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public data cultures and rethinking data sovereignty at University of Sussex

I was recently invited to give a keynote on Public Data Cultures at a research symposium on Digital Sovereignty Across Disciplines at the Sussex Humanities Lab, University of Sussex.

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with @silvanavf.bsky.social @swebb.bsky.social @sarahalsherif.bsky.social @jim.killock.org.uk @openrightsgroup.org & more! 🐨

To the lady in Waitrose who gave me that second look to confirm I was over 25, you totally made my day! 😆

Palestinian teen footballer dies after settler attack A 17-year-old Palestinian footballer died on Saturday, a week after he was shot during an attack by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, according to officials and relatives.

Palestinian teen footballer dies after settler attack shooting

A Palestinian youth international footballer dies after being shot by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, amid rising violence since the Gaza war began.

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Extensive destruction following the shelling of the Al-Lahham family home south of Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip.

Something in America is gonna get exploded and we are not allowed to act surprised or even wronged.

Resist 🕎🍉@antizionistjew.bsky.social · last mo.

Iran suspends MOU with Washington after 50 killed, 500 injured in US strikes this month

The government says its immigration reforms will help people to integrate, find work, become independent and contribute. Refugees want those things too. But you cannot tell people to integrate while designing a system that keeps them looking over their shoulder www.opendemocracy.net/labour-andy-...

You cannot demand integration while building an asylum system on insecurity

Burnham’s vote for immigration reforms was worrying – his government must not push ahead with inherited asylum plans

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Recent ProPublica reporting shows how the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement is harming children: Deporting unaccompanied minors. Separating parents from U.S. citizen children. 📌 On Tuesday, July 21, join us for a discussion exploring the effects of these new policies. RSVP:

ProPublica Event: How Children Have Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Join us for a discussion about how families and children are being affected in new ways by President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

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With Mahmood as Chancellor, there will be no more right to work, just randomised deportations.

What did they sacrifice their lives for? A billionaire narcissist’s decision to launch a war no one asked for and to continue a war no one wants?

Rep. Greg Stanton@repgregstanton.bsky.social · last mo.

Two American servicemembers were killed in an attack on a military base in Jordan today, and one is missing. My thoughts are with the families of those lost and with all troops still serving in the region. We will never forget their service and sacrifice.

Spain, here you are, and we are rooting for you! 😆

Miscellany of developments in Britain/Europe on settlement trade bans. 1. 25 June 2026: @laylamoran.bsky.social tables private members’ bill in Commons to ban trade with Israeli settlements. bills.parliament.uk/bills/4252

UK government discussing full ban on illegal Israeli settlement goods - Jewish News

Middle East minister Hamish Falconer confirms talks with partners during Commons Urgent Question on proposed E1 settlement expansion

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Video: US Congressman says Israeli settlers detained him in West Bank - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/video-us-congressman-says-israeli-settlers-detained-him-west-bank

Video: US Congressman says Israeli settlers detained him in West Bank

<article data-history-node-id="444055" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/video-us-congressman-says-israeli-settlers-detained-him-west-bank" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/video-us-congressman-says-israeli-settlers-detained-him-west-bank" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Video: US Congressman says Israeli settlers detained him in West Bank</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>US Congressman Ro Khanna says he and his delegation were detained by armed Israeli settlers during a visit to the occupied West Bank, despite the settlers and Israeli forces being informed that an American congressman and other US citizens were inside the vehicle.</p> <p>Khanna said Israeli forces sided with the settlers instead of protecting the American delegation.</p> <p>Khanna said the group was surrounded by settlers carrying US-made M4 machine guns while visiting the Palestinian hamlet of Khirbet Zanuta to witness the aftermath of settler attacks.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">US Congressman Ro Khanna says he and his delegation were detained by armed Israeli settlers during a visit to the occupied West Bank, despite the settlers and Israeli forces being informed that an American congressman and other US citizens were inside the vehicle.<br> <br> Khanna said… <a href="https://t.co/OerCbrCYCc">pic.twitter.com/OerCbrCYCc</a></p> — Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) <a href="https://x.com/MiddleEastEye/status/2076190882072801399?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>

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NOW: EU Parliament about to debate mercenary spyware. I expect it will be spicy. Follows our @citizenlab.ca revelation EU lawmaker was hacked with Pegasus while investigating spyware. LIVE HERE: www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/h... Report: citizenlab.ca/research/mem...

