Dr Samuel McLean
@canadianerrant.bsky.social
Maritime Historian. Chief Mate (150 GT). Dad & Husband. Gardener, Cook & Brewer. Ngāi Tahu & McLean of Duart. Toitū te Tiriti. TCEU 416/CUPE L79. Canadian & Kiwi. Go Blue Jays. Cymru am byth. Alba gu brath. Go All Blacks. He/Him. Likes fashion/style
Pinned
Seriously everyone. Don’t be a bitch.
This week's sourdough. Also cooked in the Dutch oven. *Shrug* still disappointed with the oven spring
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 AM
This week's sourdough. Also cooked in the Dutch oven. *Shrug* still disappointed with the oven spring
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Unlike in #MeToo, it seems like women and other victims mostly aren’t putting their personal stories (and credibility) on the line this time. It feels like we tried that, it only worked for a moment, and this surge is instead a voicing of continued anger and frustration.
November 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Unlike in #MeToo, it seems like women and other victims mostly aren’t putting their personal stories (and credibility) on the line this time. It feels like we tried that, it only worked for a moment, and this surge is instead a voicing of continued anger and frustration.
I'm pretty sure my car has a 40L gas tank. Today Ashley put 38.2L into the tank. I'm pretty sure that's the closest it's been to completely empty, ever. Since it was first like filled (unless they emptied it for testing or something)
November 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I'm pretty sure my car has a 40L gas tank. Today Ashley put 38.2L into the tank. I'm pretty sure that's the closest it's been to completely empty, ever. Since it was first like filled (unless they emptied it for testing or something)
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If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
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My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
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ART said, This information must be kept private. If any of you reveal anything I tell you to the corporate representative, I will kill her.
November 17, 2025 at 1:55 AM
ART said, This information must be kept private. If any of you reveal anything I tell you to the corporate representative, I will kill her.
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Australian/NZ academia has deep and entrenched problems, but throughout my career I have learnt the most bonkers things about US academia and this “job interviews in hotel rooms” stuff is right up there
Every interview I’ve ever had has been in a meeting room or office like normal goddamn people
Every interview I’ve ever had has been in a meeting room or office like normal goddamn people
If you are not in academia, you might not know this, but job interviews used to be held at conferences IN HOTEL ROOMS. Women candidates in a hotel room alone with often all-male committees. People sitting on beds! The horror stories I've heard.
I thing I sometimes thing about is that university departments were still doing job interviews in hotel rooms in the mid aughts
November 17, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Australian/NZ academia has deep and entrenched problems, but throughout my career I have learnt the most bonkers things about US academia and this “job interviews in hotel rooms” stuff is right up there
Every interview I’ve ever had has been in a meeting room or office like normal goddamn people
Every interview I’ve ever had has been in a meeting room or office like normal goddamn people
I thought the Police tow trucks were mythical by now
I feel like I’ve witnessed a uniquely Toronto mating ritual.
November 17, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I thought the Police tow trucks were mythical by now
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And order them via Octavia’s Bookshelf, the Pasadena bookstore dedicated to Black women writers: www.octaviasbookshelf.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
And order them via Octavia’s Bookshelf, the Pasadena bookstore dedicated to Black women writers: www.octaviasbookshelf.com
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ANYWAY if you'd like to read a fun, mid-century, country mansion mystery novel set during Thanksgiving, I literally have the book for you! You do not need to have read the first in the series to "get" it:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717309...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717309...
Viviana Valentine Goes Up the River by Emily J. Edwards: 9781639102686 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Author Emily J. Edwards takes Viviana Valentine to new heights—and new lows—in this “firecracker of a series” (Allison Epstein), perfect for fans of Ashley Weaver and Rhys Bowen....
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ANYWAY if you'd like to read a fun, mid-century, country mansion mystery novel set during Thanksgiving, I literally have the book for you! You do not need to have read the first in the series to "get" it:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717309...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717309...
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I have tons of new people following me, so I should do one of these:
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm an author (www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2274...), podcaster (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...) & writer. I try to make people laugh. I write about sleuths in a newsletter: msemilyedwards.com/blog/
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm an author (www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2274...), podcaster (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...) & writer. I try to make people laugh. I write about sleuths in a newsletter: msemilyedwards.com/blog/
October 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I have tons of new people following me, so I should do one of these:
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm an author (www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2274...), podcaster (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...) & writer. I try to make people laugh. I write about sleuths in a newsletter: msemilyedwards.com/blog/
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm an author (www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2274...), podcaster (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...) & writer. I try to make people laugh. I write about sleuths in a newsletter: msemilyedwards.com/blog/
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The fucking National Party sent me a flyer about how great they are. I'm not sure whether to burn it or flush it down the loo
(Interesting that they've started this so early tho) #nzpol
(Interesting that they've started this so early tho) #nzpol
November 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The fucking National Party sent me a flyer about how great they are. I'm not sure whether to burn it or flush it down the loo
(Interesting that they've started this so early tho) #nzpol
(Interesting that they've started this so early tho) #nzpol
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You can almost smell the panic coming off their social media. They're in full-on 'Labour sucks and only we deliver lower taxes' mode. As if lower taxes are all everyone's concerned about and not, say, functioning healthy care.
November 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
You can almost smell the panic coming off their social media. They're in full-on 'Labour sucks and only we deliver lower taxes' mode. As if lower taxes are all everyone's concerned about and not, say, functioning healthy care.
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reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
Just.
Performative cruelty and nonsense is the hallmark of Conservative government.
How long before Hyundai gets raided again?
And how much are these folks going to sue the US government for? because I bloody well would. Hyundai absolutely should.
Performative cruelty and nonsense is the hallmark of Conservative government.
How long before Hyundai gets raided again?
And how much are these folks going to sue the US government for? because I bloody well would. Hyundai absolutely should.
Two months after 300 South Korean nationals were detained and left the U.S. following in an immigration raid at Hyundai’s electric vehicle manufacturing site in Georgia, some of those workers have returned to America to resume those jobs.
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
Some Korean workers detained in Georgia immigration raid have returned to their jobs at Hyundai site | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
SAVANNAH, Ga.--Two months after 300 South Korean nationals were detained and left the U.S. following in an immigration raid at Hyundai’s electric vehicle manufacturing site in Georgia, some of those w...
www.asahi.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Just.
Performative cruelty and nonsense is the hallmark of Conservative government.
How long before Hyundai gets raided again?
And how much are these folks going to sue the US government for? because I bloody well would. Hyundai absolutely should.
Performative cruelty and nonsense is the hallmark of Conservative government.
How long before Hyundai gets raided again?
And how much are these folks going to sue the US government for? because I bloody well would. Hyundai absolutely should.
Doctor says, 'Dont worry, parser design is simple. Great programmer Kate Compton has written the parser you seek’
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
This is gross.
What books do you keep by your bedside? I don't, really. But at my parents old house when I lived there as a teen, I used to keep Tamora Pierce's various novels close to hand for reading in the bath, because I love relaxing in the bath with a book and her books are great
What books do you keep by your bedside? I don't, really. But at my parents old house when I lived there as a teen, I used to keep Tamora Pierce's various novels close to hand for reading in the bath, because I love relaxing in the bath with a book and her books are great
Journalist Edward Jay Epstein (no relation) wrote about his encounters with Jeffrey Epstein, and says that in 2013, Epstein told him that Lolita was his favorite book and that he kept it by his bedside. Again, it could be a lie, but it was the image Epstein wanted. 2/
airmail.news/issues/2019-...
airmail.news/issues/2019-...
November 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
This is gross.
What books do you keep by your bedside? I don't, really. But at my parents old house when I lived there as a teen, I used to keep Tamora Pierce's various novels close to hand for reading in the bath, because I love relaxing in the bath with a book and her books are great
What books do you keep by your bedside? I don't, really. But at my parents old house when I lived there as a teen, I used to keep Tamora Pierce's various novels close to hand for reading in the bath, because I love relaxing in the bath with a book and her books are great
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Repost this everywhere you’re active on social media. Send to your friends and family who aren’t.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Repost this everywhere you’re active on social media. Send to your friends and family who aren’t.
Yeah, and a lot of them are Labour MPs
Shabana Mahmood warns Labour MPs ‘dark forces are stirring up anger’ over migration
There is understood to be growing unease in party over home secretary’s sweeping overhaul of refugee rights
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
There is understood to be growing unease in party over home secretary’s sweeping overhaul of refugee rights
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Shabana Mahmood warns Labour MPs ‘dark forces are stirring up anger’ over migration
There is understood to be growing unease in party over home secretary’s sweeping overhaul of refugee rights
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Yeah, and a lot of them are Labour MPs
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In 2012, I had an interview with two interviewers at an R1 when, halfway through the interview in the hotel room, the toilet flushed and a third person emerged from the bathroom. And then, the three proceeded to debate the semantics of my dissertation... without me.
And that story was nothing.
And that story was nothing.
If you are not in academia, you might not know this, but job interviews used to be held at conferences IN HOTEL ROOMS. Women candidates in a hotel room alone with often all-male committees. People sitting on beds! The horror stories I've heard.
I thing I sometimes thing about is that university departments were still doing job interviews in hotel rooms in the mid aughts
November 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
In 2012, I had an interview with two interviewers at an R1 when, halfway through the interview in the hotel room, the toilet flushed and a third person emerged from the bathroom. And then, the three proceeded to debate the semantics of my dissertation... without me.
And that story was nothing.
And that story was nothing.
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My daughter's school has just sent us a letter from the board reaffirming its commitment to honouring Te Tiriti and respecting and working with Te Āti Awa, whose land the school sits on.
They say "while national policy settings may shift, our values, commitments and relationships do not have to".
They say "while national policy settings may shift, our values, commitments and relationships do not have to".
November 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
My daughter's school has just sent us a letter from the board reaffirming its commitment to honouring Te Tiriti and respecting and working with Te Āti Awa, whose land the school sits on.
They say "while national policy settings may shift, our values, commitments and relationships do not have to".
They say "while national policy settings may shift, our values, commitments and relationships do not have to".
How many people now have Badgey in their brains where Clippy used to be?
November 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
How many people now have Badgey in their brains where Clippy used to be?
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One thing I did not like about American interviews were breakfasts with search committee members. No bad experiences, but 7:00 or 7:30 am is early to be on your game! Canadian universities leave you alone till you get to campus (or get a ride there).
While we're talking about rotten interview practices, can I flag the ride from the airport? Or the ride around town? The stories I have heard.
November 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
One thing I did not like about American interviews were breakfasts with search committee members. No bad experiences, but 7:00 or 7:30 am is early to be on your game! Canadian universities leave you alone till you get to campus (or get a ride there).