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Elizabeth Stokoe

@lizstokoe.bsky.social

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Professor and Associate Vice President (Impact) at #LSE | Psychologist | Hon FBPsS | Hon Prof @lborouniversity.bsky.social | @IndependentSage.bsky.social Behaviour Group | Conversation Analyst #EMCA | she/her | own views | #AcademicSky .. more

Elizabeth Stokoe is a British social scientist and conversation analyst. Since January 2023, she has been Professor in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at The London School of Economics and Political Science. She was previously Professor of Social Interaction at Loughborough University (2002–2022) in the Discourse and Rhetoric Group, where she remains an Honorary Professor. She has been Professor II at University of South-Eastern Norway since 2016. .. more

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Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · Mar 2

**SECOND #EMCA Starter Pack!**

The 1st is full: go.bsky.app/DHMkXcX so the 2nd is linked below. If you're a #ConversationAnalysis #DiscursivePsychology #MCA #Ethnomethodology researcher and want to be added (or removed!), reply below.

Repost to keep building our community!

go.bsky.app/6p8x2UZ

Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · 20h

Christmas day #sunset across Cropston Reservoir #Loughborough ❄️🎄

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AviationSource @avsource.bsky.social · 1d

Santa has arrived at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and we take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas from the crew at AviationSource!

Photo Credit: Heathrow Airport

#Christmas #Christmas2025 #aviation #avgeek

Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe, Timothy Graham

Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 1d

Former head of trust and safety at Twitter, Yoel Roth, demonstrating the intellectual dishonesty of “In Covid’s Wake” by showing how they distorted his own words to make them say the opposite of what he was arguing.

Yoel Roth @yoyoel.com · 1d

A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:

My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.

Huh? When did I say that?!

Reposted by Steve Peers, Tom Shakespeare, Richard Fletcher , and 3 more Steve Peers, Tom Shakespeare, Richard Fletcher, Elizabeth Stokoe, Kelly Smith, Katrina Navickas

Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 1d

Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...

Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden

Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing. What is it? Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025

www.gofundme.com

Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe

Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Here's Cernunnos, wishing you all a merry Yuletide, however you celebrate!
The name Cernunnos appears in an inscription on a first-century CE Roman pillar from Gaul, associated with a horned figure.

Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe, Christina Pagel

Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 2d

Nearly 30 U.S. ambassadors just got recalled within a week. Career diplomats. No explanation.
The Foreign Service union says this has NEVER happened in U.S. history.
Not during wars. Not during scandals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
#BlueSky #NewsSky #PoliSky

Trump Administration Orders Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts

www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe

Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 2d

Most divisive debates in different countries...

5. Scones, pronounced scone or scone (England)
4. Omelettes, with onions or no (Spain)
3. Swimming costumes, bathers or swimmers (Australia)
2. Choco pastries, pain au chocolat or chocolatine (France)
1. Is Die Hard a Christmas movie (all countries)

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 2d

Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway.

It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.

Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Ed Hawkins, Elizabeth Stokoe

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 2d

Parents & anyone else up early on Christmas morning: there’s a bright pass of the International Space Station over the UK, just after 6.15.

Well, I say it’s the ISS. Could be Santa heading home…

Exact timings for where you are at www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary....

ISS - Visible Passes

Satellite predictions and other astronomical data customised for your location.

www.heavens-above.com

Reposted by Jonathan Wolff, Elizabeth Stokoe, Alan Richardson

Carrie Jenkins @carriejenkins.net · 2d

Newly-announced scheme, supporting international PhD students and postdocs who want to come to Canada

www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/canad...

Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards

Impact, Impact +, CIRTA

www.grad.ubc.ca

Reposted by John Horgan, Elizabeth Stokoe, Christina Pagel

Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 2d

Everyone is porcupining and bracing for war. Finland has raised the reservist age to 65, bringing its reserve force to nearly one million. The memory of the Winter War with the USSR continues to shape Finnish thinking. yle.fi/a/74-20201345

Finland raises reservist age to 65

The reserve force will gradually swell to one million.

Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · 3d

A slightly fuzzy Father Christmas after a shift on the Great Central Railway's Santa Express #Loughborough 🎅🎄🚂

Santa Claus walks past a steam train on platform 2 of an old Victorian railway

Coloured fairy lights against a dark grey sky

Clock saying 3.37 with fairy lights behind in a Victorian railway station

Great Central Santa Express steam train in a station

Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe

Radio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 5d

Happy #WinterSolstice. Today's #LentoAdvent day 21 theme is

🌇 sunset 🌅

Did you see a particularly amazing sunset this year? Or enjoy or make some sunset art?

