I’m in DC scheduled to give this talk today. But the organizers flagged slides in my deck that mention racism, structural gaslighting, New Jim Code and other themes that are off limits in the Land of the Free.
Łukasz Dulęba
@lukaszduleba.bsky.social
Political Theorist Teaching: European New School of Digital Studies (EUV/AMU) Permanent Lecturer: University of Muri
I have a new piece out in Nature today on the record-breaking 2026/2027 El Niño, what impacts we should expect, and how governments can prepare. The Niño3.4 region is currently running more than 1C hotter than any prior event on record, and we remain months away from the peak www.nature.com/artic...
"The increasing involvement of technology companies in mathematical research raises the risk that research questions may come to be prioritized because of their amenability to automated mathematics, rather than expert judgment of their deeper significance."
Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics
This declaration calls for action to address the challenges posed by the use of artificial intelligence within mathematics research.
leidendeclaration.ai
If in London tomorrow Wed 20 May I’m launching my new OA book with Tim Monteath “Doing Open Social Science” at 16.00 in LSE’s Alumni theatre (in Cheng Kin Ku Building on Lincoln’s’ Inn Fields). All welcome & free drinks at 5pm. press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3... Hope you can come! (NB corrected times)
Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr
After USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school
Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs
scim.ag
4- We founded the Iranian Women Coalition for Internet Freedom and published our manifesto: www.iranianwomen4internet.org We spoke with every representative at the ITU we could reach.
Manifesto for a Free Internet - Iranian Women's Coalition for Internet Freedom
Iranian Women's Coalition for Internet Freedom - Fighting for digital rights, free internet access, and challenging state censorship and surveillance systems.
iranianwomen4internet.org
Happening 2morrow in Oxford. Looking forward to it. Let Alice Baderin know (see pic attached) if you want to attend. Let me know if you want to chat over a coffee about anything vaguely methodological @lisamherzog.bsky.social @danieljamesbutt.bsky.social @academic.oup.com @oxfordunipress.bsky.social
Deadline extended for this very interesting workshop on the designing of political theory curricula: philevents.org/event/show/1... Hosted by @drsvg.bsky.social & others @yorkuniversity.bsky.social. Should b of interest 2 @biapt.bsky.social @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social @psapolthought.bsky.social etc
TPTN Workshop: Designing Political Theory Curricula
An important part of teaching political theory and philosophy involves the designing of curricula, programmes and modules. However, in doing so, political theorists may face any number of challenges a...
philevents.org
Hey #poltheory and #polisky folks, check out this new book on Democracy and Competition from @britishacademy.bsky.social and @livunipress.bsky.social, which I edited with @alfredmoore.bsky.social - www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
Democracy and Competition | Home
Rethinking the Forms, Purposes, and Values of Competition in Democracy
liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
The new V-Dem report was released today. There are dramatic declines in democracy in the US. Much worse than during Trump I.
He knows he can't say the truth, but it's slipping out anyway and that's the whole thing; "DEI"—like wokeness, like critical race theory before it, and political correctness before that—has always and only ever meant "establishing equality by leveling traditional ascriptive hierarchies"
404 Media@404media.co · 7mo agoA DOGE staffer assigned to the National Endowment for the Humanities to flag grants for "DEI" tries to explain what "DEI" is. This deposition is part of a lawsuit by the @acls1919.bsky.social, @historians.org and @modernlanguage.bsky.social.
This is how our government has been corrupted: 1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians 2) Elected officials rewrite rules in donors' favor 3) Donors make huge profit 4) Repeat We must get big money out of politics. It’s the root of all evil in Washington.
"No politically correct wars". To what wars is he referring?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 8mo agoHegseth: "Israel has clear missions as well for which we are grateful. Capable partners are good partners, unlike so many of our traditional allies who wring their hands and clutch their pearls, hemming and hawing about the use of force ... no stupid rules of engagement."
