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@nasarmeer.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social · 10h

Next up, the ice cream = violent crime scandal...

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 1d

Circumcision rates in the US are 80%, whereas they are well under 20% in Europe

Autism rates are not remotely so varied

I appreciate innumeracy and immorality are now baked into decision making, but we should keep explaining and fighting against the harms to thousands if not millions of ppl

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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University of Glasgow @uofglasgow.bsky.social · 11h

Terminally ill Scots will benefit from strengthened housing protections, following key amendments to the Housing (Scotland) Bill.

The @uofgdumfries.bsky.social @mariecurieuk.bsky.social ‘Dying in the Margins’ study was central to informing these amendments.

Read more: gla.ac/46Rpabq

Stacey and Joost ten Wolde, who faced housing issues following Stacey's terminal illness diagnosis.

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@nasarmeer.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social · 13h

Thinking of Prof Geoff Palmer today, and whose memorial is happening at St Giles later today: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The Life Scientific - Geoff Palmer on brewing - BBC Sounds

Jim talks to internationally renowned professor of brewing and distilling Geoff Palmer.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 1d

A reminder about our first Sociological & Cultural Studies seminar of the year, taking place tomorrow, with @raulperez.bsky.social - hosted jointly with colleagues in Politics & IR, and with the journal @identitiesjournal.bsky.social

Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 2d

Join us Friday for our co-organised colloquium with @uofgsps.bsky.social Politics & International Relations & @uofgsociology.bsky.social

'The Souls of White Jokes'
Dr Raúl Pérez

10 Oct, 11-12.30
Room 257, Wolfson Medical Bldg, University of Glasgow

@uofgsocsci.bsky.social @raulperez.bsky.social

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 1d

Our next #IdentitiesEvent!

'From Colonial Subjects to #Black Nations: Racializing the Caribbean within Global #Blackness'

@uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @jamellag.bsky.social

Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk...

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 1d

'Can sociology meet the moment?' by Adrian Favell

Book Review of 'Seeing Others: How to Redefine Worth in a Divided World'

Published as part of our latest #Symposium:
doi.org/10.1080/1070...

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 2d

Join us Friday for our co-organised colloquium with @uofgsps.bsky.social Politics & International Relations & @uofgsociology.bsky.social

'The Souls of White Jokes'
Dr Raúl Pérez

10 Oct, 11-12.30
Room 257, Wolfson Medical Bldg, University of Glasgow

@uofgsocsci.bsky.social @raulperez.bsky.social

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 4d

To mark #BlackHistoryMonth, Identities presents a curated selection of articles that illuminate Black histories and lived experiences across the Black Atlantic.

Read the collection with #FreeAccess:
www.tandfonline.com/...

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 7d

New #Identities #Symposium!

'Seeing Others: How to Redefine Worth in a Divided World' by Michèle Lamont

Published in our latest issue:
www.tandfonline.com/...

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 7d

Ahead of the Green Party conference, the party's new leader Zack Polanski puts a defence of the historic and future contribution of migration at the heart of his argument, alongside a socio-economic argument about inequality

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Migration is Britain’s superpower. Our future depends on embracing that truth, not denying it | Zack Polanski

Labour has lost its nerve. At our party conference this weekend, we’re gathering to set things right, says Green party leader Zack Polanski

www.theguardian.com

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 7d

Our next #IdentitiesEvent!

'From Colonial Subjects to #Black Nations: Racializing the Caribbean within Global #Blackness'

@uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @jamellag.bsky.social

Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk...

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University of Glasgow College of Social Sciences @uofgsocsci.bsky.social · 8d

Join us for our first Stevenson Trust lecture this academic year on October 16th.

The event will have a speaker @vioreladan.bsky.social, discussing how generative AI is reshaping political communication.

Register here: tinyurl.com/53ed53wz

From Microtargeting to Misinformation: The Political Power of Generative AI

How AI can effect politics.

tinyurl.com

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 8d

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 8d

Manchester Council of Mosques have issued this statement in sadness, shock and solidarity with the Jewish community about this attack at the synagogue in Manchester

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 8d

Our latest #Identities issue is now published!

Vol 32 No 5, including a #Symposium on Michèle Lamont's 'Seeing Others'

Explore the issue:
www.tandfonline.com/...

@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @mlamont.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

#LatestIssue

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 9d

Join our upcoming event, co-organised with @uofgsps.bsky.social Politics & International Relations & @uofgsociology.bsky.social

'The Souls of White Jokes' with Dr Raúl Pérez

11.00am-12.30pm, In person: Hugh Fraser Room 257, Wolfson Medical Bldg, University of Glasgow

@uofgsocsci.bsky.social

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 9d

'COVID-19 and Muslims in Birmingham'

New on the #IdentitiesBlog, by Imran Awan and Damian Breen

Read the blog post ⬇️
identitiesjournal.co...

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

It would exemplify a big flaw in political media culture if 90% of the discourse is about which adjective - racist, discriminatory, wrong - is a legit way to challenge this

But v little discourse involves asking the man proposing the policy to explain his differential treatment of different groups

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 10d

Our next #IdentitiesEvent is open for registration!

'From #Colonial Subjects to #Black Nations: Racializing the Caribbean within Global #Blackness'

www.eventbrite.co.uk...

@uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 10d

"There is a war on children"

A clarion call for action and accountability from Dr. Thaer Ahmad who served in Gaza.

He reads the 'will' of a 10-year-old girl who Israel killed, as a way to honour her.

open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

Doctor Who Served in Gaza Reads the ‘Will’ of a 10-Year-Old Girl Who Was Killed

Dr. Thaer Ahmad gives an emotional statement at a high-level UN event about Israel's war on children in Gaza.

open.substack.com

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 11d

Very good stuff from Sadiq Khan at the Labour Irish society event. He said there are two reasons he loves coming to Labour Conference.

“One is the reception at the Labour Party Irish Society reception.

“The second is to get away from all the Sharia Law in London”

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 11d

Have you listened to the latest from the #Identities Podcast?

Episode 7: On The Unfinished Politics of Race

With Les Back, John Solomos, Michael Keith, Anya Ahmed & Trishauna Stewart

Listen to the episode:
open.spotify.com/epi...

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 11d

The open letter can be found here and you can add your signature:

actionnetwork.org/petitions/wo...

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@nasarmeer.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social · 12d

The disappeared...
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 17d

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

www.miamiherald.com

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 13d

This is the laziest bullshit imaginable. It is quite simply less accurate about the UK than any other European or Anglosphere western democracy. A cursory look at education, income and national identity data makes this simplistic nonsense untenable

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