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Stuart White
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I am an academic interested in political theory, anti-oligarchic political economy, and democracy. I post in a personal capacity and reposting does not necessarily mean agreement. He/him.

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Archon Fung @politicsprof.bsky.social · 11h
DHS Secretary Noem deploys hundreds more federal agents to Minneapolis citing corruption. According to this ranking, MN is in lowest five states in US for levels of corruption. Five most corrupt states: KY, LA, MT, WV, and, yes, Noem’s own South Dakota.

www.cato.org/blog/public-...
New York Times screenshot with headline that Noem will send hundreds more agents to MN over corruption.

Reposted by Stephan Lewandowsky, Brendan Nyhan, Aaron Sojourner , and 5 more

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 16h
I can't say this loudly enough: THEY ARE TRYING TO NORMALIZE THE KILLING OF CIVILIANS FOR PARTICIPATING IN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED PROTEST ACTIVITIES.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."

Reposted by Stuart White, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 23h
Seeing people do "here's the savvy take on how and why the US should acquire Greenland" and just feeling so *embarrassed* for them. Have some dignity. You don't need to be an apologist for the world's dumbest autocrat, you're not somehow sophisticated for seeing The Smart Play on imperial vainglory.

Reposted by Will Jennings, Michael A. Clemens, Lesley A. Hall , and 8 more

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance; and the world they act in differs so materially from the world at large, that they have but little opportunity of knowing its true interests, and when they succeed to the government are frequently the most ignorant and unfit of any throughout the dominions.

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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 1d
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."

The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"

"Learned what?" she asks

Then he knocks her phone out of her hand

Reposted by Stuart White, James Connelly

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Chris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social · 1d
The BBC is doing it again. On both the Radio 3 & Radio 6 news it reported Vance's story about that video of Renee Good's murder and denials of it, without telling us the facts. It should have the same approach to weather forecasting: "some say it'll rain, some say it won't. Who can tell, eh?"

Reposted by David Rosnick, Stuart White

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 2d
Renee Good committed gender insubordination: she didn't cower & grovel to male authority. Many women are killed for the very same reason all over the world. We just call it by the euphemism "domestic violence" instead of what it is: a campaign of political terrorism in which any man can participate.
kevinmkruse.bsky.social Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d
When Renee Good said "I'm not mad at you" what the ICE goon heard was "I'm not scared of you."

That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.

Reposted by David M. Schultz, Stuart White

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Yorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 2d
The UK’s only author-run co-operative publisher Gritstone celebrates its tenth anniversary

By Andrew Bibby
Northern publishing co-op makes its mark
The UK’s only author-run co-operative publisher Gritstone celebrates its tenth anniversary
yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 2d
This is just embarrassing. If the Royal Society is not going to make a stand on CSAM, what would it ever take a stand on?
duncanrobertson.bsky.social Dr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 2d
So image manipulation in science papers is now OK, I take it.

Elon Musk should keep UK Royal Society membership, says president - www.ft.com/content/088b...
via @FT

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Dr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 2d
So image manipulation in science papers is now OK, I take it.

Elon Musk should keep UK Royal Society membership, says president - www.ft.com/content/088b...
via @FT

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 2d
I hosted @artnotevidence.bsky.social and @justicehq.bsky.social in Parliament this week so MPs could hear how rap is being used in courts to paint young black boys and men as gang members.

We discussed the serious implications this issue has for freedom of expression and the right to a fair trial.
A photograph of people sitting around a round wooden table in Parliament. Nadia Whittome MP is pictured speaking.

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Dan Hind @dannyhinduk.bsky.social · 2d
Here it is, my first peer-reviewed article, in Political Quarterly @politicalquarterly.bsky.social, no less. It's paywalled, but I'll come to your house and give a garbled précis in person, if you like.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 2d
"Quakers report being arrested during peaceful witness, silenced in court, and deterred from giving ministry or exploring moral questions during worship. These experiences undermine democratic participation and Quakers’ ability to practice their faith freely." www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers urge parliament to curb increasingly repressive protest laws
Quakers in Britain have urged politicians to curb increasingly repressive protest laws, warning that recent and proposed legislation is preventing them from practising their faith.
www.quaker.org.uk

Reposted by Michael H. Whitworth, Stuart White

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Lotfi El Hamidi @lotfielhamidi.bsky.social · 3d
Befehl ist befehl.

Reposted by Will Jennings, Steve Peers, Stuart White , and 1 more

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 3d
So far the BBC’s coverage of the Minnesota killing seems really, really off

Get Verify to verify what happened - NYT, Bellingcat etc already have - and report that
bpwilliams72.bsky.social Ben Williams @bpwilliams72.bsky.social · 3d
Evan Davis faux scratching his head on PM as to how there can be such different interpretations of clearly documented incidents (the shooting in Minnesota), right after platforming someone from the Heritage Foundation giving a deliberately false interpretation of events, barely challenged.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on probe.

