Dr Katie Twomey
@k2mey.bsky.social
Autistic fan of people. Prob AuDHD. LGBTQ+ ally because obviously. Routine goblin. She/her. Sweary, sorry. Lecturer (UK), researcher in language development, psycholinguistics, autism. ♾️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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Good morning, while everyone is waiting for the budget to be announced it’s a good time to say that immigration is a source of prosperity for the UK and painting Britain as a hostile state is sabotaging the country. Thanks!
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Good morning, while everyone is waiting for the budget to be announced it’s a good time to say that immigration is a source of prosperity for the UK and painting Britain as a hostile state is sabotaging the country. Thanks!
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Honestly I fucking loathe the whole idea of "EdTech"
Pushers of technology into education couldn't give a flying fuck about students, educators, education itself, or any of their other so-called "use cases".
They care ONLY about profits. I really wish our execs could perceive this blinding light 😡
Pushers of technology into education couldn't give a flying fuck about students, educators, education itself, or any of their other so-called "use cases".
They care ONLY about profits. I really wish our execs could perceive this blinding light 😡
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Honestly I fucking loathe the whole idea of "EdTech"
Pushers of technology into education couldn't give a flying fuck about students, educators, education itself, or any of their other so-called "use cases".
They care ONLY about profits. I really wish our execs could perceive this blinding light 😡
Pushers of technology into education couldn't give a flying fuck about students, educators, education itself, or any of their other so-called "use cases".
They care ONLY about profits. I really wish our execs could perceive this blinding light 😡
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'Backs our young people' by destroying a sector which brings in billions? If some universities disappear, the knock-on effect in their local areas will be devastating. Does the gov'ment even recognise that foreign students pay for UK students? And why are their numbers in the immigration figures?
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
'Backs our young people' by destroying a sector which brings in billions? If some universities disappear, the knock-on effect in their local areas will be devastating. Does the gov'ment even recognise that foreign students pay for UK students? And why are their numbers in the immigration figures?
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Always the way, isn't it? Graduate from top uni says other people shouldn't aspire to go to university.
The Prime Minister's target – two thirds of young people getting a degree or an apprenticeship – is the right one. Only Labour backs our young people.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The Prime Minister's target – two thirds of young people getting a degree or an apprenticeship – is the right one. Only Labour backs our young people.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform UK bigwig who went to top university says fewer others should do the same
Reform UK's former chairman calls for "fewer people going to university" after benefiting from a degree from one of the country's most prestigious ones himself
www.mirror.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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I don’t know enough about the situation with Lineham to opine on whether the judgement is valid or not, but everything about this paragraph in the BBC article makes me despair at how many institutions have been captured by the GC movement
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I don’t know enough about the situation with Lineham to opine on whether the judgement is valid or not, but everything about this paragraph in the BBC article makes me despair at how many institutions have been captured by the GC movement
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Dave watched this government Education Committee meeting so you didn’t have to. But you do have to read his summary (if you have any interest in the future of HE)
"A system built on specialisation, efficiency", that right there is the death knell for the current university system in the UK, if (big if) government pushes it through. They actively don't want HE to grow, they will intervene, apparently, to help it shrink.
per this morning's education committee.
per this morning's education committee.
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Dave watched this government Education Committee meeting so you didn’t have to. But you do have to read his summary (if you have any interest in the future of HE)
Oooh
November 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Oooh
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You want to know how many Patreon sign ups we’ve had as a result of this Patreon ad that has 3.6k likes, 439 comments & 414 shares?
One.
One.
So far we’ve made $1.50 (before Patreon fees) from this experience.
One.
One.
So far we’ve made $1.50 (before Patreon fees) from this experience.
Guys I have terrible news - this post has gone viral on Facebook, promoting hundreds of rage-filled comments from people who have taken it very seriously indeed. And, most annoyingly, the Autism Parents have found it!!
Mary Walker, 9, who has always displayed autistic traits, was miraculously fixed by her parents insisting that she stop it at once.
Read this and other exclusive articles on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/119410...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
You want to know how many Patreon sign ups we’ve had as a result of this Patreon ad that has 3.6k likes, 439 comments & 414 shares?
One.
One.
So far we’ve made $1.50 (before Patreon fees) from this experience.
One.
One.
So far we’ve made $1.50 (before Patreon fees) from this experience.
Community engagement that you subsequently ignore is worse than no community engagement at all
When Streeting dismisses parents who support their trans kids whilst positively engaging with those who recommend and use conversion practices on their kids and who are oftentimes estranged from their kids; or the kids say their parent’s behaviour left them suicidal, you have to ask,why is he such a
1 - My son and I met with Wes Streeting last year with other families. He heard the most horrific stories of children refused blockers and how it impacts them. We begged him not to ban blockers, and he promised to work with us, to have further meetings.
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Community engagement that you subsequently ignore is worse than no community engagement at all
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November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Harry The Bastard says he is less of a bastard than previous Harry the Bastards but is still quite a bastard
Anthropic says Claude Opus 4.5 is "harder to trick with prompt injection than any other frontier model in the industry" but isn't "immune" to such attacks (Hayden Field/The Verge)
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November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Harry The Bastard says he is less of a bastard than previous Harry the Bastards but is still quite a bastard
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Not for any with universities in their constituencies…
Speaking at PLP tonight, Rachel Reeves urged Labour MPs to get behind her Budget saying “politics is a team sport” and promising them there would be a package of appealing measures in the Budget that they could promise their constituents.
