Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

The far right want you to believe that immigration causes an explosion of crime. It's simply untrue. Crime has gone down - and crucially, we are a markedly less violent society than we once were.

Good things can happen

Come to my book review panel at #AARSBL2025 ! A cross-organization, interdisciplinary joint session, Sat. Nov 22 @ 1-3:30 Hynes Convention Center 201 -- if not for me, then to hear one of these fabulous panelists! @jaxhidalgo.bsky.social @elprofebarba.bsky.social

Nothing is making me want to quietly end the British monarchy and sell all their properties than seeing this list of potential shame-residences they have to put ex-Prince Andrew in

We have had surveys that have shown us exactly this in the UK, France, the EU etc for many years What we need to ask ourselves is why have journalists, politicians, academics etc chosen to focus on surveys that hype immigration This is what I explore here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

I love to see stuff like this because it helps explain to people trapped in tech-sponsored information bubbles the actually obvious fact that universities teach people to know & think things, and AI is a way to produce the effect of knowing & thinking things w/o actually knowing & thinking them.

"Leave Britain alone, Elon, just leave her alone!!"

Every day I read more about universities declining and AI use increasing makes me want to start my own religion even more

“Experts say AI literacy alone isn’t enough; people need platforms that foster metacognition and critical thinking to recognize when they might be wrong.” The platform that can do this is your brain. neurosciencenews.com/ai-dunning-k...

I'm so tired of the assumption that all questions about human life can be answered with surveys

Just discovered that Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, a Telegraph journalist who wrote a book spreading Clinton-related conspiracy theories, is the son of E.E. Evans-Pritchard, the anthropologist and one of the discipline's ancestors—which is an incredibly niche crossover of my already niche interests

California Indigenous tribes are restoring ‘good fire’ to the land. New laws now recognise tribal sovereignty to conduct cultural burns - small, intentional fires that nourish native plants, strengthen biodiversity and reduce megafire risk. buff.ly/LWimZlE #ShareGoodNewsToo

We're hiring an outstanding Assistant Professor whose core research is in the field of cultural sociology with demonstrable expertise in the sociology of #culture and #technology. 📅 Applications close Sunday 30 November 2025. ➡️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

A review of Paul Kingsnorth's new book "Against the Machine" which accurately identifies his implicit Christian anarchist millenarianism, and the long history of anti-progressive techno-pessimism he draws on www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Very important to understand what your tattoo means before getting it permanently marked on your body

Did an AI write this?

JOB! Santa Clara Uni is hiring a Bio Anth! I visited their dept in Sept and they are an amazing group of scholars!! wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recrui...

Breaking: England to see automatic tuition fee rises each year from 2026, skills white paper reveals. Labour government says inflation-linked increases will be tied to teaching quality. Free to read. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

Unlike all the wrong answers in the comments, it's Falun Gong that's associated with the Epoch Times. If you know anything about FG (e.g. their opposition to the Chinese state and Communist party) you might see the comment about "repeating state narratives" in a different light

Calling people who care "cringe" is a meagre covering for cowardice

We need two new full-time lecturers in #criminology here at @sheffielduni.bsky.social. One permanent share.google/RuTNSJWfvkuK... and one 12 month maternity cover share.google/xzf5icskztO9...

Are you an established or senior researcher in the humanities and social sciences? Our British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships allow successful award-holders to concentrate on bringing a major piece of research to completion. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3VMeTZ9

My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.

This collaborative PhD project with the LSE and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, on Planting Decolonization: Plantation Science and Empire in the Twentieth Century, sounds amazing. I’m sure many of you might be interested. #STS #HPS #HistSci www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...

"Information Sick" explores how misinformation erodes public health—and how new media innovations can help create healthier communities. https://ow.ly/zJQk50X8xzS

The only degree programme I support cutting is PPE and even then only at Oxford

What's it like working in a sector that isn't perpetually in crisis? Spending over a decade qualifying for a job that when I finally get that permanent contract seems constantly on the precipice of redundancy not just of my position but my entire discipline is really harshing my vibe

I really enjoy reading about British news from the AP. The framing is so much more particularized than the BBC. apnews.com/article/uk-c...

We're hiring. It's a real needle-in-a-haystack search for an experienced teacher who can help reimagine our flagship (i.e., huge) intro course for a new era. 3/3 load. Convenient to Hollywood and Holbox. usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...

Change is possible; good things can happen www.bbc.com/news/article...

Spending my evening reading about the untimely deaths of some of the original Power Rangers actors

#Solar becomes main source of electricity in the #EU for first time. More than half of the EU’s #electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from #RenewableEnergy www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-p...

There's a repeated argument in religious studies that new religiosities in America just end up being protestantism in new clothes. Tradcath converts are one of the most convincing examples of this phenomenon

We’ve opened a call for our British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships which enable established scholars to have the time to complete a significant piece of humanities or social sciences piece of research, through a one year period of leave www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

Okay, y'all, I want to do something nice. If you have a new book about to be published, or that was just published, reply! Let's make a thread of orders and pre-orders. I'll start with mine: mcfarlandbooks.com/product/news...

Question for Bible scholars: who is 2 Thessalonians chapter 2 interpreted as being about? I don't study this at all so I'm interested in the whole range of interpretations. Is it the devil? Have there been historical figures connected to this passage?

The most important philosophical resource these days

We have two jobs at KCL History! 16-month post in Modern Irish and/or British History: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOU178/l... And 5-year post in Early Modern Europe & The World: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOU182/l... (both to start in January 2026)

So very depressing www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

I'm curious about the audience for a print magazine guide to AI

“The problem with constantly hearing about impending collapse as life goes on looking very much the same is that the urgency tends to dissipate.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

I miss there being fun stuff to read on the internet. Websites, blogs, tv recaps. No short form video, just words.

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A new piece on extractive capitalism for @thetls.bsky.social, reviewing 4 new books, including @triofrancos.bsky.social's much-anticipated EXTRACTION and Partha Dasgupta's widely- praised ON NATURAL CAPITAL

It was great to chat with @emilypont.bsky.social @heatmap.news about my book EXTRACTION. We discussed why mining is so conflictual, the power relations of extractive frontiers, how organized communities fare better & why we should use the public sector to proactively plan + govern. Link ⬇️

Things seem bleak, and that's been the way of things for a few years now. Which is exactly the feeling that led me to write this book - that now has its very own webpage where you can preorder it! (guaranteed to help with feelings of impending doom) press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

"Sacrifice zones can be defined as pollution hotspots, where marginalized communities (low-income; people of colour) living next to industry are exposed to extreme levels of environmental contamination." - @aptninvestigates.bsky.social www.aptnnews.ca/investigates... #envhist #envjustice