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Maura Conway
@galwaygrrl.bsky.social
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Moriarty Prof. of Gov & Int’l Studies, Dublin City University; Prof. Cyber Threats, CYTREC, Swansea University; initiator of VOX-Pol. Major research interests = online extremism and terrorism, online radicalisation, regulation, research ethics.
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Maura Conway @galwaygrrl.bsky.social · 11m
A RACO statement said “The Commission on the Defence Forces recommended achieving Level of Ambition (LOA) 2 of €1.5Bn (in 2022 prices, so this would be closer to €2Bn) by 2028. So, it appears that we are on track to meet LOA 2 by 2028" as recommended by the CODF. www.thejournal.ie/national-sec...
Disappointing and underwhelming: the verdict of defence and garda groups on today's budget
Extra gardaí, military personnel and projects announced in Budget for national security agencies.
www.thejournal.ie
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2h
'Arm’s-length bodies such as the Office for Students (OfS) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) are particularly “vulnerable to political interference”, a new report has warned.' 1/3
‘Learn lessons from US’ and stop political interference, UK told
OfS and UKRI seen as particularly vulnerable to meddling from government, with report authors calling for more safeguards to ensure independence
www.timeshighereducation.com
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Toni Rodon @tonirodon.bsky.social · 2h
Even subtle online rumours change sentiments toward entire groups and heighten conflict-related emotions, especially when combined with injustice frames doi.org/10.1177/0010...
Beyond Hate Speech: Online Rumors and Out-Group Resentment in Divided Societies - Mathilde B. Mjelva, Sebastian Schutte, Helga Malmin Binningsbø, Francesca R. Jensenius, 2025
The political consequences of hate speech on social media are the subject of intense research. Studies from Europe and North America have found that online expo...
doi.org
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Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 1h
Big piece in POLITICO asking about the independence of Ireland's process of appointing people to its Data Protection Commission. There is deep unease in Brussels about Ireland appointing a former Meta lobbyist as Meta's watchdog. Now questions about who was involved.

www.politico.eu/article/big-...
Big Tech lawyer played key role in picking Ireland’s new privacy regulator
Former Meta lobbyist Niamh Sweeney will co-lead the Irish Data Protection Commission from mid-October.
www.politico.eu
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VOX-Pol @vox-pol.bsky.social · 56m
We're launching our latest report on researching the far-right at 6pm UK/1pm US east coast time today.

The webinar will be chaired by @lizzypearson.bsky.social & feature author @antoniavaughan.bsky.social & discussant @audreygagnon.bsky.social.

More info.: voxpol.eu/events/new-v...

#PleaseRS
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Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 3h
As I write in The Guardian this morning, the danger of this moment is that if Europe does not act against Trump now, it will never act again.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it | Johnny Ryan
The anti-coercion instrument, or ‘trade bazooka’, is designed to shield against foreign pressure, says civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan
www.theguardian.com
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Ryan Bort @ryanbort.bsky.social · 17h
MAGA lawmakers regularly share its content. Elon called it "one of the best accounts on X." It's run by a Macedonian who has never set foot in America — and who illegally donated to a U.S. congressional campaign.

Great stuff from @jsweetli.bsky.social:

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America
Two influential MAGA social media accounts are run by Rumen Naumovski, a Macedonian who may have illegally donated to a U.S. election.
www.rollingstone.com
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 12h
Noem said antifa is “just as dangerous” as ISIS with a completely straight face. trib.al/KLTVMrr
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 13h
Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.
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David Wells @davidwellsct.bsky.social · 1d
New paper out with the CoE exploring how and how quickly terrorists adopt new technologies. It identifies factors inhibiting or encouraging new tech adoption - with two case studies on virtual assets and drones - and analyses the impact of new tech on terrorism in Europe rm.coe.int/report-on-th...
rm.coe.int
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Isabelle van der Vegt 🟥 @isabellevdv.bsky.social · 1d
PhD opportunity on online hate among youth (Dutch required). Come work with us! #DutchAcademia #AcademicJobs www.uu.nl/organisatie/...
PhD: Cyberhaat begrijpen en aanpakken
Wil jij een bijdrage leveren aan het beter begrijpen, in kaart brengen en aanpakken van cyberhaat? Dan is deze positie iets voor jou!
www.uu.nl
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James Ker-Lindsay @jameskerlindsay.bsky.social · 1d
#Ireland has a truly fascinating, controversial, but often misunderstood, foreign policy history. From WWII to Ukraine, neutrality to peacekeeping, Good Friday to Brexit, Trump to Palestine. Really great to discuss all this with @bentonra.bsky.social
youtu.be/hv5ggSV2-vQ
Understanding Irish Foreign Policy | Ben Tonra
YouTube video by Prof James Ker-Lindsay
youtu.be
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C-REX @crexuio.bsky.social · 22h
📚 New edited volume "(Un)Silencing Academia in Times of Epistemic Conflicts: Navigating Online Violence"! Featuring contributions from former and current C-REX scholars, including @audreygagnon.bsky.social, @tamtagelashvili.bsky.social, & Iris Segers. www.routledge.com/UnSilencing-...
(Un)Silencing Academia in Times of Epistemic Conflicts: Navigating Online Violence
This volume tackles the pressing issue of online violence against academics, considering the diverse forms that cyberbullying and harassment can take, as well as their likely targets. Offering both th...
www.routledge.com
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Dónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · 1d
We are delighted to welcome @susiedeedigan.bsky.social to Maynooth tomorrow evening for a research seminar entitled '"Hardly serious”: the detention of republican women in wartime Ireland, 1939-45'. The seminar is open to the public and will take place in Roque Lab, Rhetoric House 17:00-18:00.
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Elizabeth Pearson @lizzypearson.bsky.social · 23h
Tomorrow 9 October @vox-pol.bsky.social launches this excellent new report by @antoniavaughan.bsky.social Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia.

