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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🏳️‍🌈 #LGBTQIA+ people face acute risks in everyday life. In conflict settings, the risks are exacerbated by the onset of armed violence. Is partnering with local LGBTQIA+ orgs the solution? Our latest paper w/ @intl-pride-centre.bsky.social explores, drawing on Haiti, Syria, DRC & more: buff.ly/sDMe5p6

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How LGBTQIA+ civil society can unlock community-led protection in conflict settings

This briefing note tackles the perceived risks that come with working with LGBTQIA+ populations and partnering with organisations that represent them – both for humanitarian actors and for LGBTQIA+…

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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If a lEgiTiMaTe dEbATe aBOut iMMigRaTioN leads to people turning up with pitchforks to demand credentials from every group of young non-white men arriving in town, you’d think even Labour MPs would start asking themselves if it’s really a legitimate debate

Amanda Martin, Labour MP for Portsmouth North, called the hotel incident "deeply concerning".
She said: "It's completely unacceptable that misinformation has led to young cricketers visiting our city being wrongly targeted and mistaken for people seeking asylum.
"It's also wrong that people who work in the hotels had to deal with this.
"Those who arrived in Portsmouth on Sunday were transported outside of Hampshire for processing.
"There is a legitimate debate to be had about immigration, but it must be based on facts not misinformation or rumour."
The BBC understands the England and Wales Cricket Board has checked on wellbeing of the Pakistani under-19s team, and is reviewing security arrangements for the remainder of their tour.

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 09/09/2026

so they're bad, bad

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

This is what’s called ‘soft’ climate change denial, which is arguably more damaging that the more classical (‘hard’ denial) kind. People are being actively discouraged to think about reality.

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Megan Daigle @megandaigle.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

📣Call for papers!📣 Who cares? Ethics, altruism and labour in humanitarian crisis and response Virtual, two-day workshop on 9-10 July 2026. Submit 200-word abstracts by 8 June. Please share with your networks! #FeministHumanitarianism #FeministResearch #CallForPapers @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social

A screenshot of the full Call for Papers. To receive a copy via email, please contact me: m.daigle@odi.org

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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

🤔 What do we really mean when we talk about ‘life-saving humanitarian action’, and how do these choices unintentionally exclude those most at risk? Our Senior Research Fellow @megandaigle.bsky.social explains. More on this topic and beyond → buff.ly/T2lQrE8

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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 15/04/2026

an incredibly important project by Connie Walker — most Canadians don't know that the government has an archive of 38,000 residential school survivor testimonies, which are slated to be destroyed next year www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

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Journalist plans to create new archive of residential school survivor stories — before it's too late | CBC News

A new project from award-winning journalist Connie Walker aims to create an archive of testimonies of abuse at residential schools before the accounts are destroyed in September 2027.

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Sacha Coward @sachacoward.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Every. Goddamn. Company.

A meme image of Sigourney Weaver as Ripley, wincing away from the head of an alien xenomorph from Alien 3.

The text on the alien says 'click here to use our new AI features!' And the text on Ripley's face says 'Me'.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 09/03/2026

If hormones, or puberty blockers, were so dangerous, nobody would be allowed them. That some people are and that trans kids can even, notionally at least, stay on them if already prescribed, tells you all you need to know.

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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

🤳 #TikTok is among the social media platforms on the frontlines of information warfare in northwest #Nigeria. In recent years its short, viral clips have shaped fear, legitimacy, narratives – and even state response. So what does this means for humanitarian actors and policymakers? buff.ly/kV5V9T3

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Digital spectacle and the reshaping of crisis response in northwest Nigeria

For armed groups in northwest Nigeria, digital platforms like TikTok have become part of an 'algorithmic theatre' where short, viral clips shape fear, legitimacy and even state response.

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Megan Daigle @megandaigle.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Excellent commentary from my colleague Carmen: "Ultimately, we cannot understand migration without confronting the weight of history and colonial power. Too often, policymakers frame migration as a matter of ‘choice’ ... This kind of language erases history." odi.org/en/insights/...

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What can Bad Bunny and the Super Bowl teach us about migration?

Bad Bunny’s lyrics and Super Bowl performance reveal how migration is shaped by colonial legacies, economic pressure and forced displacement.

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Megan Daigle @megandaigle.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Signing a petition is something small, but it's something. Trump is creating a humanitarian catastrophe in Cuba while we're all distracted by Venezuela, the Olympics, the files and everything else. Canada needs to act.

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Megan Daigle @megandaigle.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

The blackouts and shortages are becoming more and more intense. The United States is starving Cuba. Note that a significant proportion of food and medicine arrives in luggage onboard flights. What are other countries going to do about it? www.france24.com/es/am%C3%A9r...

