Marc Garrett
@mgarrett.bsky.social
Buy my Feral Class book. https://www.minorcompositions.info/?p=1561
Researcher in Post-digital Culture, academic, artist, writer, curator, activist, techie, PhD co-founder @furtherfield.bsky.social :-)
Researcher in Post-digital Culture, academic, artist, writer, curator, activist, techie, PhD co-founder @furtherfield.bsky.social :-)
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Marc Garrett
@mgarrett.bsky.social
· Jun 26
OK. The 'Feral Class' book is out! By Marc Garrett.
Untamed, Unheard, Unstoppable… a moving memoir about being a working-class artist… Art on the Margins, Life Without Permission.
Available direct from Minor Compositions (in the UK) for the special price of £13.
www.minorcompositions.info?p=1561
Untamed, Unheard, Unstoppable… a moving memoir about being a working-class artist… Art on the Margins, Life Without Permission.
Available direct from Minor Compositions (in the UK) for the special price of £13.
www.minorcompositions.info?p=1561
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📢 Are you a student or ECR at Oxford interested in queer data?
We're looking for speakers to share work as part of the workshop:
Queer data: Methods, approaches, and what is queer social research anyway? 📊
@sociologyoxford.bsky.social | 13 Feb | More info 👇
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/queer-...
We're looking for speakers to share work as part of the workshop:
Queer data: Methods, approaches, and what is queer social research anyway? 📊
@sociologyoxford.bsky.social | 13 Feb | More info 👇
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/queer-...
Queer Data: Methods, approaches, and what is queer social research anyway?
Dr Kevin Guyan, University of Edinburgh
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk
January 26, 2026 at 12:04 PM
📢 Are you a student or ECR at Oxford interested in queer data?
We're looking for speakers to share work as part of the workshop:
Queer data: Methods, approaches, and what is queer social research anyway? 📊
@sociologyoxford.bsky.social | 13 Feb | More info 👇
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/queer-...
We're looking for speakers to share work as part of the workshop:
Queer data: Methods, approaches, and what is queer social research anyway? 📊
@sociologyoxford.bsky.social | 13 Feb | More info 👇
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/queer-...
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So happy to have published an article in Sociology Compass! I've been working on this literature review of the manosphere since 2023, and I'm so glad to see it out in the world now.
compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Theorising Incels and Co.: A Multidisciplinary Literature Review of the Manosphere
This article will scope out the field of manosphere studies, providing a literature review of relevant and timely research into the manosphere, with a particular focus on Incels. The paper employs a ...
compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:31 PM
So happy to have published an article in Sociology Compass! I've been working on this literature review of the manosphere since 2023, and I'm so glad to see it out in the world now.
compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🦈 #shark
#Thailand is releasing captive-bred
Indo-Pacific #leopardsharks near #MaitonIsland "revive a species that has sharply declined in the wild due to overfishing and habitat loss."
Click through to watch a video from Reuters about this
www.reuters.com/video/watch/...
#Thailand is releasing captive-bred
Indo-Pacific #leopardsharks near #MaitonIsland "revive a species that has sharply declined in the wild due to overfishing and habitat loss."
Click through to watch a video from Reuters about this
www.reuters.com/video/watch/...
Thailand releases bred leopard sharks to boost wild population
Thailand has begun its first effort to "rewild" Indo-Pacific leopard sharks, releasing aquarium‑bred pups off the southern Maiton Island in a bid to revive a species that has sharply declined in the w...
www.reuters.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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⚠️ Editorial Expression of Concern for the Report : Meta-analysis reveals declines in terrestrial but increases in freshwater insect abundances 🪲 DOI:10.1126/science.aax9931
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🌐🧪🌍🦤
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🌐🧪🌍🦤
Editorial Expression of Concern for the Report “Meta-analysis reveals declines in terrestrial but increases in freshwater insect abundances”
On 24 April 2020, Science published the Report “Meta-analysis reveals declines in terrestrial but increases in freshwater insect abundances” by R. van Klink et al. (1). The editors have been made awar...
www.science.org
January 26, 2026 at 8:07 PM
⚠️ Editorial Expression of Concern for the Report : Meta-analysis reveals declines in terrestrial but increases in freshwater insect abundances 🪲 DOI:10.1126/science.aax9931
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🌐🧪🌍🦤
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🌐🧪🌍🦤
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
January 26,1946
January 26,1946
January 26, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
January 26,1946
January 26,1946
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kay @profafinlayson.bsky.social and I have recorded a LESS THAN ONE HOUR long emergency podcast on what the blocking of Andy Burnham's route back to parliament means.
culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/01/26/w...
Hope it's useful!
culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/01/26/w...
Hope it's useful!
Why was Burnham Blocked? (Emergency Pod January 2026)
In this actual emergency podcast, Alan and Jem give way to overwhelming public pressure to respond to a recent decision taken by Labour’s National Executive Committee. The NEC have voted to …
culturepowerpolitics.org
January 26, 2026 at 9:54 PM
kay @profafinlayson.bsky.social and I have recorded a LESS THAN ONE HOUR long emergency podcast on what the blocking of Andy Burnham's route back to parliament means.
culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/01/26/w...
