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Pontus Odmalm

@podmalm.bsky.social
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SL in Politics. University of Edinburgh, PIR #PoliticsOfMigration. #MS #Leither 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Own account/(re)posts=interesting www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/pontus-odmalm

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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 2h
This (2) (esp. “”We will solve the problem of immigration" - it is more complicated than before.”)
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 4h
This 👇
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 5h
“The most common type of incident recorded by CST over both years was abusive behaviour, including verbal abuse, comments made in person or online and antisemitic graffiti. Its report said that, for the first time, there were two occurrences of extreme violence in 2024-25.”
bbc.co.uk
Antisemitism on the rise at universities, charity warns
The Community Security Trust says reported incidents are "substantially higher" than before the war in Gaza began.
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 5h
#Ouch / Point 👇
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 21h
“Burnham says "#Brexit hasn't given us control", and that the country has "lost some of our control over immigration". He adds control over immigration was weakened "when we lost collaboration with our European partners".” www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
bbc.co.uk
Burnham giving first Labour conference speech as prime minister - watch live
Under the plan, the state pension will continue to rise each year in line with inflation or by 2.5% - but the annual earnings link will be dropped.
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Important read/thread 👇 (esp. “Attitudes to Immigration in Scotland have become more restrictive.”)
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Yet [Starmer’s] choice of language was a reminder of how the idea of the stranger – representing #immigration, but also wider, more inchoate anxieties about otherness and difference – holds such a potent place in #Britain today.” www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
theguardian.com
No island of strangers: why I’m using art to unite a fractured nation
Fear of outsiders is the defining issue of our times. But is it actually our own selves we’re scared of? And could art hold the answers? Here, the British Art Show’s curator reveals why he’s exploring...
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wonderful message from @edinburghup.bsky.social just now - “We have now heard back from the reviewer and they are very happy with your reply and revisions. We are now able to move forward with preparing your book for profuction.”
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Soul Train: Dynamic Head Spin Breakdance
ALT: Soul Train: Dynamic Head Spin Breakdance
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
”Have you tried our mindfulness exercises?” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Edinburgh University lecturers begin five-week strike over cuts
Members of the University and Colleges Union are walking out in part of a long-running dispute over job and course cuts.
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Awful story likely to fuel “enemy within” narratives 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Carer at home investigated by BBC struck off for threatening elderly man
Amina Sani, who is Nigerian, was found to have threatened the 81-year-old with police and threatened to hit him.
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
That said, dual nationals are always at risk since taking one c’ship away won’t make them stateless. In Begum’s case, Home Office said she had a *stronger* connection to Bangladesh than UK (if I remember correctly).
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Point 👇
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#Awkward 👇
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Plot twist: Not because of “asylum seekers” this time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Universal UK Resort work leaves homeowner 'heartbroken' at move
Ritchie Wood is almost brought to tears at he looks at the empty homes once loved by his neighbours.
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Lesson here, folks 👇 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity
Disclosure reveals ⁠new area of privacy risk for the company and illustrates ​how difficult it is to inventory unauthorized activity tied to its agents
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thread (2) 👇
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thread 👇
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I can just imagine a certain Prof Brit Pol fainting after hearing this.
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Anti-migrant activist//…//“ 🤔 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas charged after dinghy slashed in Channel
Activist Daniel Thomas is charged in connection with an incident in the English Channel on Tuesday.
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Ukrainian refugees in the UK fear they could be left homeless after the government quietly axed 70% of funding for hosts of the Homes for Ukraine scheme, reducing monthly “thank you” payments to them from £350 to £100.” 👀 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
theguardian.com
Ukrainians in UK fear homelessness over host scheme funding cuts
Monthly ‘thank you’ payments for people hosting refugees to be cut from £350 to £100 from next year
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Jesper Stromback @jesperstromback.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
På DN Debatt sammanfattar jag och mina medredaktörer @niklasbolin.bsky.social, @mariegrusell.bsky.social, Kajsa Falasca och Jonas Harvard några teman som är återkommande i rapporten och som vi tycker ger en bra sammanfattning av året val och valrörelse. www.dn.se/debatt/exper...
dn.se
DN Debatt. ”Experterna eniga: Valet drunknade i fluff och politiskt spel”
DN Debatt. Väljarna lämnades utan chans att förstå vad som stod på spel, skriver fem medieforskare.
