Sue S
@sjsbunchberry.bsky.social
Mathematician, trade unionist, cat staff, cornus canadensis stan. I spell badly on both sides of the Atlantic. She/her. Opinions my own. Black lives matter.
(Picture of Dactylorhiza maculata as no Cornus canadensis in my camera)
(Picture of Dactylorhiza maculata as no Cornus canadensis in my camera)
The bluesky Discover algorithm (which I mostly like, don't hate me) keeps showing me men's gym selfies. What can I tweak to not get this? Is it because I like #runsky? I'm much less interested in lifting and have negative interest in random pix of shirtless or nearly shirtless guys
December 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The bluesky Discover algorithm (which I mostly like, don't hate me) keeps showing me men's gym selfies. What can I tweak to not get this? Is it because I like #runsky? I'm much less interested in lifting and have negative interest in random pix of shirtless or nearly shirtless guys
I always think that Joseph is the most interesting person in Nativity paintings. Sometimes he's confused, sometimes he's a bit grumpy, sometimes he's just a good bloke trying to do his best. @bluejo.bsky.social _nails_ this last in this story.
Joseph's Story (available in my collection Starlings from @tachyonpub.bsky.social )
www.jowaltonbooks.com/short-storie...
www.jowaltonbooks.com/short-storie...
What Joseph Felt (A Christmas Story) | Jo Walton -- Science Fiction and Fantasy Author
www.jowaltonbooks.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I always think that Joseph is the most interesting person in Nativity paintings. Sometimes he's confused, sometimes he's a bit grumpy, sometimes he's just a good bloke trying to do his best. @bluejo.bsky.social _nails_ this last in this story.
@eightdaysofdiana.bsky.social Listening to the latest ep. My English father, born London 1947, used the phrase Black Maria for a police van and pronounced it Mar-eye-a, so I say you made the correct choice.
December 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
@eightdaysofdiana.bsky.social Listening to the latest ep. My English father, born London 1947, used the phrase Black Maria for a police van and pronounced it Mar-eye-a, so I say you made the correct choice.
In the 19 days so far of the #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar, 3 have been hazelnut & cocoa spread. Plus the calendar came with a whole jar of hazelnut & cocoa spread! The repeats mean fewer of the wonderful inventive #jamvent flavours that usually enliven December. I hope next year is more diverse.
December 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
In the 19 days so far of the #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar, 3 have been hazelnut & cocoa spread. Plus the calendar came with a whole jar of hazelnut & cocoa spread! The repeats mean fewer of the wonderful inventive #jamvent flavours that usually enliven December. I hope next year is more diverse.
This is Tuskeegee level BS. I do not have words for how evil and disgusting this is.
December 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This is Tuskeegee level BS. I do not have words for how evil and disgusting this is.
Well, according to the world's richest Nazi, I'm not a woman. Thanks for clearing that up.
Transphobia is a patriarchal movement. 👇🏻
December 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Well, according to the world's richest Nazi, I'm not a woman. Thanks for clearing that up.
Sadly, I agree with pretty much all of this analysis of the failed #ucu HE ballot.
Unfortunately the HE 2025 ballot failed at 39% turnout. I have written about why and about what desperately needs to change in UCU's national structures off the back of this result. Some HEC members need to chi up and understand their role in all this, and how disconnected they are from members.
The HE Ballot failed, now what?
If you’re reading this it is because today the UCU’s 2025 national ballot over pay and conditions in universities has failed. The last time…
hitchcockian.medium.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Sadly, I agree with pretty much all of this analysis of the failed #ucu HE ballot.
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No matter how tough you say times are, there’s always enough money in the banana stand to pay an external consultant to scope ‘academic efficiency opportunities’ www.theferret.scot/consultancy-...
‘Nousferatu’: the notorious consultancy advising Edinburgh uni amid 'huge' cuts
Scotland’s largest university has turned to Nous Group at the same time as it is making savings that could lead to nearly 2,000 job losses. Staff say they were misled about the extent of its work.
www.theferret.scot
November 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
No matter how tough you say times are, there’s always enough money in the banana stand to pay an external consultant to scope ‘academic efficiency opportunities’ www.theferret.scot/consultancy-...
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
EU countries (eg Poland) must recognise same sex marriages from elsewhere in the EU. This is a BIG DEAL, even if not quite the same as Obergefell.
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 AM
EU countries (eg Poland) must recognise same sex marriages from elsewhere in the EU. This is a BIG DEAL, even if not quite the same as Obergefell.
