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Pathetic of the university that their whole case seems to be “but the graduation ceremonies!!! The ceremonies!!! We might have to move them!! Won’t anyone think of the ceremonies!!”

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While the BBC headline is an outright lie, about the outcome, here is the correct observation. A moment of truth prevailing, increasingly rare these days. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

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We are in dispute. We are getting record attendance at branch meetings, have recruited about 50 members just in the last 2 weeks, and are ready to move to ballot if we do not get movement on our key demands: - No redundancies - Negotiation on new performance measures. We must defend HE.

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Cambridge is trying to criminalise protest on campus. But not all protests. Only protests related to one specific viewpoint they consider inconvenient. They claim to do this in the name of "scholars of the university." Sign our open letter if you weren't consulted docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

submitted 8 days ago • 5 comments

Please consider signing this letter to protest Cambridge Uni's scandalous application to the High Court for an injunctions specifically against Palestine support protests. tinyurl.com/stopinjuction

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

'Anticipatory obedience'

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

wearing sunglasses inside and following an event where he at times had a hard time speaking coherently, Elon Musk walks off the CPAC stage waving around a chain saw. this is the guy currently running our government. Congrats, America!

submitted 11 days ago • 1899 comments

All the what-you-can-clearly-see-with-your-own-eyes-isn't-really-what's-happening lies about Israel's genocide did a lot, I think, to prepare the ground for this.

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“Congolese are paying the price as the world needs Congo's resources," says Kambale Musavuli, Congolese author and human rights advocate. Reports describe widespread looting, killings, and mass displacement in the Democratic Republic of Congo as Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents take key cities.

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There’s a new season of Radio ReOrient in town the @reorient.bsky.social podcast in partnership with the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. 🥳 This one was a special one for me because it’s all about ReOrienting History. The first episode we made with @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social is available now! 🎧

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

Very sad news indeed. What a pioneering historian & a generous person.

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Good statement from @ucuwestminster.bsky.social reminding us not to be complicit in scholasticide and more. westminsterucu.craft.me/YTKHiJYOa8r0...

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🚨Join us on zoom on Feb. 18 for an urgent conversation in solidarity w 🇵🇸 on the theme "In the Ruins of History" w Fadel Alutol @gmandreou.bsky.social Yasmeen Elkhoudary Marc-André Haldimann, Atalia Omer @aditilrao.bsky.social Ali Shahwan, S. Sayyid & @luxmea.bsky.social rsvp: tinyurl.com/nhd8n34h

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

I think we are in a really really bad place, & that's regardless of Trump. We've let these techfascists in.

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

thanks!

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🚨 Save the date! The lineup will be announced soon but I can tell you now that it will be fantastic Abstract + rsvp: everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/2025/01/23/i...

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

Looking for leads to scholarship on Tipu Sultan. Scholarship being the operative word.

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However, people, an actual Nazi salute is not a problem for Jonathan here. We must apparently offer such gestures 'grace' and understanding.

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Musk's salute is shocking but maybe we should have woken up to the resurgence of fascism a while ago rather than wait for them to mimic their forebears Instead we wasted countless years taking them at their word that they had changed, they accepted the rules, they loved democracy and the people etc

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Very important call from our colleagues in Gaza: our utmost support and help must be offered.

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Meanwhile from historians4palestine over on Insta… 🍉✊🏻

submitted 45 days ago • 1 comment

What a fantastical disgrace. They had no problem issuing a statement on Ukraine lickity-split. As always, 'divisive' is code word for 'not white'.