Reposted by Armanc YildizJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Let this sink in. Cornell University refused to refund Jane Doe's tuition the semester she was raped. Without this money, she could not transfer to another school. Essentially, she was forced to stay on campus where she saw those seven rapists frequently. Eventually she dropped out of college. 531982624
Reposted by Armanc YildizRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 142153805148
Armanc Yildiz @armanc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My conversation with @firatbozcali.bsky.social on his great book, Smuggling Law (@stanfordpress.bsky.social) is online on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social and it's selected as the Book of the Day! listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/smuggling-lawnewbooksnetwork.comSmuggling Law: Unsettled Sovereignties in Turkey's Kurdish Borderlands with Fırat Bozçalı (Stanford UP, 2025) - New Books NetworkFırat Bozçalı is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto. 020
Reposted by Armanc YildizDeborah Feldman @deborahfeldman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We know exactly who threatens our safety btw. We know where the threats, the hate, the abuse come from. Spoiler: it’s not Die Linke, and it’s not Neukölln. 517548
Reposted by Armanc YildizBen Miller @benwritesthings.bsky.social · 25/09/2026150 progressive Jewish people in Berlin who signed a letter critical of current media discourse on antisemitism and expressing solidarity with Elif Eralp and Die Linke—me included—are now the subject of direct violent threats. 26934
Armanc Yildiz @armanc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026all kinds of people losing their shit over the left party winning the elections in Berlin, antisemitism accusations are thrown around, and people talk about the rise of islamofascism instead of the real threat of the afd fascism. very similar to Mamdani’s win in NYC 030
Reposted by Armanc Yildizrobin celikates @robin-c.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I’m so angry I wrote an article: In Germany, fascist majorities are a real possibility again, but the centrist merger of a revived Red Scare with open racism shows that mainstream media & politics are unable or unwilling to comprehend the seriousness of the crisis tribunemag.co.uk/2026/09/germ...tribunemag.co.ukWarning from Germany: It’s Socialism or BarbarismFascism is at the door, and liberals are ushering it in. Only the left offers hope. 14583233
Reposted by Armanc YildizSophie Schmalenberger @soschma.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Teile diesen Scheiß nicht gern, aber hier ein Post von der Berliner AfD 2019(!), um zu verdeutlichen, dass es genau so eine rechtsideologische Instrumentalisierung & Skandalisierung des Antisemitismusvorwurfs heute in Statements von CDU etc. & die Überschriften deutscher Leitmedien geschafft hat. 14713
Reposted by Armanc YildizFür sachliche Politik @sachlichepolitik.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026„Antisemitismus gibt es in allen Parteien“, sagte die Leiterin des Zentrums für Antisemitismusforschung an der TU Berlin der Deutschen Presse-Agentur. [...] „Ich sehe hier eine überzogene Diskussion, bei der es offensichtlich auch darum geht, die Regierungsbildung in Berlin zu beeinflussen."tagesspiegel.deNach Linke-Wahlsieg in Berlin: Antisemitismus-Forscherin findet Debatte „überzogen“Die Historikerin Schüler-Springorum warnt vor einer zu einseitigen Debatte über Antisemitismus innerhalb der Linken nach der Berlin-Wahl. „Es ist gefährlich, das Thema zu instrumentalisieren“,sagt sie... 311232462
Reposted by Armanc YildizArmanc Yildiz @armanc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026For the first time in my life, the party I voted for won the election #berlinelections 011
Armanc Yildiz @armanc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026For the first time in my life, the party I voted for won the election #berlinelections 011
Reposted by Armanc YildizI did NOT vote for the rapist @sarahgies.bsky.social · 15/09/2026 13765652412
Reposted by Armanc YildizAdia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 15/09/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.com‘I believed the hype’: the white South Africans denied refugee status in the USDrive to save thousands of Afrikaners from false claims of ‘white genocide’ appears to show signs of slowing 31910
Reposted by Armanc Yildizbianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"This operation declares that the Turkish state considers LGBTI+s criminals for simply existing" Journalist and LGBTI+ activist Yıldız Tar reflected on the recent crackdown on the queer community. bianet.org/haber/this-o...bianet.org'This operation declares that the Turkish state considers LGBTI+s criminals for simply existing'Journalist and LGBTI+ activist Yıldız Tar reflected on the recent crackdown on the queer community. 013
Armanc Yildiz @armanc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Dear friends, there has been a massive crackdown on the lgbtq associations, cafes, bars and venues across five different cities in Turkey. Please consider adding your signature to this petition campaign and help us with spreading the word. Thanks! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comOpen Letter from Academics and Researchers Condemning the Mass Detention of LGBTI+ Human Rights Defenders in TürkiyeWe, the undersigned academics and researchers from around the world, strongly condemn the mass detention of LGBTI+ human rights defenders in Türkiye and urge their immediate release. In the early morn... 085
