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For the avoidance of doubt, the decision to disregard research on inequalities is also an ideological one. Choosing to focus on individual differences is an ideological decision; unsurprisingly, one that is preferable to government, despite their framing of it as apolitical

The logical positivism permeating this piece is something. Come take a humanities class where we can help to explain positivism, it’s historical genealogy, counter perspectives, and lots of other cool things!

we’ve still got some tickets remaining for our symposium! join us in Birmingham to hear about social justice work happening in psychology and to collectively reimagine a psychology for systemic change

donating to Palestinian-led organisations on the ground in Gaza is the best way to get help directly to Palestinians now. two organisations are Reviving Gaza and The Sameer Project - please donate whatever you can (links below)

I have had death threats for my work on trans rights. I have been stalked. I have had people try and have me thrown out of my University. I am by no means alone, and lots of trans-inclusive academics have spoken publicly about the violence and harassment they face. But no mention of that here.

“we reject the sterile fantasy of the detached scientist & call for the unapologetic recognition of subjectivity as central to all scientific work…we argue that the ongoing erasure of the human element in science weakens intellectual integrity & undermines the very rigor reformers claim to uphold” 👏

I mean, there’s a whole wiki entry about the connection between veganism and punk: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_...

🌟💥🎪 Announcing our Festival headliners We're...proper...excited! Keri Opai, Dr Cora Sargeant and Bernard Coard. Join us on 19th September for inspiration, challenge and hope. More about our headliners: edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/an... #epfest2025 #edpsychs

transphobic feminists uphold patriarchy, exhibit A: (tweet from JK Rowling: “The highest calling of men is using their strength to defend and protect, and I honour every one of you who does it ❤️”)

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Elon saying he’s going to reprogram his chatbot’s view of history is a perfect example of why these kinds of AI products aren’t the neutral “tools” people always defend them as. They’re little political projects reflecting the ideologies of their creators

The degree to which fees have made everything in HE shittier should never be underestimated

delighted to announce our upcoming symposium entitled "Critical futures: Reimagining psychology for systemic change" join us in Birmingham in September to explore critical psychology and to collectively reimagine a psychology for social justice! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-f...

the most powerful men in the world are being pathetic online and right wing men are using it as evidence that men are better than women

liberals will dunk on Elon Musk and Trump with their feud, but not without drawing on misogynistic tropes e.g. “cat fights” etc

look at this shit! there is no post-white when white supremacy exists. white supremacy won’t be dismantled by coddling white people and pretending they have nothing to do with it and don’t benefit from it

The Psychologists for Social Change in the @psychmag.bsky.social www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Struggling with the silence… The Leicester Chapter of the Psychologists for Social Change meet unfolding horrors with 'anger brewing'… www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

the only benefit purportedly here for women is that “marriage benefits women more than men” - observably not true - and then the rest of it is all about what men want/deserve. man, we do not care

beautiful film! hope they never make a remake of it that totally strips it of all original meaning, turns the ending into an individualist nightmare, and takes away the cop villain in favour of making the scientist the villain instead (sarcasm 😃)

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Ignoring scientific consensus, Labour have found some bigoted 'experts' to support the conclusion they had already come to. It seems Malcolm Tucker is the inspiration behind the Labour Govt's approach to trans healthcare. Policy-based evidence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lADB...

Miss Rachel isn’t on Bluesky, but her posts about Gaza should be. I wish this wasn’t so unusual to see from people with big platforms.

“I'll start with myself. During my decades at the university I've been an extraordinary bigot.”

last chance to get your thoughts into this survey! really enjoying hearing people’s experiences with critical approaches to psych, and understanding how it’s being drawn on in the UK. there’s still time to take part in an interview too, if you want to chat in more depth - details in the next tweet!

calling all UK psychologists! we are hoping to hear from psychologists who draw on critical approaches to psychology in their work, through our qualitative survey that will close in 1 week: t.co/6u6wBeMN3v (1/3)

my all time favourite movie. changed my life. could not stop thinking about it for weeks afterwards. the original and cover versions of “anthems for a seventeen year-old girl” are still my number 1 and number 2 most played songs on spotify a year later

i feel like nvivo was specifically designed to make people not want to use it. in every way possible. i’m usually a pen and paper person but this data set is too big and nvivo is ruining my life

calling all UK psychologists! we are hoping to hear from psychologists who draw on critical approaches to psychology in their work, through our qualitative survey that will close in 1 week: t.co/6u6wBeMN3v (1/3)

Out of the way, you!

“When tangata whenua [people of the land] resist, colonial powers reach for maximum penalty.” This is what colonialism looks like. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Hey, Bart! Summer's almost here. Which kind of sprinkler do you like?

I feel like women have been saying this forever. Back in 2015 I had this large painful bulge in my lower stomach and went to see my GP. He recommended I lose weight. Mind you I was around 130lbs at 5'7 at the time. Went to my gyno it was 22 cm ovarian cyst. I'm shocked the numbers aren't higher

“men and boys are drawn to him because he offers simple solutions” the shit this man offers:

Just seen this "de-policing study" that purports to show that defunding police results in more murders. It is one of the most ridiculous pieces of nonsense I've read in some time. A few thoughts 1/n

fame at last

...and yet the are players in the men's premier league who have been accused of sexually assaulting multiple women and continue to play every week, and the FA has nought to say. this has nothing to do with 'protecting women'. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'm rather pleased with this one. I could have written a book: 2000 words was *hard* So much more to say, but here's start. It's #openaccess #Disabled joy is resistance’: Insights and recommendations from social psychology on reducing #ableism. BJSP 64 doi.org/10.1111/bjso...

I spoke with a lonely guy years ago about his struggles finding a gf. He confidently told me what women want according to some self-help bro. I asked why he wouldn't instead ask women directly and he said "Because what women actually want and what they say they want are two different things"

you reds! regardless of the result, it was very nice to be at wembley again yesterday 🤩❤️

been going through the motions with healthcare professionals the past 6 months to investigate whether i have endo. had several different appointments, my first specifically with a gyno today, who asked me whether i had tried ibuprofen for the pain. IBUPROFEN… yes, i have indeed tried ibuprofen

women participating in this make me sick. the “gentler, softer” faces of patriarchal violence

Just here feeling quietly heartbroken for Virginia Giuffre and her family, on news of her death by suicide. And quietly raging at all who get away with (men's) abuse of women and girls, and a society that doesn't care enough to stop it - but yeah, trans women in loos. www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

“Giuffre was one of the earliest and loudest voices calling for criminal charges against Epstein and his enablers. Other Epstein abuse survivors later credited her with giving them the courage to speak out.” Rest in peace and power, Virgina ✊❤️ (tw: suicide, abuse) www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Now they’re coming directly for the medical journals. www.statnews.com/2025/04/23/n...