The US is no longer a liberal democracy, according to the top global watchdog on freedom and democracy. We're falling fast, and are now classed the same as Guatemala, Colombia, and Peru www.v-dem.net/documents/75...

"I am a two-stater, but I oppose US recognition of Palestine, a ban on trade with settlement goods, any sanctions on settlements, enforcement of US law on military assistance, and any steps that Israel itself opposes" is actually what we call lying.

Anyways, Mamdani was totally in the right.

An important Gaza voice hoping to do MA at Goldsmiths

Two great documentaries on iplayer on the effect of the war on Ukraine on Russians: "Mr Nobody vs Putin" (which just won an Oscar) about militarisation in schools and "The Zero Line" on dissent against the war and how Russia kills its own soldiers

Schiff: "We are now giving Russia $140 million a day by releasing them from these sanctions when Russia is providing intelligence to Iran to better attack and kill American troops. It is rewarding Russia and punishing Ukraine."

A Israeli brigade commander told Palestinians in the Jordan valley that the IDF plans to remove all Palestinians currently living in "Area C" - that's 60% of the West Bank - within a year. IDF spokesperson was asked for comment and did not deny this. www.ha-makom.co.il/area-c-evacu...

This is why i don't leave Walworth rd enough....2 pubs with pints under £5, Columbian cafe where 2 cappuccinos and a pastry are about £5 and £3 chicken shawarma

Talking of Ignatius Sancho we are holding this major conference on him at the end of this week www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/briti...

you should click this and read it imo

Labour's core voters, on which its re-election entirely depends, are crystal clear about this: they absolutely hate its illiberal, intolerant, draconian, rightwards turn. Hence the total collapse in support. So how does the government respond? #SuicideMission🤦‍♂️ thesecretbarrister.com/2026/03/07/k...

An LLM does not need to pull a trigger or automate a missile to serve the cause of war. It can work to make obscene violence feel justified and rational — to give you the illusion that you have “thought the matter through.” 🧵

no shit

Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say “Send me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact. How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.

When violence unfolds across multiple relationships and contexts, incident-based systems struggle to recognise how harms accumulate. New article: ‘Reframing Repeat Violence: A Critical Life-Course Perspective’, British Journal of Criminology. Open access: academic.oup.com/bjc/article/...

I'll be speaking at Stanford on March 31, about logic and language in Islamic philosophy! Here's the info: events.stanford.edu/event/path-p... #philsky

Submissions are open for @triphilosophy.bsky.social's 2026 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Book Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. If you have written book that meets the criteria, please ask your publisher to nominate it. If you work in publishing, please nominate your favourite eligible books.

Journalist and Nexus Fellow, @emilyctamkin.bsky.social, discusses the importance of weighing context, impact, and intent when assessing whether language is antisemitic or not. Instead of rushing to punishment, seek understanding. 📺: @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social's Convention in Washington, D.C.

A decision is not a judgment, nor is it the organic consequence of a judgment: it springs vitally from a whirlwind of forces that leads us into combat. It resolves the combat without suppressing or ending it. It is the lightning flash appropriate to the night of the symbol.

MA scholarship opportunities in the brilliant Politics and International Studies department at Warwick

People leaving Burj el Barajneh Palestinian camp/ neighbourhood in south Beirut after Israel evacuation orders 💔

Amid the tension, the Palestinian government announced precautionary measures as part of a comprehensive emergency plan:

Every other post in my feed is either "Kurdish militias are not involved in Iran" or "Kurdish militias are involved in Iran." This war is hyper, hyper-misinfo / propaganda saturated - far more it seems like than usual conflicts, even in very recent history.

Naomi Hunte & Fiona Holm were both killed by the same abusive partner, though they alerted the police to his violence. Join family members, LSE Centre for Women Peace & Security, @bhattmurphy.bsky.social & us for a vital public meeting on what needs to change. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/never-forg...

POLITICO confirms previous post: Gavin Newsom likened Israel on Tuesday to an “apartheid state” and said its leadership has left the United States no choice but to reconsider military support for its ally in the Middle East.

These kinds of sentiments on some Gaza twitter accounts, comparing the widespread sympathy for Lebanese anger against Hezbollah, to the complete dismissal of similar feelings in Gaza re Hamas; if Hezbollah attacks its suicide, if Hamas does, its resistance

Watching video of Hillary Clinton at that worthless GOP deposition reminds me that even tho I'm a lefty and supposed to hate her, I don't. And I think she would've been an amazing president

A clip from the moment Hillary Clinton found out Lauren Boebert took an unauthorized photo of her deposition: 'I'm done!'

Today, key researcher Dr. Martina Fürst, ( @uni-graz.at ) is presenting her talk, 'Core beliefs and epistemic injustice' at the Logos Colloquium, University of Barcelona. Read more about the talk here: buff.ly/EmjtaSj #philsky #philevent #knowledgecrisis

Reform are actively pitching "out deport Trump" but there is not yet any awareness of the sheer unprecedented scale of Reform disenfranchise+deport plan for legal migrants from the Commonwealth. Most people don't know Reform will strip non-Europeans of permanent status (respecting it for Europeans)

New video and podcast about the rift in the MAGA Christian coalition over Iran. On one side, Wallnau, Feucht etc who see it as part of the end times. On the other, America 1st nationalists and trad Catholics who see it as a betrayal of nationalist principles and a fool's errand youtu.be/S_C07MzAMtM

Very pleased to receive my copy of the @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social Handbook of Wittgensteinian Feminism, for which I co-wrote a chapter with the wonderful Daniele Moyal-Sharrock. The book is an excellent addition to any library👇 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/bloomsbur...

Gaza Support Network forge direct links with families in Gaza to support them in their essential needs. Please consider donating to their Ramadan of Hope appeal to support their work chuffed.org/project/1673...

Trump and Netanyahu have been funnelling weapons to Kurdish volunteers in Western Iran for months. They’re expected to begin an armed uprising in days, ITV reports.

One of the sub-themes for this year's BSC Conference is "Hope, transformation and justice: Developing capacity for change." Our plenary speaker Dr Jason Warr, Associate Professor in Criminology @uniofnottingham.bsky.social will address this sub-theme! @britishcriminology.bsky.social #BSCC2026

'In Defence of Walkability as a Crime Prevention Strategy'. New preprint with @ianloader.bsky.social We challenge the consensus that walkable neighbourhoods are more criminogenic. We highlight two flaws in the literature: i) overreliance on police statistics; and ii) neglect of motoring offences.

The Bayeux Tapestry up in lights at Piccadilly Circus! Tickets on sale from 1 July for the exhibition at the British Museum, opening in September. First chance in 1,000 years to see this iconic object back on British soil.

Don't forget to sign up to our upcoming 'Rethinking Internationalism' conference on 19-20th March in London: csi.bbk.ac.uk/blog/rethink...

But it's harming non Oxbridge ecrs plenty too. A recent job I applied to at entry permanent level has had a shortlist almost entirely of senior lecturers already in permanent jobs, and a handful of professors. Those of us stuck in the teaching fellowship circuit can't possibly compete with that.