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Andrew Middleton @mapcenter.com · 2d

as a Map Guy I feel obliged to comment on Columbus Day: Columbus was a monster, even by the standards of his time and, relevant to my purposes, was a crappy geographer. He thought going West to Asia was possible because he had a laughably incorrect estimate of the circumference of the globe.

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taz @taz.de · 4d

Bassam Aramin ist Palästinenser, Rami Elhanan Israeli. Beide haben ihre Töchter an den Nahostkonflikt verloren. Wie bleiben sie Freunde, trotz allem?

Versöhnung in Israel und Palästina: „Ich entdeckte den Menschen, wo ein Feind sein sollte“

Bassam Aramin ist Palästinenser, Rami Elhanan Israeli. Beide haben ihre Töchter an den Nahostkonflikt verloren. Wie bleiben sie Freunde, trotz allem?

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netzpolitik.org @netzpolitik.org · 7d

Die breite zivilgesellschaftliche Ablehnung der #Chatkontrolle & der Protest der letzten Tage haben offenbar Wirkung gezeigt. Die Bundesregierung stimmt auch unter Schwarz-Rot einer anlasslosen Chatkontrolle in der EU nicht zu. Vom Tisch ist das Thema aber noch nicht. netzpolitik.org/2025/protest...

Protest wirkt: Bundesregierung ist gegen „anlasslose Chatkontrolle“

Die breite zivilgesellschaftliche Ablehnung der Chatkontrolle und der Protest der letzten Tage haben offenbar Wirkung gezeigt. Die Bundesregierung stimmt auch unter Schwarz-Rot einer anlasslosen Chatk...

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 14d

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

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Iris Volg @irisv.bsky.social · 14d

Big thank you to everyone who participated in the expert survey 🙏

Iris Volg @irisv.bsky.social · 14d

Excited to share that our article on "Negotiating Difficult Issues with Little Fervour? Why Peace Processes in Territorial Conflicts Tend to Produce Incomplete Outcomes" has now been published by ISQ 🎉
doi.org/10.1093/isq/...

Negotiating Difficult Issues with Little Fervour? Why Peace Processes in Territorial Conflicts Tend to Produce Incomplete Outcomes

Abstract. There is widespread consensus in peace research that territorial conflicts are more enduring and difficult to settle than non-territorial conflic

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Für sachliche Politik @sachlichepolitik.bsky.social · 16d

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 16d

The Pro-European PAS party has secured 51 seats, an absolute majority in Moldova’s parliament.

A good result and a slap in the face for Putin.

CANDIDAT
PROCENT
LOCURI
PAS
46.19%
51
BEP
26.93%
29
BEA
8.7%
9
PN
6.31%
6
DA
5.7%
6
•PSDE
1.03%
0
• AN
0.9%
0

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Andrew Stroehlein @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social · 19d

Read this. Seriously, read it.

The Trump regime is declaring open season on its critics - NGOs, philanthropists, activists. They will be harassed, arrested, jailed. The silencing effect on others who might speak out will be huge.

This is authoritarianism.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence

NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

www.whitehouse.gov

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 20d

At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....

Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Science

The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science w...

werkenbij.uva.nl

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Natascha Strobl @nataschastrobl.bsky.social · 23d

Wenn es im Gute-Laune-Radio in Österreich plötzlich einen 7 minütigen Monolog des Moderators über Autokratie und den Wert der Demokratie gibt und wie die USA kein demokratischer Verbündeter mehr sind, dann sollten alle wissen wie ernst es ist. Ging jetzt schnell, aber das ist unsere Realität.

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LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 27d

We're hiring an Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science ❗

📚 jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Apply before 26 October to join an internationally outstanding group of social science methodologists 🌎

we're hiring assistant professor in computational social science, applications close 26/10/2025

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 27d

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.

His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.

Now he is tweeting in support of me.

This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.

Or used to work.

Tweet From Obama mentioning my firing from the Washington post. Wirh a photo of me

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Informationsverbund Asyl & Migration @asylnet.bsky.social · Sep 15

Die GEW Bayern hat einen Leitfaden zu Abschiebungen von Schüler*innen und Auszubildenden veröffentlicht.

Darin finden sich rechtliche Informationen für Beschäftigte in Bildung und Ausbildung.

