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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 1d

A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Paul Gowder @gowder.io · 2d

Oh this may be the sexiest shit I've ever seen

Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 2d

“We’re operationalizing our old corridors—taking ancient trade routes our elders told us about and articulating them in a modern context,” said Solomon Cyr, spokesperson for Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation.” — Love it when people take advantage of political opportunities.

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border

“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."

www.motherjones.com

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Centre en études genre, UNIL @ceg-unil.bsky.social · 5d

☎️ Call For Papers ☎️
🔹International Symposium: Far Right, Gender and Femonationalism🔹
Mid-March 2026, Lausanne

CRAPUL and CEG (UNIL) invite scholars to submit proposals for a three-day symposium on far-right politics and gender.

👉 Full CFP text: urlr.me/35GyhK
⏰ Deadline : 30th October 2025

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.bsky.social · 4d

This short piece co-authored with Alex Yates shows why the misuse of populism plays right in the hands of the far right

(Annoyingly, the app is not allowing me to tag colleagues, but follow them!)

theconversation.com/the-word-pop...

The word ‘populism’ is a gift to the far right – four reasons why we should stop using it

Extremists benefit when we use euphemisms that confer on them an air of legitimacy.

theconversation.com

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SPIN Research Network @researchspin.bsky.social · 7d

SPIN is hoping to head to #BISA2026 in Brighton in June. If you would like to contribute a paper to a panel on secrecy and/or ignorance in international politics, please send a quick expression of interest thsi week followed by abstracts and titles by 27 Oct. conference.bisa.ac.uk

Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions

The BISA conference is renowned for being inclusive, diverse and friendly. We bring together a worldwide community of specialists to discuss, promote and develop international studies.

conference.bisa.ac.uk

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Elspeth Van Veeren @evanveeren.bsky.social · 7d

This book should be essential reading/listening for all undergraduates and graduates studying IR.

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Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social · 7d

Very excited to be attending this talk by Patricia Owens about Erased: a history of international thought without men.

Thanks so much @researchspin.bsky.social for organising!

Erased: a history of international thought without men, by Patricia Owens

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Risa Brooks @risabrooks12.bsky.social · 8d

It's easy to see this speech as just weirdly performative, but there's a lot more—and a lot worse—going on here.

The meeting & speeches are part of a larger project aimed at promoting the military leadership’s partisan alignment with the administration.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Hegseth: "If the words I'm speaking today are making your heart sink, they you should do the honorable thing and resign."

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Cassetteboy @cassetteboy.bsky.social · 8d

New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.

This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

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Elspeth Van Veeren @evanveeren.bsky.social · 8d

@zaranosaur.bsky.social Hi Zara. Can you DM me please? Quick question for you. Ta!

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Patricia Owens @whitproject.bsky.social · 8d

Re-upping the link to an online book talk tomorrow at 3pm hosted by SPIN.👇 Please email [email protected] for an invite link.

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SPIN Research Network @researchspin.bsky.social · 8d

We're very excited to welcome Patricia to SPIN tomorrow, chaired by @zaranosaur.bsky.social All welcome!

Patricia Owens @whitproject.bsky.social · 8d

Re-upping the link to an online book talk tomorrow at 3pm hosted by SPIN.👇 Please email [email protected] for an invite link.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 10d

The alleged shooter in Michigan. Weird that Vance and Patel haven’t tweeted out this info. 🤷🏽‍♂️👇🏽

www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 9d

Just fuck off with this. How about start the conversation by highlighting how much immigrants contribute to the UK - not least by propping up the NHS and social care system!

Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.

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SPIN Research Network @researchspin.bsky.social · 9d

Our latest SPIN Newsletter is now out! Visit our blog to catch up on all our latest publications, events, and new members including a Call for Papers and our list of upcoming SPIN talks. wp.me/pb19Tu-1d7

SPIN Autumn Newsletter - SPIN

In this latest newsletter, we’re pleased to welcome new SPIN members, announce new opportunities and celebrate new publications. ...

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Elspeth Van Veeren @evanveeren.bsky.social · 13d

Current read. So far she’s not wrong and some of the digs at academia and academics are excellent. 😮‍💨🤣 www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a... Any other suggested academia-themed reads? (NOT Secret Histories 😠.

Katabasis by RF Kuang review – a descent into the hellscape of academia

The bestselling author’s sixth novel is far from perfect, but this journey into the underworld is delivered with heretical glee

www.theguardian.com

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SPIN Research Network @researchspin.bsky.social · 14d

Next week! Join us for Prof. Patricia Owens' (Oxford) book talk: Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men, chaired by Dr. Zara Bain (Bristol)
@zaranosaur.bsky.social
1 Oct 3pm (UK Time), Zoom (to register to attend please email [email protected]
All welcome!
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Asschapel Roan @stochasticburrito.bsky.social · 20d

Meme from the Simpsons, Moe (labeled Francis Fukuyama) throws Barney (labeled History) out of the bar, only for us to see in the third panel Barney standing behind Moe inside the bar

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22d

this from my piece on charlie kirk is probably the most important takeaway if you want to know why bad faith, right-wing voices in media are treated as just another set of peers

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Elspeth Van Veeren @evanveeren.bsky.social · 23d

And the linked journal article coauthored with @doccstevens.bsky.social and Amaha Senu that also includes a discussion of mazes: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Secrecy games, power, and resistance in global politics | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core

Secrecy games, power, and resistance in global politics

www.cambridge.org

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Elspeth Van Veeren @evanveeren.bsky.social · 23d

Mazes as a security form are everywhere yet under-researched www.academia.edu/119170610/Of...

Of mazes, complex space and secrecy games in security politics

Current spatial approaches to security politics of the city, and the ways in which state and resistance actors engage with the city and its ‘clutter’, do not do enough to account for the role of compl...

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Elspeth Van Veeren @evanveeren.bsky.social · 23d

Delighted to have my chapter on the security politics of mazes included in this forthcoming volume, shepherded with a lot of patience by Faye and Tillman. Links to prepublication version below.

Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 23d

Faye Donnelly and Tilman Schwarze eds. Security and Space: In Pursuit of Interconnections - @brisunipress.bsky.social, May 2026
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/security-and...

Security and Space

Security and Space - In Pursuit of Interconnections; By viewing security through a spatial lens, the book uncovers the social, economic and political forces that shape security issues in everyday life...

bristoluniversitypress.co.uk

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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 23d

Faye Donnelly and Tilman Schwarze eds. Security and Space: In Pursuit of Interconnections - @brisunipress.bsky.social, May 2026
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/security-and...

Security and Space

Security and Space - In Pursuit of Interconnections; By viewing security through a spatial lens, the book uncovers the social, economic and political forces that shape security issues in everyday life...

bristoluniversitypress.co.uk

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