Matthew Klugman (they/them)
@raw-toast.bsky.social
Migrant queer non-binary academic living on unceded Kulin lands.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Out of 178 countries, only the US, Israel & Argentina opposed a UN Vote against the use of Torture.
November 23, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Out of 178 countries, only the US, Israel & Argentina opposed a UN Vote against the use of Torture.
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Ntsika Dapo learns from Mahmood Mamdani: the lines dividing citizen from stranger can be traced back to the way empire organised identity and labor.
africasacountry.com/2025/11/the-...
africasacountry.com/2025/11/the-...
The invention of foreigners
From indirect rule to Operation Dudula, the lines dividing citizen from stranger trace back to the way empire organized identity and labor.
africasacountry.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Social media platforms support genocides by suppressing content about victims & promoting supporters of genocides.
21st century genocides would be much harder to carry out if social media platforms would side with victims and not the genocidaires.
From Burma/Myanmar to Ethiopia, Palestine & Sudan.
21st century genocides would be much harder to carry out if social media platforms would side with victims and not the genocidaires.
From Burma/Myanmar to Ethiopia, Palestine & Sudan.
November 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Social media platforms support genocides by suppressing content about victims & promoting supporters of genocides.
21st century genocides would be much harder to carry out if social media platforms would side with victims and not the genocidaires.
From Burma/Myanmar to Ethiopia, Palestine & Sudan.
21st century genocides would be much harder to carry out if social media platforms would side with victims and not the genocidaires.
From Burma/Myanmar to Ethiopia, Palestine & Sudan.
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A major healthcare policy paper commissioned by @govnl.bsky.social government from Deloitte at a cost of $1.6 million, cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months. #nlpoli #AI
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. – The Independent
$1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months
theindependent.ca
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A major healthcare policy paper commissioned by @govnl.bsky.social government from Deloitte at a cost of $1.6 million, cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months. #nlpoli #AI
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
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Policymakers, if you want to base your decisions on AI slop, generate it yourselves instead of paying Deloitte through the nose to do it. #healthpolicy
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. – The Independent
$1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months
theindependent.ca
November 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Policymakers, if you want to base your decisions on AI slop, generate it yourselves instead of paying Deloitte through the nose to do it. #healthpolicy
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
Jasmine Garner is extraordinary.
Somehow hasn't won the W award as the best player in any given season, but she's the best player in the league.
Somehow hasn't won the W award as the best player in any given season, but she's the best player in the league.
November 22, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Jasmine Garner is extraordinary.
Somehow hasn't won the W award as the best player in any given season, but she's the best player in the league.
Somehow hasn't won the W award as the best player in any given season, but she's the best player in the league.
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Proud to feature @shireenahmed.bsky.social's latest on how World Ultimate Frisbee players are mounting an unprecedented protest against Israel’s participation, whose team boasts active IDF soldiers.
www.sportspolitika.news/p/ultimate-f...
www.sportspolitika.news/p/ultimate-f...
Ultimate Resistance
World Ultimate Frisbee players are mounting an unprecedented protest, warning that Israel’s participation—bolstered by IDF soldiers on the roster—could fracture the sport’s global community.
www.sportspolitika.news
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Proud to feature @shireenahmed.bsky.social's latest on how World Ultimate Frisbee players are mounting an unprecedented protest against Israel’s participation, whose team boasts active IDF soldiers.
www.sportspolitika.news/p/ultimate-f...
www.sportspolitika.news/p/ultimate-f...
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
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On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I would have you remember that there are trans people alive who need your action now, not your reflective words later.
Remembering us is not enough.
Remembering us is not enough.
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I would have you remember that there are trans people alive who need your action now, not your reflective words later.
Remembering us is not enough.
Remembering us is not enough.
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when we talk about efforts to "erase DEI" can we be more precise and say "efforts to re-segregate workplaces and schools"
Since 1981, Chicago Women in Trades has worked to promote equity by getting more women into the construction trades. Now the nonprofit faces a different challenge: Trump's efforts to erase DEI. n.pr/4pmCNr2
How a small Chicago nonprofit is resisting Trump's war on DEI
Since 1981, Chicago Women in Trades has worked to promote equity by getting more women into the construction trades. Now the nonprofit faces a different challenge: Trump's efforts to erase DEI.
n.pr
November 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
when we talk about efforts to "erase DEI" can we be more precise and say "efforts to re-segregate workplaces and schools"
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My phone calling my car an accessory when I plug it in is a power move
November 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My phone calling my car an accessory when I plug it in is a power move
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"If we are serious about meeting the huge challenges ahead, from climate change to AI and robotics, the government must invest in the people doing the science."
Thank you, @davidpocock.bsky.social. How this is not obvious to a Labor government just boggles the mind.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Thank you, @davidpocock.bsky.social. How this is not obvious to a Labor government just boggles the mind.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
November 18, 2025 at 6:29 AM
"If we are serious about meeting the huge challenges ahead, from climate change to AI and robotics, the government must invest in the people doing the science."
