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Emma Elinor Lundin

@emmaelinor.bsky.social

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Journalist-turned-historian of 20th-century political activism. I write/rant about political women, liberation movements, feminisms, borders; Tomorrow Never Knows; she/her; London/Malmö. http://www.emmalundin.co.uk https://www.tomorrowneverknowspod.com

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Emma Elinor Lundin @emmaelinor.bsky.social · Feb 2

👋 Lots of new followers so: hello! I’m a Swedish-English journalist-turned-historian, specialising in the most contemporary history (1968ish till, er, yesterday?). I research political activism, foreign policy, anti-apartheid and other solidarity movements, the history of feminism, gender quotas…

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Emma Elinor Lundin @emmaelinor.bsky.social · 18h

It took about 90 seconds before a clerk spotted me and took up escorting duties. (Yes, being white - and massively pregnant on top of that - might have saved my life that day.) Anyway: Fashionable rule breakers for the win.

Emma Elinor Lundin @emmaelinor.bsky.social · 18h

Ah Betty. She reminded me so much of my granny (similar class, height, style). One of my claims to fame is that she (Betty, not my granny) once let me make my own way out of the parliamentary estate, despite rules stipulating that visitors must be escorted at all times.

History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 18h

Born #OTD 1929 Betty Boothroyd, the first woman to be elected Speaker of the Commons

Revisit our tribute to Boothroyd, who passed away in 2023, which includes snippets of her interview for the #HistParl oral history project:
historyofparliament.com/2023/02/28/b...

A tribute to Betty Boothroyd - The History of Parliament

In today's blog, we pay tribute to Betty Boothroyd, the first female Speaker of the Commons, who sadly died yesterday. Dr Emma Peplow, Head of our Oral

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Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 1d

This lurid headline is about British tourists no longer getting away with overstaying in Schengen. Or being 'illegals', as it's often called in the UK.

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Emma Elinor Lundin @emmaelinor.bsky.social · 1d

You might not believe us, but @lottelydia.bsky.social and I are plotting the return of @tnkpod.bsky.social - again!

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Oscar Ernerot @oernerot.bsky.social · 7d

Totalt haveri - skattepengar som ska användas mot fattigdom och stärka demokratier går i hemliga avtal till en av världens mest korrupta regimer.
@palmecenter.bsky.social
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/trot...

Trots tal om transparens – så skulle Somaliauppgörelsen hållas hemlig - Ekot

När Sverige gjorde en uppgörelse med Somalia, som omfattade 100 miljoner kronor ur biståndsbudgeten, uppmanades inblandade att hålla uppgörelsen hemlig.Det ...

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 25d

Shot, chaser

Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men

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Kristina Lindquist @syrran.bsky.social · 11d

Man kan hoppas att fotbollsmänniskor som utsätts för trakasserier kommer ihåg det när frågan om polisens befogenheter gäller typ inre utlänningskontroll eller visitationszoner i förorten. www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/...

Polisen knackade på – Amanda vägrade släppa in dem

Polisen har börjat söka upp fotbollssupportrar på deras arbetsplatser, trots att det saknas brottsmisstanke. Chefen Amanda vägrade att släppa in dem för att pra

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Daniel Wiklander @danielwiklander.bsky.social · 14d

De vill förbjuda självbiografiska böcker av fd kriminella? Eller konfiskera intäkterna i alla fall.

Och detta är alltså M själva, inte den där Project 2025-skriften från Svenskt Näringslivs och Mattias Karlssons tankesmedjor.

M: Begränsa vinster av brottslig ”gangsterrap”

Moderaterna vill motverka att kriminella tjänar pengar på musik och annan kultur som skildrar deras grova brott – utan att göra…

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 16d

Sharing this excerpt from my foreword to Alaa Abd el-Fattah's extraordinary collection of prison writings, "You Have Not Yet Been Defeated."

Stay tuned...
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Naomi Klein on How Egypt’s Extinguished Revolution Continues to Inspire Struggle Worldwide

You Have Not Yet Been Defeated, a collection from Alaa Abd el-Fattah published this year by Seven Stories Press, is living history. Many of its words were first written with pencil and paper in a c…

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Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · 16d

A shred of good news in a grim time - Egypt has pardoned Alaa Abd El Fattah after more than a decade of intermittent arbitrary and isolating detention. Hoping that this is permanent freedom for Alaa.

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Emma Elinor Lundin @emmaelinor.bsky.social · 17d

Today, this weekend, this month, this year, this timeline.

a man in a suit is holding three boxes of pizza .

