Rachel Griffin
@rachelgriffin.bsky.social
researching EU social media regulation @ sciences po law school | blue haired feminist, FT reading socialist & other clichés | paris/berlin, she/sie/elle
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📣 New paper alert!
Why do politicians feel the need to "act like influencers"?
Drawing on fieldwork in the French Assemblée Nationale, I explore the "social media double bind" faced by elected officials.
Available in open access in Social Media + Society ⤵️
doi.org/10.1177/2056...
Why do politicians feel the need to "act like influencers"?
Drawing on fieldwork in the French Assemblée Nationale, I explore the "social media double bind" faced by elected officials.
Available in open access in Social Media + Society ⤵️
doi.org/10.1177/2056...
December 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
📣 New paper alert!
Why do politicians feel the need to "act like influencers"?
Drawing on fieldwork in the French Assemblée Nationale, I explore the "social media double bind" faced by elected officials.
Available in open access in Social Media + Society ⤵️
doi.org/10.1177/2056...
Why do politicians feel the need to "act like influencers"?
Drawing on fieldwork in the French Assemblée Nationale, I explore the "social media double bind" faced by elected officials.
Available in open access in Social Media + Society ⤵️
doi.org/10.1177/2056...
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www.bbc.com/news/article... leave the deep sea and all its freaky little guys alone!
Over a third of animals impacted in deep sea mining test - scientists
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
www.bbc.com/news/article... leave the deep sea and all its freaky little guys alone!
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Academic institutions: "while we understand there are concerns, the truth is that gambling as a pathway to knowledge is here to stay, and denying that means we will be left behind. That's why we're giving free Kalshi subscriptions to every student"
"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
truthout.org
December 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Academic institutions: "while we understand there are concerns, the truth is that gambling as a pathway to knowledge is here to stay, and denying that means we will be left behind. That's why we're giving free Kalshi subscriptions to every student"
anyone have access to this book on the politics of disco elysium and can share a few chapters with me? 🙏 I need to prepare assiduously to defeat my partner at game night
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
The World Politics of Disco Elysium | Vic Castro, Nicholas Kiersey | T
The World Politics of Disco Elysium analyzes the distinctive political claims and original arguments on a wide range of international political issues of
www.taylorfrancis.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
anyone have access to this book on the politics of disco elysium and can share a few chapters with me? 🙏 I need to prepare assiduously to defeat my partner at game night
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
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A startup’s ads for controversial embryo tests hit the New York City subway.
The ads that sell the sizzle of genetic trait discrimination
A startup’s ads for controversial embryo tests hit the New York City subway.
www.technologyreview.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A startup’s ads for controversial embryo tests hit the New York City subway.
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NEW: The Pentagon has brought back Cold War-era stockpiling, taking vital resources from the energy transition.
Our analysis shows that the Pentagon’s planned cobalt and graphite stockpile is large enough to produce 100,000 electric buses.
transitionsecurity.org/mining-for-war/
Our analysis shows that the Pentagon’s planned cobalt and graphite stockpile is large enough to produce 100,000 electric buses.
transitionsecurity.org/mining-for-war/
Mining for War: Assessing the Pentagon’s Mineral Stockpile
How can the Pentagon's energy transition mineral stockpiles be repurposed toward the green transition?
transitionsecurity.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
NEW: The Pentagon has brought back Cold War-era stockpiling, taking vital resources from the energy transition.
Our analysis shows that the Pentagon’s planned cobalt and graphite stockpile is large enough to produce 100,000 electric buses.
transitionsecurity.org/mining-for-war/
Our analysis shows that the Pentagon’s planned cobalt and graphite stockpile is large enough to produce 100,000 electric buses.
transitionsecurity.org/mining-for-war/
an idea ahead of its time
(at the arts et métiers exhibition Flops?! « Certains flops se révèlent finalement des tops ! »)
(at the arts et métiers exhibition Flops?! « Certains flops se révèlent finalement des tops ! »)
December 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
an idea ahead of its time
(at the arts et métiers exhibition Flops?! « Certains flops se révèlent finalement des tops ! »)
(at the arts et métiers exhibition Flops?! « Certains flops se révèlent finalement des tops ! »)
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The CEOs of both Ford and Stellantis, who are there to celebrate the rollback of vehicle emissions standards (which will drive climate change), are standing right behind Trump as he makes these racist comments.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The CEOs of both Ford and Stellantis, who are there to celebrate the rollback of vehicle emissions standards (which will drive climate change), are standing right behind Trump as he makes these racist comments.
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As a kid who used to love to sit up late in my rural county peering into the vastness of space, I find it almost physically painful to stare into the cluttered sky and find my gaze constantly interrupted by all of this disposable litter. This graph does not indicate progress to me.
Humankind has launch more satellites in the past four years (2021 - 2025) than in the previous seven decades.
75% of the currently active satellites belong to a single operator (SpaceX).