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Apagón récord para este martes y suspensión de vuelos: bloqueo petrolero de EE. UU. agrava crisis en Cuba

Según datos de la estatal Unión Eléctrica (UNE) recogidos por la agencia de noticias EFE, están previstos prolongados cortes de energía eléctrica en todo el territorio cubano este martes 10 de febrero...

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Megan Daigle @megandaigle.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Women leaders in crisis settings around the world are setting the standard for inclusive, effective humanitarian responses. It's time that donors created a diversified, accessible and supportive funding ecosystem to match. #HumanitarianFunding #WLO #WomenLed #FundFeminists

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Fabio Chiusi @fabiochiusi.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

“It is our duty to become the welcoming and tolerant society that our own relatives would have hoped to find on the other side of our borders”

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

The Januaryists TV Dinner on the Radio Clamp Your Hands Say Yeah Harvey Danger to Himself and Others I tried not to repeat ones already in replies, including some greats such as: Modest Maus @angelasebastiana.bsky.social Iron & Whine @thehighsign.bsky.social DHS Soundsystem @cheatlines.co

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

my dad didn’t go to university and he was extremely happy to pay taxes for his four children to do so; and, indeed, for the doctors who treated him at Addenbrookes to have gone to university as well.

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Megan Daigle @megandaigle.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Closing tomorrow! Please share if you can 🙏 #Haiti #SOGIESC

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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

🏳️‍🌈🇭🇹 How do gender norms shape protection risks for people with diverse #SOGIESC (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression & Sex Characteristics) in crisis settings in #Haiti? We're seeking a research partner to help answer this question. 🔗 Full details: buff.ly/EDy2jBp 📆 Apply by 23/01

Work with HPG - We are seeking a research partner to join our project examining how gender norms shape protection risks for people with diverse SOGIESC in crisis settings in Haiti. Deadline: 23 January

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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

This US analysis on Canada is doing the rounds today, and I'll simply say that everything is a racist conspiracy when you're stupid defenseanalyses.org/work/our-can...

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Antisemites have long depicted Jews as members of an urban, elite social class. So when Farage dismisses accusations of antisemitism as the exclusive concern of a London-based “upper middle class”, he’s deliberately invoking that dog-whistle stereotype.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

"Predator" is the best Freudian slip/ Kinsley gaffe of 2026 so far.

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21st Century Schizoid Tran @grayathena.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

THUCYDIDES: In my book I invented the Melian Dialogue as a cautionary tale DIPSHITS TALKING ABOUT IR WHO WANT TO SOUND SMART: At long last, we have done the Melian Dialogue from the classic book Don't Do the Melian Dialogue

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It’s “Mrs. Powers” during my day job @mrspowersdayjob.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.

A large (maybe 3 feet wide by 5 feet tall) sign on the end of a row of bookshelves that tells the “address” of books that have sensitive content.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 25/11/2025

“Using generative AI to create original, public-facing content (text, video, audio or images) can be fraught and in our view poses the greatest risk to public trust if not managed carefully. We will be extremely conservative when using it.” Better than I expected, but how about not using it at all?

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How CBC News will use AI responsibly to benefit our journalism — and keep your trust | CBC News

CBC is launching a new campaign aimed at reminding Canadians how our journalism can provide a safe harbour from the fake news and AI-generated content roiling through our feeds. As the campaign begins...

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Megan Daigle @megandaigle.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

You had me at ✨global solidarity✨ So looking forward to an important, critical discussion with these top-shelf speakers. Come join! @adelinakamal.bsky.social @benphillips76.bsky.social @islamicrelief.bsky.social @newhumanitarian.bsky.social

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Claire Pierson @clairepierson.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

For anyone in the Liverpool area, we are hosting a conversation and hands-on workshop on abortion rights and creative methods as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science - come join us! Sign up here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/claire-piers... @livunihss.bsky.social @livunipol.bsky.social

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Megan Daigle @megandaigle.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Know any researchers from/in #Syria or #Haiti with expertise in LGBTQIA-inclusive humanitarian action? We want to meet them! #SOGIESC #LGBTQ #LGBTI #2SLGBTQIA

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Scrapped. The one in one out policy needs to be scrapped, not just "suspended". Rather than providing a "safer alternative to channel crossings" it undermines, already weakened, protections for trafficking victims and creates a cycle of people for gangs to prey on www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Human rights groups call for France to suspend ‘one in, one out’ treaty with UK
UK and French organisations file legal challenge against July agreement to swap asylum seekers

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Fifteen French and UK human rights organisations are calling for the suspension of the controversial “one in, one out” treaty in a legal challenge that has been launched in France.

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Our horror at the genocide in Gaza, at the mass murder of civilians on Oct 7 2023, and at today's atrocity in Manchester, comes in each case from the same, inherent part of our shared humanity. We need to assert that shared humanity as loudly as possible, and in as many practical ways as we can.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 02/10/2025

There has been an utter and continual failure to address antisemitism in recent years. I have seen it repeatedly justified. It's vile, and it has led to this. Solidarity today on Yom Kippur with my Jewish friends, and the wider community.

