Tom O'Brien
@tomob-nz.bsky.social
York based Antipodean 🇳🇿, political sociologist, and allotmenteer 🌾 with @petramakela.bsky.social
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Tom O'Brien
@tomob-nz.bsky.social
· Dec 6
Six years today since Iti 🌈 and Whero came into our lives.
Home for Christmas 🎅
December 24, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Home for Christmas 🎅
Have a feeling this will be hard to top. 😋
December 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Have a feeling this will be hard to top. 😋
December 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Wow, that's a blast from the past.
The UK never really took to Everclear which was a shame as they were good...right up until they weren't. "Santa Monica" was the first song I heard by them and if you're listening to @noiseboxradio.com now, you'll hear it too because that's how radio works.
Oh yes it does.
Oh yes it does.
October 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Wow, that's a blast from the past.
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NEW from me: 'Where Next for Britain's Universities?' in The Political Quarterly. Since every Higher Ed prediction I've made has been proven correct and on time - indeed I've been a bit optimistic - the atrocious picture is depressing. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Where now for Britain's Universities?
Although the financial crisis facing the United Kingdom's universities is by now well known, the detailed reasons behind it have been less prominent in public and political debate. It is true that fr....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:03 AM
NEW from me: 'Where Next for Britain's Universities?' in The Political Quarterly. Since every Higher Ed prediction I've made has been proven correct and on time - indeed I've been a bit optimistic - the atrocious picture is depressing. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Released 34 years ago today
Steady Diet of Nothing, the second album by Fugazi, featuring the track KYEO
Fugazi at Sacred Heart Church, Washington DC, 1991 - KYEO [Keep Your Eyes Open]
#punk #punks #punkrock #fugazi #hardcorepunk #posthardcore #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Steady Diet of Nothing, the second album by Fugazi, featuring the track KYEO
Fugazi at Sacred Heart Church, Washington DC, 1991 - KYEO [Keep Your Eyes Open]
#punk #punks #punkrock #fugazi #hardcorepunk #posthardcore #history #punkrockhistory #otd
July 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Released 34 years ago today
Steady Diet of Nothing, the second album by Fugazi, featuring the track KYEO
Fugazi at Sacred Heart Church, Washington DC, 1991 - KYEO [Keep Your Eyes Open]
#punk #punks #punkrock #fugazi #hardcorepunk #posthardcore #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Steady Diet of Nothing, the second album by Fugazi, featuring the track KYEO
Fugazi at Sacred Heart Church, Washington DC, 1991 - KYEO [Keep Your Eyes Open]
#punk #punks #punkrock #fugazi #hardcorepunk #posthardcore #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Hi energy Shonen Knife at The Crescent 🤘
June 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Hi energy Shonen Knife at The Crescent 🤘
Whero is a strong advocate for WFH
June 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Whero is a strong advocate for WFH
Fionn Regan at Brudenell Social Club with @petramakela.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Fionn Regan at Brudenell Social Club with @petramakela.bsky.social
At least I will have a choice when they do finally arrive...
February 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
At least I will have a choice when they do finally arrive...
Reposted by Tom O'Brien
It is a sea of many names.
February 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It is a sea of many names.
Advantage of electronic journal systems us being able to see just how little some editors care. 😔
February 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Advantage of electronic journal systems us being able to see just how little some editors care. 😔
A small chink of light in a troubling time ☕️
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...
The long black: will this soon be the UK’s favourite coffee order?
Fans of the drink, brewed differently from an americano, say its taste is vastly superior – and are turning a niche product into a bestseller
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A small chink of light in a troubling time ☕️
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...
Going home after short visit to Newcastle.
February 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Going home after short visit to Newcastle.
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New book review!
States and nature: the effects of climate change on security by Joshua W. Busby.
Reviewed for us by @tomob-nz.bsky.social: "This book provides a comprehensive overview of climate security, tracing its origins and potential futures."
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
States and nature: the effects of climate change on security by Joshua W. Busby.
Reviewed for us by @tomob-nz.bsky.social: "This book provides a comprehensive overview of climate security, tracing its origins and potential futures."
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
January 29, 2025 at 7:37 AM
New book review!
States and nature: the effects of climate change on security by Joshua W. Busby.
Reviewed for us by @tomob-nz.bsky.social: "This book provides a comprehensive overview of climate security, tracing its origins and potential futures."
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
States and nature: the effects of climate change on security by Joshua W. Busby.
Reviewed for us by @tomob-nz.bsky.social: "This book provides a comprehensive overview of climate security, tracing its origins and potential futures."
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
Good day at the supermarket, got the best flavour
January 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Good day at the supermarket, got the best flavour
Fruitful visit to the record store yesterday @fatfreddysdrop.bsky.social
January 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Fruitful visit to the record store yesterday @fatfreddysdrop.bsky.social
Sad day in the neighbourhood. Glad we got one final shop in.
January 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Sad day in the neighbourhood. Glad we got one final shop in.
York to London and back again for Christmas via Bedford and Barton-upon-Humber 🚙
December 30, 2024 at 5:55 PM
York to London and back again for Christmas via Bedford and Barton-upon-Humber 🚙