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Matthew J. Cull @matthewjcull.bsky.social · Aug 31

That's the same picture nikki

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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · Aug 29

New issue of Hypatia, 40.3, is now published: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

A gold flyer announcing that the new issue of Hypatia is now available. The flyer has a detail from the front cover of the journal running along its centre, depicting various abstract women's faces and hair in different shades of blue.

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Medicine without Doctors @medicinewithoutdoctors.org · Aug 26

Postdoctoral Fellow working on Abortion Care, based in Law and working with Dr Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra. @agomoni.bsky.social

Apply here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

The Law School within The University of Edinburgh is looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow to work on the Wellcome funded Discovery Award Medicine without Doctors.

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Matthew J. Cull @matthewjcull.bsky.social · Aug 21

Small mercies.

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Matthew J. Cull @matthewjcull.bsky.social · Aug 21

Tbh it strikes me that the most likely outcome would have just been that all the 'how the light gets in' posters would have a little 'supported by the RIP' logo at the bottom.

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Matthew J. Cull @matthewjcull.bsky.social · Aug 19

Cut to Spinoza, sweating, tugging at his shirt collar - "Not me though Gil ol buddy? Right? Right?"

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Matthew J. Cull @matthewjcull.bsky.social · Aug 12

Moral offsetting

Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · Aug 11

Don't worry folks, she linked to an LGBTQ+ donation page so that makes it all ok.

Scots actor releases statement after Harry Potter role backlash
The National (Scotland)8 Aug 2025BY GREGOR YOUNG

Michelle Gomez said she understood why her involvement was ‘painful for many’
SCOTTISH actor Michelle Gomez responded to a backlash from fans after it emerged she has taken on a role in an upcoming Harry Potter audiobook series.

Gomez, known for her roles in Green Wing and Doctor Who, posted a statement after fans were furious she is taking on the role of Professor McGonagall in an Audible series of JK Rowling’s books.

Fans were not happy with Gomez taking on the part, as Rowling has become renowned for her opposition to transgender rights.

Gomez insisted she was a supporter of LGBT+ rights, and said she “understood” why her taking on the role was “painful” for many fans.

The Harry Potter author recently called for a boycott of Marks & Spencer over a transgender member of staff working in the lingerie section.

Rowling also contributed to For Women Scotland’s crowdfunder when they took the case over the definition of a woman to the Supreme Court. Following the ruling, which said the definition under the Equality Act referred to biological sex, Rowling posted a photograph of her smoking a cigar on a yacht, celebrating the outcome.

Following the judgment, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published guidance that essentially banned transgender people from using toilets of their acquired gender.

One fan wrote: “It is incredibly disappointing to see that Michelle Gomez has chosen to work on the Harry Potter audio series.

“There isn’t an excuse for it – JK Rowling’s contribution to anti trans legislation and violence, supported by her HP earnings, has been well known for several years now.”

#TransAgendaClips

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · Aug 8

I am once again contemplating this banger.

A tweet from David East that reads: "starting to think that the rest of the world was actually fine in Children of Men and Britain just chose to be like that"

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Matthew J. Cull @matthewjcull.bsky.social · Aug 6

Social! Ontology! It's ontology, but social!

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Jack Tindale @jacktindale.bsky.social · Aug 3

The fact that the one game made by an explicitly communist co-op game studio now has three successor studios making a self-proclaimed sequel to it, and dispute the legitimacy of the other two is, of course, the most communist outcome possible.

Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · Aug 3

The curse of ‘Disco Elysium’, the greatest RPG ever made - on.ft.com/4ojvxw4 (free link for first three)

A really interesting, indefinably disturbing long read. I just have one question: who has all the time for these games? I mean...

