Dimitra Kotouza
@dimiktz.bsky.social
Psycho-tech-sci-biopolitics, reproduction, crisis capitalism. Wrote Surplus Citizens (Pluto, 2019). http://www.plutobooks.com/9781786803672/surplus-citizens/
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Dimitra Kotouza
@dimiktz.bsky.social
· Mar 20
Genetics for ‘equality’? The politics of knowledge production in educational genomics - Dimitra Kotouza, 2025
Educational genomics is an emerging field of research that analyses associations between vast samples of human DNA and educational outcomes. I trace how this fi...
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Just published: ‘Equality’ has been mobilised (in nuanced and less nuanced ways) to support the genomics of who ‘makes it’ economically and educationally, drawing long-fraught links between cognitive ability, class and, potentially, ‘ancestry’. doi.org/10.1177/0952...
Oh really, how surprising. As if any UK government for the past several decades cared about genocide.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
UK military equipment used by militia accused of genocide found in Sudan, UN told
Exclusive: two dossiers of material seen by the security council raise questions over export of British arms to the UAE, which has been accused of supplying weapons to paramilitary RSF group
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Oh really, how surprising. As if any UK government for the past several decades cared about genocide.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Jacob Silberman: Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen claims he was talking to a Silicon Valley CEO and they agreed that “young people are joining these companies in order to destroy them because they are communists and left wingers”
techwontsave.us/episode/297_...
techwontsave.us/episode/297_...
The Gilded Rage of Tech Billionaires w/ Jacob Silverman - Tech Won’t Save Us
techwontsave.us
October 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Jacob Silberman: Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen claims he was talking to a Silicon Valley CEO and they agreed that “young people are joining these companies in order to destroy them because they are communists and left wingers”
techwontsave.us/episode/297_...
techwontsave.us/episode/297_...
Which is why I am attending this today www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hopeless-e...
October 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Which is why I am attending this today www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hopeless-e...
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New paper - "Brokering the brain: neuroscientific knowledge, technologies, and the translation of neuro-expertise into educational practice" - led by @dimiktz.bsky.social w Martyn Pickersgill, Jess Pykett and me from our bio-edu-data-sci project funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk doi.org/10.1080/0159...
Brokering the brain: neuroscientific knowledge, technologies, and the translation of neuro-expertise into educational practice
Educational neuroscience has expanded its influence since the 1990s, positioned as advancing new forms of intervention in educational policy and practice. Simultaneously, the gap between the neuros...
doi.org
October 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
New paper - "Brokering the brain: neuroscientific knowledge, technologies, and the translation of neuro-expertise into educational practice" - led by @dimiktz.bsky.social w Martyn Pickersgill, Jess Pykett and me from our bio-edu-data-sci project funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk doi.org/10.1080/0159...
The nazis are coming for me so I’m going to spend my last days writing a philosophical manuscript about the ontology of revolutions
October 15, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The nazis are coming for me so I’m going to spend my last days writing a philosophical manuscript about the ontology of revolutions
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A lot of white people, particularly older ones, think a person can't be a racist unless they're literally telling you they hate Black people and love Hitler.
So there is a value to publicizing them doing that so explicitly.
So there is a value to publicizing them doing that so explicitly.
October 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
A lot of white people, particularly older ones, think a person can't be a racist unless they're literally telling you they hate Black people and love Hitler.
So there is a value to publicizing them doing that so explicitly.
So there is a value to publicizing them doing that so explicitly.
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I am no Zionist, massively disagree with the Netanyahu government, and want to preface what I say with that.
This is no place to be debating the ethics of Israel. Innocent Mancunians were murdered on Yom Kippur because they were Jewish. There can be no equivocation about that. It's not the place.
This is no place to be debating the ethics of Israel. Innocent Mancunians were murdered on Yom Kippur because they were Jewish. There can be no equivocation about that. It's not the place.
October 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I am no Zionist, massively disagree with the Netanyahu government, and want to preface what I say with that.
This is no place to be debating the ethics of Israel. Innocent Mancunians were murdered on Yom Kippur because they were Jewish. There can be no equivocation about that. It's not the place.
This is no place to be debating the ethics of Israel. Innocent Mancunians were murdered on Yom Kippur because they were Jewish. There can be no equivocation about that. It's not the place.
