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Ben Rosamond
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Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Edinburgh. Anglo-Swede, would-be leg spinner, new elite (if only). Political economy and assorted other obsessions.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 21h
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jamesrball.com James Ball @jamesrball.com · 23h
Incredibly, no-one on Nigel Farage’s team has got round to deleting this post. It’s still live as Robert Jenrick gives his big defection speech.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 23h
Incredibly, no-one on Nigel Farage’s team has got round to deleting this post. It’s still live as Robert Jenrick gives his big defection speech.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 2d
Alternative explanation. The West Ham-Villa conflation is an already established cognitive phenomenon (see the alleged footballing allegiance(s) of David Cameron),

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 2d
Hell yes. The lingering suspicion must be that Trump is so obsessed with Greenland because he thinks it's absolutely huge (it's big, but not Mercator big).
drjoehanson.bsky.social Joe Hanson @drjoehanson.bsky.social · 2d
I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this

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Joe Hanson @drjoehanson.bsky.social · 2d
I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 7d
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birchlse.bsky.social Jonathan Birch @birchlse.bsky.social · 7d
Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
An email from Martin Peterson to university administrators.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 7d
Between 1972 and 1985, my team - for most of that period in the top flight of English football - featured in live televised matches on five occasions. And that was a lot by the standards of the time.
thereal3ccentric.bsky.social 3ccentric @thereal3ccentric.bsky.social · 7d
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?

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3ccentric @thereal3ccentric.bsky.social · 7d
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?

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Jonathan Birch @birchlse.bsky.social · 7d
Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
An email from Martin Peterson to university administrators.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 8d
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robertsaunders.bsky.social Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 8d
I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".

It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".

The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 8d
I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".

It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".

The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Jason Mittell, Rebecca Solnit , and 50 more

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 13d
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.

Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 20d
Imagine the scenario where a bunch of ideological zealots under a capricious leader gain control of a nuclear power.
kingstonareif.bsky.social Kingston Reif @kingstonareif.bsky.social · 20d
“If they [the UK and France] allow themselves to be overwhelmed with very destructive moral ideas, then you allow nuclear weapons to fall in the hands of people who can actually cause very, very serious harm to the US.”
Full transcript: JD Vance on American identity
unherd.com

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Kingston Reif @kingstonareif.bsky.social · 20d
“If they [the UK and France] allow themselves to be overwhelmed with very destructive moral ideas, then you allow nuclear weapons to fall in the hands of people who can actually cause very, very serious harm to the US.”
Full transcript: JD Vance on American identity
unherd.com

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 28d
The Towering Inferno. Hmm.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 29d
A Jedi with 'legitimate concerns'.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · Dec 14
Everywhere you look, it’s Christmas on steroids - & has been for at least a month. Yet that doesn’t stop the right-wing press from its seasonal mouth-foaming rage at the idea that Christmas is being cancelled by the woke something or other. Allow the brilliant @monkemma.bsky.social to be your guide.
monkemma.bsky.social Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · Dec 13
OK, strap in….

Here is part 2 of the “Tesco/(insert other brand) are cancelling Christmas” claims!

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TL:DR? Christmas is alive and well everywhere you look.

And so too, sadly, is manufactured Christmas rage baiting.

Here is just 7 day’s worth of Daily Mail Christmas Rage bait

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1/31

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · Dec 13
OK, strap in….

Here is part 2 of the “Tesco/(insert other brand) are cancelling Christmas” claims!

🎄🎅🤶🎄

TL:DR? Christmas is alive and well everywhere you look.

And so too, sadly, is manufactured Christmas rage baiting.

Here is just 7 day’s worth of Daily Mail Christmas Rage bait

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1/31

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · Dec 10
It's also a basic error made in the media - especially the broadcast media - where the prevailing (and utterly complacent) assumption is that reporting simply reflects the balance of public sentiment rather than actively shaping it.
drjennings.bsky.social Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · Dec 10
This is all based on a fundamental misreading of foundational political science by political strategists. Elite cues matter! Messaging matters! Opinion leadership is a thing!
jamellebouie.net jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Dec 10
none of these people (inclusive of UK labour) seem to understand that voters want their leaders to *lead* them, not reflect their own ill thought preferences back at them

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · Dec 10
This is all based on a fundamental misreading of foundational political science by political strategists. Elite cues matter! Messaging matters! Opinion leadership is a thing!
jamellebouie.net jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Dec 10
none of these people (inclusive of UK labour) seem to understand that voters want their leaders to *lead* them, not reflect their own ill thought preferences back at them

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · Dec 10
This is the formal definition, which is definitely open to interpretation: Ext proc o/ps = 'culmination of a substantial, discrete research endeavour which, due to the nature of the approach or methodology, involved intense activity, sustained over a period of time, usually of five years or longer.'

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · Dec 10
Serious man-in-park-yells-at-clouds vibes about this.
pbump.com Philip Bump @pbump.com · Dec 10
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · Dec 10
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · Dec 8
Remind me, which stage of late capitalism is this?

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · Dec 6
‘Little evidence that the author has acknowledged previous work in the field, notably Backbeat (1994)’.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · Dec 4
Wait until he hears about Wales.
ottoenglish.bsky.social Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · Dec 3
2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · Dec 4
The second one should be 'supper'.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · Dec 4
Presumably, those book shelves contain copies of Mein Kampf and the collected works of David Irving.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · Dec 3
2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · Dec 3
The consistent lack of journalistic interest in universities and their wider significance is deeply depressing. This FT piece is something of an exception to the rule, but generally speaking, we are some permutation of 'big school', the 'free speech crisis' and immigration incubators.