The curse of ‘Disco Elysium’, the greatest RPG ever made

How the success of a singular video game led to crises for almost all its creators

on.ft.com

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river @deathcvlt.bsky.social · Jul 15

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Matthew J. Cull @matthewjcull.bsky.social · Jul 13

Captions for the photo of me talking on the SWIP panel at joint session are welcome. Photo credit: @drjoeslater.bsky.social

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Matthew J. Cull @matthewjcull.bsky.social · Jul 5

"But Baedecker, for all his wayward charm, is a notoriously unreliable guide."

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Jules @julesholroyd.bsky.social · Jun 24

In London for the British Academy conference* on the Ethics of Health Communication, talking about our (Fiona Woollard, Matt Cull) project on inclusion in perinatal & postnatal care!
*organised by my fab colleague Ben Davies!
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/briti...

#philsky #Philosophy

The Ethics of Health Communication

How should doctors and other health officials communicate effectively and ethically with the public? This conference brings together a variety of speakers working at the intersection of philosophical ...

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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Matthew J. Cull @matthewjcull.bsky.social · Jun 17

R&R telling me I should be more sympathetic to Cull and their work. I’m trying, okay??

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Matthew J. Cull @matthewjcull.bsky.social · Jun 17

Come work with Kenneth and I! The required specialisation is actually super broad: if you want to do interesting and fun work on the nature of corporations please apply. Bonus points if you can do empirical work: we’ll stand by in awe and clap every time you use a number philjobs.org/job/show/291...

Postdoctoral Fellow, Trinity College Dublin - PhilJobs:JFP Postdoctoral Fellow, Trinity College Dublin

An international database of jobs for philosophers

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Audrey Yap @audreysh.bsky.social · Jun 9

I wrote a really short piece for Hypatia about being an abolitionist and a survivor and why philosophers are such jerks (Literally I started writing this after giving a talk about the book I wrote with Barrett Emerick since Q&A made me feel like utter shit) doi.org/10.1017/hyp....

But What about the Really Bad People? Anti-Carceral Feminism and Surviving Violence | Hypatia | Cambridge Core

But What about the Really Bad People? Anti-Carceral Feminism and Surviving Violence

doi.org

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Matthew J. Cull @matthewjcull.bsky.social · May 3

The ECB is struggling to get women to play cricket at all, so great to hear that they've banned a subset of them from taking part 🙄

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Hane @hane.bsky.social · May 2

this pair of conference photos from David Chalmers' website says it all

Alex Byrne giving a talk on "gender trouble" with his presentation showing a "destroy the gender binary" t-shirt

Sally Haslanger in the audience looking furious at Alex Byrne's talk. The caption says "Sally tells Alex he needs to get out more"

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Arthur Webber 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @bernietranders.bsky.social · May 1

A friend who is a trans woman and who plays women’s football received an email from the FA about the decision which contains this paragraph.

Free therapy to cope with the fact you’ve been transphobic bigots, fucking brilliant.

This is not a decision that we have taken lightly, and we know that this news will be deeply disappointing. In the immediate aftermath of this news to help support you through this, we have partnered with Sporting Chance to provide you with free, fully confidential, online talking therapy with specially selected therapists, should you wish to do so. Up to six sessions can be provided to you and to do this you simply need to contact Sporting Chance by email at

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Matthew J. Cull @matthewjcull.bsky.social · Apr 23

Yes, even if you are interviewing them about something unrelated! Funnily enough they still care that you treat them with cruelty!

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Matthew J. Cull @matthewjcull.bsky.social · Apr 23

A small tip, a small *hint* for any journalist who has an interview request for a member of a marginalised group: make sure you don’t have a bunch of dehumanising tweets about that group on your twitter feed.

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Matthew J. Cull @matthewjcull.bsky.social · Apr 20

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Matthew J. Cull @matthewjcull.bsky.social · Apr 19

The story of them rushing across the country to find each other as Hume got close to dying is genuinely so sweet!

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Matthew J. Cull @matthewjcull.bsky.social · Apr 16

I made it a good 1000 pages into Knausgaard's big new series, but I think I am finally done with it. I kept thinking it might be more than facile readings of """big ideas""" if I kept going but that is *how he gets you*