AI chatbots — A technology of disorientation. At first, I thought it may be good for brainstorming and fast text editing. It was useless with anything to do with data processing — it was making data up and lying about it. 1/4
October 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
AI chatbots — A technology of disorientation. At first, I thought it may be good for brainstorming and fast text editing. It was useless with anything to do with data processing — it was making data up and lying about it. 1/4
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social is asked about the Home Secretarys comments that yesterdays protests about Israels actions were dishonourable (she also said they were unBritish).
Zack is spot on.
Zack is spot on.
October 3, 2025 at 8:08 AM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social is asked about the Home Secretarys comments that yesterdays protests about Israels actions were dishonourable (she also said they were unBritish).
Zack is spot on.
Zack is spot on.
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Now obviously, the British political/media class have enthusiastically frog-boiled themselves into believing that dragging off two hundred old ladies is just normal, regular centrist moderate politics. But you are not them, you should recognise that this is absolutely deranged authoritarian lunacy.
October 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Now obviously, the British political/media class have enthusiastically frog-boiled themselves into believing that dragging off two hundred old ladies is just normal, regular centrist moderate politics. But you are not them, you should recognise that this is absolutely deranged authoritarian lunacy.
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I urge you to note that “The government today arrested 400 anti-genocide protestors, The Ministry For Crackdowns said those committing terrorism would be crushed by the full force of the state” is the kind of thing you see in background news reports in scifi movies about future dystopias.
October 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I urge you to note that “The government today arrested 400 anti-genocide protestors, The Ministry For Crackdowns said those committing terrorism would be crushed by the full force of the state” is the kind of thing you see in background news reports in scifi movies about future dystopias.
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THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THEM IS TO SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY‼️
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generalstrikeus.com
NOBODY IS GOING TO COME AND SAVE US, WE HAVE TO SAVE OURSELVES‼️‼️‼️
THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THEM IS TO SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY‼️
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generalstrikeus.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
ARE YOU READY YET⁉️⁉️⁉️
NOBODY IS GOING TO COME AND SAVE US, WE HAVE TO SAVE OURSELVES‼️‼️‼️
THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THEM IS TO SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY‼️
BY👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
generalstrikeus.com
NOBODY IS GOING TO COME AND SAVE US, WE HAVE TO SAVE OURSELVES‼️‼️‼️
THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THEM IS TO SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY‼️
BY👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
generalstrikeus.com
Some people (a lot!) want this to happen in the UK as well, sadly. And nobody is stopping them. They are walking on eggshells around them.
this is as open an admission that an entire agency is engaging in routine constitutional violations that I can imagine
Holy hell. DHS just openly stated that its agents use “reasonable suspicion” to make ARRESTS. This is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court is clear that you need probable cause to arrest someone, as opposed to stop them to ask them a question or two. This is huge b/c…
October 3, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Some people (a lot!) want this to happen in the UK as well, sadly. And nobody is stopping them. They are walking on eggshells around them.
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Newnham College, Cambridge. Horrifying. We have to stop this happening in other British universities
An actual job ad: “When we refer to ‘women’ we mean those assigned female at birth. . . . Successful candidates will be asked to produce [a] passport or full birth certificate. . . . It is expected that this documentation will be in the female gender.”
What a disgrace @newnhamcollege.bsky.social
What a disgrace @newnhamcollege.bsky.social
![Screenshot of part of a job ad posted on the website of Newnham College, University of Cambridge:
“Following the Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025], when we refer to ‘women’ we mean those assigned female at birth. . . . The successful candidate will be asked to produce identification documentation (e.g. passport or full birth
certificate). It is expected that this documentation will be in the female gender.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qzyiorixn5gxwuwpcnzpnh5o/bafkreidzw7rhbfjkgup37it3kitcjmmfl6tsc2roe3v5armpghspxm3iqe@jpeg)
August 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Newnham College, Cambridge. Horrifying. We have to stop this happening in other British universities
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Our esteemed expert here appears to have gone from just innocently asking (in 2018) “Is Rising Ethnic Diversity a Threat to the West?” to answering (in 2025) that yes, the degenerate races pose an terrible threat to the herrenvolk and should be driven out en masse.
Its not 'a grift'. Its who he is.
Its not 'a grift'. Its who he is.
August 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Our esteemed expert here appears to have gone from just innocently asking (in 2018) “Is Rising Ethnic Diversity a Threat to the West?” to answering (in 2025) that yes, the degenerate races pose an terrible threat to the herrenvolk and should be driven out en masse.
Its not 'a grift'. Its who he is.
Its not 'a grift'. Its who he is.
