Sara Hill
@sara-hill.bsky.social
PhD: ecofascism, far-right ecologies, securitisation, migration, enviro politics, IPE @sheffielduni.bsky.social
Director: @weareopus.bsky.social @nowthenmag.bsky.social
Trustee: Arts on the Run and Migration Matters Festival.
She/her/bunny hugger/AuDHD
Director: @weareopus.bsky.social @nowthenmag.bsky.social
Trustee: Arts on the Run and Migration Matters Festival.
She/her/bunny hugger/AuDHD
Reposted by Sara Hill
If Lord Rothermere's DMG Media takes control of the Telegraph, he would own nearly 50% of the UK's national newspaper industry - and a huge share of all online news reach.
Britain's media is rapidly being Orbanised: government must act to protect media plurality www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Britain's media is rapidly being Orbanised: government must act to protect media plurality www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles
Acquisition likely to trigger in-depth investigation by regulator after agreement between DMGT and Redbird IMI
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
If Lord Rothermere's DMG Media takes control of the Telegraph, he would own nearly 50% of the UK's national newspaper industry - and a huge share of all online news reach.
Britain's media is rapidly being Orbanised: government must act to protect media plurality www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Britain's media is rapidly being Orbanised: government must act to protect media plurality www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Shocked I say.
Shooketh to my very core.
Shooketh to my very core.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 22, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Shocked I say.
Shooketh to my very core.
Shooketh to my very core.
The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
broligarchy.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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I know this won't surprise anyone here but Musk's reprogrammed artificial intelligence is spreading misinformation about yesterday's attack on a train
November 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I know this won't surprise anyone here but Musk's reprogrammed artificial intelligence is spreading misinformation about yesterday's attack on a train
"The current moment, between war and disintegration, and cooperation and renewal, demands intellectual creativity and openness."
Great read @frankmaracchione.bsky.social
Great read @frankmaracchione.bsky.social
The new normal is reglobalisation! In @thediplomat.com, I argue that the Global South is redrawing the world economy while the West struggles with moral crisis and protectionism, focus #Uzbekistan.
🔗Read: thediplomat.com/2025/10/the-...
🎓Based on: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#CentralAsia
🔗Read: thediplomat.com/2025/10/the-...
🎓Based on: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#CentralAsia
October 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"The current moment, between war and disintegration, and cooperation and renewal, demands intellectual creativity and openness."
Great read @frankmaracchione.bsky.social
Great read @frankmaracchione.bsky.social
After a decade of annual festival work, we're taking a break to think about how the festival can take a more active role in systems change... We'll still have a few great events in 2026 though, because we just can't help ourselves!
More info at the link below 👇🏼
More info at the link below 👇🏼
🚨 We've decided to take a year out from our full Festival of Debate programme in 2026
But don’t worry – we’ll still be hosting six headline events throughout the year that will welcome some of the most interesting and radical systems change thinkers to #Sheffield
@nowthenmag.bsky.social have more⬇️
But don’t worry – we’ll still be hosting six headline events throughout the year that will welcome some of the most interesting and radical systems change thinkers to #Sheffield
@nowthenmag.bsky.social have more⬇️
Festival of Debate - We’re taking a break from the full Festival of Debate next year – here’s why
We have an exciting lineup of keynotes talks in 2026, but we’re taking time to think about how the festival can play a more active role in building the new systems that we urgently need.
nowthenmagazine.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
After a decade of annual festival work, we're taking a break to think about how the festival can take a more active role in systems change... We'll still have a few great events in 2026 though, because we just can't help ourselves!
More info at the link below 👇🏼
More info at the link below 👇🏼
Reposted by Sara Hill
Combine the explosion of generative AI with shaky moderation on social media and you get ‘content creators’ posting hateful videos – and sometimes even profiting from it
October 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Combine the explosion of generative AI with shaky moderation on social media and you get ‘content creators’ posting hateful videos – and sometimes even profiting from it
Reposted by Sara Hill
Racist and violent AI-generated videos – some showing migrants on boats getting killed – are being used to gain followers and even make money on TikTok
This video alone racked up half a million views 👇
This video alone racked up half a million views 👇
October 16, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Racist and violent AI-generated videos – some showing migrants on boats getting killed – are being used to gain followers and even make money on TikTok
This video alone racked up half a million views 👇
This video alone racked up half a million views 👇
Wonderful to be part of the @vox-pol.bsky.social Next Gen Conference in Prague last week - huge thanks to Johnathan Collins for all the organising - it was great to catch up with with colleagues, meet new ones and present my work on ecofascism.
