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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

a little louder for the cheap seats in the back

One of the biggest myths is that men rape by mistake. Like, "Oh, they need consent training." But research is very clear: Sexual violence is not a mistake. It is an intentionally made decision by people who know they don't have consent. They just don't prioritize consent over things like status, power, domination, and sexual gratification.
For my research, I got a certificate of confidentiality from the National Institutes of Health, so my notes couldn't be subpoenaed. One of the reasons I call them perpetrators in my work is because every single person I interviewed confessed in that context. The first question I would ask them was, "When you received that email from Title IX that you were under investigation, did you know what it was about?" Every perpetrator I interviewed said "yes." If sexual assault were a miscommunication, you would be wondering, What have I possibly done wrong? That is not the way that any of them reacted because they knew.

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Sarah Pyke @sarahpyke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Extremely excited to share the CFP for the ✨fifth✨ annual #QueerBibliography conference! bit.ly/QB2027CfP When? 2-4 September 2027 Where? Manchester, UK & online Theme: TAKING STOCK Deadline for abstracts: 29 January 2027 Decisions: by 12 March 2027 Submit here: forms.gle/WGjXKA1d6gWm...

Queer Bibliography
Taking Stock
Manchester, UK and online
2-4 September 2027

Call for Proposals

Since the inaugural 2023 conference, queer bibliography has grown from an interesting concept to a burgeoning field. Our 2027 theme, Taking Stock, marks the fifth annual conference and is a chance to pause and reflect on genealogies of the field, the present state of queer bibliographical enquiry, and our senses of the future. How might we trace queer histories of queer bibliography? How can we imagine critical futures for bibliographical enquiry within and beyond its traditional academic locations? Where do we find ourselves and our work?

Stock also has meaning in bibliography. While “stock” originally referred to a tree trunk or plant stem, and figuratively to the source of a line of descent or even a human torso, it later began to connote an aggregate of goods—in the context of bookmaking, one might own a stock of paper or pasteboard. Towards the mid-nineteenth century, “paper stock” began to connote the raw material of paper itself. “Stock” might refer to the inventories of booksellers, the process of beginning and curating an institutional or personal collection, and the supply and material characteristics of paper. From the raw materials of books to the origins and shapes of personal, commercial, and institutional collections, how does "stock" participate in the production, articulation, and study of queer textuality and textual communities? What is queer about materiality, the ecology of books, and the processes of making and engaging with (collections of) physical textual objects?

We invite participants to engage in stock-taking or reflect on
bibliographical stock, broadly defined. We welcome meta, theoretical, and historiographical work that takes stock of queer bibliography, and we
welcome proposals that relate to “stock” in bibliography, book history, and reception studies.

This three-day hybrid conference will be hosted at the John Rylands
Library, part of the University of Manchester, and online on 2–4 September 2027. The conference will feature two days of panels, conversation, and discussion on 2 and 3 September and will be followed by an optional workshop on 4 September. Conference programming may also include evening receptions, tours of Manchester libraries (including Chetham’s Library, the oldest public library in England), and collection viewings at the Rylands.

The conference welcomes participants from a diverse range of fields and
career stages, including: book arts practitioners, activists, postgraduates,
early career researchers, independent scholars, librarians, archivists, and
booksellers, both in person and via video conference. As in past years, the goal of the broadly articulated theme of “taking stock” is to bring people in and to shape conversation, not to exclude or limit. All submissions that engage with the intertwined relationship between queerness and bibliography are encouraged.

Participants will be invited to submit a 2000-word pre-circulated paper,
before presenting in panels of 10-minute papers. We also welcome
alternative contributions, such as workshops, roundtables, or self-organised seminars and creative presentations, with a pre-circulated submission that provides a grounding for the conference contribution.

Contributors should submit an abstract of 200–300 words, along with a
short bio, by 29 January 2027:

https:/ /forms.gle/WGjXKA1d6gWmtfjZ8

Prospective speakers will be informed of the outcome by 12th March. Pre-circulated papers will be collected and shared in mid-July.

