Polly Pallister-Wilkins
@pollypw.bsky.social
Associate Professor. Author of the award winning “fabulous and delightfully rad” ‘Humanitarian Borders: Unequal Mobility and Saving Lives’ by Verso Books. She/Her.
The Open University already exists and it has an excellent distance learning model that does not rely on parasitic profit driven ed-tech companies pushing their products
'The Russell Group institution, one of the UK’s largest, has announced plans to expand beyond its traditional fully campus-based model of higher education and increase its digital and global presence, as well as its flexible learning opportunities.' 1/2
Half of Manchester students to be learning online in 10 years
Russell Group institution announces major pivot into digital teaching as universities evolve further beyond traditional models
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The Open University already exists and it has an excellent distance learning model that does not rely on parasitic profit driven ed-tech companies pushing their products
Maurice Glasman is a dangerous madman
Not sure - 14 years into project - Blue Labour ever previously set out actual proposals before, so this is new
1. Abolish Treasury
2. Leave ECHR
3. Closr/refound half of unis
4. Double army size for anti-EU alliance with Ukraine
5. PM to lead grooming inquiry with arrest powers + televised trials
1. Abolish Treasury
2. Leave ECHR
3. Closr/refound half of unis
4. Double army size for anti-EU alliance with Ukraine
5. PM to lead grooming inquiry with arrest powers + televised trials
November 30, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Maurice Glasman is a dangerous madman
Did the USians dump the seasoning, butter, gravy, and a decent carving knife as well as the tea in the harbour in 1773?
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Did the USians dump the seasoning, butter, gravy, and a decent carving knife as well as the tea in the harbour in 1773?
There is no ceasefire only people pretending there’s a ceasefire.
Meet Fadi and Jumaa Tamer Abu Asi, two brothers ages 8 and 10 who crossed Israel's "yellow line" as they gathered firewood for their injured father in Bani Suheila, Khan Younis. Israel deemed these children a "threat" and killed them in a drone attack.
Is this the ceasefire of which we speak?
Is this the ceasefire of which we speak?
November 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
There is no ceasefire only people pretending there’s a ceasefire.
Just arrived at the Your Party Conference. Buzzing!
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Just arrived at the Your Party Conference. Buzzing!
I have to say while some of this resonates I really don’t recognise most of this from my experiences at a Dutch university.
Some students have always failed to read the syllabus, or follow instructions, that hasn’t changed, and of course AI impacts things but for the most part the kids are alright!
Some students have always failed to read the syllabus, or follow instructions, that hasn’t changed, and of course AI impacts things but for the most part the kids are alright!
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I have to say while some of this resonates I really don’t recognise most of this from my experiences at a Dutch university.
Some students have always failed to read the syllabus, or follow instructions, that hasn’t changed, and of course AI impacts things but for the most part the kids are alright!
Some students have always failed to read the syllabus, or follow instructions, that hasn’t changed, and of course AI impacts things but for the most part the kids are alright!
My first generation Fiat Punto could handle snow better than this
What a complete joke and failure of a car the Tesla CyberTruck ClusterFuck is.
My 92 year old grandma in a wheelchair handle snow better than this!
Ht: @28delayslater.bsky.social
$TSLAQ
My 92 year old grandma in a wheelchair handle snow better than this!
Ht: @28delayslater.bsky.social
$TSLAQ
November 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
My first generation Fiat Punto could handle snow better than this
Not a good look for The Coop, I thought they were supposed to be the ethical supermarket in the UK?
Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
November 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Not a good look for The Coop, I thought they were supposed to be the ethical supermarket in the UK?
Me, a journal editor, when I find a made up reference in a journal article...
a close up of a man 's face with the words `` isn 't that interesting '' written below him .
Alt: Miss Marple looking suspicious with the caption, isn't that interesting?
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Me, a journal editor, when I find a made up reference in a journal article...
Did she focus group this with Uncle Chuck’s friends from Massapequa?
(If you know, you know)
(If you know, you know)
nobody asked for there to be a rom-com about the online israeli domme, but here we are, amy schumer
November 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Did she focus group this with Uncle Chuck’s friends from Massapequa?
