Charlie Masquelier
@charlesmasquelier.bsky.social
Associate professor, University of Exeter (UK). Critical theorist, political theorist, environmental sociologist.
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Reform UK has never been and never will be a party for the people - unless those people are extremely rich.
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Billionaire Tory donor gives £200,000 to Reform UK
JCB chair Lord Bamford hands equal amount to Tories and Reform to support parties he says ‘believe in small business’
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November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Reform UK has never been and never will be a party for the people - unless those people are extremely rich.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Restormel Castle, Lostwithiel (UK). 08/11/2025
November 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Restormel Castle, Lostwithiel (UK). 08/11/2025
Kim K. failed her law exams because she used ChatGPT for revisions. Feeling like spending next week's entire class discussing this.
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Kim Kardashian Says ChatGPT Made Her Fail Law Exams: “They’re Always Wrong”
The reality star and business mogul has been studying law for the past six years.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Kim K. failed her law exams because she used ChatGPT for revisions. Feeling like spending next week's entire class discussing this.
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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Congratulations on your historic victory. You are an inspiration for progressives. You are an inspiration for the world.
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Congratulations on your historic victory. You are an inspiration for progressives. You are an inspiration for the world.
Could the owners of these data centres also end up in space please? Thanks.
Source: The Guardian
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Source: The Guardian
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Google plans to put datacentres in space to meet demand for AI
US technology company’s engineers want to exploit solar power and the falling cost of rocket launches
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November 6, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Could the owners of these data centres also end up in space please? Thanks.
Source: The Guardian
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Source: The Guardian
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Let me summarise this article for you: investors don't give a shit if Musk is a fascist or nazi as long as they see their shares grow. Investors won't boycott Musk.
So let's all #boycotttesla instead.
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So let's all #boycotttesla instead.
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In ‘watershed moment’, Tesla board to vote on Musk’s $1 trillion package
Tesla has faced mounting challenges this year, with global sales declining and investor confidence wavering.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Let me summarise this article for you: investors don't give a shit if Musk is a fascist or nazi as long as they see their shares grow. Investors won't boycott Musk.
So let's all #boycotttesla instead.
aje.io/awsjnn
So let's all #boycotttesla instead.
aje.io/awsjnn
The only narrative the Starmer government has been able to offer is one of crisis, blaming the past governments for economic mismanagement. But this narrative is utterly uninspiring and effectively tells everyone there is nothing good this government can do because of what happened in the past.
November 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The only narrative the Starmer government has been able to offer is one of crisis, blaming the past governments for economic mismanagement. But this narrative is utterly uninspiring and effectively tells everyone there is nothing good this government can do because of what happened in the past.
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Delete your Twitter.
And then delete your FB, IG and Threads accounts.
And then delete your FB, IG and Threads accounts.
Threads surpassed X in daily active users on mobile devices worldwide for the first time by a razor-thin margin late September, though now Threads has since extended its lead by millions of users.
Threads Passes X In Key Monthly Metric For First Time In Zuckerberg Vs. Musk Battle
Threads surpassed X in daily active users on mobile devices worldwide for the first time by a razor-thin margin late September, though now Threads has since extended its lead by millions of users.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Delete your Twitter.
And then delete your FB, IG and Threads accounts.
And then delete your FB, IG and Threads accounts.
Just imagine how much we'd have achieved if the money that has been invested in AI was invested into tackling climate change and biodiversity loss instead. Just imagine.
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Just imagine how much we'd have achieved if the money that has been invested in AI was invested into tackling climate change and biodiversity loss instead. Just imagine.
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Welcome to technofeudalism on steroids: Just 8 of the S&P500 companies account for 35% of the entire US market’s value, 69% of the gains since the market bottomed in April, and almost 80% of the S&P 500’s net income growth in the last year.
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Big Tech’s market dominance is becoming ever more extreme
In a week when Nvidia’s value reached $5tn, investors in even the broadest index of global companies are now heavily exposed to the AI boom
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October 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Welcome to technofeudalism on steroids: Just 8 of the S&P500 companies account for 35% of the entire US market’s value, 69% of the gains since the market bottomed in April, and almost 80% of the S&P 500’s net income growth in the last year.
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This is a pretty significant and welcome move by the EU. Starmer and his education team are going the other way - a total disaster for research/knowledge and democracy.
Universities will not become ‘skills machines’, EU warned share.google/DhbpW02PWdLA...
Universities will not become ‘skills machines’, EU warned share.google/DhbpW02PWdLA...
