Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics
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Improving the delivery of justice through the analysis of language
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AIFL Thursday Seminars are Back!
Join us fortnightly 4-5pm for our new seminar series!
TOMMOROW! Constructing Idiolect: Using Construction Grammar for cross-genre authorship
Speakers: Dr. Lucia Busso & Dr. Daniela Schneevogt
More info below 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/constructi...
Join us fortnightly 4-5pm for our new seminar series!
TOMMOROW! Constructing Idiolect: Using Construction Grammar for cross-genre authorship
Speakers: Dr. Lucia Busso & Dr. Daniela Schneevogt
More info below 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/constructi...
October 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
AIFL Thursday Seminars are Back!
Join us fortnightly 4-5pm for our new seminar series!
TOMMOROW! Constructing Idiolect: Using Construction Grammar for cross-genre authorship
Speakers: Dr. Lucia Busso & Dr. Daniela Schneevogt
More info below 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/constructi...
Join us fortnightly 4-5pm for our new seminar series!
TOMMOROW! Constructing Idiolect: Using Construction Grammar for cross-genre authorship
Speakers: Dr. Lucia Busso & Dr. Daniela Schneevogt
More info below 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/constructi...
JOIN US on November 7th for the latest in our 'Forensic Linguistics AND...' symposium series. Next up is FL AND...History. Sign up for online or in person here 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/forensic-l...
Forensic Linguistics and History Symposium
The Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics invites you all to our interdisciplinary symposium on Forensic Linguistics and History
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September 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
JOIN US on November 7th for the latest in our 'Forensic Linguistics AND...' symposium series. Next up is FL AND...History. Sign up for online or in person here 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/forensic-l...
Your favourite forensic linguistics podcast is recording LIVE on 22nd October at the Steel House Lane Lock-up in Birmingham! Tickets are free here: tinyurl.com/58pfcjdz Listen to the trailer here: www.aston.ac.uk/research/for...
Writing Wrongs
www.aston.ac.uk
September 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Your favourite forensic linguistics podcast is recording LIVE on 22nd October at the Steel House Lane Lock-up in Birmingham! Tickets are free here: tinyurl.com/58pfcjdz Listen to the trailer here: www.aston.ac.uk/research/for...
The Derek Bentley Case 👇
In a gripping two-part series, the Writing Wrongs podcast investigates one of the UK’s most infamous miscarriages of justice: the tragic story of Derek Bentley, who was sentenced to death in 1953.
In a gripping two-part series, the Writing Wrongs podcast investigates one of the UK’s most infamous miscarriages of justice: the tragic story of Derek Bentley, who was sentenced to death in 1953.
September 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The Derek Bentley Case 👇
In a gripping two-part series, the Writing Wrongs podcast investigates one of the UK’s most infamous miscarriages of justice: the tragic story of Derek Bentley, who was sentenced to death in 1953.
In a gripping two-part series, the Writing Wrongs podcast investigates one of the UK’s most infamous miscarriages of justice: the tragic story of Derek Bentley, who was sentenced to death in 1953.
📢 Season 2 of Writing Wrongs kicks off tomorrow! 📢
The first episode is a two-parter exploring the classic case of #DerekBentley.
We're joined by Prof. Malcolm Coulthard whose analysis contributed to Derek's posthumous acquittal.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
The first episode is a two-parter exploring the classic case of #DerekBentley.
We're joined by Prof. Malcolm Coulthard whose analysis contributed to Derek's posthumous acquittal.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
September 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
📢 Season 2 of Writing Wrongs kicks off tomorrow! 📢
The first episode is a two-parter exploring the classic case of #DerekBentley.
We're joined by Prof. Malcolm Coulthard whose analysis contributed to Derek's posthumous acquittal.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
The first episode is a two-parter exploring the classic case of #DerekBentley.
We're joined by Prof. Malcolm Coulthard whose analysis contributed to Derek's posthumous acquittal.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
Nothing like starting the week with a mention in a Forbes article about romance fraud 👇
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www.forbes.com/sites/christ...
Transnational Romance Fraud: West Africa–U.S. Links
With widespread unemployment and financial precarity, cyberfraud can seem like an appealing way—sometimes the only way—to earn a living.
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September 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Nothing like starting the week with a mention in a Forbes article about romance fraud 👇
www.forbes.com/sites/christ...
www.forbes.com/sites/christ...
