Charlie Masquelier
@charlesmasquelier.bsky.social
Associate professor, University of Exeter (UK). Environmental sociologist.
Academic profile: https://share.google/9gnLuErvJijhGkBQ2
Academic profile: https://share.google/9gnLuErvJijhGkBQ2
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Yesterday, those who teach Intro to Sociology at Florida colleges (as opposed to universities) received a ready-made curriculum from the state and were ordered to teach it.
Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:
Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:
February 19, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Yesterday, those who teach Intro to Sociology at Florida colleges (as opposed to universities) received a ready-made curriculum from the state and were ordered to teach it.
Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:
Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:
Absolute madness.
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 17, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Absolute madness.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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I'm skimming through mentions of Trump in the Trump-Epstein Files, and there's one thing that I'm thinking over and over:
All we had to do was believe the women.
There are dozens of stories in here that make me ill. Do you really believe these are all lies?
All we had to do was believe the women.
There are dozens of stories in here that make me ill. Do you really believe these are all lies?
January 31, 2026 at 1:27 AM
I'm skimming through mentions of Trump in the Trump-Epstein Files, and there's one thing that I'm thinking over and over:
All we had to do was believe the women.
There are dozens of stories in here that make me ill. Do you really believe these are all lies?
All we had to do was believe the women.
There are dozens of stories in here that make me ill. Do you really believe these are all lies?
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Layoffs over the last year:
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.
January 29, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Layoffs over the last year:
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.
Brilliant news #taketesladown
Tesla suffers first annual drop in revenue in 2025 - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Tesla suffers first annual drop in revenue in 2025 - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Tesla suffers first annual drop in revenue in 2025
Donald Trump’s EV policies and consumer backlash against CEO Elon Musk’s political activities hit car sales
giftarticle.ft.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Brilliant news #taketesladown
Tesla suffers first annual drop in revenue in 2025 - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Tesla suffers first annual drop in revenue in 2025 - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
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With FIFA World Cup matches due to be played in 11 US cities, the shooting of innocent people by ICE raises serious concerns about the safety of fans travelling to America, especially those at risk of racial profiling.
January 27, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Musk's fortune keeps rising, mainly thanks to Tesla. We've all heard and seen that this man is a total fascist. Let's bring Tesla down. Let's boycott Musk.
January 23, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Musk's fortune keeps rising, mainly thanks to Tesla. We've all heard and seen that this man is a total fascist. Let's bring Tesla down. Let's boycott Musk.
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FIFA on alert after 17,000 fans cancel World Cup tickets in one night
17,000 fans cancel World Cup tickets overnight: FIFA plan emergency meeting
Around 16,800 supporters have reportedly “cancelled World Cup tickets overnight”, prompting FIFA to schedule an emergency meeting later this week.
yen.com.gh
January 21, 2026 at 3:54 PM
FIFA on alert after 17,000 fans cancel World Cup tickets in one night
I wonder how long Trump will be able to distract journalists' attention away from the Epstein files.
January 20, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I wonder how long Trump will be able to distract journalists' attention away from the Epstein files.
An important reminder that effective engagement in nature recovery depends on empowering local people, e.g. farmers, to lead the environmental programmes in question.
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Why restoring nature can work so much more effectively when led by local people
Restoring the ability of local communities to act as guardians of nature is a promising approach to both ecological and social recovery.
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January 18, 2026 at 4:11 PM
An important reminder that effective engagement in nature recovery depends on empowering local people, e.g. farmers, to lead the environmental programmes in question.
share.google/JDQN01Oa0MIK...
share.google/JDQN01Oa0MIK...
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Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey & Old Southwark, didn't mess about in a letter to Farage explaining Parliamentary procedure...
January 14, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey & Old Southwark, didn't mess about in a letter to Farage explaining Parliamentary procedure...
Ban X and live with the consequences, whatever they are. Nothing can justify such a vile platform owned by such a fascist - not even sanctions from a fascist USA.
January 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Ban X and live with the consequences, whatever they are. Nothing can justify such a vile platform owned by such a fascist - not even sanctions from a fascist USA.
Wes Streeting is definitely going to enter the Labour leadership challenge. We have to do absolutely everything to prevent him from winning. It would be a complete disaster for the UK. Streeting is just a younger and more explicitly Blairite version of Starmer.
January 2, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Wes Streeting is definitely going to enter the Labour leadership challenge. We have to do absolutely everything to prevent him from winning. It would be a complete disaster for the UK. Streeting is just a younger and more explicitly Blairite version of Starmer.
Please consider emailing your local NHS providers to encourage them to say no to Palantir.
The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software.
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
goodlaw.social
December 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Please consider emailing your local NHS providers to encourage them to say no to Palantir.
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The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software.
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
goodlaw.social
December 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software.
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
We all have to boycott Tesla. This is one of the few instruments at our disposal to weaken this fascist's influence.
December 17, 2025 at 6:40 AM
We all have to boycott Tesla. This is one of the few instruments at our disposal to weaken this fascist's influence.
Petition to stop the decimation of The New School ( New York). There has never been a more urgent time for such an institution to exist. Yet it is being threatened by cuts that will effectively end The New School as we know it.
December 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Petition to stop the decimation of The New School ( New York). There has never been a more urgent time for such an institution to exist. Yet it is being threatened by cuts that will effectively end The New School as we know it.
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The New School was founded by Columbia University professors who wanted a university run by the faculty with minimal administration. For over 100 years it has been a unique institution with progressive values and incredible students and faculty from Ai Weiwei to Hannah Arendt. We are devastated.
Last week, the New School issued voluntary separation & early retirement offers to 40% of the full-time faculty & the majority of non-union staff. These cuts to the bone are an ideological attempt to decimate historic spaces of critical inquiry & social justice. Share our statement tr.ee/qQBIDCpIuj
OFFICIAL Statement from AAUP-TNS on Cuts to Faculty and Staff 12-9-25
The New School - Austerity Cuts to the Bone A Statement from the Leadership Council of AAUP-TNS On December 3, 2025, New School President Joel Towers and Provost Richard Kessler issued voluntary sep...
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December 14, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The New School was founded by Columbia University professors who wanted a university run by the faculty with minimal administration. For over 100 years it has been a unique institution with progressive values and incredible students and faculty from Ai Weiwei to Hannah Arendt. We are devastated.
Another company I'll be boycotting after my current Dell computer packs in. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Trump’s billionaire backers dress influence as generosity
Michael Dell’s $6.25bn gift spotlights how the super-rich use ‘charity’ to win access, favour and influence
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Another company I'll be boycotting after my current Dell computer packs in. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
There is no better evidence of Trump's weakness and cowardice than his decision to end a war by taking the side of the aggressor.
December 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM
There is no better evidence of Trump's weakness and cowardice than his decision to end a war by taking the side of the aggressor.