Universities will not become ‘skills machines’, EU warned
Leading European institutions warn of ‘risk of instrumentalisation’ and say they should be allowed to determine their own role in bloc’s agenda
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October 31, 2025 at 10:12 AM
This is a pretty significant and welcome move by the EU. Starmer and his education team are going the other way - a total disaster for research/knowledge and democracy.
Universities will not become ‘skills machines’, EU warned share.google/DhbpW02PWdLA...
Universities will not become ‘skills machines’, EU warned share.google/DhbpW02PWdLA...
Nick Robinson implied it was mad to call Farage a fascist. The fact that he is unwilling to accept Reform displays fascist tendencies akin to the MAGA movement should tell you enough about the state of journalism today and how dreadful the Today Programme has become. #BBC4#TodayProgramne
October 31, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Nick Robinson implied it was mad to call Farage a fascist. The fact that he is unwilling to accept Reform displays fascist tendencies akin to the MAGA movement should tell you enough about the state of journalism today and how dreadful the Today Programme has become. #BBC4#TodayProgramne
O2/Virgin Media has just made a deal with Starlink. The company is owned by white supremacist Elon Musk. O2/Virgin media knows who Elon Musk is and what he stands for. Time to boycott O2/Virgin Media. #boycottO2VirginMedia
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Virgin Media O2 and Starlink race to fix London's connectivity crisis
Virgin Media O2 has switched on its first 'giga site' in central London, a move aimed at improving mobile connectivity across the capital and the UK.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:35 AM
O2/Virgin Media has just made a deal with Starlink. The company is owned by white supremacist Elon Musk. O2/Virgin media knows who Elon Musk is and what he stands for. Time to boycott O2/Virgin Media. #boycottO2VirginMedia
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As AI fails to deliver the widely purported productivity gains, it is becoming increasingly apparent that it'll much more likely thrive as a convenient reason for mass firing than as a driver of efficiency.
October 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
As AI fails to deliver the widely purported productivity gains, it is becoming increasingly apparent that it'll much more likely thrive as a convenient reason for mass firing than as a driver of efficiency.
In October 2024 I worked with High Peak land managers to deliberate on solutions to the challenges they face in engaging with nature recovery on their land. This short report provides a brief overview of some of those challenges and solutions.
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Bog Talk: Insights from Engagement with Land Managers in the High Peak
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October 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
In October 2024 I worked with High Peak land managers to deliberate on solutions to the challenges they face in engaging with nature recovery on their land. This short report provides a brief overview of some of those challenges and solutions.
zenodo.org/records/1746...
zenodo.org/records/1746...
Here's the video of Mamdani's phenomenal speech delivered over the weekend.
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“We Will Not Bend”: Zohran Mamdani’s Historic Final Rally Speech Before NYC Election | AC1G
YouTube video by DRM News
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October 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Here's the video of Mamdani's phenomenal speech delivered over the weekend.
youtu.be/lwHWb2g5GbE?...
youtu.be/lwHWb2g5GbE?...
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As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
October 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
When JP Morgan (motivated by pure self-interest) tells a government (expected to look after the common good) to do something, you know the best thing the government should do is ignore it.
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October 25, 2025 at 6:35 AM
When JP Morgan (motivated by pure self-interest) tells a government (expected to look after the common good) to do something, you know the best thing the government should do is ignore it.
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Fascism.
This is a U.S. citizen being brutally abducted by ICE while his mom pleads for them to stop and the videographer cries for help. The Chicago police do nothing to stop it.
They will come for everyone, and they’re not even hiding that anymore. If you are not organizing and resisting yet, get started.
They will come for everyone, and they’re not even hiding that anymore. If you are not organizing and resisting yet, get started.
October 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Fascism.
I have no words.
After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
October 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I have no words.
Murphy nails it - he really does. An essential watch for anyone interested in dispelling the robust myths around government debt. @zackpolanski.bsky.social
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Are We Looking At The Economy All Wrong? | Richard Murphy | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
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October 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Murphy nails it - he really does. An essential watch for anyone interested in dispelling the robust myths around government debt. @zackpolanski.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=a27A...
youtube.com/watch?v=a27A...
This is a really disappointing response by UUK. Yes universities are vital for communities and the country, but not just as skills providers. Education is also a weapon against fascism. Failing to recognise this is dangerous and irresponsible. @universities-uk.bsky.social
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Universities UK responds to the Government’s Post-16 Education and Skills Strategy
Responding to the Education Secretary's presentation of the Post-16 Education and Skills Strategy and announcements on university funding in England, Vivienne Stern MBE, Chief Executive of Universitie...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:05 AM
This is a really disappointing response by UUK. Yes universities are vital for communities and the country, but not just as skills providers. Education is also a weapon against fascism. Failing to recognise this is dangerous and irresponsible. @universities-uk.bsky.social
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