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Amal Chatterjee (migrant, grumbler)

@amalkc.eurosky.social
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Writer. Fellow, Royal Historical Society. Coming Up: "Prisoners of Empire: How Former Colonies Were Set Up to Fail" (Hurst, 2026); also "AcrossTheLakes", "RepresentationsOfIndia,1740-1840" etc plays, Tutor, Creative Writing,Oxford Uni.; Migrant, grumbler.

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Hurst Publishers @hurstpublishers.bsky.social · 9h
📢 Our Spring/Summer 2027 catalogue is here! Books on private cities, British Muslim politics, Václav Havel & much more. Highlights below 🧵 Browse ➡️ tinyurl.com/32ztccrx @vickenche.bsky.social @glandsbergis.bsky.social @stefanauer.bsky.social @craiginfosec.bsky.social @jamesdjbrown.bsky.social
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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 25m
As someone who's demographically 'Hindu' and lives in India, a defacto Hindu ethnostate for a decade now, witnessing across my life and every day the horrors that ethnonationalism perpetrates, the idea that ethnonationalist movements are racist poison isn't remotely controversial.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 2h
Suella Braverman too proud for benefits... Went to university for free Studied in Europe using the heavily subsidised Erasmus program Claimed ALL her rent, energy, council tax bills for at least 5 years Millions of pounds in expenses claims She just doesn't call them benefits
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Lucien Lazare, Jewish fighter in the French Resistance, has died at 101. After fighting the Nazis, he was rejected by his synagogue later in life for translating an article saying “Israel, today, is nothing but a formless mass of corruption, oppression and injustice.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/w...
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Lucien Lazare, Jewish Resistance Fighter in Occupied France, Dies at 101 (Gift Article)
He and a small troop of French Jews worked with the Allies to distribute supplies and fight the Nazis, ambushing a German train and liberating a city in the south.
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 23h
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Amal Chatterjee (migrant, grumbler) @amalkc.eurosky.social · 8h
This is the norm, the racism is foundational. And will remain until that is recognised and addressed. Don't hold your breath though. nltimes.nl/2026/10/05/r...
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Racism at UWV: People with bicultural names get more, higher fines
Racism, discrimination, and ethnic profiling are part of the culture at the social assistance agency UWV, EenVandaag and AD found in internal documents and discussions with former and current employee...
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Lennart Quispel @lquispel.bsky.social · 8h
Daar gaan we weer ... www.parool.nl/nederland/me...
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Medewerkers UWV Handhaving melden discriminatie door hun afdeling: ‘Als iemand van kleur is, verdwijnt de objectiviteit’
Het UWV legt bij fraudeonderzoeken meer en hogere boetes op aan mensen met een migratieachtergrond. (Oud-)medewerkers hebben hierover al herhaaldelijk aan de bel getrokken. ‘Als iemand van kleur is, v...
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 9h
'Morale at the BBC has been severely dented by a gradual “bloodletting” that has seen plans to shed as many as 2,000 staff slowly announced over several weeks, members of the corporation’s staff have warned.'
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BBC morale dented by gradual ‘bloodletting’ after weeks of job cuts
Plans to shed as many as 2,000 employees have been announced in stages, and staff fear further cuts in 2027
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 20h
Wtaf is she smoking and could she share with the rest of the class please? If only so the rest of the class as something to dull the nightmare that is Shabana Mahmood as Home Secretary
Mahmood says Palestine Action proscription is needed to curb support for neo-Nazis
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The London Spectator magazine (editor Michael Gove) showing its racism, again. .
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This should not have needed to go to court. It remains a tragic reality that for many people that is the only way in which they can seek safety though, and one which Labour is desperately trying to deny as many as possible www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Court quashes block on mothers and children in Gaza joining families in UK
Immigration court judge finds ‘unsafe journeys’ policy was applied unlawfully to two families
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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UK Politics News // Papernaut @ukpolitics.papernaut.co · 04/10/2026
THE GUARDIAN: Court quashes Home Office decisions blocking two Gaza families from joining relatives in the UK, finding its policy was applied unlawfully. An estimated 250-300 families remain stranded as Gaza’s visa centre is closed and biometrics are required. - by Diane Taylor
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Court quashes block on mothers and children in Gaza joining families in UK
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Wilco Veldhorst @wilcoveldhorst.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Maar laten we wel wezen @huffke.bsky.social het gerant tegen abortus komt vooral van mannen die vinden dat de ketting van hun vrouw moet worden ingekort als ze te ver de keuken uitkomen.