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Not for any with universities in their constituencies…
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I’m not doing Black Friday this year.
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I’m not doing Black Friday this year.
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
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Labour's anti-asylum policies are already fundamentally inhumane and discriminatory. Applying them retrospectively is pure cruelty though. It serves absolutely no purpose. Meanwhile it will increase the costs and bureaucracy of an already dysfunctional Home Office.
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Labour's anti-asylum policies are already fundamentally inhumane and discriminatory. Applying them retrospectively is pure cruelty though. It serves absolutely no purpose. Meanwhile it will increase the costs and bureaucracy of an already dysfunctional Home Office.
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
I always get excited around the budget and I'm not sure whether that's because I'm an unrepentant nerd or whether it's because when I worked for an accountant's we had to work Saturdays at budget time and we always got given free pizza
November 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I always get excited around the budget and I'm not sure whether that's because I'm an unrepentant nerd or whether it's because when I worked for an accountant's we had to work Saturdays at budget time and we always got given free pizza
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I'm going insane because people constantly recommend using AI for things and it is always, ALWAYS worse than repeatedly bashing my head on a brick.
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I'm going insane because people constantly recommend using AI for things and it is always, ALWAYS worse than repeatedly bashing my head on a brick.
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
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Researchers say AI chatbots “pose serious risks to individuals vulnerable to eating disorders,” doling out dieting advice, tips on how to hide disorders, and AI-generated “thinspiration” — partly as a result of features deliberately designed to drive engagement. www.theverge.com/news/818508/...
AI chatbots are helping hide eating disorders and making deepfake ‘thinspiration’
Chatbot guardrails are too crude to help with eating disorders.
www.theverge.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Researchers say AI chatbots “pose serious risks to individuals vulnerable to eating disorders,” doling out dieting advice, tips on how to hide disorders, and AI-generated “thinspiration” — partly as a result of features deliberately designed to drive engagement. www.theverge.com/news/818508/...
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Look look! SpaceHive knocked the £1.4k contingency fund off, some holy angel sent from God called Stephen Longstaffe dropped 350 quid on us and we are THERE. I promise, this film is going to be epic. Thank you everyone, come on ANGELINE, you stroppy Edwardian MINX!
www.spacehive.com/angeline#/la...
www.spacehive.com/angeline#/la...
Angeline - A film by Dallas Road Primary
'Angeline', a film by Dallas Road Primary School, created with Lancaster Film Initiative and Ian Martin.
www.spacehive.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Look look! SpaceHive knocked the £1.4k contingency fund off, some holy angel sent from God called Stephen Longstaffe dropped 350 quid on us and we are THERE. I promise, this film is going to be epic. Thank you everyone, come on ANGELINE, you stroppy Edwardian MINX!
www.spacehive.com/angeline#/la...
www.spacehive.com/angeline#/la...
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Those universities - nothing to do with growth, are they?
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Those universities - nothing to do with growth, are they?
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ratio
we are so fucked
we are so fucked
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
ratio
we are so fucked
we are so fucked
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Why are they so fucking *stupid*
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Why are they so fucking *stupid*
I mean me and my friends don't actually want to keep our hugely pay-eroded jobs anyway. We'll be fine.
My modest proposal: every year the government should auction 10,000 special visas that are identical to student visas but without the requirement to attend classes. The price that auction settles at is the amount every university has to pay the state per foreign student admitted.
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I mean me and my friends don't actually want to keep our hugely pay-eroded jobs anyway. We'll be fine.
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Planning to start your Christmas shopping this weekend?
I've got you covered with over 100 links to charities, museums and small businesses selling interesting things which will bring joy not landfill.
#GoodGifts
I've got you covered with over 100 links to charities, museums and small businesses selling interesting things which will bring joy not landfill.
#GoodGifts
Good Gifts 2025
Use your Secret Santa or present giving to support charities, museums and small businesses.
madlinblog.wordpress.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Planning to start your Christmas shopping this weekend?
I've got you covered with over 100 links to charities, museums and small businesses selling interesting things which will bring joy not landfill.
#GoodGifts
I've got you covered with over 100 links to charities, museums and small businesses selling interesting things which will bring joy not landfill.
#GoodGifts
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It would be so helpful if you could RT my post above about my Etsy shop. I haven't been able to work for more than half the year due to severe depression/a breakdown. If you see this & could spare a few moments for a RT it would help me put my designs in front of a few more eyes. Thankyou so much🌿
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
It would be so helpful if you could RT my post above about my Etsy shop. I haven't been able to work for more than half the year due to severe depression/a breakdown. If you see this & could spare a few moments for a RT it would help me put my designs in front of a few more eyes. Thankyou so much🌿
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A bit more on this podcast and how it is meant to operate. This is kind of a new idea (I think) so it might not work. It might, though. I think you'll like the story, regardless.
November 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A bit more on this podcast and how it is meant to operate. This is kind of a new idea (I think) so it might not work. It might, though. I think you'll like the story, regardless.