James Connelly

@jamescon.bsky.social

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Emeritus Prof, Hull. Writing Collingwood bio / Philosophical Idealism, Environmental politics & ethics, Elections/electoral systems / /[email protected] / https://hull.academia.edu/JamesConnelly / https://www.minstersrail.com .. more

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 16h

I wanna a continuously updated list of all that Trump has named after himself.

And I want it to be called the Turkmenbashi Tracker.

www.theguardian.com/world/2006/d...

The personality cult of Turkmenbashi

From rotating gold statues of himself, to renaming the months in honour of his family, Saparmurat Niyazov's rule was authoritarian and eccentric.

www.theguardian.com

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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 16h

People got really mad at me when I called Victor out a few years ago for misrepresenting climate science in his testimony against the youth plaintiffs in the Juliana lawsuit against the US govt for supporting fossil fuels.

Not discussing climate impacts at all is also a form of misrepresentation.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 20h

We in Reform will safeguard important traditions like cheering on rich toffs as they set out to rip animals to pieces.
Oiks - know your place.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 20h

This is literally what the Telegraph campaigned for.

Farmers' anger grows as
Australian beeffloods
into Britain

Meat imports surge 80pc as free-
trade deal sparks criticism over
impact on local producers

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Rocky Rex @rockyrex.bsky.social · 23h

Save this, it's perfect.

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Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 1d

theconversation.com/understandin...

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Peter du Toit @peterdutoit.com · 1d

Among Western democracies, the US is basically in a league of its own. No other comparable democracy has climate denial so deeply embedded in a major political party, its media ecosystem, and parts of government.

It remains the largest contributor to the 425.78 ppm CO2 currently in the atmosphere.

Historical cumulative fossil CO½ emissions since 1850

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

A year-end special from me:

The 25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin, in ranking order. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin

The worst of the worst, ranked 1-25.

open.substack.com

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

This is perfect. The DOJ's embarrassing snafu with disappearing redactions was the fault of Elon Musk. Musk cancelled government subscriptions to Adobe programs that would have made the redactions permanent. What a pack of fools.

James Connelly @jamescon.bsky.social · 1d

Humber Bridge Moon

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 1d

*wakes up, stares at cricket*

Wut

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Snow Abby @arobertswrites.com · 2d

You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.

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Vegan Horizon @veganhorizon.substack.com · 2d

“Anyone”!?

What about entire industries BASED ON animal exploitation?

What about the billions of farmed animals that are stabbed, shot, beaten to death, gassed, and shredded alive?

This new Italian law may be a step forward – but it ignores the main source of harm.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 2d

My Xmas present to you all. The book cover that shows the most mistaken assumptions about the content of all time, I believe.

Cover of All Quiet on the Western Front with a cowboy on a horse.

Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 3d

“Like Prime, but with human beings.”

“We need to get better at treating this like a business,” ICE acting director Todd M. Lyons said at a border security conference in April, according to the Arizona Mirror. The administration’s goal, he said, was to deport immigrants as efficiently as Amazon moves packages: “Like Prime, but with human beings.”

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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Giveaway!

I’m giving one lucky person the chance to pick one shelf of books from our Bertvent bookcase.

Follow and repost by midday on Saturday 27th and I’ll pick someone at random! Which shelf will you choose?

(UK only)

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 3d

‘Reform UK isn’t undermined by bad apples, it’s actively harvesting them’…more brilliant writing from @bearlypolitics.co.uk… open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...

Reform UK Doesn’t Just Have a Racism Problem - It Has a Racism Infrastructure

Why focusing on Farage’s past misses how racism is incentivised, normalised and repeatedly rewarded in the present

open.substack.com

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 3d

Harsh but fair. (Source: www.ft.com/content/11a8...)

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Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 3d

We analysed 73,000 articles and found the UK media is divorcing ‘climate change’ from net zero

theconversation.com/we-analysed-...

We analysed 73,000 articles and found the UK media is divorcing ‘climate change’ from net zero

Articles on net zero used to always explain the scientific background. But not anymore.

theconversation.com

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5d

BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...

WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment

I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.

www.muellershewrote.com

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 5d

Breaking news: Trump is citing “national security” to halt all active work on offshore wind projects

Five giant energy projects, countless jobs at risk

My story explains how the argument has legal weaknesses and comes from an anti-wind policy doc I reported in January

Trump Uses ‘National Security’ To Freeze Offshore Wind Work

The administration has already lost once in court wielding the same argument against Revolution Wind.

heatmap.news

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5d

NEW: For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections.

This year, it finally succeeded.

Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors

For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections. This year, it finally succeeded.

www.propublica.org

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 5d

Total gaslighting. Anti-trans activist; chooses to speak in person, provoking students who want to protect trans rights; they exercise their freedom of speech to tell her she isn't wanted; she gets to speak anyway; the BBC dutifully platforms her again; and now she threatens to sue everyone.

University threatened with legal action after protest at event

Prof Alice Sullivan says her talk at the University of Bristol became like a

www.bbc.co.uk

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 7d

"The Electoral Commission has taken the rare step of rebuking the government after 63 local authorities were invited to postpone contests from May 2026."
via @bheardmedia.bsky.social

www.facebook.com/bheardmedia/...

B Heard Media

The Electoral Commission has taken the rare step of rebuking the government after 63 local authorities were invited to postpone contests from May 2026. The government argued that more time is needed....

www.facebook.com

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Electoral Reform Society @electoralreform.bsky.social · 7d

According to the Equality Trust, unelected membership of the Lords has expanded from 676 to 803 in the past 20 years – the same period that political donations above £250,000 have jumped from £7.6m to more than £47m. buff.ly/fIca6aK

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Minsters Rail Campaign @minstersrail.bsky.social · 8d

www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/...

Fresh hope in battle to reopen disused rail lines between Guildford, Horsham and Shoreham

Fresh hope is being given to a group of train enthusiasts campaigning to reopen a defunct rail line between Guildford, Horsham and Shoreham.

www.sussexexpress.co.uk

Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 8d

Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it

AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals

Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.

www.rollingstone.com

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 8d

There has been a relentless, cacophonous campaign to stigmatise pro-Palestinian activists. But the inconvenient truth is that these are just ordinary people of good conscience who see the horrors of Gaza and simply cannot bear to stand by and do nothing.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I’m on hunger strike in a British prison. This is why | Amu Gib

Our demands are simple – and they start with stopping the flow of arms to Israel, says activist Amu Gib

www.theguardian.com

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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 8d

This grand takedown of the biggest scumbag in the fake archaeology world is long overdue. Professor Dave included a cameo with Dr Lee Clare and myself

Watch it and share it to get the truth out about that clown we call Jimmy Corsetti

youtu.be/Z49AKXNiwmo?...