Tamsin Shaw
@professorshaw.bsky.social
NYU, articles in NYRB, NYT etc, formerly Princeton Politics Department, Institute for Advanced Study, King's College Cambridge
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Tamsin Shaw
@professorshaw.bsky.social
· Sep 30
I love my students. They’re serious, open-minded, intellectually curious, hardworking. When I tell people that, they usually say “REALLY??” Because they think they’re all cancel culture militants or woke snowflakes or whatever the propaganda says this week.
A Reddish Egret thinking how the hell did I wake up here?
November 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A Reddish Egret thinking how the hell did I wake up here?
How did it happen that every single cafe in the world all at once decided they were no longer stirring iced lattes for their customers? Was it some Pluribus-type event?
November 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
How did it happen that every single cafe in the world all at once decided they were no longer stirring iced lattes for their customers? Was it some Pluribus-type event?
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Warren: "With Jeffrey Epstein, I really mean follow the money. Here's the deal - JPMorgan Chase - yes, Jamie Dimon, I'm looking at you -- is Epstein's bank, a close personal relationship that spans years. Shouldn't this be in the JPMorgan's ads?...I'd like to have Dimon come in & under oath testify"
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Warren: "With Jeffrey Epstein, I really mean follow the money. Here's the deal - JPMorgan Chase - yes, Jamie Dimon, I'm looking at you -- is Epstein's bank, a close personal relationship that spans years. Shouldn't this be in the JPMorgan's ads?...I'd like to have Dimon come in & under oath testify"
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For a decade, Russia has been seeking to divide Europe and America, to undermine NATO and weaken the transatlantic alliance. This peace plan, if accepted, will achieve that goal.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
For a decade, Russia has been seeking to divide Europe and America, to undermine NATO and weaken the transatlantic alliance. This peace plan, if accepted, will achieve that goal.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Quick fix described in the article
Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
If You Use Gmail, You're Going To Want To Turn Off This 1 Automatic Setting ASAP
Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.
www.huffpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Quick fix described in the article
DAVID ATTENBOROUGH? This guy really wants to go after David Attenborough? There will be armies of boomers and Gen Xers lining up to bring him down. It's like telling English people they shouldn't love their dogs.
So many laughable assumptions in this opening sentence that I honestly don't know where to start. 🤦
"What I struggle to understand, I say to Danny Kruger in his office at Reform UK HQ, is why a serious Conservative, with a glittering future like yours, would defect to a party led by Nigel Farage?
"What I struggle to understand, I say to Danny Kruger in his office at Reform UK HQ, is why a serious Conservative, with a glittering future like yours, would defect to a party led by Nigel Farage?
‘America is British’. Heaven is ‘a socialist state’. David Attenborough is ‘anti-human’ – the startling theories of Reform MP Danny Kruger
He was a Conservative party big-hitter who wrote speeches for David Cameron and worked with Boris Johnson before he suddenly jumped ship. He talks family, flags and why Nigel Farage is ‘top dog’
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
DAVID ATTENBOROUGH? This guy really wants to go after David Attenborough? There will be armies of boomers and Gen Xers lining up to bring him down. It's like telling English people they shouldn't love their dogs.
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Hey Russia if you’re listening. I recommend aiming higher.
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Hey Russia if you’re listening. I recommend aiming higher.
"Yes, Harvard scientists, I'd love to have you on the payroll. And why don't you schedule a meeting with my Russian friend who's famous for kissing Putin? You'll find her quite charming."
It's that easy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
It's that easy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
November 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
"Yes, Harvard scientists, I'd love to have you on the payroll. And why don't you schedule a meeting with my Russian friend who's famous for kissing Putin? You'll find her quite charming."
It's that easy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
It's that easy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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Every few years I feel compelled to post about the best hotel hack ever, because every time I post about it, it turns out to be new to lots of folks …
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Every few years I feel compelled to post about the best hotel hack ever, because every time I post about it, it turns out to be new to lots of folks …
They're some of the best paid academics in the world... but for narcissists money isn't enough; they have to feel like they're in the most exclusive club in the world
November 20, 2025 at 5:07 AM
They're some of the best paid academics in the world... but for narcissists money isn't enough; they have to feel like they're in the most exclusive club in the world
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An absolute must read thread
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 AM
An absolute must read thread
George Osborne doesn't have a loo?
EXC: Kensington and Chelsea Council is investigating whether Lord Peter Mandelson committed an offence when he publicly urinated in the street last week
Kensington Council Investigating Peter Mandelson For Urinating In The Street
Exclusive: Kensington and Chelsea Council is investigating whether Lord Peter Mandelson committed an offence when he publicly urinated in the stree...
www.politicshome.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 AM
George Osborne doesn't have a loo?
I'm pretty sure he was subtly referencing Pozzo in Beckett's Waiting for Godot and commenting on way the universal absurdity of human existence robs all our actions of any ultimate meaning. She could have clapped back with some Camus.
I refuse to believe we live in the stupidest timeline.
I refuse to believe we live in the stupidest timeline.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I'm pretty sure he was subtly referencing Pozzo in Beckett's Waiting for Godot and commenting on way the universal absurdity of human existence robs all our actions of any ultimate meaning. She could have clapped back with some Camus.
I refuse to believe we live in the stupidest timeline.
I refuse to believe we live in the stupidest timeline.
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I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
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The difference between the sociopathic and non-sociopathic takes is really quite stark
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The difference between the sociopathic and non-sociopathic takes is really quite stark
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It’s sort of clarifying to see him describe this dynamic so directly www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
It’s sort of clarifying to see him describe this dynamic so directly www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
In the end decides she’s “very self involved and to get her to be good requires more firmness than I enjoy”
Wow
Wow
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 5:27 AM
In the end decides she’s “very self involved and to get her to be good requires more firmness than I enjoy”
Wow
Wow
Undeniably...
Malcolm Nance said these sound like the titles of porn movies.
November 16, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Undeniably...
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crazy
IG em_clarkson
IG em_clarkson
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
crazy
IG em_clarkson
IG em_clarkson
Imagine the very people who made you laugh your head off when you were 18 and living in cheery, optimistic times also found a way to make you laugh in the midst of our dystopian hellscape today!
Brilliant Waiting for Godot. It makes every character so fresh. Bravo @alexwinter.com et al
Brilliant Waiting for Godot. It makes every character so fresh. Bravo @alexwinter.com et al
November 13, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Imagine the very people who made you laugh your head off when you were 18 and living in cheery, optimistic times also found a way to make you laugh in the midst of our dystopian hellscape today!
Brilliant Waiting for Godot. It makes every character so fresh. Bravo @alexwinter.com et al
Brilliant Waiting for Godot. It makes every character so fresh. Bravo @alexwinter.com et al
I'm preparing a grad seminar and haven't had time to read any of the Epstein stuff. But maybe it's better to wait until people have sifted through and discovered the most important stuff. Feel free to let me know if there's anything I might want to know right away!
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I'm preparing a grad seminar and haven't had time to read any of the Epstein stuff. But maybe it's better to wait until people have sifted through and discovered the most important stuff. Feel free to let me know if there's anything I might want to know right away!
Very excited to see @alexwinter.com imminently in Waiting for Godot!
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Very excited to see @alexwinter.com imminently in Waiting for Godot!