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Luxon himself handed me the Prime Minister's science prize last year. Let me say this in plain English: he's an idiot for running a govt who budgeted more for AI than for the Marsden fund. any journo reading this can quote me on it #nzpol
September 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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"Viewpoint diversity" about whether human activity is warming the planet, or whether vaccines work, is like "viewpoint diversity" about whether the sky is blue or whether the Earth is round. It falls outside the range of good faith scientific and academic discourse.
#ScienceUnderSiege
October 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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this is wild: while Stephen Miller's guy was in Minnesota for his uncle's funeral, somebody was able to see his entire phone and take pictures of his Signal group chats talking about military deployments to Portland, and brought them to the Strib (gift link: www.startribune.com/trump-offici...)
October 4, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Really useful blog by @mohanjdutt.bsky.social getting to the heart of what's going on...

"When academics can't invoke settled patterns of far-right mainstreaming without hitting up against coordinated harassment campaigns sanctioned by elected officials, we've already lost something important."
How a National Party MP Weaponized Violence to Target Academic Criticism
Mohan Dutta, Culture-centered approach, CARE, Massey University, Mohan Jyoti Dutta, Prof Mohan Dutta, Mohan J. Dutta, Communication for social change
culture-centered.blogspot.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Six days ago, the Trump administration strong-armed ABC and Disney into suspending Jimmy Kimmel.

Thousands of Americans spoke out to protest this blatant attack on free speech, and now Kimmel will return to television tomorrow.

Never doubt the power of collective action.
September 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Last blog post for the week before returning to manuscripts that are waiting. Because silence is complicity.

culture-centered.blogspot.com/2025/09/mart...

“And here is the danger: silence.”
Martyrs and Storms: The Charlie Kirk Memorial as Fascist Liturgy
Mohan Dutta, Culture-centered approach, CARE, Massey University, Mohan Jyoti Dutta, Prof Mohan Dutta, Mohan J. Dutta, Communication for social change
culture-centered.blogspot.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Crowd funding campaign now live! I'm raising money for a limited series podcast investigating how the campaign to quit the Paris Climate Accords went from the fringe to the mainstream

www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/861...
Podcast: Quit Paris? How pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords went from fringe media to the mainstream | PledgeMe
Quit Paris? This podcast will investigate how a fringe idea moved from being a fringe position to one advocated by mainstream politicians
www.pledgeme.co.nz
September 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Joseph Mooney, National MP, goes on Plunkett to whine about Mohan Dutta. What a loser, trying to appeal to the alt-right vote. He's one of a handful of National Party MPs, including Simeon Brown, who are doing so. #nzpol #kiwi
September 16, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Last blog post for the week before returning to manuscripts that are waiting. Because silence is complicity.

culture-centered.blogspot.com/2025/09/mart...

“And here is the danger: silence.”
Martyrs and Storms: The Charlie Kirk Memorial as Fascist Liturgy
Mohan Dutta, Culture-centered approach, CARE, Massey University, Mohan Jyoti Dutta, Prof Mohan Dutta, Mohan J. Dutta, Communication for social change
culture-centered.blogspot.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream
The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.
www.insidehighered.com
September 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
It’s special to deliver this lecture at the Havens Wright Center for Social Justice in honour of one of my heroes Erik Olin Wright!

Registration link below:

www.tickettailor.com/events/haven...
September 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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"When academics can't invoke settled patterns of far-right mainstreaming without hitting up against coordinated harassment campaigns sanctioned by elected officials, we've already lost something important."

culture-centered.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-...
How a National Party MP Weaponized Violence to Target Academic Criticism
Mohan Dutta, Culture-centered approach, CARE, Massey University, Mohan Jyoti Dutta, Prof Mohan Dutta, Mohan J. Dutta, Communication for social change
culture-centered.blogspot.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Pub Alert! Introducing new JoC SI publication: “Anticolonialism and qualitative methods for culture-centered interventions”, by Mohan Jyoti Dutta et al. Read here: doi.org/10.1093/joc/...
September 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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@mohanjdutt.bsky.social Ka Pai my colleague and friend Mohan here critically analysing the communication techniques of the far right as they attempt to silence him. #nzpol youtu.be/DhwwXjFf8y4?...
#BHN A sitting NZ MP wants a University academic fired due to his free speech
YouTube video by Big Hairy Network
youtu.be
September 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Jacinda Ardern has called the situation in Gaza what it is: Genocide

She has also called for more countries to recognize Palestine, wonder if that will have any influence on our current governments decision

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jacinda-a...
Jacinda Ardern urges global action on Gaza and maternal deaths in war zones - NZ Herald
The former Prime Minister has published an opinion piece in the UK.
www.nzherald.co.nz
September 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Fascinating research. Well worth a read for academics working on dangerous speech.
Hey I’m the woman doing that data analysis on Charlie Kirk and his hate speech. The first article from that is out now.

open.substack.com/pub/eveywint...
September 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Don’t let the white supremacists silence you. Honour Te Tiriti.
September 18, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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#BHN Tonight at 9pm
Guest host Paul 'the other one' Barlow

- @mohanjdutt.bsky.social on NZ far right ecosystem
- Weekend dualling marches, one in Auckland for Palestine and one for white Englishmen
- 'Red Flags' in local body elections
#nzpol #nzpolitics

youtube.com/live/-d1If2G...
#BHN Mohan Dutta on NZ far right ecosystem | Weekend dualling marches | Red Flags in local elections
YouTube video by Big Hairy Network
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September 15, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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This post that a friend of my partner's shared on FB potentially explains the Kristin Chenoweth thing, and is frightening.
September 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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“Generational trauma rises in me every time I think of Nana as a little girl being violently punished for speaking the only language she knew. Generational aroha pushes me forward to the mic.” — Marama Davidson on her reo journey.
Violence beat te reo Māori out of my whakapapa. Aroha brought it back. | E-Tangata
“Generational trauma rises in me every time I think of Nana as a little girl being violently punished for speaking the only language she knew. Generational aroha pushes me forward to the mic.” — Maram...
e-tangata.co.nz
September 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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"After Charlie Kirk's death, teachers and professors nationwide fired or disciplined over social media posts" www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
After Charlie Kirk's death, teachers and professors nationwide fired or disciplined over social media posts
At least a dozen faculty and staff have faced fallout over insensitive comments online.
www.nbcnews.com
September 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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The right is so open about their strategy being to deprive their critics of livlihood

This isn't just an American thing either, I'm aware of this happening in Aotearoa
September 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Posting the academically informed opinion that Charlie Kirk was a far right white supremacist gets me doxxed again, and National Party MP of the ruling coalition wants to get me fired from the University. Thanks for proving my point about the presence of the Trumpian far right in Aotearoa NZ.
September 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM