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Arife Kose

@arifekose.bsky.social

PhD. Visiting Research Fellow at the University of East Anglia-UK. Interested in the investigation of different political forms, political theory of authoritarianism, democratic political theory, rhetoric and political speech.

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Arife Kose@arifekose.bsky.social · 5h ago

So far, the only good thing about analysing a Trump speech is that, unlike Erdogan's speeches, there are really good websites sites where you can find the transcribed versions of most of his speeches. Makes life easier in terms of practicality, not in terms of substance, though.

Michael Schulman@michaelschulman.bsky.social · 8h ago

Well, shit. RIP Tim Curry. I got to have this long talk with him last year for the publication of his memoir, and, while he was physically weak, he was still darkly and deliciously witty. No one will ever be sexier than him as Dr. Frank-N-Furter. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Tim Curry Does the Time Warp

The actor and singer discusses the origins of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” his relationship with David Bowie, and the joy of working with Miss Piggy.

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Tim Bale@timbale.bsky.social · 2d ago

Fascinating insight into how the ideological centre of gravity has moved lately. By any standard definition, Meloni is a far right politician, yet here she's effectively presented as the leader of a sister party to Badenoch's Conservatives. Which party (leader) that says more about is a moot point.

One question for Farage: What he makes of an intervention by Italy’s Giorgia Meloni. The Italian PM advised Kemi Badenoch not to do a deal with Reform, telling her Tory pal on a visit to Rome: “Be your own woman and stand your ground,” according to the Times. A familiar tale: Meloni, like Farage, is also facing a big challenge from the further right, in the form of a former army general. It’s well worth reading Steven Swinford’s story for the full readout of the hour-long chiacchierata in a Roman coffee shop on Monday. Tory Chair Kevin Hollinrake’s on the morning round, so may have a few more thoughts on questions of a pact.
Middle East Research and Information Project@merip.bsky.social · 5d ago

NEW IN MER 319: "The Soundtrack of Dissent--The Music of Protest in Iran" by Nafiseh Sharifi. From the reformist 90s to Women, Life Freedom and this year's Dey Protests, popular music has threaded through Iran's protest movements. READ NOW buff.ly/BZN0VGE

Soundtrack of Dissent—The Music of Protest in Iran

In February 2026, one month after mass protests in Iran led to a government crackdown killing thousands, Shervin Hajipour released a new song from inside the country. Hajipour had become…

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Nate Schenkkan@nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 7d ago

I know there are people who think the National Security Strategy was meaningless, but the part about Europe at least is being acted upon within State's funding decisions

Charles Я. Davis@charliearchy.bsky.social · last wk.

NEW: The Trump administration is looking to set up a consortium for anti-immigrant "independent journalism" in Europe, with the State Department envisioning "substantial involvement" in the project. www.theredoubt.net/trump-admini...

Arife Kose@arifekose.bsky.social · last wk.

Yes. I think there are two dimensions here: 1)They use immigration to criticise liberal state. 2)They want to construct a hierarchical, inegalitarian social structure based on unchallangeable (whether it be 'scientific' or 'religious') grounds. Their authoritarianism lies in this fantasy.

BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · last wk.

I think it's key to understanding their worldview that they imagine a world not *without* immigrants, but one in which immigrants' inferiority is permanently asserted and they become a subservient caste. All these people worship the Gulf States.

Arife Kose@arifekose.bsky.social · last wk.

Yes. I think there are two dimensions here: 1)They use immigration to criticise liberal state. 2)They want to construct a hierarchical, inegalitarian social structure based on unchallangeable (whether it be 'scientific' or 'religious') grounds. Their authoritarianism lies in this fantasy.

BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · last wk.

I think it's key to understanding their worldview that they imagine a world not *without* immigrants, but one in which immigrants' inferiority is permanently asserted and they become a subservient caste. All these people worship the Gulf States.