🙂 We know we're posting too much stuff about Farridge🐸 today but it's all so glorious, so we're not that sorry - and it's good to keep across all the dodgy things he and his rancid party have been up to... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Millions of pounds and many, many questions: the untold story of why Reform figures face NCA scrutiny

Exclusive: The details behind the financial transactions that bankers have flagged up to the National Crime Agency

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“A simple data-entry error, magnified and broadcast nationwide by a growing surveillance network operated through an opaque partnership between a private company and public agencies, led police to identify me as a car thief and set up a sting to take me down.”

How Flock Cameras Wrongly Tracked Me for Days Over ‘Stolen’ Plates and Sent Police After Me

A simple error got magnified by Flock's nationwide surveillance camera network and ended with four cop cars boxing me in.

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In the future everyone will be mistaken for a criminal for fifteen minutes

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2mo ago

“A simple data-entry error, magnified and broadcast nationwide by a growing surveillance network operated through an opaque partnership between a private company and public agencies, led police to identify me as a car thief and set up a sting to take me down.”

When people ask me what the phrase "artificial intelligence" means, my short answer is, it means "venture capitalists, give me some money". But OUP asked me for a longer answer, given here and summarized in the section headings: doi.org/10.1093/9780...

We're hiring! Do you feel angry about how migrants and refugees are portrayed in the media and by politicians? Do you want to influence the debate with compelling stories? We're recruiting a part-time Media Coordinator. Find out more👉 praxis.livevacancies.co.uk#/job/details...

ICYMI: We published Colin Yeo's analysis of the new borders inspector's damning report on asylum casework quality. Poor recruitment, inadequate training, and rock-bottom morale — a stark picture of systemic failure in Home Office decision-making that remains essential reading.

New borders inspector publishes damning report on quality of asylum casework - Free Movement

In his first report as the new Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, former Immigration Services Commissioner John Tuckett has heavily criticised the

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Five immigration-related Acts in five sessions of Parliament. We've broken down what's actually in the new Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026, including the draconian new powers trailed in last year's White Paper and how they'd work in practice. Alex Piletska takes us through it.

What’s in the Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026? - Free Movement

The Bill announced in the King’s Speech on 13 May 2026 has now been published and is beginning its slow passage through Parliament. It is the fifth

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📢 Full Postgraduate Scholarship for a scholar with refugee status. 📢 martingale.foundation/scholarships/ Applications for 2027 Martingale Scholarships will open Wednesday 12 August 2026.

Scholarships - Martingale Foundation

The Martingale Foundation supports a new generation of postgraduates to thrive in research. Through fully-funded Scholarships and access to a community of pioneering leaders, we enable and nurture tal...

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The Egyptian team dedicated their victory to the Egyptian and Palestinian people ♥️

Israel is seizing church and Palestinian land in Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood under the pretext of creating "green spaces." A Muslim caretaker of the church property has made it his daily mission to guard what's left. mondoweiss.net/2026/07/isra...

Israel’s seizure of Palestinian church land raises renewed fears of efforts to erase Christians from Jerusalem

Israel is seizing church and Palestinian land in Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood under the pretext of creating “green spaces.” A Muslim caretaker of the church property has made it his daily mission…

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We need to start these universities over again

Union Now!@unionnow.org · 2mo ago

Faculty at USC fought for over a decade to form a union, and now that they voted overwhelmingly to unionize, the university is appealing the decision to Trump's NLRB, trying to undo years of hard work by faculty. capitalandmain.com/usc-faculty-...

you haven't experienced football until you listen to the beautiful madness that is Arab commentary watching Australia-Egypt now and the commentators are about to have a heart attack while yelling poetry

Portes "Theres a lot of nonsense talked, including on Sky, about the spiralling welfare bill.. as a proportion of our national income.. its lower than it was 15yrs ago & its pretty much back to what it was under Thatcher.. this idea its out of control is just wrong" Spot on!

For more information, listen to the latest episode of our podcast - where we discussed Europol's shadow surveillance as it was revealed by journalists like Bill Goodwin www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmXa...

Europol's Shadow Surveillance feat Bill Goodwin

This week we're joined by Bill Goodwin, investigations editor at Computer Weekly and award-winning journalist, to discuss Europol's secret shadow IT system — and what it tells us about how law…

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European Commission's proposed reform for the EU’s policing agency, Europol, dangerously erodes privacy, automates surveillance, and sidelines oversight. 🧵