Hannah Forsyth 🍉
@hannahforsyth.bsky.social
Historian in Oz (history of work, education, capitalism) on unceded Dharug & Gundungurra land. Books = Virtue Capitalists: rise & fall of the professional class (2023) and History of the Modern Australian University (2014). She/her. Views mine. 🍉🍉🍉
So important, check this out 👇
Academic work is challenging & relentless, but how is it experienced by disabled scholars? How does structural ableism impact working lives? In this collaborative autoethnography, we (a group of disabled academics) share our experiences of working in higher education. doi.org/10.1080/0309...
Disabled and academic: a collaborative autoethnography on ableism and cruel optimism within Australian higher education
Universities are celebrated as bastions of teaching, knowledge and research excellence, but they can pose risks to staff psychosocial safety and wellbeing. In Australia and elsewhere, we are increa...
doi.org
February 8, 2026 at 7:03 AM
So important, check this out 👇
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Well, now i want to start a charity run run in Brisbane. From, say, the Story Bridge to, roughly, Wynnum Beach.
The River to the Sea Run.
All proceeds benefitting Red Crescent.
The River to the Sea Run.
All proceeds benefitting Red Crescent.
The laws to be introduced in parliament this week will ban the phrases "globalise the intifada" and "from the river to the sea", as well as offensive symbols.
New Queensland hate speech laws to ban slogans and symbols
The laws to be introduced in parliament this week will ban the phrases "globalise the intifada" and "from the river to the sea", as well as offensive symbols.
www.abc.net.au
February 8, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Well, now i want to start a charity run run in Brisbane. From, say, the Story Bridge to, roughly, Wynnum Beach.
The River to the Sea Run.
All proceeds benefitting Red Crescent.
The River to the Sea Run.
All proceeds benefitting Red Crescent.
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There is no better question right now than “is water really blue?” I’m not joking, the wholesomeness of it, combined with glorious pictures of blue water is. Well. Cleansing.
If you have ever doubted that water really *is* blue, here's a photo of a meltwater pond on a glacier in Greenland. The water is pure, and the white background makes the colour obvious. You need a lot of clean water to see it, but the true colour of water is an incredibly striking brilliant blue.
February 7, 2026 at 7:50 AM
There is no better question right now than “is water really blue?” I’m not joking, the wholesomeness of it, combined with glorious pictures of blue water is. Well. Cleansing.
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Chatbots offer a magnificent bribe - a fast, frictionless route to information that bypasses the discomfort of learning. In this op-ed, we describe this as a Faustian bargain, in which we trade away what it means to be human & universities trade away their value
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Learning is complex, messy, emotional: AI can’t replicate that
ChatGPT and other AI tools may seem irresistible. But educators should beware, as they could end up trading away the thing that gives them value — the rich experience of slow learning
www.irishexaminer.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Chatbots offer a magnificent bribe - a fast, frictionless route to information that bypasses the discomfort of learning. In this op-ed, we describe this as a Faustian bargain, in which we trade away what it means to be human & universities trade away their value
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Why did the RBA jump the gun on raising interest rates?
"If they go too fast, the cons are that the economy will slow down and unemployment will go up. Well, that's not a con to the RBA."
@MattGrudnoff @ebony_bennett #auspol
"If they go too fast, the cons are that the economy will slow down and unemployment will go up. Well, that's not a con to the RBA."
@MattGrudnoff @ebony_bennett #auspol
February 5, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Why did the RBA jump the gun on raising interest rates?
"If they go too fast, the cons are that the economy will slow down and unemployment will go up. Well, that's not a con to the RBA."
@MattGrudnoff @ebony_bennett #auspol
"If they go too fast, the cons are that the economy will slow down and unemployment will go up. Well, that's not a con to the RBA."
@MattGrudnoff @ebony_bennett #auspol
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Never a better time to unionize your faculty
They’ve been on this for a minute. More teaching + post tenure review (and contracts) plus ai supercharged productivity surveillance tools also makes professors more vulnerable to student evals, which gives admin more power to fire you. That’s the plan.
"Imposing minimum teaching requirements...has been touted as a way to cut costs and 'better focus university resources in the classroom,' .... The notion is also gaining steam in conservative circles as a means of ensuring faculty productivity and curbing 'intellectually unserious' research."
February 5, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Never a better time to unionize your faculty
This is so cringe to read.
In the last 48 hours, Musk's reactions to the Epstein release show exactly why he bought Twitter.
He's used the platform to call coverage of his emails with Epstein as "lies," elevated his fans who have defended him, and gotten positive reinforcement from his AI chatbot.
He's used the platform to call coverage of his emails with Epstein as "lies," elevated his fans who have defended him, and gotten positive reinforcement from his AI chatbot.
