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Alison Phipps አሊሰን

Alison Phipps አሊሰን

@alisonphipps.bsky.social

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UNESCO Chair for Refugee Integration through Education, Languages & Arts at University of Glasgow

Alison Phipps OBE FRSE FRSA FAcSS a University of Glasgow professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies and holds the first UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts. She has been awarded the Minerva Medal of the Royal Philosophical Society and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. .. more

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2h

CW: Shooting, murder.

This is an execution in the street by ICE.

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a-niloingsigh.bsky.social @a-niloingsigh.bsky.social · 8h

History teaches the warning signs and also how to respond, again and again. wagingnonviolence.org/2026/01/10-r...

Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 12h

When the people of Glasgow worked together to Stop Dawn Raids many of these were the tactics in Kingsway and Kenmure Street

“These are our Neighbours. Let them Stay”

www.ms.now/opinion/minn...

Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.

Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 23h

That's why the response teams are hyperlocal. One single block might have a signal loop with every person on the street on it.

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 23h

Essentially, what stops abductions is when crowds outnumber the masked kidnappers. When people aggressively follow ICE with whistles and horns, crowds are ready to show up. If they show up fast enough, ICE leaves and a family is not broken. (People here understand the stakes).

Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 1d

More excellent news

Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 1d

Oh Alasdair heartfelt congratulations. I’m so thrilled for you and so many others yoir work serves

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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament @cnduk.bsky.social · 1d

CND is calling on the US and Russia to immediately begin discussions on a temporary extension to New START and to allow UN weapons inspections at their nuclear facilities.

Lobby the Foregin Secretary today, urging the British government to support this: cnd.eaction.org.uk/RenewNewStar...

ASK THE FOREIGN SECRETARY TO ACT ON AN EXTENSION TO THIS CRUCIAL TREATY

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Scotland sends baby box to New York after mayor Mamdani cites policy

Scotland sends baby box to New York after mayor Mamdani cites policy

Scottish social justice secretary says pledge for the city shows shared ‘commitment to tackling child poverty’ New York’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has received a baby box from the Scottish government after modelling part of his election campaign on Edinburgh’s example of providing each expectant mother with a set of essentials. Scotland’s social justice secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville, said it would help the city’s leader develop his own plans for a “baby basket”. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Alison Harvey @aliromah.bsky.social · 1d

Professor James Hathaway author of "The Rights of Refugees" and, with Michelle Foster, "The Law of Refugee Status" is made an honorary KC
www.gov.uk/government/n...

New King’s Counsel and Honorary King’s Counsel welcomed by Lord Chancellor

His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of 96 new King’s Counsel and the award of 8 new Honorary King’s Counsel.

Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 1d

Eugenics is back fully - red in tooth and claw and with eye watering unpaid bills

www.reuters.com/business/hea...

US withdraws from the World Health Organization

The United States officially left the World Health Organization on Thursday after a year of warnings that doing so would hurt public health in the U.S. and globally, saying its decision reflected fail...

www.reuters.com

Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 1d

Invitation list
To the Carving Board of Piece
And real estate crimes

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 1d

On Thursday, Donald Trump formally announced his so-called “Board of Peace” during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The body has been widely criticized as an attempt by Trump to undermine the UN and 'takeover the world order.'

mondoweiss.net/2026/01/trum...

#Palestine #Israel

Trump unveils so-called “Board of Peace”

On Thursday, Donald Trump formally announced his so-called “Board of Peace” during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The body has been widely criticized as an attempt by Trump to undermine...

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

Israeli strategy for Gaza caught between settlements and security zones, as it continues to kill Palestinians.

Feet dragging, division and obstruction: What Israel really wants for Gaza

Israeli strategy for Gaza caught between settlements and security zones, as it continues to kill Palestinians.

www.aljazeera.com

Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 1d

“He’s inviting countries to join the board for a three-year term, but they can extend their tenure by paying $1 billion.”

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 1d

On Thursday, Donald Trump formally announced his so-called “Board of Peace” during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The body has been widely criticized as an attempt by Trump to undermine the UN and 'takeover the world order.'

mondoweiss.net/2026/01/trum...

#Palestine #Israel

Trump unveils so-called “Board of Peace”

On Thursday, Donald Trump formally announced his so-called “Board of Peace” during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The body has been widely criticized as an attempt by Trump to undermine...

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Erik Halvorsen @erikhalvorsen.bsky.social · 1d

“Sweden’s largest private pension fund has divested $8.8 billion in US Treasuries, the most significant withdrawal yet from American government bonds since Trump’s Greenland crisis erupted, citing “increased risk and unpredictability in US politics,”

thedeepdive.ca/swedens-larg...