Thank you, @davidpocock.bsky.social. How this is not obvious to a Labor government just boggles the mind.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Thank you, @davidpocock.bsky.social. How this is not obvious to a Labor government just boggles the mind.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Exactly one woman has won the Booker in the past six years www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Exactly one woman has won the Booker in the past six years www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Rest in Power, Alice Wong.
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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"A luminary of disability justice mvt” who wanted to see a world where people w disabilities, esp those of marginalized demographics who were people of color, LGBTQ+ people & immigrants, could live freely and have full autonomy over their lives and decisions."
* www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
* www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 2:58 AM
"A luminary of disability justice mvt” who wanted to see a world where people w disabilities, esp those of marginalized demographics who were people of color, LGBTQ+ people & immigrants, could live freely and have full autonomy over their lives and decisions."
* www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
* www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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The irony here is that academics don’t just write the articles for free—we also referee and edit for them for free. Something is deeply broken.
“New Zealand's eight universities spent $30-million a year on journal licences and about half of that sum went to Elsevier.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
“New Zealand's eight universities spent $30-million a year on journal licences and about half of that sum went to Elsevier.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Universities in 'battle of the century' with journal publisher Elsevier
One New Zealand university told its staff all universities in New Zealand and Australia would "lose some degree of access" to the publisher's 1600 titles from the start of next year.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 15, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The irony here is that academics don’t just write the articles for free—we also referee and edit for them for free. Something is deeply broken.
“New Zealand's eight universities spent $30-million a year on journal licences and about half of that sum went to Elsevier.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
“New Zealand's eight universities spent $30-million a year on journal licences and about half of that sum went to Elsevier.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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“That means courts will treat these children like adults” is a sentence the premier actually used. Proposing life sentences for 14-16 year olds is evil. Meanwhile the federal government is banning kids the same age from social media. Too young to post online but not to serve life in prison.
These reforms violate human rights obligations, contradict the evidence and will be devastating for children and young people in conflict with the law.
Victoria’s ‘adult time for violent crime’ reforms will not solve the youth crime problem
theconversation.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
“That means courts will treat these children like adults” is a sentence the premier actually used. Proposing life sentences for 14-16 year olds is evil. Meanwhile the federal government is banning kids the same age from social media. Too young to post online but not to serve life in prison.
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New book day 📚
Can’t wait to sink my teeth into this one! Especially as we are hosting Dr Rohini Balram at Deakin University in a few weeks for a symposium on arts-based research in sport! So my jam!
Can’t wait to sink my teeth into this one! Especially as we are hosting Dr Rohini Balram at Deakin University in a few weeks for a symposium on arts-based research in sport! So my jam!
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
New book day 📚
Can’t wait to sink my teeth into this one! Especially as we are hosting Dr Rohini Balram at Deakin University in a few weeks for a symposium on arts-based research in sport! So my jam!
Can’t wait to sink my teeth into this one! Especially as we are hosting Dr Rohini Balram at Deakin University in a few weeks for a symposium on arts-based research in sport! So my jam!
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Who's Funding the War on Trans Inclusion?
“The stated goal of strategic litigation is rarely to win every case. It’s to make the target behaviour—in this case, implementing trans-inclusive policies—expensive, risky, and exhausting”
“The stated goal of strategic litigation is rarely to win every case. It’s to make the target behaviour—in this case, implementing trans-inclusive policies—expensive, risky, and exhausting”
Who's Funding the War on Trans Inclusion?
A 40-fold surge in cases and the litigation infrastructure behind it
ajustsociety.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Who's Funding the War on Trans Inclusion?
“The stated goal of strategic litigation is rarely to win every case. It’s to make the target behaviour—in this case, implementing trans-inclusive policies—expensive, risky, and exhausting”
“The stated goal of strategic litigation is rarely to win every case. It’s to make the target behaviour—in this case, implementing trans-inclusive policies—expensive, risky, and exhausting”
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He was a vain, dishonest fool, too sexist and racist even for the likes of E.O. Wilson. Like many 'great' 20th-century scientists, his credulous and craven colleagues repeatedly forgave him for his shitty personality and vile opinions, all because he was associated with a much overblown 'discovery'.
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 AM
He was a vain, dishonest fool, too sexist and racist even for the likes of E.O. Wilson. Like many 'great' 20th-century scientists, his credulous and craven colleagues repeatedly forgave him for his shitty personality and vile opinions, all because he was associated with a much overblown 'discovery'.
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I was wondering when phrenology would be back in. Everything old is new again... eventually.
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I was wondering when phrenology would be back in. Everything old is new again... eventually.
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ETTE Media Live "IT'S A NO FROM ME" The @ettemedia.bsky.social dynamic duo @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social & @janfran.bsky.social in an evening of sharp, frank and funny witticism and criticism in a world turning to shiticism. #JournalismMatters fane.com.au/whats-on/ett...
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
ETTE Media Live "IT'S A NO FROM ME" The @ettemedia.bsky.social dynamic duo @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social & @janfran.bsky.social in an evening of sharp, frank and funny witticism and criticism in a world turning to shiticism. #JournalismMatters fane.com.au/whats-on/ett...