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Erika Johansson Lunding

@bluetit24.bsky.social

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Independent scholar / Writer. Research on fashion and the modeling profession in girls’ series fiction. Fashion Studies - girls’ series books - doll studies - girl studies - feminism M.A. Fashion Studies/B.A. Literature, Stockholm Univ. Member PCA / ACA.

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Erika Johansson Lunding @bluetit24.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you @Jessica Valenti - I totally agree. I appreciate your daily reminders

In 2025, after following the discussion on abortion all throughout my adult life, I am convinced of certain things.

Abortion equals healthcare. Access to medical care is crucial to girls and women for numerous reasons.

Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 15d

To single out abortion as the place for compromise is to ignore the political reality of the last three years.

And in a moment when the stakes are so high—as women are literally dying—being both confidently wrong and hugely influential is straight up dangerous. jessica.substack.com/p/ezra-klein...

Ezra Klein is Wrong About Abortion

Abortion *is* a big tent issue

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Congrats to Joel Mokyr, a professor at Northwestern in IL, on being awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics.

His groundbreaking work on sustained economic growth ignites innovative solutions — leading to a brighter outlook for our future.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research on how technological innovation fuels economic growth and creative destruction. n.pr/4oh42lZ

3 share Nobel Prize in Economics for work on technology, growth and creative destruction

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research on how technological innovation fuels economic growth and creative destruction.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15h

Health insurance companies are finalizing their rates RIGHT NOW.

Doesn't matter if you're in a red or blue state, your premium might skyrocket.

And somehow, Republican senators are okay with throwing thousands of their own constituents under the bus.

Republican senators are okay with throwing thousands of their own constituents under the bus.

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to American Campus, the podcast about the history of higher education, for featuring my book. We talk about how NPR and PBS emerged from equal access to education discourses. And how Media Studies originated as a strategy of public media activism.

How universities created NPR and PBS with Josh Shepperd - American Campus Podcast

How public universities gave rise to public mediaReferences and suggested readings:Josh Shepperd. 2023. Shadow of the New Deal: The Victory of Public Broadcasting. University of Illinois Press.Laura G...

americancampuspodcast.buzzsprout.com

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 15h

The Very Big Novel is a problem men have. The Great American Novel never existed and was a terrible category and aspiration. When people inflate successful essays into books, just read the essay. Not sure of the hinge status of those but....

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

More than a decade ago, I sat down with @marcmaron.bsky.social in his garage to tape something new called a podcast. This time, he came to me to record his last episode.

We talked about the power of conviction, decency in an age of division, and the true story of America.

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Erika Johansson Lunding @bluetit24.bsky.social · 14h

Danmark - en källa till inspiration 🇩🇰

Camilla @camillamalm.bsky.social · 21h

Även läkarmottagningar har reglering av ägarskap i DK, kan inte köpas upp av koncerner. Man kan heller inte driva vc utan att vara läkare
(Sanning med modifikation och ja det funkar inte klockrent men inte helt knäppt som i Sverige)

Erika Johansson Lunding @bluetit24.bsky.social · 14h

Jag har skrivit under. Mycket viktigt om vi vill ha en trovärdig demokrati och rättsstat.

#migration #rättssäkerhet #demokrati #humanism #politik

The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 20h

Petition to stop move to revoke permanent residence gets 40,000 backers

A petition calling on the Swedish parliament to reject a "deeply unjust and damaging" proposal to revoke permanent residence permits has received 40,000 signatures in just two weeks.

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Erika Johansson Lunding @bluetit24.bsky.social · 14h

Den här frågan är viktig för mig – skriv gärna under: www.mittskifte.org/petitions/st...

Stoppa förslaget om att omvandla permanenta uppehållstillstånd till tillfälliga

• Permanenta uppehållstillstånd har getts som ett löfte om trygghet – det löftet får inte brytas. • Människor behöver stabilitet för att kunna integreras och bygga sina liv i Sverige. • Att göra perma...

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Erika Johansson Lunding @bluetit24.bsky.social · 14h

The Swedish migration system is a disgrace.

www.thelocal.se/20251014/par...

Parents of Malmö's hummus bar owner given weeks to leave country

Ibra Idrees set up Malmö’s first hummus bar, Hummusson, after applying for countless jobs in Sweden with no success. He even managed to employ his parents in the company. Now, however, a decision from...

