Ninian Frenguelli

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in retrospect i guess it was inevitable there would be attempts to frame any pushback against tech as the same "annoying hippie lib busybody" stereotype the left has been getting hit with for decades

Another very good example of the Times spreading fact free propaganda.
It has been bad for a long time but feels like it’s getting worse over the last months.

FIDE's official position is that women are lesser than men. they simply cannot have a person with a male name also have a title from a female competition that people might think was from a male competition.

When it comes to death in Gaza, apparently everybody has lost basic math skills. It was 39,000 killed by December 2023. Every building in Gaza is in ashes. You have seen footage of dead Palestinians every day since. You have seen verified footage of mass graves. Do the fucking math.

If I were in charge of a small liberal arts school, I would start thinking about aggressively marketing my institution as a "knowledge-first" college. One where students can escape the intrusion of constant AI and focus on deep learning and engagement.

all anyone is ever doing by saying stuff like this is admitting they're a useful mark the right can exploit to push their wedge issues further. amazing that otherwise smart people still don't realize how this game is played

Accessing Social Media Data in 2025 - VOX - Pol By Ninian Frenguelli It is increasingly difficult to access data from social media platforms. Researcher access to Meta platforms was removed in 2024 when CrowdTangle was shut down, but it was already...

New blog from me about collecting social media data. I talk about the ethical, legal, and practical considerations of accessing this data and offer practical tips on how to create large datasets.

Researcher access is increasingly restricted but we can still do our work

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Adam Shatz · The World since 7 October The war with Iran is far more than an attempt to prevent nuclear weapons from getting in the hands of mullahs (if it...

‘The inability of Western powers to condemn Israel’s conduct – much less bring it to an end – has made a mockery of the rules-based order that they claim to uphold.’

Adam Shatz on the world since 7 October: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

you know which parents have legitimate concerns? parents who love their trans kids and want them to be able to get the medicine they need and to be able to play sports with their friends if they want to

NEW: Am told over the weekend that Sarah Champion’s letter calling on the PM to recognise a Palestinian state has now been signed by 254 MPs.

This is one of those moments when the hollowness of our democratic systems becomes visible to the public. Facts are verified, but deliberation is pure performance, and accountability is nowhere. The system absorbs truth without ever acting on it.

Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland overwhelmingly reject 3.6% pay rise Royal College of Nursing members vote by large majority against accepting award in indicative vote run by union Nurses have overwhelmingly rejected the government’s “grotesque” 3.6% pay award for this year, in a move that could lead to the NHS facing further strikes. Royal College of Nursing members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have voted by a large majority against accepting the award in an indicative vote run by the union. Continue reading...

Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland overwhelmingly reject 3.6% pay rise

He accepted a caution which will now show up on his DBS checks which he's trying to get removed.

Everyone should know that a caution will stay on your record and you should never accept one without getting advice from a solicitor you trust.

No caution, no comment. Find a solicitor first

Funny how "legitimate concerns" are always those of a far-right minority

The concerns of the communities at the sharp end or that of the many more opposing the far right are just incoherent noise

As always, the mainstreaming of far-right politics is a top-down, mainstream-driven affair

wouldn't necessarily say that "giving the racist rioters exactly what they wanted, and showing them that rioting works" can be seen as "having dealt with the issue"? I mean I guess it is in a way, but www.ft.com/content/7fa5...

Violent or destructive left wing protest is framed as delegitimising the protesters' stated cause.

Violent or destructive right wing protest is framed as emphasing the need for urgent action on the protesters' stated cause.

As always, right wing men are treated as elemental forces without agency.

I recently complained to the BBC about their biased news coverage and in the reply they said that they have a duty to report the world as it is, not how people wish it was.

Aside from being patronising guff, it would seem they’re quite happy to avoid how the world actually is when it suits them.

Ideally, we teach our students to think critically about the world, and hopefully, to care and want/work to change it for the better but then we stomped on their bodies, futures and speech when they do exactly what we allegedly train them to do.
The past years have been devastating in higher ed.

So, as I suspected, the police response to the shootings of Democratic elected officials in Minnesota was actually a complete disaster www.startribune.com/new-details-...

For women, the increase of AI use in the workplace may affect their careers: Harvard study Women are using AI significantly less then men and it’s going to have a major impact on their careers, according to extensive research on the topic.

Every. Single. Story. about women not using AI as much as men portray it as bad for their future career prospects (without a shred of evidence) and a result of women being fearful little ladies rather than looking at AI's output and saying "this sucks, it's not going to help me."

