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of course this is supposed to be "my partner just asked a guy..", even though it must be said that she is also very just

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Thank you! I wasn't there, but it sounds like this is one of the biggest assholes out there 🫠

her ability to just roll with a situation like this and let the abuse bounce off her is something that will never cease to amaze me, but it also just shouldn't be necessary in the first place. I, on the other hand, am out of my mind furious, so here I am, on Bluesky.

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of cousre this included a bunch of horrifically transphobic language, in addition to lot of other verbal abuse

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A. @nonamename.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

my just partner asked a guy who was loudly livestreaming, talking and watching videos on a full coach for hours to be a bit quieter, after which he flipped out, filmed her, put it on social media and asked people *again on livestream* to share it everywhere. truly great times we are living in

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I have not yet seen this but am v curioks, do you have a link at all? Or point me to somewhere where it's been posted?

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 15/08/2026

We are writing to the Prime Minister, and the Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, calling for an immediate public inquiry into the British press, following the tragic death of Jason Arday. Sign here 👇

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Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 16/08/2026

We would encourage all UCU members in London to attend the vigil for Jason Arday which will take place on Monday in Trafalgar Square at 6pm. Bring your love and solidarity.

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A. @nonamename.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I can imagine. I even felt kind of guilty in my shorts and sandals

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A. @nonamename.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I remember you saying that you were very warm 😅

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

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but I feel very torn often: my work is not very widely known (which makes sense) so I still feel that pressure regardless. but I get this is super dependent on context etc.

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that really makes sense. tbf, last year when we had the redundancy-situation in Cardiff, publishing was the last thing on my mind. it's generally made me re-evaluate lots of priorities.

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almost like academia (and the world?) as a whole is fucked 😂 Jokes aside - I really do think it is a manifestation of all this. As you say, we're all already so strained for time, so many people are off work for being burnt out or barely holding on, while we all have to publish more and more..

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and it's not like I have a good alternative either - I'm just venting haha 😅

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I also really don't think that this is on individual editors or reviewers, in particular being an editor must be a ridiculous amount of work, and I myself am familiar with the abundance of review requests. I do mean it when I say that the journal system doesn't work very well as a whole.

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yeah I agree, that's the drawback I can think of too. but some of my papers have been sitting with me for literal years. there's a point where I just don't know whether they will ever get published, I might as well just stop trying and upload them so maybe *someone* will read them.

That's honestly a really nice idea!! Maybe we should all do that.

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oh dear! my 1-month wait is truly nothing in comparison.. I obviously have had very long review waits before, but as far as I can tell i've never waited that long for it to go to the *editor*. it's just all quite depressing. the journal system we've got really doesn't work.

That's so sad!! And yes, same, they also said to me that it would've suffered and been killed by a cat or fox and that we did the right thing bringing it it. It's so so sad though. :(

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Anyways, I felt like i needed to air these thoughs. Thank you for coming to my pigeon talk

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I wish I could have at least made it feel less scared on its last evening, which I probably didn't by putting it in a box. Maybe it suffered a bit less at least than it would have otherwise. /5

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I'm not saying the vet was bad or malicious or anything, just that it makes me so sad that a precious little creature didn't get a second chance when I can easily imagine a way it could have gotten it. I feel incredibly guilty for not doing more or something better to help this sweet little one. /4

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I think had I known that this is what would happen, I would have taken it home and tried a more specific wildlife or pigeon-rescue resource today to see if anything else could be done. I did call a Wildlife rescue center last night, who recommended to take it to the vet though. /3

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After we handed it over and signed the papers, the vet said that if it was a broken wing, they'd have to put it to sleep, because it was too expensive to rehab a pigeon. I am still so upset by this. /2

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Late last night, I met an injured pigeon. It looked like its wing was hurt, and it couldn't fly, but was able to walk. Over the course of a couple of hours or so, my partner and I managed to gently put it in a rescue box and take it to a vet. /1

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Yeah that's probably right. It's depressing.

Gosh, 6 months is truly ridiculous though

I'm not that keen on the journal just now haha. But yeah, I think you're right!

thank you! :) I think I'm so frustrated already because this paper has just been so through the ringer at multiple journals with delays.. but I can see that this is a sensible option

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 01/08/2026

I submitted a paper to a journal almost a month ago, and it is *still* with the journal administrator - hasn't even gone to an editor to decide whether to send it to peer review. Should I withdraw or message them? Even for philosophy journal standards, this seems like a very long time..

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It’s always odd to me when I get asked if I am wearing a mask because I am sick. In my experience, these days most people wearing a mask are doing so to prevent themselves getting sick, and most people who are sick don’t wear a mask at all.

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A. @nonamename.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Sorting through old unneeded text notes from years ago is bearing interesting insights

screenshot of text note app on phone reading ''I have zero idea what this man is talking about, could be anything''

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youve heard of failing upwards. well academic careers in 2026 encapsulate the reverse: succeeding downwards. so many talented, highly qualified people, being punished for their achievements

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A. @nonamename.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I think I have never given any talk, including Uni undergrad presentations, that I didn't practice. Luckily also not that many job talks yet!