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Our April 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗠 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 will be delivered by 𝗗𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗼̈𝗽𝗽𝗲, Assistant Professor of Social Policy at University College Dublin. 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀, 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 bit.ly/3FFVxjF

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Important work and coverage here by ACLU. Please support them. If US citizens are forcibly removed from their country of citizenship though it is something worse than a deportation. www.aclu.org/press-releas...

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PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

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Now we have the proof that the Trump regime is indeed fascist. Arresting a judge should be the final straw for everyone to recognise that their plan is to dismantle US democracy and probably elsewhere too. AL.com had the only honest headline: www.al.com/politics/202...

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The written piece gets the glory, but really editing does the heavy lifting. Today I talk about the invisible craft behind strong (academic) writing. Spoiler: It’s not the idea or insight, but it’s the revision. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/catherin...

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Die Lage der Nation und die Hysterie um Migration. Ich musste diesen Text schreiben. www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...

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Many European politicians are trying to attract American researchers. However, sometimes their branding doesn't match their domestic higher education policies. So I've written a guide on recent political developments in Swedish academia for prospective immigrants. joenoonan.se/post/swedish...

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Lorenz war Abiturient an der Gesamtschule Flötenteich, engagierte sich in der Theatergruppe der Jugendkulturarbeit e.V. und galt als Nachwuchstalent der EWE Baskets Oldenburg. So berichten es Bekannte. Erschossen von deutschen Polizisten in der Osternacht. 🖤

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Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.

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This is a very in depth and insightful piece by @austinkocher.com on the Deportation State that Trump is building. I would just say that, while Trump has been silent on the details, he announced the broader plan loud and clear in his campaign.

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Must read to understand the emerging fascists and authoritarian terror regime in the US. 👇 Do not travel to the US, Snyder shows how the president overrides fundamental constitutional rights. At what stage would the EU & member states impose sanctions on humanitarian grounds?

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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.

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Harvard is standing up to Trump & will not turn over control of the university to Administration diktats. Let's be clear. The Trump administration is taking a playbook from the Nazis & others who have targeted universities in a quest for absolute power. Resist. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/14/m...

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Finally someone steps up

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Really pleased to see the update on paternity leave take-up & detailed modelling of drivers of non-take-up. However, the basic finding that structural policy issues, mainly low wage replacement rate, contribute to the low take-up was already the main conclusion of my article: doi.org/10.1080/1322...

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Today's the day! Join us at 6pm at Grand Canal Square for a cycle along Strand Road to call for safer cycling infrastructure We've been printing off a few banners in preparation - some of our own but you can also download some of @tomflood.bsky.social's great work at www.creativebyrovelo.com/shop

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Yesterday I captured a Garda driving & using a mobile. Picture quality is poor, but you can see how the driving Gardai puts the mobile down & the screen goes off. He also typed. Should I report this to Garda? Ombudsman? @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @ibike.ie @righttobikeit.bsky.social @garda.ie

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“Express your support for safe cycling infrastructure” — Dublin campaign group calls on public to join cycle along Strand Road -- Cycle will start at Grand Canal Square at 6pm on Friday, 11th April 2025. The Court of Appeal is expected to issue its judgment this Friday for the case that Dublin…

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Mannix Flynn's confession that he did not do his Cllr work and read the report in full @irishcycle.com @ibike.ie Can't wait to gently cycle along Parliament st.

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While the Nazis burned critical books, today's equivalent is to erase them from the library database.

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This is the literal destruction of knowledge. Mississippi libraries are being ordered to remove academic research on race and gender from library databases. mississippitoday.org/2025/04/08/m...

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“In Deutschland eine Professur zu bekommen, ist fast unmöglich. 700 Bewerbungen auf eine Stelle – das ist kein akademischer Markt, das ist ein Prekariat.” www.fr.de/kultur/gesel...

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Hier Irland hat ein Brasilianer, der eine Messerattacke frühzeitig beenden konnte, die irische Staatsbürgerschaft bekommen. So schafft man gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt.

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We're all set to host you in #Leuven today! Excited to welcome the next generation of early career researchers on #socialpolicy at @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social #ESPANET #HIVA #FSW @wvlancker.bsky.social

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Academics are not save in the US anymore. Growing up in the GDR, the US and its universities were a beacon for free speech. This is now eroding rapidly and revoking a visa because an Oped is one of the first steps to an authoritarian regime www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

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Unser Issue Network "Wohnen und Sozialpolitik" hat nun schon seit einem Monat eine online Präsenz und unser erster Workshop findet online am 27. Mai statt. Folgt uns @jtweis.bsky.social @drkoeppe.bsky.social & dem @difis.bsky.social um nichts zu verpassen.

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📢 DIFIS jetzt auf Bluesky! Das Deutsche Institut für Interdisziplinäre Sozialpolitikforschung (DIFIS) ist jetzt hier vertreten – und wir freuen uns auf den Austausch! 🚀 Folgt uns, diskutiert mit uns und lasst uns gemeinsam neue Perspektiven entwickeln! #Sozialpolitik #Forschung #DIFIS #Bluesky

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Send nominations for IPM paper and book awards by March 31! Send to: OUTSTANDING BOOK AWARD: [email protected] OUTSTANDING ARTICLE AWARD: [email protected] GRAD STUDENT PAPER AWARD: [email protected] EARLY CAREER AWARD: [email protected] DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR AWARD: [email protected]

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This is the home of the USA Disappeared Tracker Dashboard. DM to let us know of a person to add to the tracker or to volunteer to help!

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We have had nearly two decades of panic about Free Speech on Campus and not a single case, not even the ones they made up, were as bad as what's happening now

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"The Harvard letter represents an outpouring of indignation from an extraordinary cross-section of the University’s faculty — and a unified demand that Harvard, which has so far been silent on the events at Columbia, take a public stand." www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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From 91 professors at Harvard Law School: a letter to our students. tinyurl.com/letter-to-ou...

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I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.

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It would be helpful to see the actual signed agreement in the context of attacks by the Trump Admin on academic freedom & EDI. Can @irishtimes.com / @irishindy.bsky.social make an FOI? In France companies with US gov contracts are asked to abolish their EDI schemes www.reuters.com/world/us-war...

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…and the second day already over of our conference #Socialpolicy and #Inequality in the #Polycrisis Fantastic keynote by Jackie O’Reilly - great presentations - local beer 🍻

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When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.

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I've had multiple conversations lately w/ ppl about the trust many have in the resilience of institutions (e.g. courts). I cannot stop thinking of this quote from Snyder: "the mistake is to assume that rulers who came to power through institutions cannot change or destroy those very institutions..."

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BREAKING: We are suing the Trump admin on behalf of our members for unlawfully cutting off $400 million in federal funding for crucial public health research to force Columbia University to surrender its academic independence. Stay Tuned.

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The Irish research community really needs a success from the merger of SFI and IRC @researchireland.bsky.social, but today's consultation event with senior academics was a farce. For an entire morning we were invited to a panel discussion, but had no chance for consultation. @kosull.bsky.social 1/3

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