Olivia Rodrigo raised $20 million for women's well-being with a benefit show featuring a women-led lineup. Her show raised $10 million and Melinda French Gates pledged another $10 million. Rodrigo said the festival's artists and activists give her hope despite the “regression of women's rights."

Olivia Rodrigo's festival is uniting women and girls behind nonprofits promoting their well-being

Few superstars are better suited to bridge the gap between Gen Z and nonprofits, which have struggled to build relationships with younger donors.

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Did social media companies fail to protect democratic integrity during the Irish presidential election? DCU researchers have highlighted major issues with how social media companies handled electoral integrity during the election campaign. Read more via The Journal: https://launch.dcu.ie/3SBIGWu

We’re hiring! Poli Sci & IR department at IE University in Madrid is hiring three tenure-track Assistant Professors, starting 1st of September 2027, in: Comparative Politics: lnkd.in/ePDfwjJB International Relations: lnkd.in/eDu5vGTf Political Economy: lnkd.in/eciDukTA 1/3

WH: "Mr. President, we need a message of hope and inspiration" TRUMP: "ASSASSINO CAPPUCCINO" WH, wiping away tears: "you've done it again, Mr. President."

Adam Kinzinger@adamkinzinger.substack.com · 3d ago

This dude is losing his mind. Can’t win a war but obsesses in AI like the unhinged boomer he is

Other than that Mrs Lincoln how did you enjoy the TikTok?

Jay Van Bavel, PhD@jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 4d ago

Is doomscrolling bad for you? A meta-analysis of 42 studies (N=46,912) finds that consuming short-form videos is linked to increases in inattention & impulsivity; reductions in working-memory span & self-regulation; elevations in anxiety, depression & stress; and a surge in addiction symptoms.

This is a very significant intervention by Gordon Brown, who was one of the most influential intellectual opponents of Scottish independence in 2014. Ireland will be united, says Gordon Brown www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Ireland will be united, says Gordon Brown

Former PM believes Northern Ireland will leave UK in the long term – but remains opposed to Scottish independence

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What part of being in a union stops any of this from happening

Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 5d ago

Opinion | Postdocs Aren’t Burger Flippers: Why Unionization Is a Bad Idea Unionization disrupts the bespoke mentor-mentee relationships that are central to the advancement of science. By Evan D. Morris: https://bit.ly/3Sus7fa #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Major subsea cable news from Finland. An appeals court has reversed Helsinki District Court's decision from last year and ruled that the case of the Eagle S - which struck five cables on Christmas Day 2024 - can be prosecuted under Finnish law. More will certainly follow.

I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing

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I'll again note that the folks willing to sign a letter supporting a raging eugenicist (purportedly in defense of his academic freedom to be racist) aren't nearly as motivated when it comes to *actual* threats to academic freedom, like this.

C🅰️S Ⓜ️UDDE@casmudde.bsky.social · 6d ago

If you are wondering how bar-shit crazy Texas is these days: the University of Houston removed almost half of its courses to comply with state censorship laws.

We have written a statement in support of Ghent Uni's decision to suspend Nathan Cofnas. We resist attempts to frame this as a punishment for "whistleblowing" or censorship of "controversial research". We invite all academics who share our views to sign our letter. forms.gle/qwN8xzEM5C7Q...

Open letter on the suspension of Nathan Cofnas at Ghent University

We, colleagues of Nathan Cofnas - supported by many colleagues internationally - want to respond to the negative and incorrect framing of Ghent University’s decision to suspend Nathan Cofnas. With th...

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“During meetings, platform representatives often appeared unfamiliar with the context of the unfolding election,” the report on misinformation in Ireland reads. “Many were unable to articulate the rationale for content-moderation decisions.” jrnl.ie/7139970

Meta, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn didn't act on 77% of misinformation reported during Áras race

No action was taken on about 87% of non-AI election-related disinformation.

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I started my PhD program with an eight week old at home, sole income being my doctoral stipend, in a history program, in Knoxville, TN. And every month we got a new book to read to my son, free, mailed to us, so my kid, my kids, grew up in rooms full of books even when I had no money. That's Dolly.

One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.

Reminder: Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine for COVID.

Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)

The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.”

nytimes.com

We really lost a good one today.

metal dot txt@metaltxt.bsky.social · 7d ago

Dolly having a session down the local pub as you do. This is totally charming

The lie in tamer@iamreddave.bsky.social · 7d ago

youtu.be/2qXFoNrqi3Y?... #dolly

‘We Were Always Here’: Ireland’s first permanent LGBTQ museum exhibition opens in Cork Congrats to Orla Egan and all who worked in this fantastic exhibition www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

‘We Were Always Here’: Ireland’s first permanent LGBTQ museum exhibition opens in Cork

‘Too often the history of the LGBT community has been invisible, ignored or erased,’ said curator Orla Egan

irishtimes.com

#Speirghorm

Myles Dungan@mylesdungan.bsky.social · 2w ago

The bizarre story of a Fenian conspiracy against Queen Victoria led by British agents. It's from my new book 'The Plot Against Ireland' published by @HoZ_Books. Far stranger than fiction (and I've done the fiction as well, in 'The Red Branch', so I know!) @headofzeus.bsky.social

Sometimes society at large rejects certain ideas because they’ve been thoroughly shown to be wrong and also because they suck and the people who espouse them suck and when someone comes around arguing those ideas should be part of some edgy modern debate we can and should shun them and move on.

Yes. There needs to be a very big “fuck off” to all of this racism-posing-as-intellectual-thought-or-legitimate-concerns nonsense. Make racism shameful again.

This “silence breaking” book, long in the making, is entering the world. Preorder here: www.routledge.com/Women-Violen...

I’m delighted to have received the author copies of my book “The Indian Revolutionary Movement in Europe, 1905-1918” out now with @livunipress.bsky.social

This incident needs to be thoroughly investigated. If true, no public office in the EU or any member state can continue to run any microsoft products. nltimes.nl/2026/05/22/m...

Microsoft accused of leaking Dutch civil servants' names to U.S. government

Microsoft has reportedly shared the names of Dutch civil servants working for two regulatory agencies with the U.S. House of Representatives. The agencies involved include the Authority for Consumers ...

nltimes.nl

The news from Waterford this morning seems like a good reminder to rad my wonderful colleague Terry Dooley's book and draw what lessons from it you will😉

📣 Call for Papers: 2nd VOX-Pol Next Gen Conference! Dedicated to early career researchers studying (violent) online extremism. Join us in Prague! 📅 1–2 Dec 2026 📍 Charles University, Prague ⏰ Deadline: 10 Sept 2026 📝 Details: shorturl.at/lW34j 👉 Submit: shorturl.at/NoBil

Call for Papers - VOX-Pol Next Gen Conference

Call for PapersVOX-Pol Next Generation Network Conference 2026 Hosted by Charles University, Prague December 1st-2nd, 2026 We are pleased to announce the 2nd annual VOX-Pol Next Generation Network ...

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"X is a social construct" does not mean "X is not real". Anyone who disagrees with me is welcome to give me all their money.

Cycling is the answer to so many public policy issues.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · last mo.

Riding bikes is 10X more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities. And that’s just the climate emissions. Doesn’t include the massive public & personal cost difference, the air & noise pollution difference, the massive space difference, etc, etc…Via @theconversation.bsky.social