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Could just be me but this sounds like the infamous #nannystate. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Tories would prevent long-term jobless spending benefits on alcohol and cigarettes
The proposals would also see benefits cut for people who are able to work but have failed to hold down a job.
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“While the rest of us are having that debate, gen Alpha has already made up its mind: AI is so AI.” #ANewHope www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
theguardian.com
‘That’s so AI!’ What gen Alpha’s biggest insult tells us
The year’s most popular slang reveals what young people think about artificial intelligence – and it’s not positive
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Point/thread 👇
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
For those of you with a busy schedule, here’s a blogified version of my recent article in Comparative European Politics 👇 commentcentral.co.uk/the-more-pol...
commentcentral.co.uk
The More Policy Positions Change, the More They Stay the Same
This post is based on my recent publication in the journal Comparative European Politics, and investigates how the West European mainstream managed conflicti...
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Well pleased to be part of #Snabbtankt2026. Thanks to @mariegrusell.bsky.social & @niklasbolin.bsky.social for the invite to write about how the issue of immigration played out! www.snabbtankt.se/globalassets...
snabbtankt.se
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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Join our new BISA working group 'Migration and Borders' 🌍 Covering a wide range of topics including critical border studies, migration, governance, asylum and refugee protection & more 🌟 More 👉 www.bisa.ac.uk/members/working-grou… Marianna Karakoulaki Patricia Nabuco Martuscelli
A breathtaking satellite view of Earth showcasing continents and oceans.
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
First EIM lecture for 26/27 done, h/t to students who nodded enthusiastically and acknowledged my dad jokes.
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Jack Black's Salute Raa
ALT: Jack Black's Salute Raa
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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Asylum seeking people don’t have the freedom to work, they don’t even have the freedom to shop using cash or choose where to shop, in temp accommodation they don’t have the freedom to cook or choose their own food - honestly this headline is batshit
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Flashback to missing microphone during first lecture.
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Tip of the day 👇
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Important reminder (if needed) 👇
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Important read 👇
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
”The AfD is projected to win the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on 38%//…//“ 👀 edition.cnn.com/2026/09/20/e...
edition.cnn.com
Germany’s far-right AfD win another state election, piling pressure on Chancellor Merz, exit polls show | CNN
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party is facing a dire set of results in state elections, exit polls show, and is set to be squeezed both by the surging far-right A...
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
”//…//already deported 458 British people after rejected residency applications, a higher proportion in terms of its population than any EU member state.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
theguardian.com
‘I have nothing in the UK at all’: British man torn from his Swedish wife and home
Charles lands at Heathrow with just two bags and nowhere to go as a result of Brexit and Stockholm’s hardline immigration position
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Given the post-election palaver in Sweden about the “migrant vote”, this one from 2005 might be worth (re)reading 👇 www.amazon.co.uk/Migration-Po...
amazon.co.uk
Amazon.co.uk
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Point 👇
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
That’s enough now, 2026!
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Important read (2) 👇
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Important read(s) 👇
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“The study found that in Europe’s top economy the link between academic performance and socioeconomic status was particularly strong//…//“ Important reminder (if needed) 👇 www.theguardian.com/education/20...
theguardian.com
European education powerhouses rocked by falling scores in global study
France and Germany among countries with low Pisa scores, which show how well 15-year-olds use school learning in life
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Lesson here, folks 👇
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Anti anti-wax level complete.
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
”The vote is a blow to Ulf Kristersson, the centre-right prime minister, but not in the way most predicted.” 🎁 article. economist.com/europe/2026/...
economist.com
Sweden’s left seems to have eked out a narrow victory
A modest loss for the hard-right Sweden Democrats
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
About time!! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
UK's 'dismal' Eurovision song choices to be examined by MPs
It comes after the UK's entry Look Mum No Computer came last in May's final, scoring just one point.
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ffs.
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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