I’ve… finished my marking? And it’s only June? Is this… possible? 😱
Jesse Bachir
@drfreedom.bsky.social
Dr [of the philosophy of] freedom. Yes, it does sound like a Marvel villain. Do-er of philosophy & law (US & UK) | BA, LLB, AM, PhD | Research freedom & free expression | Republicanism/non-domination | Constitutional lawyer(?) | 🏳️🌈 | he/him | 🏳️⚧️ rights!
After 11 (non-consecutive) years living in the UK, a law degree and a PhD, I can finally not be kicked out!
Wurman should explain to Wurman how the 14th Amendment works.
Anthony Michael Kreis@anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 5mo agoProfessor Wurman seems to relish in calling me a bad academic who doesn’t sufficiently extend good faith presumptions and scholarly charity. He also demands I produce evidence in real time. Fairs. So, Ilan Wurman, I’d like you to meet Ilan Wurman.
"America’s slide into authoritarianism is reversible. But no one has ever defeated autocracy from the sidelines." —Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way, and Daniel Ziblatt.
As all CGCs, he doesn’t care what the text or history says; he cares only to impose his values onto the rest of us. Because CGCs are fundamentally not pro-democracy.
Anthony Michael Kreis@anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 5mo agoWant to know how I learned about this grotesque display?
This International Women's Day, please remember that trans women are women. Full stop. No qualifiers.
Universities face a funding problem, so we should make them less accessible and further perpetuate inequality, by depriving people of the possibility of receiving an education at the institution that is for education. Makes total sense. 🙃
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 5mo agoVice-chancellor calls for review into student loans for those without A-levels
AI can't count, or do math, and hallucinates citations, can get concepts completely wrong, and so on. Somehow we're supposed to think this is.... better?
Alexander Kustov@akoustov.bsky.social · 5mo agoSorry, Bluesky, but I have to say it: AI can already do social science research better than most professors with PhDs. And, for the first time in my life, I really have no idea what happens in five years. Things are changing already, we just need to wake up.
Appealing to people on the basis of liberal values, meeting them where they are, communicating in their native language. These are apparently 'extremist' and 'the death of liberal democracy.' Appealing to people on the basis of exclusionary politics, revocation of human rights? That's democracy!
Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · 5mo agoSo the Telegraph is taking this well
UK government inquiry into the use of “AI” in education is accepting comments. Have at it friends: committees.parliament.uk/work/9642/th... (yes I will do the housework in a bit)
The use of Artificial Intelligence and EdTech in Education - Committees - UK Parliament
The Education Committee is looking to examine how artificial intelligence (AI) and EdTech are reshaping education across England, from early years settings to schools, colleges and universities. The C...
committees.parliament.uk
Starmer today putting out messaging that the by-election is about unity vs division. Somehow, weirdly, I don't see the anti-immigrant and anti-trans views from the Labour Party as pro unity. Odd that.
"Unlike educators, who can interpret context, cross-reference prior performance, and recognise deeper insight beyond rubric descriptors, AI operates strictly within the limits of its prompt logic and rubric constraints." Oh, so. You mean. It doesn't actually work? How surprising.
Dr Katie Twomey@k2mey.eurosky.social · 5mo agonationalcentreforai.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2025/10/2... not on my watch mate
I think people should know that the person who took the position below is a member of the Texas bar and that her name is Mary Larakers.
Ben Wheeler@bentwhee.bsky.social · 5mo ago
Here's @genevievelakier.bsky.social on some of the ways in which First Amendment doctrine should evolve in recognition of "the free speech dangers that are created by authoritarian structures of control in civil society" knightcolumbia.org/blog/the-ant...
The Anti-Authoritarian First Amendment and Its Limits
knightcolumbia.org
At this stage, I feel fairly confident in saying that the NHS/national health agencies have been taken over by dangerously anti-scientific cranks and that it will probably take at least a generation (and several changes of government) to fully wash them out.
Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · 6mo agoPATHWAYS clinical trial paused following new MHRA advice www.gov.uk/government/n...
SCOTUS actually did its role and checked executive power? I thought we loved the unitary executive, he can do whatever he wants theory? (Though it may now be the he can do whatever he wants until he starts messing too much with the money machine theory).
What, and when, is a purported law ‘the law’?
Mark Elliott@profmarkelliott.bsky.social · 6mo agoIn a new post on the Palestine Action case, I ask whether, given the High Court's conclusion that proscription was unlawful, the Metropolitan Police is right to say that the organisation remains a proscribed one. publiclawforeveryone.com/2026/02/17/i...
Everything bad about tyranny & the arbitrary exercise of power, that republican political theorists warned about, is demonstrated endlessly by Republican politicians.
Brooke Harrington@ebharrington.bsky.social · 6mo agoKeystone Kop Kristi Noem fired a Coast Guard pilot bc she forgot her blanket on his flight, then had to reinstate him bc there was no one else to fly her home...& other things KKKristi gets up to while she's not busy torturing immigrants in concentration camps, per WSJ. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
"We accurately misreported the information, why are you coming for us?"
NYTimes Communications@nytimespr.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe Times's coverage of Feb. 3 and 4 accurately reported the public statements of both the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Medical Association. Our reporting also accurately contextualized the shift from both of these organizations regarding gender-related surgical procedures.
In a functional country, this would be a scandal. A service suffering only from chronic underfunding was ripped apart because the media created a myth of 1000s of complaints of malpractice. The truth - as in my family’s experience - was very different. www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight
An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.
thepinknews.com
Passed my Life in the UK test today. Was it easy? Yes. Is it a dumb test? Also, yes.
You mean, wait for it... hormones change the body? You don't say. (This is just how biology works. I'm also tired of the 'unfair advantage' argument when athletes are quite literally praised for genetic/biological advantages over other players).
Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds
Findings suggest physical performance in trans women converges toward that of cis women over time
independent.co.uk
The tech bros are all creeps. Can we finally stop listening to them now?
Jerad Walker@jeradwalker.bsky.social · 6mo agoIn an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
Opened Bluesky. Saw this. Will now be closing Bluesky for the day.
Yashar Ali 🐘@yasharali.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe legendary Catherine O’Hara has died. She was 71. Per TMZ.