#AcademicChatter
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October 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Wonderful to be part of the @vox-pol.bsky.social Next Gen Conference in Prague last week - huge thanks to Johnathan Collins for all the organising - it was great to catch up with with colleagues, meet new ones and present my work on ecofascism.
#AcademicChatter
#PhDlife
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#PhDlife
Continuing the solid academic tradition of last minute slide updates in the airport en route to a conference
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September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Continuing the solid academic tradition of last minute slide updates in the airport en route to a conference
#AcademicSky
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#PhDlife
#AcademicSky
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#PhDlife
Oh good, it's lucky there isn't data to suggest it could be bad for critical thinking or that ChatGPT users “consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.”
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
September 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Oh good, it's lucky there isn't data to suggest it could be bad for critical thinking or that ChatGPT users “consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.”
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
The People's Front of Judea called - they wanted to remind you they were satire, not role models
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Good at self-sabotage’: people react to Corbyn and Sultana row in new leftwing party
Public spat over membership portal is a huge turn-off for those sympathetic to ideals of nascent party
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The People's Front of Judea called - they wanted to remind you they were satire, not role models
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Power is the rock on which truth founders. The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital.
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I have now been a journalist for 40 years. The forces ranged against my profession have never been so powerful | George Monbiot
Once, I believed that humanity’s problem was an information deficit. Now, I know you can’t speak truth to power if power controls your words, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Power is the rock on which truth founders. The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital.
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"Ireland is a great example... As the country’s data centre expansion sucked the grid dry, operators are scrambling to hook directly into dirty gas networks, desperate for tonnes of fossil methane to fuel their insatiable hunger. Amazon’s lobbying disclosures in Ireland are endless"
Crikey indeed.
Crikey indeed.
AI is literally killing us.
@ketanjoshi.co has the scoop, of course. He's found the fine print on why the Climate Council revised down its analysis of what climate targets are "achievable", and they point the finger at AI and data centres...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/19/d...
@ketanjoshi.co has the scoop, of course. He's found the fine print on why the Climate Council revised down its analysis of what climate targets are "achievable", and they point the finger at AI and data centres...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/19/d...
How data centre lobbying is shaping Canberra's climate policy, right down to our timid emissions target
Hidden in the fine print on the Climate Change Authority's decision to pull back its emissions target? The role of artificial intelligence and data centres.
www.crikey.com.au
September 19, 2025 at 5:48 AM
"Ireland is a great example... As the country’s data centre expansion sucked the grid dry, operators are scrambling to hook directly into dirty gas networks, desperate for tonnes of fossil methane to fuel their insatiable hunger. Amazon’s lobbying disclosures in Ireland are endless"
Crikey indeed.
Crikey indeed.
Reposted by Sara Hill
🚨 Large far-right demo in central London today, organised by Stephen Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) under the banner Unite the Kingdom. HOPE not hate will be monitoring closely. Follow this thread for updates throughout the day.
September 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🚨 Large far-right demo in central London today, organised by Stephen Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) under the banner Unite the Kingdom. HOPE not hate will be monitoring closely. Follow this thread for updates throughout the day.
Reposted by Sara Hill
Did you know that University of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social has a metric tonne of books #Free2DownloadAndRead in their Open Access page? All available here:
www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/o...
www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/o...
Open Access
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
www.ucpress.edu
June 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Did you know that University of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social has a metric tonne of books #Free2DownloadAndRead in their Open Access page? All available here:
www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/o...
www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/o...
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The far right turnout today is much smaller than the number of people who came to protest at London Trans Pride this year, but the far right will of course get infinitely more press coverage.
September 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The far right turnout today is much smaller than the number of people who came to protest at London Trans Pride this year, but the far right will of course get infinitely more press coverage.
Happy to have been part of the cohort behind this short piece arguing against research which links biological invasion and human migration - generally I'm all for interdisciplinary work but in this case...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Raising concerns on the dangers of linking biological invasions to human migration
A recent paper by Ahmed et al. (2025. “Parallels and Discrepancies between non-native Species Introductions and Human Migration.” Biological Reviews 100 (3): 1365–1395), published in Biological Rev...
www.tandfonline.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Happy to have been part of the cohort behind this short piece arguing against research which links biological invasion and human migration - generally I'm all for interdisciplinary work but in this case...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Happy to say I'll be taking on my first module as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in this coming semester.
