VidyaKumar 🕵️🪐🚀💫⚖️🇵🇸
@vidyakumar.bsky.social
Critic, Lawyer, Senior Lecturer in Law, DPhil (Oxon) @SOASLaw School, London UK, ✍🏾 on Revolution, Int'l & Consti' Law, Space Law, Legal Theory & History, Human/Labour Rights, Law+Lit , Feminist, Founder: Race & the UK Constitution Ass'n (RUKCA) (She/Her)
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To the insane amount of new followers from the X-odus, below is some info about me and my interests, it's a bit dated. New work on "Revolution and International Law in the Americas", on "Race in the UK Constitution" and on "the JCPC in Southern Rhodesia" coming soon. #InterdisciplinaryScholar
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Martin Wolf says that while Labour promised to be revolutionary, it's been reactionary on employment, housing and education. It's an important debate...- on.ft.com/47wFwYL via @financialtimes.com
The disturbing victory of Old Labour over New Labour
In education, labour and housing we risk going back towards what we know will not work
on.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Martin Wolf says that while Labour promised to be revolutionary, it's been reactionary on employment, housing and education. It's an important debate...- on.ft.com/47wFwYL via @financialtimes.com
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Public Lecture co-organised by me and @parvathimenon.bsky.social @cceilsoas.bsky.social ( & by Luke McDonagh Gerry Simpson & @mariepetersmann.bsky.social @lselaw.bsky.social ): "Recognition of the State of Palestine: Contested Interpretations" 6pm on Thurs November 13 at LSE. Registration 👇🏾
Recognition of the State of Palestine - Contested Interpretations - LSE Law School Events
What is the meaning and significance of the legal recognition of the state of Palestine in international law? Speakers: Prof Vasuki Nesiah, Dr. Shahd Hammouri, Dr Mazen Masri & Dr Nora Jaber
lselaw.events
October 28, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Public Lecture co-organised by me and @parvathimenon.bsky.social @cceilsoas.bsky.social ( & by Luke McDonagh Gerry Simpson & @mariepetersmann.bsky.social @lselaw.bsky.social ): "Recognition of the State of Palestine: Contested Interpretations" 6pm on Thurs November 13 at LSE. Registration 👇🏾
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Since it is apparently up to self-appointed, middle-aged white British men to decide who truly is or is not British, I’ve decided Matt Goodwin isn’t.
November 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Since it is apparently up to self-appointed, middle-aged white British men to decide who truly is or is not British, I’ve decided Matt Goodwin isn’t.
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Being handed down tomorrow. This might explain why we haven't heard much from the Afghanistan Inquiry lately:
November 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Being handed down tomorrow. This might explain why we haven't heard much from the Afghanistan Inquiry lately:
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Last week: 'He said the measures sought... “would amount to a collateral attack on an international agreement”, which would compel the Government to “exercise prerogative powers of treaty-making and international relations in a particular way...".' www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10...
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www.telegraph.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Last week: 'He said the measures sought... “would amount to a collateral attack on an international agreement”, which would compel the Government to “exercise prerogative powers of treaty-making and international relations in a particular way...".' www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10...
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We have just advertised a Full Prof position in the Political and Social Sciences department at the EUI (@eui-sps.bsky.social). Here are the details. Please spread the word, and get in touch if you have any questions.
www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
www.eui.eu
October 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We have just advertised a Full Prof position in the Political and Social Sciences department at the EUI (@eui-sps.bsky.social). Here are the details. Please spread the word, and get in touch if you have any questions.
www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
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And that's how it's done.
October 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
And that's how it's done.
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I feel like "we've made an app that gives people psychosis and here's how many people we've sent insane" is past late-stage capitalism. It's some new stage of previously unforeseen horrors beyond human imagination.
by OpenAI’s own estimates, hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users are showing signs of manic or psychotic crisis every week
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I feel like "we've made an app that gives people psychosis and here's how many people we've sent insane" is past late-stage capitalism. It's some new stage of previously unforeseen horrors beyond human imagination.
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how it feels to do physical activity after the age of 35
October 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
how it feels to do physical activity after the age of 35
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ladies and gentlemen...we got him
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
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Though the report contains the facts, this headline and standfirst misreport what happened. The junior whip Katie Lam correctly stated the policy: revoking ILR retrospectively was Tory policy from May 5th to yesterday. The leader has ditched that policy.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Shadow minister spoke ‘imprecisely’ about Tory settled status plans – Badenoch
Katie Lam appeared to indicate that some people already granted indefinite leave to remain in Britain could have their residency taken away.
www.independent.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Though the report contains the facts, this headline and standfirst misreport what happened. The junior whip Katie Lam correctly stated the policy: revoking ILR retrospectively was Tory policy from May 5th to yesterday. The leader has ditched that policy.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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In Sudan, the UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces are "killing at a scale and a velocity that I haven't seen since Rwanda,” says human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond.
October 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
In Sudan, the UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces are "killing at a scale and a velocity that I haven't seen since Rwanda,” says human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond.
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New book review published in @jich.bsky.social
Ciarán McKillop-O’Shea reviews “The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission” by Cormac Moore
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Ciarán McKillop-O’Shea reviews “The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission” by Cormac Moore
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
New book review published in @jich.bsky.social
Ciarán McKillop-O’Shea reviews “The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission” by Cormac Moore
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Ciarán McKillop-O’Shea reviews “The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission” by Cormac Moore
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Julia Sebutinde is actively using her position as an ICJ judge to support Israel’s genocide in order to realize biblical prophesy. That should
be disqualifying but instead it seems to have won her the vice-presidency of the ICJ. bsky.app/profile/nime...
be disqualifying but instead it seems to have won her the vice-presidency of the ICJ. bsky.app/profile/nime...
