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Hannah Wright

@hannahwright.bsky.social
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Researching militarism, coloniality, state violence, abolition, gender, race, class. Lecturer at University of Manchester. She/her. ♿️ research.manchester.ac.uk/en/person…

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Researchers from London Metropolitan University are recruiting non-binary UK-based research participants for a research study: "Thriving beyond the binary: Experiences of gender euphoria among non-binary people" Contact Jay Urquhart at giu0020@my.londonmet.ac.uk for more information
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Research project:
Thriving beyond the binary: Experiences of gender euphoria among non-binary people.

Researcher:
My name is Jay Urquhart (they/them), I am a non-binary trainee psychotherapist, studying for an MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy at London Metropolitan University. I am conducting a study that will explore how non-binary people experience, understand and express joy, euphoria and thriving in relation to their gender identity.

Who can participate?
•        Aged 18 and over;
•        Self-identify as non-binary or use another term for your gender outside the male/female binary, such as gender-fluid, genderqueer, gender-neutral, agender or bigender;
•        Feel able to discuss own experiences of gender identity, joy, euphoria and/or thriving.

What will happen during the interview?
The interview will last approximately 90 minutes and will explore experiences of joy, euphoria and thriving in relation to your gender identity. You will be invited to share 3-5 photographs or images that represent joy, euphoria or thriving, which will be the focus of the interview. 

What are the advantages of taking part in the research?
It is hoped that findings from this study will help to increase understanding of non-binary joy, euphoria and thriving, and may also contribute to more affirmative discussions within counselling, psychotherapy and wider research by highlighting experiences of wellbeing, resilience, belonging and self-expression among non-binary people.

Contact details:
For more information or to get involved, email:
giu0020@my.londonmet.ac.uk
Jay Urquhart (they/them)
MSc Counselling and Psychotherapy student

This research has been approved by London Metropolitan University’s Ethics Committee
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John Stott @jpsastro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Had a UKRI funded grant proposal rejected at the "AI triage stage". "This AI-based triage was used only to identify approximately 50% of the strongest proposals to take forward to full human review." 🧪 #academicsky
I am writing to let you know that, unfortunately, your application was not successful.

Review process

As part of the initial triage of the 179 proposals submitted to this call, each was assessed using an AI-based review. Every proposal was read independently by several different AI models against the same seven criteria used to shape this call (including cyber security relevance, research quality and novelty, importance of the problem addressed, feasibility of the project plan, likely outputs and impact, value for money, and responsible research practice), with each model asked to give a score and a written justification with supporting quotations from the text. To guard against any one model's idiosyncrasies, we also ran a second, independent process in which different AI models debated the merits and weaknesses of each proposal before reaching a judgement, again against the same criteria. Scores from both processes were combined to produce an overall ranking. 

This AI-based triage was used only to identify approximately 50% of the strongest proposals to take forward to full human review.  Projects selected for funding were drawn from those that progressed to the full human review stage. We recognise that AI-assisted assessment is a new and evolving part of the review process, and we are continuing to evaluate how well it aligns with the judgements of human reviewers on this call. We will soon produce a document detailing our method, so that others can build upon it and improve it.

Feedback on your application

Your application was not selected to progress beyond the AI triage stage.  To provide transparency on the outcome of this assessment, we are sharing below the scores (out of 5) from each of the two AI review processes described above, together with the mean score across the two processes.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
the "Sheeran effect" seems like a useful shorthand to start using
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
10 years ago, my visa was denied. They said I didn't demonstrate enough English language skills -- despite recently getting a Master's from SOAS University of London (with distinction too). I had to apply again and pay the fees again because this is a business designed to rip people off.
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Dr Andrew McInnes @drbeard79.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This list of things the University of Brighton has de-recognised is insane 🤯🤯🤯
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Daniel C. Blight @danielcblight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes:
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"An AI agent went rogue" also feels like a test drive for an era when no one is responsible for the worst things these products do. Seems like a standard that could be really convenient for certain governments.
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History Keeps Happening @historykeeper.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This book has a section near the end called "The Myths of Net Zero and Carbon Removal". Recommended.
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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GeekOnALeash 🏳️‍⚧️ @geekonaleash.co.uk · 06/09/2026
To *ALL* trans allies (and some trans people that us it): With all due respect, please drop the hyphen; we are women who are trans, trans women. Not some other category. 'Trans-women', 'transwomen', and their equivalents others use. ie you would not write blackwoman, so please stop.
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Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Federal enforcement & occupations are expected to expand and intensify leading up to midterm elections. Please check out our Block & Build, But Make it Abolitionist tool for analysis & strategic frameworks to guide your organizing against rising authoritarianism & fascism: bit.ly/blockbuildic
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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
They mean that disability is now less a mark of shame and more of an identity signifier: a way to connect to those with similar experiences. The UK is very invested in the idea of 'benefits scroungers'. It's been a predictable way to get people riled for decades. The Telegraph wants to go back.
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Wilhelmina Jenkins @wilhelminaj.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Friends, a major problem in the demographics of ME/CFS studies is the absence of Black participants. If you know of any Black adults with ME/CFS, please suggest that they complete this survey. I have completed it and it is relatively untaxing. Thanks!
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TarZangief @tarzangief.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"Neutral in the culture war"
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Timmy Jackpots, The $13,250 Diamond Dazzler @tbone.malware-virus.biz · 26/08/2026
my wife has a friend who sent Dolly Parton a painting she made & a letter explaining how much Dolly's music meant to her while she was transitioning. Dolly responded to it personally & paid for her top surgery. Sounds like an urban legend but it's real. I think we're going to more stories like this.
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Nerine 🏳️‍⚧️Ⓐ @octonion256.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
RIP
Two flashlights are turned on and point under a door to illuminate what is unseen.  On the left a large heavy flashlight with a dim glow is labeled "Das Kapital by Karl Marx."  On the right a tiny flashlight with a bright radiant glow is labeled "9 to 5 by Dolly Parton."
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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 24/08/2026
www.crowdjustice.com/case/defend-... Legal defence fund for anti-fascist facing charges for resisting Britain First in Manchester. Please give generously if you can.
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Antifascist facing charge for resisting Britain First in Manchester
I know the defendant and am on the executive committee of Manchester TUC which supported the protest and is appealing for funds in this case.
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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
New analysis - 40% of affected healthcare workers had long covid, and a quarter still had symptoms after a year This is still ongoing and we have no masks in healthcare www.bmj.com/content/394/...
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Covid-19: 40% of affected healthcare workers had long covid, and a quarter still had symptoms after a year
Four in ten healthcare workers worldwide who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 during the pandemic developed long covid, and a quarter still had symptoms after a year, a report has found. The report by t...
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 17/08/2026
rare books are destroyed in the process but at least we have a technology that instructs teens how to commit suicide
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The “Woke DEI”’Cambridge university ignored 58 complaints about Nathan Cofnas from Black students while he was there according to writer and former PhD student Jill Damatac
Screenshot: instagram of jilldamatac

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VOGUE
When Dr Arday became a professor, British anti-Blackness awoke from its nap - it's never a long slumber. Nathan Cofnas, a university fellow and a "race realist" - whose beliefs include the spurious claim that in a "true meritocracy" Black people would "disappear from almost all high-profile positions outside of sports and entertainment" - accused Arday of plagiarism. Cofnas had a history of anti-Black behaviour at the University, with 58 complaints filed against him by Black students claiming racism. Cambridge cleared him of wrongdoing, citing "free speech". It strains credulity that Cofnas's racist scholarship found a place at Cambridge at all, yet as an alumnus of colour, I can't help but feel unsurprised.
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Aidan Comerford @aidancomerford.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
JK Rowling calls Nathan Cofnas a racist, and Cofnas responds by saying that he is just applying the same logic to race as she does to trans people. Quite.
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@jk_rowling
, who is smeared for sex realism, calls me a bad word for applying the same logic to race

quote tweet by Nathan Cofnas replying to JK Rowling who said:

More than one thing can be true. Nathan Cofnas is a racist. No argument there.

Also true: Arday claimed to have been non-verbal until the age of eleven. He span a false narrative about being autistic and mute, then learning to speak and write so well he gained a PhD. What harm did he do to parents with children who're genuinely non-verbal, by selling them false hope?
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Chris Farnell @thebrainofchris.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I think after they've done trans people and neurodivergent people they'll probably stop though, right?
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Hannah Wright @hannahwright.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Cover for the CD single of Baby Come Back by Pato Banton featuring Ali and Robin Campbell of UB40.
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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
For the record, the proportion of professors at Cambridge who are Black is 0.4%. The number of Black people in the UK population is 4%. So the number of Black professors at Cambridge is ONE TENTH of what you would expect in a meritocracy.
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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
‘Wheels rapidly falling off university funding system’. “No sign of awareness” at Treasury as international recruitment decline worsens financial outlook, experts warn. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
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‘Wheels rapidly falling off university funding system’ - Research Professional News
“No sign of awareness” at Treasury as international recruitment decline worsens financial outlook, experts warn
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
So often what are called “culture wars” are one set of people saying “please can we live without perpetual persecution” and another saying “no, f*** you” but the press considering the latter group have “legitimate concerns” and must be perpetually platformed
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Polly Pallister-Wilkins @pollypw.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This will be a good conversation, @annastavrianakis.bsky.social is a mensch and really knows her stuff.
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
obviously Kathleen Stock is making an odious argument here but it’s also very funny to call to the eradication of autism, ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia from Academia, the Neurodivergence Factory
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Dr Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Terfs: poor autistics being groomed by the transes! Also terfs:
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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
White professor ‘ MattGPT ‘ whose most recent book contained fabricated quotations, non-existent source references, & left ChatGPT URLs accidentally embedded in footnotes is sad about Jason Arday’s death but still wants Arday & all black academia held to higher standards than his own writing .
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Gregory Kohn @kohngregory.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
In the wake of Arday's death, Nathan Cofnas (who led the X mob against him) states his motivation. Beyond whistleblowing, he states that after a 'revolution' removes professors like Arday, it will open opportunities for him to become 'head of the department of eugenics and race science at Harvard'.
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The British press is by and large one of the most revolting institutions I’ve ever encountered. They hounded him to death for hate and clicks. He had two kids. F-ing monsters
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I don’t think there’s ever been a clearer example of the British media bullying someone, who was so clearly vulnerable, to death so shamelessly in my lifetime for engagement and clicks And now we’ll have to watch the people that did it claim they’re shocked, and horrified Revolting
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 14/08/2026
Cambridge University should have known better, Fleet Street should have known better, the people hungrily absorbing every bit of news about it, making newsrooms feel like they had to keep going with it as a story, should have known better, horrible horrible horrible
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Jason Arday is dead. The UK media won’t learn a thing from this. Because they’re racist bastards. He has two children.
PROF GONE Jason Arday 'found dead after being found unresponsive at home' following Cambridge plagiarism scandal
Bruno Brown, Reporter


