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Jess Bier

@bierjess.bsky.social

Professor at large PI: DIGIPORTS project, automation + racialization in maritime logistics Author: Mapping Israel, Mapping Palestine: How Occupied Landscapes Shape Scientific Knowledge Pro 🍉 ⚧️🌈 🏴‍☠️

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elia ayoub@ayoub.bsky.social · 3w ago

Jesus. 35 UK universities quietly- without debate - joined the Ministry of Defence’s “Battlefield Alliance” which seeks to “reorientate academia towards Defence and National Security” They’re destroying the social sciences and humanities while militarising the institutions

• Durham University • Newcastle University • Northumbria University • Lancaster University • University of Cumbria • University of Lancashire • University of Liverpool • University of Manchester • University of Huddersfield • University of Sheffield • University of York • Loughborough University • University of Lincoln • University of Nottingham • Aston University • University of Birmingham • University of Warwick • King's College London • Kingston University • Queen Mary University of London • University College London • University of Oxford • University of Portsmouth • University of Surrey • University of Bath • University of Bristol • University of Exeter • University of Plymouth • University of Edinburgh • University of Glasgow • University of Strathclyde • Cardiff University • Swansea University • Queens University Belfast • Cranfield UniversityFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14 July 2026 UK Universities Betray Public Trust by Joining MoD's 'Battlefield Advantage' Alliance Without Debate A coalition of campaign groups has accused UK universities of quietly integrating themselves into Britain's defence infrastructure after 35 institutions signed up to the Ministry of Defence's Defence Universities Alliance (DUA). The Ministry of Defence says the alliance aims to "reorientate academia towards Defence and National Security", strengthen links between universities and the defence sector, and translate research into "battlefield advantage". Campaigners say the move represents a significant shift in the role of higher education and has taken place without meaningful public debate. Among the founding members are the University of Oxford, University College London, King's College London, the University of Manchester, the University of Edinburgh, Cardiff University and Queen's University Belfast. "We are witnessing the formal incorporation of Britain's universities into the defence ecosystem," said Jinsella Kennaway, Founder and Executive Director of Demilitarise Education. "The Ministry of Defence is explicit about its intentions. Universities exist to advance knowledge and foster critical inquiry, not to become pipelines for military research and defence recruitment. Students and staff deserve to know who agreed to this and why." Campaigners are calling on all 35 universities to publish the governance documents and board minutes relating to their decision to join the alliance, and to explain whether staff and students were consulted. Many UK universities already maintain relationships with major defence companies, including BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Leonardo, Thales, Lockheed Martin and QinetiQ. Critics argue that the DUA formalises and accelerates the integration of academia, industry and the state. The coalition warns that, at a time of rising defence spending, universities risk becoming increasingly aligned with governme…
sibyllacumae.bsky.social@sibyllacumae.bsky.social · 3w ago

It is amazing to be able to restore someone’s name to the historical record in this way. Nice to meet your memory, Sak Tahn Waax.

Chris Simms@chrisnsimms.bsky.social · 3w ago

A mathematical formula inscribed on a wall at the Maya site of Xultun in Guatemala has revealed the name of an important Maya mathematician-astronomer for the first time. And the person was called Sak Tahn Waax, or ‘White-Chested Fox’. 🧪 🏺 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Jay Hightman@jay.hightman.org · 2mo ago

It will be seven years, on June 24th, that my 20-year-old daughter Robyn lost their life doing bicycle messenger work in New York City, when a for-hire driver blocked the bicycle lane and the speeding distracted driver of a box truck knocked them to the ground and then crushed them into the road.

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Adrienne Buller@adriennebuller.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Interview with the great Laleh Khalili on Iran, oil politics and the chaos of US hegemony in decline Recorded a couple of weeks ago, yet perhaps even more timely today! www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0Fh...

How the War on Iran Changes Everything w/Laleh Khalili

YouTube video by The BREAK—DOWN

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The BREAK—DOWN@the-breakdown.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“An empire in decline is always at its most dangerous - and we’re seeing that already.” On the new episode of The BREAK–DOWN podcast we're joined by author and Professor of Gulf Studies at the University of Exeter, Laleh Khalili

Mathijs van de Sande 🟥🔻@mathijsvandesande.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A conversation that antifascists now should be having is: what are you going to do if there are pogroms in your city (like in Belfast at the moment)? How to get mobilized? How to protect Black and Brown people and their homes and families in your neighbourhood? How to organize mutual aid?

OneWorld@oneworld.nl · 2mo ago

De Amerikaanse socioloog Akwugo Emejulu - die vanavond spreekt tijdens het evenement ‘Abolish Europe’ in Amsterdam - schreef het boek Fugitive Feminism, over niet langer deelnemen aan een onrechtvaardige samenleving, maar zelf iets nieuws opbouwen. ‘Wat als we het systeem verwerpen?’

‘Wat als we niet langer deelnemen aan deze onrechtvaardige samenleving?’

Socioloog Akwugo Emejulu vraagt zich af waarom je toegang zou willen tot een onrechtvaardig systeem.

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Dang Nguyen@digitaldang.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In 2015, Vietnamese beverage company Tân Hiệp Phát faced a major boycott after a consumer was sentenced to seven years in prison over a bottle of Number 1 energy drink that allegedly contained a fly. vir.com.vn/vietnam-drin...

Vietnam drink maker hit by boycott, quality inspection after winning fly-in-bottle lawsuit

Tan Hiep Phat Group, the maker of several popular drinks in Vietnam, is being boycotted on the Internet and scrutinized by the country’s consumer asso

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Vers Beton@versbeton.nl · 3mo ago

Vers Beton zoekt een hoofdredacteur! Heb jij ervaring met onderzoeksjournalistiek, leidinggeven en een sterke affiniteit met de gelaagdheid van Rotterdam? Solliciteer op “de leukste baan van Rotterdam” en draag bij aan missiegedreven journalistiek voor de stad. www.versbeton.nl/vacatures/ve...

Vers Beton zoekt hoofdredacteur

Vers Beton zoekt een hoofdredacteur met een scherp gevoel voor urgente verhalen en met een geleefde kennis van Rotterdam in al haar diversiteit.

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Jess Bier@bierjess.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Here for all the Canvas-related rage bait. It consistently lacks even the most basic functionality, which makes sense given it's sold to university admins who never have to use it and there's almost zero accountability

@profpetercole.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Happy birthday to the late great Ben Fletcher! Haven’t heard of him? If you know of Fred Hampton, you should! Both were revolutionary Black socialists persecuted by US gov’t for fighting for a multiracial socialist world—Hampton via the Panthers and Fletcher by organizing workers in the IWW

Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 4mo ago

#OtD 13 Apr 1890 Black Philadelphia docker and @IWW member, Ben Fletcher, was born. Joining the IWW in 1913, he organised a multiracial union on the Philadelphia docks when many unions were still segregated. Learn more in our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e73-...

Zane Griffin Talley Cooper@zgtcooper.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I'm so sick of tiptoeing around the deluded, violent fantasies of these assholes. They derive much of their power from how much we buy into their claims. They're not actually that powerful, and most of them aren't even that smart. If we call them out loudly and often, it will weaken their grip.