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Sara Rich Dorman
@srd.bsky.social
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Edinburgh. Newfoundland. Canada. Political Scientist. I curate the afripolsky feed for those studying or interested in African Politics (broadly conceived). Previously @srdorman and @afr_pol
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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 21m
Came out of something, saw this, and am choosing to believe the Swedes have finally given Just A Minute the recognition it deserves.
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 19h
we have been working on this new polling aggregation website for a few months now, and are excited to share it with the world! plenty more features and polls to come.
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FiftyPlusOne.news @fiftyplusone.news · 19h
new polls website just dropped fiftyplusone.news
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 2h
We'll be exploring the Thatcher legacy & her impact on British politics today at the @mileendinstitute.bsky.social on 20 Oct.

With former Thatcher minister, Gillian Shephard; Conservative peer Simone Finn; legendary politics guru @philipjcowley.bsky.social & me.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/still-that...
Still “Thatcher’s Britain”? The Thatcher Legacy, 1925-2025
Join the Mile End Institute to explore why Margaret Thatcher continues to cast such a shadow across British politics!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11h
This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 13h
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Sara Rich Dorman @srd.bsky.social · 23h
Economic decline means that regime is increasingly reliant on the business cronies and under constant pressure to permit more and more exploitation of resources - notably mining/gold smuggling, but previously fuel cartels and much else. 3/3
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Sara Rich Dorman @srd.bsky.social · 23h
Competing co-opted business networks in a situation of economic decline align with competing military/political factions all aligned with regime, but with slightly different crony networks. The outcome in 2017 a coup in which one group manages to seize control. 2/3
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Sara Rich Dorman @srd.bsky.social · 23h
Haven't discussed in class yet. I enjoyed reading it a lot. Works for many cases I am familiar with, but your final paras and discussion of 'exit' would benefit from consideration of the Zimbabwe case. 1/3
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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.bsky.social · 1d
On the contrary, austerity is liable in fact to increase the deficit - see the Eurozone's terrible experience during its crisis from 2010. The (proven) false theory of the "expansionary fiscal contraction".
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Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye @barnabyjdye.bsky.social · 2d
New Article.
The World Bank withdrew from dams in the 1990s but the technology returned over the last 20 years. This begs the question: does the World Bank approach dams differently today? Did past protests and policy reforms have a longer-lasting effect? theconversation.com/dams-for-dev...
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Dams for development? Unpacking tensions in the World Bank’s hydropower policies
After a hiatus, the World Bank returned to dam building, but has anything changed?
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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 1d
Thing I just learned. “Lede” as in “bury the lede” is a deliberate misspelling of “lead”. It’s part of a lexicon of misspellings used for annotations by journalists and subs so that notes on copy are removed, rather than included in the body of the text by accident. Others include “dek” and “hed”.
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Gav Maclean @gavmaclean.bsky.social · 1d
New Tories, trying to redefine the ince in incel
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Will Davies @will-davies.bsky.social · 1d
Oh, and it turns out the guy with the umbrella is definitely a new breed of activist
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Jean-Baptiste Gallopin @jbgallopin.bsky.social · 1d
@hrw.org: A new investigation by France 24, a French broadcaster, provides the first public elements to corroborate the US allegations indicating that Sudan’s military may have used chlorine in two incidents in September 2024.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Disturbing Reports of Sudan’s Military Using Chlorine Gas
The United States government sanctioned General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Sudan’s de facto head of state, in January 2025, alleging that the SAF had used ...
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srd.bsky.social
Sara Rich Dorman @srd.bsky.social · 2d
fascinating! (and going direct to course reading list)
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Dr. Semuhi Sinanoglu @semuhi.bsky.social · 2d
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 #𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 #𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬?

They face huge risks, especially during economic crises, when dictators choose to financially extort or #purge their business allies. And yet, despite their power to disrupt, business elites rarely switch sides.

My research shows why.
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Daily Maverick @dailymaverick.co.za · 2d
Eight years on, northern Mozambique’s terrorist threat remains acute despite the deployment of thousands of local and foreign troops.
Mozambique insurgency persists amid failed military strategy
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 3d
I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 3d
Follow the money

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper
Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 3d
It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.
Goody-bag merch from Tory Conference branded "When Labour negotiates Britian loses" and signed "Kemi Badenoch".
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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 3d
It’s hard not to conclude that Kuenssberg’s crew decided that @zackpolanski.bsky.social - the most prominent Manchester Jewish politician - is “the wrong kind of Jew”.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 3d
The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester
BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview
The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show
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Margot Tudor @drmargottudor.bsky.social · 3d
Interested in the transitory nature of academia and how this shapes scholarship on internationalism? Come along to our virtual conference, 'Blind Spots and Buzzwords in Internationalism' on 5th and 6th Nov 👁️. Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/blind-spot...
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Ray Mackey Photo @raymackeyphoto.bsky.social · 4d
St. John's, Newfoundland Canada #Newfoundland #canada #autumn #photography
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 5d
Columbia canceled my class on race and media, but I'm teaching the people anyway.

Oct. 5 is the *last day* to register for my online live + recorded classes on Race, Media & International Affairs!

We have more than 500 students enrolled. Let's gooo!

www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...
Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series
A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.
www.resistancesummerschool.com
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Dr Dion Georgiou 🇨🇾❤️🇬🇾 @drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social · 5d
My latest weekly round-up of reading and listening recommendations, taking in authoritarian politics and international relations within the Middle East and Post-Soviet space, among other topics. 🧵

#menasky #polisky #skystorians 🗃️
Stop, Look, and Listen #51
A round-up of what I have been reading and listening to this past week.
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The Conversation Africa @africa.theconversation.com · 7d
Edson Sithole broke barriers as southern Africa’s first black Doctor of Laws, shaping Zimbabwe’s legal and liberation history. 📚

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#Politics
Edson Sithole: new book uncovers the work of a thinker, lawyer and Zimbabwean freedom fighter who ‘disappeared’
Sithole was just one of tens of thousands of individuals who died during Zimbabwe’s independence struggle.
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 5d
Do not pay $100,000 to become a podcaster for the love of god
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"spooky sukkot" daniel s. @self.agency · 5d
Syracuse University, which costs $100,000 per year, has opened a school to give degrees in podcasting and social media influencing 🫥
Betting on the Creator Economy, Syracuse University Opens Academic Center for Podcasters and Influencers
The shift in course offerings follows a recent decision to pause admission for 20 undergraduate majors, including fine arts and digital humanities.
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Politique africaine @politiqueafricaine.bsky.social · 7d
Etienne Smith, Amy Niang et Marie Brossier préparent un retour sur le #Sénégal des alternances pour Politique africaine. Propositions de textes attendues d'ici le 6 janvier prochain. Liggeyleen! L'appel est accessible ici polaf.hypotheses.org/11371 #221!
AAC “Le Sénégal des alternances”
PUBLIÉ 26 SEPTEMBRE 2025   Dossier coordonné par Marie Brossier (CIRAM, Université Laval, Canada), Amy Niang (The Africa Institute, Emirats arabes unis), Etienne Smith (LAM,...
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