75% of the currently active satellites belong to a single operator (SpaceX).
December 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
As a kid who used to love to sit up late in my rural county peering into the vastness of space, I find it almost physically painful to stare into the cluttered sky and find my gaze constantly interrupted by all of this disposable litter. This graph does not indicate progress to me.
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[7/8] Le coût écologique reste absent des prix. Un passager Paris-Barcelone émet 187 kg de CO₂ en avion, contre 3,23 kg en train. Le trafic aérien a été multiplié par 4,6 depuis 1990 et émet près d’1 milliard de tonnes de CO₂ par an, soit autant qu’un pays comme le Japon.
December 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
[7/8] Le coût écologique reste absent des prix. Un passager Paris-Barcelone émet 187 kg de CO₂ en avion, contre 3,23 kg en train. Le trafic aérien a été multiplié par 4,6 depuis 1990 et émet près d’1 milliard de tonnes de CO₂ par an, soit autant qu’un pays comme le Japon.
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[2/8] Les liaisons européennes montrent un écart massif. Le train est entre 2,3 et 3 fois plus cher. Madrid-Paris coûte 204€ en train contre 87€ en avion. Barcelone-Paris affiche 123€ contre 45€. Certains trajets atteignent un rapport extrême, comme 389€ en train contre 14,99€ en avion.
December 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
[2/8] Les liaisons européennes montrent un écart massif. Le train est entre 2,3 et 3 fois plus cher. Madrid-Paris coûte 204€ en train contre 87€ en avion. Barcelone-Paris affiche 123€ contre 45€. Certains trajets atteignent un rapport extrême, comme 389€ en train contre 14,99€ en avion.
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Our INTERACT colleague Jannis Grimm has created a fundraiser for two partner organisations of our INTERACT @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social conversation series: @sea-watch.org and @transaidency.bsky.social.
You can access the fundraiser here: gofund.me/56674e81d
You can access the fundraiser here: gofund.me/56674e81d
Hot Sauce Solidarity 2.0 - bring down borders, rebuild Gaza, organized by Jannis Grimm
Hi, I'm Jannis Grimm, the director of a research unit at the … Jannis Grimm braucht deine Unterstützung für Hot Sauce Solidarity 2.0 - bring down borders, rebuild Gaza
gofund.me
December 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Our INTERACT colleague Jannis Grimm has created a fundraiser for two partner organisations of our INTERACT @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social conversation series: @sea-watch.org and @transaidency.bsky.social.
You can access the fundraiser here: gofund.me/56674e81d
You can access the fundraiser here: gofund.me/56674e81d
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🧭 A Progressive Roadmap for Expanding European Digital Sovereignty
IIPP Professor @ceciliarikap.bsky.social's recent policy brief with @feps-europe.eu outlines an ecosystemic and progressive roadmap for strengthening Europe’s digital sovereignty.
✍️ Read it here: buff.ly/scJ9buh
IIPP Professor @ceciliarikap.bsky.social's recent policy brief with @feps-europe.eu outlines an ecosystemic and progressive roadmap for strengthening Europe’s digital sovereignty.
✍️ Read it here: buff.ly/scJ9buh
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🧭 A Progressive Roadmap for Expanding European Digital Sovereignty
IIPP Professor @ceciliarikap.bsky.social's recent policy brief with @feps-europe.eu outlines an ecosystemic and progressive roadmap for strengthening Europe’s digital sovereignty.
✍️ Read it here: buff.ly/scJ9buh
IIPP Professor @ceciliarikap.bsky.social's recent policy brief with @feps-europe.eu outlines an ecosystemic and progressive roadmap for strengthening Europe’s digital sovereignty.
✍️ Read it here: buff.ly/scJ9buh
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Aujourd'hui, jour de la honte pour l'Union européenne et les autres complices de Netanyahu : le génocide des Palestiniens continue sous leur protection. La France est dans la rue pour le droit des Palestiniens à vivre.
November 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Aujourd'hui, jour de la honte pour l'Union européenne et les autres complices de Netanyahu : le génocide des Palestiniens continue sous leur protection. La France est dans la rue pour le droit des Palestiniens à vivre.
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The diplomatic "achievement" of the ceasefire was to recalibrate the tempo of the genocide sufficiently to get it off the front pages and the news bulletins, thus alleviating the political pressure on Israel's western accomplices.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The diplomatic "achievement" of the ceasefire was to recalibrate the tempo of the genocide sufficiently to get it off the front pages and the news bulletins, thus alleviating the political pressure on Israel's western accomplices.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Grateful for folks going to Neurips to present research on biases in generative AI. Also thinking about Toni Morrison's timeless quote that the function of racism is distraction.
Tired of technologists putting the burden of proof on scientists to prove predictable harms.
Tired of technologists putting the burden of proof on scientists to prove predictable harms.
