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11.02.2026 10:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@podmalm.bsky.social
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11.02.2026 10:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Giving academics a bad rep, part 2.
11.02.2026 10:37 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0βReform UKβs threat to defund Bangor University because *a student debating society* rejected its demand to host a Q&A meeting featuring one of its MPs indicates *the bullying behaviour the party would engage in if it came to power*//β¦//β
nation.cymru/news/reform-...
Awkward shuffling in chairs and looks that could only be interpreted as βplease please please stopβ.
10.02.2026 13:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thought Iβd be down with the kids today and mentioned #BadBunnyGate during the lecture on citizenship and philosophies of integration. Didnβt go as planned.
10.02.2026 12:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0ββI saw the writing on the wall,β Malik explained. βIt took trust for the US to become a scientific powerhouse. It took 70 years β and was destroyed within six months,β he said.β
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
β//β¦//among other things demanding an eight-year residency period and a 20,000 kronor self-sufficiency requirement.β
www.thelocal.se/20260209/swe...
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09.02.2026 11:54 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Donβt say you werenβt warned π
09.02.2026 11:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0βMinisters have opened up visas to thousands more people from Hong Kong in the wake of the 20-year prison sentence handed down to the pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai.β
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Important read π
09.02.2026 09:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0βBad Bunny is a U.S. citizen, by the way. He hails from Puerto Rico, which is a part of the United States.β Important read π
09.02.2026 08:16 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I like Motley Crue as much as the next academic, but itβs painful to be reminded that Cheap Trick opened for them back in the day. Thoughts and prayers, please.
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09.02.2026 07:35 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Important read(s) π
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Neighbourgate continues π
08.02.2026 14:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Relevant questions/thread π
08.02.2026 09:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Some good news (for a change) π
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07.02.2026 19:34 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Timeline cleanser π
07.02.2026 16:04 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Important listen/thread (esp. β//β¦//not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.β)
07.02.2026 15:33 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Important reminder (if needed) π
07.02.2026 10:22 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ!
www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...
βBut what they most want to talk about is immigration.β The container metaphor in practice.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#Awkward (ping @drjennings.bsky.social )
06.02.2026 18:01 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0βBut [remigrationβs] spread from the extremist fringe towards the mainstream illustrates how far-right groups are extending their influence in democracies.β
economist.com/europe/2026/...
Ffs
06.02.2026 17:17 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Annoying question, but are X/Facebook/podcasts/YouTube/Instagram/Tiktok and Reddit βnews platform[s]β
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