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Ignoring advice to secure and monitor your sandboxes during testing then blaming it on your AI being so smart that it’s a threat to humanity is nasty work
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Nina Zeelen @ninazeelen.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
"The social movements of the 1960s and 1970s, the neoliberals believed, had 'injected the poison of civil rights, feminism, affirmative action, and eco consciousness into the veins of the body politic'. To combat them neoliberals 'turned to nature in matters of race, IQ, territory, and money."
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How the neoliberalism of ‘Hayek’s Bastards’ changed the world – and fuelled the rise of the populist right
When the Cold War came to an end, neoliberals appealed to nature in order to justify inequality.
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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A (Hindu) man who protected an elderly Muslim man from Hindu supremacist thugs has now been arrested and held under preventative detention after months of harassment from the Hindutva ecosystem. This is what having compassion and empathy gets you in India under the regime.
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‘Mohammad’ Deepak arrested after businessman alleges assault, threats in Kotdwar
The alleged assault was linked to an online comment made by the trader regarding the “partial” demolition of a mosque in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, according to police.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sometimes politics can be as simple as not doing stupid, awful things.
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Nina Zeelen @ninazeelen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
EU-Wide Police Database "In 2024 recommended using a definition of 'potential terrorists' to justify data collection and sharing among EU states. With no democratic oversight to target foreigners and climate activists. 'Framing surrounding Palestine and people supporting it is tip of the iceberg.'"
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The secret European Commission group driving EU deportations
First launched in late 2022, the so-called High Level Network for Returns (HLNR) used the October 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel as a justification to enforce the exchange of data of individuals with...
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
US spy firm Palantir has put its latest revolving-door hire Tom Watson to use — 'threatening' other politicians for criticising it Via @skwawkbox.org
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Watson 'threatens' Lewis for criticising Palantir
US spy firm Palantir has put its latest revolving-door hire Tom Watson to use — 'threatening' other politicians for criticising it
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
To carry 50,000 people per hour in each direction, a city needs a 175m wide road for cars. Even if those cars are electric. And then there’s all the parking. OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money, emissions, pollution, noise etc. Choices. Simple.
Graphic showing a single lane 9 m wide track for metros, a 35 m wide road for buses with four lanes, and a 175 m wide road for cars with seven lanes, making the point that one single track of Metro replaces seven lanes of car traffic. Mobility in cities is about space.
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A.V. Deggar @avdeggar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The wheel spins as it should.
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Recent lobbyist for Palantir had key role in helping Andy Burnham become PM
Exclusive: Martha Dalton worked closely with Burnham’s team on byelection that secured his return to parliament
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/10/2026
OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’
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OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’
David Robinson joins other insiders in urging industry to take more care over rapidly developing technology A safety leader at OpenAI has quit the company, warning that its culture was broken and that AI firms were not “being nearly careful enough” about developing the technology. David Robinson, who led the writing of safety reports that accompanied the ChatGPT developer’s product releases, explained his resignation in an essay headlined, “I quit OpenAI because its culture is broken”. Continue reading...
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Prabir @prabirkc.neocities.org · 03/10/2026
www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/the-...
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The hidden hand revealed
Nobody knows how much the world’s militaries actually emit. Since the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, military emissions have been effectively carved out of international climate accounting
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The UK doesn't need to downgrade the triple lock, or cut benefits like PIP for disabled people because a #WealthTaxNow HMRC funded to catch all millionaire tax evaders and 1950s style progressive #TaxTheRich could end all poverty, homelessness, NHS underfunding ... meme via Left Wing UK II
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Um... 'PM Herbert Morrison, made a speech which included the following statement: "The men who built Waterloo Bridge are fortunate men. They know that although their names may be forgotten, their work will be a pride and use to London for generations to come".' english.elpais.com/culture/2024...
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How 350 women rebuilt London’s Waterloo Bridge under Nazi bombings
Their incredible work was almost erased from history, but thanks to the documentary ‘The Ladies Bridge’ and the efforts of filmmakers Karen Livesey and Jo Wiser and historian Christine Wall, their con...
