Anupama Ranawana
@msamrc.bsky.social
She/her. Feminism, anti-colonialism, critical international development. Liberation theology. Theology at Durham. Mother to a grumpy cat. Editorial hat: Culture and Religion (T and F)
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Anupama Ranawana
Hi there, This month, I’m running 100K for Dementia UK – a cause close to my heart. Just £10 could pay for the telephone costs of two families calling its free Dementia Helpline, so any support...
fundraise.dementiauk.org
Hello friends this February I will be running a total of 100k over the course of the whole month. I'm trying to raise money for #Dementia UK and the amazing work their specialist nurses do. Appreciate if you could donate or share. Thank you ! fundraise.dementiauk.org/s/32377/3307...
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All Palestine Action activists cleared by jury of the politically motivated charges against them.
Incredible news. This is why craven corrupt, irreparably dirty Labour wants to kill jury trials: realmedia.press/filton-verdi...
THE FILTON TRIAL - THE VERDICTS - NO CONVICTIONS - Real Media - The View From Below
Following our detailed coverage of this long trial, we bring you the verdicts as they have just been announced in court.
realmedia.press
February 4, 2026 at 12:34 PM
All Palestine Action activists cleared by jury of the politically motivated charges against them.
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harsha walia & alberto toscano discuss fascism & colonialism today @harshawalia.bsky.social @alfatau.bsky.social
www.tni.org/en/article/l...
www.tni.org/en/article/l...
Lifeboats, steampunk and colonialism – fascism today | Transnational Institute
In this fascinating opening interview for State of Power 2026, scholar activists Toscano and Walia explore the historic roots and current capitalist dynamics that have led to the rise of fascism world...
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February 4, 2026 at 12:48 AM
harsha walia & alberto toscano discuss fascism & colonialism today @harshawalia.bsky.social @alfatau.bsky.social
www.tni.org/en/article/l...
www.tni.org/en/article/l...
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“Elizabeth has flu-like symptoms, while her mom has broken out in hives, Gutierrez said. Neither has been given any medicine or testing — a particular concern given the measles cases in the facility.”
Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE
Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.
sahanjournal.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:42 AM
“Elizabeth has flu-like symptoms, while her mom has broken out in hives, Gutierrez said. Neither has been given any medicine or testing — a particular concern given the measles cases in the facility.”
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Chomsky’s casual misogyny with Epstein says a lot about what counts as left wing. This is a guy who co-wrote an entire book about the press manufacturing consent without once mentioning patriarchy (or white supremacy). We need a definition of ‘left’ that doesn’t center the concerns of white men.
Remember my thread from last week about "hysteria"? Well, the latest traunch of Epstein files suggests that Noam Chomsky missed that day in History class.
[In 2019, after Epstein pled guilty, Chomsky reassured him, saying it was just part of "the hysteria that has developed about abuse of women"]
[In 2019, after Epstein pled guilty, Chomsky reassured him, saying it was just part of "the hysteria that has developed about abuse of women"]
February 4, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Chomsky’s casual misogyny with Epstein says a lot about what counts as left wing. This is a guy who co-wrote an entire book about the press manufacturing consent without once mentioning patriarchy (or white supremacy). We need a definition of ‘left’ that doesn’t center the concerns of white men.
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This is a harrowing look at Epstein's connections to academia. It shows how Epstein was able to woo high-profile scholars with witty banter, promises of research funding, and help from a well-connected literary agent, despite not having a degree himself.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Nine More Higher Ed Names in the Epstein Files
Through coffees, phone calls and private flights, at least nine more academics are linked to Jeffrey Epstein in the latest disclosure of documents from the Justice Department.
www.insidehighered.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:35 PM
This is a harrowing look at Epstein's connections to academia. It shows how Epstein was able to woo high-profile scholars with witty banter, promises of research funding, and help from a well-connected literary agent, despite not having a degree himself.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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📢 New peer-reviewed academic response to the Sullivan Review into sex and gender in research and data.
@jaytoddgla.bsky.social and @felicitycallard.bsky.social have published a critical response to the Sullivan Review.
doi.org/10.1111/tran...
@jaytoddgla.bsky.social and @felicitycallard.bsky.social have published a critical response to the Sullivan Review.
doi.org/10.1111/tran...
February 3, 2026 at 8:38 AM
📢 New peer-reviewed academic response to the Sullivan Review into sex and gender in research and data.
@jaytoddgla.bsky.social and @felicitycallard.bsky.social have published a critical response to the Sullivan Review.
doi.org/10.1111/tran...
@jaytoddgla.bsky.social and @felicitycallard.bsky.social have published a critical response to the Sullivan Review.
doi.org/10.1111/tran...
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Some heartbreaking news coming out of Glasgow. The CCA has gone into liquidation and will close with immediate effect. Full story here www.theskinny.co.uk/art/news/gla...
Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts to close: The Skinny
Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts goes into liquidation and closes today following several years of managerial and financial turmoil.
www.theskinny.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Some heartbreaking news coming out of Glasgow. The CCA has gone into liquidation and will close with immediate effect. Full story here www.theskinny.co.uk/art/news/gla...
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Please help if you can. Mitchell does crucial disability advocacy work in Canada. Also, tech is a basic survival tool for disabled people.
Hey, I am #fundraising for a new tablet device, screen protector and case after my #Lenovo died four years into use. I use large font and accessibility settings due to retinal detachments and double cataract surgery in '25.
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my work: linktr.ee/odspoor
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my work: linktr.ee/odspoor
February 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Please help if you can. Mitchell does crucial disability advocacy work in Canada. Also, tech is a basic survival tool for disabled people.
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The Trump administration says it's reviewing thousands of cases to look for potential fraud. A judge ordered a temporary pause, saying refugees cannot be arrested "without warrants or cause." n.pr/4kbGpdT
Refugees relive the trauma they fled as ICE targets them in Minnesota
The Trump administration says it's reviewing thousands of cases to look for potential fraud. A judge ordered a temporary pause, saying refugees cannot be arrested "without warrants or cause."
n.pr
February 2, 2026 at 10:44 AM
The Trump administration says it's reviewing thousands of cases to look for potential fraud. A judge ordered a temporary pause, saying refugees cannot be arrested "without warrants or cause." n.pr/4kbGpdT
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Just to offer the counterpoint here, as I think it is very very important we do so: this is absolutely anticipatory obedience 101.
Much as university leaders might see it as their responsibility to “plan” for this possibility, in effect REF are getting to set the agenda without winning any election
Much as university leaders might see it as their responsibility to “plan” for this possibility, in effect REF are getting to set the agenda without winning any election
Before anyone gets too angry about this, several things. (1) Universities in the UK, unlike the US, are pretty much under the financial and admin control of central govt. If RefUK moves to wipe them out, as they will, then some will choose life. (1/3) www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers...
Universities try to woo Reform as party gains ground
Serious lobbying efforts under way, with right-wing party expected to be more sympathetic to elite universities than rest of the sector
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Just to offer the counterpoint here, as I think it is very very important we do so: this is absolutely anticipatory obedience 101.
Much as university leaders might see it as their responsibility to “plan” for this possibility, in effect REF are getting to set the agenda without winning any election
Much as university leaders might see it as their responsibility to “plan” for this possibility, in effect REF are getting to set the agenda without winning any election
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"Israel has set the initial daily limit for individuals leaving Gaza through the crossing at about 150 people, but around 22,000 sick and wounded Palestinians are still in desperate need of treatment abroad"
February 2, 2026 at 7:01 AM
"Israel has set the initial daily limit for individuals leaving Gaza through the crossing at about 150 people, but around 22,000 sick and wounded Palestinians are still in desperate need of treatment abroad"
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And Emerald Fennell is so named bc she's the daughter of Etonian "King of Bling" jeweller Theo Fennell. This is the new imperial aristocracy flaunting their wealth & racism shamelessly.
Margot Robbie is wearing Mughal queen Nur Jahan's necklace. It was gifted by her husband King Jahangir (r. 1605-1627), Akbar's son. Cartier acquired it (harummmph). Cartier's president later gifted it to Liz Taylor..blah blah.
Colonial loot around your neck.
'The obliterated shall be remembered'.
Colonial loot around your neck.
'The obliterated shall be remembered'.
Margot Robbie #WutheringHeights
January 31, 2026 at 9:26 PM
And Emerald Fennell is so named bc she's the daughter of Etonian "King of Bling" jeweller Theo Fennell. This is the new imperial aristocracy flaunting their wealth & racism shamelessly.
So this is on biden/Harris watch
In 2023, CBP killed a young Black girl that they imprisoned by incarcerating her and failing to provide the needed medical care for her sickle cell anemia
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
Official concedes 8-year-old who died in U.S. custody could have been saved as devastated family recalls final days
The parents of 8-year-old Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez told CBS News that their daughter died in Border Patrol custody because of negligence and discrimination.
www.cbsnews.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:52 PM
So this is on biden/Harris watch
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In 2023, CBP killed a young Black girl that they imprisoned by incarcerating her and failing to provide the needed medical care for her sickle cell anemia
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
Official concedes 8-year-old who died in U.S. custody could have been saved as devastated family recalls final days
The parents of 8-year-old Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez told CBS News that their daughter died in Border Patrol custody because of negligence and discrimination.