Sweden's Largest Pension Fund Dumps $8.8B in US Bonds | the deep dive

Sweden’s largest private pension fund has divested up to $8.8 billion in US Treasuries, marking the most significant withdrawal yet from American government bonds since President Donald Trump’s Greenl...

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

US president says 'big force going towards Iran' but he would 'rather not see anything happen' amid tension with Tehran.

Trump says US still ‘watching Iran‘ as ‘massive' fleet heads to Gulf region

US president says 'big force going towards Iran' but he would 'rather not see anything happen' amid tension with Tehran.

www.aljazeera.com

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 1d

On Thursday, Donald Trump formally announced his so-called “Board of Peace” during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The body has been widely criticized as an attempt by Trump to undermine the UN and 'takeover the world order.'

mondoweiss.net/2026/01/trum...

#Palestine #Israel

Trump unveils so-called “Board of Peace”

On Thursday, Donald Trump formally announced his so-called “Board of Peace” during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The body has been widely criticized as an attempt by Trump to undermine...

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 1d

The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.

This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.

United States Completes WHO Withdrawal
WASHINGTON — January 22, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of State today announced the United States’ completion of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) due to the organization's mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states.

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d

Palestinian NGO files criminal complaint against Israeli minister visiting Davos - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestinian-ngo-files-criminal-complaint-against-israeli-minister-davos

Palestinian NGO files criminal complaint against Israeli minister visiting Davos

Nir Barkat previously greenlit demolitions of Palestinian homes as Jerusalem mayor, complaint says

www.middleeasteye.net

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 2d

Help us make hope normal again.

Join the Green Party now.

Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 2d

Am just finishing an article for National on this

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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 2d

Israeli forces are massacring Palestinian journalists - committing war crimes on a scale that would normally make headline news - and yet Western media are still calling this a "ceasefire". Pure propaganda.

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Free Movement @freemovement.bsky.social · 2d

From last week: Limited further details on new asylum and immigration appeal system emerge | Colin Yeo

Limited further details on new asylum and immigration appeal system emerge - Free Movement

The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has disclosed some further details on the new immigration and asylum appeal body. The plans are contained in a letter to

freemovement.org.uk

Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 2d

Destituting the systems of violence of their constituent power and restoring life in its messy yet glorious fullness is now the task of protest, solidarity and resistance.

Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 2d

The English electorate under first past the post and Government in Westminster are clamouring for the same for themselves - for children to be detained and deported; for security firms to make even further off-shorable profits from camps and (in)security apparatus; for rights to be erased.

Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 2d

The difference is that now those who deluded themselves about a rules based order are the victims (definitely not yet survivors) of its illusion.

Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 2d

Necropolitics have replaced politics; the state of exception is now the state; bare life replaces life; the camp is now the repository for bare existence; violence is imposed with impunity on a whim.

Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 2d

The Palestinianisation of American civil society is now well underway

Without justice for Palestine and an end to Apartheid there is no hope for an end to the imprisonment without trial of 5 year olds in the US. The apparatus is the same - tested in Gaza and The illegally occupied West Bank

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 2d

1 of the 3 journalists killed in the Israeli airstrike on a clearly marked humanitarian vehicle in central Gaza early Wed. was Abed Shaat, a veteran freelance cameraman who worked closely with CBS News for years & regularly filed footage from Gaza, CBS News said on Wed.

➤ Shaat, 30, has recently...

One of the three journalists killed in the Israeli airstrike on a clearly marked humanitarian vehicle in central Gaza early Wednesday was Abed Shaat, a veteran freelance cameraman who worked closely with CBS News for years and regularly filed footage from Gaza, CBS News said on Wednesday

➤ Shaat, 30, has recently married, and was remembered by CBS colleagues as a brave, highly skilled journalist working under extreme conditions. He had also contributed to AFP, though he was not on assignment at the time.

➤ The two other journalists killed were Mohammed Salah Qashta and Anas Ghneim.

➤ The Israeli military said in a statement that its troops "identified several suspects who operated a drone affiliated with Hamas in the central Gaza Strip, in a manner that posed a threat to their safety," and then "struck the suspects who activated the drone."

➤ As Drop Site News reported earlier, the journalists were embedded with the Egyptian Relief Committee and were filming humanitarian aid distribution when they were struck. Israeli forces routinely justify killings by claiming an unspecified “threat” without presenting evidence, a pattern Gaza authorities say has accompanied the killing of 483 Palestinians since the ceasefire 100 days ago, more than 96 percent of them struck inside residential areas far from the so-called “Yellow Line.”

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 2d

Video: Int'l Criminal Court via X (@IntlCrimCourt)