Any questions should be directed to: queerbibliography@gmail.com

http://queerbibliography.org

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Julia Boechat @juliaboechat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

mais uma vez, peço pelo retorno do tratado de Tordesilhas

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 05/10/2026

Brazil's presidential election is headed to a runoff between leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Flávio has “a well-documented history of ties to organized crime,” says Brazilian philosopher Rodrigo Nunes.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Men Explain Rape to Me.

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SHARP News @sharpnews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

📢 OPPORTUNITY WITH SHARP NEWS We are looking for someone to join the SHARP News Bibliography team for a 3-year term starting in 2027. A great opportunity for established scholars, ECRs, or grad students! See the full call for applicants: sharpweb.org/sharpnews/20... #BookHistory #Bibliography

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SHARP News @sharpnews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

📢 OPPORTUNITY WITH SHARP NEWS We are looking for TWO PEOPLE to take responsibility of the SHARP News Book Reviews section for a 3-year term starting in 2027. See the full call for applicants: sharpweb.org/sharpnews/20... #BookHistory #BookReviews

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Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.northsky.social · 01/10/2026

Between October 2023 and April 2024, Israel dropped more explosives on Gaza than were dropped on London, Dresden, and Hamburg combined during all of WWII. The destruction of Rafah, which I believe is the city in this picture, did not begin until May 2024.

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Physghoul 👻 🎃 @physgal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Just needs alt-text:

How to avoid sexual assault! A QUICK AND EASY GUIDE*

sexual violence centre cork

1 DON'T PUT DRUGS IN PEOPLE'S DRINKS

4 WHEN YOU SEE A WOMAN WALKING BY HERSELF, LEAVE HER ALONE.

3 WHEN YOU COME ACROSS SOMEONE WHO IS DRUNK OR ASLEEP, THE BEST THING TO DO IS NOT RAPE THEM.

6 CARRY A WHISTLE. IF YOU THINK YOU MIGHT RAPE SOMEONE, BLOW THE WHISTLE UNTIL SOMEONE COMES TO STOP YOU.

2 USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM! IF YOU CAN'T STOP YOURSELF FROM SEXUALLY ASSAULTING SOMEONE, ASK A TRUSTED FRIEND TO ACCOMPANY YOU AT ALL TIMES TO STOP YOU.

5 IF YOU ARE IN A LIFT AND SOMEONE STEPS IN, REMEMBER NOT TO SEXUALLY ASSAULT THEM.

*for perpetrators.

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cvilledems.bsky.social @cvilledems.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is Donald Trump‘s America.

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

as a satire on so-called late stage capitalism how could one beat investors pouring a trillion into a company offering to wipe out humankind

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The entire thing exists solely to paint marginalized people and those who mask as hysterical weirdos. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever for a national publication to be covering a teeny tiny local community scuffle.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For every story like the Cornell gang rape, there are thousands more that couldn’t make it into the light. I wrote about a few dozen of them at one university in On the Wrong Side. The university’s treatment of survivors is eerily similar to what Jane Doe at Cornell experienced.

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On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence

"Bedera dispels deeply ingrained campus rape myths and puts the innate violence of the campus sexual assault reporting process into focus."--Jezebel"The book's grim conclusions are tempered with a hop...

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One of the Cornell students accused of gang rape, Scott Kretzschmar, denies it and says through his attorney that they are going to “confront” the survivor through the court system. I can already tell you that means victim-blaming, DARVO, and smears. She is going to need a lot more of our support.

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Pato 🦆 @donpatito.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Isso que o Luciano Huck acaba de fazer é CRIMINOSO! Das duas, uma: ou ele tem certeza da impunidade ou então conta com a certeza de que alguém do campo progressista vai acionar a justiça contra essa aberração e ele e seus comparsas vão poder alegar "censura e arbitrariedade". Cínico e sórdido!

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Dr. Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Free p*ssy upstairs.” The fact that the 7 fraternity boys from Cornell had to write an “I’m sorry” assay as an option as punishment for forcibly intoxicating & gang raping a young girl is what is deeply wrong with our society today. www.lawcommentary.com/articles/cor...