A great idea for a workshop, organised by a great group of people in York, on the challenges of designing political theory curricula: philevents.org/event/show/1.... Of interest I would guess across @psapolthought.bsky.social @biapt.bsky.social @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social
TPTN Workshop: Designing Political Theory Curricula
An important part of teaching political theory and philosophy involves the designing of curricula, programmes and modules. However, in doing so, political theorists may face any number of challenges a...
philevents.org
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.” Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
V. informative piece on the total entwinement of the digital content creation & physical force wings of Trumpist authoritarianism. Things aren’t as elaborated in the U.K. but elements of a bespoke version are taking shape: digital & mainstream amplifying & police protest powers radically enhanced.
We're all just content for ICE
Four days on the ground in Minneapolis
garbageday.email
The USSR invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968, kidnapping the country’s leaders. In 1956, the Soviet Union invaded Hungary and had its leader executed. Of course, the Soviet Union was not a democracy, but a single party regime ruled by elderly hypocrites.
Wie wird Europa digital souverän? Philipp Hacker von der @europeannewschool.bsky.social an der #Viadrina warnt: „Es gibt noch massiv Luft nach oben.“ Im SWR-Interview spricht er von mehr Investitionen, einer nachhaltigen Infrastruktur und eine Talentstrategien – damit Europa unabhängiger wird 👇
„Massiv Luft nach oben“: Wie Europa den Weg aus der Abhängigkeit großer Tech-Konzerne schaffen kann
„In Sachen europäischer digitaler Souveränität gibt es noch massiv Luft nach oben“, sagt Rechtswissenschaftler Philipp Hacker in SWR Kultur. Europäische Unternehmen hätten oft kaum Alternativen, weil ...
swr.de
Paper suggests users are “unaware of the extent of the AI’s influence, rendering them more susceptible to it … a mechanism wherein AI systems amplify biases, which are further internalized by humans, triggering a snowball effect where small errors in judgement escalate into much larger ones.” (2024)
How human–AI feedback loops alter human perceptual, emotional and social judgements - Nature Human Behaviour
Glickman and Sharot reveal a human–AI feedback loop, where AI amplifies subtle human biases, which are then further internalized by humans. This cycle, observed across various domains, leads to substa...
nature.com
📢 CfP 2026 ECPR Joint Sessions! Curious how normative theory and empirical research can inform each other — and keen for thorough feedback? Join our #ECPRJS26 workshop “Between Norms and Evidence” in beautiful Innsbruck, 7–10 April 2026 🌄 🔗 shorturl.at/BZbC0 📬 Deadline: 3 Dec 2025 @ecpr.bsky.social
Between Norms and Evidence: Connecting Normative Political Theory and Political Science
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
Slobodian on places like The Line is good www.dezeen.com/2025/10/22/q...
Spread of Dubai-style urbanism "quite terrifying" says Quinn Slobodian
Cities and architecture across the world are increasingly being influenced by the fundamentally anti-democratic principles of places like Dubai, argues academic Quinn Slobodian in this interview.
dezeen.com
"The AI Con reminds us that the fight over AI is not only about technology. It’s also about language, labor, and the stories we choose to tell about the future, which we can humanize rather than surrender to the myriad ways mass automation dehumanizes." lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-...
The Return of the Luddites | Los Angeles Review of Books
Erik J. Larson considers “The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want” by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna.
lareviewofbooks.org
I am in Bristol this evening (15 September) if anyone wants to join!! www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/boo...
Indignity: A Life Reimagined launch with Lea Ypi at Bookhaus
When Lea Ypi discovers a photo of her grandmother, Leman, honeymooning in the Alps in 1941 posted by a stranger on social media, she is faced with unsettling questions. Growing up, she was told record...
headfirstbristol.co.uk
Interesting keynote by @claesdevreese.bsky.social at the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social #WIConf2025. Something to follow: consequences of combination of AI and social media for election transparency - a boost in the creation and spread of misinformation.