Please share with alt text.

today's theme is sunset

Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe

Grodaeu @groda.eu · 5d

Whenever I think the days are short I look up Kiruna. They have had night since 10th december

Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · 5d

Today's chilly, misty, but colourful #sunset at 15.51 across Cropston Reservoir #Loughborough ❄️

Pink and orange and yellow streaky sunset clouds fading to dark grey all reflected across the water

Pink and orange and yellow streaky sunset clouds in darkening blue skies fading to dark grey all reflected across the water

Pink and orange and yellow streaky sunset clouds fading to dark grey all reflected across the water

Pink and orange and yellow streaky sunset clouds in pale blue skies fading to dark grey all reflected across the water

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Monisha Rajesh @monisharajesh.bsky.social · 6d

Sleigh rides, sleeper trains and reindeer stew. Here’s my final piece for the year on Finland’s Santa Claus Express!

www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

I took my kids to Lapland on the Santa Claus Express – but would the big man deliver?

If meeting Santa Claus is on your children’s wishlist, this trip on a festive sleeper train from Helsinki to Rovaniemi, with reindeer and huskies thrown in, is Christmas with jingle bells on

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Brigitte Nerlich, Elizabeth Stokoe, Pauline Stafford

Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 6d

2025 has been a speed competition in normalising racism. And as Toni Morrison said, the serious function of racism is distraction. So 2025 has topped the charts in distraction from the real work to achieve societal progress.
Wishing you a less distracted 2026.

northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...

The normalisation of far-right rhetoric on immigration

People who have escaped the unimaginable horror of torture are increasingly being targeted by far-right violence in the UK

northeastbylines.co.uk

Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe

Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 6d

Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar
Window 20
‘Winter Sunrise’
Artist: SR Badmin

A very delicate, finely-detailed mixed-media illustration looking down through winter trees passed a herd of deer towards a wooded valley and golden winter sunrise

Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 6d

The Society of Editors has raised concerns about Keir Starmer’s plan to reduce scrutiny of No 10 by political journalists, saying it risks weakening transparency.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Society of Editors decries Starmer’s plan to reduce media scrutiny of No 10

Body representing news organisations says move to cut back on number of lobby briefings is deeply concerning

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Nandita Sharma, Dorothy Bishop, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 7 more Nandita Sharma, Dorothy Bishop, Rosemary A. Joyce, Elizabeth Stokoe, Christoph Bertram, Cameron Campbell, Henry Farrell, Brian Keegan, Peter Gratton, Michael Gentile

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 6d

Some of these redactions are almost like modern art

Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe

Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 6d

Carsten Höller’s pink mirror carousel has just opened in Switzerland.

www.kulm.com/en/journal/s...

Reposted by Martin McKee, Stephan Lewandowsky, Andrew Scott , and 7 more Martin McKee, Stephan Lewandowsky, Andrew Scott, Leigh Sparks, Elizabeth Stokoe, Dagmar Schiek, Ailsa Cameron, Mark Robinson, Ian Butler, José Pina-Sánchez

Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 6d

The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.

Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · 6d

Final walk to work of the year to @lsepbs.bsky.social and I followed the #SnoopyInTheCity trail which is very near to my office 🎄

📍 wildinart.co.uk/events/snoop...

Snoppy lying on top of his festive kennel in a grassy and paved square

Liz with Snoppy lying on top of his festive kennel decorated in woodland style

Snoppy lying on top of his festive kennel along a pavement

Snoppy lying on top of his festive kennel in paved square

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Society of Indexers @indexers.bsky.social · 7d

A happy and peaceful Christmas to all our followers.

The lyrics of the carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" set out as an index, illustrated with the people, birds and five gold rings mentioned.

Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe

Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 7d

Christmas Special: Adoration of the MAGA

The new Private Eye is out now

A photo of the front cover of issue 1665 of Private Eye magazine with the caption "on shelves now." The cover illustration is a satirical Nativity scene titled “ADORATION OF THE MAGA.” A crowd of caricatured political and public figures gathers around a manger scene, with winged angels overhead proclaiming “Fake Good News!” and “Tidings of Great Again Joy!” At the centre, a Madonna-and-child parody features a baby styled after Donald Trump, with speech bubbles including “Unto us a manchild is born!” and “Bring me gold, gold and gold!” Around them are exaggerated kings, shepherds and onlookers holding props such as fast food, beer and gifts, with captions like “Peace Prize on Earth!”, “It’s a stable relationship!”, “Lo! We come from afar right,” and “Lettuce pray!”

Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe

Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 7d

"These costs are incurred by scientists in writing proposals, by their peers in reviewing them and by the administrative systems that run the process. The question is, which costs more: the research being funded, or the application process itself?"

#AcademicSky 🧪

Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe, Margot C. Finn

Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 7d

Open science must avoid ‘feeding the machine’ for AI firms.

Academics must set standards for use of artificial intelligence in research, says open science expert.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe

Upworthy @upworthy.com · 7d

Gen X is the 'most stressed' generation but studies show they're also the toughest: www.upworthy.com/gen-x-most-s...

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 7d

Aw crap, he's going to make the Hunger Games a real thing isn't he?
thehill.com/blogs/in-the...

One of the events that will be featured as part of the festivities will be what Trump called the “first-ever Patriot Games, an unprecedented four-day athletic event featuring the greatest high school athletes — one young man and one young woman from each state and territory.” The event is slated for next fall.

Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · 7d