(If you know, you know)
(If you know, you know)
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📣 Calling all recently graduated or final year PhD students: applications for EISA's Postdoctoral Bridge Grants are now open!
💸 Up to 5 grants of €3,500 each
🗓️ Deadline: 19 March 2026
🔗 More information on eligibility and application details: buff.ly/9giEdNr
💸 Up to 5 grants of €3,500 each
🗓️ Deadline: 19 March 2026
🔗 More information on eligibility and application details: buff.ly/9giEdNr
November 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
📣 Calling all recently graduated or final year PhD students: applications for EISA's Postdoctoral Bridge Grants are now open!
💸 Up to 5 grants of €3,500 each
🗓️ Deadline: 19 March 2026
🔗 More information on eligibility and application details: buff.ly/9giEdNr
💸 Up to 5 grants of €3,500 each
🗓️ Deadline: 19 March 2026
🔗 More information on eligibility and application details: buff.ly/9giEdNr
I would go to war for Marilyn.
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I would go to war for Marilyn.
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thank you to the roundabout near where I live for once again providing a physical representation of the AI economy
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
thank you to the roundabout near where I live for once again providing a physical representation of the AI economy
You've just died. 6th picture in your gallery is what killed you.
- US imperialism killed me.
- US imperialism killed me.
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
You've just died. 6th picture in your gallery is what killed you.
- US imperialism killed me.
- US imperialism killed me.
Tag yourself.
I'm the fifth bus trying to enter the roundabout but still exlcuded from all the fun.
I'm the fifth bus trying to enter the roundabout but still exlcuded from all the fun.
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Tag yourself.
I'm the fifth bus trying to enter the roundabout but still exlcuded from all the fun.
I'm the fifth bus trying to enter the roundabout but still exlcuded from all the fun.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
Dutchies assemble!
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Dutchies assemble!
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Ummmm, this could go either way to be honest...
Ummmm, this could go either way to be honest...
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Ummmm, this could go either way to be honest...
Ummmm, this could go either way to be honest...
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(tries to pretend to be surprised, fails) Dutch companies are financing illegal settlements in the West Bank.
‘Nederlandse bedrijven financieren illegale nederzettingen Westelijke Jordaanoever’
‘Nederlandse bedrijven financieren illegale nederzettingen Westelijke Jordaanoever’
Veertien bedrijven, financiële instellingen en pensioenfondsen dragen nog altijd direct of indirect bij aan de illegale Israëlische bezetting van de Westelijke Jordaanoever, door…
www.nrc.nl
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
(tries to pretend to be surprised, fails) Dutch companies are financing illegal settlements in the West Bank.
Vergeet je straks niet uit te checken, ook met jouw betaalpas.
Please remember to check out, also with your bankcard.
Please remember to check out, also with your bankcard.
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Vergeet je straks niet uit te checken, ook met jouw betaalpas.
Please remember to check out, also with your bankcard.
Please remember to check out, also with your bankcard.
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
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There's a whole industry based around imprisoning people to do this work in Myanmar www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
There's a whole industry based around imprisoning people to do this work in Myanmar www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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academics at a demo va academics at the faculty meeting
November 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
academics at a demo va academics at the faculty meeting
Harriet Harman used to be my MP and she once helped me with a problem I had with my bin collection… well she can get in the bin, racist pos
Harman explaining that actually, horrible migrant crackdowns are left wing politics and if you - a white person - don’t like it, then you are actively harming people from ethnic minorities. An outrageous insult to the public’s intelligence IMO, offhandedly dropping a dog turd onto your dinner plate.
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Harriet Harman used to be my MP and she once helped me with a problem I had with my bin collection… well she can get in the bin, racist pos
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In "Occupied Refuge," @hannobrankamp.bsky.social challenges the view of refugee camps as indispensable safe havens, showing that humanitarian missions often function as militarized occupations that treat camp inhabitants as colonized subjects. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/IwyWW8p
November 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In "Occupied Refuge," @hannobrankamp.bsky.social challenges the view of refugee camps as indispensable safe havens, showing that humanitarian missions often function as militarized occupations that treat camp inhabitants as colonized subjects. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/IwyWW8p