Santosh Anand
@santoshanand.bsky.social
PhD researcher at City Law School & Teaching Fellow at SOAS Law | international law, historical materialism, Third World | he/him.
London
London
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Together with @wanshucong.bsky.social we put together a symposium on the 20th anniversary of Anghie's pathbreaking Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of IL. Our introduction is here: cil.nus.edu.sg/blog/symposi.... Terrific contributions to come including a generous response by Prof. Anghie.
cil.nus.edu.sg
November 12, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Together with @wanshucong.bsky.social we put together a symposium on the 20th anniversary of Anghie's pathbreaking Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of IL. Our introduction is here: cil.nus.edu.sg/blog/symposi.... Terrific contributions to come including a generous response by Prof. Anghie.
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Comrades - in a few months I'll be applying for yet another visa, and am trying to get some side cash to fund some of it. So *drumroll* i have made some tshirts which you can order on Everpress. They will ship early December, which means just in time for Christmas.
everpress.com/unskilled-labour
everpress.com/unskilled-labour
Unskilled Labour | Everpress
There is no such thing as unskilled labour, there is only underpaid labour. These limited edition Unskilled Labour garments are only available here.
everpress.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Comrades - in a few months I'll be applying for yet another visa, and am trying to get some side cash to fund some of it. So *drumroll* i have made some tshirts which you can order on Everpress. They will ship early December, which means just in time for Christmas.
everpress.com/unskilled-labour
everpress.com/unskilled-labour
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I wrote this piece for @antipodeonline.bsky.social on street names as anticolonial traces, looking at Lusaka's map as a cartography of solidarity. Though these solidarities are less vivid today, I suggest these traces continue to hold revolutionary potential
antipodeonline.org/2025/11/06/c...
antipodeonline.org/2025/11/06/c...
Intervention—“Cairo Road” - Antipode Online
Sara Salem, London School of Economics and Political Science Growing up in Lusaka, Zambia, I distinctly remember Cairo Road, one of Lusaka’s main thoroughfares named after the city my father was from....
antipodeonline.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I wrote this piece for @antipodeonline.bsky.social on street names as anticolonial traces, looking at Lusaka's map as a cartography of solidarity. Though these solidarities are less vivid today, I suggest these traces continue to hold revolutionary potential
antipodeonline.org/2025/11/06/c...
antipodeonline.org/2025/11/06/c...
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"Far from a peak, China's gasoline demand is estimated to have fallen 9% in October on the year to 12.5 million tons, with average daily use roughly flat with September..."
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
EVs put an end to China's usual holiday surge in gasoline use
Tianyu Jiang took a 2,000-km (1,200-mile) road trip this month during China's national holiday week, driving in his electric vehicle from the southwestern Sichuan basin to Beijing for the first time.
www.reuters.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Far from a peak, China's gasoline demand is estimated to have fallen 9% in October on the year to 12.5 million tons, with average daily use roughly flat with September..."
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
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It seems pretty risky to tell people they won't see the change they want if they vote Green, given that they already voted Labour and didn't see the change they wanted.
Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister
Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
It seems pretty risky to tell people they won't see the change they want if they vote Green, given that they already voted Labour and didn't see the change they wanted.
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Incredible. Also though I have to say, archival research and careful reading stay winning. Good thing we are racing to destroy the humanities
Ok, just wow. If the content of this article is right, this is depressing. We're slowly reaching the point where ~100% of what I was taught in Social Psych was either innocently wrong or plainly frauded
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Debunking “When Prophecy Fails”
In 1954, Dorothy Martin predicted an apocalyptic flood and promised her followers rescue by flying saucers. When neither arrived, she recanted, her group dissolved, and efforts to proselytize ceased....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Incredible. Also though I have to say, archival research and careful reading stay winning. Good thing we are racing to destroy the humanities
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Pleased that the @irishtimes.com has published this co-authored piece with a number of Palestinian academic colleagues on the destruction of higher education in Gaza.
And the fears that the same will happen in the West Bank.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
And the fears that the same will happen in the West Bank.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
Higher education has been destroyed in Gaza
Academics call for sanctions as Israel’s actions against education in Gaza draw condemnation
www.irishtimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Pleased that the @irishtimes.com has published this co-authored piece with a number of Palestinian academic colleagues on the destruction of higher education in Gaza.
And the fears that the same will happen in the West Bank.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
And the fears that the same will happen in the West Bank.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
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“Fuck man, we’re about to win. There must be something we can do to stop this.”
The framing of this is hilarious: Democrats deeply worried about the repercussions of a victory
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
As Mamdani nears victory, Democrats worry about national fallout
The progressive candidate is on the cusp of a historic mayoral win. And that's adding to unease among Democrats looking for a way back to national power.
www.msnbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“Fuck man, we’re about to win. There must be something we can do to stop this.”
