I had a really nice time in Wales (my homeland) during the Christmas break. But I did come away with one important question: what’s with all the dry robes?

it's called a "literature survey" and what's normal & appropriate is using human brains & eyes to do this crucial first-step research task oneself instead of delegating it to the slop machine

Meanwhile, an actually decent, not to mention popular politician 👇

'Taylor’s work is vital in challenging these myths and encouraging a real reckoning with Wales’s past.' An important response to @lucytaylor12.bsky.social's 'Global Politics of Welsh Patagonia' in @ersjournal.com. Read more: bit.ly/4p4ZOPi Read the book for free: www.uwp.co.uk/app/uploads/...

Weird that Triangle of Sadness didn’t make it into this list www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...

Gaza after the ceasefire is defined by the ‘yellow line’ — drawn by Israel, and dividing the strip in two. Our evidence suggests that Israel seeks to make the line permanent, as ‘reconstruction’ plans normalise this new stage of Israel’s occupation: frames.forensic-architecture.org/gaza/ceasefire

Minst 304 anställda vid LU står upp för ett demokratiskt samhälle utan polistrakasserier, godtyckliga polisförhör och gripanden. Vi står upp mot att utlänningslagstiftningen används för att inskränka akademiker & studenters demokratiska fri- & rättigheter. www.aftonbladet.se/debatt/a/qPK...

Props to Young Cardamom on winning the NYC mayoral race youtu.be/DZ1OblYm5YY?...

Farage: epic grifter

Someone please change the Nobel Peace Prize rules so that they include how you treat the foreigner among you.

Pic by nastya żerebecki www.behance.net/gallery/1547... (via @kottke.org)

@davidgraeberinst.bsky.social I am working on theory building around migration ethics/ethics of care and was wondering which of Graeber’s books speak most directly to this?

“Any nation united mainly by memories of injustices done to it is likely to behave unjustly in its own defense” ~ Jeffrey Stout, Democracy and Tradition

I was relieved last week when I discovered that my kids’ school is now a mobile phone free school. One less battle to fight! #smartphonefreechildhood #malmö #smartphones

Has anyone out there switched from #NVivo to #RQDA for qualitative data analysis? Besides avoiding software licensing costs, what were your reasons for switching?

I asked ChatGPT to make me a family tree so I could understand the relationships between characters in The Bear. This is what it came up with… 🤦🏽‍♂️

I’m sad to see that these friends of my parents are still being held by the Taliban even though the judge has ruled them innocent of all charges. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Turn off those automated AI summaries on your Google searches: changewriter.blog/google-witho...

🚨UK Lawyers for Israel Ltd has tried to silence various voices supporting Palestine. Their charitable wing has made public statements rejecting international law. Activist Em Hilton is on the Charity Commission offices to ask for an investigation. youtu.be/Ui70R8PCkJ4

Israel just bombed the only Catholic Church left in Gaza. It is so sickening.

An easy way to reduce energy consumption on your Google (etc.) searches.

So excited to incorporate AI into the classroom and liberate my students from boring tasks like reading and thinking

"a parent might only recognize one third of the times when their child is being bullied in their instagram comments." 404 Media on the failure of adult and LLM moderators to understand the language used by Gen Alpha (born after 2010). www.404media.co/ai-models-an...

I just finished The Future by @naomialderman.bsky.social. Definitely my favourite book so far this year. If you like near-future tech-cynical sci-fi and pondering questions of ethics (entitlement of wealth, enclosure vs. commons, etc.) this might be the summer reading for you.

Did you miss this the first time around? Call for papers - Are you or do you know a student who has written (or is writing) an academic work on Palestine? Submit an abstract of your text via the Tally form (post 2) or contact us by email (post 4). Deadline 4 July! All the best, The anthology team

“The idea is not a traditional one, and even today it remains a minority position within Christianity” An excellent piece (in Swedish) by @joelhalldorf.bsky.social on the origins and effect of Christian Zionism today. www.flamman.se/efter-gaza-m...

Read about Graham King, who became a billionaire providing squalid, substandard hostels for asylum seekers. That money should have gone to Local Authorities to house everyone in need in decent conditions. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Ezra Klein on how some AI use cases build on a faulty view of what it means to read. youtube.com/shorts/OEuLU...

"We do weird" A provocative piece by Pete Greig on the importance of acknowledging (celebrating!) the weirdness in the Christian way of life. www.premierchristianity.com/features/we-...

Check it out! We now have -- The Gospel of Trump. KDV... King Donald Version. All the Bible verses that talk about compassion and justice are redacted. Everything about welcoming immigrants, caring for widows and orphans, and loving enemies is gone. There isn't much left. That’s the point.

I've got a really fun post on the newsletter today about the religious beliefs of CLERGY. This question asks about religious beliefs. 98% of Black Protestant clergy believe in God without a doubt. Evangelicals: 89% Catholics: 85% Mainline: 70%

“If you don’t trust Palestinians, maybe you’ll trust Google Maps” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Wendell Berry’s The Peace of Wild Things performed by Asa Butterfield www.theguardian.com/books/video/...

Alasdair Macintyre RIP blog.ayjay.org/alasdair-mac...

“In an increasingly difficult society for our lives of faith, what we need is a steady, slow heart rate rooted in the love of God and an awareness of Him with us.” From Liam Byrnes’ Lectio Letter www.lectioletter.com/p/the-lectio...

"ChatGPT Is a Gimmick" – a great read from Jonathan Malesic hedgehogreview.com/web-features...

The Onion’s Bestseller List for June 2025, including I Need Money by Malcolm Gladwell, The Official ‘Pong’ Art Book, and Ernest Goes To Camp: The Novelization. [theonion.com]

🧵 A few thoughts on Louis Theroux's interview with Bryan Johnson... 1. In the first half, Johnson paints a compelling picture of the importance of what Christians have for centuries called a rule of life. open.spotify.com/episode/4veV...

🚨We’re calling for a simple but powerful global campaign: #FastForGaza @sgcjerusalem.bsky.social is leading the initiative—to go hungry for 24h in solidarity with the thousands of innocent civilians at risk of dying from starvation. *Wed 21 May* & every Wed until people get enough food.

14,000 babies will die in Gaza in the next 48 hours if Israel continues to prevent baby food aid from reaching Palestinians. There is no question, no nuance, no possible justification. We must do everything we possibly can to stop Israel from committing such atrocities #r4today

I'm glad to have had the opportunity to sign the Uppsala Declaration of Conscientious Objection to collaboration with Israeli institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of international law. uppsaladeclaration.se

Yesterday was one year since I defended my #PhD thesis!

I’m proud of my friend David Henson, who has illustrated books number 1, 2, 3, and 7 in the best selling children’s books chart in #Sweden this week.

#Paris has gained ground as a child-friendly cycling city, beating Amsterdam and Copenhagen in one assessment: www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...

This is a pretty good #aeropress iced latte recipe: aeroprecipe.com/recipes/aero...

First white South Africans board plane for US under Trump refugee plan reut.rs/3YEFARt

A genocide is underway in Gaza. Israel are conducting it, the US are funding it and the UK are providing intelligence. This government are directly complicit. We must hold them to account. Full video👇 youtu.be/MMrtSzULLQs?...

Yesterday I received an email telling me that I didn't get a job that I applied for on 30th August last year! #academic_life