International lawyer • PhDing @CambridgeUni.bsky.social re digital evidence & int’l justice • dog enthusiast • iced coffee drinker • Oxford comma fanatic https://www.polis.cam.ac.uk/staff/christine-carpenterhttps://bsky.app/profile/chris4short.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/chris4short.bsky.social/post/3mjreequpmk2kLive footage of me waking up on spring cleaning day https://media.tenor.com/wtfYmZobAJ0AAAAC/excited-todays-the-day.gif?hh=170&ww=24418 Apr 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:t5klprhraxpkx43hfltrcvsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjreequpmk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/chris4short.bsky.social/post/3mhc6nwrcvk2pThe plot is so lost [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2026 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:t5klprhraxpkx43hfltrcvsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhc6nwrcvk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/chris4short.bsky.social/post/3mhazclffms2sMy brain on the first day of spring, every single year: “Wait, do I have seasonal depression?”17 Mar 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:t5klprhraxpkx43hfltrcvsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhazclffms2shttps://bsky.app/profile/chris4short.bsky.social/post/3mfzlyi3v2c2cInternational lawyers: US-Israel strikes on Iran are illegal European government officials: are the strikes illegal? WhO cAN sAy? Certainly not us. The media: Iran takes illegal escalating action across the Middle East01 Mar 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:t5klprhraxpkx43hfltrcvsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfzlyi3v2c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/chris4short.bsky.social/post/3mfuiyxgjkc2fWhen you’re in your 30s you just start saying shit like “I love having people over because it gives me an excuse to clean!”27 Feb 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:t5klprhraxpkx43hfltrcvsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuiyxgjkc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/chris4short.bsky.social/post/3mcwhuyjcxs26Is my chapter done? No, but my apartment is SO CLEAN21 Jan 2026 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:t5klprhraxpkx43hfltrcvsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcwhuyjcxs26https://bsky.app/profile/chris4short.bsky.social/post/3mapeupphzk22Aaaaand wow we got here so much faster than I thought we would [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Dec 2025 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:t5klprhraxpkx43hfltrcvsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mapeupphzk22https://bsky.app/profile/chris4short.bsky.social/post/3maem3hxcuk2aAbsolutely no one: Me, every time I hear the song Lover: FEBRUARY. It should be leave the Christmas lights up till FEBRUARY because everyone leaves their lights up till January and February is the same number of syllabus and ends in the same vowels and then it would make freaking SENSE19 Dec 2025 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:t5klprhraxpkx43hfltrcvsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3maem3hxcuk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/chris4short.bsky.social/post/3m5vqfefdu22mYou can tell a lot about a person based on how they organize their Zotero18 Nov 2025 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:t5klprhraxpkx43hfltrcvsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5vqfefdu22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/chris4short.bsky.social/post/3m4ydlv6oxk2hGuys I think my nervous system forgot what it felt like to consume good news what a week06 Nov 2025 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:t5klprhraxpkx43hfltrcvsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ydlv6oxk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/chris4short.bsky.social/post/3m4vio46qys2rLINA KHAN IS BACK BABEY05 Nov 2025 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:t5klprhraxpkx43hfltrcvsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4vio46qys2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chris4short.bsky.social/post/3m4utwegge22bAnd then sometimes federalism is *chef’s kiss* [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Nov 2025 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:t5klprhraxpkx43hfltrcvsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4utwegge22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chris4short.bsky.social/post/3m3lhsjuyy22wPoly sci brain: Do it Lawyer brain: ew no Poly sci brain: DO IT Lawyer brain: pls no Poly sci brain: 👀 Me: …epistemic19 Oct 2025 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:t5klprhraxpkx43hfltrcvsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3lhsjuyy22whttps://bsky.app/profile/chris4short.bsky.social/post/3m35mz4smcs2kLive footage of a lawyer trying to write a methods section https://media.tenor.com/V0gnoGm8meIAAAAC/stressed-stressed-out.gif?hh=375&ww=49814 Oct 2025 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:t5klprhraxpkx43hfltrcvsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m35mz4smcs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/chris4short.bsky.social/post/3m2jte7tsdk2l“No worries at all!” I write back when there are in fact many worries06 Oct 2025 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:t5klprhraxpkx43hfltrcvsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2jte7tsdk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/chris4short.bsky.social/post/3m2567lvou222If you are interested in becoming a mentor, please fill out the volunteer form at the end of the piece! Feel free to reach out with any questions. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:t5klprhraxpkx43hfltrcvsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2567lvou222https://bsky.app/profile/chris4short.bsky.social/post/3lzk2hpbyj22rGetting ready to explain to my MAGA relatives that Tylenol doesn’t cause autism this holiday season after explaining that no, public school nurses’ offices were not performing sex changes last year… https://media.tenor.com/SrXacS0babgAAAAC/im-feeling-this-like-deep-aching-sense-of-dread-dan-levy.gif?hh=498&ww=49823 Sep 2025 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:t5klprhraxpkx43hfltrcvsj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzk2hpbyj22r