Ville Laakkonen

@vvlaakkonen.bsky.social

Postdoctoral Researcher, Tampere University. Anthropology, Migration, Borders, Deaths, Disappearances. Finland, Greece, Europe. He/Him.

I am withdrawing my paper proposal from Warhammer Conference 2026. My reasoning can be found below. In a way, this has been one of the most stressful decisions of my academic career. In one way, the answer was clear to me since I found out about this.

To Dr. Ryder:

I am deeply saddened to do this, but I must withdraw my paper proposal for this year’s Warhammer Conference. I have been attending the conference every year since its inception, and as you are aware, this is the premiere conference in the field where I am currently writing my doctoral thesis.  

My withdrawal is based your signature of the open letter in support of Nathan Cofnas, which I feel misleadingly frames his suspension as an issue of academic free speech, where as Ghent University has stated that their reasoning was based on shoddy work ethics and work that would bring university’s reputation into disrepute, i.e. “race realism” and other frankly racist and dubiously scientific works. I believe that many well-meaning scholars have been misled by primarily making this a case of academic free speech. 

Moreover, Nathan Cofnas was the instigator for a mass harassment campaign of dubious merits that led to the death of Professor Jason Arday, which I find disgusting, horrible and unforgivable. I am unwilling to associate with anyone who shows support for Cofnas under the guise of academic free speech. The far right have shown their capability to use free speech as a smokescreen to harass, target, and demonize whole groups of people, and this is just another example of it. To see “academic free speech” being used as a reason to support this odious man is unacceptable to me. Without speculating on your motives, I have to listen to my own principles in this matter.

Aasa Timonen
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We are go! #warhammerconference #gamestudies #nerdlings

An empty boat seen on Friday in the Central Mediterranean from civil search plane Seabird 1. It is not clear what happened to those on board, though it is likely they were intercepted by the EU-backed Libyan coastguard. Almost 7,000 people were forced back to Libya between Jan & mid May.

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Kaikenlaista sisÀltöÀ sitÀ ovat Facebookin algoritmit yrittÀneet minulle vuosien saatossa ujuttaa vaihtelevalla menestyksellÀ, mutta kerrankin osui: hienoja maaleja Electronic Artsin NHL 94:sta.

Toisessa somessa kirjoitin aiemmin, ettÀ ei mopoilevaa nuorta pÀin ei ajeta autolla vaikka hÀnellÀ olisi repussaan Epstein-tiedostot, Tiitisten lista ja Petteri Orpon selkÀranka, mutta en silloin osannut ottaa huomioon, ettÀ siellÀ voi myös olla neljÀ kiloa kokaiinia.

TutkimusryhmÀ valmistautui vuosia kohtaamaan sentinelien kansan, ja kielen opeteltuaan saapuivat suoja-asuissa Pohjois-Sentinelille. PÀiviÀ kestÀneen vihamielisyyden jÀlkeen keskusteluyhteys vihdoin saatiin aikaiseksi. MitÀ sentinelit haluavat? "Oispa tÀÀllÀ jÀÀhalli ja Taylor Swiftin keikka."

Aina vÀhÀn huvittaa, kun joku kokemuksen syvÀllÀ rintaÀÀnellÀ ottaa kantaa opiskelijoiden asioihin ja sitten se argumentin pohja on tyyliin "Kun itse kÀvin pappisseminaaria Turun hiippakunnassa 1295..." Itse en vetoaisi edes omiin opiskeluvuosiini, vaikka niistÀ ei lopulta edes ole niin kauan.

Yhdysvaltojen presidentin kaverit raijaavat öljynporauskalustoa Grönlantiin ilman lupaa, loukaten Grönlannin (ja toki samalla Pohjoismaa Tanskan) suvereniteettia. Samaan aikaan Yle: "TÀssÀ teille kymmenen uutta juttua Eppu Normaalista".

Ponderoin orbiani, kuten tavataan sanoa, ja ennustan, ettÀ uudesta kansalaisuuskokeesta nousee vielÀ mÀhinÀ, kun Helsingin yliopiston toteuttama koe ei kelpaakaan perussuomalaisille, koska se on "ideologinen".

And again with the nonsensical term “anti-immigration protester” in the media. Are they attacking any immigrants? Are white french ppl targeted too? Or are they specifically targeting people who look like they’re from the global South? Everything to avoid saying racist or xenophobe.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 4w ago

BBC report on violent disorder in Thetford, Norfolk. A lot of effort to balance here re violence & anti-immig protest. What report describes violence targeting people's homes: whether the "alleged asylum seekers" are being misidentified or not is beside the point www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Hamasin alaisuudessa toimiva..." Miksi samat toimittajat eivÀt puhu kokoomuksen alaisuudessa toimivasta ulkoministeriöstÀ sekÀ perussuomalaisten alaisuudessa toimivasta valtiovarainministeriöstÀ ja sosiaali- ja terveysministeriöstÀ?

Viime vuodet VÀlimeren muuttoliikkeiden parissa viettÀneenÀ sanoisin, ettÀ jos haluaisin ei-EU-kansalaisena ja ilman EU:n/Schengen-alueen vaatimia matkustusasiakirjoja Marokosta Espanjaan tai pidemmÀlle Eurooppaan, niin en matkustaisi Ceutan (tai Melillan) kautta.

"Se on salettiin NiemelÀn Mika kertonut Jannelle, ettÀ on hyvÀ hanke tÀssÀ teillÀ ja pistetÀÀn eteenpÀin, kun hoidatte pÀÀtöksen kasvuriihessÀ. KyllÀ herrat juoksupoikansa löytÀÀ. Perkele." - Akseli Koskela