Sara Rich Dorman
@srd.bsky.social
Edinburgh. Newfoundland. Canada. Political Scientist. I curate the afripolsky feed for those studying or interested in African Politics (broadly conceived). Previously @srdorman and @afr_pol
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This is essentially the plot of The Sound of Music.
"Any artist cancelling their show at the Trump Kennedy Center over political differences isn't courageous or principled—they are selfish, intolerant, and have failed to meet the basic duty of a public artist: to perform for all people"- Kennedy Center spokesperson Roma Daravi
Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.
www.npr.org
December 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This is essentially the plot of The Sound of Music.
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Landscape scale ecological restoration. When we reduce grazing pressure nature flourishes.
Images with permission from National Trust for Scotland
Images with permission from National Trust for Scotland
December 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Landscape scale ecological restoration. When we reduce grazing pressure nature flourishes.
Images with permission from National Trust for Scotland
Images with permission from National Trust for Scotland
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Canada announced an additional $2.5 billion of economic assistance to Ukraine. This will help the defender nation unlock financing from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Prime Minister Carney and President Zelenskyy are meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Prime Minister Carney and President Zelenskyy are meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
December 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Canada announced an additional $2.5 billion of economic assistance to Ukraine. This will help the defender nation unlock financing from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Prime Minister Carney and President Zelenskyy are meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Prime Minister Carney and President Zelenskyy are meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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A year ago, the @kyivindependent.com interviewed Somali and Sierra Leonean prisoners of war who fought for Russia in its war against Ukraine.
The situation is still the same: 🇷🇺 is continuing to recruit foreign nationals for its war against 🇺🇦 systematically, acc to Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence.
The situation is still the same: 🇷🇺 is continuing to recruit foreign nationals for its war against 🇺🇦 systematically, acc to Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence.
African POWs on fighting for Russia in Ukraine
YouTube video by Kyiv Independent
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
A year ago, the @kyivindependent.com interviewed Somali and Sierra Leonean prisoners of war who fought for Russia in its war against Ukraine.
The situation is still the same: 🇷🇺 is continuing to recruit foreign nationals for its war against 🇺🇦 systematically, acc to Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence.
The situation is still the same: 🇷🇺 is continuing to recruit foreign nationals for its war against 🇺🇦 systematically, acc to Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence.
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Remember Starmer's "urgent" review into foreign interference after Nathan Gill?
Well, there's already two ex-UK ambassadors working in Westminster on behalf of a pro-Russian foreign government whose de facto leader is under UK sanctions...
New on D4S: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/ex-uk-amba...
Well, there's already two ex-UK ambassadors working in Westminster on behalf of a pro-Russian foreign government whose de facto leader is under UK sanctions...
New on D4S: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/ex-uk-amba...
Ex-UK ambassadors are lobbyists for sanctioned pro-Russia genocide deniers
Labour MP calls for rules to be tightened after Democracy for Sale finds former diplomats paid to lobby for Republika Srpska
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Remember Starmer's "urgent" review into foreign interference after Nathan Gill?
Well, there's already two ex-UK ambassadors working in Westminster on behalf of a pro-Russian foreign government whose de facto leader is under UK sanctions...
New on D4S: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/ex-uk-amba...
Well, there's already two ex-UK ambassadors working in Westminster on behalf of a pro-Russian foreign government whose de facto leader is under UK sanctions...
New on D4S: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/ex-uk-amba...
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A South African national told Reuters that his 20-year-old son was promised elite training as a VIP bodyguard in Russia, but instead he ended up in the trenches in Donetsk region. At least 16 other South Africans had the same experience.
Full story: reuters.com/world/europe/s…
Full story: reuters.com/world/europe/s…
December 26, 2025 at 8:13 AM
A South African national told Reuters that his 20-year-old son was promised elite training as a VIP bodyguard in Russia, but instead he ended up in the trenches in Donetsk region. At least 16 other South Africans had the same experience.
Full story: reuters.com/world/europe/s…
Full story: reuters.com/world/europe/s…
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Trump on Christmas: “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria.”
December 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Trump on Christmas: “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria.”
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Hundreds of thousands newly displaced as Islamic State insurgency expands in Mozambique
Hundreds of thousands newly displaced as Islamic State insurgency expands in Mozambique
Rising numbers of people flee jihadists, as violence against civilians increases and foreign aid dwindles
More than 300,000 people have been displaced by an Islamic State insurgency in Mozambique since July, amid growing fears that authorities lack a workable plan to end the fighting.
With wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan attracting more attention and foreign aid falling, the grinding conflict in Mozambique has been largely ignored or forgotten. More than 1 million people have been displaced, many of them two, three or even four times. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Hundreds of thousands newly displaced as Islamic State insurgency expands in Mozambique
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Merry Christmas, everyone!
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Merry Christmas, everyone!
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How delicately a Romanesque angel uses the lightest touch of a finger to wake one of the magi, snuggled with the other 2 under their embroidered circular blanket at St Lazare, Autun, c1130 (& how beautifully the textures of pillow & blanket are represented).
Season's greetings to you all!
Season's greetings to you all!
December 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
How delicately a Romanesque angel uses the lightest touch of a finger to wake one of the magi, snuggled with the other 2 under their embroidered circular blanket at St Lazare, Autun, c1130 (& how beautifully the textures of pillow & blanket are represented).
Season's greetings to you all!
Season's greetings to you all!
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a lot of people don't realize that Christmas carols and traditions are actually folk memories of suppressed pre-Christian events, namely the end of the Third Age and the Fall of Sauron.
December 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
a lot of people don't realize that Christmas carols and traditions are actually folk memories of suppressed pre-Christian events, namely the end of the Third Age and the Fall of Sauron.
