iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Dr Yuchen Yang @dr-yang.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

New Open-Access Publication in Men and Masculinities! This essay was originally prepared as a conference paper for the 2025 ASA Sex & Gender panel on the 30th Anniversary of Masculinities. It was subsequently expanded after very constructive review feedback. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Instead they alienate people and render the federal state and country unattractive (politely said)

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Demographic development in Sachsen-Anhalt. They need immigrants already and will need more immigrants to keep the federal state operating. Same in other parts of Germany (and Europe) #nomadcentury

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Peter Jelinek @peterjelinek.eurosky.social · 28/08/2026

"Wie Sie sehen, sehen sie nichts. Keinen MDR mehr in Sachsen Anhalt und damit auch kein Mitmachen statt meckern. Das könnte passieren." Was für ein starker Beitrag vom MDR-Sachsen-Anhalt & eine mutige Stellung des Leiters, der sichtlich damit kämpft: "Das habe ich mir nicht leicht gemacht."

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Claudia Salowski @claudiasalowski.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Text ist online und frei zugänglich. Wenn ihr mögt, abonniert gerne, lasst ein Like da oder unterstützt meine Arbeit mit einer Mitgliedschaft. Danke! steady.page/de/quo-vadis...

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Übrig geblieben

In einer Studie von 2019 zu Thüringen hat die Soziologin Katja Salomo gezeigt, dass sich die politische Kultur in Ostdeutschland durch die demografische Entwicklung,…

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

#ClimateEmergency - that's what Stourbridge has suffered from. I speak to Times Radio about the PM's reaction

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SSSI & SI Journal @sijournal.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

New Article: "Goffman's Tempting the Devil in Stigma: A Close Rereading of Goffman's “Subversive” Construct of “the Normals” Versus “the Stigmatized”" by Thaddeus Muller #sssi #interactionism #stigma #Goffman doi.org/10.1002/symb...

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

sadly we are getting a new betting shop/casino in Catford. The former Barclays Bank is currently being converted :-(

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I did one playlist for The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki; and another one for Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson. I later discovered that Nelson has published his own playlist for Open Water, and other readers created playlists for the book as well

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

from a reader’s perspective I have created a playlist for a book whose author kept referencing songs

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 01/08/2026

Why do great powers keep underestimating their rivals? Peter Frankopan joins Mishal Husain to discuss Ukraine, Iran, China and the changing rules of global power in this weekend's interview: bloom.bg/4vYnxTQ 📷️: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The interminable discussion of the Odessey - and the blockbuster book and ticket sales - indicate quite how important and popular the HUMANITIES are. Maybe not a great idea to cut them hmmmm??

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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man

As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

programming. no HD shows available in 1992/93

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

@bruces.bsky.social I think we have arrived where you were many moons ago. What next?

Cover of Wired Magazine 1992, showing Bruce Sterling and a hint to the title of his article War is a Virtual Hell

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Eine Sternstunde des Journalismus

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

And Konrad Lorenz and Randall Collins as well #emotionalenergy

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Sabine Döring @sabinedoering.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

„Forschung ist kein Selbstzweck. Forschung muss zu Wertschöpfung, Produktion und Innovation in Deutschland und in Europa führen“, so der @bundeskanzler. Die Wissenschaftsfreiheit, wie sie Art. 5 Abs. 3 GG und das Bundesverfassungsgericht verstehen, setzt einen anderen Maßstab. 🧵 1/n

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

You probably know it’s ‘Ausdruck’ and ‘Eindruck’ in German. Nice how the terms translates across languages

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Leelo’s Keynote was excellent and perfect for the occasion

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Great shame you aren’t here 😢

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Yes, it’s really good. Full on though. Keynote at 9am followed by 3 x 2hour long sessions with relatively brief intermissions

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Sarah J White @drsarahjwhite.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

This is how I had to managed concentration for the last session of the day. It wasn't the presenters - it was definitely me. But after so many hours it was tough. #icca2026

A photo of a page covered in a variety of black pen doodles.

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Over 40 economists write to leader of Unite the Union, rejecting her claim that Ed Miliband would destroy jobs if he becomes next UK chancellor "The net zero economy generates output worth over £100bn and employs over a million workers....these numbers will grow” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Progressive economists reject Unite leader’s criticism of Ed Miliband

Sharon Graham is urged to withdraw her claim that the energy secretary would cost jobs if he became chancellor

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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

A change in Labour leader without a change in economic thinking will produce the same results. Missions became a slogan rather than a governing architecture: correct now while there are two years left!

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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

School meals aren't a narrow social policy or cost-minimisation exercise, but a strategic instrument for industrial strategy, public health, climate action, and innovation.

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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The June issue of Cultural Sociology is live! Find articles on cultural translations of social movements, Chinese hip-hop, online commodification of leisure activities and more, below. journals.sagepub.com/toc/CUS/20/2

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Cultural Sociology - Volume 20, Number 2

Table of contents for Cultural Sociology, 20, 2

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

The Internet Times where all the posts are announced in advance is published every blue moon

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Oh no! What a shame! Hopefully there will be a next time soon!

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Ps: I saw the other day you had been at LSE. Please let me know when you come again. My office is right opposite the LSE campus

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I am glad you and your son got saved and hope all is well with you both

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I am not surprised. There’s a strand of homeopathic medical care and pharmaceutical care that is driven by this ideology. Reflected also in some of the arguments about the covid at the time of the pandemic and after

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

That so true, Brooke. Putting lives of babies and mothers at risk despite medical help being available is reckless. We are in 2026 after all

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

While some people of influence are currently stirring up racial conflicts, it’s important to remember where it can lead.

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Great keynote on ‘The power of meaning in police-civilian interaction by @sociologistray.bsky.social at The Qualitatives/SSSI conference #sssi #policing cc @sijournal.bsky.social

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 09/06/2026

Boris Johnson: "We didn't have a plan for what to do next because we didn't think it was our job to have a plan." And we are all paying the price for that folly.

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Jakub Mlynář @jakubmlynar.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Honoured to have hosted the New Developments in Ethnomethodology 2026 conference with Philippe Sormani and Clemens Eisenmann on “Hybrid Studies”. Many thanks to the nearly 40 international participants for coming to Sierre and engaging in 3 days of lively discussions. More info: t.ly/vQMXS #EMCA

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Handwritten, multidimensional art by Gila Abutalebi (Köln) - gilaabutalebi.world/gallery/

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Ein Katheter vielleicht? Wir werden das Problem nicht lösen. In jedem Fall stimme ich Ihnen zu

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DirkvL @dirkvl.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Eugene Halton on his meetings with Duke Ellington, Dick Fosbury and Billy Nicks magazine.nd.edu/stories/crea... #sssi

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Creative Freedom | Notre Dame Magazine | University of Notre Dame

Encounters with American originals

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