. I'm not playing with you people.
During the great depression, if you were employed and had a job, you probably were not living on the streets. In 2025, many homeless people have jobs.
Depending on whose stats you use, and if you count part-time employment, between 40% and 60% have jobs.
During the great depression, if you were employed and had a job, you probably were not living on the streets. In 2025, many homeless people have jobs.
Depending on whose stats you use, and if you count part-time employment, between 40% and 60% have jobs.
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You think LLM-based chatbots can help students learn? Think again.
Take a few minutes to listen to Dr. @drtanksley.bsky.social clear explanation why this is very bad, harmful idea, especially for Black students.
#Critical_AI_Literacy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mtc...
Take a few minutes to listen to Dr. @drtanksley.bsky.social clear explanation why this is very bad, harmful idea, especially for Black students.
#Critical_AI_Literacy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mtc...
Howard University AI Panel
YouTube video by Tiera Tanksley
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
You think LLM-based chatbots can help students learn? Think again.
Take a few minutes to listen to Dr. @drtanksley.bsky.social clear explanation why this is very bad, harmful idea, especially for Black students.
#Critical_AI_Literacy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mtc...
Take a few minutes to listen to Dr. @drtanksley.bsky.social clear explanation why this is very bad, harmful idea, especially for Black students.
#Critical_AI_Literacy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mtc...
I cannot understate how much of a betrayal of everything this is. While there are many things that I have been able to do here that I am grateful for, there are so many more reasons we regret having tried to build our life in his home instead of mine
British citizens who marry foreigners will have to make sure their spouses have a minimum income of £12,500 for 3 to 5 years, or they won't get indefinite leave to remain, the UK government has proposed. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691edd...
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I cannot understate how much of a betrayal of everything this is. While there are many things that I have been able to do here that I am grateful for, there are so many more reasons we regret having tried to build our life in his home instead of mine
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
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I have no idea what governs the price changes for my books even though I now co-edit the series they're published in, but for whatever reason the Beagle book is sitting at a much more affordable price at the moment: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Peter S. Beagle's “The Last Unicorn”
This book assesses the work of one of the foundational figures of American fantasy, Peter S. Beagle through its focused analysis of The Last Unicorn.
link.springer.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I have no idea what governs the price changes for my books even though I now co-edit the series they're published in, but for whatever reason the Beagle book is sitting at a much more affordable price at the moment: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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listen to this king. a team with low morale is ineffective. relatedly, a team with high morale is effective. also relatedly: we are going to win
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
listen to this king. a team with low morale is ineffective. relatedly, a team with high morale is effective. also relatedly: we are going to win
This is called eugenics people.
And not using that word is a particular choice.
And not using that word is a particular choice.
Widespread bans don’t seem to be a hindrance
Tech billionaires want to make gene-edited babies
Widespread bans don’t seem to be a hindrance
econ.st
November 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This is called eugenics people.
And not using that word is a particular choice.
And not using that word is a particular choice.
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New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Things biting me today:
People being manipulative to get free labor from scholars when said scholar has already said no
People being manipulative to get free labor from scholars when said scholar has already said no
November 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Things biting me today:
People being manipulative to get free labor from scholars when said scholar has already said no
People being manipulative to get free labor from scholars when said scholar has already said no
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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Jokes on them: people can just use IRS Direct File.
Oh wait…
Oh wait…
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Jokes on them: people can just use IRS Direct File.
Oh wait…
Oh wait…
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🙋🏻♀️ independent fact checker here!
Yes there are many freelance fact checkers and editors. But fact checking is not a priority for pubs. We were the first to be fired as the industry imploded
So there’s no desire to hire us, even independently
I work on books and am hired* paid directly by authors
Yes there are many freelance fact checkers and editors. But fact checking is not a priority for pubs. We were the first to be fired as the industry imploded
So there’s no desire to hire us, even independently
I work on books and am hired* paid directly by authors
Sort of a dumb question, but are there independent editors? Independent fact checkers?
And I get that the dollars (nonexistent) get split even more.
I know nothing about journalism other than as a consumer. Just wondering if theres a way to create collectives of independents with skills?
And I get that the dollars (nonexistent) get split even more.
I know nothing about journalism other than as a consumer. Just wondering if theres a way to create collectives of independents with skills?
I worry about the emphasis on independent journalism we have right now because:
1) it’s not a sustainable business model to hold up an entire industry
2) they don’t have editors or fact checkers to provide checks and balances on their reporting
3) institutional journalism is still important
1) it’s not a sustainable business model to hold up an entire industry
2) they don’t have editors or fact checkers to provide checks and balances on their reporting
3) institutional journalism is still important
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
🙋🏻♀️ independent fact checker here!
Yes there are many freelance fact checkers and editors. But fact checking is not a priority for pubs. We were the first to be fired as the industry imploded
So there’s no desire to hire us, even independently
I work on books and am hired* paid directly by authors
Yes there are many freelance fact checkers and editors. But fact checking is not a priority for pubs. We were the first to be fired as the industry imploded
So there’s no desire to hire us, even independently
I work on books and am hired* paid directly by authors
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OMG what the hell.
This is just cruel
Jewelry often has a value beyond the practical, it's often a reminder of loved ones.
Could this timeline be a little less reminiscent of 1930ies Germany?
This is just cruel
Jewelry often has a value beyond the practical, it's often a reminder of loved ones.
Could this timeline be a little less reminiscent of 1930ies Germany?
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
OMG what the hell.
This is just cruel
Jewelry often has a value beyond the practical, it's often a reminder of loved ones.
Could this timeline be a little less reminiscent of 1930ies Germany?
This is just cruel
Jewelry often has a value beyond the practical, it's often a reminder of loved ones.
Could this timeline be a little less reminiscent of 1930ies Germany?
Organized crime tactics
Refugees’ jewellery could be seized to pay for asylum costs, says Home Office minister
Refugees’ jewellery could be seized to pay for asylum costs, says Home Office minister
Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of refugees coming to UK
Refugees could have jewellery or other valuables taken to pay for the costs of processing their cases, a Home Office minister has said, in another detail of changes to migration policy likely to cause worries among Labour MPs.
Speaking to broadcasters before the formal announcement of sweeping changes to asylum policy on Monday, the Home Office minister Alex Norris said while this would not involve seizing wedding rings, jewellery without sentimental value could be taken. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Organized crime tactics