MarkJSmith
@markjsmith.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology, political analyst, writer and researcher on social issues political campaigns, environment & civic engagement. Posts or replies are not endorsements.
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@markjsmith.bsky.social
· Nov 18
One of the central themes of my work for 30 years has been that social and environmental injustices are very closely connected and form clusters of injustice
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I'm soon to embark on preparing a third edition of my Ethics and Public Policy book. If anyone has used it in teaching (or even read any of it) and has suggestions for changes I'd be very interested.
And yes, I do know, that, sadly Obama isn't President of the USA any more.
And yes, I do know, that, sadly Obama isn't President of the USA any more.
November 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I'm soon to embark on preparing a third edition of my Ethics and Public Policy book. If anyone has used it in teaching (or even read any of it) and has suggestions for changes I'd be very interested.
And yes, I do know, that, sadly Obama isn't President of the USA any more.
And yes, I do know, that, sadly Obama isn't President of the USA any more.
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Entitled to lower bills.
Entitled to a liveable planet.
Entitled to make hope normal again.
Know your entitlement. Know our collective power.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Entitled to a liveable planet.
Entitled to make hope normal again.
Know your entitlement. Know our collective power.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Entitled to lower bills.
Entitled to a liveable planet.
Entitled to make hope normal again.
Know your entitlement. Know our collective power.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Entitled to a liveable planet.
Entitled to make hope normal again.
Know your entitlement. Know our collective power.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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‘Turn the volume up’: Mamdani invokes Trump in fiery speech that laid out plan of action
‘Turn the volume up’: Mamdani invokes Trump in fiery speech that laid out plan of action
As New York City’s mayor-elect reiterated his policies, the president posted ‘And so it begins!’ on his social media
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November 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
‘Turn the volume up’: Mamdani invokes Trump in fiery speech that laid out plan of action
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Ross Barkan writes that Zohran Mamdani defeated Andrew Cuomo and his cutthroat style of politics he tried and failed to bring from Albany to New York City.
The End of the Bully
Ross Barkan writes that Zohran Mamdani defeated Andrew Cuomo and his cutthroat style of politics he tried and failed to bring from Albany to New York City.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Ross Barkan writes that Zohran Mamdani defeated Andrew Cuomo and his cutthroat style of politics he tried and failed to bring from Albany to New York City.
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Mamdani wins New York as Democratic US electoral sweep deals blow to Trump on.ft.com/4oZ8jLz #FTEdit
Mamdani wins New York as Democratic US electoral sweep deals blow to Trump
Zohran Mamdani wins New York and Republicans defeated in New Jersey and Virginia
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November 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Mamdani wins New York as Democratic US electoral sweep deals blow to Trump on.ft.com/4oZ8jLz #FTEdit
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Latest poll puts Greens just two points behind Labour. When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them, I meant it.
Join us and let's make hope normal again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
Join us and let's make hope normal again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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We can't keep up...
Yesterday we reached 90,000 members. Today we're at 95,000.
Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️
Yesterday we reached 90,000 members. Today we're at 95,000.
Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️
October 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
We can't keep up...
Yesterday we reached 90,000 members. Today we're at 95,000.
Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️
Yesterday we reached 90,000 members. Today we're at 95,000.
Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️
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My life changed when I first read "The Sea Around Us." Rachel Carson's words captured my 13-yr old sense of wonder for a place I barely knew but felt for so deeply, the ocean. Honored to speak to her legacy @agu.org and grateful to my colleagues for the nomination 🌊💙
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Julie Huber Awarded Prestigious Rachel Carson Lecture by the American Geophysical Union
WHOI’s Julie Huber Awarded Prestigious Rachel Carson Lecture by the AGU
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October 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
My life changed when I first read "The Sea Around Us." Rachel Carson's words captured my 13-yr old sense of wonder for a place I barely knew but felt for so deeply, the ocean. Honored to speak to her legacy @agu.org and grateful to my colleagues for the nomination 🌊💙
www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...
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October 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Look at this incredible whale museum that opens in 2027 in northern Norway (north of the Lofoten Islands)
dortemandrup.dk/work/whale
dortemandrup.dk/work/whale
October 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Look at this incredible whale museum that opens in 2027 in northern Norway (north of the Lofoten Islands)
dortemandrup.dk/work/whale
dortemandrup.dk/work/whale
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NAVARRO: Are tariffs price hikes or tax cuts? I say they're tax cuts
EISEN: I mean, many economists would say they are tax hikes because ultimately a consumer will pay for some of those increased prices
NAVARRO: Most economists just don't agree with us. Who has credibility here?
EISEN: I mean, many economists would say they are tax hikes because ultimately a consumer will pay for some of those increased prices
NAVARRO: Most economists just don't agree with us. Who has credibility here?
August 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
NAVARRO: Are tariffs price hikes or tax cuts? I say they're tax cuts
EISEN: I mean, many economists would say they are tax hikes because ultimately a consumer will pay for some of those increased prices
NAVARRO: Most economists just don't agree with us. Who has credibility here?
EISEN: I mean, many economists would say they are tax hikes because ultimately a consumer will pay for some of those increased prices
NAVARRO: Most economists just don't agree with us. Who has credibility here?
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Is today the day Putin finally became the US President?