@reuters.com

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3d
"...the more one relies on vice signaling as a style of action and communication, the less relevant and powerful the in-group’s moral compass is as a practical constraint on anyone’s behavior."

latest for @bostonreview.bsky.social

www.bostonreview.net/articles/emp...
Empire of Vice
In a perverse twist on virtue signaling, the Trump administration is training Americans in the politics of raw domination.
www.bostonreview.net

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Elizabeth Stokoe, Stuart White

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 3d
The Palestine hunger strikers have been on hunger strike for over 60 days and are close to death.

They have not even been convicted of a crime - they are being held on remand (pre-trial) for more than twice the max time allowed, and counting…🧵

Reposted by Stuart White

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American Friends Service Committee @afsc-org.bsky.social · 3d
Yesterday morning, ICE agents shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Our hearts are with her family, her loved ones, and the whole Minneapolis community working to stop ICE’s mass deportation agenda.

We hold you in the Light.

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Freedom Press @freedompress.bsky.social · 3d
First biography (in Spanish) of Volin (Vsevolod Eickhenbaum), a prominent Russian anarchist, comrade of Makhno, champion of anarchist synthesis and author of "The Unknown Revolution, 1917-1921", his great work on the Bolshevik betrayal and repression
freedomnews.org.uk/2026/01/08/s...
“Stalinism is a Marxist invention to save Lenin and Trotsky” - Freedom News
Ignacio de Llorens has just published the first biography of the Russian anarchist Volin, a key figure in the creation of the first soviet and late…
freedomnews.org.uk

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 4d
What happened in Minneapolis today was absolutely horrific.

ICE is not making our communities safer — they are putting innocent lives in harm’s way. We must put a stop to this.

Reposted by Henry Farrell, Stuart White, Peter Jacobs

kjhealy.co
Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 4d
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.

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Minnesota AFL-CIO @mnaflcio.org · 4d
"This is not immigration enforcement nor is it law enforcement. This is the kind of behavior we expect from a dangerous and authoritarian regime, not the United States of America. aflcio.mn/49szSXl
Statement on Minneapolis ICE killing
Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement in response to the killing of an unarmed woman at the hands of an ICE agent in Minneapolis this morning:“Minnesota’s Labor…
mnaflcio.org

Reposted by Ben Barr, Stuart White

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Dr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 4d
On Monday, Trump ran roughshod over intl law - the UK took no action.

On Tuesday, Trump threatened a NATO ally - the UK took no action.

Today, the UK supported Trump's military operation in the North Atlantic.

When will this govt stop appeasing Trump and stand up for the rule of law?

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greenparty.org.uk
The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 4d
📮 Help us deliver hope one letterbox at a time.

Join us and join in ⤵️

Reposted by Will Jennings, Stuart White

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 4d
Kemi Badenoch’s spokesperson has said that the shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson has recused himself from any legal advice over Ukraine or Russia because he is representing Roman Abramovich - which would include anything about the deployment of UK troops. That’s a bit awkward.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 4d
Keir Starmer's spokesman tells me that X and Grok's creation of sexual deepfakes of children is "completely unacceptable" but again won't commit to taking direct action against them, or to stop posting there.

Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government

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Renewal @renewaljournal.bsky.social · 4d
"The way to achieve ‘radical abundance’, meaning enough for all, is not to pursue more growth but to shift the balance of power"

Anna Coote of @neweconomics.bsky.social reviews "Radical Abundance" by @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social & @bertrussell.bsky.social
Post-capitalist realism?
Review of Kai Heron, Keir Milburn and Bertie Russell, Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future, Pluto Press, 2025 There is an emerging consensus among progressives about how to pursue ...
renewal.org.uk

Reposted by Molly Scott Cato, Stuart White

coopnews.bsky.social
Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 4d
The UK political landscape is shifting. Is the Green Party a good fit for the #coops movement? We speak to former MEP Molly Scott Cato

@greenpartymolly.bsky.social
Molly Scott Cato: Green Party is a good match for co-op movement
Interview with former Green Party MEP and lifelong co-operator Molly Scott Cato about the shifting UK political landscape
www.thenews.coop

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Mathijs van de Sande 🟥🔻 @mathijsvdsande.bsky.social · 5d
Preparing an MPhil seminar for next semester. This year's topic is: "Democracy against and without the state."
A pile of books, mostly on radical democracy. It includes Jacques Rancière, Angela Davis, Miguel Abensour, Murray Bookchin, Hannah Arendt, Cedric Robinson, Glen Coulthard, Isabell Lorey, Sheldon Wolin, Martin Breaugh, Jason Frank, H.L.T. Quan and David Graeber & David Wengrow.