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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If you are of a *Protestant* background in +Ireland+ you are invited to sign this letter - which seeks to de-escalate the current situation. If the link is dodgy, use the one in the replies. Rev Sethuraman is doing good work.
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Dr Laura Smith-Khan @lawandlanguage.org · 03/10/2026
"Taoiseach Micheál Martin earlier said the rules, including a language test in English or Irish, will help bring Ireland in line with other European countries." ie joining the race to the bottom...
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 02/10/2026
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The NHS is trying to silence us for criticising Palantir, but we’re not bowing down to the pressure goodlawproject.org/is-this-the-firs…
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Is this the first ever SLAPP by our own Government? | Good Law Project
The Department for Health and Social Care has written to us demanding we take down our video criticising Palantir’s NHS contract – we won’t
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Nick Dearden @nickdearden.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Massive crowd outside Palantir’s HQ. Throw this evil corporation out of our public services.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Congratulations to Suella Braverman for her Question Time appearance - I didn't think it was possible for her to come across as any more deranged and stupid than usual, but she somehow managed it.
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Ton Aarts @tonaarts.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
3/ Uitlegdraadje. Met de kosten en .. wat het oplevert. Hoe we het WEL moeten doen. En kúnnen doen. #TataSteel (Als ik het kan, kan elke politieke partij het ook uitzoeken) bsky.app/profile/tona...
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Amal Chatterjee (migrant, grumbler) @amalkc.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026
Apartheid means "separate development". Discuss.
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Anand @calmerfuture.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
'Nigel Farage described the tone of the advertisements, which he saw as an attempt by the government to be seen to be "doing something" to appeal to UKIP voters, as "unpleasant".' 🧐 but it helped shift the Overton Window, and I'm sure it made many of us feel deeply unwelcome and unsettled, fearful
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 03/10/2026
I implore all cis people to read this.
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Amal Chatterjee (migrant, grumbler) @amalkc.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026
It's their blood money and they get to keep it.
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Amal Chatterjee (migrant, grumbler) @amalkc.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026
The film exposes genocide and human rights abuse. The group supports criminals.
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Amal Chatterjee (migrant, grumbler) @amalkc.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026
And they're enjoying it. So there. Oh here's a note saying they're sorry they have it. Now go away,
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Clive Gabay @clivesg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In latest news from the world of Jonathan Freedland, anti Zionist members of the Green Party are like the Spanish inquistors. Yep.
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KDaver @kdaver.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
GAZA HAS NO ARMY, NO AIR
FORCE, NO NAVY, NO TANKS,
NO ARTILLERY, NO MISSILES.
STOP CALLING THIS A WAR.
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Amal Chatterjee (migrant, grumbler) @amalkc.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026
Change. Silencing dissent.
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Amal Chatterjee (migrant, grumbler) @amalkc.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026
Got to admire Burnham for going after those who can least afford to be targeted.
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Amal Chatterjee (migrant, grumbler) @amalkc.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026
Burnham's going after the young disabled. When he could support them, and tax the tax-dodgers. Starmer's father was a toolmaker, Burnham's from the North, that's all the change the UK's got.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Mike Pompeo has been rewarded with a teaching fellowship at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. The same school that canceled my class on media, race and international affairs. @columbiasipa.bsky.social share.google/KEvTy5yER71U...
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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to join SIPA faculty
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will join the School of International and Public Affairs as a fellow at SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics in March, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
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Amal Chatterjee (migrant, grumbler) @amalkc.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026
The man is an idiot, a bully and doesn't tell the truth.
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Shellraiser B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I guarantee you 1,200 is a fraction of the number of actual sexual violence incidents.
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Amal Chatterjee (migrant, grumbler) @amalkc.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
Nice - now what about separating families through immigration and asylum rules? And charging them random, vicious fees? For far longer and far more than on flights. And the promise of worse to come? Stop that.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
@greenparty.org.uk "Environmental campaigners and Zack Polanski have both separately written to Andy Burnham and the foreign secretary to raise concerns about Rosebank's links to an Israeli company, Delek Group." Vote Green on October 8th and help Stop Rosebank. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Burnham warned Rosebank oil field could breach West Bank sanctions
Campaigners and Green Party leader Zack Polanski raise concerns about Rosebank's ties to an Israeli firm.
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