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Season 2 of Writing Wrongs starts next Friday with a double-bill 🤫🤐
But I can tell you that Episode 4 is going to involve a live recording as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science - and that you can come along!
#podcast
#truecrime
#lingsky #langsky
#academicsky
#forensiclinguistics
But I can tell you that Episode 4 is going to involve a live recording as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science - and that you can come along!
#podcast
#truecrime
#lingsky #langsky
#academicsky
#forensiclinguistics
🌟 Writing Wrongs Live! 🌟
We warmly invite you to our Writing Wrongs live event on the 22nd of October, 4-6pm at the Steelhouse Lane Lock-Up in Birmingham, UK!
You can now register following the link below 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-wr...
We warmly invite you to our Writing Wrongs live event on the 22nd of October, 4-6pm at the Steelhouse Lane Lock-Up in Birmingham, UK!
You can now register following the link below 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-wr...
Writing Wrongs - LIVE!
Every sentence tells a story, every word leaves a trace. Join Tim and Nicci for a special recording in front of a live audience.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Season 2 of Writing Wrongs starts next Friday with a double-bill 🤫🤐
But I can tell you that Episode 4 is going to involve a live recording as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science - and that you can come along!
#podcast
#truecrime
#lingsky #langsky
#academicsky
#forensiclinguistics
But I can tell you that Episode 4 is going to involve a live recording as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science - and that you can come along!
#podcast
#truecrime
#lingsky #langsky
#academicsky
#forensiclinguistics
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It has been so much fun contributing to this podcast
Can't wait for the release of Season 2 to start ... first Friday of each month ... so that's September 5th for Season 2!
#truecrime
#podcast
#forensiclinguistics
#appliedlinguistics
#linguistics
#academicsky
#langsky #lingsky
#TeamAston
Can't wait for the release of Season 2 to start ... first Friday of each month ... so that's September 5th for Season 2!
#truecrime
#podcast
#forensiclinguistics
#appliedlinguistics
#linguistics
#academicsky
#langsky #lingsky
#TeamAston
That was season 1 of the Writing Wrongs podcast! Dr Nicci MacLeod and Tim Grant have taken a case-by-case look at the field of forensic linguistics in action throughout 8 episodes 👇
August 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
It has been so much fun contributing to this podcast
Can't wait for the release of Season 2 to start ... first Friday of each month ... so that's September 5th for Season 2!
#truecrime
#podcast
#forensiclinguistics
#appliedlinguistics
#linguistics
#academicsky
#langsky #lingsky
#TeamAston
Can't wait for the release of Season 2 to start ... first Friday of each month ... so that's September 5th for Season 2!
#truecrime
#podcast
#forensiclinguistics
#appliedlinguistics
#linguistics
#academicsky
#langsky #lingsky
#TeamAston
🌟 Writing Wrongs Live! 🌟
We warmly invite you to our Writing Wrongs live event on the 22nd of October, 4-6pm at the Steelhouse Lane Lock-Up in Birmingham, UK!
You can now register following the link below 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-wr...
We warmly invite you to our Writing Wrongs live event on the 22nd of October, 4-6pm at the Steelhouse Lane Lock-Up in Birmingham, UK!
You can now register following the link below 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-wr...
Writing Wrongs - LIVE!
Every sentence tells a story, every word leaves a trace. Join Tim and Nicci for a special recording in front of a live audience.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🌟 Writing Wrongs Live! 🌟
We warmly invite you to our Writing Wrongs live event on the 22nd of October, 4-6pm at the Steelhouse Lane Lock-Up in Birmingham, UK!
You can now register following the link below 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-wr...
We warmly invite you to our Writing Wrongs live event on the 22nd of October, 4-6pm at the Steelhouse Lane Lock-Up in Birmingham, UK!
You can now register following the link below 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-wr...
That was season 1 of the Writing Wrongs podcast! Dr Nicci MacLeod and Tim Grant have taken a case-by-case look at the field of forensic linguistics in action throughout 8 episodes 👇
August 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
That was season 1 of the Writing Wrongs podcast! Dr Nicci MacLeod and Tim Grant have taken a case-by-case look at the field of forensic linguistics in action throughout 8 episodes 👇
🔎 Decoding slang meaning and forensic linguistics 🔎
@timgrant123.bsky.social and @drniccimacleod.bsky.social discuss how important slang is in forensic linguistics casework in the Season One Series finale of Writing Wrongs.
