Dr Christine Cheng

This is what it looks like to chase the Reform Vote.
Ugly.

Five Georgia opposition leaders charged with ‘coup’ attempt after protests The arrests followed clashes on Saturday, as many opposition parties boycotted local elections.

The arrests followed clashes on Saturday, as many opposition parties boycotted local elections.

Postcard from @stephenkb.bsky.social (via his @financialtimes.com newsletter) from Manchester.

‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...

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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12

Opinion | The Chaos of Driving in Lebanon Tells a Story of a Country Unraveled

“Two countries are living on top of each other, one buffered by generators, drivers and imported everything, the other left to negotiate survival in the margins. What’s most unsettling isn’t how shocking it feels, but how routine it is. Just like we speed through intersections without looking.”

This is such dangerous and disgusting rhetoric.
And will only drive more voters towards Reform.

Bonus: Expect hate crimes to go up too.

BREAKING: A federal judge has granted a restraining order blocking President Trump's call-up of the National Guard in Portland.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

In my feed, this video is next to Kemi Badenoch's promise to create a UK version of ICE.

The Board of Deputies’ response to the Israeli government inviting Tommy Robinson to visit

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

The 10 year wait for Indefinite Leave to Remain will make the UK very unattractive for high skilled workers who often have alternatives. 2019 data (excluding the NHS and universities) shows that high skilled workers on visas are heavily concentrated in multinationals who can move jobs abroad (5/x)

In the hands of the AfD….

"What they propose is in effect a mass surveillance free-for-all, opening up everyone’s intimate and confidential communications, whether government officials, military, investigative journalists, or activists. For all of Europe’s talk of sovereignty, this is a bizarre cybersecurity decision"

What a dark day for press freedom in the United States

Chasing Reform voters over climate change just proves that Badenoch doesn’t get it.

Adopting Reform’s policies only makes the Tories seem more indecisive and spineless.

This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥

We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪

Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇

open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

also I'd just like to say that this moment and like the decade afterward sure did feel like everything was going to work out

Lot of folk want to blame others for rising prices... and sure, venture capital, energy price rises, commodity costs... but you're also just proving the point of not wanting to own the policy choices... how much do you think it costs to eat out in Scandinavia?

Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of International Relations in Prague under the project INTERFER, starting October 2025 (until December 2028) | Ústav mezinárodních vztahů - Expertise to impact We are looking for a new colleague for the position of a Postdoctoral Researcher under the project INTERFER which studies foreign interference by foreign powers in the context of current geopolitical ...

🚨 Exciting postdoc opportunity at the Institute of International Relations Prague! Join the INTERFER Project (Oct 2025–Dec 2028). Research focus: foreign interference, disinfo, cyber sec & digital politics. Apply by 12 Oct 2025 👉 www.iir.cz/postdoctoral...

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Dear Bridget Phillipson, Please Can We Talk About Health? Dear Bridget Phillipson, Please can we talk about health? It’s autumn 2025. We’re one month into the school year, in England. Two of my children are ill, again.With Covid, again.It&#821…

Brilliant article by a teacher highlighting the current dire situation for teachers and kids every winter when it comes to infection risk and spread. We continue to fight for our kids to have the right to breathe clean air.

stevebheadteacher.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/d...

We don’t get to live in a free society if we don’t support each other’s right to exist and practise our faith in peace.

Antisemitism is real.
So is the mass killing of innocent Palestinian civilians.
Both must be loudly and PUBLICLY denounced.

Absolutely 💯

No longer clear if we're talking about the former Soviet republic that's always teetering on the edge or the U.S. state

New York Times: "Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference." The White House asked nine top universities to pledge support for President Trump’s agenda to help ensure access to research funding.

IF ANY CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY SIGNS THIS RADICAL AGREEMENT, THEY'LL LOSE BILLIONS IN STATE FUNDING — INCLUDING CAL GRANTS — INSTANTLY.

CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS, AND SURRENDER ACADEMIC FREEDOM.

Secret BBC filming exposes hidden culture of racism and misogyny inside Met Police Panorama undercover investigation captures evidence that

As a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee, I have called for an urgent enquiry into the extremely disturbing BBC Panorama report on misogyny & racism in the Met, to which I trust Sir Mark Rowley will be called to give evidence.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Energy Dept. Cancels $7.5 Billion for Hundreds of Projects, Mostly in Blue States

The more the US turns into Red vs Blue, the more likely the country is headed toward divorce.

That divorce could get violent and war could break out OR it could be an amicable divorce.

But once you start denying the other side resources that they feel entitled to, things can get ugly very fast.

The US is quite literally the laughingstock of the world today

UK universities are a key engine of innovation and economic growth for the country.

If the UK government doesn’t fix the fundamentals of the university sector, all of the knowledge capital that we’ve built up will waste away.

I’ve been very careful about using the F word.

💣 Fascism is a potent idea.

💥 As a scholar, I never want to dilute its power and intention.

🇺🇸 I have never used it in relation to US politics.
Until now.

The US is NOT a fascist state.
YET.

But it is clearly marching in that direction.

Discuss.

Using American cities as training grounds for the military 🤯😱

I’ve researched a lot of broken countries in the past 25 years. You think that keeping your head down will keep you safe. That’s not how this works.

I promise you: Even being a Trump supporter will
NOT keep you or your family safe.