Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026'In response to the era of artificial intelligence, and the questions it raises about culture, copyright and corporate power, the academics behind the Stuart Hall Archive Project have barred AI bots from accessing the data.'theguardian.comThatcherism via the Walkman: Stuart Hall’s British cultural studies preserved onlineProject lead says it celebrates ‘incredible contributions’ Jamaica-born sociologist made to Britain’s culture 39745
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingRebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Just yesterday a student told me how interesting she found the evolutionary psychology module a colleague teaches at Brunel. Her enthusiasm won’t survive reading this textbook. Surely it’s a matter of self-interest for the discipline to guard against harbouring this kind of unscientific nonsense 410031
Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spelling @tatdv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Når og hvor kan vi lære mer og Pete Brown? 100
Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spelling @tatdv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Fra en kaninhull-farer til en annen: Hvordan havnet du her? 100
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingpissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 05/10/2026 0249
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingBerit Rekve @beritrekve.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Om vi meiner noko med at Øst-Finnmark er viktig for oss, må sånt som dette fiksast. #beredskap www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnm...nrk.noØst-Finnmark sitt ambulansehelikopter blir nedprioritert, kan føre til at liv går taptØst-Finnmark står delvis uten ambulansehelikopter denne uken, fordi piloten bemanner en annen base. Dette er ikke første gang Kirkenes blir nedprioritert, noe som bekymrer medisinsk leder Thomas Wilso... 051
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingdirt of the looming dawn @upfromsumdirt.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026being online after 2015.... 34111
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingSociety for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) @sshmedicine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026📣New issue now available online 📣 10 articles (7 open access) & 15 book reviews. Article topics include: asylums, T.B., death data, AIDS policy, & public hospitals with research exploring Britain, Denmark, Spain, Turkey and the Mediterranean covering 15-17th, 19th & 20th centuries!academic.oup.comVolume 39 Issue 3 | Social History of Medicine | Oxford AcademicThe official journal of the Society for the Social History of Medicine. Publishes research concerned with all aspects of health, illness, and medical treatment in the past. Articles treat the social h... 0107
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingDr Carole McCartney 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @ctmccartney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...irishexaminer.comJustice system 'increasingly dependent' on DNA databaseOversight committee chairwoman Judge Catherine A Murphy highlights 'challenges' in recruiting and retaining qualified and experienced staff in Forensic Science Ireland 001
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingLuke Berryman @lukeberryman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Excited to be running an AMA on r/AskHistorians next week! 👇 0135
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingSamuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This is a great book for anyone interested in a cross-national history of thinking & policy regarding population size and specifically birth rates. Scandalously awful pricing on this, sadly (over $60.00 on Amazon and $73.00 at OUP website). I got pdfs via my library. www.amazon.com/dp/019087184...amazon.comNationalizing Sex: Fertility, Fear, and PowerNationalizing Sex: Fertility, Fear, and Power [Togman, Richard] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Nationalizing Sex: Fertility, Fear, and Power 172
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingSpencer Sunshine @transform6789.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My “A Short History of Nazi-Satanism,” the first comprehensive overview of Nazi-Satanism, is finally out! Runs from the 1970s alliances b/t the Church of Satan & neo-Nazi groups thru today’s Order of Nine Angles and NVE. Link for PDF download. (captcha req) escholarship.org/uc/item/1f57... 29585260
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingPhilip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 03/10/2026187. Asked to list top five life goals, young adults in Finland (age 20-29, 2022), rank having children 6th (37%), behind romantic relationship, meaningful work, income, health, and friends. ht @jessicanisen.bsky.social www.e2.fi/media/julkai... 021
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingOlav Elgvin @olavelgvin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Høyner med "googler Fredrik fra Finn før jeg kjøper kaffetrakteren hans fra 2002" 021
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingDorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Today is the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street so why not explore the story of what did (and didn't) happen on the most famous day in British anti-fascist history in this uncommonly concise episode of Origin Story 28528
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingDr Carole McCartney 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @ctmccartney.bsky.social · 04/10/2026We've stood up to them before. We can do it again. 093
Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spelling @tatdv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Oslo, vi trenger slike tilbud 000
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Kate Manne wrote another brilliant essay about the Cornell case. This time, it's about her own experiences interacting with Cornell's police department.katemanne.substack.comWhose Side Are the Cornell University Police On?Sharing my story of a disturbing encounter with CUPD in 2018 413245
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingTorkil @torkil.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Gjorde litt research i anledning komitereiser til tech-gigantene, og fant at ledestjernen for nettbrett i barneskolen var denne karen. 25211
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingTodd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026My PhD advisor, Peggy Sanday, published Fraternity Gang Rape (1990). She found gang rape functions as male bonding through domination: men use women to prove masculinity, gain status, & demonstrate loyalty. Group norms normalize coercion, erase consent, & institutional privilege shields perpetrators 729593
Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spelling @tatdv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026TIL it is possible to timetravel by train! (and that time zoning can get very, very messy). 010
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingAxel Klanderud @klanderverdig.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Alle som ønsker å forstå det russiske samfunnets dype dysfunksjon og hvordan det også påfører nabolandene enorm smerte bør lese Politkovskaja sine bøker. Dama var en uredd helt som sto opp mot et fryktregime. Verden må ikke glemme henne. 0113
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingBent Sofus Tranøy @bentsofus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Klassekampen ba meg skrive om Epstein høringen. Den ble ganske intetsigende. Her er mitt forsøk på å skrive ikke-intetsigende om hvorfor det ble slik klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...klassekampen.noKOMMENTAR: Høring uten snøringKontroll- og konstitusjonskomiteen «brought a knife to a gunfight», skriver Bent Sofus Tranøy. 093
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🔎 From the archive: Was Peter Thiel’s controversial data firm – which holds contracts with the UK’s NHS and Ministry of Defence – targeting democratic dissent as well as illegal immigration? WIRED confirms ICE stored information about protestors in a Palantir-built database #PalantirSpyTechbylinetimes.com‘Domestic Terrorism’: ICE Contractor Palantir’s Tools for Tracking DissentPeter Thiel’s controversial data firm – which holds contracts with the UK’s NHS and Ministry of Defence – researched protest prediction for the US Army before agreeing to build ICE’s data platform to conduct mass deportation. Are its tools now targeting democratic dissent as well as illegal immigration? 310159
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingLisa Röstlund @lisarostlund.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Hans bolag Palantir anklagas för att bidra till brott mot mänskligheten. Han talar om att förbereda sig för ”framtidens krig”. Varför vill AI-miljardären Alex Karp äga ett helt fjäll och skogarna omkring, i Härjedalen? Vi har besökt byn och hans hemliga byggprojekt www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/zO...aftonbladet.se”Fullständig sekretess” vid miljardärens byggprojekt– vi besöker Alex Karps hemliga hus Han pratar om hur man ska förbereda sig för ”framtida krig.” Nu har Alex Karp, AI-miljardären bakom kontroversiella bolaget 1114473
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingRosamunde Van Brakel @rosamundevb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Homicides fall as organised crime grows more profitable – and networked news.un.org/en/story/202...news.un.orgHomicides fall as organised crime grows more profitable – and networkedHomicide rates are falling across much of the world, but organised crime is on the rise in many regions as criminal networks diversify into trafficking, migrant smuggling, and the exploitation of natu... 031
Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spelling @tatdv.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hadde det vært Grønland ville du sikkert blitt tilbudt hjelp med tunge bæreposer også. Makan! 030
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingNot (A.) I. @aerialeverything.cryptoanarchy.network · 01/10/2026“Morocco has wholly embraced techno-authoritarian practices,” Amnesty Secretary-General Agnes Callamard said. I've lived & taught in Morocco & second this observation. The World Cup will be a red carpet for increased surveillance that won't be put back in the box. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...aljazeera.comMoroccan intelligence uses surveillance to ‘silence’ journalists: AmnestyProbe finds spyware, hidden microphones and infected phones used to surveil journalists, activists, rights defenders. 0119
Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spelling @tatdv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Fyi www.stopp-palantir.nostopp-palantir.noPalantir ut av Norge 031
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingAlan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Excellent article on British awareness of the Nazi death camps and ambivalence over Jewish refugees. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comBritain knew about the Holocaust as it happened. A new exhibition reckons with that truthResearch draws upon reporting and witness testimony, while a permanent memorial is planned for London 37933