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Cornell Sued After Student Says 7 Fraternity Members Drugged and Gang-Raped Her, Some Faced ‘Essay’ Discipline | Law Commentary

A former Cornell University student has sued the school after alleging seven Chi Phi fraternity members drugged and gang-raped her at a fraternity house, accusing Cornell of responding inadequately af...

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I think it’s fair to say that the student journalists at Cornell are braver than the news networks who just gave up on their WH pool ban even though CNN is still being denied access. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...

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EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will

The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.

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Julia Boechat @juliaboechat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Cornell thinks the proper way to deal with students protesting against genocide is suspending them, and the proper way to deal with those who drug and gang-rape a girl is to make them write essays about it. The student journalists bringing us these stories are honestly the only hope for that place.

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International Students of History Association @isha-international.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

this student keynote competition is such a cool opportunity for graduate students! Love to see it, and would be nice to see it in more conferences! Full CfP: societyhistoryemotions.com/she-conferen...

Screenshot from call for papers, describing the student keynote competition. Link in post for full CfP

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Julia Boechat @juliaboechat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

One of the best experiences I had in graduate school!

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 25/09/2026

More than 100 arrested as New Yorkers protest Netanyahu’s UN visit aje.news/9uf44c

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

will say it again: the most effective way to curb far right agitators like Lowe, "Tommo" et. al. would be to stop their ability to earn money for it from social media or live streaming. So much of it is grifting for revenue, not attention.

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Dr Steve Westlake @steveclimate.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Lots of research shows that people *really* want to see leaders stepping up on climate change. We call this "appetite for leadership"

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 24/09/2026

I had a great conversation with @adamconover.net covering so many aspects of the data center debate. Don’t miss it, and make sure to preorder my new book HYPERSCALE!

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Lyndsey Stonebridge @lyndseystonebri.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

You're going to be needing specialists in: languages, narrative, history, psychology, information, mythology, conspiracies, etc, etc. then? #humanities #socialscience

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

TBH a not-insignificant part of the enduring hatred towards "stochastic parrots" is because the authors of it are women and they aren't in the little boys club of the AI labs, but 3/4 are on Bluesky, so follow them: @timnitgebru.blacksky.app & @emilymbender.bsky.social & @mmitchell.bsky.social /7

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Julia Boechat @juliaboechat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sorry, I'm a rebel without a cause

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Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Robin Williams’ daughter is urging fans to stop sharing AI-generated videos of the late actor. “Just because he’s gone does not mean he’s now your puppet. Have some shame.” #RobinWilliams #AI

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Julia Boechat @juliaboechat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

That doesn't make you James Dean, babe. It doesn't even make you Pedro Pascal...

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Julia Boechat @juliaboechat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

looked awesome and died young. Sadly the second part is also important

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Macklemore has terrified the Israel lobby. Why? Because they depend on fear - and he's just delivered a shattering blow to it.

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Dani Fiend 👹 @danifinnwrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I don’t hate AI because it’s going to go rogue and destroy the world I hate the makers of AI because they have gone rogue and will destroy the world

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Every crime in history is facilitated by the cowards who are too scared to speak out.

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Mary Lewis @profmarylewis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Excellent oped in @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social by my @harvard.edu colleague Jill Lepore. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

But of course, the machine conversation is not free. It comes at the cost of our common life together as teachers, learners, and researchers, colleagues, mentors, and friends. Not to mention, supervising student researchers is our job.

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Julia Boechat @juliaboechat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I almost praised the Guardian today, then saw the ending of this piece about Sheeran's acts all canceling. The last three paragraphs are dedicated to rehashing accusations that Macklemore is an antisemite, and portraying Epstein's friend and billionaire censor Kraft as peace-loving. So disingenuous

Screenshot from The Guardian saying "In his own statement on Monday, Kraft did not deny refusing to allow Macklemore on stage at his Gillette Stadium outside Boston, and said the decision was based on both Macklemore’s “recent actions” and “a broader history of antisemitic rhetoric and imagery that we believe has been deeply offensive and hurtful to the Jewish community”.

