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Eddie Bruce-Jones
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Professor of Law and Dean of College of Law at SOAS, University of London | Writing on British Colonial Indentureship, Race, Migration eddiebrucejones.com
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As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.

Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
October 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Come to SOAS on Tuesday to hear @taoleighgoffe.bsky.social discuss her new book on the Caribbean, colonialism and the climate crisis! Register here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dark-labor...
March 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Breaking News: The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution calling for a major increase in aid to Gaza. The U.S. abstained, allowing the measure to pass after days of talks.
Israel-Hamas War: U.N. Security Council Passes Gaza Aid Resolution as U.S. Abstains
The measure calls for a major increase in aid to beleaguered Palestinian civilians but not a cease-fire. It came after days of negotiations to win support from the White House and the Israeli governme...
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December 22, 2023 at 5:28 PM
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The Rwanda plan is back in court next week. Here's a new piece by me for the Guardian long read. The inside story, from the UK govt's own internal correspondence, of how the deal came together - and how, after months of warnings, it started to falter.

www.theguardian.com/world/2023/o...
October 5, 2023 at 8:53 AM
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NEW EP: Our preview of the first week of the October sitting! We'll get you up to speed on the sentencing case SCOTUS is hearing today, & the cases later in the week on civil rights enforcement (tester standing) & the administrative state (CFPB funding).

crooked.com/podcast/what...
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October 2, 2023 at 12:02 PM