Marie Thompson
University worker. Tinnitus/noise/sonic cyberfeminisms. Currently writing about sound reproduction and reproductive crisis.
- Reposted by Marie ThompsonIt’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize
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- Reposted by Marie ThompsonOngoing decimation of British universities part 252: Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email. Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
- Up the BL workers.
- ‘A sound archivist told me he and his colleagues could earn more in the private sector but they work here for less pay because “we believe in what we do.”’ Anna Aslanyan on the picket line at the British Library, from the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
- I'm currently producing some teaching involving both jazz and disco and it's really bringing home the proximity of music to the "make/let die"
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- 📣📣📣 fees-only PhD funding for Music at the OU 📣📣📣
- My dear, dear baritone wielding friend has a new album out and it is [complementary] absolutely demonic rekemrecords.bandcamp.com/album/best-w...
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- Just devastating. Most of my feed is rightfully outraged about the cuts to music (posed to become an "extra curricular" activity) but the cuts to modern languages are so grim too: if I understand correctly, it means no HE language provision on this side of the midlands www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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- Reposted by Marie ThompsonThis will be a long thread on yesterday police massacre in Rio. In nothern Rio de Janeiro city, there is a couple of hills called Complexo da Penha. It's Comando Vermelho("Red Command", a drug gang), or CV, territory. CV is the greatest gang in Rio, second in the whole Brazil. +
- Ruh roh.
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- Enjoying the chaotic drinks selection at my parents' local shop
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- I know the bar is high/low, but l feel like I've hit a new personal worst in algorithmic culture with Facebook pushing anti-mammogram content
- I mean, I appreciate the sentiment but I really think we should give proper credit to all the terrible non-AI art that exists.
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