You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or any podcast platform
@timgrant123.bsky.social and @drniccimacleod.bsky.social discuss how important slang is in forensic linguistics casework in the Season One Series finale of Writing Wrongs.
You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or any podcast platform
August 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🔎 Decoding slang meaning and forensic linguistics 🔎
@timgrant123.bsky.social and @drniccimacleod.bsky.social discuss how important slang is in forensic linguistics casework in the Season One Series finale of Writing Wrongs.
You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or any podcast platform
@timgrant123.bsky.social and @drniccimacleod.bsky.social discuss how important slang is in forensic linguistics casework in the Season One Series finale of Writing Wrongs.
You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or any podcast platform
‼️ Out now ‼️
🎙️ Writing Wrongs 🎙️ our Season One Series finale:
⁉️ The Questions and Answers Episode ⁉️
You can listen on Spotify 👉 t.co/fES8uEi14m Apple Podcasts or any podcast platform or direct from our webpages by going to 👉https://www.aston.ac.uk/research/forensic-linguistics/writing-wrongs
🎙️ Writing Wrongs 🎙️ our Season One Series finale:
⁉️ The Questions and Answers Episode ⁉️
You can listen on Spotify 👉 t.co/fES8uEi14m Apple Podcasts or any podcast platform or direct from our webpages by going to 👉https://www.aston.ac.uk/research/forensic-linguistics/writing-wrongs
Writing Wrongs
www.aston.ac.uk
August 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
‼️ Out now ‼️
🎙️ Writing Wrongs 🎙️ our Season One Series finale:
⁉️ The Questions and Answers Episode ⁉️
You can listen on Spotify 👉 t.co/fES8uEi14m Apple Podcasts or any podcast platform or direct from our webpages by going to 👉https://www.aston.ac.uk/research/forensic-linguistics/writing-wrongs
🎙️ Writing Wrongs 🎙️ our Season One Series finale:
⁉️ The Questions and Answers Episode ⁉️
You can listen on Spotify 👉 t.co/fES8uEi14m Apple Podcasts or any podcast platform or direct from our webpages by going to 👉https://www.aston.ac.uk/research/forensic-linguistics/writing-wrongs
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Really excited by this episode - we got to sift through our listeners’ questions and answer as many as we could.
It’s out on Friday - and if you want to catch up between now and then, there are seven case file episodes you can listen to right now!
👉 🎙️ www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs
It’s out on Friday - and if you want to catch up between now and then, there are seven case file episodes you can listen to right now!
👉 🎙️ www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs
July 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Really excited by this episode - we got to sift through our listeners’ questions and answer as many as we could.
It’s out on Friday - and if you want to catch up between now and then, there are seven case file episodes you can listen to right now!
👉 🎙️ www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs
It’s out on Friday - and if you want to catch up between now and then, there are seven case file episodes you can listen to right now!
👉 🎙️ www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs
🚨 What's on your dream MacLeod's Murder Tour? 🚨
@drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social
answer your questions on the Series 1 finale of Writing Wrongs.
Listen TOMORROW on your usual podcast platform or tinyurl.com/4b2m36ny.
@astonpress.bsky.social
👇👇👇
@drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social
answer your questions on the Series 1 finale of Writing Wrongs.
Listen TOMORROW on your usual podcast platform or tinyurl.com/4b2m36ny.
@astonpress.bsky.social
👇👇👇
July 31, 2025 at 8:11 AM
🚨 What's on your dream MacLeod's Murder Tour? 🚨
@drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social
answer your questions on the Series 1 finale of Writing Wrongs.
Listen TOMORROW on your usual podcast platform or tinyurl.com/4b2m36ny.
@astonpress.bsky.social
👇👇👇
@drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social
answer your questions on the Series 1 finale of Writing Wrongs.
Listen TOMORROW on your usual podcast platform or tinyurl.com/4b2m36ny.