Putin can't hide a giant smile as he rides in the back of the US presidential limo. Today is a massive victory for Russia.
August 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Is today the day Putin finally became the US President?
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Northern lights sightings expected in Scotland over weekend
Northern lights sightings expected in Scotland over weekend
Met Office says aurora borealis may be visible across north of country and possibly even further south
The northern lights are expected to be visible in Scotland this weekend, the Met Office has said, with a chance of sightings further south.
Sightings…
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Northern lights sightings expected in Scotland over weekend
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Important read by @aaronwinter.bsky.social on the @identitiesjournal.bsky.social blog 👇
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Elon Musk, Nazi salutes and the reactionary redefinition of fascism
Bluesky: @identitiesjournal.bsky.social
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March 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Important read by @aaronwinter.bsky.social on the @identitiesjournal.bsky.social blog 👇
www.identitiesjournal.com/blog-collect...
www.identitiesjournal.com/blog-collect...
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Nice review of Citizen Marx in the Literary Review by Jonathan Rée (though not sure I think of myself as an “evangelist for republicanism“!). Also cool that it’s next to Richard Bourke’s review of Skinner’s new book
March 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Nice review of Citizen Marx in the Literary Review by Jonathan Rée (though not sure I think of myself as an “evangelist for republicanism“!). Also cool that it’s next to Richard Bourke’s review of Skinner’s new book
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CDC source:
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
February 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
CDC source:
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
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Let's talk about ethics. Thank you @csandis.bsky.social for joining @goodisinthedetails.bsky.social
We discuss action, non-action, motive vs intention, and the role of moral theory. #philsky
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We discuss action, non-action, motive vs intention, and the role of moral theory. #philsky
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Ethics, Action, and Intention
Podcast Episode · Good Is In The Details · 01/25/2025 · 45m
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January 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Let's talk about ethics. Thank you @csandis.bsky.social for joining @goodisinthedetails.bsky.social
We discuss action, non-action, motive vs intention, and the role of moral theory. #philsky
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We discuss action, non-action, motive vs intention, and the role of moral theory. #philsky
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
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What's the german word that means "the terrible pit in my stomach knowing that my own research + the lit in general says trying to cut off the far right by moving right never works anywhere but the Democratic party is throwing their entire body behind this exact strategy"?
January 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
What's the german word that means "the terrible pit in my stomach knowing that my own research + the lit in general says trying to cut off the far right by moving right never works anywhere but the Democratic party is throwing their entire body behind this exact strategy"?
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I'm trying to put together a history and philosophy of biology and medicine starter pack! Let me know who to add, including if that is you!
go.bsky.app/UCbEmtj
go.bsky.app/UCbEmtj
November 23, 2024 at 1:34 PM
I'm trying to put together a history and philosophy of biology and medicine starter pack! Let me know who to add, including if that is you!
go.bsky.app/UCbEmtj
go.bsky.app/UCbEmtj
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COP 29 is ending tomorrow, but what actually happened?
In search of answers, the RGS Climate Change Research Group has put together an expert panel to discuss the ins and outs of COP 29, on 27th of November from 2-3pm.
The panel is free and online through this link:
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
In search of answers, the RGS Climate Change Research Group has put together an expert panel to discuss the ins and outs of COP 29, on 27th of November from 2-3pm.
The panel is free and online through this link:
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
COP 29: what just happened? An expert panel discussion - RGS
This expert panel discussion, hosted by the RGS-IBG Climate Change Research Group, looks back at the ins and outs of COP 29 in Baku.
www.rgs.org
November 21, 2024 at 5:55 PM
COP 29 is ending tomorrow, but what actually happened?
In search of answers, the RGS Climate Change Research Group has put together an expert panel to discuss the ins and outs of COP 29, on 27th of November from 2-3pm.
The panel is free and online through this link:
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
In search of answers, the RGS Climate Change Research Group has put together an expert panel to discuss the ins and outs of COP 29, on 27th of November from 2-3pm.
The panel is free and online through this link:
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
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If you recently joined this platform and are looking for research, analysis and commentary on all things European - domestic, EU-level & beyond - I recommend the LSE's EUROPP blog: blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
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November 21, 2024 at 5:04 PM
If you recently joined this platform and are looking for research, analysis and commentary on all things European - domestic, EU-level & beyond - I recommend the LSE's EUROPP blog: blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
You can subscribe to the EUROPP newsletter here:
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We invite submissions for the second Stuart Hall Essay Prize. The award aims to stimulate a new generation of thinkers who can offer original, lively and topical contributions to the lines of political, cultural and educational inquiry which Hall pursued. www.stuarthallfoundation.org/projects/the...
The Stuart Hall Essay Prize - Stuart Hall Foundation
The Stuart Hall Foundation is pleased to invite submissions for the second Stuart Hall Essay Prize. Open to submissions from UK-based entrants aged 18 to 30 inclusive, the prize invites new and unpubl...
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November 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM
We invite submissions for the second Stuart Hall Essay Prize. The award aims to stimulate a new generation of thinkers who can offer original, lively and topical contributions to the lines of political, cultural and educational inquiry which Hall pursued. www.stuarthallfoundation.org/projects/the...
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Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇
November 19, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