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James Holroyd

@jamesholroyd.bsky.social
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He/him. Was doing a philosophy of health sciences PhD at Nottingham, but now taking a break due to long covid. I have started designing t-shirts as this is something I have enough energy for: revolutionrock.teemill.com

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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
So sad to see this happening again. Here is their crowdfunder for shutters and window repairs. Let’s give them some support 🫶 www.gofundme.com/f/categoryis...
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Donate to Help Category Is Books Get Shutters!, organized by Category Is Books
For the past eight years, Category Is Books has been able to comfortably oper… Category Is Books needs your support for Help Category Is Books Get Shutters!
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I recently saw a GP who had a good understanding of Long Covid and Chronic Fatigue. This article outlines how rare that is. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I recently saw a GP who had a good understanding of Long Covid and Chronic Fatigue. This article outlines how rare that is. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is his sister, who who spends some time in our garden most days.
A fox looks inquisitively at the camera.A fox sat in a flowerbed. The green leaves of the plants surround her.
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Here are a couple of photos of the fox that lives in our garden. He has lived here since he was born around 18 months ago.
A fox is curled up in a patch of daisies. His head is turned so he is looking at the camera.A fox is sat in a patch of grass facing the camera. In the background is raised plant bed and a yellow hose.
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Electric Kool-Aid Bechdel Test @i-rohl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I'd like to propose that we establish a new international convention under which any country declaring that a largely unarmed and unorganized collection of migrants constitutes an invasion shall be subjected to an *actual* invasion as an educational intervention.
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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A series of five pictures show a police officer go to grab a suffragette only for her to manoeuvre him over her back and on to the floor. Above the pictures it says Suffrajitsu.
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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Happy birthday to David Wojnarowicz, groundbreaking artist, writer & activist, who raged raged raged against inequity and injustice at every turn. If he hadn’t died of AIDS, like so many leading lights of his generation, he would have been 72 years old today (thread)
A black-and-white photograph of artist & writer David Wojnarowicz, with added elements including red and yellow flames along the right side of his body, and maps over his face and neckA photo of artist David Wojnarowicz wearing a jacket; on the back is a pink triangle and the legend, "If I die of AIDS-forget burial-just drop my body on the steps of the F.D.A."
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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Being anti-abortion was never about babies. Kicking women out of leadership in the military isn't about the military. "Family values" isn't about families. Making divorce harder isn't, either. It's about controlling women. It's about controlling women. It's about controlling women.
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Here are a couple of photos of the fox that lives in our garden. He has lived here since he was born around 18 months ago.
A fox is curled up in a patch of daisies. His head is turned so he is looking at the camera.A fox is sat in a patch of grass facing the camera. In the background is raised plant bed and a yellow hose.
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1831...
A series of five pictures show a police officer go to grab a suffragette only for her to manoeuvre him over her back and on to the floor. Above the pictures it says Suffrajitsu.
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⳽ⳑⲇⳕⲛⲉ @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
keir starmer started with the ‘im not transphobic i jus dont think its fair trans women play sports’ line too. it never ends there. trans brits now have no healthcare, no civil rights or legal protections, and we’re segregated out of public life. don’t trust transphobic liberals.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11/09/2026
In an incredible move, Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta, Canada has announced a gender-affirming care clinic for trans youth, asserting tribal sovereignty and defying the region's ban. It is one of the biggest cross-movement solidarity moments in Canada. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Canada First Nation Leaders Announce They Won’t Comply With Alberta Trans Care Ban
“This is about more than one health service,” officials wrote. “It is about Indigenous sovereignty. It is about our responsibility to care for one another.”
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Adrian Currie @adrian-currie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Methods in the Philosophy of Science: A User's Guide, edited by the inestimable @phieveigl.bsky.social (and me!), has 27 chapters from super-cool philosophers of science explaining how they do their thing, and is now open access! Our baby is free! #philsci direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...
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Methods in the Philosophy of Science: A User's Guide
A guidebook to methods and methodology, encouraging deeper engagement across the philosophy of science and beyond.The last twenty years have seen multiple
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Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Looking for examples of true community driven and owned co-design… I’ve seen a lot of well meaning experts helping communities but I’m looking for community for the community designs. Appreciate any help :)
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Nancy Kelley @nancymk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This week, trans children all over England are starting the school year in schools that have been told to segregate them from their friends and peers. If they are brave enough to do that, every single cis ally should be brave enough to show up at a lobby for trans equality 👇👇
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
As someone who has had long covid for over four years, I completely agree with this.
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Helen Lawson she/they @helenlawson2007.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I think more cis people need to understand it's a battle field out there not a debating class. Their ideals are going to come face to face with the horrible reality of organised hate.
