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Ayse Busra Topal @abusrat.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The horrific 9/11 attacks claimed thousands of lives, while their aftermath also brought a devastating rise in discrimination against Muslims. As anti-Muslim discrimination rises again, ISPU’s new guide to countering Islamophobia a valuable resource for positive change. ispu.org/islamophobia...

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Countering and Dismantling Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Discrimination: An Introduction to Our Toolkit - Institute for Social Policy and Understanding

Defining and dismantling Islamophobia is not merely about protecting one religious group; it is a matter of preserving the democratic values that underpin civil society as a whole.

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Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium @priec.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Knock knock. Who's there? 📣 PRIEC! Where? In Riverside, CA with @ucrpolisci.bsky.social to celebrate 20 years of PRIEC where it all started!! #PRIECUCR20

Photo of UCR Professor Kim Yi Dionne, co-host of the PRIEC at UC Riverside, taking a selfie with ASU Professor Francisco Pedraza in front of the PRIEC pipe and banner.

Photo of Professor Kim Yi Dionne giving welcoming remarks for the 20th anniversary of PRIEC at UC Riverside. Standing at the front of the room facing guests.

Photo of registration area for PRIEC at UC Riverside. Professor Maricruz Osorio (Bentley), Professor Shaun Bowler (UC Riverside), and Dean & Professor Melissa Michelson (Menlo College).

Registration table for the PRIEC at UC Riverside, celebrating the 20th anniversary of PRIEC.

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Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium @priec.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Pushing what we know on emotional drivers of political participation, @abusrat.bsky.social, teaches us Muslim American mobilization is sensitive to different sources of Islamophobia. "Emotional Reactions to Islamophobia and the Political Participation of Muslims." #UCRPRIEC20

Ayse Busra Topal, UC Riverside standing at the front of the room like a boss presenting the paper, "Emotional Reactions to Islamophobia and the
Political Participation of Muslims"

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sasha @krassotkin.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

A Microsoft Research paper highlights jobs at high AI risk: translators, marketers, writers, editors, accountants, call center agents, and even models. Manual jobs like dishwashers and general helpers stay safer. Have you found your AI-proof profession yet? www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...

Table 3: Top 40 occupations with highest AI applicability score.
Job Title (Abbrv.) Coverage Cmpltn. Scope Score Employment
Interpreters and Translators 0.98 0.88 0.57 0.49 51,560
Historians 0.91 0.85 0.56 0.48 3,040
Passenger Attendants 0.80 0.88 0.62 0.47 20,190
Sales Representatives of Services 0.84 0.90 0.57 0.46 1,142,020
Writers and Authors 0.85 0.84 0.60 0.45 49,450
Customer Service Representatives 0.72 0.90 0.59 0.44 2,858,710
CNC Tool Programmers 0.90 0.87 0.53 0.44 28,030
Telephone Operators 0.80 0.86 0.57 0.42 4,600
Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 0.71 0.90 0.56 0.41 119,270
Broadcast Announcers and Radio DJs 0.74 0.84 0.60 0.41 25,070
Brokerage Clerks 0.74 0.89 0.57 0.41 48,060
Farm and Home Management Educators 0.77 0.91 0.55 0.41 8,110
Telemarketers 0.66 0.89 0.60 0.40 81,580
Concierges 0.70 0.88 0.56 0.40 41,020
Political Scientists 0.77 0.87 0.53 0.39 5,580
News Analysts, Reporters, Journalists 0.81 0.81 0.56 0.39 45,020
Mathematicians 0.91 0.74 0.54 0.39 2,220
Technical Writers 0.83 0.82 0.54 0.38 47,970
Proofreaders and Copy Markers 0.91 0.86 0.49 0.38 5,490
Hosts and Hostesses 0.60 0.90 0.57 0.37 425,020
Editors 0.78 0.82 0.54 0.37 95,700
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 0.70 0.90 0.52 0.37 82,980
Public Relations Specialists 0.63 0.90 0.60 0.36 275,550
Demonstrators and Product Promoters 0.64 0.88 0.53 0.36 50,790
Advertising Sales Agents 0.66 0.90 0.53 0.36 108,100
New Accounts Clerks 0.72 0.87 0.51 0.36 41,180
Statistical Assistants 0.85 0.84 0.49 0.36 7,200
Counter and Rental Clerks 0.62 0.90 0.52 0.36 390,300
Data Scientists 0.77 0.86 0.51 0.36 192,710
Personal Financial Advisors 0.69 0.88 0.52 0.35 272,190
Archivists 0.66 0.88 0.49 0.35 7,150
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 0.68 0.90 0.51 0.35 12,210
Web Developers 0.73 0.86 0.51 0.35 85,350
Management Analysts 0.68 0.90 0.54 0.35 838,140
Geographers
Models
Market Research Analysts
Public Safety Telecommunicators
Switchboard Operators
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondar

Table 4: Bottom 40 occupations with lowest AI applicability score.
Job Title (Abbrv.) Coverage Cmpltn. Scope Score Empl.
Phlebotomists 0.06 0.95 0.29 0.03 137,080
Nursing Assistants 0.07 0.85 0.34 0.03 1,351,760
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 0.04 0.95 0.35 0.03 49,960
Helpers–Painters, Plasterers, ... 0.04 0.96 0.38 0.03 7,700
Embalmers 0.07 0.55 0.22 0.03 3,380
Plant and System Operators, All Other 0.05 0.93 0.38 0.03 15,370
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 0.05 0.89 0.34 0.03 4,160
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 0.04 0.93 0.34 0.03 16,890
Ship Engineers 0.05 0.92 0.39 0.03 8,860
Tire Repairers and Changers 0.04 0.95 0.35 0.02 101,520
Prosthodontists 0.10 0.90 0.29 0.02 570
Helpers–Production Workers 0.04 0.93 0.36 0.02 181,810
Highway Maintenance Workers 0.03 0.96 0.32 0.02 150,860
Medical Equipment Preparers 0.04 0.96 0.31 0.02 66,790
Packaging and Filling Machine Op. 0.04 0.91 0.39 0.02 371,600
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 0.05 0.89 0.36 0.02 44,500
Dishwashers 0.03 0.95 0.30 0.02 463,940
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 0.03 0.92 0.39 0.01 203,560
Supervisors of Firefighters 0.04 0.88 0.39 0.01 84,120
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 0.03 0.94 0.28 0.01 778,920
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 0.04 0.89 0.33 0.01 73,390
Massage Therapists 0.10 0.91 0.32 0.01 92,650
Surgical Assistants 0.03 0.78 0.29 0.01 18,780
Tire Builders 0.03 0.93 0.40 0.01 20,660
Helpers–Roofers 0.02 0.94 0.37 0.01 4,540
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Op. 0.01 0.96 0.47 0.01 4,400
Roofers 0.02 0.94 0.38 0.01 135,140
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 0.01 0.95 0.39 0.01 43,830
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 0.02 0.94 0.34 0.01 836,230
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Op.
Logging Equipment Operators
Motorboat Operators
Orderlies
Floor Sanders and Finishers
Pile Driver Operators
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equip. Op.
Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Water Treatment Plant and System Op.
Bridge and Lock Tenders
Dredge Operators

Table 5: SOC Major groups sorted by AI Applicability Score
Major Group Coverage Completion Scope Score Employment
Sales and Related 0.56 0.89 0.51 0.32 13,266,370
Computer and Mathematical 0.64 0.86 0.48 0.30 5,177,390
Office and Administrative Support 0.56 0.89 0.49 0.29 18,163,760
Community and Social Service 0.51 0.88 0.44 0.25 2,216,930
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, Media 0.59 0.80 0.49 0.25 2,039,830
Business and Financial Operations 0.49 0.89 0.47 0.24 10,087,850
Educational Instruction and Library 0.46 0.89 0.46 0.23 8,328,920
Architecture and Engineering 0.49 0.84 0.46 0.22 2,523,090
Personal Care and Service 0.39 0.90 0.45 0.20 2,959,620
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0.39 0.88 0.46 0.20 1,381,930
Food Preparation and Serving Related 0.32 0.91 0.43 0.18 13,142,870
Management 0.27 0.90 0.45 0.14 10,445,050
Protective Service 0.33 0.84 0.40 0.14 3,484,710
Legal 0.33 0.89 0.42 0.13 1,196,870
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical 0.25 0.91 0.39 0.12 9,251,930
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 0.22 0.92 0.41 0.11 5,979,150
Production 0.23 0.91 0.41 0.11 8,419,460
Transportation and Material Moving 0.21 0.92 0.38 0.11 13,664,940
Building, Grounds Cleaning, Maintenance 0.15 0.94 0.38 0.08 4,403,350
Construction and Extraction 0.16 0.92 0.40 0.08 6,188,720
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0.11 0.92 0.39 0.06 422,740
Healthcare Support 0.13 0.90 0.38 0.05 7,063,540
N ote: Metrics reported as mean of user goal and AI action

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Danbischof @danbischof.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

🎓📢 We’re hiring! Come join us @uni-muenster.de 🇩🇪 as a W3 Professor in Political Science (🌍 IR & ♻️ Sustainability) 💼 Permanent position 📍 Münster, Germany 🕒 Deadline: Sept 26, 2025 jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...

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W3 Professorship in "Political Science with a Focus on International Sustainability" - Universität Münster

Universität Münster bietet Stelle als W3 Professorship in "Political Science with a Focus on International Sustainability" in Münster - jetzt bewerben!

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