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Stephen H. Jones

@stphnhwrdjns.bsky.social

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Social scientist. Writes about religion and prejudice, society and politics. Teaches sociology and criminology. Rides bikes.

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Brent S. Sirota @brentsirota.bsky.social · 6h

I have been working on a book about the separation of church and state for God knows how many years and I somehow never saw this quote from George H.W. Bush on being shot down over the South Pacific during World War II.

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 13h

Excluding Marwan Barghouti from the list of prisoners for release means none of the parties are serious about the second stage of the agreement (replacing Hamas with an alternative administration) let along any "peace" prospects

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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 15h

All my comics have happy endings!

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Stephen H. Jones @stphnhwrdjns.bsky.social · 18h

Best song ever!

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Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3.bsky.social · 1d

Hate crimes are up for the first time in three years? Complete mystery about how we got here.

Race and religious hate crime rises in England and Wales, figures suggest

The number of police-recorded race and religious hate crimes have increased in the year to March.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 2d

A reminder of how Mrs Thatcher's Conservative party in 1983, an era featuring much more widespread racial prejudice in the public, approached the issue of race and national identity:

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 3d

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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Stephen H. Jones @stphnhwrdjns.bsky.social · 3d

This is a scary situation. Academic folks in the UK should be paying more attention to it than they are.
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University of Chicago Professor Arrested at Anti-ICE Protest

Assistant professor Eman Abdelhadi was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a police officer, a class 3 felony, and two counts of resisting and obstructing peace, a class A misdemeanor, af...

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Dr Jaime Ashworth @drjaimeashworth.bsky.social · 3d

It is so important to acknowledge that some of those most directly involved in 7 October are some of the most reluctant to endorse its consequences. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Two years after 7 October and the kidnap of my parents, hate is in fashion. For all our sakes, we need compassion | Sharone Lifschitz

So many were killed – yet on her release, my mother said ‘shalom’ to her captors. Let’s learn from that moment of grace, says Sharone Lifschitz, London-based film-maker and academic

www.theguardian.com

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Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 3d

The far-right is never conservative. It always attacks established social institutions, the ones important for democracy and social peace. Because it knows they will be a source of opposition.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 3d

A Tory party under Jenrick might take a few of the racist votes from Reform, but they’d haemorrhage bucketloads to the Lib Dems.

So, on balance…

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 4d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Stephen H. Jones @stphnhwrdjns.bsky.social · 4d

I had zero idea, until today, who the current shadow chancellor is. Given how nerdy I am about politics, this tells you a lot about how vacant the Tories have become.

George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 4d

This isn’t a picture of Mel Stride and the shadow chancellor being misidentified on ConHome feels quite indicative of where the Tories are at.

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 4d

Not sure I would have gone with headline - unless I actually wanted people to laugh out loud....

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on 90-minute visit Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in. After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith” and he wanted people to live alongside each other. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 4d

This isn’t a picture of Mel Stride and the shadow chancellor being misidentified on ConHome feels quite indicative of where the Tories are at.

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 4d

Not sure I would have gone with headline - unless I actually wanted people to laugh out loud....

Mel Stride: Conservatives are the only people who tell the truth, and have a plan for growth that means something | Conservative Home

It falls to us, the Conservatives, to win back the country’s trust and reverse the economic vandalism of this Labour government. We can and we will.

conservativehome.com

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 4d

David is slightly unfair. There is a clear difference here.

Conservatives and Reform plan to forcibly expel large numbers of people who are legal, permanent residents of migrant origin. The BNP proposal is voluntary.

David Herdson @davidherdson.bsky.social · 4d

This below is from the 2005 BNP manifesto.

Spot the difference with current Tory and Reform policy.

(p14 news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp... )

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Bob From Brockley @bobfrombrockley.bsky.social · 4d

I’m not generally a fan of if-the-boot-was-on-the-other-foot counterfactuals, but can you imagine what the UK media would be doing if one of Corbyn’s closest politician allies was found to be a Russian agent? Why is Farage not being held over the coals for this?

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 5d

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Stephen H. Jones @stphnhwrdjns.bsky.social · 7d

Eman works in the same research area as me and we've chatted briefly at academic conferences, pre-Trump. Watching the same person in the back of an ICE van is deeply surreal and frightening.

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 8d

Written ten years ago by @keithkahnharris.bsky.social, and is now sadly useful.
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If British Jews are attacked, respect our dignity – and keep your agendas to yourself | Keith Kahn-Harris

I dread the cacophony from right and left on how we should react to antisemitism. What’s important is supporting our survival as a community in the UK

www.theguardian.com

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 9d

I will be looking to get as many people and civic organisations as possible involved in a positive English identity campaign next year, nationally, regionally, locally. If that sounds like something you'd like to know more about or get involved with, do get in touch with me.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 11d

This is what Blair’s team created together with BCG

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Cackling O'Brien, Chief Witch-gineer 🔵 @radobrien.myatproto.social · 12d

ok this breakdown of AI writing indicators is incredible. Huge shout-out to the Wikipedia community for this

Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Stephen H. Jones @stphnhwrdjns.bsky.social · 13d

If the Labour party had any sense at all, they would repeat this relentlessly until the media has to notice. Think how Trump uses nicknames ('sleepy Joe', etc.) to seed an idea.

Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 13d

And yet - nothing about this is on the BBC main app.

It’s hidden under Welsh news.

Nothing in the Daily Mail, Express, The Sun, The Times.

Seems like Farage’s opinions on everything make front page news EXCEPT when one of his guys admits to taking Russian bribes….🤷🏼‍♀️

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 13d

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 13d

Blood-boiling. The sort of thing that makes you wonder sometimes whether it might have been better had mobiles/digital/the interweb/social media/the whole bang-shoot never been invented!

How tech became the new frontier of domestic abuse

The government will not meet its pledge to halve violence against women and girls unless it tackles tech companies

www.opendemocracy.net

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 13d

There’s an even bigger conspiracy and it goes even deeper. It turns out that well over half of Parliament and thousands of councillors around the country are all members of a leftist organisation called “The Labour Party”.

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Glen @vaguebiscuit.bsky.social · 14d

Well don't I feel stupid

A headline about the James Webb Telescope potentially finding a new stellar object dubbed a black hole star

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