@astonpress.bsky.social
👇👇👇
🔊 Dropping this Friday, the Series 1 finale of Writing Wrongs, the AIFL podcast! 🔊
@timgrant123.bsky.social and @drniccimacleod.bsky.social will be answering some of the questions that have come in from listeners over the course of the past 7 episodes 👇👇👇
@timgrant123.bsky.social and @drniccimacleod.bsky.social will be answering some of the questions that have come in from listeners over the course of the past 7 episodes 👇👇👇
July 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
🔊 Dropping this Friday, the Series 1 finale of Writing Wrongs, the AIFL podcast! 🔊
@timgrant123.bsky.social and @drniccimacleod.bsky.social will be answering some of the questions that have come in from listeners over the course of the past 7 episodes 👇👇👇
@timgrant123.bsky.social and @drniccimacleod.bsky.social will be answering some of the questions that have come in from listeners over the course of the past 7 episodes 👇👇👇
We are now on Instagram! Follow us for updates on forensic linguistics research, events, podcasts, and more 👇
July 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
We are now on Instagram! Follow us for updates on forensic linguistics research, events, podcasts, and more 👇
MAFL alumna Sophie Hörl, with support from our own @drniccimacleod.bsky.social, had a paper based on her Dissertation published in Discourse and Society this week!
Read 'A linguistic taxonomy for rape euphemisms in courtroom discourse' - link below 👇
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Read 'A linguistic taxonomy for rape euphemisms in courtroom discourse' - link below 👇
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com
July 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
MAFL alumna Sophie Hörl, with support from our own @drniccimacleod.bsky.social, had a paper based on her Dissertation published in Discourse and Society this week!
Read 'A linguistic taxonomy for rape euphemisms in courtroom discourse' - link below 👇
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Read 'A linguistic taxonomy for rape euphemisms in courtroom discourse' - link below 👇
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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I had a blast talking to Robbie for this! Check it out to learn about my research interests and my forensic linguistics origin story. And thanks again to @aifl.bsky.social for having me!
New @aifl.bsky.social blog alert! In the latest in his ‘Meet the Researchers’ series @robbie-davies.bsky.social talks to AIFL and Cardiff University researcher David Griffin @linguistlawyer.com about his work and the role of power and persuasion in legal language. Link: aifl-blog.com/meet-the-res...
Meet the Researchers: Dr David Griffin
By Robbie Davies
aifl-blog.com
July 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I had a blast talking to Robbie for this! Check it out to learn about my research interests and my forensic linguistics origin story. And thanks again to @aifl.bsky.social for having me!
Reposted by Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics
🚨NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY🚨
🎙️Writing Wrongs podcast🎙️
A true crime forensic linguistics podcast from @aifl.bsky.social
- Every word leaves a trace
Season1️⃣ Episode7️⃣: "They Said, She Said: The Ayia Napa Rape Case"
👉 Listen 🎧 aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs 🎧
#truecrime
#podcast
#academicsky
#linguistics
🎙️Writing Wrongs podcast🎙️
A true crime forensic linguistics podcast from @aifl.bsky.social
- Every word leaves a trace
Season1️⃣ Episode7️⃣: "They Said, She Said: The Ayia Napa Rape Case"
👉 Listen 🎧 aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs 🎧
#truecrime
#podcast
#academicsky
#linguistics
Writing Wrongs
aston.ac.uk
July 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY🚨
🎙️Writing Wrongs podcast🎙️
A true crime forensic linguistics podcast from @aifl.bsky.social
- Every word leaves a trace
Season1️⃣ Episode7️⃣: "They Said, She Said: The Ayia Napa Rape Case"
👉 Listen 🎧 aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs 🎧
#truecrime
#podcast
#academicsky
#linguistics
🎙️Writing Wrongs podcast🎙️
A true crime forensic linguistics podcast from @aifl.bsky.social
- Every word leaves a trace
Season1️⃣ Episode7️⃣: "They Said, She Said: The Ayia Napa Rape Case"
👉 Listen 🎧 aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs 🎧
#truecrime
#podcast
#academicsky
#linguistics
🎙️ Who wrote the retraction, the Greek police or the British teenager? - Episode 7 of the Writing Wrongs podcast out tomorrow 🎙️
In this episode, our hosts @drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social discuss the Ayia Napa rape allegation case with @andreanini.com 👇
In this episode, our hosts @drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social discuss the Ayia Napa rape allegation case with @andreanini.com 👇
July 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
🎙️ Who wrote the retraction, the Greek police or the British teenager? - Episode 7 of the Writing Wrongs podcast out tomorrow 🎙️
In this episode, our hosts @drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social discuss the Ayia Napa rape allegation case with @andreanini.com 👇
In this episode, our hosts @drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social discuss the Ayia Napa rape allegation case with @andreanini.com 👇
Former AIFL director Professor
@timgrant123.bsky.social won @astonuniversity.bsky.social's prestigious Chancellor's Medal this year, presented at the Charter Dinner last week. AIFL Deputy Director @drniccimacleod.bsky.social collected from Aston's Chancellor, Dr Jason Wouhra OBE, on Tim's behalf.
