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“I want my inheritance now.” From forced property transfers to drained pensions, older people are increasingly losing their life savings to family members.

“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to each other.

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker, was elected New York’s 111th mayor on Tuesday, riding a historic surge of enthusiasm as the nation’s largest city embraced generational and ideological change. Here are seven takeaways from election night.

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Global Sociologists for Palestine criticizes DGS for opposing #ISA’s suspension of the Israeli Sociological Society: “It is long overdue to confront Germany’s academic & political complicity in the occupation of #Palestine and the ongoing genocide in Gaza.” #Gaza #AcademicFreedom #Palestine

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By refusing to sanction Israel despite war crimes in Gaza, the EU is aligning itself with impunity and losing global credibility. Its complicity in this unfolding genocide will be judged harshly. It must act now—sanctions are the only language Israel’s leaders understand.

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Hello #isaforum25. So we finally meet!

#ISAforum2025 in Rabat, Morocco.

Zohran Mamdani's meteoric rise in New York signals a widespread desire for change among Democrats

New: Trump threatens to sue @nytimes.com and @cnn.com for articles questioning his claims that Iran’s nuclear program had been eradicated. NYT responds: “No apology will be forthcoming. We told the truth to the best of our ability. We will continue to do so.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/b...

İstanbul'daki İranlılar ne düşünüyor? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htt5...

In Sri Lanka, the Tamil Tigers ended, but repression didn’t. Now Erdoğan is playing a similar game with Öcalan, not to end the conflict, but to consolidate power. ‘Peace’ becomes a tool of authoritarian permanence. But is the Kurdish movement really like the Tamil one? 👇

Netanyahu must be stopped. His lust for war as a solution to his myriad problems is nothing short of a threat to us all, one that extends far beyond Israel’s neighbors. He knows no other way. War is his doctrine. War is his reflex. War is his answer. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Michael Burawoy’un düşünsel mirası, sadece sosyolojiyi savunmakla kalmaz, aynı zamanda onu dünyayla yüzleşmeye çağırır. ‪@asosyolojidergi.bsky.social'de yayımlanan söyleşide, Michael'dan alınacak ilhamı özetlemeye çalıştım.

OUT NOW: Palestine: A Sociological Issue A Special Section in issue 73.2 of The Sociological Review journal, featuring powerful contributions from Michael Burawoy, @cairsti.bsky.social, @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social, Aseel Baidoun and Rafeef Ziadah. buff.ly/RwjIdlS #palestine #gaza

British Surgeon in Gaza Reports on Rafah Massacre as Dozens of Palestinians Killed Waiting for Aid

Trump vs. Academic Freedom: President Escalates Attacks on Harvard & International Students

ISA Solidarity Statement with the Palestinian People www.rc47isa.com/palestine/is... @isa-sociology.org AND for Michael Burawoy's article, see: Why and how should sociologists speak out on Palestine? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #FreePalestine #AcademicSolidarity #ISA

"Protestan Etiği ve Kapitalizmin Ruhu"nun yeni edisyonu. Sevgili @polat.bsky.social incelikli kritiğinde, yeni edisyona duyulan ihtiyacın nedenini gayet güzel anlatmış. / I edited the Turkish translation of The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. www.k24kitap.org/max-weber-ve...

"The workers you slaughtered are not without anyone. We are each other’s home, each other’s voice." Vezir Mohammad #Nourtani was tortured to death while working unregistered and in precarious conditions at an allegedly illegal mine in Zonguldak, Turkey.

Toplum ve Bilim'in yeni sayısı hukuk, siyaset ve duygular arasında gidip gelen çok katmanlı bir dosya sunuyor. Weimar’dan Türkiye’ye OHAL'e, Osmanlı mimarisinden duygu siyasetine, avukatlığın doğuşundan erkeklik ve hınç ilişkisine uzanan yazılar için bkz. iletisim.com.tr/dergiler/top...

