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Kat Hunfeld @kathunfeld.bsky.social · 12d

Sure thing comrade

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hannah @hannahkateboast.bsky.social · 12d

Template letter to advocate for second evacuation of Gaza students with UK university scholarships: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Gaza students second MP letter template

Dear [Name] MP On Monday 22 September, and as reported in the Guardian, 34 students from Gaza arrived in the UK to take up their places at our country’s top universities. These students have overcom...

docs.google.com

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 14d

Research conducted by @transjournalists.org “identified 43 outlets including the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and The Daily Beast running with the disproven stories of a ‘trans shooter’ and ‘trans bullets.’”

At least 43 outlets shared anti-trans misinfo after Charlie Kirk shooting: TJA | Xtra Magazine

A report from the Trans Journalists Association found that 43 outlets published misinformation about “transgender ideology” after Charlie Kirk’s killing

xtramagazine.com

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Kat Hunfeld @kathunfeld.bsky.social · 13d

This is all mega interesting - is there a way to join online/ will there be livestreams?

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Kat Hunfeld @kathunfeld.bsky.social · 15d

Still beaming from teaching with this today - it’s incredible to witness the ease with which students make sense of complex theory when it comes to applying it to the most urgent contexts. Thanks for writing it @pashukanist.bsky.social @rafeefz.bsky.social and Adam!

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Historical Materialism Journal @histmat.bsky.social · Sep 5

Comrades, registration for the twenty-second annual Historical Materialism Conference in London is now open. The plenaries and programme will be released soon.

Join us this year (and every year) in November!

Twenty-Second Annual Conference Registration - Historical Materialism

Online registration is now open. Please register and pay the correct conference fee as soon as possible, as it helps us to plan ahead and ensure the smooth running of the conference. You can select ...

www.historicalmaterialism.org

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Kat Hunfeld @kathunfeld.bsky.social · 27d

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Historical Materialism Journal @histmat.bsky.social · Aug 22

In case you missed it, you can now catch @kathunfeld.bsky.social and Andreas Malm discussing *Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature* with author Alyssa Battistoni on the Historical Materialism YouTube channel.

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Stop Rosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social · Aug 18

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Any day now, oil giant Equinor is expected to reapply to develop Rosebank: the biggest undeveloped oil field in the UK.

Now it’s up to this government to make the right call and reject Rosebank.

👉 Join the #StopRosebank Day of Action, Sat 6th Sep. Link in bio.

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erin pineda @erinrpineda.bsky.social · Aug 17

Stop rolling out the welcome mat for fascists by pretending that refusal is beyond human capacities. It isn’t.

It’s just hard and costly so we would have to do it together

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Kat Hunfeld @kathunfeld.bsky.social · Aug 14

There is still time to sign up for what I am sure will be a fantastic event!

Kat Hunfeld @kathunfeld.bsky.social · Aug 8

Very excited for this book talk with @alybatt.bsky.social , Andreas Malm and myself hosted by @histmat.bsky.social - sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-gifts...

'Free Gifts:' A Book Talk with Alyssa Battistoni

Join us for a discussion of 'Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature,' with author Alyssa Battistoni, Andreas Malm & Kat Hunfeld.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Rahul Rao @rahulraothariel.bsky.social · Aug 11

St Andrews staff & students, please sign this open letter calling on the university to sever links with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and all other Israeli universities

and if you're not connected to St Andrews, please publicise this anyway. thank you!

www.ucustandrews.org/end-links-wi...

End Links With Hebrew University — UCU St Andrews

www.ucustandrews.org

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ucustandrews.bsky.social @ucustandrews.bsky.social · Aug 11

Staff and students at St Andrews - sign the open letter calling on the university to end links with Hebrew University www.ucustandrews.org/end-links-wi...

University of St Andrews - End Link With Hebrew University
Open letter from staff and students

Link in bio

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · Aug 8

This is an attempt to remove trans people from public life and no other spin on it should be accepted.

Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · Aug 7

🚨 BREAKING | Labour is set to impose a sweeping ban on trans people using any "single-sex space".

In EHRC guidance that Labour is set to approve, trans people will be barred from accessing toilets, gyms and changing rooms that match their gender.

(Source: @TheTimes)

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Kat Hunfeld @kathunfeld.bsky.social · Aug 8

Very excited for this book talk with @alybatt.bsky.social , Andreas Malm and myself hosted by @histmat.bsky.social - sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-gifts...