Alt: Troy (Donald Glover) in Community returns to a room on fire after having gone to get pizza.

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Sadiah Qureshi @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · 17d

It has been a week of awful news for various people. Here are some links that might be helpful in the UK.

The Samaritans are available any time with various forms of contact. Call 116123, chat online, or you can write an email and letter. More information here.

www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-h...

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Niklas Altermark @nklsaltrmrk.bsky.social · 17d

Det här är fascinerande och på många sätt talande för hur högerns politiska världsbild formas. Premissen för de politiska förslag man ställer sig bakom är att man saknar kunskap om den verklighet som förslagen handlar om.

Konceptet @realkonceptet.bsky.social · 17d

Otroligt talande att människor som sitter och svamlar om de för höga försörjningsstöden gissar att normen ligger på 13000 kr istället för de dryga 5000 som det är. Sen blir det tyst…

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Ola Spännar @olaspannar.bsky.social · 19d

Sverige kommer alltså att missa alla klimatmål, på grund av regeringens politik. Vi missar EU-målen. Vi missar de nationella målen. Med rejäl marginal. I decennier var vi en förebild, som drev på utvecklingen mot ett hållbart samhälle. På bara tre år har allt slagits sönder

omni.se/regeringen-m...

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Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 19d

Have a good weekend

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Emma Elinor Lundin @emmaelinor.bsky.social · 19d

Years 10-13 är visserligen 14-17-åringar, men det gör nog inte någon skillnad - hanterar ungdomar i Sverige antika källor i skolan? (Ska kanske tilläggas att bara ett fåtal gör det i Storbritannien, och ofta då på privatskolor. Men historieämnet verkar lägga mer vikt på originalkällor där.)

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Emma Elinor Lundin @emmaelinor.bsky.social · 29d

Några Jstor tips har jag inte eftersom min institution inte har tillgång till titeln där, men enligt Libris finns den på Anna Lindh-biblioteket så det är kanske ett alternativ?

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Duncan Money @mininghistory.bsky.social · Sep 6

As Reporters Without Borders, which co-ordinated the unprecedented international campaign, explains:

“This isn’t just a war against Gaza, it’s a war against journalism … Without them, who will alert us to the famine? Who will expose war crimes? Who will show us the genocides?”

The Continent @thecontinent.org · Sep 5

All Protocol Observed.

Welcome to Issue 212 of The Continent.

We join more than 250 newsrooms in 70 countries blacking out front pages in solidarity with journalists in Gaza.

Read Ansam al-Kitaa’s despatch from Gaza City: bit.ly/212_TC

The cover of The Continent is almost completely black, with no pictures or illustrations. At the very top is a thin grey band carrying the date 6 September 2025, the issue number 212, and the words African Journalism. Just below that, in large bold grey letters, is the newspaper’s masthead.
The rest of the page is empty black space. In the middle of it, in small white letters, is a single line of text: Ansam Al-Kitaa in Gaza City.

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Emma Elinor Lundin @emmaelinor.bsky.social · Sep 5

Today, my amazing students and I played “guess George Clooney’s age” and I won.

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Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · Sep 2

Really sad news.

Jonathan was a mensch and Bookseller Crow is a joy.

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · Sep 2

These are incredibly useful tips for all teachers and professors starting a new academic year...

Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · Aug 31

Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia

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Sarah Emily Duff @sarahemilyduff.bsky.social · Aug 29

‘Given the current rate at which tech companies are spending money without much return — a long-term bet that AI will all but make human labor obsolete — … revenue would have to increase ten-fold just to break even. Anything's possible, of course, but it doesn't seem like a hot bet.’

There's a Stunning Financial Problem With AI Data Centers

Given the rate at which tech companies are spending on data centers, current revenues would have to increase ten-fold just to break even.

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Ola Spännar @olaspannar.bsky.social · Aug 29

Att tunga Sverigedemokrater girigt kalasar med den fängelsedömda Allra-grundaren är politiskt logiskt. Triadäktenskapet mellan sossehat, främlingsfientlighet och pensionsfondskapitalism styr Sverige

www.dn.se/kultur/johan...

DN, Johannes Klenell:
”Dömd i stor pensionshärva – men SD hyllar honom”

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Emma Elinor Lundin @emmaelinor.bsky.social · Aug 28

Ja verkligen! Och är det något journalister och lyssnare/läsare helst vill undvika så är det väl det tillrättalagda. Jag har tränats i att älska det oförutsägbara i livesändningar - ibland får man bjuda på att det kan bli lite fel och ha lite is i magen, det blir ofta bättre radio eller TV då.