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Our March @openuniversity.bsky.social research image of the month winner is @preciouschatd.bsky.social and @paulftremlett.bsky.social and comic artist @christianmirra.bsky.social for their research which aims to fight disinformation through art. research.open.ac.uk/news/image-m...

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Here's a reminder that mine & @jgmaber.bsky.social 1st article from our joint research was published w/ @iajournal.bsky.social! If you're interested in youth militarisation in #Russia, political (ab)uses of history & role of emotions - then this could be for you: academic.oup.com/ia/article/1...

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Something sweet for a Saturday… a few of my latest cake decorating projects… #poliscibakes

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@openuniversity.bsky.social return to The Talking Shop next week for the 'Cabinet of Curiosity' ✨ Bring along an object that holds meaning to you as we creative a unique collection together... @paulftremlett.bsky.social @preciouschatd.bsky.social

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I attended a brilliant ISA panel last week on Russian Influence and Information Operations Abroad featuring @preciouschatd.bsky.social - So glad I remembered about her new open-access book with Cornel University Press. Can't wait to dive into this one! www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

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Congrats @preciouschatd.bsky.social and all the team who worked on this! 🌟🎥🎉

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Delighted to find out that The Zelensky Story has just won Best Specialist Factual Programme at the #broadcastawards! You can see more about the show and the interactive I produced for it here: connect.open.ac.uk/society-psyc... @oupolitics.bsky.social

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What a privilege to co-host this workshop with so many kind and inspiring contributors! Watch this space for the special issue we have planned!

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A few words from me here for Ua in Focus on what we need to bear in mind when thinking about the impact of the Trump presidency on the next phase of the war @oupolitics.bsky.social www.uainfocus.org/post/a-quick...

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Great couple days at the OU Religion & Disinformation workshop. Thanks again to @paulftremlett.bsky.social & @preciouschatd.bsky.social !!

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Iconic anti-war poster, originally by Lorraine Schneider, 1966 #WomensArt

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Time for an end of year 🧵. Apologies for the enormous length.

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My last little article before the Christmas shutdown…

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Few words about Medvedev’s ‘threat’ against The Times @uk.theconversation.com @oupolitics.bsky.social theconversation.com/times-journa...

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Silicon Valley rushes to mar a lago to worship Trump 🌟 #meta #openAI #amazon #donaldtrump

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If you're winding down for the holidays and getting ready to travel or relax or thinking about how you're going to plan for next year, can I offer up my Have You Thought podcast. Inspirational conversations with amazing people who might just shift your thinking podfollow.com/have-you-tho...

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An important thread from @newsprof1.bsky.social re: Voice of America in era of Trump 2.0

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Trollogarchy (noun): A system of governance in which a small group of wealthy individuals are empowered to provoke, frustrate, or "troll" opposing political or cultural factions, particularly liberals. This governance style prioritizes buffoonery and corruption over competence or consensus.

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One of the other gym-goers has parked their shiny SUV slap bang in the middle of the last two remaining spots. I’m afraid I’ve gone and done the petty predictable…

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As broken as the UK's healthcare system may be, it turns out it could be worse: there are systems so much more broken that the murder of a senior health industry executive causes widespread rejoicing and mockery. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...

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🧵There are 45 days until Inauguration Day, and I’m working on updating the Capitol Riot Map—an interactive visualization of the more than 1,500 individuals arrested or charged in connection to January 6th. Follow this thread for updates, and explore the interactive visualization: capitolriotmap.com

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Our @drgholmes.bsky.social has written this new piece on digital technology, the military and gender and race equality. Take a look! theacademic.com/can-digital-...

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Small press write-up here of our recent Art for a Better World exhibition @paulftremlett.bsky.social @oupolitics.bsky.social londonnewsonline.co.uk/lifestyle/en...

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Our @ckweatherill.bsky.social has an exciting new journal article out today: "Colonial fantasies of invulnerability to climate change" with the International Feminist Journal of Politics. Find out more below:

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A UK-led operation has uncovered a multibillion-dollar money laundering scheme run out of London, Moscow and Dubai that enabled Russian spies and European drug traffickers to evade sanctions using cryptocurrency www.ft.com/content/31b9...

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Welcome new followers! I’d better introduce myself… 1️⃣ I specialise in international relations & how we communicate about them. 2️⃣ Particular interest in Russian foreign policy & communications 3️⃣ Logical follow-on: disinformation & counterdisinformation 4️⃣ & Religion-disinformation relationship

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Hello! We're the Creative Interactions research group at the Open University 👋 we're interested in any and all places where creative practice and academic research meet. Practice as research, research-based art, practitioner-academics and arts based methods (and more) all welcome!

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Having a very interesting time at @marinacalculli.bsky.social workshop on religious worldmaking! Presented my & Vladyslav Havrylov’s work on Orthodox youth (re-education) & war narratives, & showed off the great cartoon by Oleg Smal, @allysonedwards1.bsky.social and @jgmaber.bsky.social

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A person on a bicycle is by far the most energy-efficient among animals and machines per distance traveled relative to body weight. The bicycle is magic. www.jstor.org/stable/24923...

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The comments under this are an absolute treasure trove of puns…

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My one constructive criticism on BlueSky, as a community: we need to “like” less and “retweet” more. In the absence of an algorithm, that’s the way we find each other and reward good content.

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The human rights organization OVD-Info, which tracks political persecution in Russia and provides support for victims, has launched a new tool designed to make its data more accessible for researchers and reporters.

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Are you interested in a full-time PhD scholarship with us in @ou_politics? Doing work broadly on Social Justice and Inequalities? If so, our Grand Union DTP competition is now live. Find out more in this webinar on Thurs 5 December, 2pm. Sign-up here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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Funded PhD opportunity in Social Justice and Inequalities for 2025. Info at: www.granduniondtp.ac.uk/how-apply. Get in touch by 8th December if you’re interested in applying to @oupolitics.bsky.social!

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