Hope it's useful!
culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/01/26/w...
Hope it's useful!
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With the execution of Alex Pretti, the lines have been clearly drawn. Defenders of the killing will be defenders of state terror, through and through. Benefactors and enablers of the state carrying out this killing—particularly those in Silicon Valley—must decide which side they are on
The lines have been drawn
Silicon Valley must decide which side it's on
www.bloodinthemachine.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:55 PM
With the execution of Alex Pretti, the lines have been clearly drawn. Defenders of the killing will be defenders of state terror, through and through. Benefactors and enablers of the state carrying out this killing—particularly those in Silicon Valley—must decide which side they are on
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“Liam’s older brother, a middle schooler, came home 20 minutes later to find his father and brother missing”
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy as he came home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:54 AM
“Liam’s older brother, a middle schooler, came home 20 minutes later to find his father and brother missing”
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RIP to the time I spent like 10 hours of my life in horizon worlds trying to talk to "community moderators" about their working conditions but the story never materialized because i was getting really bad migraines from it and also no one was on horizon worlds
techcrunch.com/2026/01/19/w...
techcrunch.com/2026/01/19/w...
Well, there goes the metaverse! | TechCrunch
The metaverse is on its last legs as VR is eclipsed by AI. But that's not the only thing that went wrong for Meta's VR ambitions.
techcrunch.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:04 PM
RIP to the time I spent like 10 hours of my life in horizon worlds trying to talk to "community moderators" about their working conditions but the story never materialized because i was getting really bad migraines from it and also no one was on horizon worlds
techcrunch.com/2026/01/19/w...
techcrunch.com/2026/01/19/w...
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25 days later, White Date is still down.
NEW: A hacktivist dressed as Pink Ranger from the Power Rangers wiped three white supremacist websites on stage at the end of a talk at a hacker conference.
The hacker also published users’ data on the website okstupid.lol.
The three sites are still down, a week after the live hack.
The hacker also published users’ data on the website okstupid.lol.
The three sites are still down, a week after the live hack.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:42 PM
25 days later, White Date is still down.
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From phone spyware and facial recognition to phone unlocking technology and databases and more, this tech powers Trump's deportation machine.
Here's the tech powering ICE's deportation crackdown | TechCrunch
From phone spyware and facial recognition to phone unlocking technology and databases and more, this tech powers Trump's deportation machine.
techcrunch.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:10 PM
From phone spyware and facial recognition to phone unlocking technology and databases and more, this tech powers Trump's deportation machine.
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College is 750% more expensive than it was 50 years ago.
Do graduates earn 750% more?
No.
Are we learning 750% more?
No.
Is education 750% better?
No.
Nothing in our economy has kept up with this level of inflation.
Do graduates earn 750% more?
No.
Are we learning 750% more?
No.
Is education 750% better?
No.
Nothing in our economy has kept up with this level of inflation.
January 18, 2026 at 1:08 AM
College is 750% more expensive than it was 50 years ago.
Do graduates earn 750% more?
No.
Are we learning 750% more?
No.
Is education 750% better?
No.
Nothing in our economy has kept up with this level of inflation.
Do graduates earn 750% more?
No.
Are we learning 750% more?
No.
Is education 750% better?
No.
Nothing in our economy has kept up with this level of inflation.
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"the core challenge persists: inferring comprehensive 3D geometry from flat images"
*Cheesy fantasy-toys from computer-games are somehow the business-model here, but that's a fantastically powerful technology
"See that thing in the daguerreotype? Print me ten of those"
*Cheesy fantasy-toys from computer-games are somehow the business-model here, but that's a fantastically powerful technology
"See that thing in the daguerreotype? Print me ten of those"
𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿: 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝟯𝗗 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Jin Wang, Jianxiang Lu, Comi Chen ... Ping Luo
arxiv.org/abs/2601.05722
Trending on www.scholar-inbox.com
Jin Wang, Jianxiang Lu, Comi Chen ... Ping Luo
arxiv.org/abs/2601.05722
Trending on www.scholar-inbox.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:44 PM
"the core challenge persists: inferring comprehensive 3D geometry from flat images"
*Cheesy fantasy-toys from computer-games are somehow the business-model here, but that's a fantastically powerful technology
"See that thing in the daguerreotype? Print me ten of those"
*Cheesy fantasy-toys from computer-games are somehow the business-model here, but that's a fantastically powerful technology
"See that thing in the daguerreotype? Print me ten of those"
Talking to right-wing bigots and fascists, and their bot chums, is like expecting a constructive dialogue from a dead slug.
January 19, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Talking to right-wing bigots and fascists, and their bot chums, is like expecting a constructive dialogue from a dead slug.
"London Exhibition Forced to Close After Right-Wing Vandal Attacks. The show at Bomb Factory explored themes from war to immigration."
London Exhibition Forced to Close After Right-Wing Vandal Attacks
An exhibition at London's Bomb Factory confronting some of U.K.'s most polarizing politics has been shut down after being vandalized
news.artnet.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:22 PM
"London Exhibition Forced to Close After Right-Wing Vandal Attacks. The show at Bomb Factory explored themes from war to immigration."
