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Ben Rosamond
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Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Edinburgh. Anglo-Swede, would-be leg spinner, new elite (if only). Political economy and assorted other obsessions.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 7d
The Towering Inferno. Hmm.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 8d
A Jedi with 'legitimate concerns'.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 11d
Everywhere you look, it’s Christmas on steroids - & has been for at least a month. Yet that doesn’t stop the right-wing press from its seasonal mouth-foaming rage at the idea that Christmas is being cancelled by the woke something or other. Allow the brilliant @monkemma.bsky.social to be your guide.
monkemma.bsky.social Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 13d
OK, strap in….

Here is part 2 of the “Tesco/(insert other brand) are cancelling Christmas” claims!

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TL:DR? Christmas is alive and well everywhere you look.

And so too, sadly, is manufactured Christmas rage baiting.

Here is just 7 day’s worth of Daily Mail Christmas Rage bait

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 13d
OK, strap in….

Here is part 2 of the “Tesco/(insert other brand) are cancelling Christmas” claims!

🎄🎅🤶🎄

TL:DR? Christmas is alive and well everywhere you look.

And so too, sadly, is manufactured Christmas rage baiting.

Here is just 7 day’s worth of Daily Mail Christmas Rage bait

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1/31

Reposted by Aurélien Mondon

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 16d
It's also a basic error made in the media - especially the broadcast media - where the prevailing (and utterly complacent) assumption is that reporting simply reflects the balance of public sentiment rather than actively shaping it.
drjennings.bsky.social Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 16d
This is all based on a fundamental misreading of foundational political science by political strategists. Elite cues matter! Messaging matters! Opinion leadership is a thing!
jamellebouie.net jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16d
none of these people (inclusive of UK labour) seem to understand that voters want their leaders to *lead* them, not reflect their own ill thought preferences back at them

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 16d
This is all based on a fundamental misreading of foundational political science by political strategists. Elite cues matter! Messaging matters! Opinion leadership is a thing!
jamellebouie.net jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16d
none of these people (inclusive of UK labour) seem to understand that voters want their leaders to *lead* them, not reflect their own ill thought preferences back at them

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 16d
This is the formal definition, which is definitely open to interpretation: Ext proc o/ps = 'culmination of a substantial, discrete research endeavour which, due to the nature of the approach or methodology, involved intense activity, sustained over a period of time, usually of five years or longer.'

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 16d
Serious man-in-park-yells-at-clouds vibes about this.
pbump.com Philip Bump @pbump.com · 16d
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 16d
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 18d
Remind me, which stage of late capitalism is this?

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 20d
‘Little evidence that the author has acknowledged previous work in the field, notably Backbeat (1994)’.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 22d
Wait until he hears about Wales.
ottoenglish.bsky.social Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 22d
2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 22d
The second one should be 'supper'.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 22d
Presumably, those book shelves contain copies of Mein Kampf and the collected works of David Irving.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 22d
2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 23d
The consistent lack of journalistic interest in universities and their wider significance is deeply depressing. This FT piece is something of an exception to the rule, but generally speaking, we are some permutation of 'big school', the 'free speech crisis' and immigration incubators.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 25d
Remarkably, I've yet to go out in #Whamageddon. Not sure I've ever made it into December before.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 26d
“Opportunities” 👀

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 28d
Kemi Badenoch - historian and theologian.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 28d
The thesis is right up your street. You'll like it a lot, including the gentle critique of Hopkin and Rosamond (2018)!

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 28d
Congratulations @galonsosimon.bsky.social! It's a superb piece of work. Guillermo's thesis 'The Limits of Fiscal Convergence: A Practice-Based Account of the Fiscal Politics of Eurozone Design, Accession and Crisis in Italy and Spain' offers a major contribution to the literature on monetary union.
galonsosimon.bsky.social Guillermo Alonso Simón @galonsosimon.bsky.social · 28d
Happy to announce that I have successfully defended my PhD thesis! Thank you to @benrosamond1.bsky.social and Mat Watson for engaging so thoughtfully with my thesis; to @benclift.bsky.social and Özlem Atikcan for their guidance throughout the PhD; and to my friends and family for their support.

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Guillermo Alonso Simón @galonsosimon.bsky.social · 28d
Happy to announce that I have successfully defended my PhD thesis! Thank you to @benrosamond1.bsky.social and Mat Watson for engaging so thoughtfully with my thesis; to @benclift.bsky.social and Özlem Atikcan for their guidance throughout the PhD; and to my friends and family for their support.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 29d
I once overhead two old ladies discussing the nights drawing in: “it’s getting late earlier now”, said one to the other.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 29d
Let's see how 'great replacement' types try to spin this to their advantage. Nevertheless, the bottom line is that there has been a steep decline in net migration to the UK. Looking forward to the extensive coverage in the media. See www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · Nov 24
Revelations about RW social media accounts being run from Russia correspond perfectly to data already revealed by the Panama, Paradise & Pandora Papers: Russian money streamed thru offshore accounts funds virtually all right-wing "populist" parties in EU & NAmerica. Same goal: undermine democracy.
chadbourn.bsky.social Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · Nov 24
This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.

It’s Russian.
Collingwood @admcollingwood 田 Date joined January 2017 • Account based in Europe Veritied since Since August 2024 > 1 username change Last on January 2017 Connected via Eastern Europe (Non-EU) Android App

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · Nov 22
3 per cent margin of error; 5 percent ‘too bloody right is is!’

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · Nov 22
Every Labour MP, SPAD and apparatchik should read this, then read it again. @casmudde.bsky.social with a perfect distillation of why the feted 'Danish model' doesn't work. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · Nov 21
'Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!'

On second thoughts ...

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · Nov 21
We are moving ever-close to the singularity where all devices will resemble Eddie the shipboard computer from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · Nov 21
Scratchy memories of 1972, but 1975 is the proper starting point for me.