I'm chairing, @audreygagnon.bsky.social is discussing. Do come along!

Sign up below. Webinar - 9 October - 6pm BST 🕸️

voxpol.eu/events/new-v...
New VOX-Pol Report Online Launch - VOX - Pol
09/10/2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm - VOX-Pol is publishing a new report titled Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia: Current Practices and Constraints by Dr Antonia Vaughan on Thursday 9 October 2...
voxpol.eu
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 8d
We laugh at this shit -- I mean, how can you not? -- but it's serious: these guys want to infuse reactionary thinking into AI and then infuse AI into every nook & cranny of American life. They can't win the argument so they are trying to blunt-force their views onto us with money & power.
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Carna Brkovic @charnab.bsky.social · 23d
www.evifa.de/de/assets/ne...
10 Doctoral Researcher Positions
At the Research Training Group 3064 “Technologies of Witnessing: Media and Cultural Practices” based at University Mainz, there are 10 positions as Doctoral Researchers (75%, 4 years) to fill. Deadlin...
www.evifa.de
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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 4d
Like… it's kind of right there, no?
"AI" generated image of woman with dark hair sitting in a chair in front of posters with random shapes and symbols meant to look like images and text on movie posters, all superimposed with a post from k.w.bogen reading "AI actresses can't negotiate. They can't say they'd prefer their bodies not be shown certgain ways. They can't refuse degrading scenes. They can't express distress about disturbing content. They can't ask the creators :why would you do that to me? Why put any woman through watching that? If AI film winds up being the path, we're about to see an entirely new generation (and more brutal depiction) of media misogyny."
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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 5d
“Male standards” is an embarrassing phrase for any leader to utter, especially when that’s already in place- from crash test dummies to pharmaceutical doses to the seat heights of chairs,
woman have always been keyed off “male standards.” The quiet part is out loud now.

apnews.com/article/hegs...
Hegseth wants 'male standard' for combat roles. Many female veterans say that's already the case
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his confirmation early this year and helped elevate his voice as a Fox News comm...
apnews.com
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doctor eek [free link arc] (alt decorative gourd season) @absolutely-not.bsky.social · 6d
i looked at the methodology for this and it is
a. sex addiction counseling group in texas did a surveymonkey and extrapolated the results to the entire us population which is the sort of research design that earns you an ff on an intro methods class (the extra f is for extra effort), and
b. p-hacked
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 6d
Nearly a third of Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says
1 in 3 Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says
www.independent.co.uk
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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 6d
Six years ago, almost to the day, Apple removing a similar app from the Hong Kong App Store was seen as such a breach that Tim Cook wrote an all staff email to defend it www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 5d
A new study of Reddit posts suggests that right-leaning users shift how morally charged their language is depending on where they are — while left-leaning users stay more consistent across audiences.

🔗 www.psypost.org/moral-tone-o...

TLDR 👇

#langsky #forensiclinguistics #rightwing #leftwing
Moral tone of right-wing Redditors varies by context, but left-wingers' tone tends to stay steady
A new study in PNAS Nexus suggests that political users on Reddit express morality differently depending on context. Left-leaning users consistently moralize their views, while right-leaning users app...
www.psypost.org
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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 5d
NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...
ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team
Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.
www.wired.com
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 7d
Right wingers in 2017: Dumb libs think words are violence
Right wingers in 2025: Words are violence and we're going to throw you in jail for saying the wrong ones, which is terrorism bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d
Stephen Miller: "They say they are trying to kill the fascists & stop the fascists. It's deliberate. President Trump is saying that we as a nation are not going to tolerate it anymore & the joint terrorism task force at the FBI is going to find these terrorists & we're going to put them behind bars"
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Maura Conway @galwaygrrl.bsky.social · 7d
A man accused of stabbing a garda in July now faces further charges of arson at a pub owned by Conor McGregor and engaging in terrorist activity during the two incidents; the Director of Public Prosecutions has directed trial in the non-jury Special Criminal Court. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Man accused of stabbing garda charged with terrorism and arson at Conor McGregor pub
Cloverhill District Court told of number of new charges faced by Abdullah Khan (23)
www.irishtimes.com
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