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Cristina Temenos @ctemenos.bsky.social · 5d

As an alumni of Syracuse University, it's appalling that they are capitulating against a right-wing campaign against Professor Farhana Sultana for exercising her first amendment rights. Do consider signing this letter calling on Syracuse University to reinstate her docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Letter of Support for Professor Farhana Sultana

As scholars within and beyond academia, we write in solidarity with academic freedom of expression with our colleague, Dr. Farhana Sultana, an internationally recognized scholar and tenured Full Profe...

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Ruha Benjamin @ruha9.bsky.social · 17d

HAPPENING NOW.

AAUP @aaup.org · 19d

Join AAUP's National Teach-In on Trump's Loyalty Oaths!

Tomorrow, Oct 17pm at 2pmET on Zoom. Be there!

Register at link below👇

#AcademicSky #DefendHigherEd

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: National Teach-In on Loyalty Oaths. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

The Trump administration has imposed unprecedented and highly politicized regulations on institutions of higher education, pressured them with coercive funding threats, extorted promises to fall in li...

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Felix Anderl @felixanderl.bsky.social · 19d

Heute 1. Teil der Vortragsreihe zu Faschisierung. Patrick Eiden-Offe:
Was ist Faschisierung? Einige theorie- und begriffshistorische Vorüberlegungen. 18–20 Uhr, Zentrum für Antisemitismusforschung, TU Berlin. Und online.
krisol-wissenschaft.org/fascisation/

[:de]Allianz für Kritische und Solidarische Wissenschaft[:en]Alliance for Critical Scholarship in Solidarity[:]

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e. kinkaid (they/them) @queergeog.bsky.social · Sep 11

New pub alert! Check out our reflections on how to reach the history of geography in more critical and inclusive ways! An all-star cast of commentators! Conceptual reorientations and practical strategies! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/C7HMD...

Whose Geography, Whose History? Reimagining How We Teach the History of Geography

In this roundtable, we share our reflections on how to teach more critical histories of geography in Anglo-American institutions. Ashutosh offers a contrapuntal reading of the history of geography,...

www.tandfonline.com

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Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 28d

The EU is trying to implement mass surveillance under the guise of children's protection. Check out your country's local campaign. In the meantime, here is a useful tool to contact your
EU representatives about the dangers of 'chat control': fightchatcontrol.eu#contact-tool

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

fightchatcontrol.eu

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Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · Sep 25

Just one example of how the German press (BBC equivalent) frames anti-genocide demonstrations: triple emphasis on 'islamist' gender segregation, 'expert' warning about 'anti-Western' alliance between islamists and left, massive police presence required, sources: police, social media, local news.

Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · Sep 24

Brief response to discussions on AI & teaching, whose focus on plagiarism and 'algorithmic thoughtlessness' can sideline wider issues e.g. around epistemic injustice and the licensing of (fascist) desires.

Teaching AI/AI and Teaching

Example of ‘Feindbild’ use in the German media (Source: DW): Orbán’s campaign against Soros. Book revisions are in, and I keep on finding things I would like to include. Some of t…

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Der Volksverpetzer @volksverpetzer.de · Sep 23

Umfragerekorde, absolute Mehrheit in Sachsen-Anhalt in Aussicht – die AfD scheint unaufhaltsam. Doch das ist ein medialer Mythos. Unser Deep Dive als Video: youtu.be/CicXQejYiPA

Was dir die Medien über die AfD verschweigen!

YouTube video by Volksverpetzer

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Felix Anderl @felixanderl.bsky.social · Sep 22

In den nächsten zwei Semestern organisieren wir diese interdisziplinäre Vorlesungsreihe "Faschisierung – analytische Perspektiven, Schauplätze, Gegenstrategien". Jede Vorlesung an einer anderen Uni und hybrid! Ich spreche am 20.1. am @zfk-mr.bsky.social Marburg.
krisol-wissenschaft.org/fascisation

Vorträge im Wintersemester 2025/26
Alle Vorträge finden öffentlich, hybrid auf Zoom und vor Ort, in deutscher Sprache statt.
16.10.25
Patrick Eiden-Offe:
Was ist Faschisierung? Einige theorie- und begriffshistorische Vorüberlegungen
18–20 Uhr

Vor Ort:
Zentrum für Antisemitismusforschung, Technische Universität Berlin
Raum KAI 1315
Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 104–106
10553 Berlin

Online:
↗ tu-berlin.zoom-x.de/j/62793925879?pwd=Gtgvfgj1WUSKpLwEaGQXhEpDc59bPe.1

15.11.25
Katrin Köppert:
Digital Blackface, memetischer Faschismus und Geschlecht
18–20 Uhr

Vor Ort:
Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien
Hörsaal 1, EG
Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz 2
1010 Wien

Online:
↗ tu-berlin.zoom-x.de/j/62793925879?pwd=Gtgvfgj1WUSKpLwEaGQXhEpDc59bPe.1

Dieser Vortrag findet im Rahmen der Veranstaltungsreihe „Kunst-Forschung-Geschlecht“ der Universität für Angewandte Kunst Wien statt.

07.01.26
Simon Strick:
Faschisierung als Plattform: Ungleichzeitigkeit und Reaktion
18–20 Uhr

Vor Ort:
Medientheater, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Georgenstraße 47
10117 Berlin

Online:
↗ tu-berlin.zoom-x.de/j/62793925879?pwd=Gtgvfgj1WUSKpLwEaGQXhEpDc59bPe.1

Dieser Vortrag findet im Rahmen der Ringvorlesung „Prompting Fascism. Medien/Theorien des neuen Faschismus“ an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin statt.