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Israeli police arrest ex-JAG who leaked video of Israeli soldiers raping a kidnapped Palestinian detainee at Sde Teiman, she also went missing earlier today but was found.
Police arrest former military advocate general, former chief prosecutor
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www.timesofisrael.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Israeli police arrest ex-JAG who leaked video of Israeli soldiers raping a kidnapped Palestinian detainee at Sde Teiman, she also went missing earlier today but was found.
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Just came from a local organizing meeting & my god people the cops are never ever ever ever gonna be on “our side” especially in a police state
Our imaginations have been so captured we can’t imagine our way out of this trap it’s literally the #1 obstacle ppl want to rely on what made this possible
Our imaginations have been so captured we can’t imagine our way out of this trap it’s literally the #1 obstacle ppl want to rely on what made this possible
November 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Just came from a local organizing meeting & my god people the cops are never ever ever ever gonna be on “our side” especially in a police state
Our imaginations have been so captured we can’t imagine our way out of this trap it’s literally the #1 obstacle ppl want to rely on what made this possible
Our imaginations have been so captured we can’t imagine our way out of this trap it’s literally the #1 obstacle ppl want to rely on what made this possible
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"Israel continues to choke the flow of aid into the besieged enclave... Since the truce took effect on 10 October... only 24 percent of the 600 trucks agreed upon in the deal.. crossed into Gaza"
Israel blocks majority of Gaza aid despite ceasefire deal - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-blocks-majority-gaza-aid-despite-ceasefire-deal
Israel blocks majority of Gaza aid despite ceasefire deal
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="75" data-start="0">Gaza’s Government Media Office (GMO) says Israel continues to choke the flow of aid into the besieged enclave, accusing it of breaching the ceasefire agreement.</p>
<p data-end="630" data-start="274">Since the truce took effect on 10 October, an average of just 145 commercial and aid trucks have entered Gaza daily, only 24 percent of the 600 trucks agreed upon in the deal. Between 10 and 31 October, a total of 3,203 trucks crossed into Gaza, including 639 commercial vehicles, 2,564 carrying aid, 84 loaded with diesel fuel, and 31 with cooking gas.</p>
<p data-end="992" data-start="632">“We strongly condemn the Israeli occupation’s obstruction of aid and commercial trucks and hold it fully responsible for the worsening and deteriorating humanitarian situation faced by more than 2.4 million people in the Gaza Strip as a result of the ongoing siege and arbitrary measures that impede the flow of essential goods,” the GMO said in a statement.</p>
<p data-end="1348" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="994">It urged US President Donald Trump, the guarantor states, and mediators “to take immediate action to compel the Israeli occupation to implement what was signed, particularly the clause regarding the entry of humanitarian and relief aid without restrictions or conditions, in order to alleviate the escalating suffering of our people in the Gaza Strip.”</p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
November 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"Israel continues to choke the flow of aid into the besieged enclave... Since the truce took effect on 10 October... only 24 percent of the 600 trucks agreed upon in the deal.. crossed into Gaza"
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This edition also draws lessons from Practicing New Worlds.
Although published 2 years ago this month, it is full of relevant reminders from abolitionist organizers about what is possible when we build critical connections, communities of practice & networks of influence. bit.ly/PracticingNewWorlds
Although published 2 years ago this month, it is full of relevant reminders from abolitionist organizers about what is possible when we build critical connections, communities of practice & networks of influence. bit.ly/PracticingNewWorlds
October 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This edition also draws lessons from Practicing New Worlds.
Although published 2 years ago this month, it is full of relevant reminders from abolitionist organizers about what is possible when we build critical connections, communities of practice & networks of influence. bit.ly/PracticingNewWorlds
Although published 2 years ago this month, it is full of relevant reminders from abolitionist organizers about what is possible when we build critical connections, communities of practice & networks of influence. bit.ly/PracticingNewWorlds
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SOAS University becomes the first British University to Issue a Statement on Scholasticide in Gaza www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/s...
Senate statement on Gaza, Palestine
The Senate has published a ‘Senate Statement on Scholasticide in Gaza, Palestine’.
www.soas.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 7:51 AM
SOAS University becomes the first British University to Issue a Statement on Scholasticide in Gaza www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/s...
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Germany’s Hand in Sudan’s War
www.rosalux.de/en/news/id/5...
www.rosalux.de/en/news/id/5...
Germany’s Hand in Sudan’s War - Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
How German rifles, Cold War politics, and Gulf partnerships shaped, and still fuel, Sudan’s tragedy
www.rosalux.de
October 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Germany’s Hand in Sudan’s War
www.rosalux.de/en/news/id/5...
www.rosalux.de/en/news/id/5...
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“Chicago has long been a laboratory for policing. From the repression of labor movements in the early 20th century, to COINTELPRO surveillance, to Jon Burge’s torture regime... the city has been central to testing and refining state violence.”