In 2013, Macklemore apologised after wearing a black wig, beard and hooked nose onstage in Seattle, which critics said was an anti-semitic caricature.

Kraft added: “I would welcome the opportunity to sit down with Macklemore and discuss the facts, because ultimately our goal is the same – peace for all people, an end to suffering, and an end to all hate."

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“AI will kill us all” is how the tech industry, especially rich people in it, avoid talking about real world problems—ones they’re causing, exacerbating, or neglecting—while still thinking themselves good. “I’m better than all that,” they say. “I got high with my friends and BSed about the future.”

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"People are really mad and however mad you are, it’s not enough. Because there is something so profound about no longer believing in the future, about seeing no value in our shared home, in the natural world. They’re traitors to creation.” www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...

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Naomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist’

She’s tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires. She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursui...

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International Students of History Association @isha-international.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Are you a student or an ECR interested in Public History? Are you eager to share your ideas outside of a lecture hall? The International Students of History Association (ISHA) is searching for workshop leaders for its upcoming February Seminar! ishainternational.wordpress.com/2026/09/15/c... 1/6

Categories for workshop leaders. Critical History: in this category we accept workshops related to all marginalized or overlooked perspectives (for example, but not exclusively, post-colonial, feminist, queer, minority or disability history). History in/of the countryside: we accept all topics that do not focus exclusively on urban centers. we welcome materials related to the countryside, villages, towns, the rural/urban divide, etc. Museology: the topic relates entirely tot he role and function of museums. We accept proposals related to the history, role and activities of museums. Teaching History: in this category we accept proposals related to history teaching, textbook development and how to successfully communicate historical topics to the wider public.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The fallacy that University leaders pushing AI are falling into is thinking that the point of undergraduate research is to find things out. It isn't. What students find out is typically already generally known. The point of undergraduate research is to learn how to find things out.

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Julia Boechat @juliaboechat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

They really want to make "denouncing a genocide" about the possibility white feelings may be hurt. When most people in the stadium support it. Ending the genocide is a popular position, but those in power still act like this is a good excuse to censor all speech about it.

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

But is it fascism? Do they really yearn for apocalypse? Isn't that polarizing? Shouldn't we be nice to them? We made a short video so folks can hear the end timers in their own words and judge for themselves: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK2n...

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How modern fascism works | End Times Fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor

YouTube video by Naomi Klein

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"Why I Correct Pro-Israel Headlines on Gaza" Read an excerpt from Assal Rad’s new book, ‘Don’t Say Palestine,’ about how the media manufactured consent for genocide.

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Why I Correct Pro-Israel Headlines on Gaza

Read an excerpt from Assal Rad’s new book, ‘Don’t Say Palestine,’ about how the media manufactured consent for genocide.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Here's an anecdote: On 9/10/2001, The Onion staff had a New York launch party at the Bowery Ballroom to celebrate the staff's move from Madison, Wisconsin to New York City. They woke up hungover, took a week off, and then produced one of the greatest front pages in the history of newspapers.

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Julia Boechat @juliaboechat.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

25 Years Later: Afghan New Yorker Masuda Sultan Remembers 9/11 & 19 Relatives Killed in U.S. Bombing youtu.be/aE_A3m9r7QE?... Democracy Now has made some really good videos the last few days detailing different impacts of the US 9/11

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25 Years Later: Afghan New Yorker Masuda Sultan Remembers 9/11 & 19 Relatives Killed in U.S. Bombing

YouTube video by Democracy Now!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026

"Please right your right hand. I pledge to the greatest president in history that loves us so much he can't even breathe" -- in extremely culty scene, Trump has his supporters pledge to him that they will vote, then tells them they will "go to hell" if they don't Here's the full sequence:

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Britain is only taking some action on Israel because ordinary people forced them to. But it's not enough. So having won this limited win - we need to fight even harder. New post 👇 www.owenjones.news/p/britain-fi...

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