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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/01/2026

ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives. We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Please share: Pew Research Center will provide $3,000 each for 19 new papers using our recent global datasets. We encourage reuse of our Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures data! www.pewresearch.org/2026/01/16/seek…

To encourage reuse of our data, Pew Research Center, with support from the John Templeton Foundation, invites researchers to submit proposals for new research publications that use one or more of the following datasets (collectively, Datasets) from the Global Religious Futures (GRF) project: Global Restrictions on Religion 2007-2022 dataset. This cumulative dataset includes measures of government restrictions on religion and social hostilities involving religion in nearly 200 countries and territories. Spring 2024 Survey. This dataset includes measures of religion and spirituality in 35 countries. (Comparable data was also collected in 2023 and 2024 for the United States. The downloadable materials which accompany the international dataset include additional information about U.S. data.) Dataset of Global Religious Composition Estimates for 2010 and 2020. This dataset includes estimates of the size of seven major religious groups in more than 200 countries and territories. We encourag

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

@emanabdelhadi.bsky.social tells these cops about themselves.

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Howard Ramos @somardrawoh.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

JOB @westernu.ca -Sociology - Assistant Professor (Health and the Life Course or Work and the Economy). Please send widely to anyone that might be interested. Happy to answer any Qs about it if you DM or email. csn-rec.ca/job-postings...

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TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITION IN HEALTH AND THE LIFE COURSE OR WORK AND THE ECONOMY - Department of Sociology, Western University

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You Call Yourself a Film Critic @filmcriticmaybe.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Assata Shakur 1947-2025

A black and white photo of a woman gesturing captioned "Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them./~Assata Shakur"

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Dr. Shaonta’ Allen @shaonta.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

My book, “Black Lives Matter: A Reference Handbook” w/ Simone Durham & @drjonessoc.bsky.social has been out for 3 months today! It offers an overview of the movement’s progress & controversies! Order your copy today!! 📚 www.bloomsbury.com/us/black-liv... #BlackLivesMatter #AcademicSky #Sociology

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Dr. Shaonta’ Allen @shaonta.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Classes started last week here at Dartmouth and I can already tell it’s going to be a great fall term! 🍁🍂 I’m teaching “Social Movements” again as well as a new “Black Sociology” course!! 🙌🏾✨ Grateful for another opportunity to think and learn with curious students! 💚🌲 #AcademicSky #Sociology

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ASA Sociology of Religion Section @asareligion.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Looking for an easy way to follow other members of ASA Religion? Look no further than this Starter Pack! go.bsky.app/6cTpB24

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Journal for Social Thought @jst-journal.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

✨ Looking for innovative ideas in sociology and the social sciences? JST is a peer-reviewed, open access journal run by graduate students in Sociology at Western University (Canada). We publish works from grad students, post-docs, academics, and independent scholars.

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Evan Stewart @evanstewart.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Fantastic panel on religion & politics at #ASA2025. New findings pushing the field forward: - how political activism brings some people back to religion - how people use similar cultural schema to talk about spirituality & politics - racialized patterns in Christian nationalism & patriotism

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Ditto. Great group. Thanks to organizers. Yes, to productive conversations, organizational collaboration, and collective action. "People-ing politics" political acitivities and policy proposals for regular people and not for politicians' dreams and personal aspirations, ambitions, fears and whims.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

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Dr. Shaonta’ Allen @shaonta.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

So much fun at the political soc “People-ing Politics” riverboat reception last night along the Chicago River! Thanks to @blackcapitol.bsky.social @daniellaurison.bsky.social & @wendyyli.bsky.social for organizing! #ASA2025 #Sociology #AcademicSky @fisherdanar.bsky.social @michaelrosino.bsky.social

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Happening now at #ASA2025! @asanews.bsky.social has developed a great new toolkit on how departments can include community-engaged research in their tenure and promotion process www.asanet.org/public-engag...

