It's all kicking off in Canterbury.

DRC battles Bundibugyo strain as confirmed cases rise to 121, with 17 deaths and 246 suspected fatalities reported.

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Every couple months I check in on the latest Adrian Chiles articles and I’m always absolutely blown away. These are all from the last couple months. The man is operating at an incredibly high level.

Kenya transport strike paused after deadly protests https://aje.news/0k55b4

If you've ever thought to yourself, "I wish there were a theorist of ecological communism who also made great wallpaper," then I have an article just for you. doi.org/10.1177/1474...

I've noticed how much I’ve aged in the past 5 years and I am really hoping that adding chia seeds to my yogurt can turn this whole thing around.

Super excited to see my article on this list!! 🤩💃🏿 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Delighted that my article on early modern global knowledges at the Cape of Good Hope in @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the @royalhistsoc.org Early Career Article Prize! Flattered to be in such amazing company! blog.royalhistsoc.org/2026/05/18/r... doi.org/10.1093/past...

The Society is pleased to publish today the Shortlist of its 2026 Early Career Article Prize: bit.ly/4wEuVoW This year's list includes eight articles published in 2025 and follows an open call for submissions. Our two winners for this prize will be announced in July #Skystorians 1/2

Lobo disdaining Marx. More proof that cats are anarchists.

🔴 URGENT - Une épidémie d'Ebola est déclarée dans l'est de la RDC, annonce l'agence sanitaire de l'Union africaine

I'm very grateful to Souffles (A new Pan-African Journal and Platform) for translating my "Politics of Hunger in Sudan" piece into French. www.soufflesmonde.com/posts/la-pol...

I have an email in my inbox with permission from the Audre Lorde estate to quote 7,000+ words from her work in my book, including several thousand words of material that’s basically never before been published.

I appreciate that all of African social media is sharing this

This Wednesday we're @librarywales.bsky.social and @aberuni.bsky.social to meet with historians from the region. Subjects include history in Welsh HE and new work in Welsh history. Our public lecture (6pm) is by Prof Miri Rubin (QMUL). All welcome www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/blackbeaut... #Skystorians

a new investigative journalism audit of the Kenyan SHA system-AI that calculates affordability for access to healthcare-just dropped & its scandalous "The AI income predictor systematically overcharged those who could least afford it while undercharging the well-off" sha.africauncensored.online

(me doing a fieldwork interview) great story could you relate it to class formation

Internet is a basic need. Proud to announce that we are expanding NYC’s Neighborhood Internet Program, which provides free, high-speed broadband to New Yorkers living in affordable housing. Now an additional 2,000 NYC households will gain access to high-speed broadband across the Bronx.

While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.

Submit your abstracts! @wpsa.bsky.social

Excited to receive an advance copy of my book, A New World of Revolutions! The team @princetonupress.bsky.social did a wonderful job with the design. The book is available now for pre-order and will be published in the US on June 2nd (July 28th for UK readers). Link below.

A memo has leaked showing that the government of Kenya has allocated less than $1 per student for learners in primary schools this term. Last week we learnt that the president has spent more on travel in the last 2 years than his predecessor did in 10.

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What is the Azawad Liberation Front, part of the Mali attacks? https://aje.news/ltvhwd

Almost a week until this event!

The comments about this on r/Christianity are a real treat

OMG. 🇰🇪 Sabastian Sawe becomes the first man ever to break 2 hours in a marathon (legal conditions) in 1:59:30 at the London Marathon! Yomif Kejelcha 🇪🇹 runs 1:59:41 in his DEBUT. Jacob Kiplimo 🇺🇬 takes third in 2:00:28 All under the previous WR.

Once again I find myself sitting next to someone who is watching social media for updates as a civil war escalates and the international airport in their home country is taken over and they are no longer sure how they will get home. Last year in Yemen. This month it is Mali.

The literature review is where you prove you’ve suffered enough to have an opinion

@haymarketbooks.org and I proudly present: Read Theory www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1867-e...

Julius Malema is free while he appeals against his 5-year jail sentence for shooting a rifle in the air at a rally. Afterwards, he addressed supporters outside the court and attacked the magistrate personally, accusing her of being racist and not reading written legal arguments.

EFF leader Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years in jail for firing a rifle at a political rally in 2018. His legal team is currently seeking leave to appeal.

We will be taxing the ultra-wealthy and global elites.

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JOB! I'm hiring a Senior Research Associate in Social and Political Philosophy as part of the ERC LEAD Project. Deadline is May 3rd, and candidates would ideally begin in September 2026 or asap after. Feel free to contact me with any questions - Share widely! www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

Tanzania is reporting fuel shortages.

Madagascar has declared a state of emergency for 15 days because of fuel shortages.

New episode! On @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social, @adriandaub.bsky.social and I talk “looksmaxxing,” the movement’s parallels in incel, pro-ana, and wellness communities, and the looksmaxxer sexual politics of heterosexuality without women. We’re podcastmaxxing. pod.link/1696774612/e...

The third set of postdocs in our ERC project on popular government have just been advertised. These 3 will be based across the road from LSE at KCL with @uditbhatia.bsky.social and focus on popular government in the global south my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...

@nanjala.bsky.social ni wewe uliandika kuhusu kukosana kati ya langston hughes na bessie head? kitu kuhusu madharau fulani kutoka langston. kama ni wewe, unaweza kunisaidia na rekodi zozote za kashfa hiyo? Na hongera kwa udaktari alilililiiiiiii!

europeans want you to believe they live virtuous lifestyles but this is their version of bed, bath & beyond

And now we have a draft front cover too! Original underlying artwork by Josh MacPhee justseeds.org/artist/joshm...

How many photos/videos of yourself do you have to see before how you're hair's inverted relative to mirrors stops making you sick

New York, we’ve got your back: we’re upgrading 6,700+ catch basins, storm drains, and slotted manhole covers so that when it rains, no one can catch you slipping.  This is a $108M investment in more reliable infrastructure, flood prevention, dry streets, and dry socks for New Yorkers.

"This war would not be happening were it not for the revolution, and most importantly, the success of the non-violent, civilian movement that overthrew the authoritarian dictatorship of Omar Al-Bashir." on the ongoing counterrevolution in Sudan

This month’s fun little bonus episode covers 80s celebrity diet books: Sophia Loren’s “Women & Beauty,” Victoria Principal’s “the Diet Principal,” and “Cher: Forever Fit.” Not since Ed McMahon’s “Slimming Down” have we made such a timely episode. www.patreon.com/posts/153859...

Inondations au Kenya: le bilan passe à 110 morts et les dégâts continuent de s’étendre