20.01.26
Felix Anderl:
Arbeit, Boden, Cholesterin: Faschisierung und performative Ländlichkeit
18–20 Uhr

Vor Ort:
Zentrum für Konfliktforschung, Philipps-Universität Marburg
2. Stock (Dekanatssaal)
Ketzerbach 62
35037 Marburg

Online:
↗ tu-berlin.zoom-x.de/j/62793925879?pwd=Gtgvfgj1WUSKpLwEaGQXhEpDc59bPe.1

03.02.26
Nanna Heidenreich:
Faszinierender Faschismus? Feminismus, Faschisierung und die Frage der Ästhetik
16–18 Uhr

Vor Ort:
Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik an der Universität Hamburg
Raum 2/23
Beim Schlump 83
20144 Hamburg

Online:
↗ tu-berlin.zoom-x.de/j/62793925879?pwd=Gtgvfgj1WUSKpLwEaGQXhEpDc59bPe.1

Die Vortragsreihe wird im Sommersemester 2026 fortgesetzt.

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Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · Sep 14

The Greens in my current federal state lost a lot of votes and are convinced that it’s because of their environmental themes, not because of their support for the hostile environment... 🫣

Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · Sep 3

Dear Keir Starmer, illegal migration is not the problem. The problem is not admitting how fucked the country is from a combination of Brexit and 14 years of Tory rule that empowered the rich and ruthless. IDs are a nonsense response. Please stop making racist policies as a distraction!

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Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · Sep 3

High school student Judith Scheytt received & lost prestigious Grimme award for spot on criticism of German media bias. Prize withdrawal was based on shoddy AI generated report on supposed 'antisemitism' after Christian group complained. No fact checking! Final deathstroke of German media reputation

Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · Aug 29

Join us today @rgsibg.bsky.social at the Teaching and Learning Building, Room 109, 11.10-12.50hrs to discuss Claire Blencowe's book 'Spirits of Extraction' (@manchesterup.bsky.social).

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Hans Christoph Stoodt @hcstoodt.bsky.social · Aug 20

Bitte unbedingt die #Uppsala-Declaration schwedischer Wissenschaftler:innen gegen #Apartheid und #Genozid zur Kenntnis nehmen und als Text weiterverbreiten!
#NieWieder heißt #NieWiederFürAlle und überall.

meterfeldweg.bsky.social @meterfeldweg.bsky.social · Aug 19

Langsam, konzentriert und sorgfältig lesen.
Sacken lassen.
Und noch mal von vorn:

uppsaladeclaration.se/germany-faq/

Häufig gestellte Fragen (FAQ) – Uppsala Declaration

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Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · Aug 25

Am reading an article on the politics of #teaching by mathematician Rochelle Gutierrez. Instead of 'low income', she calls people 'historically looted’. Spot on & should be used more! journals.charlotte.edu/teem/article...

Strategies for Creative Insubordination in Mathematics Teaching | Teaching for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics

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Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · Jul 31

Finding the German media coverage of Temu rather revolting, especially in comparison with Amazon. So much implicit (or explicit) racism and classism. If everything from China is trash, then why are so many German firms producing high end goods there, also for the middle/upper classes?

Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · Jun 21

We seem to be at the “On Exactitude in Science” (Borges story) stage of British universities. 😢

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Jun 16

Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali face immediate risk as extreme hunger rises in 13 locations.

UN warns of starvation in ‘hunger hotspots’

Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali face immediate risk as extreme hunger rises in 13 locations.

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · Jun 15

A needless and stupid comparison

This is NOT a competition

Both climate breakdown - which is here now - and potential nuclear war will/would have catastrophic consequences

We need to work flat out to stop both

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Why nuclear war, not the climate crisis, is humanity’s biggest threat, according to one author

Mark Lynas has spent decades pushing for action on climate emissions but now says nuclear war is even greater threat

www.theguardian.com

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Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · Jun 12

The University of Leicester petition against redundancies and programme reductions is out now. Please consider signing. In the meantime, more departments have been told that they are 'on the list': www.change.org/p/save-acade...

Sign the Petition

Save Academic Excellence at the University of Leicester - Support Our Staff!

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Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · Jun 11

Great talk by Robin D G Kelley: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT9Z... "WW2 did not end fascism, it expanded it". Thanks to @kaikodden.bsky.social for recommending!

Robin D.G. Kelley | "The Black Radical Tradition Against Fascism and Genocide: The Long Durée."

YouTube video by Media Education Foundation

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · Jun 9

Labour is lying about the costs of nationalizing the water industry.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Public ownership of England’s water companies could cost close to zero, says thinktank

Exclusive: Common Wealth report argues debt, pollution and underinvestment justify process known as special administration

www.theguardian.com

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · Jun 9

We've made it easy to respond to tell the EHRC what you think of its wicked attempt to humiliate trans people.

Please use, share in your networks, and allow us to contact you in the future. goodlaw.social/9e59e9

How to respond to the EHRC consultation

Good Law Project has taken advice from a leading public law King’s Counsel on how to respond to the EHRC’s consultation. What follows is a form which, after you complete it, will automatically be sent...

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · Jun 8

CO2 levels top 430ppm after huge 3.6ppm rise over last 12 months

No sign at all of this slowing

We really are in deep, deep, sh^t

But I don't see any government that gives a flying f*ck

scripps.ucsd.edu/news/annual-...

Annual Carbon Dioxide Peak Passes Another Milestone

For the first time, the seasonal peak of carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere exceeded 430 parts per million (ppm) at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory on Hawaii, scientists from NOAA and Scripp...

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Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · Jun 7

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ALT: a black background with the words eid mubarak in white

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