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ASA’s Shifting the Academic Ecology to Support Community-Engaged Scholarship in Tenure and Promotion in Sociology project establishes a framework that can be

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Dr. Shaonta’ Allen @shaonta.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Happening now! First Black woman ASA President, Patricia Hill Collins, in conversation with current ASA President Asia Harvey Wingfield! 🤎✨ #ASA2025 #BlackFeministThought #Sociology

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Dr. Shaonta’ Allen @shaonta.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

For the religion scholars headed to Chicago for the sociology meetings, make sure to pop into the #ASR2025 conference as well as #ASA2025! On Sunday, I’ll be presenting some research from my book project on the “woke” politics of Black Christian Millennials! #Sociology #AcademicSky

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

This is me either (a) waiting to hear from a journal or (b) writing my (significantly delayed) referee report:

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Helen Rosner @hels.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Katrina, Sandy Hook, Jan 6: three watershed moments where we could have risen to our ideals, but instead just paved the road to modern American hell

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

My forthcoming book on racial capitalism examines straw burning in Brazilian sugarcane. I analyze São Paulo where burning is (mostly) banned and the Northeast where it mostly persists. Burning explains a lot about how racial, class and regional identity intersect with the environment and climate.

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Dr. Shaonta’ Allen @shaonta.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Connections Puzzle #771 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟦🟪🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

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CNN @cnn.com · 21/07/2025

Microsoft has issued an alert about “active attacks” on server software used by government agencies and businesses to share documents within organizations and recommended security updates that customers should apply immediately.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

I keep seeing people talking about how genetic ancestry tests can "prove" someone is 12% [whatever ancestry] this week and I am re-upping this thread as a reminder that "race" is socially constructed and those tests are measuring the statistics of the social construct (read up for full thread)

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derek van vliet @derek.bike · 21/06/2025

bluesky wouldn't tell us if it was captured by the elites, but there would be signs

photo of a large electronic sign next to a highway that has an icon of a blue butterfly and the words "welcome back monarchs" on it

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/06/2025

this is such an important point. i do not think that the typical american understands that for most of their lives, someone like james madison or george washington or thomas jefferson was *surrounded* by black people.

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Cornbread Countess @breadbae.blacksky.app · 21/06/2025

People also need to start writing and compiling diaries/ journals and photos again. Those end up being primary sources for much of future history books.

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

I've been thinking a lot about the difference between doing a "search" and doing "research" and how that works with conspiracy theory/lies to control our public sphere. Here's an old thread from 2023

Tweet from 2023. Text reads: "A thing that's interesting is how "do your own research" on the internet has changed how we understand truth, knowledge, science, and facts. I talk about this with my students a lot, maybe it's a useful thing to think about."

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/05/2025

A'ja Wilson, a center for the Las Vegas Aces, is widely acknowledged as the best player in the WNBA. After years in the game, Nike finally said that it planned to create a signature shoe for her, the A'One. Here's why it took so long. nyti.ms/4m7AK9a

A’ja Wilson, star center for the Las Vegas Aces, is wearing a green ensemble on a basketball court. The text reads: "A’ja Wilson Finally Has a Signature Shoe. Why Did It Take So Long?" Photo by Josh Aronson for The New York Times.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 16/04/2025

This week for homework, my 5th grader had to interview two family members about what freedom means, why it's important, and how to protect it. And let's just say--this assignment melted my homework-skeptic heart.

Worksheet titled "What does it mean to be free?" With interview questions:

1) What freedoms did you have as a child, and what freedoms do you have as an adult?

2) What freedoms are most important to you and need to be protected?

3) How can we protect our freedoms?

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Such a generative conversation with some of my faves: @coreyjmiles.bsky.social @shaonta.bsky.social @blkschlr-bmiles.bsky.social

Liberation Sociology panel background
All four speakers

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Julien Grayer @wasabifunyuns.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Congratulations to you and @profince.bsky.social on this great work! You’re absolutely right about mainstream limitations and I’d love to see this in conversation with @shaonta.bsky.social’s article on the omission of liberation narratives in sociology!

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Dr. Shaonta’ Allen @shaonta.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Looking forward to discussing my in-progress book project with colleagues at the University of Notre Dame next week! ✨✨ #Sociology #AcademicSky

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

In case you were wondering if the "anti-racists are the REAL racists" talking point was new.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Fascism is here. The list of words Trump is banning from government is the most stunning document of our time. Click the image below to see how many words Trump and Musk have canceled as part of their new Reich. 🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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IYKYK 🌮 @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 10/03/2025

All this, and also I am gonna flat out say that a lot of people DO NOT know what political labels mean to other people, at all. I've met people who call themselves "conservative" but when you talk to them they value privacy, legal abortion and universal health care.

