tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 10/05/2026@tomwoodhead.bsky.social are you in Leeds these days? Just moved back to West Yorkshire and need some socialising! 130
Reposted by tristantom westland @tomwestland.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The Office for Students employs 475 FTE staff btw. The UK higher ed management class deserves to be prosecuted 32712
Reposted by tristantristan @svejky.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Logging on here to ask what the best books on contemporary Chinese politics and modern Chinese history are? Has anyone got any suggestions please? 023
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Logging on here to ask what the best books on contemporary Chinese politics and modern Chinese history are? Has anyone got any suggestions please? 023
Reposted by tristantristan @svejky.bsky.social · 08/01/2026I'm really thrilled to share my new article, 'Deleuze's Dickens: Life and Community', on Deleuze's late reading of Dickens's Our Mutual Friend and published in the new Dickens Quarterly. (I've got a PDF if anyone wants it!) doi.org/10.1353/dqt.... 152
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 08/01/2026I'm really thrilled to share my new article, 'Deleuze's Dickens: Life and Community', on Deleuze's late reading of Dickens's Our Mutual Friend and published in the new Dickens Quarterly. (I've got a PDF if anyone wants it!) doi.org/10.1353/dqt.... 152
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 14/12/2025I’d normally be opposed to the British government trying to interfere in former colonies but, given the UK believes the Sino-British Joint Declaration is still a legally binding treaty, its failure to attempt to enforce its basic provisions is grotesque www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...theguardian.comHong Kong’s last major opposition party disbands amid Chinese pressureSenior DP members previously allege being told to disband or face severe consequences including possible arrest 021
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Always good to see the UK Labour Party backing a winner 😂 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...theguardian.comSocial Democrats in Denmark suffer sweeping election lossesPM Mette Frederiksen’s centre-left party loses control of Copenhagen for first time in more than 100 years 130
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Academic study of the BBC consistently shows a right-wing bias but it is only ever news when it is accused of left-wing bias…which is very characteristic of the general miserable sordid reactionary British media in general theconversation.com/bbc-question...theconversation.comBBC Question Time: analysis of guests over nine years suggests an overuse of rightwing voicesThe top five most frequent non-politician panellists all write for The Spectator. 182
Reposted by tristantristan @svejky.bsky.social · 26/09/2025So now I live in Munich - please give me your suggestions for good bars, cinemas, bookshops, arts spaces, cafes, etc etc. It’s a very big city to find your feet in! Even better if you live here and you want to meet up! 283
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 26/09/2025So now I live in Munich - please give me your suggestions for good bars, cinemas, bookshops, arts spaces, cafes, etc etc. It’s a very big city to find your feet in! Even better if you live here and you want to meet up! 283
Reposted by tristanThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 26/09/2025"on a technicality" Not really. A failure to get necessary consents to a terror charge is not a slight error. They are safeguards when a person faces a serious charge. Prosecutors should take such safeguards seriously: this is terrorism law they are using. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...theguardian.comTerrorism case against Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh thrown outChief magistrate at Woolwich crown court rules that ‘proceedings were instituted unlawfully and are null’ 211040356
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Big life announcement: On my way to Munich where I’ll be working as a Research Associate at Ludwig Maximilian University. Do I know anyone in Munich? I’m going to need some friends and I’m interested in arts and/or academic collaborations! 10181
Reposted by tristanBen Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 19/09/2025An actual quote from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’ Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train' 473119985
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 01/09/2025I'm going to Brussels this weekend. What should I do? I'd particularly like to look at something about post/colonial history (and which isn't necessarily the Africa Museum). 120
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Can't help thinking about Kurt Tuchlosky's Weimar-era satirical poem, Rosen auf den Weg gestreut today, and most days in the UK just now - here in the singer Daniel Kahn's translation 062
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 20/08/2025"ENDGAME WAITING FOR GODOT WATT HAPPY DAYS which means I love you" 100
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Really fascinating and interesting to put alongside Wales - I’d be interested to know how the absence of single words corresponding to Yes and No in Welsh changes the process of justice in Wales (the same “issue” is brought up with Irish in this article) 130
Reposted by tristanPlashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 18/08/2025In the immortal words of Rubberbandits: Sally Rooney, she’s in the ‘Ra. youtu.be/GrAd2KfgUSE www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...theguardian.comSally Rooney could be arrested under Terrorism Act after pledging royalties to Palestine ActionThe bestselling novelist promised to financially support the group proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the British government 0101
Reposted by tristanNick Hilton @nickfthilton.bsky.social · 14/08/2025wow, all it took was one week of restricted access to porn. 452393435
Reposted by tristanMiriam IRL @miriam.blacksky.app · 14/08/2025“We’re here to talk about A levels” “Free Palestine the BBC is complicit” 💀💀 512499792
