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Stephen Shapiro

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maybe the only useful thing Sarwar has ever done
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar to call on Keir Starmer to stand down

Sarwar said to be furious Starmer’s repeated mistakes have heavily damaged Scottish support before May elections

www.theguardian.com

February 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM

Stephen Shapiro

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@scottishgreens.org @lornaslater.bsky.social
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Gav Maclean @gavmaclean.bsky.social · 7h

Strike week at Edinburgh Napier. Our first two of 10 days of strike action happen on Tuesday and Thursday. Fighting against management's refusal to rule out compulsory redundancies. Our university has no debt, we have reserves and have already lost too many staff.

February 9, 2026 at 12:20 PM

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Mark Bould

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February 9, 2026 at 9:25 AM

Stephen Shapiro

@stephenshapiro.bsky.social

The price difference between a cheaper suit and a more expensive one isn't in the materials, but the stitching (ie human labor), but “After about $1,500 or so, you are paying for details or features that you enjoy but are not necessary to make a good suit,” said Zottolo.
nymag.com/strategist/a...

How Much Should You Spend on a Suit?

You can feel like a million bucks at a range of price points.

nymag.com

February 9, 2026 at 9:25 AM

Stephen Shapiro

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forward.com/culture/8031...

Created in hiding during WWII, a Jewish artist's underground ’zines are finally rising to the surface

From 1943 to 1945, Bloch produced 96 editions of 'The Underwater Cabaret' while he and other Jews hid from the Nazis in an attic crawlspace.

forward.com

February 9, 2026 at 9:13 AM

Stephen Shapiro

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www.studlife.com/news/2026/02...

McKelvey Engineering Communication Center to be phased out by 2028 - Student Life

The Engineering Communication Center (ECC) at the McKelvey School of Engineering will be phased out by May 2028, Dean Aaron Bobick wrote in an email to the school’s faculty, staff, and students on Feb...

www.studlife.com

February 9, 2026 at 9:13 AM

Stephen Shapiro

@stephenshapiro.bsky.social

www.ft.com/content/ef3c...

‘It feels like a betrayal.’ Germany’s painful estrangement from the US

The unravelling of transatlantic ties has shocked a country that had an emotional attachment to the relationship

www.ft.com

February 9, 2026 at 9:11 AM

Stephen Shapiro

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www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/02...

Following federal scrutiny, Columbia review committee moves to reshape Middle Eastern studies, increasing focus on Israel

Ten months ago, Columbia announced it would conduct a “thorough review” of the University’s approach to Middle Eastern studies to ensure “balanced” curricula across departments. Already feeling the ef...

www.columbiaspectator.com

February 9, 2026 at 9:09 AM

Stephen Shapiro

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www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

February 9, 2026 at 9:07 AM

Stephen Shapiro

@stephenshapiro.bsky.social

How to gut a university
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2582884...

800 staff leave Edinburgh University amid £140m cuts drive

Bosses at the institution want to cut £90m from their annual salary bill, which unions say could result in as many as 1,400 jobs being lost.

www.heraldscotland.com

February 9, 2026 at 9:03 AM

Stephen Shapiro

@stephenshapiro.bsky.social

my hunch is that people with my last name aren't that common anymore in Germany
www.zeit.de/zeit-magazin...

February 9, 2026 at 8:58 AM

Stephen Shapiro

@stephenshapiro.bsky.social

it'sl ike a home invasion movie as more nazis move to the region
www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft...

February 9, 2026 at 8:55 AM

Stephen Shapiro

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www.jta.org/2026/02/06/u...

Credit Suisse had many more bank accounts with Nazi ties than previously known, investigation finds - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Investigator says Credit Suisse provided direct financial support to help Nazis flee to Argentina.

www.jta.org

February 9, 2026 at 8:51 AM

Stephen Shapiro

@stephenshapiro.bsky.social

when athletes are doing more than most others to denounce the moral degenerates in the White House
www.latimes.com/sports/olymp...

U.S. Olympic athletes in Italy are speaking out about the political situation at home

American skiers Mikaela Shiffrin and Hunter Hess and other Milan-Cortina Olympic athletes aren't shying away from talking about what's going on in the United States.

www.latimes.com

February 9, 2026 at 8:48 AM

Stephen Shapiro

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former Reform councillor
theboar.org/2026/02/warw...

February 9, 2026 at 8:42 AM

Stephen Shapiro

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www.dw.com/en/how-nonvi...

How nonviolent protest can break autocratic rule

People in Minnesota have used creative tactics to push back against ICE. History shows that nonviolent resistance can topple authoritarian power. But how?

www.dw.com

February 8, 2026 at 10:28 PM

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Stephen Shapiro

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Discipline and Punish is now older than Foucault was when it was published.

February 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM

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Stephen Shapiro

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The Kill-Off (1989, dir. Maggie Greenwald), adapted from Jim Thompson, schlocky Twin Peaks-ey before Twin Peaks.

a lot of boom mike drops!

February 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM

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Joel S.

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"Eighty-two years after his execution by the Gestapo on June 16, 1944, the Jewish historian and resistance fighter Marc Bloch will be inducted into the Pantheon on June 23... His family requested that 'the far right, in all its forms, be excluded from any participation in the ceremony.'"