Andy Hockley
@adhoc.bsky.social
Inhabitant of deepest Transylvania (honest); academic management "expert" (of sorts); anti-apartheid activist; lapsed football fan; interested in Romania, Hungary, Turkey, Palestine, and beyond. He/him. Oh, and Sheffield Wednesday
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I think they might mistake our courage and our solidarity for a lack of fear, and that if they can make us scared enough we'll make ourselves small. That won't work, because we're all terrified and we're SHOWING UP ANYWAY with love and compassion and joy and care.
it feels a lot like today's murder is in response to the mass protests yesterday, as if to tell us we're powerless, that our solidarity won't protect us.
January 24, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I think they might mistake our courage and our solidarity for a lack of fear, and that if they can make us scared enough we'll make ourselves small. That won't work, because we're all terrified and we're SHOWING UP ANYWAY with love and compassion and joy and care.
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Murder …. Again. 😢
January 24, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Murder …. Again. 😢
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MINNESOTA VERSION OF COME OUT YE BLACK AND TANS
January 23, 2026 at 5:33 PM
MINNESOTA VERSION OF COME OUT YE BLACK AND TANS
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So sad to hear about the passing of Deb Cameron!
One of the brightest, most incisive and most fun voices in sociolinguistics.
She will be sadly missed!
If you want to honor her by re-reading some of her work, this old post is still worth a read: www.languageonthemove.com/language-lie...
One of the brightest, most incisive and most fun voices in sociolinguistics.
She will be sadly missed!
If you want to honor her by re-reading some of her work, this old post is still worth a read: www.languageonthemove.com/language-lie...
January 21, 2026 at 8:38 PM
So sad to hear about the passing of Deb Cameron!
One of the brightest, most incisive and most fun voices in sociolinguistics.
She will be sadly missed!
If you want to honor her by re-reading some of her work, this old post is still worth a read: www.languageonthemove.com/language-lie...
One of the brightest, most incisive and most fun voices in sociolinguistics.
She will be sadly missed!
If you want to honor her by re-reading some of her work, this old post is still worth a read: www.languageonthemove.com/language-lie...
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“We’ve invented a magic computer. It uses all of the earth’s resources, we’ve spent trillions on it and it’s the sole growth area of the US economy.”
“What does it do?”
“We were hoping you could tell us.”
“What does it do?”
“We were hoping you could tell us.”
Delicious to me
January 22, 2026 at 7:36 AM
“We’ve invented a magic computer. It uses all of the earth’s resources, we’ve spent trillions on it and it’s the sole growth area of the US economy.”
“What does it do?”
“We were hoping you could tell us.”
“What does it do?”
“We were hoping you could tell us.”
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Text transcript of Mark Carney's address to Davos courtesy of The CBC. If anyone doubts the weight of this moment in history... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Read Mark Carney's full speech on middle powers navigating a rapidly changing world | CBC News
Read the full text of Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech about a shakeup of the global order and role of middle powers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
www.cbc.ca
January 20, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Text transcript of Mark Carney's address to Davos courtesy of The CBC. If anyone doubts the weight of this moment in history... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
January 21, 2026 at 7:16 AM
So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
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This is a breaking news story.
Israel's wanted war criminal Netanyahu joins Gaza ‘board of peace'
This is a breaking news story.
www.aljazeera.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:30 AM
This is a breaking news story.
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What a nice “peace council.”
Trump, Putin, and Lukashenko seem like a perfect match
Trump, Putin, and Lukashenko seem like a perfect match
January 19, 2026 at 1:49 PM
What a nice “peace council.”
Trump, Putin, and Lukashenko seem like a perfect match
Trump, Putin, and Lukashenko seem like a perfect match
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In a peculiar way, Trump is not that different in his mindset to old Soviet leaders. He cannot grasp the notion that something important would happen in a country that was not directed and approved by its leadership.
NORWAY PM: I HAVE REPEATEDLY CLEARLY EXPLAINED TO TRUMP THAT IT IS AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE THAT AWARDS THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
January 19, 2026 at 12:51 PM
In a peculiar way, Trump is not that different in his mindset to old Soviet leaders. He cannot grasp the notion that something important would happen in a country that was not directed and approved by its leadership.
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The question I would ask is how the UK’s national interest coincides with someone treating to invade and annex a NATO ally? Who invites Putin, the biggest threat to European security, to join his board of peace. Who imposes tariffs on UK at a whim?
January 19, 2026 at 1:41 PM
The question I would ask is how the UK’s national interest coincides with someone treating to invade and annex a NATO ally? Who invites Putin, the biggest threat to European security, to join his board of peace. Who imposes tariffs on UK at a whim?
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I feel like America plotting to annex Greenland while masked state goons terrorise their own communities at will should encourage British press and politicians to reflect on what happens when you act like "far right" is an unfair slur rather than a necessary descriptor of a real political position.
January 19, 2026 at 8:26 AM
I feel like America plotting to annex Greenland while masked state goons terrorise their own communities at will should encourage British press and politicians to reflect on what happens when you act like "far right" is an unfair slur rather than a necessary descriptor of a real political position.