February 2, 2026 at 2:35 AM
This is so cringe to read.
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When threatened, the global elite can spit venom as far as three meters
February 1, 2026 at 4:16 AM
When threatened, the global elite can spit venom as far as three meters
This is my favourite thing in 2026 so far 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
February 1, 2026 at 1:11 AM
This is my favourite thing in 2026 so far 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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hey check this out
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2026 at 5:35 AM
hey check this out
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The movement now has its own “Ohio” thanks to Bruce Springsteen‘s “Streets of Minneapolis”:
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 29, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The movement now has its own “Ohio” thanks to Bruce Springsteen‘s “Streets of Minneapolis”:
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
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If you ever wanted a working definition of structural racism, our structures are currently performing a textbook example.
First Nations leaders have urged governments to take stronger action in response to the alleged attack at an Invasion Day rally in Perth on Monday. Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss says failing to do so "sends a message that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people do not matter".
'Scared for our children': Stronger response urged on alleged rally attack
First Nations leaders have urged governments to take stronger action in response to the alleged attack at an Invasion Day rally in Perth on Monday. Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss says failing to do so "sends a message that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people do not matter".
www.abc.net.au
January 28, 2026 at 10:39 AM
If you ever wanted a working definition of structural racism, our structures are currently performing a textbook example.
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So adorable, moorhen chick ❤🖤
January 28, 2026 at 8:58 AM
So adorable, moorhen chick ❤🖤
I’m in.
Yes it could be argued that keeping up with world events is important but alternatively can I interest you in hugging an ancient mossy boulder that looks like a face and quietly listening while it tells you stories from centuries cloaked in mist.
January 28, 2026 at 9:16 AM
I’m in.
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Nannas & huge loud crowd @ Invasion Day Rally Hyde Park. Powerful speakers didn’t need notes for moving & energetic speeches/chants/dance. Police omnipresent & helicopter overhead. #blacklivesmatter
#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe.
#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe.
January 26, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Nannas & huge loud crowd @ Invasion Day Rally Hyde Park. Powerful speakers didn’t need notes for moving & energetic speeches/chants/dance. Police omnipresent & helicopter overhead. #blacklivesmatter
#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe.
#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe.
If it seems Dickensian that’s cos it is. Shame, settler colonial Australia.
January 23, 2026 at 9:07 AM
If it seems Dickensian that’s cos it is. Shame, settler colonial Australia.
Last year I got to work with this really cool team researching hi-vis workwear. Their first article from the project is out in the journal that I edit, Australian Historical Studies, check out the link below. And watch out for their future work, it’s gonna be great. 👷♀️👩🚒
I also have something really nice to share, the first article from our hi vis workwear and workers project is out — a collaboration with Jesse Adams Stein and Bettina Frankham, all from the Faculty of Design & Society at @utsengage.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 23, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Last year I got to work with this really cool team researching hi-vis workwear. Their first article from the project is out in the journal that I edit, Australian Historical Studies, check out the link below. And watch out for their future work, it’s gonna be great. 👷♀️👩🚒
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"The lies this administration is telling about Ms. Good aren’t those you deploy as part of a cover-up. They’re those you use when you want to show you can get away with anything. They’re a projection of power." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
Opinion | I’ve Covered Police Abuse for 20 Years. What ICE Is Doing Is Different.
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 AM
"The lies this administration is telling about Ms. Good aren’t those you deploy as part of a cover-up. They’re those you use when you want to show you can get away with anything. They’re a projection of power." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
Same 🤷♀️
I find it hard to reconcile applauding for Carney's speech and Musk (who has done everything he can to bring about the chaos Carney speaks about) at the same event, but then again, no one invites me to Davos.
absolutely insane to see Musk feted at Davos as the icon of a boldly "optimistic" future in 2026, as if he hadn't just spent the last year buying elections for fascists, making Nazi salutes, condemning millions in Africa to death, and building "Mechahitler," and a nonconsensual porn/CSAM generator
January 23, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Same 🤷♀️
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I spent the morning at the San Antonio immigration court. It’s out of control.
Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.
I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.
I need to share with you what I saw.
Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.
I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.
I need to share with you what I saw.
January 21, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I spent the morning at the San Antonio immigration court. It’s out of control.
Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.
I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.
I need to share with you what I saw.
Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.
I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.
I need to share with you what I saw.
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This is so funny after the incessant ads from Palantir about empowering, not replacing the American worker.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Palantir CEO Says AI to Make Large-Scale Immigration Obsolete
Artificial intelligence will displace so many jobs that it will eliminate the need for mass immigration, according to Palantir Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp.
www.bloomberg.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:04 AM
This is so funny after the incessant ads from Palantir about empowering, not replacing the American worker.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...