They told people in Gaza to head to Mawasi, said it was a “safe zone.” Then they bombed it. More than 51,000 are dead. There’s barely any water. Aid can’t get in. Kids go to bed not knowing if they’ll wake up. This isn’t war. It’s annihilation and Gaza is being erased in plain sight #gaza #palestine

Gaza photojournalist Fatima Hassouna killed in a strike with 10 of her relatives

#Reporter #Gaza #Genocide

25-26 Nisan 2025 tarihlerinde Galatasaray Üniversitesi’nde düzenlenecek IX. İlişkisel Sosyal Bilimler Kongresi'nin programı için bkz. Yoğun ve yorucu gündemden uzaklaşmak için değil, olan biteni bir başka gözle değerlendirmek ve düşünebilmek için iyi bir fırsat. www.facebook.com/stratadergi/...

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Trump is engaging the full power of the presidency to settle scores,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes. “The White House was not meant for petty tyrants on revenge tours. In the biggest job in the world, Trump seems like a very small man.”

Nuray Mert yazdı: Veda ediyorum

CHP, bu akşamdan itibaren her çarşamba İstanbul'da gece mitingi düzenleyecek İlk miting bu akşam 20.30'da Şişli Belediyesi önünde yapılacak Detaylar: www.dwturkce1.com/tr/chp-i%CC%...

Two Labour MPs have been denied entry to Israel & deported. Yuan Yang (Woodley) & Abtisam Mohamed (Sheffield) were rejected because Israel suspected they would "document the activities of security forces & spread anti-Israel hatred", news.sky.com/story/two-la...

Buranın sahibi Bluesky Social PBC şirketi IP'niz dahil toplayabildiği tüm kişisel bilgileri: * Saklayabilir, * Tasnif edebilir, * İfşa edebilir, * Kişi ve kurumlarla paylaşabilir (evet mahkemelerle de), * Başka kişilere ve şirketlere aktarabilir. Aksini iddia eden yanlış bilgi yayıyordur.

Once the wolf devoured the flock. Now the flock devours itself -obedient, bleeding, and calling it loyalty. When power teaches the sheep to police each other, it no longer needs to bare its teeth.

Işıl Öz'ün Cihan Tuğal ile söyleşisi: Batı aşırı sağının Türkiye ilgisi medyascope.tv/2025/03/25/i... @isiloz.com @cihantugal.bsky.social

Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, along with around 100 other people, prosecutors said.

Thrice-elected İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was arrested on corruption charges Sunday, March 23. His initial detention last week sparked large-scale protests across Turkey and more are expected following the court decision. @azraceylani.bsky.social has the details in our collab with Fayn:

İmamoğlu fırtınası üç yılda biter mi? (Video) - Medyascope medyascope.tv/2025/03/22/i...

Sanders: I'm not a mathematician but I do know that 99% is a hell of a lot bigger number than 1%. I do know that if we stand together, we are the vast majority of people. We can defeat trumpism

Trump in the US and Erdoğan in Turkey are following the same playbook: weaponizing courts, dismantling public institutions, and treating the opposition as enemies of the state. newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...

Istanbul University students protesting the detention of Ekrem İmamoğlu. They are directly challenging the government which has banned all gatherings.

The detention of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu along with over 100 other municipal officials and politicians is a politically motivated move to stifle lawful political activities in Türkiye. İmamoğlu and others detained should be released immediately. www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

Erdoğan’s gov’t detained Istanbul Mayor İmamoğlu—his strongest rival—on dubious charges just days before his presidential nomination. This is a blatant power grab to crush democratic opposition. Protests erupt despite bans. #İmamoğlu #Turkey #Authoritarianism

#Imamoglu #turkey #democracy

Many conservatives who fought against cancel culture on college campuses and championed free speech are now behind a growing crackdown on political expression at universities, in ways that try to sidestep the Constitution’s free-speech guarantees.