Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · 29d

Academia: Why not play offence rather than defence? #AcademicSky #AcademicFreedom #Academia #Freedom #OpenScience #Open #AgonisticPluralism #CognitiveCapitalism #Capitalism #Authoritarianism www.emerald.com/jd/article/8...

An alternative open science framework

Purpose. The article uses the Marxist base/superstructure model to frame the current dominant form of open science (OS), presenting a critical analysis drawing on policy documents, empirical examples,...

www.emerald.com

2

Reposted by Arwid Lund

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 29d

Far-right Rep. Lauren Boebert added an amendment to the Pentagon budget that targets the BDS movement against Israel.

The House Just Passed a Bill Punishing “Politically Motivated” Boycotts of Israel

Far-right Rep. Lauren Boeberg added an amendment to the Pentagon budget that targets the BDS boycott movement against Israel.

interc.pt

11 42 68

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · Aug 28

Great place. #Ljubljana

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · Aug 28

Back at the start. European Sociological Association's mid-term conference, research network 18. #Media #Communication #DigitalLabour I present on Academia as a public sphere. Hoping to get collective writing on a manifest going #AcademicSky #AcademicFreedom rn18esa.wordpress.com/conference-a...

Conference Agenda

Download the full conference agenda here: Commumication and Capital(ism)_Full Conference AgendaDownload

rn18esa.wordpress.com

1 1

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · Aug 26

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Norway wealth fund sells Caterpillar stake over Israel allegations

World’s largest wealth fund says it has excluded bulldozer maker and five Israeli banking groups on ethics grounds

www.theguardian.com

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · Aug 20

Way to go. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Microsoft workers occupy HQ in protest against company’s ties to Israeli military

Employees outraged by report Azure platform used by Israel to store surveillance data collected on Palestinians

www.theguardian.com

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · Aug 13

Really important words about how Gaza is changing how we understand resistance against authoritarianism and committing genocide through new and dominant historic narratives which are used against free speech on campuses. m.youtube.com/watch?v=0jzM... #AcademicSky #AcademicFreedom

Can We Still Teach World War II the Same Way? | Resistance History Dispatch

YouTube video by Tad Stoermer

m.youtube.com

1

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · Aug 12

english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-...

Washington residents and statistics contradict Trump: ‘I’ve never felt threatened’

The president has declared a state of emergency to take control of the US capital, despite the fact that it has the lowest crime rate in three decades

english.elpais.com

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · Aug 11

Putting the spotlight on one of the complicit companies. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Activists in Netherlands protest on roof of Microsoft site storing Israeli military data

Demonstration follows revelation firm’s servers holding huge collection of intercepted Palestinian phone calls

www.theguardian.com

1

Reposted by Arwid Lund

rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · Aug 10

It shocked the market but has China's DeepSeek changed AI? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It shocked the US market but has China's DeepSeek changed AI?

Some six months after DeepSeek shook Silicon Valley, is the Chinese AI chatbot still relevant?

www.bbc.co.uk

1

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · Aug 10

Protest of importance. #liberties #yttrandefrihet www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Palestine Action ban protest: half of those arrested were 60 or over, data shows

Total of 532 arrests at London protest on Saturday, most for displaying placards or signs in support of proscribed group

www.theguardian.com

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · Aug 9

Viktiga frågor:

Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · Aug 8

Den förstörelse av det palestinska samhället som just nu kulminerar inför öppen ridå har pågått ända sedan 1948, när Palestinas infödda befolkning fördrevs för att ge plats åt judiska överlevare från Europa.

www.dn.se/kultur/pette...

Petter Hellström: Gaza kan snart vara historia – vart ska överlevarna ta vägen?

Den svenska debatten om Gaza vittnar om en utbredd förnekelse av verkligheten. Men ansvaret faller tungt på Europa, skriver Petter Hellström.

www.dn.se

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · Jul 29

Sommar i skärgården.

Reposted by Arwid Lund

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · Jul 22

Academia: Why not play offence rather than defence? #AcademicSky #AcademicFreedom #Academia #Freedom #OpenScience #Open #AgonisticPluralism #CognitiveCapitalism #Capitalism #Authoritarianism www.emerald.com/jd/article/8...

