Kevin Sanders
@kjsanders.bsky.social
PhD candidate on the politics of open research and publishing environments at [redacted]. OBC. Copim. Synths. Tapes. Perennial pain. Skullduggery. Ⓐ 🍉 ORCID: 0000-0003-1217-0149. https://hairdryerexcommunication.bandcamp.com/ (he/him).
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Here's the DfE consultation document on international student fee levy, just gone live.
"Providers will pay a simple flat fee of £925 per student per year, which will not be introduced until 2028/29."
consult.education.gov.uk/internationa...
"Providers will pay a simple flat fee of £925 per student per year, which will not be introduced until 2028/29."
consult.education.gov.uk/internationa...
consult.education.gov.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Here's the DfE consultation document on international student fee levy, just gone live.
"Providers will pay a simple flat fee of £925 per student per year, which will not be introduced until 2028/29."
consult.education.gov.uk/internationa...
"Providers will pay a simple flat fee of £925 per student per year, which will not be introduced until 2028/29."
consult.education.gov.uk/internationa...
Exclusion is a facet of commodification.
November 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Exclusion is a facet of commodification.
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When you see "14 years of x" line, it tells you you're dealing with someone who can't analyse politics without a party lens.
Britain's been governed by the same overarching philosophy since 1979, regardless of which party was in power. And without understanding that, you won't understand anything.
Britain's been governed by the same overarching philosophy since 1979, regardless of which party was in power. And without understanding that, you won't understand anything.
How should Labour tackle 14 years of mismanagement? I'd like to hear some realistic alternatives, considering the available resources in law professionals, university places and tutors and physical spaces. All I've read so far here is 'throw money at it' without considering the resource implications
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
When you see "14 years of x" line, it tells you you're dealing with someone who can't analyse politics without a party lens.
Britain's been governed by the same overarching philosophy since 1979, regardless of which party was in power. And without understanding that, you won't understand anything.
Britain's been governed by the same overarching philosophy since 1979, regardless of which party was in power. And without understanding that, you won't understand anything.
Anyway, tea break (lemon and ginger.)
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Anyway, tea break (lemon and ginger.)
"God is dead [...a]nd we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? [...] What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent?"
Fred, we'll invent nation states, and put our faith into those, their governments, and all of their institutions.
Fred, we'll invent nation states, and put our faith into those, their governments, and all of their institutions.
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"God is dead [...a]nd we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? [...] What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent?"
Fred, we'll invent nation states, and put our faith into those, their governments, and all of their institutions.
Fred, we'll invent nation states, and put our faith into those, their governments, and all of their institutions.
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“Our mid-term goal should be the complete phase-out of Microsoft products, including the Windows operating system. It’s easier than it sounds.”
A cross-party group of lawmakers are pushing for the European Parliament to get off US tech, starting with Microsoft.
A cross-party group of lawmakers are pushing for the European Parliament to get off US tech, starting with Microsoft.
Get us off Microsoft! Lawmakers press EU Parliament to change in-house IT.
“We cannot afford this level of dependence on foreign tech,” lawmakers say in letter obtained by POLITICO.
www.politico.eu
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
“Our mid-term goal should be the complete phase-out of Microsoft products, including the Windows operating system. It’s easier than it sounds.”
A cross-party group of lawmakers are pushing for the European Parliament to get off US tech, starting with Microsoft.
A cross-party group of lawmakers are pushing for the European Parliament to get off US tech, starting with Microsoft.
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PROBLEM WITH YOUR LANDLORD?
ACORN is a community union that empowers its members to take collective action on the issues that matter to us.
Report your problem: acorntheunion.org.uk/contact/bail...
ACORN is a community union that empowers its members to take collective action on the issues that matter to us.
Report your problem: acorntheunion.org.uk/contact/bail...
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
PROBLEM WITH YOUR LANDLORD?
ACORN is a community union that empowers its members to take collective action on the issues that matter to us.
Report your problem: acorntheunion.org.uk/contact/bail...
ACORN is a community union that empowers its members to take collective action on the issues that matter to us.
Report your problem: acorntheunion.org.uk/contact/bail...
Constantly having a slow cook going and the kettle on is peak winter behaviour.
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Constantly having a slow cook going and the kettle on is peak winter behaviour.
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Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
Proper frost b/w cosy cabin.
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Proper frost b/w cosy cabin.
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I cringe every time someone says "librarians should run the world!" like they're a whimsical moral caste of people instead of just people in a regular job, and who may think your cutesy praise is patronizing, actually.
November 26, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I cringe every time someone says "librarians should run the world!" like they're a whimsical moral caste of people instead of just people in a regular job, and who may think your cutesy praise is patronizing, actually.
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The @scottpolar.bsky.social are looking for a librarian. This is a rare opportunity! Work with (probably) the world's largest dedicated polar library alongside archive and museum colleagues. The dream 😍
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Librarian
The Library of the Scott Polar Research Institute is one of the most comprehensive collections of published polar information in the world. This highly specialist reference collection, which attracts
www.cam.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The @scottpolar.bsky.social are looking for a librarian. This is a rare opportunity! Work with (probably) the world's largest dedicated polar library alongside archive and museum colleagues. The dream 😍
📜
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The LLM revolution is an abject circle jerk of nothing.
Our dystopian future is looking light, bright, and just a touch whimsical.
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 AM
The LLM revolution is an abject circle jerk of nothing.
In for a penny: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOqF...
Mountain Language - Harold Pinter - BBC2 - 1-12-88
YouTube video by studio2televisionextra
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
In for a penny: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOqF...
Black metal aesthetics and a declared dead body dead.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Black metal aesthetics and a declared dead body dead.
I'm reminded of watching this, when Pinter won his Nobel prize: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH96...
Nobel Lecture by Harold Pinter
YouTube video by Svenna Jensen
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I'm reminded of watching this, when Pinter won his Nobel prize: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH96...
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Something something innovation something is the usual thing.
Oh that's too big for me, a mere regulator to comprehend, these technical wizards must understand it all so well.
Over and over again
Oh that's too big for me, a mere regulator to comprehend, these technical wizards must understand it all so well.
Over and over again
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Something something innovation something is the usual thing.
Oh that's too big for me, a mere regulator to comprehend, these technical wizards must understand it all so well.
Over and over again
Oh that's too big for me, a mere regulator to comprehend, these technical wizards must understand it all so well.
Over and over again
Every VC of the last 15 years, the current 'Minister for Science Research, and Innovation' and all equivalent post-holders in that period, UCEA, etc... did/do you pay attention?
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Every VC of the last 15 years, the current 'Minister for Science Research, and Innovation' and all equivalent post-holders in that period, UCEA, etc... did/do you pay attention?
What publics, what goods?
If all this stuff that facilitates 'public good' had 1% of the efficacy that liberalism tends to present it as, maybe things would be fewer fucked; we need to have proper analyses and critically investigate things at root and branch.
If all this stuff that facilitates 'public good' had 1% of the efficacy that liberalism tends to present it as, maybe things would be fewer fucked; we need to have proper analyses and critically investigate things at root and branch.
November 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
What publics, what goods?
If all this stuff that facilitates 'public good' had 1% of the efficacy that liberalism tends to present it as, maybe things would be fewer fucked; we need to have proper analyses and critically investigate things at root and branch.
If all this stuff that facilitates 'public good' had 1% of the efficacy that liberalism tends to present it as, maybe things would be fewer fucked; we need to have proper analyses and critically investigate things at root and branch.
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Sometimes I think about how gormless I was when I first graduated library school and wish someone had sat me down and told me point-blank basic facts about how money works
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Sometimes I think about how gormless I was when I first graduated library school and wish someone had sat me down and told me point-blank basic facts about how money works
A pal sent me a photograph I took of them in Derry 10 years ago. A lot has happened in 10 years, huh.
For reasons, my second thought was about a LIS academic that accused me of xenophobia (I am not and thus was not being xenophobic. They didn't know me or follow me on any social media.)
For reasons, my second thought was about a LIS academic that accused me of xenophobia (I am not and thus was not being xenophobic. They didn't know me or follow me on any social media.)
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A pal sent me a photograph I took of them in Derry 10 years ago. A lot has happened in 10 years, huh.
For reasons, my second thought was about a LIS academic that accused me of xenophobia (I am not and thus was not being xenophobic. They didn't know me or follow me on any social media.)
For reasons, my second thought was about a LIS academic that accused me of xenophobia (I am not and thus was not being xenophobic. They didn't know me or follow me on any social media.)
The state probably don't realise that the most serious case is always the one the defendant is on.
This system cannot be reformed.
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This system cannot be reformed.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The state probably don't realise that the most serious case is always the one the defendant is on.
This system cannot be reformed.
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This system cannot be reformed.
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When did Fruit-tella's go vegan and why didn't anyone tell me?
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
When did Fruit-tella's go vegan and why didn't anyone tell me?
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Danish social workers are still pressuring Greenlandic women to get abortions, they did this before FKU was banned on Inuit, and they're continuing today. They're desperate to stop Inuit from existing in Danish society.
instagram.com/p/DReyrSIDHO6/
instagram.com/p/DReyrSIDHO6/
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Danish social workers are still pressuring Greenlandic women to get abortions, they did this before FKU was banned on Inuit, and they're continuing today. They're desperate to stop Inuit from existing in Danish society.
instagram.com/p/DReyrSIDHO6/
instagram.com/p/DReyrSIDHO6/
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We just got an email saying that our Uni Pres is... No longer our Uni Pres. 😳😳😳😳
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We just got an email saying that our Uni Pres is... No longer our Uni Pres. 😳😳😳😳