August 14, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Julia Sebutinde is actively using her position as an ICJ judge to support Israel’s genocide in order to realize biblical prophesy. That should
be disqualifying but instead it seems to have won her the vice-presidency of the ICJ. bsky.app/profile/nime...
be disqualifying but instead it seems to have won her the vice-presidency of the ICJ. bsky.app/profile/nime...
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"It does not matter what you call it. Whether you call it 'Israel is our ally', 'Judeo-Christian values', 'maintaining qualitative military advantage', 'Staatsräson'... the oucome, practically, of all of these, is that the Israeli boot remains on the Palestinian neck."
Several countries formally recognised Palestinian statehood at #UNGA80 last month.
But what will it take to turn this into real justice, sovereignty & dignity, all of which remain absent for Palestinians?
New #ThinkChangePodcast now out. 🎧
@sara-pantuliano.bsky.social | @nimersultany.bsky.social
But what will it take to turn this into real justice, sovereignty & dignity, all of which remain absent for Palestinians?
New #ThinkChangePodcast now out. 🎧
@sara-pantuliano.bsky.social | @nimersultany.bsky.social
Think Change episode 83: How do we go from recognition to meaningful statehood and justice for Palestine?
Examines the impact of new international diplomacy and peace initiatives on the future of Palestinian statehood recognition and Gaza governance.
odi.org
October 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
"It does not matter what you call it. Whether you call it 'Israel is our ally', 'Judeo-Christian values', 'maintaining qualitative military advantage', 'Staatsräson'... the oucome, practically, of all of these, is that the Israeli boot remains on the Palestinian neck."
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An entire segment of the population is being repeatedly told that ’illegal immigration‘ - which is in fact barely 5% of immigration - is the dominant problem in this country. This is a media-driven phenomenon.
A case study in far right propaganda success. Tory governments run down public services over decades & then the the populist right breeds in ruined communities by scapegoating Black & brown immigrants.
Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK www.bbc.com/news/article...
Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK www.bbc.com/news/article...
Buxton: Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK
How national concerns affected a local election in the heart of the Peak District.
www.bbc.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
An entire segment of the population is being repeatedly told that ’illegal immigration‘ - which is in fact barely 5% of immigration - is the dominant problem in this country. This is a media-driven phenomenon.
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I will start telling my students that the biggest chance for them to succeed in the future job market is to spend their entire (under-)graduate studies learning how to think for themselves. If they survive this hardship & frustration, they’ll eventually outdo everyone cutting corners
#AI #ContraAI 🤖
#AI #ContraAI 🤖
October 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Call for papers for a workshop on Economic Aspects of the Constitution: www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_...
October 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Call for papers for a workshop on Economic Aspects of the Constitution: www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_...
Public Lecture co-organised by me and @parvathimenon.bsky.social @cceilsoas.bsky.social ( & by Luke McDonagh Gerry Simpson & @mariepetersmann.bsky.social @lselaw.bsky.social ): "Recognition of the State of Palestine: Contested Interpretations" 6pm on Thurs November 13 at LSE. Registration 👇🏾
Recognition of the State of Palestine - Contested Interpretations - LSE Law School Events
What is the meaning and significance of the legal recognition of the state of Palestine in international law? Speakers: Prof Vasuki Nesiah, Dr. Shahd Hammouri, Dr Mazen Masri & Dr Nora Jaber
lselaw.events
October 28, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Public Lecture co-organised by me and @parvathimenon.bsky.social @cceilsoas.bsky.social ( & by Luke McDonagh Gerry Simpson & @mariepetersmann.bsky.social @lselaw.bsky.social ): "Recognition of the State of Palestine: Contested Interpretations" 6pm on Thurs November 13 at LSE. Registration 👇🏾
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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Now that the self-determination book is out I have tons of sources that I never got to use - especially leaflets, art, cartoons. Here is a sample, but more can be found on my website under "Self-Determination Documents" in the Art folder www.bradleyrsimpson.com/self-determi...
October 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Now that the self-determination book is out I have tons of sources that I never got to use - especially leaflets, art, cartoons. Here is a sample, but more can be found on my website under "Self-Determination Documents" in the Art folder www.bradleyrsimpson.com/self-determi...
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IMF warns of rising odds of 'disorderly' global market correction
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
"Global markets are too comfortable with risks, including trade wars, geopolitical tensions and yawning government deficits"
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Non-banks "now holds roughly half of the world's financial assets"
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
"Global markets are too comfortable with risks, including trade wars, geopolitical tensions and yawning government deficits"
Also 👀
Non-banks "now holds roughly half of the world's financial assets"
October 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
IMF warns of rising odds of 'disorderly' global market correction
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
"Global markets are too comfortable with risks, including trade wars, geopolitical tensions and yawning government deficits"
Also 👀
Non-banks "now holds roughly half of the world's financial assets"
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
"Global markets are too comfortable with risks, including trade wars, geopolitical tensions and yawning government deficits"
Also 👀
Non-banks "now holds roughly half of the world's financial assets"
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The Hind Rajab Foundation has filed a communication with the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC, providing details of 24 individuals allegedly responsible for the killing of Hind Rajab, 6 members of her family, and two Palestinian Red Crescent paramedics www.hindrajabfoundation.org/posts/her-na...
Her Name Was Hind, Her Foundation Takes her Killers to Court | THE HIND RAJAB FOUNDATION
HRF files ICC complaint naming 24 Israeli soldiers and commanders for the killing of Hind Rajab, her family, and two rescuers in Gaza.
www.hindrajabfoundation.org
October 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The Hind Rajab Foundation has filed a communication with the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC, providing details of 24 individuals allegedly responsible for the killing of Hind Rajab, 6 members of her family, and two Palestinian Red Crescent paramedics www.hindrajabfoundation.org/posts/her-na...