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
It's like Igor Anton all over again #LaVuelta26
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
www.redbubble.com/i/magnet/Alb...
A sepia coloured portrait of Albert Camus. Next to the picture it says ‘Ceci n'est pas un existentialiste’.
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
www.redbubble.com/i/magnet/Fou...
A comic book frame with a cartoon of Michel Foucault trapped in the phantom zone above the planet Krypton. A caption says, ‘it’s a school… it’s a factory… it’s a…’.
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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A comic book frame with a cartoon of Michel Foucault trapped in the phantom zone above the planet Krypton. A caption says, ‘it’s a school… it’s a factory… it’s a…’.
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Academic Audio Transcription Ltd @aat-transcribes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
If disabled, chronically ill and neurodivergent people make up around 20-25% of the working age population, we should have much higher levels of presence in academic and professional spaces than the 2-10% we do. Why don't we? Systemic and pervasive ableism. Time we did better, right?
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Have you been looking for an Albert Camus bag that is also a pastiche of René Magritte’s The Treachery of Images? Well, it’s your lucky day! www.redbubble.com/i/tote-bag/A...
A sepia coloured portrait of Albert Camus. Next to the picture it says ‘Ceci n'est pas un existentialiste’.
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Have you been looking for an Albert Camus bag that is also a pastiche of René Magritte’s The Treachery of Images? Well, it’s your lucky day! www.redbubble.com/i/tote-bag/A...
A sepia coloured portrait of Albert Camus. Next to the picture it says ‘Ceci n'est pas un existentialiste’.
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Hope this is about Sir Mix-a-Lot.
A headline from a news website that says 'My dad is leaving us his house - with a big but...'
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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
You do not need more reasons to be off X. But at this point, if you are not, you are knowingly supporting the malicious degradation of women everywhere, and we see you.
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Ghooouuuls! Scheele 👻 @julesscheele.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Having an absolutely existential year re: freelancing so any shares etc would be much appreciated! Would love to have more live illustration/scribing jobs coming in - will happily work out flat rates/sliding scale rates for the third sector/charities x
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
These designs are now also available on pin buttons (badges), stickers, mugs and bags. www.redbubble.com/people/Revol...
A white pin button (also known as badge) with a picture of the earth showing the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. The oceans are blue and the land masses are stripes of red, orange, green and purple. Across the top in yellow it says: Love is Love. The borders of the button are white.
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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
It is genuinely awesome to also get stories about actors and directors who told Harry Potter to fuck off.
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‘Black Mirror’ alum shades HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ after declining gig on show: ‘Easy to say no to funding transphobia’
Ally Pankiw, a filmmaker who directed multiple episodes of ‘Black Mirror,’ said that she declined the opportunity to join HBO’s ‘Harry Poter’ as a director to avoid ‘funding transphobia.’
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Rebecca Buxton @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Lisa and I have just sent off the final files for the new version of The Philosopher Queens! We'll start sharing the four new chapter subjects soon, along with their beautiful illustrations. But, for now, we will both just enjoy being very happy that this book continues to exist.
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Rachel Handley 🏳️‍🌈 @rachelahandley.com · 11/08/2026
If you're in the UK, you can get my book of philosophical short stories, Possible Worlds and Other Stories, SUPER CHEAP from Fox Lane Books: www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page... [This post comes to you via me having to google my own book to find the ISBN so that I can reference it in an article.]
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Possible Worlds and Other Stories | Fox Lane Books
Possible Worlds and Other Stories - Paperback – by Rachel Handley 24 stories of philosophical exploration, from identity, corruption, personhood, and friendship, to duty, loyalty, the meaning of life ...
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
revolutionrock.teemill.com/product/anim...
An oat coloured t-shirt. On the left hand side is graffiti of a cheese knife. By the picture of the knife is black and white text saying: Stop Torturing Animals. The writing is made to look like the letters have been cut out of newspapers in a similar way to the art used for the Sex Pistols posters and album covers.
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the pickwicker man @pickwick.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
*endless laughter*
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I have designed some protest t-shirts. You can buy them at revolutionrock.teemill.com. The t-shirts are 100% certified organic cotton and are made in an ethically accredited wind-powered factory.
A woman stood on a beach. She is wearing a light brown t-shirt that has a star in the middle which is made up of red, yellow, blue and green lines. Over the star is the text: Dismantle Systemic Ableism.