@dmmdipodcast.bsky.social It seems to be the season for telling podcasters how much I like their work - so let me say how terrific this podcast is. I did not imagine when I started listening to it how much I would enjoy an insanely deep dive into the Perniverse. 1/
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
@dmmdipodcast.bsky.social It seems to be the season for telling podcasters how much I like their work - so let me say how terrific this podcast is. I did not imagine when I started listening to it how much I would enjoy an insanely deep dive into the Perniverse. 1/
I've been enjoying listening to @instantclassicspod.bsky.social. Their most recent episode is about the underworld, and it made me wonder: how different were (classical obvs) Greek and Roman mythology and beliefs from each other? 1/
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I've been enjoying listening to @instantclassicspod.bsky.social. Their most recent episode is about the underworld, and it made me wonder: how different were (classical obvs) Greek and Roman mythology and beliefs from each other? 1/
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Great @mashagessen.bsky.social on the true purpose of Trump's cruel passport gender marker rules: exerting social control. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
Opinion | The Ruling About Passports Isn’t About ID. It’s About Social Control.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Great @mashagessen.bsky.social on the true purpose of Trump's cruel passport gender marker rules: exerting social control. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
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Can’t speak to the book, but the cover pic is fab
I have ten of these PHYSICS FOR CATS pins to give away! Share the post below👇 for a chance to win one. (UK only: you can share from anywhere but I can't send you a pin).
October 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Can’t speak to the book, but the cover pic is fab
Posted my ballot in the @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social dispute over management’s drastic unnecessary budget cuts. That expression on my face is what a fed up academic looks like.
September 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Posted my ballot in the @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social dispute over management’s drastic unnecessary budget cuts. That expression on my face is what a fed up academic looks like.
I am ashamed to be a citizen of the US right now
no surprised that brett ”almost certainly flunked his remedial classes” kavanaugh thinks the constitution authorizes a race-based federal “papers please” regime. quick, someone ask him what he thinks of the fugitive slave act.
This is a paragraph Brett Kavanaugh wrote on his little computer and then sent out into the world:
September 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I am ashamed to be a citizen of the US right now
UPDATE: I complained yesterday about the route and signage of the Edinburg #trailescape. They've now put the following sort of apology up: "If you took part in the 25km at Edinburgh 2025, your distance may be longer... 1/
September 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
UPDATE: I complained yesterday about the route and signage of the Edinburg #trailescape. They've now put the following sort of apology up: "If you took part in the 25km at Edinburgh 2025, your distance may be longer... 1/
I ran the "25k" #trailescape in Edinburgh today, and while I had a great time myself, I cannot recommend this event to other folk on #runsky .
September 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I ran the "25k" #trailescape in Edinburgh today, and while I had a great time myself, I cannot recommend this event to other folk on #runsky .
If they do this, it will destroy research and graduate education in STEM in the US
Trump admin planning to change student visas from lasting for duration of academic program to fixed 4-yr term, and then much harder to renew
Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.
Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.
Trump Deals A New Immigration Blow To International Students
Trump officials have proposed a new rule limiting international students to fixed periods of entry, making a U.S. education more precarious.
www.forbes.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
If they do this, it will destroy research and graduate education in STEM in the US
This is a powerful piece.
I wrote about Israel’s assassination of Anas al-Sharif, a brave journalist in Gaza, and the work of local journalists everywhere. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/o...
Opinion | He Was the Face and Voice of Gaza. Israel Assassinated Him.
www.nytimes.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
This is a powerful piece.
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It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
August 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
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Today, we remember and celebrate Janey Godley.
July 25, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Today, we remember and celebrate Janey Godley.
Dave knows/knew both the Minnesota legislators targeted in the right wing political violence of last week, and worked with them on progressive policy issues. His reflections are worth reading.
Working in a think tank, sitting at a desk, it's easy to feel removed from the real-world impacts of the policies we support.
But Melissa and John helped make them real here in Minnesota. I was so proud that my legislators played such an important role.
Here's a personal reflection:
But Melissa and John helped make them real here in Minnesota. I was so proud that my legislators played such an important role.
Here's a personal reflection:
A personal reflection on the political violence in Minnesota
Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and State Senator John Hoffman are my legislators. On the morning of June 14, a right-wing extremist assassinated Melissa Hortman and her husband. John ...
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June 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Dave knows/knew both the Minnesota legislators targeted in the right wing political violence of last week, and worked with them on progressive policy issues. His reflections are worth reading.