Julia Leyda (she/her)

if you want to have a nice and relaxing sunday, do not watch the new Hulu documentary on Hurricane Katrina. if you want to shake with rage and anger over the total failure of this nation's government and media establishment, watch the Hulu documentary on Katrina (this is a recommendation)

Tortoiseshell cat sitting on the balcony raling behind a climbing clematis in the sunshine

Maude Gideon (now a sturdy 4.7kg at 10 months) and Rasputin clematis. #FelineFriday #Cats #Bloomscrolling

"Outside sprawled an expansive golfing green that demanded more water than a Third World city, where...virile bankers practiced a sport whose swinging skills required both the brute, warlike force necessary to disembowel unions as well as the coup de grâce finesse of tax dodging."

THE SYMPATHIZER

Woo!

YouTube video by Apple TV Murderbot — Dr. Mensah's Panic Attack | Scene | Apple TV+

One of my favorite scenes for a Friday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxQt...

Tachyon 30th Anniversary: Smart Speculative Fiction for Everyone Elevate your home library with the Tachyon 30th Anniversary Bundle and help support the Electronic Frontier Foundation with your purchase!

Tachyon Press celebrates its 30th birthday (has it really been that long?) with a humble bundle of their books: www.humblebundle.com/books/tachyo...

Cultures of Energy: 234 - Failed States (feat. Imre Szeman) Dominic reports briefly on how your co-hosts returned home to their own personal Hurricane Harvey. Then (4:20) returns to the podcast to talk about his new book Futures of the Sun: The Struggle Over ...

New episode of the Cultures of Energy podcast. We talk with old friend Imre Szeman about his new book Futures of the Sun and why energy transition is too often the story of failed states. tinyurl.com/5n6bp8b6 @cymene.bsky.social @imreszeman.bsky.social @uminnpress.bsky.social @4sweb.bsky.social

Manchester University Press - Electric wind Electric wind - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of Electric wind by Marianna Dudley

I was excited to find out that my book is available for pre-order! One for anyone interested in energy, climate, and the history of Britain. Thanks to MUP for making it pretty and affordable 🫶 manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526182968/

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WGA Statement on Paramount’s Decision to Cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert The following is a statement from the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW).

I'm scheduled to talk on CBS' decision to cancel The Late Show w/Stephen Colbert on CNN and PBS later today. I expect to reference this request from Writers Guild of America for New York AG Letitia James to investigate wrongdoing in the decision. https://loom.ly/6uYkGlY

Yes, it's in the same universe as A Shore Thing. Very cute!

I recently enjoyed Woodworking and A Rare Find. This novel sounds fun!

‘And Just Like That ...’: Pure ‘hate-watch’ or insidious social experiment? Fans of “Sex and the City” grapple with why they can’t stop watching the nonsensical sequel “And Just Like That...,” now in its inane third season.

www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

You don't have to do this.

The rich can’t abide competition

Make education free and fair, you’ll unlock talent that will cause folks to challenge the hoarding of wealth by obvious mediocrities

In this post I compiled a literature review of research about such gendered service disparities. These dynamics contributed to my resignation from a tenured full professorship last week.

So cool.

uhhh by popular demand i think this is a t-shirt now?

this might be a bad idea, felt way too easy. i just sped through setting this up so go nuts i guess lol. dunno what the quality will be like.

cctl.creator-spring.com/listing/broa...

At no point in this study did I use AI. This includes the literature review, logical organization, writing, analysis, and proofreading. I do not cite any studies that use AI, to the extent that it is possible to know.

Yesterday I used this "AI -Free Statement" in a conference talk for the first time. Still trying to figure out the exact language.

Feel free to borrow, modify, etc.

Despite taking heavy ongoing shelling in the Vibe War, white supremacists vow their cause is not lost.

Steve Bannon is said to be raising money to finance a remake of The Birth of a Nation, in which an innocent white woman pitches herself over a cliff to avoid the indignity of free buses.

Hydrofictions Hydrofictions

I'm loath to mention it given the level of scholarly opportunism at the moment, but I wrote a book on this, and anyone wanting to learn more might find it helpful. Fourth chapter is about the destruction of water infrastructure & unmaking of citizenship edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-hydrofi...

BMC Neurology Long-term neurological and cognitive impact of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis in over 4 million patients — Elboraay et al. "this meta-analysis highlights the significant prevalence of long-term neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with COVID-19, including fatigue, depression, anxiety, cognitive impairment, sleep disturbances, and headaches."

Long-term neurological and cognitive impact of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis in over 4 million patients

bmcneurol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Image is from the latest Science for ME weekly update

#NeuroPASC #LongCovid

Two answers to “how could X let this happen” and they boil down to 1) greed and avarice on one hand and 2) political violence on the other.

American authoritarianism will be the dumbest iteration imaginable — memes, masks — but no less horrible.

Kids are Protesting ICE in Roblox "Despite being primarily a children’s game, Roblox has evolved into a sort of emergent civic theatre for kids online."

Roblox players protested within the game, battling cops, breaking down barricades, waving Mexican flags, and facing off across a line of players dressed in police SWAT gear.

Read the full story here ⤵️

#dgfa2025 if I didn't shove a flyer into your hand the last few days, let me make up for that digitally:
the volume co-edited with @improbable.bsky.social has finally seen the light of day and you can see it, too, at 30% off if you add EVENT30 at checkout
www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...

Botanical Garden is lovely, and friends are mad about the sauna down on the fjord.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

YouTube video by Screen Rant Plus Murderbot Stars Noma Dumezweni & David Dastmalchian Shed Light On Their Crew Dynamics

It's Murderbot Eve for people who watch it on Thursdays. Here's a great interview with Noma Dumezweni and David Dastmalchian:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=361c...

Do we need Billy Porter, in drag, singing "I Am What I Am" right now? Yes, we absolutely do. Especially right now. Inject it into my veins.
www.nycitycenter.org/events-ticke...

Backing Out of Academic Overcommitment - Ideas on Fire How to gracefully back out of a professional commitment you've already made, and how to extend grace when you are on the receiving end.

Overcommitment: It happens to every academic now and again. When honoring an existing commitment is no longer possible, what’s important is bowing out respectfully. Here are tips from @adrishaw.bsky.social‬ on this delicate art.

ideasonfire.net/backing-out-...

#ProfessorLife #PhDLife