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Dylan Lino @dylanlino.bsky.social · 6d

RIP Claus Offe, who first developed the structural theory of the state’s dependence on capitalist investment later made famous by Fred Block

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Pavlos Roufos @proufos.bsky.social · 6d

RIP Claus Offe 😔 He wrote a lot but this is by far one of the best texts written about trade unions, their structural position and limitations. www.hwiesenthal.de/publik/hw/2l...

www.hwiesenthal.de

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Hertie School @hertieschool.bsky.social · 7d

The Hertie School mourns the passing of Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Claus Offe, Professor Emeritus of Political Sociology, an extraordinary scholar, teacher and colleague.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and all who had the privilege to know him.

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Dylan Lino @dylanlino.bsky.social · 19d

‘even teachers of IL who are interested in teaching “black letter” law and have no particular political commitment to the cause of Palestinian freedom may face allegations of antisemitism on account of teaching the field’s most authoritative court’s rulings on self-determination or genocide’

Ntina Tzouvala @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social · 27d

I wrote a short piece on definitions that conflate anti/semitism with (anti)-Zionism and the dangers that their adoption poses specifically for international lawyers, including for our Palestinian colleagues and students: voelkerrechtsblog.org/defining-awa...

Defining Away Palestine

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Dylan Lino @dylanlino.bsky.social · Aug 28

This is one of the best and most hopeful things I’ve read about AI and higher education www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/replac...

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Derek Barry @derek-barry.bsky.social · Aug 24

More pics from #brisbane Palestine protest

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · Aug 24

March for Palestine rally over Brisbane's Victoria Bridge is absolutely huge. Thank you to all Australians in Brisbane & around the country marching today against Israel’s genocide. Anyone not standing with Palestine at this point in time is clearly on the fringe. #FreePalestine

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Sirius Star 🍉 🍉 🍉 @siriusstar3.bsky.social · Aug 24

I think it’s safe to say: this is the biggest pro-Palestine rally that this city has ever seen.
Brisbane
Sanctions and action now @albomp.bsky.social

#Auspol #MarchForPalestine #Genocide

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Jon Piccini @jonpiccini.bsky.social · Aug 24

Such an incredible vibe at the Brisbane/Meanjin protest for Palestine. Overwhelmingly young, incredibly diverse. The crowd was the face of modern Australia. Politicians take note.

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Dylan Lino @dylanlino.bsky.social · Aug 18

Help USyd Palestine advocates defeat Israel Lobby legal attack! chuffed.org/project/1432...

Help USyd Palestine advocates defeat Israel Lobby legal attack!

Dr Nick Riemer and Professor John Keane are academics at the University of Sydney and long-time advocates of freedom and justice for Palestinians. Since October 7, in articles, on social media and at ...

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · Aug 3

It is massive. Thanks to Peter Deppeler on Twitter for the footage. #GazaGenocide #MarchForHumanity

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Dylan Lino @dylanlino.bsky.social · Aug 3

www.rosalux.de/en/news/id/5...

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Jeff Sparrow @jeffsparrow1.bsky.social · Aug 3

The anti-genocide movement has been driven by below: activists rather than bureaucrats, people rather than NGOs, students rather than professors, etc. Almost without exception, the top echelons of society have tried to stop the protests, not the genocide.

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Dylan Lino @dylanlino.bsky.social · Aug 3

‘unilateral sanctions were associated with an annual toll of 564 258 deaths, similar to the global mortality burden associated with armed conflict’

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Effects of international sanctions on age-specific mortality: a cross-national panel data analysis

Sanctions have substantial adverse effects on public health, with a death toll similar to that of wars. Our findings underscore the need to rethink sanctions as a foreign-policy tool, highlighting the...

www.thelancet.com

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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · Jul 31

Slovenia bans import, export and transit of weapons to and from Israel

"In such circumstances, it is the duty of every responsible state to take action, even if it means taking a step ahead of others" 🇸🇮

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Hannah McCann @binarythis.bsky.social · Jul 30

University friends, please read, sign and share this open letter: overland.org.au/2025/07/open...

Open letter against the adoption of the Australian Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism's Plan - Overland literary journal

We, the undersigned university researchers, educators, students and professional staff, call on the Australian Government to reject the unprecedented attack on academic freedom and the autonomy of uni...

overland.org.au

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Dylan Lino @dylanlino.bsky.social · Jul 31

Amazing 1985 documentary on the NSW Builders Labourers Federation m.youtube.com/watch?v=2FcQ...

Rocking the Foundations

YouTube video by Steve Haringey

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Jul 29

BREAKING: At least 43 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces across Gaza since dawn today, including six aid seekers, sources in Gaza hospitals tell Al Jazeera.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/kguo3g

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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · Jul 28

"With the destruction of an entire medical system and a generation of medical professionals, this genocide will continue to kill its victims for years to come"

Itamar Mann @itamann.bsky.social · Jul 28

9/ The full legal opinion—Destruction of Conditions of Life: A Health Analysis of the Gaza Genocide—is available here: www.phr.org.il/genocide-in-...

ג'נוסייד בעזה | רופאים לזכויות אדם

ב-13 באוקטובר 2023, הורה הצבא הישראלי על פינוי 22 בתי חולים בעיר עזה ובצפון רצועת […] עוד >

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Dylan Lino @dylanlino.bsky.social · Jul 30

RIP Paul Coe, a leading light in First Nations struggles for land rights and sovereignty www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

Prominent Aboriginal rights activist and lawyer dies aged 76

One of the first Indigenous barristers in New South Wales is being remembered for his devoted commitment to bettering the lives of First Nations people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers a...

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Dylan Lino @dylanlino.bsky.social · Jul 29

Solidarity with my daughter’s wonderful teachers, who are striking next week for fair pay and conditions for the first time in 16 years www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

Queensland teachers to strike for first time in 16 years as union seeks 'fair' pay

Teachers are preparing to hold a 24-hour strike next Wednesday as pay negotiations with the state government hit a stalemate.

www.abc.net.au

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Briony Neilson @brionyneilson.bsky.social · Jul 29

from p. 2: "Universities are not-for-profit. Every dollar they make* is reinvested back into teaching and research activities..."

*Apart, that is, from the hundreds of thousands/millions of dollars that line the silk pockets of all the non-teaching, non-researching uni execs

Dylan Lino @dylanlino.bsky.social · Jul 29

If anyone doubted that Universities Australia is on the side of management, not uni students and workers, see UA’s CEO defending vice-chancellors’ $1m+ salaries

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Dylan Lino @dylanlino.bsky.social · Jul 29

If anyone doubted that Universities Australia is on the side of management, not uni students and workers, see UA’s CEO defending vice-chancellors’ $1m+ salaries

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Dylan Lino @dylanlino.bsky.social · Jul 28

‘As recently as this week, Australia has sent F-35 strike fighter jet parts directly from Australia to Israel in the midst of Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza.’

declassifiedaus.org/2025/07/11/r...

Revealed: Australia Exported F-35 Jet Parts Directly to Israel

Leaked documents reveal Australia has sent F-35 strike fighter jet parts directly from Australia to Israel in the midst of Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza.

declassifiedaus.org

Dylan Lino @dylanlino.bsky.social · Jul 28

University workers should sign this open letter against threats to academic freedom from the massively overreaching recs of the Antisemitism Envoy overland.org.au/2025/07/open...

Open letter against the adoption of the Australian Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism's Plan - Overland literary journal

We, the undersigned university researchers, educators, students and professional staff, call on the Australian Government to reject the unprecedented attack on academic freedom and the autonomy of uni...

overland.org.au

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