Reposted by tristanGlen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Higher Ed is littered with appalling employment practices. We can't go on like this. 3308
Reposted by tristanDisco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 02/08/2025YOU - What am I doing? SHIVERS - Looking up at the sky, cold water dripping from your hair. YOU - What do I see? SHIVERS - Grey sky like great battleships, clouds colliding with one another. Rain falls down on the world. 06611
Reposted by tristantristan @svejky.bsky.social · 02/08/2025I really enjoyed interviewing Chris Washington on the brilliant Nonbinary Jane Austen for a podcast on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/nonbinary-ja...newbooksnetwork.comChris Washington, "Nonbinary Jane Austen" (U Minnesota Press, 2025) - New Books Network 042
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 02/08/2025I really enjoyed interviewing Chris Washington on the brilliant Nonbinary Jane Austen for a podcast on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/nonbinary-ja...newbooksnetwork.comChris Washington, "Nonbinary Jane Austen" (U Minnesota Press, 2025) - New Books Network 042
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Insulindian Phasmid www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comSupersized stick insect discovered in high-altitude trees in AustraliaThe 40cm-long insect, named Acrophylla alta, weighs slightly less than a golf ball and may be the heaviest insect in Australia 041
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 24/07/2025As a vegan for most of my adult life and a chaotic traveler, I genuinely love this list of tips for being vegan on holiday www.theguardian.com/food/2025/ju...theguardian.com‘Don’t ever assume there’s anything to eat!’ 29 tips for perfect vegan holidays, from where to go to how to orderNowhere should be out of bounds just because you have a plant-based diet. Seasoned travellers explain how to stay happy and hunger-free, whether you’re trekking in Thailand or on a mini-break in Berli... 041
Reposted by tristanDavid Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 22/07/2025I'm grimly fascinated by the human capacity - as cogs within systems of power - to participate in great evils such as genocide. And in this case, I'm fascinated by David Lammy's capacity to maintain his characteristic demeanor of pomposity and self regard, even as he follows Israel into the abyss. 313336
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 21/07/2025This got me thinking: what are your favourite pieces of writing on visual art? 100
Reposted by tristanDisco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 21/07/2025SHIVERS - In a little alley next to Boogie street, a man in stained overalls steps out of a workshop for a cigarette. His hands are bruised and soaked with motor oil and dirt. He breathes smoke out of his nostrils and closes his eyes. The next five minutes are his and his alone. 0749
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Sone documentation of our Heroes of Work/Arwyr o’r Geaith/Helden der Arbeit Happeninh which we facilitated yesterday in Bangor 000
Reposted by tristantristan @svejky.bsky.social · 19/07/202574. To Die In The Country (1974), dir. Shūji Terayama 111
Reposted by tristanProf Kate Loder @kghist.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Why does no one ever advocate for legislation to tackle Oxbridge’s enormous endowments? Under the Endowed Schools Act 1869 schools’ endowments could be appropriated for the benefit of the whole community. If even the Victorians discerned ways to redistribute institutional wealth, why can’t we?i.e.new 1135
Reposted by tristanDisco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 17/07/2025KLAASJE (MISS ORANJE DISCO DANCER) - “I love Revachol, though.” She looks around, the wind in her hair. “I hope she loves me too.” 0549
Reposted by tristanCharlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 17/07/2025we would be in a much better state in this country if we stopped focusing on anointing a chosen few working class students into Oxbridge, and instead properly funded all the different sorts of universities that attract students from a wide range of backgrounds already 16627151
Reposted by tristantristan @svejky.bsky.social · 10/07/2025I am going to sunny Oslo tomorrow - does anyone have any recommendations for touristy things to do, good vegan food, and affordable good beer? 141
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Every day spent talking about migrants on small boats, the majority of whom are granted asylum, is another day Labour can avoid talking about wealth taxes. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...theguardian.comStarmer and Macron to announce ‘one in, one out’ migration dealPlan for Channel crossings marks forward step for the two leaders, though further UK funding remains a sticking point 000
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 10/07/2025I am going to sunny Oslo tomorrow - does anyone have any recommendations for touristy things to do, good vegan food, and affordable good beer? 141
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Fond memories of Norman Tebbit www.theguardian.com/politics/201... 020
Reposted by tristanZarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 05/07/202527 people — including a priest, professor and health workers — were arrested today under terrorism laws. Their crime? Peacefully holding signs opposing genocide. This is how we sleepwalk into fascism. 17045731653
Reposted by tristanRunning Dog @runningdog.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Hallucinating a year of quiet competent government measurably improving people’s lives, in order to explain that even that doesn’t work these days because voters are stupid 🤔 1172
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 05/07/2025youtu.be/sQHEKFQp3Lg?...youtu.beI Am The Strange Hero Of HungerYouTube video by Billy Childish - Topic 000
tristan @svejky.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Big Gilbert Imlay Energy www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...theguardian.comUS couple could face trial in France over stolen shipwreck goldNovelist and husband suspected of helping to sell bullion taken decades ago from ship that sank off Brittany in 1746 010
