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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 6h

I'm awaiting an important package from UPS. It should've arrived yesterday. They said my address doesn't exist. We confirmed the address and were told it would arrive today. The same thing happened.

Now they say I can collect it in-store, except it'll arrive on 08.17.25 – a date that doesn't exist.

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 9h

The plausible outcome, however, is of course "I will be a servant."

William Carruthers @williamcarruthers.bsky.social · 9h

The subtext of ‘we should be more like Dubai’, beyond the obvious racism, is ‘I should have a servant’.

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 12h

Huge fan of short books (academic or not). Basically I am 10x as likely to have time to read it carefully if it's <200 pages.

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 1d

Somehow I missed that one. Though I do try to miss anything Bob Dylan related post-1975

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 1d

Huge fan of unenthusiastic responses to winning a Nobel.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuBO...

British author Doris Lessing reacts to Nobel win

YouTube video by ReutersLC

www.youtube.com

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 3d

The question isn't whether they're popular across the public as a whole, but whether they idea of them is popular enough among enough voters in the right constituencies to regain some seats (or, in the minds of more optimistic Tories, a majority). That doesn't seem too implausible to me.

Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 4d

It's so annoying how pretty much any automated digital process gets labelled as AI these days

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 4d

I cancelled my Netflix subscription like a week ago and now I get like 2 emails a day begging me to come back. Oddly satisfying feeling.

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 5d

Peer-reviewing an article: "Why is this an article, and not a book?"

Peer-reviewing a book: "And why is this a book, and not an article?"

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 9d

I am unbelievably pleased and excited by this idea.

I don't really have anything specific to offer because IMO the HREotGN is more omnipresent than the (Ancient) Roman Empire, just below the surface. I suppose what I find striking is how it gets cut out of e.g. pop representations of the Tudors.

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 9d

Once again, a huge and potentially disastrous disconnect between the government (who think of immigration in terms of finessing statistics) and the far right (who just don't want to be around people who are different from them).

Katherine Weikert @kateweikert.bsky.social · 9d

Under Labour's plan, I wouldn't qualify for my ILR because I spent the first five years on my work visa in a new career, where I spent most of my time [checks notes] educating young adults.

BBC News - Mahmood to demand migrants earn right to settled status
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Shabana Mahmood to demand migrants earn right to settled status

New tests will include learning English to a high standard, paying National Insurance and not claiming benefits.

www.bbc.com

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 10d

Had to do this recently while visiting. It took a selfie and told me "you're clearly an adult, absolutely 0 reason for proper confirmation whatsoever" and honestly I think I'd have preferred my private data harvested by some malign techbro than that.

a bald man in a plaid shirt and vest stands with his hands on his hips .

Alt: Grumpy fan meme gif

media.tenor.com

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 10d

But also: he might not profit directly, but I'm sure he'd like the reputation of free universal science fiction healthcare. And even if it only convinces a handful of people, they might help swing 2028 for his successor (hopefully not him) who would, presumably, aim to benefit him financially.

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 10d

I normally tend towards the "he knows what he's doing (but evil)" end of the "he knows what he's doing (but evil)" to "he's completely lost (also evil)" spectrum, but I do wonder if he hasn't convinced himself this is real and something he actually did.

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 11d

I'll be there until October 2026, it looks like. :)

(After that who knows 🙃🥲🫠)

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 11d

Ditto if you're in Turin at all!

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 11d

I’ve really not made as much use of the libraries as I probably should… Either way let me know when you’re next in town – I’d be very happy to get a coffee!

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 11d

(I have complex feelings about Turin in large part because getting residence, into the healthcare system, etc. has been so arduous, but also agree Florence itself is kinda overhyped. Keen to see more of Tuscany though.)

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 11d

Unfortunately not in Turin. Yet another reason for me to get out of Piedmont, I guess!

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 11d

where is this i want it

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 11d

You mean the guy who dramatically and devastatingly expanded PFIs? Who stopped asylum seekers from working, making it inevitable they would be put up in shoddy, overpriced accommodation at huge public expense, forming the background to the current wave of Reform-to-Robinson street bigotry? That guy?

Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 11d

Anything to the left of the Heritage Foundation is literally just postmodern neo-Marxism

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 11d

I can think of quite a lot of thoughtful, principled conservatives in my field who these guys would instantly pillory for not supporting white supremacist plutocracy

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Dr. T. Flo @tnflorvil.bsky.social · 14d

Remembering the black history of Weimar Berlin: www.the-berliner.com/politics/bla...

Remembering the black history of Weimar Berlin - The Berliner

Three Cameroonian Berliners from a century ago were key figures in Berlin's black history, remembered for their fight for self-determination.

www.the-berliner.com

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Morgan Golf-French @zenothankyou.bsky.social · 12d

Re-watching Jane the Virgin and a) it's bonkers some people said this show was conservative when it came out and b) glad to report my original judgment (both Michael and Rafael suck) is still correct.

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