An alternative open science framework

Purpose. The article uses the Marxist base/superstructure model to frame the current dominant form of open science (OS), presenting a critical analysis dra

www.emerald.com

1

Reposted by Arwid Lund

Judith A. Miller @1789jam.bsky.social · Jul 25

It is as if no university president or member of boards ever learned any history. Never learned about fascism. Never learned anything about authoritarians. Maybe they should take some history courses before they start negotiating with authoritarians. Cowards. #skystorians #academicsky @aaup.org

jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · Jul 25

"The administration is in talks with several universities, including Cornell, Duke, Northwestern and Brown... The White House hopes to extract hundreds of millions of dollars from Harvard, in a deal that would make Columbia’s $200 million payment look like peanuts"

Exclusive | White House Seeks Payments From Other Universities—Including Harvard—After Columbia Deal Sets Precedent

The Trump administration is in talks with several schools about future funding following allegations of antisemitism.

www.wsj.com

9 38 70

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · Jul 24

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Jeremy Corbyn confirms launch of new political party

Corbyn issues a statement with fellow Independent MP Zarah Sultana to launch "a new kind of political party".

www.bbc.com

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · Jul 24

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

Israeli cruise ship turned away from Greek island by Gaza war protest

Tourists greeted on Syros by banner saying Stop the Genocide and prevented from disembarking

www.theguardian.com

1 3

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · Jul 22

Academia: Why not play offence rather than defence? #AcademicSky #AcademicFreedom #Academia #Freedom #OpenScience #Open #AgonisticPluralism #CognitiveCapitalism #Capitalism #Authoritarianism www.emerald.com/jd/article/8...

An alternative open science framework

Purpose. The article uses the Marxist base/superstructure model to frame the current dominant form of open science (OS), presenting a critical analysis dra

www.emerald.com

1

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · Jul 21

An alternative open science framework url: www.emerald.com/jd/article/8...

An alternative open science framework

Purpose. The article uses the Marxist base/superstructure model to frame the current dominant form of open science (OS), presenting a critical analysis dra

www.emerald.com

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · Jul 15

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

UN’s Albanese hails 30-nation meeting aimed at ending Israeli occupation of Palestine

The Hague Group aims to agree political, economic and legal actions in ‘existential hour’ for Israel and Palestine

www.theguardian.com

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · Jul 13

english.elpais.com/internationa...

Lucía Topolansky, widow of Uruguay’s José Mujica: ‘Pepe was the nice one in the family. I was the sergeant’

The widow of José Mujica remembers him during a conversation with EL PAÍS in the country house where they shared a life together. Topolansky, who previously served as a senator and as the vice preside...

english.elpais.com

Reposted by Arwid Lund

Dagens ETC @etc.se · Jul 13

I den verkliga ekonomin sipprar inte extrem rikedom ned – den suger upp dina pengar och tynger ned dina lån, skriver Ali Esbati

Det svenska miljardärsproblemet

I den verkliga ekonomin sipprar extrem rikedom inte ned – den suger upp dina pengar och tynger ned dina lån. 

www.etc.se

1 12 43

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · Jul 11

She is a hero. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

UN Gaza investigator Francesca Albanese says US sanctions against her a sign of ‘guilt’

United Nations’ special rapporteur for Palestinian territories stresses all eyes must remain on Gaza as she urges ‘let’s stand tall, together’

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Arwid Lund

Rojavakommittéerna @rojavakommitteerna.com · Jul 2

Instagram och Bluesky har blockerat åtkomsten till Rojavakommittéernas konton i Turkiet. Samtidigt har turkiska myndigheter stängt tillgången till vår hemsida i Turkiet. Vi ser detta som ett kvitto på vårt viktiga arbete

Bluesky och Meta blockerar Rojavakommittéerna i Turkiet

På sociala medie-plattformarna Instagram och Bluesky har man i beslut daterade 30 juni respektive 1 juli blockerat åtkomsten till Rojavakommittéernas konton. Anledningen är att den turkiska telekommun...

www.rojavakommitteerna.com

1 19 45

Arwid Lund @arwidlund.bsky.social · Jun 27

Ska vi vänja oss vid sådana här medier nu? www.aftonbladet.se/ledare/a/zAB...

Så klart Sveriges Radio tystar Sanna Lundell

Med ett CV som täcker in radio, tv, tidningar och poddar har hon nått ut till många svenskar. Sanna Lundell har över 90 000 följare på Instagram, så när hon säg

www.aftonbladet.se