'Free Gifts:' A Book Talk with Alyssa Battistoni

Join us for a discussion of 'Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature,' with author Alyssa Battistoni, Andreas Malm & Kat Hunfeld.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought @biapt.bsky.social · Jul 15

The deadline for our Edinburgh conference has been extended to July 22nd. So there’s still ample time to submit something. Join us in Scotland!

Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought @biapt.bsky.social · May 19

We're delighted to launch our CfP for our next conference, our first in Scotland. Join us in lovely Edinburgh, January 7th-9th. Submissions are open until July 17th. Full details below! 👇

www.associationforpoliticalthought.ac.uk/biapt-2026-i...

BIAPT 2026 in Edinburgh: call for papers - BIAPT

CALL FOR PAPERS: Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought Conference 7–9 January 2026 – University of Edinburgh Academic Convenors: Alfred Moore (York), Tom O’Shea (Edinburgh) and Signy G...

www.associationforpoliticalthought.ac.uk

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Netpol @netpol.org · Jul 16

Any help on this would be appreciated. We've been inundated with enquiries we cannot answer from academics, public sector workers and journalists about what they can and cannot say. One writer has been advised to temporarily stop promoting their book as it includes a chapter on Palestine Action

hannah @hannahkateboast.bsky.social · Jul 16

Does anyone have guidance on how the proscription of Palestine Action might affect academic freedom? The worrying part for scholars of Palestine/Israel would seem to be 'whether what you say about them could encourage others to support them'. Would appreciate info or links to existing discussions!

Netpol @netpol.org · Jul 16

Palestine Action have been banned as a terrorist organisation in the UK.

Read our FAQ on the proscription and find out what this means in practice for campaigners.

netpol.org/2025/06/26/p...

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hannah @hannahkateboast.bsky.social · Jul 14

This scheme is still open, and includes Palestine:

REBRAC - Rede Europeia de Brasilianistas de Análise Cultural @rebracweb.bsky.social · Jul 11

British Council 90th Anniversary Research Fellowships @iashedinburgh.bsky.social (2 x 12-month fellowships)
Open to postdoctoral researchers based in any ODA-recipient country where British Council operates (inc. Brazil)
Deadline: July 28, 23:59 UK time
www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

www.britishcouncil.org

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Kat Hunfeld @kathunfeld.bsky.social · Jul 13

Yay! Can highly recommend the cycling paths in North Edinburgh. One of my favourite destinations is Cramond island, coming back via the Pitt for snacks :)

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rafeefz.bsky.social @rafeefz.bsky.social · Jul 12

Just landed in London bookshops: Resisting Erasure. A radical critique of Israel's settler-colonial capitalism and empire. by @AdamHanieh @pashukanist.bsky.social and myself. Preorder link live too www.versobooks.com/products/341...

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Kat Hunfeld @kathunfeld.bsky.social · Jul 9

Training starts now comrades 💅

Cominsitu @cominsitu.bsky.social · Jul 9

looking forward to HM 2025 aka Marxist hunger games

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Kat Hunfeld @kathunfeld.bsky.social · Jul 9

Just start your endurance training now 💪💅

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Christoph Schuringa @schuringa.bsky.social · Jun 18

I wrote a blog post for @versobooks.bsky.social on writing a social history of analytic philosophy www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/o...

On Writing a Social History of Analytic Philosophy

[book-strip index="1"] To write a social history of analytic philosophy, the dominant mode of academic philosophy in the English-speaking world and beyond, is to subject it to a kind of treatment to w...

www.versobooks.com

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stop cop cities everywhere @micahh.bsky.social · Jun 9

hey! Haymarket is making our book No Cop City, No Cop World: Lessons from the Movement FREE in ebook form for the next 12 days!

hopefully it's very clear this book is not about making money (& it won't 😂) lol so please tell everyone to download it if they want!

FREE Ebooks: Abolish the Border, Abolish the Police

In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and police repression, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about border and poli...

www.haymarketbooks.org

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rafeefz.bsky.social @rafeefz.bsky.social · Jun 4

New forum in Geopolitics: Disruptive Geographies and the War on Gaza
How is infrastructure weaponised in Israel's settler colonial warfare and how is it being disrupted by transnational solidarity? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Disruptive Geographies and the War on Gaza: Infrastructure and Global Solidarity

This forum explores the geopolitics of infrastructure in the context of Israel’s war on Gaza, situating the current genocide within longer histories of settler colonialism, spatial control, and tra...

www.tandfonline.com

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