Israeli Military Attacks Handala in International Waters, Abducts 21 Unarmed Civilians The Freedom Flotilla Coalition confirms that its civilian vessel Handala, en route to break Israel's illegal, genocidal blockade on Palestinians in Gaza, has been violently intercepted by the Israeli military in international waters about forty nautical miles from Gaza. At 11:43 Palestine time the Occupation cut the cameras on board Handala and we have lost all communication with our ship. The unarmed boat was carrying life-saving supplies when it was boarded by Israeli forces, its passengers abducted, and its cargo seized. The interception occurred in international waters outside Palestinian territorial waters off Gaza, in violation of international maritime law. Handala carried a shipment of critical humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza, including baby formula, diapers, food, and medicine. All cargo was non-military, civilian, and intended for direct distribution to a population facing deliberate starvation and medical collapse under Israel's illegal blockade.

Human Rights Defenders Aboard Handala, by country: United States: Christian Smalls - Amazon Labor Union founder; Huwaida Arraf - Human rights attorney (Palestine/US); Jacob Berger - Jewish-American activist; Bob Suberi - Jewish U.S. war veteran; Braedon Peluso - Sailor and direct action activist; Dr. Frank Romano - International lawyer and actor (France/US). France: Emma Fourreau - MEP and activist (France/Sweden); Gabrielle Cathala - Parliamentarian and former humanitarian worker; Justine Kempf - Nurse, Médecins du Monde; Ange Sahuquet - Engineer and human rights activist. Italy: Antonio Mazzeo - Teacher, peace researcher, journalist; Antonio "Tony" La Picirella - Climate and social justice organizer. Spain: Santiago González Vallejo - Economist and activist; Sergio Toribio - Engineer and environmentalist.

Australia: Robert Martin - Human rights activist; Tania "Tan" Safi - Journalist and organizer of Lebanese descent. Norway: Vigdis Bjorvand - 70-year-old lifelong justice activist. United Kingdom / France: Chloé Fiona Ludden - Former UN staff and scientist. Tunisia: Hatem Aouini - Trade unionist and internationalist activist. Journalists Aboard Handala Morocco: Mohamed El Bakkali - Senior journalist with Al Jazeera (based in Paris). Iraq / United States: Waad Al Musa - Cameraman and field reporter with Al Jazeera. The attack on Handala is the third violent act by Israeli forces against Freedom Flotilla missions this year alone. It follows the drone bombing of the civilian aid ship Conscience in European waters in May, which injured four people and disabled the vessel, and the illegal seizure of the Madleen in June, where Israeli forces abducted twelve civilians, including a Member

of the European Parliament. Shortly before their abduction, the Handala's crew affirmed that they would be hunger-striking if detained by Israeli forces and not accepting any food from the Israeli Occupation Forces. Israeli officials have ignored the International Court of Justice's binding orders that require the facilitation of humanitarian access to Gaza. The continued attacks on peaceful civilian missions represent a grave violation of international law. "Israel has no legal authority to detain international civilians aboard the Handala", said Ann Wright a member of the Freedom Flotilla's steering committee. "This is not a matter of internal Israeli jurisdiction. These are foreign nationals operating under international law in international waters. Their detention is arbitrary, unlawful, and must end."

BREAKING: Israeli military attacks humanitarian aid vessel Handala in international waters 30 miles from Gaza — in violation of maritime law — and has abducted 21 people on board, including U.S. citizens.

The ship was carrying life-saving aid, which Israel has seized.

Have been covering this genocidal war since day one, with deep respect for my sources.

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"Wherever your new home is, Chambers says, 'You should be able to go out the front door, and know that there are local amenities to walk to, and ‘turn up and go’ public transport. The current planning system is not delivering this vision.'”

‘I want to be a Lioness’: research shows more girls than ever engaging with football * Charity finds 36% of girls now attached to a football club * England’s Euros run has inspired youngsters, say coaches While defending their title is the big aim for the Lionesses this summer, their run to the Euro 2025 final in Switzerland has already delivered a broader success – another huge uplift in visibility for the women’s game, at elite and grassroots level. The continued progress of Sarina Wiegman’s side, who won the tournament in 2022 and reached the World Cup final a year later, has led to another increase in engagement on a range of measures. Continue reading...

‘I want to be a Lioness’: research shows more girls than ever engaging with football

I just donated to several of these (vetted) organizations. Please consider doing the same if you have the means and are outraged by the Israeli starvation of the Gaza population.

Do you teach undergrad pol sci research methods? Do you assign journal articles to your students?

I'm building a sharable tagged library of student-friendly articles, tagged by methods and other features. Please share your syllabus to help me build. Email leanne at leannecpowner dot com

I do firmly believe that refusing to outsource your basic cognitive functions to LLMs right now - as so many are stumbling over themselves to do right now, like hogs trotting to a pile of slop that’s been set up inside of a butcher’s delivery truck - will very much pay off in a few years.