Reposted by Armanc YildizAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 14/09/2026Turkish authorities launch anti-LGBTQ raids, detaining dozens aje.news/r4ghur 157750
Reposted by Armanc Yildizbianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Widespread police raids, online censorship target Turkey’s LGBTI+ community in new crackdown bianet.org/haber/widesp...bianet.orgWidespread police raids, online censorship target Turkey’s LGBTI+ community in new crackdown 11217
Reposted by Armanc YildizHeba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 11/09/20269/11/2001 I was a freshman in high school in Alabama, I wore a hijab. In gym class my teacher wheeled in a screen. Something horrible was happening. I watched, mouth agape as the second tower hit. We were silent. As that period reached an end, my name was announced on the loud speaker. 1/ 9234081258
Reposted by Armanc YildizMarlow Stern @marlownyc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026‘The Matrix’ creator Lilly Wachowski on J.K. Rowling and the new ‘Harry Potter’ series: “She is funding trans genocide. J.K. Rowling funds trans genocide, full stop. So, if you support ‘Harry Potter,’ you’re supporting trans genocide.” variety.com/2026/tv/feat...variety.comLilly Wachowski on Her New Studio Anarchists United, the Black Power Origins of ‘The Matrix’ and How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are ‘Supporting Trans Genocide’‘The Matrix’ filmmaker Lilly Wachowski opens up about her new studio for marginalized voices Anarchists United, J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk. 99115074250
Reposted by Armanc YildizOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026sikhs were beat up for supposedly being muslim. muslims were branded terrorist cells. democrats were sent anthrax and called pro-terrorist for opposing invading iraq. this post-9/11 unity you always hear republicans, democrats and the media talking about NEVER HAPPENED. 522223602
Reposted by Armanc YildizKetil Slagstad @slagstadk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026It was a pleasure to talk to @armanc.bsky.social about the history of trans medicine, activism, and the recurrent efforts to standardize sex on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast. 033
Armanc Yildiz @armanc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Have you listened to our conversation with @slagstadk.bsky.social on his amazing book, Standardizing Sex (@uchicagopress.bsky.social) yet? It’s published on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social . Check it out! newbooksnetwork.com/standardizin...newbooksnetwork.comKetil Slagstad, "Standardizing Sex: A History of Trans Medicine" (U Chicago Press, 2025) - New Books Network 031
Armanc Yildiz @armanc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I interviewed Francesca Sbardella on her great book, Inhabiting Silence (@berghahnbooks.bsky.social) for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Check it out: newbooksnetwork.com/inhabiting-s...newbooksnetwork.comFrancesca Sbardella, "Inhabiting Silence: An Anthropologist in the Cloister" (Berghahn Books, 2025) - New Books Network 012
Reposted by Armanc YildizThe Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 08/09/2026There should be alarm bells ringing at full tilt in Westminster when it comes to the coordinated intimidation campaign we saw over the weekend. What we got instead is a toothless statement that the government “condemns.” Not nearly good enough, I’m sorry.bearlypolitics.co.ukWhat Happened In Dover and Portsmouth Should Scare UsNot because hundreds of men protested, but because they appeared disciplined, coordinated and ready to do it again. 35547200
Reposted by Armanc YildizScott Fitzgerald Gray @scottfgray.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The number of people still seemingly unaware that Substack has a Nazi problem means it’s apparently worth mentioning yet again that Substack has a fucking Nazi problem.theguardian.comRevealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newslettersExclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism 2319271222
Reposted by Armanc YildizArmanc Yildiz @armanc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026www.theguardian.com/science/2026...theguardian.comRich people more likely to steal children’s sweets, finds Ig Nobel prize-winning studyWe round up the winners at awards for achievements that ‘first make people laugh and then make them think’ 001
Armanc Yildiz @armanc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026www.theguardian.com/science/2026...theguardian.comRich people more likely to steal children’s sweets, finds Ig Nobel prize-winning studyWe round up the winners at awards for achievements that ‘first make people laugh and then make them think’ 001
Armanc Yildiz @armanc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I talked to Elizabeth Davis about her beautiful book, Artifactual (@dukepress.bsky.social) for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Check it out! newbooksnetwork.com/artifactualnewbooksnetwork.comElizabeth Anne Davis, "Artifactual: Forensic and Documentary Knowing" (Duke UP, 2023) - New Books Network 032