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19h

The number of homicides in London in the first nine months of 2025 was lower than in any year since monthly records began in 2003.

That is thanks to the intelligence-led enforcement, vital prevention work led by my VRU & MOPAC's pioneering efforts to tackle reoffending.

London records fewest homicides this year since monthly records began - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

London records fewest homicides this year since monthly records began in 2003 with just 70 cases reported.

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Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · 15h

This new Pentagon press policy is not good for our press or our military.

And I’m saying that as a former soldier who knows the importance of a free press.
www.thebulwark.com/p/locking-do...

Locking Down the Pentagon Press Is Dangerous

Pete Hegseth’s proposed restrictions would harm the people whom both the military and the press are meant to serve.

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Erika Johansson Lunding @bluetit24.bsky.social · 19h

Renewables outpace coal for electricity generation for first time

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 15d

So, why is the Trump Administration gifting Argentina $20 billion dollars for “infrastructure” when Natives on the Navajo Nation Reservation must have water trucked in because reservation water is polluted from decades of non-Native mining?

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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 10d

When she was governor of South Dakota, every tribe in the state banned her over her derogatory comments regarding Natives and Mexican drug cartels.

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Erika Johansson Lunding @bluetit24.bsky.social · 19h

Good move, @lakotaman.bsky.social

Stupidity scares me - what is wrong with the current administration?

Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 10d

I hope everyone sees and understands why my tribe banned Kristi Noem from our reservation in Pine Ridge, South Dakota.

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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 3d

Trump received his COVID inoculation yesterday at Walter Reed Hospital. However, he vehemently urges his followers not to get the jab.

Can someone please explain the rationale behind this?

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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 2d

Your daily reminder that Indigenous people predated Columbus in the “new world” by — wait for it — 23,000 years. #IndigenousPeoplesDay 🪶🪶

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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 2d

Celebrate with me. #IndigenousPeoplesDay 🪶✊🏾

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Erika Johansson Lunding @bluetit24.bsky.social · 19h

Our use of Apple technology goes back to the early 1990’s in our family - we’re basically cult members!

But this… - I hope Tim Cook and Apple supports the law and believes in protecting people. Otherwise this is shameful.

#apple #ICE #immigration #US #democracy

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Apple pulls US immigration official tracking apps

The creator of ICEBlock accuses the tech giant of "capitulating to an authoritarian regime" by removing his app.

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Erika Johansson Lunding @bluetit24.bsky.social · 21h

Great initiative - thank you for sharing, @mitchwrites.bsky.social

#democracy #Portland #ICE

MitchWrites @mitchwrites.bsky.social · 3d

I love this. A brilliant idea for fighting misinformation, especially all of the live camera feeds isportlandburning.com/

Is Portland Burning?

No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

isportlandburning.com

Erika Johansson Lunding @bluetit24.bsky.social · 21h

Keep writing, @mitchwrites.bsky.social 🥰❤️🎊📖🎶

MitchWrites @mitchwrites.bsky.social · Aug 6

Hello there, traveler!
MitchWrites is now up and ready, with stories and poetry by yours truly.
New posts every Saturday!

Mitch Wright

Stories, Poetry, and Other Words

www.MitchWrites.com

Erika Johansson Lunding @bluetit24.bsky.social · 21h

#bojkottClasOhlson

Erika Johansson Lunding @bluetit24.bsky.social · 21h

Build better? Is #Northvolt building free these days?

Erika Johansson Lunding @bluetit24.bsky.social · 22h

I have followed @meidastouch.com and the brothers @bmeiselas.bsky.social @meiselasb.bsky.social for a couple of years now.

Some great independent media in the U.S.

Also @donlemonofficial.bsky.social @briantylercohen.bsky.social and others.

Pete Quily @pqpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

I’m just trying to reflect the language of, truthfully, what it is that I’m seeing, and I think the growth of the network is the audience responding

@meiselasb.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

‘We’re fighting for you!’ Podcaster Ben Meiselas on taking on the Maga media – and winning the ratings battle

His channel, MeidasTouch, puts out 15 videos a day exposing Republican failings – and it is getting bigger audiences than Joe Rogan’s. Is this the champion the American left has been waiting for?