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Grateful for folks going to Neurips to present research on biases in generative AI. Also thinking about Toni Morrison's timeless quote that the function of racism is distraction.
Tired of technologists putting the burden of proof on scientists to prove predictable harms.
Tired of technologists putting the burden of proof on scientists to prove predictable harms.
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Die neue Folge meines Podcasts Nullpunkt ist online.
Mit Rosa Burç spreche ich über Kurdistan, die symbolische Entwaffnung der PKK und koloniale Kontinuitäten, die bis heute nachwirken. Auf Youtube / Spotify / Apple Podcasts etc.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJjW...
Mit Rosa Burç spreche ich über Kurdistan, die symbolische Entwaffnung der PKK und koloniale Kontinuitäten, die bis heute nachwirken. Auf Youtube / Spotify / Apple Podcasts etc.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJjW...
Rosa Burç: Warum Kurdistan der Schlüsselkonflikt unserer Zeit ist
YouTube video by Nullpunkt – mit Hanno Hauenstein
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Die neue Folge meines Podcasts Nullpunkt ist online.
Mit Rosa Burç spreche ich über Kurdistan, die symbolische Entwaffnung der PKK und koloniale Kontinuitäten, die bis heute nachwirken. Auf Youtube / Spotify / Apple Podcasts etc.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJjW...
Mit Rosa Burç spreche ich über Kurdistan, die symbolische Entwaffnung der PKK und koloniale Kontinuitäten, die bis heute nachwirken. Auf Youtube / Spotify / Apple Podcasts etc.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJjW...
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‘Germany has become a laboratory for the criminalisation of solidarity with Palestine, testing how far it can go in suppressing free speech, banning protest, and bending the constitutional framework until it is almost unrecognisable.’
new report @tninstitute.bsky.social
www.tni.org/en/publicati...
new report @tninstitute.bsky.social
www.tni.org/en/publicati...
Solidarity under Siege | Transnational Institute
Since 7 October 2023, Germany’s unabating support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza is mirrored by a sweeping crackdown on Palestine solidarity at home. This report unpacks how over decades, authorities h...
www.tni.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
‘Germany has become a laboratory for the criminalisation of solidarity with Palestine, testing how far it can go in suppressing free speech, banning protest, and bending the constitutional framework until it is almost unrecognisable.’
new report @tninstitute.bsky.social
www.tni.org/en/publicati...
new report @tninstitute.bsky.social
www.tni.org/en/publicati...
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terrific project (and great city) for PhD applicants in climate governance and political economy!
Call for PhD Student!
I'm recruiting a PhD student to work with me on a project related to my Future Fellowship at Monash University on the political economy of insurance, risk technology, climate governance, and the crisis of uninsurability. Here's the overview of my fellowship.
I'm recruiting a PhD student to work with me on a project related to my Future Fellowship at Monash University on the political economy of insurance, risk technology, climate governance, and the crisis of uninsurability. Here's the overview of my fellowship.
November 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
terrific project (and great city) for PhD applicants in climate governance and political economy!
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In this drought of academic job postings, here's an amazing position for junior faculty in AI Policy and Media at Northeastern. Come join the intellectual community in Boston!!! northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
Assistant Professor in AI Policy and Media
About the Opportunity About the Opportunity The College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD) at Northeastern University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in AI Policy and Media, ...
northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
In this drought of academic job postings, here's an amazing position for junior faculty in AI Policy and Media at Northeastern. Come join the intellectual community in Boston!!! northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
new article w Riccardo Fornasari abt some common issues we see in the DSA & CSDDD, & what we think it says abt the EU's approach to regulating big companies in the current political moment (nothing good)
part of a SI on law & the "twin transitions", look out for the rest!
doi.org/10.1017/err....
part of a SI on law & the "twin transitions", look out for the rest!
doi.org/10.1017/err....
Risky business? Corporate risk management obligations in sustainability due diligence and digital platform regulation | European Journal of Risk Regulation | Cambridge Core
Risky business? Corporate risk management obligations in sustainability due diligence and digital platform regulation
doi.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
new article w Riccardo Fornasari abt some common issues we see in the DSA & CSDDD, & what we think it says abt the EU's approach to regulating big companies in the current political moment (nothing good)
part of a SI on law & the "twin transitions", look out for the rest!
doi.org/10.1017/err....
part of a SI on law & the "twin transitions", look out for the rest!
doi.org/10.1017/err....
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my tshirt 'we are not Enron' has been raising a lot of questions already answered by the tshirt
In the memo, “Nvidia also responds to claims that the ‘current situation is analogous to historical accounting frauds (Enron, WorldCom, Lucent) that featured vendor financing and SPVs [special purpose vehicles.)’”
@barrons.com $NVDA
@firstadopter.bsky.social
www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
@barrons.com $NVDA
@firstadopter.bsky.social
www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
my tshirt 'we are not Enron' has been raising a lot of questions already answered by the tshirt