Holly Cullen
@hollycullenfreo.bsky.social
International law academic living on Whadjak Noongar Boodjar, researching feminist strategic litigation in international law. Cats, cooking and crafts. Dockers fan for AFLW/AFL
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3061-9413
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3061-9413
The stupidity, it burns.
Kishwer Falkner in The Times talking about the rights of "biological people". As compared to trans people, who are, of course, non-biological.
December 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The stupidity, it burns.
You will pull my DVD of Casablanca out of my cold, dead hands. I do not trust the concentrated media industry to keep it available and unadulterated.
Beloved franchises like Casablanca
Fuck offfffffffffff
December 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
You will pull my DVD of Casablanca out of my cold, dead hands. I do not trust the concentrated media industry to keep it available and unadulterated.
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Very excited to share the publication of Aishwarya Birla’s review of ‘Queer Judgments’ (Ferreira, Moscati & Raj)! 📚 A fantastic piece to kick off our book review publications. Submit/enquire at [email protected]
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Queer Judgments
Published in Australian Feminist Law Journal (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Very excited to share the publication of Aishwarya Birla’s review of ‘Queer Judgments’ (Ferreira, Moscati & Raj)! 📚 A fantastic piece to kick off our book review publications. Submit/enquire at [email protected]
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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#OnThisDay, 6 Dec 1934, the Turkish Parliament voted to allow all women over 22 the vote, and women over 30 the right to stand in elections.
The first women were elected the following year.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #TurkishHistory #VotesForWomen 🗃️
The first women were elected the following year.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #TurkishHistory #VotesForWomen 🗃️
December 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
#OnThisDay, 6 Dec 1934, the Turkish Parliament voted to allow all women over 22 the vote, and women over 30 the right to stand in elections.
The first women were elected the following year.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #TurkishHistory #VotesForWomen 🗃️
The first women were elected the following year.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #TurkishHistory #VotesForWomen 🗃️
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“When participants used ChatGPT to draft essays, brain scans revealed a 47% drop in neural connectivity across regions associated with memory, language, & critical reasoning.
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“When participants used ChatGPT to draft essays, brain scans revealed a 47% drop in neural connectivity across regions associated with memory, language, & critical reasoning.
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
Arguably, what has happened to a lot of Russia's foreign fighters fits the definition of human trafficking in the Palermo Protocol.
Kenyans fighting for Russia: Lured by lucrative job offers but sent to the front line
Kenyans fighting for Russia: Lured by lucrative job offers but sent to the front line
Kenyan families whose sons have been duped into fighting for Russia demand they be brought home.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Arguably, what has happened to a lot of Russia's foreign fighters fits the definition of human trafficking in the Palermo Protocol.
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"Most women think politics aren't lady-like. Well, I'm no lady. I'm a human being."
#OnThisDay, 6 Dec 1921, Agnes Macphail, wins a seat in the Canadian House of Commons. She was the first woman to be a Canadian MP.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #CanadianHistory 🗃️
#OnThisDay, 6 Dec 1921, Agnes Macphail, wins a seat in the Canadian House of Commons. She was the first woman to be a Canadian MP.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #CanadianHistory 🗃️
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"Most women think politics aren't lady-like. Well, I'm no lady. I'm a human being."
#OnThisDay, 6 Dec 1921, Agnes Macphail, wins a seat in the Canadian House of Commons. She was the first woman to be a Canadian MP.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #CanadianHistory 🗃️
#OnThisDay, 6 Dec 1921, Agnes Macphail, wins a seat in the Canadian House of Commons. She was the first woman to be a Canadian MP.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #CanadianHistory 🗃️
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wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
I wonder if we should stop faffing about with slippery concepts like misinformation and disinformation. We should just call this stuff what it is - propaganda.
This kind of dataset is a clear indicator that propaganda plays a big role in people's political positions and acting like people are unshiftable is just completely detached from reality
Republicans increasingly oppose requiring healthy kids to get MMR vaccines to attend public schools
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
December 6, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I wonder if we should stop faffing about with slippery concepts like misinformation and disinformation. We should just call this stuff what it is - propaganda.
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Once forbidden from speaking their local language, a group of Indigenous elders in WA use it in a children's book, hoping to breathe life into a dying dialect.
Bunbury elders write children's book in Noongar preserve culture
Once forbidden from speaking their local language, a group of Indigenous elders in WA use it in a children's book, hoping to breathe life into a dying dialect.
www.abc.net.au
December 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Once forbidden from speaking their local language, a group of Indigenous elders in WA use it in a children's book, hoping to breathe life into a dying dialect.
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“Professor Parfitt has admitted that elements of this plan were absolutely not in the public good, and were pursued in such a callous way that SafeWork NSW ordered a prohibition order due to what was deemed as a serious and imminent risk of psychological harm.” Sarah Kaine MLC
Calls grow for the resignation of UTS vice-chancellor Andrew Parfitt, who knew of the KPMG-produced list targeting ‘underperforming’ staff even as his office denied it existed. Read more: satpa.pe/44U2gvY
December 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
“Professor Parfitt has admitted that elements of this plan were absolutely not in the public good, and were pursued in such a callous way that SafeWork NSW ordered a prohibition order due to what was deemed as a serious and imminent risk of psychological harm.” Sarah Kaine MLC
International law friends: you will be amused by this fly repellent machine seen at my local Parkrun.
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
International law friends: you will be amused by this fly repellent machine seen at my local Parkrun.
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Australian Red Cross Unit, Barcelona, 18 December 1936. Standing in front of Hotel Colon taken over by the Communist Party in Plaça Catalunya, a typical backdrop for photos of Brigaders and other volunteers.