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Megan Daigle @megandaigle.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

This is why, as soon as I could, I applied for UK citizenship: because I could see this kind of proposal coming. Otherwise, I would have happily remained on ILR. But citizenship is expensive, bureaucratic and not available to everyone. And, let's be honest, dual citizens are probably next.

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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

It's a racist lie, all of it, every word. The claims it is based on are false in fact, and repellent in morality. Merely having said it out loud without being unanimously howled down marks another moment of shameful descent for us as a nation.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

“Debate Me” culture is not organic, endemic, or apolitical. This mode of high jacking discourse is and has been central to a 30-year conservative training program that has produced untold numbers of people to do this for every reason but “civil discourse”

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Yes, yes you are. Stop cosplaying "legitimate concerns". When you join a far right rally, organised by well known far right leader Tommy Robinson, with a host of speakers who outright say they are far right, you are a racist. No ifs, buts or maybes. There are no excuses for being there.

Headline from the Telegraph saying: We marched through London against mass migration. We’re no racists
People at Saturday’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally say the majority of attendees were peaceful protesters worried about the state of the country

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

“Given the ongoing genocide in Gaza…we call on Sport Canada and Tennis Canada to forbid Canadian athletes to compete against Israeli athletes at the Davis Cup and all other international events.” - 413 🇨🇦 academics, athletes + sports journalists, inc 3 former UN special rapporteurs + an Olympic 🥈ist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (FREDERICTON, August 18th, 2025) A group of 413 Canadian and Canadian-based scholars, athletes, sports journalists, and sports officials have signed a public letter calling on Tennis Canada to cancel the Davis Cup tournament with Israel this September in Halifax. Signatories include three United Nations Special Rapporteurs, four-time Olympian distance runner Mohammed Ahmed, two members of the Palestinian women’s soccer team who compete for York University, a former Canadian Olympic beach volleyball coach, sports journalists Shireen Ahmed and Ian Kennedy, public intellectuals and activists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis and some of Canada’s most distinguished and internationally-recognized scholars. The letter is signed by prominent individuals from 46 different academic institutions in Canada, as well as by Canadians at prominent global institutions. One hundred and six of the signatories are based in Atlantic Canada, where the event is slated to occur. The call to cancel the Davis Cup event comes amidst rising condemnation of Israeli conduct in Gaza and the West Bank, which leading legal scholars, activists and human rights groups have described as a genocide. Given the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the letter says that allowing the competition to go ahead is “unconscionable” and calls on the Canadian government to prevent Canadian athletes from competing against Israeli athletes in all international sporting competitions. Despite Tennis Canada’s claims that the event isn’t political and is just about playing tennis, the letter states in part that Canada should follow the lead of other nations who “refuse to legitimize Israel’s crimes” by withdrawing from international sporting competition. “This includes Jordanian tennis player Abdellah Shelbayh, who recently withdrew from a tennis competition in Greece after being slated to play an Israeli athlete,” the letter says. The letter points to the use of sporting sanctions in South Africa as a meaningful …

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Thomas Penny @thomaswpenny.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

16% of the UK population was born overseas (21/22 census) 12% of UK prisoners were born overseas Therefore people born overseas are less likely to be in jail than people born in the UK. That should be the headline.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

The thing about all these fucking statements now from world leaders calling for the food to be let in to Gaza: you have the ability to impose sanctions on Israel and every second you spend talking instead of imposing them is a collaborationist lie.

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Or, just spitballing here, the government could address the genuine issues, such as housing issues, cost of living crisis, and confront disinformation spread about immigration to help better inform people, rather than pandering to xenophobia and exacerbating hostile rhetoric and scapegoating.

Rayner: We must tackle profound impact of migration
Deputy PM says ministers must accept ‘real concerns people have’ amid fears of another summer of riots

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Ján Michalko @michalkojanv.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

🚨Working with @megandaigle.bsky.social & Leen we combined @aligngender.bsky.social expertise on norms & @odi.global expertise on #humanitarian protection to make a clear case for continued & improved gender analysis at this dangerous political moment of anti-gender mobilizations & aid cuts. More 👇

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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

We need a full-throated defence of immigration. As a social good, an economic good, and a human good. Because this “the racists have a point, people hate immigrants, so here’s an even more batshit policy than the other guys” approach is a dangerous race to the bottom

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Tonight’s huge climbdown is testament to the countless disabled people who have tirelessly fought these cuts. Yes, UC was a loss and there’s more to do on PIP, but let’s not underplay this: a government with a vast majority has been forced to u-turn. Because of the disabled community.

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

This is the Home Office behaving exactly as intended: The visa fees paid by a grieving widower to bring his wife to the UK are kept. Despite the face that she literally died before she made it to UK soil. We need to rip this broken institution apart.

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