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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This is an amazing illustration! I love the wild look in his eyes!

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

And in case you don't know them, or want to be reminded, here are some favourites: youtu.be/X3Qve4nXMYI?...

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"Too Many D*cks on the Dance Floor" Flight of the Conchords

YouTube video by Rich Mullinax

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Guys!! Can someone please tell me they're going to this? Flight of the Conchords, NZ Tour, November 2026 😍

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I noticed they tagged it as a gift too, which is bonkers so I'm gonna have to give the company some feedback!

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🐶🐙Dr. Caffiend☕️😷 @captcaffiend.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you or people you know aren't sure who to vote for in the upcoming NZ election, this handy resource has been created by some awesome people I know. www.onthefence.co.nz

onthefence.co.nz

On the Fence 2026

On The Fence helps Kiwis get started on their political journey. Answer a series of questions on the issues that matter most to you, and we'll show you which political parties share your values.

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This makes me feel sick. Using AI to debate the merits of human thought is so bleak.

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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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Raf Nicholson @rafnicholson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Please do come along to this webinar - we'd love to share our research into Scottish women's cricket with you. Registration link in the post below.

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

So funny! And great to see it's still going!

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Nicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I have spent weeks shadowing the RNLI and I can tell you, they do it out of nothing more than compassion. Wrote about the heroes I've met over the years in this free-to-read post. nicolakelly.substack.com/p/the-rnli-a...

nicolakelly.substack.com

The RNLI aren't traitors; they're heroes

I have spent weeks shadowing lifeboat crews. Here's what they do and what it's like.

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Can anyone explain to me why I have to pay GST (=VAT) on things purchased online from Australia, and then pay VAT when it enters the UK? Just been charged £44 for a parcel worth £137 😭😭😭

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Jason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Washington Post just moved an especially good report on the developments today. Highly recommend. /13 www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Microsoft exec called AI the ‘largest theft of labor’ in history, court records show

The quote headlined an unsealed document in the New York Times’s copyright case against Microsoft and OpenAI.

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"LLMs are a product that destroys its supply chain"

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

While the stories are incredible, I also love looking at these for the hairstyles and clothing. Thanks for sharing them!

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Interesting, thanks for sharing the story and photo.

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

That's so frustrating. I'm sorry to hear that 😢

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

😂 As Flight of the Conchords would sing, that's too many misters not enough sisters #brodeo 😉

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Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

TODAY, TODAY, TODAY! If you are at a loose end in B'ham this evening, come along to Bacchus for drinks and historical chat! We will be there from 6pm.

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

And so weird that they showed "proof" to the Reform councillor to get the mob to leave. You shouldn't have to prove that you're not a refugee to not be harassed by a mob! And I am inclined to think poor form by the Marriott to engage with it. But maybe staff didn't know what else to do 🙁

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

(feel I should clarify, I'm referencing the Victorians with the bicycle thing. Do I need to update my cultural references?!)

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Is all milk white? (I see this becoming a sort of 'Watson investigates' episode of Dispatches) Is it true that women become more sexually promiscuous once they own a bicycle? Why do babies not come out with a full head of hair?

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Exactly! I thought about writing back and saying is this 3 guys from data science?

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I had a reply to my terse response - our authors have been asking for it. So whoever these authors are, 🖕

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I hide hidden info in my alt text so always check other people's 😂

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Why don't English magpies try to peck out your eyes like Australian ones do?

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Yay! Why is it called His Majesty's Government if His Majesty is supposed to be apolitical? Is it just because he owns it, like the other things he owns (lots of money, a rebellious ginger child, sausage fingers)?

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Insightful piece here, exposing the limp and disappointing response of police to what is clearly disruptive, illegal and abusive behaviour. Love the words of residents - referring to RTC as trying to mark their territory on lampposts like dogs oxfordclarion.uk/raise-the-co...

oxfordclarion.uk

The dark side of Raise the Colours

Early on Tuesday evening, amid rush-hour traffic, a ‘Highway Maintenance’-branded van was openly stationed on Abingdon Road affixing St George’s flags to lamp-posts. We ask who is behind it – and why ...

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 08/09/2026

Tomorrow night, Channel 4 Dispatches airs the findings of a year-long investigation into Tommy Robinson’s finances. Watch it. Then come back here. We’ve got more to show you.

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I can imagine it's absolutely devastating for the true creative industries 😔 I emailed the publisher back and said their decision was undermining the very foundation of academic scholarship, particularly in the humanities which is all about personal critical thinking and analysis of sources 😑

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

My publisher has written: our books will be included in AI licensing contracts unless we reply and opt out. What is the point of academia any more? Students use AI to do their work; our work is sold to AI (and we make no profit from it anyway); our jobs are on the line. The whole thing is toxic 😖

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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"An earlier version of this story featured a picture of a kea wearing love heart sunglasses. There is no suggestion that kea were involved in kākāpo fuck season. The Spinoff apologises to any kea who were offended by our error. A full investigation of our bird identification processes is underway."🦜

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Update: This was the best kākāpō fuck season ever

The world may be burning but at least the world’s fattest parrot has been boning.

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Burninating the countryside, burninating the peasants! TROGDOR!! 🔥 🔥 🐉 💪 Homestarrunner 25th anniversary 🎉

Me wearing Trogdor the burninator t-shirt.

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Yes, exactly! Degrees of permitted dissent...

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

As someone who studies official responses to dissent and subversive activity, what's fascinating to me about the situation at Portsmouth is that the authorities don't seem to be responding at all?! Masked thugs en masse but no clear police or government action. 🤔

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

And Boris said it was Muslim women who looked like letterboxes!!

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Happy father's day! What a gorgeous family 😊

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Daniel F Gosling @thegozfather.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Remember remember the 4th November 2026, when I'll be giving an online talk for The National Archives all about the original records relating to the discovery, trial, and punishment of the Gunpowder Plotters. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/whats-on/eve...

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Gunpowder Plot – punishing the plotters

What happened after Guy Fawkes was captured?

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I mean it's great that there are signs of rebellion, but it's disappointing the plans are still lurking.

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Well this is depressing.. Surely we're contributing something important to the economy and society that's worth nurturing?

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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It's such a great pattern, and I'm thrilled to finally use the pretty fabric I chose so many years ago 😊

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