-Ilā Ravichandran
truthout.org/articles/thi...
-Ilā Ravichandran
truthout.org/articles/thi...
This Isn’t the First Time Chicago’s Been Used as a Laboratory for Policing
Ilā Ravichandran says the current anti-immigrant policing in Chicago builds on attacks on Black Lives Matter protesters.
truthout.org
October 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“Chicago has long been a laboratory for policing. From the repression of labor movements in the early 20th century, to COINTELPRO surveillance, to Jon Burge’s torture regime... the city has been central to testing and refining state violence.”
-Ilā Ravichandran
truthout.org/articles/thi...
-Ilā Ravichandran
truthout.org/articles/thi...
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'No Neutrals There' is out TODAY. I hope it's useful for understanding how US unions have been deeply involved in Palestine for the past 100+ years & why today's unionists have a special responsibility to aid the cause of Palestinian freedom. www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2608-n...
October 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
'No Neutrals There' is out TODAY. I hope it's useful for understanding how US unions have been deeply involved in Palestine for the past 100+ years & why today's unionists have a special responsibility to aid the cause of Palestinian freedom. www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2608-n...
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The number of reports by nurses of racist incidents at work has risen by 55% over three years - the Royal College of Nursing calls on govt to stop using anti migrant rhetoric that drives this, and for employers to prioritise tackling racism and work with unions www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55%
Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The number of reports by nurses of racist incidents at work has risen by 55% over three years - the Royal College of Nursing calls on govt to stop using anti migrant rhetoric that drives this, and for employers to prioritise tackling racism and work with unions www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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“The campaign for intersex people’s human rights has come a long way in the past two decades… Unfortunately, as this research shows, it is still dangerous to be born this way.”
Politics aimed at enforcing binary sex result in harmful interventions on intersex people. We must resist such politics.
Politics aimed at enforcing binary sex result in harmful interventions on intersex people. We must resist such politics.
On Intersex Awareness Day, thousands feel unsafe to live openly
The world is a dangerous place for intersex people, and new research shows that many feel it’s getting worse
bylines.scot
October 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
“The campaign for intersex people’s human rights has come a long way in the past two decades… Unfortunately, as this research shows, it is still dangerous to be born this way.”
Politics aimed at enforcing binary sex result in harmful interventions on intersex people. We must resist such politics.
Politics aimed at enforcing binary sex result in harmful interventions on intersex people. We must resist such politics.
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So much of "cancel culture" discourse is a re-description of the normal functioning of a democracy and public discourse by people who didn't like the results of one, or both, or how it made them feel.
Saying that someone doesn’t deserve to be a senator isn’t canceling them, that is the public opinion candidates are subject to in a democracy.
October 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
So much of "cancel culture" discourse is a re-description of the normal functioning of a democracy and public discourse by people who didn't like the results of one, or both, or how it made them feel.
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“Much of legacy media relies on the ‘debate’ itself. It’s not the substance of the debate or even the tangible damage the debate causes in the real world that matters — it is the debate itself that counts.”
www.deepcutnews.com/p/australian...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/australian...
Australian journalism prizes 'objectivity' over truth
The dispute between Chris Hedges and David Marr reveals much about the state of our press
www.deepcutnews.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“Much of legacy media relies on the ‘debate’ itself. It’s not the substance of the debate or even the tangible damage the debate causes in the real world that matters — it is the debate itself that counts.”
www.deepcutnews.com/p/australian...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/australian...
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"Gaza Genocide: a collective crime"
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.
www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.
www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
A/80/492: "Gaza Genocide: a collective crime" – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. - Advance unedited version
SummaryThe ongoing genocide in Gaza is a collective crime, sustained by the complicity of influential Third States that have enabled longstanding systemic violations of international law by Israel. Fr...
www.ohchr.org
October 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"Gaza Genocide: a collective crime"
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.
www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.
www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
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The ICJ finds that Israel as an occupying power and based on 4th Geneva Convention and customary convention has obligation to protect the civilian population, even under conditions of active fighting.
October 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The ICJ finds that Israel as an occupying power and based on 4th Geneva Convention and customary convention has obligation to protect the civilian population, even under conditions of active fighting.
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The recording of @dingdingpeng.the100.ci's fantastic #CIIG presentation "Making Rigorous Causal Inference More Mainstream" is now available on YouTube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL0c...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL0c...
CIIG Seminar: Julia Rohrer | Making Rigorous Causal Inference More Mainstream | 20 Oct 2025
YouTube video by the Causal Inference Interest Group (CIIG)
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The recording of @dingdingpeng.the100.ci's fantastic #CIIG presentation "Making Rigorous Causal Inference More Mainstream" is now available on YouTube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL0c...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL0c...