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Australian Red Cross Unit, Barcelona, 18 December 1936. Standing in front of Hotel Colon taken over by the Communist Party in Plaça Catalunya, a typical backdrop for photos of Brigaders and other volunteers.
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⚖️ Judgment Ortega Ortega v. Spain
➡️ Spanish courts upheld applicant’s dismissal after her successful equal pay claim, failing to protect her from discrimination.
🔗 t.co/OJxqNnB63r
➡️ Spanish courts upheld applicant’s dismissal after her successful equal pay claim, failing to protect her from discrimination.
🔗 t.co/OJxqNnB63r
December 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
⚖️ Judgment Ortega Ortega v. Spain
➡️ Spanish courts upheld applicant’s dismissal after her successful equal pay claim, failing to protect her from discrimination.
🔗 t.co/OJxqNnB63r
➡️ Spanish courts upheld applicant’s dismissal after her successful equal pay claim, failing to protect her from discrimination.
🔗 t.co/OJxqNnB63r
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If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
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This is going to end very very badly for self-represented litigants and not just vexatious ones filing RICO actions. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This is going to end very very badly for self-represented litigants and not just vexatious ones filing RICO actions. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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A federal judge dismissed HBS graduate Yoav Segev’s discrimination lawsuit against Harvard, ruling on Thursday that Segev failed to show he experienced severe and pervasive antisemitism on campus.
Sebastian B. Connolly and Julia A. Karabolli report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Sebastian B. Connolly and Julia A. Karabolli report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Judge Dismisses HBS Grad’s Antisemitism Lawsuit Against Harvard | News | The Harvard Crimson
A federal judge dismissed Harvard Business School graduate Yoav Segev’s discrimination lawsuit against Harvard, ruling on Thursday that Segev failed to show he experienced severe and pervasive…
www.thecrimson.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
A federal judge dismissed HBS graduate Yoav Segev’s discrimination lawsuit against Harvard, ruling on Thursday that Segev failed to show he experienced severe and pervasive antisemitism on campus.
Sebastian B. Connolly and Julia A. Karabolli report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Sebastian B. Connolly and Julia A. Karabolli report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Only in the second paragraph does the article state that the restrictions are designed to protect fish species on the brink of extinction.
New fishing rules come into effect in Western Australia next month, significantly reducing the amount of local fish available in the state.
Fishers say WA ban will bring an end to 'decent fish and chips'
New fishing rules come into effect in Western Australia next month, significantly reducing the amount of local fish available in the state.
www.abc.net.au
December 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Only in the second paragraph does the article state that the restrictions are designed to protect fish species on the brink of extinction.
We've ordered lobsters for next week!
a lobster with a smile on its face is swimming in the ocean
Alt: a lobster with a smile on its face is swimming in the ocean
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
We've ordered lobsters for next week!
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Hope for the best, sure, but prepare for the worst.
"Trump’s Pressure Campaign On The ICC Is Falling Apart: As the U.S. and Israel pressure the ICC for its work on Gaza, dozens of global governments sent a signal of support for accountability this week."
"Trump’s Pressure Campaign On The ICC Is Falling Apart: As the U.S. and Israel pressure the ICC for its work on Gaza, dozens of global governments sent a signal of support for accountability this week."
December 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Hope for the best, sure, but prepare for the worst.
"Trump’s Pressure Campaign On The ICC Is Falling Apart: As the U.S. and Israel pressure the ICC for its work on Gaza, dozens of global governments sent a signal of support for accountability this week."
"Trump’s Pressure Campaign On The ICC Is Falling Apart: As the U.S. and Israel pressure the ICC for its work on Gaza, dozens of global governments sent a signal of support for accountability this week."
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December 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Today is the last day of the Future Fellowship that I’ve been doing for the last five years. If any of the work we’ve done in thinking about queer in Indigenous lives, creativity, the colonial project of gender and everything else has had an impact on your work or life I’d love to hear from you.
December 4, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Today is the last day of the Future Fellowship that I’ve been doing for the last five years. If any of the work we’ve done in thinking about queer in Indigenous lives, creativity, the colonial project of gender and everything else has had an impact on your work or life I’d love to hear from you.
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New #CalledToTheBar! Imogen Saunders chats with editors from the American Journal of International Law, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, and Australian Yearbook of International Law about publishing, peer review, & what makes a great article. Essential ECR listening!
soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...
soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...
Called to the Bar - International Law over Drinks
A podcast of informal conversation about topical issues in international law, life in academia and whatever else is on our mind. Hosted by Douglas Guilfoyle, Juliette McIntyre, Tamsin Paige, Imogen Sa
soundcloud.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 AM
New #CalledToTheBar! Imogen Saunders chats with editors from the American Journal of International Law, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, and Australian Yearbook of International Law about publishing, peer review, & what makes a great article. Essential ECR listening!
soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...
soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...
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The South African neo-Nazi who sparked controversy during a protest outside NSW parliament has left Australia after his visa was revoked.
Neo-Nazi protester leaves Australia after having visa revoked by minister
The South African neo-Nazi who sparked controversy during a protest outside NSW parliament has left Australia after his visa was revoked.
www.abc.net.au
December 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The South African neo-Nazi who sparked controversy during a protest outside NSW parliament has left Australia after his visa was revoked.
Three legal practitioners referred to regulators, despite shameful attempts to shift blame downwards to a paralegal.
Solicitor, 2 counsel referred to regulator for AI use
A South Australian solicitor and two Victoria-based counsel have been referred to their respective legal regulators for relying on material that was prepared by artificial intelligence.
www.lawyersweekly.com.au
December 4, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Three legal practitioners referred to regulators, despite shameful attempts to shift blame downwards to a paralegal.