www.cbsnews.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:15 PM
In 2023, CBP killed a young Black girl that they imprisoned by incarcerating her and failing to provide the needed medical care for her sickle cell anemia
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
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I think we often ignore or repress the fact that academia was always meant for well heeled elite folks who didn't have to earn
January 31, 2026 at 1:11 PM
I think we often ignore or repress the fact that academia was always meant for well heeled elite folks who didn't have to earn
100% agree..worked two full time jobs while doing my PhD. Still recovering. They do have this well covered payment system in Scandinavia where you are more a colleague than a student. Also WELL DONE
January 31, 2026 at 1:11 PM
100% agree..worked two full time jobs while doing my PhD. Still recovering. They do have this well covered payment system in Scandinavia where you are more a colleague than a student. Also WELL DONE
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Oh. My. God. Chomsky talking about the 'hysteria' that has developed about the abuse of women and giving Epstein advice on how to handle the media. In 2019. The Media studies discipline and much of the left should reflect on the power given to this one flawed man to shape generations of thought.
January 31, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Oh. My. God. Chomsky talking about the 'hysteria' that has developed about the abuse of women and giving Epstein advice on how to handle the media. In 2019. The Media studies discipline and much of the left should reflect on the power given to this one flawed man to shape generations of thought.
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“Hysteria”
January 31, 2026 at 10:11 AM
“Hysteria”
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Weekend crowd! If you'd be interested in submitting to Leah's and my session, get in touch! Please share with colleagues and friends who may be interested. @rgsibg.bsky.social
CfP for @rgsibg.bsky.social annual conference just dropped! Organised by @geogdurham.bsky.social 's Leah Edwards and myself: The Family as Site of Environmental Politics. Please share widely!
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RGS 2026 CfP Family as site of environmental politics
RGS Call for papers - RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2026 – London, England (1st-4th September 2026) Session title: The family as a site of environmental politics Co-organisers: Leah Edwards [Durham U...
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January 31, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Weekend crowd! If you'd be interested in submitting to Leah's and my session, get in touch! Please share with colleagues and friends who may be interested. @rgsibg.bsky.social
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My latest piece:
"As these lessons of history play out before our eyes, we can finally teach young people meaningfully about #colonialism, #imperialism, colonial ideology and systemic #racism; not as abstract historical concepts, but as living forces that insist on continuing to shape our world."
"As these lessons of history play out before our eyes, we can finally teach young people meaningfully about #colonialism, #imperialism, colonial ideology and systemic #racism; not as abstract historical concepts, but as living forces that insist on continuing to shape our world."
Greenland’s Real Crisis: The Colonial Legacy We’re Not Discussing by @nuthmani.bsky.social bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/01/30/g...
January 30, 2026 at 1:43 PM
My latest piece:
"As these lessons of history play out before our eyes, we can finally teach young people meaningfully about #colonialism, #imperialism, colonial ideology and systemic #racism; not as abstract historical concepts, but as living forces that insist on continuing to shape our world."
"As these lessons of history play out before our eyes, we can finally teach young people meaningfully about #colonialism, #imperialism, colonial ideology and systemic #racism; not as abstract historical concepts, but as living forces that insist on continuing to shape our world."
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If it is not clear, they are arresting Black activists & journalists b/c they can’t deport them legally & state terror can serve a dual purpose of chilling dissent & labeling Black folks as rioters (read-anti nationals)./1
A 🧵 showing how this worked in India from 2014-2019.
A 🧵 showing how this worked in India from 2014-2019.
January 30, 2026 at 9:34 PM
If it is not clear, they are arresting Black activists & journalists b/c they can’t deport them legally & state terror can serve a dual purpose of chilling dissent & labeling Black folks as rioters (read-anti nationals)./1
A 🧵 showing how this worked in India from 2014-2019.
A 🧵 showing how this worked in India from 2014-2019.
Hello friends this February I will be running a total of 100k over the course of the whole month. I'm trying to raise money for #Dementia UK and the amazing work their specialist nurses do. Appreciate if you could donate or share. Thank you ! fundraise.dementiauk.org/s/32377/3307...
Anupama Ranawana
Hi there, This month, I’m running 100K for Dementia UK – a cause close to my heart. Just £10 could pay for the telephone costs of two families calling its free Dementia Helpline, so any support...
fundraise.dementiauk.org
January 31, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Hello friends this February I will be running a total of 100k over the course of the whole month. I'm trying to raise money for #Dementia UK and the amazing work their specialist nurses do. Appreciate if you could donate or share. Thank you ! fundraise.dementiauk.org/s/32377/3307...
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4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
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Warehouse archipelago wapo.st/49ZKA7W
ICE buys warehouses for mass detention network, rattling locals
ICE officials have quietly begun notifying warehouse owners and local officials of their interest in specific properties, prompting efforts to block the projects.
wapo.st
January 30, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Warehouse archipelago wapo.st/49ZKA7W