Sir Ian
@sir-ian.bsky.social
Onetime English/radio prof, now policy guy. Media, fiction, Indigenous rights and reconciliation. Here for bad takes & worse jokes. Writing the Radio War, the Edinburgh Companion to Modernism & Technology, & DUBLINERS out now. www.ianwhittington.com
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
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“If you don’t wanna end up in a free computer literacy class at the community center we built with funds diverted from the bloated po-lice budget, then I reckon you best be on your way.”
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
Well, well, well. What have we got here? Another city slicker who thinks he can waltz into my town and start causin’ all sorts of trouble. I’d be careful if I was you, fella. Because however they do t...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“If you don’t wanna end up in a free computer literacy class at the community center we built with funds diverted from the bloated po-lice budget, then I reckon you best be on your way.”
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A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
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Went through my collection of old roller skate skate labels and scanned/rescanned them all. I did not realize that I had amassed 182 different ones.
The original purpose of these things was to affix them to your roller skate case and showcase all the different places you skated.
The original purpose of these things was to affix them to your roller skate case and showcase all the different places you skated.
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Went through my collection of old roller skate skate labels and scanned/rescanned them all. I did not realize that I had amassed 182 different ones.
The original purpose of these things was to affix them to your roller skate case and showcase all the different places you skated.
The original purpose of these things was to affix them to your roller skate case and showcase all the different places you skated.
Goalies are the drummers of the hockey lineup. Catchers are the drummers of the baseball lineup. Basketball has no drummers; football, only drummers. I will not be taking questions at this time
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Goalies are the drummers of the hockey lineup. Catchers are the drummers of the baseball lineup. Basketball has no drummers; football, only drummers. I will not be taking questions at this time
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A gift from my 5 y.o. “He’s a radio man, dada.”
November 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
A gift from my 5 y.o. “He’s a radio man, dada.”
Happy to announce that the Canadian government’s Recruitment of Policy Leaders program will start taking applications on Nov. 24th. Open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents with an MA, PhD, or law-degree-plus-bachelor’s.
wiki.gccollab.ca/index.php?ti...
wiki.gccollab.ca/index.php?ti...
RPL RLP - wiki
wiki.gccollab.ca
November 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Happy to announce that the Canadian government’s Recruitment of Policy Leaders program will start taking applications on Nov. 24th. Open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents with an MA, PhD, or law-degree-plus-bachelor’s.
wiki.gccollab.ca/index.php?ti...
wiki.gccollab.ca/index.php?ti...
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Still recruiting PhD students for our Media Studies Department! Please see link below for more info @joshshepperd.bsky.social @stevenfrost.bsky.social @cumediastudies.bsky.social
we, @cumediastudies.bsky.social, are still recruiting new grad students to begin fall 2026! We are also hoping to see apps for our PhD program from individuals with a secondary interest in obtaining training in digital humanities #dh. details here and pls share---> docs.google.com/document/d/1...
MDST Graduate Programs Recruitment
University of Colorado Boulder Media Studies Department Recruiting Graduate Students for Fall 2026! The Media Studies Department at the University of Colorado Boulder is now accepting applications fo...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Still recruiting PhD students for our Media Studies Department! Please see link below for more info @joshshepperd.bsky.social @stevenfrost.bsky.social @cumediastudies.bsky.social
The hero America deserves
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The hero America deserves
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Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
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Stares in Don DeLillo
Residents of Yazoo City, Mississippi, are being ordered to shelter in place after an ammonia plant exploded at C.F. Industries, which produces nitrogen products, including ammonia and fertilizer.
Some residents and businesses were ordered to evacuate, including a nearby Walmart.
Some residents and businesses were ordered to evacuate, including a nearby Walmart.
Yazoo City Told to Shelter in Place After Explosion, Ammonia Leak
Officials are asking residents of Yazoo City to shelter in place after an ammonia plant exploded around 4:25 p.m. at C.F. Industries.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Stares in Don DeLillo
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Hey girl are you a spondee because you look double stressed
November 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Hey girl are you a spondee because you look double stressed
In a further lapse in security that experts are calling “factually incorrect” and “a terrible joke”, the thieves reportedly gained easy entry via louvred windows.
November 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
In a further lapse in security that experts are calling “factually incorrect” and “a terrible joke”, the thieves reportedly gained easy entry via louvred windows.
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CAMPUS VISIT WITH THE VAMPIRE
TEACHING DEMO WITH THE VAMPIRE
SIT-DOWN WITH THE DEAN WITH THE VAMPIRE
APOLOGETIC EMAIL THAT THE SEARCH WAS CANCELED WITH THE VAMPIRE
TEACHING DEMO WITH THE VAMPIRE
SIT-DOWN WITH THE DEAN WITH THE VAMPIRE
APOLOGETIC EMAIL THAT THE SEARCH WAS CANCELED WITH THE VAMPIRE
November 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
CAMPUS VISIT WITH THE VAMPIRE
TEACHING DEMO WITH THE VAMPIRE
SIT-DOWN WITH THE DEAN WITH THE VAMPIRE
APOLOGETIC EMAIL THAT THE SEARCH WAS CANCELED WITH THE VAMPIRE
TEACHING DEMO WITH THE VAMPIRE
SIT-DOWN WITH THE DEAN WITH THE VAMPIRE
APOLOGETIC EMAIL THAT THE SEARCH WAS CANCELED WITH THE VAMPIRE
I thought I understood the how and why of changing the clocks until I tried to explain it to my five year old at 5:30 the morning.
November 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I thought I understood the how and why of changing the clocks until I tried to explain it to my five year old at 5:30 the morning.
Maybe it was inevitable that this game would see Canada’s team put Bieber in to pitch.
November 2, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Maybe it was inevitable that this game would see Canada’s team put Bieber in to pitch.
Behold, my niece’s contribution to her elementary school Hallowe’en potluck.
#murderismeat #prouduncle
#murderismeat #prouduncle
November 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Behold, my niece’s contribution to her elementary school Hallowe’en potluck.
#murderismeat #prouduncle
#murderismeat #prouduncle
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This photo of rookie Yesavage casually walking off the mound as future Hall of Famer and helmet-less Ohtani is still in motion striking out is everything. #WantItAll
October 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This photo of rookie Yesavage casually walking off the mound as future Hall of Famer and helmet-less Ohtani is still in motion striking out is everything. #WantItAll
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My piece out now in the new PMLA: Marxism, Cultural Studies, and the Rise of Indigenous Studies
Marxism, Cultural Studies, and the Rise of Indigenous Studies | PMLA | Cambridge Core
Marxism, Cultural Studies, and the Rise of Indigenous Studies - Volume 140 Issue 3
www.cambridge.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
My piece out now in the new PMLA: Marxism, Cultural Studies, and the Rise of Indigenous Studies
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consider this part one of what will be an ongoing series making the case for an imperial congress (gift link)
Opinion | The Empty Promises of Trump’s Imperial Presidency
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
consider this part one of what will be an ongoing series making the case for an imperial congress (gift link)
Jays are looking good but this inning’s batting lineup has me concerned.
October 29, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Jays are looking good but this inning’s batting lineup has me concerned.