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Next week 🪩 Join EFF's Lena Cohen at DistrictCon for a discussion on "How a Handful of Location Data Brokers Actively Track Millions, and How to Stop Them." www.eff.org/event/eff-d...
EFF at DistrictCon
EFF is excited to be participating in DistrictCon for the first time! Join EFF Staff Technologist Lena Cohen at the Policy Roundtable for a discussion on, "How a Handful of Location Data Brokers
www.eff.org
January 18, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Next week 🪩 Join EFF's Lena Cohen at DistrictCon for a discussion on "How a Handful of Location Data Brokers Actively Track Millions, and How to Stop Them." www.eff.org/event/eff-d...
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The Tory peer’s group has been granted a High Court application to ban the naming of those who fund it
✏️ Rats in a Sack 🐀
✏️ Rats in a Sack 🐀
How committed is Toby Young's union to free speech?
The Tory peer’s group has been granted a High Court application to ban the naming of those who fund it
www.thenewworld.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The Tory peer’s group has been granted a High Court application to ban the naming of those who fund it
✏️ Rats in a Sack 🐀
✏️ Rats in a Sack 🐀
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No mercy next time
#SocialistSunday
Fact is, he pees his pants, was protected by a Black man and escaped thanks to a Trans woman.
Fact is, he pees his pants, was protected by a Black man and escaped thanks to a Trans woman.
January 18, 2026 at 9:16 PM
No mercy next time
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Holy shit.
It always goes back to the billionaires.
It always goes back to the billionaires.
Startup Linked to Peter Thiel Wants to Build the “Next Great City” in Greenland
Funded to the tune of $525 million, Praxis aims to “revitalize Western Civilization” through a techno-libertarian city upon a hill
www.insidehook.com/internet/pet...
Funded to the tune of $525 million, Praxis aims to “revitalize Western Civilization” through a techno-libertarian city upon a hill
www.insidehook.com/internet/pet...
A Startup Linked to Peter Thiel Wants to Build the "Next Great City" in Greenland
Funded to the tune of $525 million, Praxis aims to “revitalize Western Civilization” through a techno-libertarian city upon a hill
www.insidehook.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Holy shit.
It always goes back to the billionaires.
It always goes back to the billionaires.
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New Orleans residents have organized and resisted the police and their spying, offering lessons for organizers across the country.
Battle Over Facial Recognition in New Orleans Will Shape Future of Surveillance
Edith Romero, an organizer in New Orleans, discusses the dangers of the growing surveillance state.
buff.ly
January 17, 2026 at 7:50 PM
New Orleans residents have organized and resisted the police and their spying, offering lessons for organizers across the country.
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The neo-fascist group Patriot Front is building a network of businesses in North Texas in an attempt to create a parallel, self-sufficient white nationalist economy. The Observer identified the men behind 4 of these companies.
Revealed: Four Businesses with Ties to Patriot Front Operating in North Texas
The neo-Nazi group is engaged in a strategy to establish an independent economic ecosystem. Through publicly available information, interviews, and in-person observation, the Observer has identified…
www.texasobserver.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The neo-fascist group Patriot Front is building a network of businesses in North Texas in an attempt to create a parallel, self-sufficient white nationalist economy. The Observer identified the men behind 4 of these companies.
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What creepy nonsense are companies up to when they try to guess your age or take your ID for age verification? www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
So, You’ve Hit an Age Gate. What Now?
EFF is against age gating and age verification mandates, and we hope we’ll win in getting existing ones overturned and new ones prevented. But mandates are already in effect, and every day many
www.eff.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:03 PM
What creepy nonsense are companies up to when they try to guess your age or take your ID for age verification? www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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“The community was left marked by the trauma of feeling war so close, as if life itself could shatter at any moment.”
Locals in Venezuela described the terror of the U.S. airstrikes as they start to rebuild their homes & neighborhoods, Alexandra Martinez reports.
Locals in Venezuela described the terror of the U.S. airstrikes as they start to rebuild their homes & neighborhoods, Alexandra Martinez reports.
Venezuelans left reeling from deadly and destructive U.S. attack
Locals in Venezuela described the terror of the airstrikes as they start to rebuild their homes and neighborhoods
prismreports.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
“The community was left marked by the trauma of feeling war so close, as if life itself could shatter at any moment.”
Locals in Venezuela described the terror of the U.S. airstrikes as they start to rebuild their homes & neighborhoods, Alexandra Martinez reports.
Locals in Venezuela described the terror of the U.S. airstrikes as they start to rebuild their homes & neighborhoods, Alexandra Martinez reports.
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248. What if there were versions of the Anthropocene which were transformative in a good way?
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Ecology & Society: The seeds’ substrate: a concept to understand how transformations toward Good Anthropocenes can be enabled
The importance of connectedness in laying the ground for social-ecological transformations or in spreading new ideas and practices for transformation is increasingly recognized. However, the role of n...
ecologyandsociety.org
January 17, 2026 at 2:30 AM
248. What if there were versions of the Anthropocene which were transformative in a good way?
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