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SL in Politics. University of Edinburgh, PIR #PoliticsOfMigration. #MS #Leither ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Own account/(re)posts=interesting https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/pontus-odmalm

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08.10.2025 16:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Stop the Boats (A Place in the Sun edition) ๐Ÿ‘‡

08.10.2025 13:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Important reminder why humanities matter ๐Ÿ‘‡

08.10.2025 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a baby is screaming in a crowd of people while sitting in a stadium . ALT: a baby is screaming in a crowd of people while sitting in a stadium .
08.10.2025 11:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Badenochโ€™s โ€˜thoughtful Conservatismโ€™ turns out to be just the slower road to Faragism | Rafael Behr The Tory leaderโ€™s intellectual meanderings have shrunk her party into little more than a holding pen for future Reform party candidates, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

โ€œWhat followed was a detour into semi-coherent ideological abstraction.โ€

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

08.10.2025 10:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Important read ๐Ÿ‘‡ #PublishOrPerish

08.10.2025 07:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a child is pushing a blue tricycle down a hallway ALT: a child is pushing a blue tricycle down a hallway
08.10.2025 06:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Point ๐Ÿ‘‡

08.10.2025 06:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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07.10.2025 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man in a blue shirt and tie is sitting in front of a sign that says good point .. ALT: a man in a blue shirt and tie is sitting in front of a sign that says good point ..
07.10.2025 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Important read ๐Ÿ‘‡

07.10.2025 13:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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07.10.2025 12:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Important read(s) ๐Ÿ‘‡

07.10.2025 12:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Point (3) ๐Ÿ‘‡

07.10.2025 09:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Important read ๐Ÿ‘‡

07.10.2025 08:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Point (2) ๐Ÿ‘‡

07.10.2025 07:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Point ๐Ÿ‘‡

07.10.2025 07:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

See also ๐Ÿ‘‡

07.10.2025 07:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Important read by @thomaszimmer.bsky.social ๐Ÿ‘‡

07.10.2025 06:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Important listen (if I may) ๐Ÿ‘‡

06.10.2025 12:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Swag gap: Does it matter if your partner has a different style to you? People on TikTok are lamenting past relationships they've described as having swag gaps - an obvious style difference.

From my advanced middle age perspective the below couple look fairly similar ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

06.10.2025 10:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Point ๐Ÿ‘‡

06.10.2025 07:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Important read by @adambienkov.bsky.social ๐Ÿ‘‡

06.10.2025 07:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The European Commission has launched a new Science, Research & Innovation account.

On ๐Ÿฆ‹ @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu !!

They promise:
- EU scientific news
- Horizon Europe funding opportunities
- Innovative EU-supported projects
- Events, tools & resources

Share the news ๐Ÿ”

06.10.2025 06:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Layperson here but thought Vietnam was a case of conventional-warfare-against-an-unconventional-enemy?

06.10.2025 06:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Badenoch says Tories open to quitting more treaties to increase deportations Party leader uses conference speech to outline proposal for UK to exit ECHR as part of wider bonfire of protections

โ€//โ€ฆ//a Conservative party conference focused *almost* exclusively on immigration policy.โ€ Clucking bell. A party name change is appropriate, I think.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

06.10.2025 06:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธif your last lecture of the semester gets a bigger crowd than this ๐Ÿ‘‡

05.10.2025 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Police to get broader powers to crack down on repeated protests The move is not a ban on protests but

Badenoch: โ€œ"We believe in free speech//โ€ฆ//โ€œ

*cries in freedom of assembly*

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

05.10.2025 15:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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British Muslim Trust response to arson attack on East Sussex mosque, exemplifying fears of anti-Muslim attacks to 'retaliate' for the murderous attack at the Manchester synagogue. "We encourage everyone to come together in solidarity and stand united against hateful rhetoric against any community"

05.10.2025 13:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 195    ๐Ÿ” 59    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

โ€œIrrelevant questionsโ€ ๐Ÿค”

05.10.2025 10:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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