Máire O S
@maireos.bsky.social
She/her. Academic, dog lover, knitter, mom.
Into consumer culture theory, gender and the marketing of scams.
The NYT called me an ‘expert on multilevel marketing schemes’, which was pretty cool.
Into consumer culture theory, gender and the marketing of scams.
The NYT called me an ‘expert on multilevel marketing schemes’, which was pretty cool.
I am genuinely happy for Zendaya and Tom Holland, two people who I have never and will never meet. Parasocially proud of you two!
January 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I am genuinely happy for Zendaya and Tom Holland, two people who I have never and will never meet. Parasocially proud of you two!
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He’s making a list…
December 16, 2024 at 9:03 AM
He’s making a list…
All scams fascinate me, but academic scams are particularly wild.
Another journal scam to be aware of - here's the story of how a journal was 'hijacked', and an imposter website set up to profit from Article Processing Charges www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/...
Responding to the growing issue of ‘journal hijacking’ | International Development Planning Review
This article was published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND licence: https://creativecommons.org/licences/by-nc-nd/4.0.
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
December 4, 2024 at 2:53 PM
All scams fascinate me, but academic scams are particularly wild.
A bird flew down our chimney tonight and my response was to grab the baby and run next door for help. At what point in my life should I expect ‘get an adult!’ to stopping being my default response? Thus far I have been an adult for 20 years.
November 20, 2024 at 10:33 PM
A bird flew down our chimney tonight and my response was to grab the baby and run next door for help. At what point in my life should I expect ‘get an adult!’ to stopping being my default response? Thus far I have been an adult for 20 years.
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The last time RFK Jr. had any influence over health policy, 5,700 people were infected and 83 (mostly children) died because of measles in Samoa. That alone should be the end of his nomination. www.factcheck.org/2023/08/scic...
FactChecking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - FactCheck.org
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent anti-vaccine advocate, is running for president as a Democrat. Our SciCheck team has combed through his recent interviews to identify and correct some of his most co...
www.factcheck.org
November 15, 2024 at 10:33 PM
The last time RFK Jr. had any influence over health policy, 5,700 people were infected and 83 (mostly children) died because of measles in Samoa. That alone should be the end of his nomination. www.factcheck.org/2023/08/scic...
Started nuking my bad place account but I can’t face deleting the joy of the Marriage Referendum tally.
November 13, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Started nuking my bad place account but I can’t face deleting the joy of the Marriage Referendum tally.
@handsomepostie.bsky.social I’ve found you in the new place! So if you need to message me to use a bathroom in a pandemic, we can switch to this!
November 11, 2024 at 9:56 PM
@handsomepostie.bsky.social I’ve found you in the new place! So if you need to message me to use a bathroom in a pandemic, we can switch to this!
Now that @jortsthecat.bsky.social moved to Bluesky, I really just need the menswear guy and I can delete Twitter.
October 22, 2024 at 7:48 AM
Now that @jortsthecat.bsky.social moved to Bluesky, I really just need the menswear guy and I can delete Twitter.