Worth a read
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Worth a read
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Reform seems like a good fit for Jenrick, the most corrupt politician in the UK (and that's a tough trophy to win) and of course venal, racist, incompetent
January 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Reform seems like a good fit for Jenrick, the most corrupt politician in the UK (and that's a tough trophy to win) and of course venal, racist, incompetent
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Displaced people in Gaza are dying from hypothermia & the collapse of damaged buildings they are forced to shelter in.
Israel doesn't just kill Palestinians with bullets and bombs
Israel doesn't just kill Palestinians with bullets and bombs
January 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Displaced people in Gaza are dying from hypothermia & the collapse of damaged buildings they are forced to shelter in.
Israel doesn't just kill Palestinians with bullets and bombs
Israel doesn't just kill Palestinians with bullets and bombs
Please consider giving to Yara's fund to be able to attend school in the UK (Yara is from Gaza and has been part of the Hands Up Project for around 5 years). You would be doing a good thing.
www.justgiving.com/page/help-ya...
www.justgiving.com/page/help-ya...
www.justgiving.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Please consider giving to Yara's fund to be able to attend school in the UK (Yara is from Gaza and has been part of the Hands Up Project for around 5 years). You would be doing a good thing.
www.justgiving.com/page/help-ya...
www.justgiving.com/page/help-ya...
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“Any organization remaining on X is directly supporting the network effects that keep people on it. When government organizations, politicians & other public figures leave, we take away Elon Musk’s power. This is why the EU Commission, the Council & the Parliament should also stop using X,” he said.
January 13, 2026 at 9:11 AM
“Any organization remaining on X is directly supporting the network effects that keep people on it. When government organizations, politicians & other public figures leave, we take away Elon Musk’s power. This is why the EU Commission, the Council & the Parliament should also stop using X,” he said.
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Note the timing of Home Office re-press releasing the “most ever raids” & “hardest ever immigration crack down” today.
Signalling alignment with Trump & ICE.
They haven’t got a clue how to make ordinary British people’s lives better, only how to make migrants suffer. #r4today
Signalling alignment with Trump & ICE.
They haven’t got a clue how to make ordinary British people’s lives better, only how to make migrants suffer. #r4today
January 13, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Note the timing of Home Office re-press releasing the “most ever raids” & “hardest ever immigration crack down” today.
Signalling alignment with Trump & ICE.
They haven’t got a clue how to make ordinary British people’s lives better, only how to make migrants suffer. #r4today
Signalling alignment with Trump & ICE.
They haven’t got a clue how to make ordinary British people’s lives better, only how to make migrants suffer. #r4today
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Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
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Iran is seeing some of the most serious protests since 1979. Assessing what is actually happening is extremely difficult: internet and phones are down; Starlink is being jammed, thanks (presumably) to tools from allies 1/6
January 11, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Iran is seeing some of the most serious protests since 1979. Assessing what is actually happening is extremely difficult: internet and phones are down; Starlink is being jammed, thanks (presumably) to tools from allies 1/6
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Each of these babies has been murdered by Israel as, in total violation of the so-called ceasefire, the apartheid state is preventing the entry of caravans, tents, incubator batteries, forcing people in Gaza into dire conditions. Shame on our government and all enabling these crimes. #GazaGenocide
January 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Each of these babies has been murdered by Israel as, in total violation of the so-called ceasefire, the apartheid state is preventing the entry of caravans, tents, incubator batteries, forcing people in Gaza into dire conditions. Shame on our government and all enabling these crimes. #GazaGenocide
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I am begging Democratic leadership to recognize that funding and legitimizing your authoritarian opponent’s secret police is a bad idea.
This should not be a difficult concept.
This should not be a difficult concept.
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries denounce the killing but offer no concrete pledges
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 2:24 AM
I am begging Democratic leadership to recognize that funding and legitimizing your authoritarian opponent’s secret police is a bad idea.
This should not be a difficult concept.
This should not be a difficult concept.
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BBC News yesterday: "Despite the ceasefire Israel's bombardment of Gaza continues, with almost daily strikes"
At what point do mainstream journalists start reporting that actually there isn't a ceasefire, instead of uttering absurdities like this.
At what point do mainstream journalists start reporting that actually there isn't a ceasefire, instead of uttering absurdities like this.
January 9, 2026 at 9:04 AM
BBC News yesterday: "Despite the ceasefire Israel's bombardment of Gaza continues, with almost daily strikes"
At what point do mainstream journalists start reporting that actually there isn't a ceasefire, instead of uttering absurdities like this.
At what point do mainstream journalists start reporting that actually there isn't a ceasefire, instead of uttering absurdities like this.
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ICE Opens New Supermax Detention Center For Most Hardened Toddlers https://theonion.com/ice-opens-new-supermax-detention-center-for-most-harden-1827838332/
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
ICE Opens New Supermax Detention Center For Most Hardened Toddlers https://theonion.com/ice-opens-new-supermax-detention-center-for-most-harden-1827838332/
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AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
January 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.