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 05/08/2026
🚨 BREAKING We are supporting a legal challenge to the Code of Practice. And we need your help. Join us in fighting back 👇
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We’re supporting a legal challenge against the code of practice | Good Law Project
The government’s transphobic statutory guidance is now up and running – we’re fighting back
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Theresa McManus @theresamcmanus.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Lovely collection of eco Tshirts with punchy and witty protest slogans. Which one to choose? #protestclothing #ecoclothing
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I have designed some protest t-shirts. You can buy them at revolutionrock.teemill.com. The t-shirts are 100% certified organic cotton and are made in an ethically accredited wind-powered factory.
A woman stood on a beach. She is wearing a light brown t-shirt that has a star in the middle which is made up of red, yellow, blue and green lines. Over the star is the text: Dismantle Systemic Ableism.
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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
So, have you seen Nolan's The Odyssey yet? And did you think "wow, there are loads of interesting and badass women in this tale but I wish we knew their stories"? We got you... #SFF #GreekMythology #Odyssey
The movie poster for the odyssey, featuring Odysseus yelling while a big wooden horse burns in the backgroundA pile of books all inspired and exploring the women of the Iliad and Odyssey:
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood;
The silence of the girls by pat barker;
A thousand ships by natalie haynes;
Circe by Madeline miller; 
Clytemnestra by costanza casati;
Clytemnestra's bind by Susan c Wilson; last song of Penelope and House of odysseus by claire north;
Divine might by Natalie haynes;
Mythica by emily hauser;
Vile lady villains by Danai christopoulou
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Electric Kool-Aid Bechdel Test @i-rohl.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Translation guide continued: “identity politics” - “queer, black, and brown people shamelessly existing, living their lives, and trying to participate fully in society” “HR lady” - “woman who'd rather not be sexually harassed” “puritan” - “woman who'd rather not be sexually harassed” 2/3
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charlie @spacehearts.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
my brother & his partner are telling me an insane story about this local deity called "st. rat" which is apparently a mosaic relief put up by some queers in seattle. the city kept trying to paint over it, but people would repeatedly just use acetone and remove the paint until the city gave up
a mosaic relief to st. rat
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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
With trans rights under attack as never before, we need to show our support for the trans community. Will you join us? goodlawproject.org/s/d23a8a
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I stand with trans people | Good Law Project
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Elizabeth Picciuto @epicciuto.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
wtf is up with mocking alt-text and ableism here? 1) You sound like the assholes on X mocking feminists as humorless scolds 2) Do you seriously think opposing ableism is just for whiny Blueskyers?? Have Medicaid cuts, dissolution of Dept of Ed, and RFK jr not shown you that ableism real and deadly?
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Mark Eli Kalderon @markelikalderon.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Open letter about philosophy job losses at Nottingham. Please consider signing docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Open Letter: Opposing Compulsory Redundancies in the Department of Philosophy, University of Nottingham
We, the undersigned, call on the University of Nottingham to reverse its plans to impose compulsory redundancies on its staff in the Department of Philosophy. The University threatens to cut around o...
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Theresa McManus @theresamcmanus.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Grounded Community, a local charity working to give our community access to locally grown nutritious food, are running a fundraiser. We cover education and skills, using up surpluses and gluts, giving people food when in need, bees and composting. Check out our details. groundedcommunity.co.uk
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Grow With Us. Stay With Us. Keep It Grounded. For over a decade, Grounded Community has been feeding families, growing food and building community from our Secret Garden in Boscombe. Now we need you ...
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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
"Academics who Listen to Free Jazz" starter pack. By popular demand for attunement to challenging music. If you "like" this post I will add you to the list over the next couple days. Share widely!
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victoria @vashetc.blacksky.app · 28/05/2026
disabled person complains about something: everyone: HAVE U TRIED... U NEED TO... CAN YOU.... WHAT ABOUT...
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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 28/05/2026
🚨 Opposing the EHRC guidance – we need your voice MPs will decide on the guidance in the next 30 days — and we need to show them the reality We need you to tell us why it is unworkable and the real life impact it will have on you in your workplace 📩 Email us: out@unison.co.uk
UNISON says: Change the law
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Academic Audio Transcription Ltd @aat-transcribes.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Disability News Service confirms that UK's Labour government enacted 'stealth' cuts to Access to Work scheme, deleteriously affecting tens of thousands of disabled professionals www.disabilitynewsservice.com/labour-minis...
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Labour ministers secretly imposed Access to Work cut last year, DWP update quietly reveals
The government has secretly imposed a “stealth” real-terms cut to the maximum amount disabled people can receive through the Access to Work disability employment scheme. The cut is most likely to i…
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Callum 🌳 🌲 @calhen.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
“Dignity and respect” has become Labour’s “thoughts and prayers” for trans people: polite words while the law is reshaped to make our ordinary lives more difficult, vulnerable, conditional and policed. Very civil. Very British. Very cowardly.
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