@timgrant123.bsky.social won @astonuniversity.bsky.social's prestigious Chancellor's Medal this year, presented at the Charter Dinner last week. AIFL Deputy Director @drniccimacleod.bsky.social collected from Aston's Chancellor, Dr Jason Wouhra OBE, on Tim's behalf.
June 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Former AIFL director Professor
@timgrant123.bsky.social won @astonuniversity.bsky.social's prestigious Chancellor's Medal this year, presented at the Charter Dinner last week. AIFL Deputy Director @drniccimacleod.bsky.social collected from Aston's Chancellor, Dr Jason Wouhra OBE, on Tim's behalf.
@timgrant123.bsky.social won @astonuniversity.bsky.social's prestigious Chancellor's Medal this year, presented at the Charter Dinner last week. AIFL Deputy Director @drniccimacleod.bsky.social collected from Aston's Chancellor, Dr Jason Wouhra OBE, on Tim's behalf.
You can now check our latest blog post, an interview with Jim Fitzgerald, former FBI criminal profiler and the first forensic linguist to have been employed by the FBI 👇
aifl-blog.com/aifl-intervi...
aifl-blog.com/aifl-intervi...
AIFL Interview Series: James R. Fitzgerald
By Julija Danu
aifl-blog.com
June 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
You can now check our latest blog post, an interview with Jim Fitzgerald, former FBI criminal profiler and the first forensic linguist to have been employed by the FBI 👇
aifl-blog.com/aifl-intervi...
aifl-blog.com/aifl-intervi...
🤩 Join AIFL through Aston University Vice-Chancellor's Fellowships 🤩
We offer tenure-track positions to develop your research profile, establish your academic independence and contribute to an internationally recognised research team 👉 www.aston.ac.uk/research/vic...
We offer tenure-track positions to develop your research profile, establish your academic independence and contribute to an internationally recognised research team 👉 www.aston.ac.uk/research/vic...
Vice-Chancellor’s Prize Fellowships
www.aston.ac.uk
June 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🤩 Join AIFL through Aston University Vice-Chancellor's Fellowships 🤩
We offer tenure-track positions to develop your research profile, establish your academic independence and contribute to an internationally recognised research team 👉 www.aston.ac.uk/research/vic...
We offer tenure-track positions to develop your research profile, establish your academic independence and contribute to an internationally recognised research team 👉 www.aston.ac.uk/research/vic...
✴️ Episode 6 of 🎧 Writing Wrongs 🎧 podcast out now! ✴️
👉🎙️The Disputed Confessions of Darnell Rusan🎙️👈
A man confesses to murder - eleven times. But was it his story or the detective’s? @drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social chat with Dr Marlon Hurt
aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs
👉🎙️The Disputed Confessions of Darnell Rusan🎙️👈
A man confesses to murder - eleven times. But was it his story or the detective’s? @drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social chat with Dr Marlon Hurt
aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs
Writing Wrongs
aston.ac.uk
June 9, 2025 at 7:36 AM
✴️ Episode 6 of 🎧 Writing Wrongs 🎧 podcast out now! ✴️
👉🎙️The Disputed Confessions of Darnell Rusan🎙️👈
A man confesses to murder - eleven times. But was it his story or the detective’s? @drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social chat with Dr Marlon Hurt
aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs
👉🎙️The Disputed Confessions of Darnell Rusan🎙️👈
A man confesses to murder - eleven times. But was it his story or the detective’s? @drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social chat with Dr Marlon Hurt
aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs
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Check out the work happening at @aifl.bsky.social looking at escalation online.
Using systematic linguistic analysis, @drniccimacleod.bsky.social's project develops clearer definitions of escalation and radicalisation to increase our understanding within online contexts. www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr...
May 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Check out the work happening at @aifl.bsky.social looking at escalation online.