Advancing with Digital Methods - bring it on!
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#PhDchatter
Advancing with Digital Methods - bring it on!
#AcademicSky
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September 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Happy to say I'll be taking on my first module as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in this coming semester.
Advancing with Digital Methods - bring it on!
#AcademicSky
#PhDchatter
Advancing with Digital Methods - bring it on!
#AcademicSky
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"Cuts to AtW risk increasing the unemployment rate for disabled people and support workers alike, in clear contrast to the government's stated aims..."
Latest piece for @nowthenmag.bsky.social on Access to Work
#disability #disabilitybenefits #disabilityjustice #AccesstoWork
bit.ly/3HOr2JI
Latest piece for @nowthenmag.bsky.social on Access to Work
#disability #disabilitybenefits #disabilityjustice #AccesstoWork
bit.ly/3HOr2JI
Cutting Access to Work will push more disabled people into unemployment – and could decimate entire industries
The example of a Sheffield-based queer disabled arts organisation and the support workers that enable them shows how devastating government cuts could be to vital specialist support.
bit.ly
August 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"Cuts to AtW risk increasing the unemployment rate for disabled people and support workers alike, in clear contrast to the government's stated aims..."
Latest piece for @nowthenmag.bsky.social on Access to Work
#disability #disabilitybenefits #disabilityjustice #AccesstoWork
bit.ly/3HOr2JI
Latest piece for @nowthenmag.bsky.social on Access to Work
#disability #disabilitybenefits #disabilityjustice #AccesstoWork
bit.ly/3HOr2JI
Confirmation review passed.
Doctoral status officially confirmed.
Time to get on with it then!
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter
Doctoral status officially confirmed.
Time to get on with it then!
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter
August 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Confirmation review passed.
Doctoral status officially confirmed.
Time to get on with it then!
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter
Doctoral status officially confirmed.
Time to get on with it then!
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter
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🚨 The first publication from the HITS project is now out: "Institutional Responses to Threats and Harassment of Academics: Evidence From a Survey Among Political Scientists in Norway" by @arjupskas.bsky.social, Iris B. Segers, & @audreygagnon.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Institutional Responses to Threats and Harassment of Academics: Evidence From a Survey Among Political Scientists in Norway
In an era marked by increasing polarization, academics face growing risks of harassment and threats, particularly when engaging in politically sensitive research or public discourse. This study inves...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:41 AM
🚨 The first publication from the HITS project is now out: "Institutional Responses to Threats and Harassment of Academics: Evidence From a Survey Among Political Scientists in Norway" by @arjupskas.bsky.social, Iris B. Segers, & @audreygagnon.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
It would be really great if the Prime Minister could remember that appeasing the far-right doesn't work
I regret to inform you that Starmer’s been tweeting dehumanising videos of migrants again.
These videos have been shown to increase support for Reform, by increasing salience of migration.
He has to go.
These videos have been shown to increase support for Reform, by increasing salience of migration.
He has to go.
August 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
It would be really great if the Prime Minister could remember that appeasing the far-right doesn't work
Bookish checkpoint 🕯️
🔸last book you read: If it Bleeds by Stephen King
🔸your current read: Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
🔸last book added to tbr: The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
🔸next read: Going Mainstream by Julia Ebner
#booksky #books
🔸last book you read: If it Bleeds by Stephen King
🔸your current read: Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
🔸last book added to tbr: The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
🔸next read: Going Mainstream by Julia Ebner
#booksky #books
August 9, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Best academic summer out of office so far this year:
"Dear sender,
My email and I are on a break. But don't worry, it's not permanent. We just need some time apart.
We will be back together on 18/08/2025."
You love to see it 👏👏👏
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter
"Dear sender,
My email and I are on a break. But don't worry, it's not permanent. We just need some time apart.
We will be back together on 18/08/2025."
You love to see it 👏👏👏
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter
August 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Best academic summer out of office so far this year:
"Dear sender,
My email and I are on a break. But don't worry, it's not permanent. We just need some time apart.
We will be back together on 18/08/2025."
You love to see it 👏👏👏
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter
"Dear sender,
My email and I are on a break. But don't worry, it's not permanent. We just need some time apart.
We will be back together on 18/08/2025."
You love to see it 👏👏👏
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter