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@diplomatofnight.com

People often talk about BDS supporters being hypocritical on other issues but if you're concerned first and foremost with hypocrisy you should probably look at how center left governments in North America talk about comprehensive sanctions on Iran vs even the narrowest sanctions on Israeli settlers.

February 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM

Tanya Serisier 🇵🇸

@tanyaserisier.bsky.social

London once again turning out for a #FreePalestine

January 31, 2026 at 1:53 PM

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Holly Brewer

@earlymodjustice.bsky.social

An open letter to @theguardian.com about their article last week about the Crown’s Silence, requesting that the Black scholar of Caribbean heritage who did the years of archival research behind this claim, and published it in 1979, Roger Norman Buckley, be acknowledged as the source of this reveal:

OPEN LETTER TO THE GUARDIAN
Dear Editors,
We write in reference to a recent article published in the UK online edition of The Guardian on Friday, 23 January 2026, which carried the following misleading headline: "British crown was world's largest buyer of enslaved people by 1807, book reveals."
The article in question, by Chris Osuh, showcases a new book by Dr. Brooke Newman, The Crown's
Silence: The Hidden History of Slavery and the British Monarchy (Harper Collins, 2026). But Newman's book is not the original source of that claim. That claim derives from earlier scholarship, the painstaking archival work of a Black historian of Caribbean heritage: the late Roger Norman Buckley.
It is unfortunate that the silencing of his original scholarship appears in the profiling of a book advertised as uncovering silences. While it is great to see public attention brought to the history of the Crown's involvement in slavery through the new book and its profiling in The Guardian, the headline compromises The Guardian's efforts to address the legacies of slavery generally and its own institutional links when it extracts and reframes earlier work by a Black scholar as a revelation new to this book.
The relevant passage in The Crown's Silence draws on original scholarship by Roger Norman
Buckley in Slaves in Red Coats: The British West India Regiments, 1795-1815 (1979). Dr. Brooke Newman repeats Buckley's figures, which she cites (referencing page 55 of Buckley's book, see attached) while changing his "British government" to "Crown." She then converts his careful "perhaps the largest individual buyer" to a more conclusive claim, changing his "British government" to "king" but without citing Buckley for that claim which is on page 56 of his book (see attached) and which, uncited in Newman's book, is the Guardian headline.
There is room for popular histories that rely largely on the secondary scholarship of other historians. But other historians have not been silent.

January 29, 2026 at 7:04 PM

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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow

@uofgsociology.bsky.social

Sharing word of this critical reflection and intervention, offered by our own @shalininair.bsky.social together with colleagues Molly Ackhurst and @tanyaserisier.bsky.social, and out now in @flsjournal.bsky.social

Against Conferencing-as-usual in times of Genocide: Criminology, Complicity, and Sexual Violence in Palestine - Feminist Legal Studies

Feminist Legal Studies -

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January 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM

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Sonia L

@sonial77.bsky.social

I mean, who but the racists is this even for?

Did someone say “Mahmoodian”? But beyond the numbers is a flashy new announcement bound to make those of a socially liberal persuasion uncomfortable (plus ça change). The department is launching a TikTok account this morning aimed at showing the public it’s acting on migration — and at warning those who might be considering a trip across the Channel in a small boat themselves.

Tok the boats: The new “Secure Borders U.K.” account will be live shortly after this email goes out — and Playbook has seen some of its planned content. Mostly accompanied by unsettling music, samples include vids of migrants with blurred faces being frog-marched onto planes or into detention centers. In another example, a topless alleged people smuggler is handcuffed and bundled into a police car. One official described the content as “pretty hardcore.”

January 13, 2026 at 8:08 AM

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Jolyon Maugham KC

@goodlawproject.org

Fakest news alert ever.

Guardian alert: Beat the January blues with unlimited access

January 11, 2026 at 10:21 AM

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The New Arab

@thenewarab.bsky.social

Sexual abuse of Palestinians witnessed at Sde Teiman prison isn’t an anomaly, it's how Israel maintains a system of fear and domination, writes Omar Shabana.

Full piece🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/isra...

January 8, 2026 at 5:43 PM

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Jolyon Maugham KC

@goodlawproject.org

Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.

Palantir lands biggest ever UK defense deal

The £240 million contract with the Ministry of Defence has renewed a debate about Britain’s dependence on American technology.

www.politico.eu

January 6, 2026 at 7:16 AM

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NY Times Pitchbot

@nytpitchbot.bsky.social

The invasion of Venezuela is one thing, but Trump’s proposed plan to invade Cuba could seriously damage the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize.

January 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM

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Robin Ince

@robinince.bsky.social

All it takes for evil to thrive is for mediocre world leaders to say “I’d rather not say”

January 4, 2026 at 11:39 AM

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Jolyon Maugham KC

@goodlawproject.org

What Polanski has said is that taxing the assets of the richest *1%* would enable the government to *fund universal free childcare, special needs education and rural bus routes.* That's a million miles from 'Sensible' Jack Dromey's grotesque misrepresentation.

Tax wealthiest to end rip-off Britain, says Green leader Polanski

Zack Polanski sets out a new direction for the Green Party in his first conference speech as leader.

www.bbc.co.uk

December 31, 2025 at 8:56 AM

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Vivek Thuppil

@vthuppil.bsky.social

A "Labour" government awarded honours to a person who pushed through devastating redundancies of @ucu.org.uk members at his university, including redundancies that were found to be illegal at tribunal.

This is a slap in the face for the labour movement.

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/academi...

Academics made redundant by Leicester ‘unfairly dismissed’

Three business school researchers who lost their jobs after their research was seen as not meeting strategic priorities win employment case

www.timeshighereducation.com

December 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM

Tanya Serisier 🇵🇸

@tanyaserisier.bsky.social

"Scholarly exchange and academic freedom are aspirations, not business as usual, when we consider the knowledge and expertise economies of colonialism.” Colleagues and I reflect on criminology, conferencing and complicity at this year's Eurocrim
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Against Conferencing-as-usual in times of Genocide: Criminology, Complicity, and Sexual Violence in Palestine - Feminist Legal Studies

Feminist Legal Studies -

link.springer.com

December 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM

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BDS movement

@bdsmovement.bsky.social

Nearly half of the journalists killed this year were murdered in Gaza by Israel.

Since the beginning of its genocide, Israel has killed more than 270 Palestinian journalists and media workers.

Read the Reporters Without Borders report: rsf.org/en/2025-dead...

December 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM

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elia ayoub

@ayoub.bsky.social

We are at the stage of British politics where David Lammy and Keir Starmer are seemingly willing to let hunger strikers in prison die. The situation is extremely concerning. They have been in prison, without trial, for over a year.

www.instagram.com/p/DSVg7zFiOi...

December 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM

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Omar Sakr

@omarsakr.bsky.social

Everyone knows about Ahmed al-Ahmad, the Syrian Muslim migrant who took down one gunman. Another man, a Middle Eastern refugee, ran into a firefight and kicked the gun away from the other gunman. Police shot him, and bystanders kicked him in the head while he was down, thinking he was the terrorist.

Headline: Bondi bystander who ran towards gunman facing deportation

The refugee worked his way towards the footbridge using cars and trees for cover, before kicking the weapon away from the shot gunman.

December 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM

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Gabrielle Hecht 🇵🇷 • she/elle/ella

@gabriellehecht.bsky.social

Runoff in the Chilean presidential election. Far-right candidate predicted to win.

Hard to overstate how VERY VERY BAD this is.

Chile votes in presidential race expected to lurch country to the right

Chileans will vote in a runoff presidential election on Sunday that is expected to result in the South American country's sharpest rightward shift since the end of the military dictatorship in 1990.

www.reuters.com

December 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM

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Jonathan Kingham

@jonkingh.bsky.social

This is so disgusting.

December 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM

Tanya Serisier 🇵🇸

@tanyaserisier.bsky.social

I've written a piece for Abolitionist Futures' fantastic series on gender-based violence. This piece came out as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence #acttoendviolence
abolitionistfutures.com/latest-news/...

A Just Hearing for Survivors: Feminist Activism and Political Listening — Abolitionist Futures

Focusing political attention on the politics of listening helps to avoid an individualist politics that leaves survivors isolated and vulnerable in an ‘ economy of believability ’ that is stacked a...

abolitionistfutures.com

November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM

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Heather Paterson

@heatherpaterson.co.uk

Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance

#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames

*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *

MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT LIKE HELL FOR THE LIVING
TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
THIS IS WHY WE'RE SO FUCKING ANGRY

November 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM

Tanya Serisier 🇵🇸

@tanyaserisier.bsky.social

Congratulations!!@

October 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM

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Senthorun S. Raj

@senthorun.bsky.social

My book is published! It’s a critical take on how emotions shape conflicts about LGBT rights and repair in equality law, gender recognition, bans on conversion practices, and sex education in schools. You can download it free via @edinburghup.bsky.social: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-emo...