There is NOTHING about #Gaza in my @bsky.app feed. Even if I search for “Gaza” or “Palestine” I get 2-3 day old posts. One has to go back to fascist X to get Gaza news and commentary. The exit happened a while ago when Gaza accounts were being deleted but it’s long lasting and deeply depressing.
August 15, 2025 at 7:53 AM
How long before they start shooting? It’s a wonder this hasn’t happened yet. Wonder if they are already using an AI algorithm that systematically prevents POC from having a license (not that human agents wouldn’t be doing the same).
The White House’s official X account has a long thread in which they’ve posted pictures of people arrested during the feds’ occupation of the city. Every single person in the thread is a person of color.
August 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM
How long before they start shooting? It’s a wonder this hasn’t happened yet. Wonder if they are already using an AI algorithm that systematically prevents POC from having a license (not that human agents wouldn’t be doing the same).
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I find myself thinking about historian Robert Paxton’s 2004 definition of fascism far too often than I’d like these days. Note that these sentences were written back when Donald Trump was a NYC playboy libertine who donated to Democrats.
June 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I find myself thinking about historian Robert Paxton’s 2004 definition of fascism far too often than I’d like these days. Note that these sentences were written back when Donald Trump was a NYC playboy libertine who donated to Democrats.
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So far, we know that the Americans sent neo-Nazis, Christian Zionists and anti-Muslim Christian Nationalists to Gaza - and it’s those men that have been opening fire on Palestinian civilians along with the IDF.
"A leader for a contractor providing security to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid site operation allegedly serves in a role in the Infidels Motorcycle Club..."
SCOOP: Contractor Leading Security for Gaza 'Aid' Sites Part of Infidels Biker Group That Seeks to Fight 'Islamic Extremism'
The US contract leader, who is supposed to help deliver aid to Palestinians, once promoted Israel as “God’s Chosen Nation" and was previously debarred from contracting with the government.
zeteo.com
August 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
So far, we know that the Americans sent neo-Nazis, Christian Zionists and anti-Muslim Christian Nationalists to Gaza - and it’s those men that have been opening fire on Palestinian civilians along with the IDF.
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History will one day record that while the UK Govt continue to facilitate the worst genocide of the 21st Century, ordinary people protesting against it were subject to 'the greatest mass arrest in history'.
#Israel
#Gaza
news.sky.com/story/police...
#Israel
#Gaza
news.sky.com/story/police...
Police make arrests at protest in support of proscribed group Palestine Action
Legislation to proscribe Palestine Action came into force on 5 July, making it a criminal offence to show support for the organisation, carrying a sentence of up to 14 years in prison.
news.sky.com
August 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
History will one day record that while the UK Govt continue to facilitate the worst genocide of the 21st Century, ordinary people protesting against it were subject to 'the greatest mass arrest in history'.
#Israel
#Gaza
news.sky.com/story/police...
#Israel
#Gaza
news.sky.com/story/police...
Protesters at London’s Parliament Square for the right of Palestine Action to protest are being arrested one by one now.
August 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Protesters at London’s Parliament Square for the right of Palestine Action to protest are being arrested one by one now.
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Though tiny, pathogens could become Israel's deadliest weapon in Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/though-tiny-pathogens-could-become-israels-deadliest-weapon-gaza
Though tiny, pathogens could become Israel's deadliest weapon in Gaza
After surviving nearly two years of genocide, Palestinians forced into a guarded zone on Rafah's rubble could face infectious disease likely to kill more people than the bombs
www.middleeasteye.net
August 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Though tiny, pathogens could become Israel's deadliest weapon in Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/though-tiny-pathogens-could-become-israels-deadliest-weapon-gaza
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The Terrorism Act 2000 specifically ensures that it is lawful to organise for the de-proscription of a group.
There should be no law in democracy that cannot be opposed. That is the very mark of democracy itself.
Help us share legal info elsewhere:
www.wedonotcomply.org
There should be no law in democracy that cannot be opposed. That is the very mark of democracy itself.
Help us share legal info elsewhere:
www.wedonotcomply.org
August 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The Terrorism Act 2000 specifically ensures that it is lawful to organise for the de-proscription of a group.
There should be no law in democracy that cannot be opposed. That is the very mark of democracy itself.
Help us share legal info elsewhere:
www.wedonotcomply.org
There should be no law in democracy that cannot be opposed. That is the very mark of democracy itself.
Help us share legal info elsewhere:
www.wedonotcomply.org