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spelling404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:404media.coWe Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training FacilityWe placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. 15162283921
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingLasse Josephsen @blodsephsen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Nå skal man rydde opp i minnene i Faderlandet. Få bort brysomt kludder. Der Tod ist kein Meister aus Deutschland mehr.bbc.comGerman town bans stumbling stone memorials to Nazi victimsGermany's education minister has branded the ban on the small brass memorial plaques a "scandal". 1218
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingPeder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Word 043
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingAnders @andersskyrud.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Ingen finnmarkinger i toppledelsen og de som er i toppledelsen flyr skytteltrafikk til andre byer på skattebetalernes regning 011
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingOla Innset @olainnset.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Liten hyllest til @bentsofus.bsky.social i dagens avis: klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...klassekampen.noMarkedets makt, 20 år etterRyktet om nyliberalismens død er betydelig overdrevet. 4195
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingDr Jaime Ashworth @drjaimeashworth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I don’t think I’ve seen a more compelling endorsement of the effectiveness of a memorial project than this. Banning Stolpersteine is a deeply sinister move. www.reuters.com/business/med...reuters.comEast German town bans future Holocaust memorial plaquesAn East German town has approved a motion by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and ruling centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to reject future installation of brass plaques comme... 2168
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingMatt Ashby @mattashby.com · 24/09/2026This paper (🇨🇱) finds more pedestrians (who are both 'eyes on the street' who might protect against crime, and potential targets of it) doesn't lead to any increase in theft until a critical crowd density is reached, after which theft rises sharply. doi.org/10.21428/cb6...doi.orgEyes on the Street, Threshold Dynamics, and Property CrimeWhy do crowded streets sometimes deter crime and sometimes attract it? Pedestrian volume can reduce crime through informal surveillance (“eyes on the street”) or raise it by expanding anonymity and… 052
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingMatthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I can't get over this. It reminds me of Emma Goldman talking about drinking really good wine for the first time and realizing that working class people should be able to access culture and goods usually reserved only for the wealthy. Good art should belong to everyone! 45516
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingUnwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles Project @ucnpproject.bsky.social · 22/09/2026📢 Call for Chapters We are inviting proposals for chapters in the forthcoming Cambridge Handbook on Unwritten Constitutionalism! Possible topics include Indigenous constitutionalisms, writing as a (de)colonial practice and methodological questions around “written” and “unwritten” traditions, 1/2 146
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingHannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Racist hate crimes in Glasgow up 34% in one year I don't think Police Scotland's description that racist hate crimes "may be attributed to ongoing community tensions" is precise enough. Be clearer. Don't risk accidentally legitimising hate as "tensions". www.heraldscotland.com/news/2657945...heraldscotland.comRacist hate crimes in Glasgow up 34 per cent as police warn of community tensionsRacist hate crimes have risen by 34 per cent as Police Scotland warns of community tensions. 2216
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingLaura Münkler @muenkler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Take a look at the program: www.yumpu.com/en/document/...yumpu.comEnabling Democracy_ProgramSAFI’s 7th annual Conference Enabling Democracy 30 th September to 2 nd October 2026 at the University of Bonn With keynote speeches by: 042
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingJesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 24/09/2026“That’s the danger, where it’s bots fighting bots, agents fighting agents, a horrible dystopic future nobody wants to live in.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/b...nytimes.comBattle of Hospital A.I. vs. Insurer A.I. Is Pushing Medical Costs HigherThe use of artificial intelligence by hospitals and health insurers is escalating their longstanding feud over paying for medical care. 521897
Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spelling @tatdv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Oh, would love to see this. My uncle Vin did the same trip in the 90s 020
Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spelling @tatdv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"the past four years have seen a swath of nasty laws targeting foreign-born people, including the deportation of high-schoolers who have lived in Sweden since they were children" 000
Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spelling @tatdv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Enig i alt, minus trommemaskin. 010
Reposted by Tatanya D. Valland, Phd, ms.spellingRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026These guys are protesting about 'groups of fighting age men threatening local areas'. You've got to admire the irony. 481120302