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Luke 2:1 "And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus that all the world should be taxed."
Morgan McSweeney: "Focus groups are going to fucking hate this"
Morgan McSweeney: "Focus groups are going to fucking hate this"
December 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Luke 2:1 "And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus that all the world should be taxed."
Morgan McSweeney: "Focus groups are going to fucking hate this"
Morgan McSweeney: "Focus groups are going to fucking hate this"
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We don’t spend enough time discussing how the entire MAGA movement is kept afloat by the constant threats of stochastic terrorism orchestrated by the president of the United States.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
“I’m 84 years old. Threats against my life expectancy are kind of hollow. I don’t have much time anyway. I’m more concerned that our democracy is at risk because of the trends against the rule of law.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.
www.nbcnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We don’t spend enough time discussing how the entire MAGA movement is kept afloat by the constant threats of stochastic terrorism orchestrated by the president of the United States.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
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Eyal Benvenisti: The recent UNSC resolution extending the MINURSO mandate for Western Sahara "similar to the one about Gaza, poses a foundational challenge to the current international legal order and to the Westphalian notion of sovereign equality."
The #UNCharter promised sovereignty would shield states from conquest, partition, and protectorates.
Eyal Benvenisti writes the #UNSecurityCouncil itself is quietly rewriting this system, and outlines what small and middle powers could do:
www.justsecurity.org/127215/umaki...
Eyal Benvenisti writes the #UNSecurityCouncil itself is quietly rewriting this system, and outlines what small and middle powers could do:
www.justsecurity.org/127215/umaki...
A U.S.-Russia-China Entente? The Unmaking of the Sovereignty System via the Western Sahara
The UNSC resolution on Western Sahara signals a shift from sovereign equality, undermining self-determination rights affirmed by the ICJ.
www.justsecurity.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Eyal Benvenisti: The recent UNSC resolution extending the MINURSO mandate for Western Sahara "similar to the one about Gaza, poses a foundational challenge to the current international legal order and to the Westphalian notion of sovereign equality."
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My colleagues at the @dfrlab.bsky.social look at how inauthentic social media activity exploits political and security events to seed division between Poland and Ukraine:
How social media manipulation fuels anti-Ukraine sentiment in Poland
How inauthentic social media activity exploits political and security events to seed division between Poland and Ukraine.
dfrlab.org
December 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
My colleagues at the @dfrlab.bsky.social look at how inauthentic social media activity exploits political and security events to seed division between Poland and Ukraine:
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December 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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BREAKING: by an apparent vote of 7–2, the Supreme Court has *denied* President Trump‘s plea to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago
December 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
BREAKING: by an apparent vote of 7–2, the Supreme Court has *denied* President Trump‘s plea to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago
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These shopkeepers can all go to hell and wtf is the Graun doing writing about it?! Even the Somerset Bugle would have struggled to keep a straight face. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘We’ve seen it decimate areas’: Somerset town’s traders oppose parking charges
Traders on Clevedon’s Hill Road say they fear the proposals could hasten the decline of independent retail as councils across Britain look to raise income by forcing shoppers to pay to park
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
These shopkeepers can all go to hell and wtf is the Graun doing writing about it?! Even the Somerset Bugle would have struggled to keep a straight face. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Win tickets to anywhere in Scotland for you and three others. ScotRail trains have better bike carriage space than many others so there's a chance to take bikes with you too.
👍 Your 🚲 goes free on #ScotRail
🤩 Now you can too (if lucky!)
HERE-> www.scotrail.co.uk/form/win-tra...
🌲 Xmas present we'd like: #ScotRail come onto @bsky.app!!
@edi.bike @networkrailscot.bsky.social @railfuture.bsky.social @rmtunion.bsky.social @clondoner92.bsky.social @crisortunity.bsky.social
🤩 Now you can too (if lucky!)
HERE-> www.scotrail.co.uk/form/win-tra...
🌲 Xmas present we'd like: #ScotRail come onto @bsky.app!!
@edi.bike @networkrailscot.bsky.social @railfuture.bsky.social @rmtunion.bsky.social @clondoner92.bsky.social @crisortunity.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Win tickets to anywhere in Scotland for you and three others. ScotRail trains have better bike carriage space than many others so there's a chance to take bikes with you too.
Definition of underwhelming
Salah probably scores the winner in the 91st minute in a game where Egypt have really struggled to beat Zimbabwe.
December 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Definition of underwhelming
I did not know that Bruce Grobbelaar lived in Corner Brook.
December 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I did not know that Bruce Grobbelaar lived in Corner Brook.
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For those of you interested in the AFCON, it's on channel 4Seven in the UK. South Africa are about to play Angola. Egypt are playing Zimbabwe at 8. #lfc
December 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
For those of you interested in the AFCON, it's on channel 4Seven in the UK. South Africa are about to play Angola. Egypt are playing Zimbabwe at 8. #lfc
I *keep* thinking he can’t do anything more to appall me.
December 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I *keep* thinking he can’t do anything more to appall me.
I've made 3 batches so far this Christmas (2 regular and 1 gluten free). ❤️
It has been called Canada's Favourite Confection.
This no-bake dessert grew in prominence following the Second World War and became famous nationwide thanks to Expo 86 and Nanaimo's mascot Nanaimo Barney.
This is the story of Nanaimo Bars!
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This no-bake dessert grew in prominence following the Second World War and became famous nationwide thanks to Expo 86 and Nanaimo's mascot Nanaimo Barney.
This is the story of Nanaimo Bars!
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December 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I've made 3 batches so far this Christmas (2 regular and 1 gluten free). ❤️