Alle Infos und Download 👇
www.gew-bayern.de/presse/detai...

GEW Bayern veröffentlicht aktualisierten Leitfaden zu Abschiebungen von Schüler*innen und Auszubildenden: Hilfreiche rechtliche Informationen für alle Beschäftigten in Bildung und Ausbildung

Die Absicht der Regierung, die Zahl der Abschiebungen deutlich zu erhöhen, führt wieder dazu, dass die Polizei junge Menschen auch aus Schulen und Betrieben zur Abschiebung holt. Schul- und Betriebsle...

www.gew-bayern.de

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Sep 15

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

substack.com

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Dave nλ=2dsinθ @xtaldave.xtaldave.net.ap.brid.gy · Sep 13

Reminder that 100,000 people marched for Trans Pride in London earlier this year, but because they weren't violent fascists, there was minimal press coverage, unlike the Nazis today.

https://www.them.us/story/london-trans-pride-march-turnout-record-uk-transphobia

London’s Trans Pride March Just Shattered Its Turnout Record

Organizers say it was the largest transgender rights march in the world.

www.them.us

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · Sep 14

“I cannot take the books with me. If there is anyone who can save them, let him come. It would break my heart to see them burn, for I have placed my heart within them, and my heart will burn with them."

- Dr Ezzideen Shehab writes from Gaza 2-14-2025

Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · Sep 14

“I must write this down before the night devours me.
My father’s friend, a poet and a guardian of words, the son of a family that owns the oldest library in Gaza, that sacred house where history and imagination slept together like weary brothers… he is leaving.
Yes. Leaving.
He is fleeing Gaza City”

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Simon Strick @unddieregel.bsky.social · Sep 13

Einführung in rechte Memes, Gamergate, Affektpolitik der neuen Rechten, Metapolitik, 4chan, Radikalkulturen, Manosphere, Meme Shooter, und und und.

Von 2021, Update wäre mal nötig

Free download:
annas-archive.org/md5/af951e6c...

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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · Sep 13

I have many thoughts about Charlie Kirk—and perhaps even more about the white elites, including some on the left, who insist we can’t hold multiple realities at once. We can. And we must.

A brief 🧵

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Sep 13

Over several months this year, @AnneApplebaum and @LynseyAddario reported from Sudan and Chad, where a civil war and humanitarian tragedy is taking place. Addario’s photos convey the scope of the suffering in the region with brutal immediacy. https://theatln.tc/D8SCC9fR

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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · Sep 5

❗⚠️ We are hiring a Professor at W2 level in urban and regional geography. The link below is in English, however candidates must also be able to speak German. If you have any questions about the position itself, please write to the email in the job ad.

www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/de/medien-fo...

www.geographie.uni-bonn.de

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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · Sep 5

#jobs #Stellenangebote #GESISjobs
GESIS is hiring a Research Associate in election & political attitude research (Doctoral Candidate) in #Mannheim. Contribute to the German Longitudinal Election Study (#GLES) and advance your academic career with us!
Apply by Sep 28: www.gesis.org/en/ins...

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Jay Ulfelder @jayulfelder.bsky.social · Sep 3

What are the best short guides you've seen on what to do as a bystander if you see feds grabbing people in public?

I recall a good one-pager circulating here a while back but can't find it now.

Not looking for trainings, just static online resources, ideally in Spanish as well as English.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Sep 3

Trigger warning.

“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”

Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.

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Rense Corten 🟥 @rensec.bsky.social · Sep 1

WORK! The Sociology Department at Utrecht University is hiring a new assistant prof, with expertise on migration/integration/polarization/stratification. Come join us! www.uu.nl/organisatie/...

Universitair docent sociologie

Wil jij studenten inspireren en vernieuwend onderwijs geven? Versterk ons team als universitair docent met expertise in migratie en/of sociale stratificatie.

www.uu.nl

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Burak Sonmez @buraksonmez.bsky.social · Sep 1

🚨We are hiring 2 Lecturers/Assistant profs in Quant Social Science at UCL🚨

What we look for:
🐍 R/Python proficiency
🤖 Teaching and/or doing ML and/or social networks
🌍 Research on inequality, climate, education, social norms & more

Circulate this or apply by 10-Oct 👉 tinyurl.com/5djcc35z

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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