Reposted by Armanc YildizBen Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 31/08/2026As the nation continues to mark 250 years since 1776, the roughly 86% of those in elected office & positions of power who are Anglo (yes, still, even in 2026) may be facing the risk of renewed scrutiny and fresh political attack. 1246
Reposted by Armanc Yildizrobin celikates @robin-c.bsky.social · 29/08/2026the article is now available in English: apache.be/2025/12/22/p...apache.bePhilosophy professor from Ghent University spoke at secret conference of “race scientists”Bouke de Vries from Ghent University gave a lecture to ‘race scientists’ and eugenicists. 03922
Armanc Yildiz @armanc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Always the same BS, and unsurprisingly coming from an elitist place, why does this argument need to be made with a blue collar worker? Also, as a postdoc I feel pretty precarious. Thank you, professor at Yale, for telling me I don't need unions. 020
Reposted by Armanc YildizAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 26/08/2026JK Rowling has engaged in Holocaust denial. She denies the fact that nazis raided the Magnus Hirschfeld institute and burned all their books which contained the first research on trans people. 171625410
Reposted by Armanc YildizYossi Bartal @yossibartal.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Everyone's moving to Mamdanistan!theguardian.comOtter spotted for first time in 100 years in New York City’s Bronx RiverImage captured in early June shows animal foraging in the waterway in first since early 1900s, signaling its recovery 0477
Reposted by Armanc YildizDr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Bouke de Vries is the supervisor who used his ERC grant to shimmy Nathan Cofnas into a postdoc position for which he did not actually qualify. There's a lot we already know about de Vries. 1/ 414954
Armanc Yildiz @armanc.bsky.social · 22/08/2026It’s like: let’s make a list of white supremacist academics… wait, they’re doing it themselves! 311038
Reposted by Armanc YildizArmanc Yildiz @armanc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I just saw that Harvard included "viewpoint diversity" questions in course evaluations: "In this course (including sections), I feel comfortable expressing my views on controversial topics" or "...students listen attentively with ... a willingness to change their point of view." Is this resistance? 021
Reposted by Armanc YildizCrystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 22/08/2026The fact that HBO compelled even this lukewarm non-apology out of one of the modern world's proudest and more powerful bigots means that her hatred is actually affecting their bottom line. 1860421649
Armanc Yildiz @armanc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I just saw that Harvard included "viewpoint diversity" questions in course evaluations: "In this course (including sections), I feel comfortable expressing my views on controversial topics" or "...students listen attentively with ... a willingness to change their point of view." Is this resistance? 021
Reposted by Armanc YildizArmanc Yildiz @armanc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026If you needed a break from the world, this derpy baby will be living with us from November on, and I can’t wait 😍😍😍 241
Reposted by Armanc YildizAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/08/2026I've never seen such an effort to censor a document as I have the Amnesty International report on gender critical groups because of JK Rowling. They removed the report from the Wayback Machine and now I got a DMCA strike on my Google Drive for having it. It was deleted and removed from my account. 230114225344
Armanc Yildiz @armanc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026If you needed a break from the world, this derpy baby will be living with us from November on, and I can’t wait 😍😍😍 241
Reposted by Armanc YildizArmanc Yildiz @armanc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026My article, "The closet and the headscarf: Chronotopes of secular emancipation in White Germany" is out and open access! journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... #anthrosky #GermanStudies #Religion #Sexualityjournals.sagepub.comThe closet and the headscarf: Chronotopes of secular emancipation in White Germany 3111
Armanc Yildiz @armanc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026My article, "The closet and the headscarf: Chronotopes of secular emancipation in White Germany" is out and open access! journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... #anthrosky #GermanStudies #Religion #Sexualityjournals.sagepub.comThe closet and the headscarf: Chronotopes of secular emancipation in White Germany 3111
Reposted by Armanc YildizHadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · 19/08/2026different jobs ergo different people feeling vulnerable 2182
Armanc Yildiz @armanc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026This is such an intellectually lazy take on a clearly racist incident: why is it their concern to figure out who belongs to the Black communities, rather than why is it made impossible to create a safe space for them? 030