who wants to cry

It's weird that eating more didn't help with the sickness I feel from eating too much imma try eating more

Another art 63 intervention in the Gaza Genocide case which makes 15 in total, two of which are also art 62 interventions.

We took #CalledTotheBar on the road to the ANZSIL Gender, Sexuality & International Law workshop! @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social chats with a wide range of scholars about feminist approaches to international law in an age of authoritarian capitalism.🎙️ soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...

cone of shame

hey so what the fuck

some things in life are worth spending good money on, and butter is one of those

genuinely. like, this picture says it all. that lovely little girl was an australian jew of ukranian descent. why are there israeli flags up.

i never post about work anymore, and it's because i've had the most appalling year in terms of overloaded teaching coupled with existential burnout times by university merger nonsense - i hope in 2026 i can get back to being the Procedure Goblin (or some other kind of legal fantasy creature)

genuinely so endeared that my old law firm sends me a christmas card every year, they were / are the best

I'm not sure there is any such thing as Justice but there can be lots of little micro acts of justice and that's what we should pursue every day

They missed one: Check out Called to the Bar - International Law over Drinks on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/V2xUizacbYlE...

I cannot

Ah yes, that's where a recently unemployed 24-year-old bricklayer, who spent years hanging around Australia's pro-IS network, and his 50-year-old migrant father were radicalised: university anti-genocide protests 🙄 Be fucking serious for a moment.

I'm marking and I need to lock in but apparently skz are on their way to Australia so I am DISTRACTED

if you fancy listening to some (rather tipsy) doom and gloom chats about international law, look no further! Our end of year drinks with @djag2.bsky.social @imogenmarjorie.bsky.social @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social @drnajimagi.bsky.social are now out soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...

I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork

Everyone imitates Tolkien all the time except when it comes to the one way it would really matter: making the protagonist of your novel for children a short, fat, 50-year-old man who doesn't want to do anything.

Today, DWI publishes a powerful essay by @mgasia.bsky.social, who works impersonating an AI sex companion: data-workers.org/michael/ This piece offers a rare glimpse into the psychological and economic realities behind one of the fastest-growing sectors: AI-assisted intimacy.

and, on the flipside, it doesn’t actually take a lot to maintain goodwill — devolving some decision making and responsibility, some budget for smallish expenses needed to do the work, not too much micro management, perhaps some free coffee and a desk with a computer, an office with a window, etc

my one very sincere piece of business advice to universities: it takes *a lot* of indignities to kill the goodwill of people who choose to work at universities but managing to do so is not something to be proud of

for the children involved this makes soooo much sense and reveals the absolutely massive gaps in our social services - I guarantee I would definitely have used Chat as a miserable, lonely and vulnerable teen

I literally never win anything :(

teeny tiny Korean achievement unlocked I didn't realise this was Hangul at first coz I just read it like I would read English

What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.” What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.” Funny how that works.

wishing them all the best even though i'm pretty sure this heralds the final downfall of our world

I'm late to the party but a hopeful piece on @opiniojuris.bsky.social opiniojuris.org/2025/12/06/r...

2025 can eat a bag of dicks

LOOK AT MY SOONIE MY BABY

really this feels insanely tone deaf a colour named "everything is on fire and I am tired" would have suited 2025 much better

my january is booking up at an alarming rate

HEY FRIENDS!! Did you know that Australia - #2 in the world for data centre investment - is now formally missing its climate targets thanks in large part to the resulting surge in power demand? It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why: www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...

New #CalledToTheBar! Imogen Saunders chats with editors from the American Journal of International Law, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, and Australian Yearbook of International Law about publishing, peer review, & what makes a great article. Essential ECR listening! soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...

I can't find my Spotify Wrapped but I mostly use YouTube Music anyway and also we already know the results

I was definitely not sober for the Called to the Bar end of year episode so kindly take that into account when listening

Another reason why it’s important not to obey illegal orders is because the people willing to give illegal orders will happily throw you under the bus for following them.

can we all please stop calling the Venezuela shit war crimes I know it's catchy but they're not war crimes coz there is no war thank yew

I couldn’t remember the names of the two guys in Waiting for Godot so I called them Estrogen and Tarragon and it turns out I was right

Christmas spirit yada yada

it is time open.spotify.com/track/5npCUs...

not trying to defame the Wiggles or anything but this picture isn't doing much to bolster their argument about no ecstasy

There are only two weeks left to apply for the Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers 2026. The scheme helps early career and postdoctoral researchers to cooperate on research projects with leading research groups in Japan. Apply now: https://bit.ly/3WQ14Jw

I'm special

they cried I cried we all cried

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild (non-Aus edition): Basking shark Stag (antlers and all on the island of Jura pretty sure it was actually a fae in disguise) Snakes (varied) Bighorn sheep One of these guys:

I was super sad to miss out on being part of this amazing conversation please go give it a listen!

Students at the start of my intensive class: Human Rights are universal and everyone has them! <3 Students at the end of my intensive class: The world is a hellhole and human rights exist only for the few and we must do something radically different before it's too late So, that's my job done.

Another holiday in the books.

Normal politicians on Thanksgiving: Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. Trump: I’M STARTING A LAND WAR IN VENEZUELA.