Published: 20:04, 14 Aug 2026 | Updated: 20:14, 14 Aug 2026

picture: Jason Arday a black man with long hair
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Hannah Wright @hannahwright.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
So everyone in the UK just had a minor heart attack over the emergency alert warning us not to light barbecues, right? 🤦‍♀️ My cat just looked at me like I ruined his entire week by spoiling his nap, as if it was my fault.
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Hannah Wright @hannahwright.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
People rightly dunking on the obnoxious framing of this but I will add that as a wheelchair user the ubiquity of noise cancelling earphones makes being in public spaces way more stressful than it should be. The access needs go both ways. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The hill I will die on: Remove those earphones – you’re blocking out the music of humanity | Stefan Stern
Beyond the white noise lies a vibrant world of possibility, so take your headphones off and listen to your surroundings. It may even save your life, says author Stefan Stern
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Mark Faghy @profmarkfaghy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
📢 Participants needed for Long COVID research I'm helping an MSc student recruit adults living with Long COVID for an important study exploring experiences of rehabilitation and recovery. 🔗 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/lboro/long...
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Factors Influencing Experiences of Rehabilitation Among Adults with Long COVID: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed-Methods Study - Online Surveys | Online surveys
Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, Online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Many in the migrants' rights sector have been warning about exactly this. AI is absolutely not suitable for being used in asylum cases. Not only because of the risk of "hallucination", but also because it is unable to deal with the nuance and complexity. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggests
Upper tribunal unable to find document cited in case and claims it is ‘analogous to relying on bogus evidence’
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Lauri Donahue @lauridonahue.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
futurism.com/future-socie... lol
As one New York financier told Financial Times journalist Gillian Tett, new hires who were seen as “AI natives” are turning out to have alarmingly shallow ideas. So much so, the anonymous finance worker admitted, that his firm now actively avoids seeking out AI-literate STEM graduates, and opts to comb through humanities students instead.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
'It is understood the entirety of the team who teach politics and international relations are at risk, though the university stressed it has no plans to close these subject areas entirely.' Presumably magic pixies will be available take up the baton in politics and international relations. 3/3
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We’ve opened the call for @britishacademy.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellowships. We provide 3 years of funding to early-career researchers in the humanities and social sciences wishing to pursue an independent research project. Apply by 30th September www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
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Postdoctoral Fellowships
The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships is a three year award made to an annual cohort of outstanding early career researchers in the humanities or social sciences.
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 25/06/2026
This country's gender politics are truly extraordinary.
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William Clare Roberts 🇵🇸 @marxinhell.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
These four -- and this respectful attitude towards them -- made the country in which Trump could win the presidency twice.
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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Your reminder that fairy tales are full of stepmothers because women once routinely died in childbirth, from postpartum sepsis, or from other infectious diseases and left behind housefuls of motherless children. Stable nuclear families are made possible by vaccines, antibiotics, and safe abortions.
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Liv Uni Politics @livunipol.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🚨 Our Department of Politics at the University of Liverpool is currently looking to appoint up to 7(!) new colleagues. This includes 2 permanent T&R positions: lnkd.in/eVabnhrP And up to 5 fixed-term T&S positions: lnkd.in/eyYX9tN5 The deadline for applications to both tracks is 28 June!
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Hannah Wright @hannahwright.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Academia.edu emailing me to recommend my own work to me is a new one. Flatterer.
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Dr Andrew S. Roe-Crines 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewcrines.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
MORE JOBS! The Dept of Politics is looking to recruit up to SEVEN new lecturers, with five as T&S and two as T&R. Any field is great, but we have gaps in British Politics, Theory, Public Pol, Comparative. The ad for the T&S can be found here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRW437/l... @livunipol.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Politics and/or International Relations - Grade 7 at University of Liverpool
Apply now for the Lecturer in Politics and/or International Relations - Grade 7 role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 10/06/2026
#LongCOVID disrupts struggles for justice, as activists and organizers with the disease are forced to suspend or change their tactics, facing a community that largely ignores COVID precautions. Read more from @brittashoot.com: thesicktimes.org/2026/06/09/e...
A large group of Black Lives Matter protesters in New York City. The text reads, “The Sick Times. Every social justice movement is impacted by the Long COVID crisis. By Britta Shoot.”“Some comrades started saying that they wanted to ‘go back to normal,’ and it absolutely crushed me. We poured so much of our lives into fighting ‘normal.’ ‘Normal’ was never okay before.” — Sam Martin*, environmental justice activist in canada
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James Chalmers @jameschalmers.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
It's not wholly unprecedented for institutions to refuse to accept "partial performance" and withhold all pay from staff who take part in a marking boycott. But I don't think I've heard one suggest that they might also withhold pay from non-striking staff who don't take on extra work.
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