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U.S. Representative Al Green @algreen.house.gov · 09/03/2025

Sojourner Truth fought slavery through powerful speeches, activism, and legal action. Her “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech challenged racial and gender oppression, and her legal victory in freeing her son was groundbreaking. 164 days to Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

The other is “I can’t tell you what freedom is ’cause I’ve never seen it”: Addressing the Omission of Liberation Narratives in Sociology by Shaonta’ E Allen (@shaonta.bsky.social). . academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...

While liberation, or the process of freeing marginalized individuals and groups from societal oppression and domination, is referenced across many sub-disciplines of sociology, it surprisingly remains under-conceptualized in sociological literature. To address this omission, the present study responds to the following query: how, if at all, do Black individuals conceive of a Black liberated future? I draw on data from 65 in-depth interviews with Black Millennials during Black Lives Matter to capture their imaginings of a Black liberated future. Findings reveal that participants construct four types of liberation narratives when detailing their perceptions of Black freedom: 1) Liberation via Reformation, 2) Liberation via Reconstruction, 3) Liberation via Afrocentrism, and 4) Liberation as Inconceivable. I ultimately argue that liberation narratives function as resistant knowledge projects and, as such, are significant socio-political artifacts and resources for future generations of change agents, community organizers, and social movements actors. Altogether, this study demonstrates how rectifying the omission of liberation narratives magnifies our sociological knowledge about marginalized groups and deepens our analytic capacity to make sense of their ontological approaches toward politics of liberation and imaginings of their collective futures.

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Katie Sandlin @kmsandlin.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I maxed out my credit card, emptied my savings account, and took out a loan to move from Alabama to Bethesda, MD. I don’t even qualify for unemployment since I’ve only worked at NIH for a month. I will be financially and medically devastated. Seeking suggestions for anywhere that’s hiring!!

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Marcelius Braxton @marceliusb.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Professor who teaches African American studies here. If your school eliminates or bans it, I will personally host free zoom sessions, provide resources, or answer questions for students, parents/guardians, or teachers who are interested in learning or discussing African American studies.

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LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

💥New: Donald Trump's early actions have focused on education & knowledge production. @philipncohen.com argues beyond their short-term implications, these measures represent a concerted effort to undermine scientific enquiry across all fields of research. #AcademicSky #SocialScience #HigherEducation

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We are all losers in Trump’s ‘common sense’ war on social science

Donald Trump’s executive actions have to a surprising extent focused on education and knowledge production. Philip N. Cohen argues beyond their short-term implications, these measures represent a c…

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Jeremy C. Young @jeremycyoung.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Some higher ed organizations who are loudly circling the wagons against federal funding cuts were oddly silent or circumspect about the earlier attacks on CRT and DEI. I wish there was a better understanding that these attacks are coming because we failed to repel those.

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Crystal Fleming クリスタル @alwaystheself.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Somebody needs to channel Audre Lorde and explain to the institutional leaders of higher education that their silence will not protect us. We need to be 10 toes down and LOUD about celebrating and explaining the value of education, the importance of free inquiry, the life saving impact of research..

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Evan Stewart @evanstewart.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

There's a new invite from @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social to submit to @sssreligion.bsky.social's 2025 Annual Meeting in your email inboxes. I'm the program chair this year! Wanted to highlight one key quote for #socsky people here interested in religion - we want your cool ideas!

Quote from email: "SSSR has always been about both advancing cutting-edge research and building a diverse and supportive community, and I am looking forward to more opportunities for this in Minneapolis. The 2025 Annual Meeting will feature paper sessions, discussion and book panels (formerly known as "author-meets-critics" sessions). We are also open to other creative ideas for how to share and germinate research, foster community, and stimulate innovation. If you would like to propose something new along these lines, please contact our Program Chair Evan Stewart at program@sssreligion.org."

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Wendy Roth @wendyrothsoc.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

A nice thing... Ethnic and Racial Studies is giving free access to my article with Olivia Hu and Xiang Lu for the next three months. It was shortlisted for the Martin Bulmer Prize for Article of the Year. Now you too can enjoy it for one low price: free! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Linking race and genes: racial conceptualization among genetic ancestry test-takers

The genomic revolution is highly relevant to scholarship on racial conceptualization. As genomic research has increasingly focused on small amounts of variation between ancestral groups, it may pro...

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