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Theodore Koulouris

@theodorekoulouris.bsky.social
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Snr lecturer, University of Brighton. media & literary theory; deconstruction, ethics, politics, anglo-american modernisms, digital culture. Reposts not necessarily endorsements. research.brighton.ac.uk/en/persons/…

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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What an appalling penal system Botched execution: Tennessee death row inmate and teen killer Christa Pike still alive after two lethal injections www.lbc.co.uk/article/tenn...
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Botched execution: Tennessee death row inmate and teen killer Christa Pike still alive after two lethal injections | LBC
Christa Pike, 50, was due to be the first woman to be executed in the US state for more than 200 years for killing a classmate in 1995.
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
University VC pursues PhD research in the absolutely bloody obvious. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/v-cs-hi...
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V-cs hit by ‘shift shock’ when they take on top job, leader says
Vice-chancellor turned PhD student says university executives can feel ‘isolated’ and are seen as having gone to the ‘dark side’
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Well, he can play his ukulele #EdSheeran
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#EdSheeran must be so proud.
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
That’s it for #edsheeran now, right? What a stupid child.
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Is #Piddington now a country or what?
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
You might have to turn up for the results of this one, Nige.
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Jesus wept. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1463...
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University boss criticised for appearing at Reform UK conference
The University and College Union (UCU) today criticised Universities UK president and Manchester Metropolitan University vice-chancellor, Malcolm Press, for appearing at Reform UK's conference in Birm...
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It’s amazing that Charles Orr, a snr Cambridge theologian, has been told to resign by the likes of 30p-Lee. #ReformUK
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Nigel Farage vs "the establishment" He went to private school, worked as a stockbroker, has been a professional politician for 31 years, has his own TV show, is a brand ambassador for gold, is mates with POTUS, accepted a secret £5m gift, and owns five houses bought outright with cash What a rebel
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 06/07/2026
The football body was once riven by bribery and corruption claims. Now it faces accusations of interfering in the game itself. ft.trib.al/oviRTSV
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
In one chapter of his book entitled 'The Art of the Bribe', Nigel Farage donor and convicted fraudster George Cottrell describes how politicians can be bought www.ft.com/content/7a0f...
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nigel Farage received £270,000 from gold marketer he promotes
Reform UK leader’s Direct Bullion payment is double his fee from 2025
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Scum #2 #Farage www.instagram.com/reel/DZIQwZw...
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The Trawl on Instagram: "After Sarah Everard’s murder Farage showed concern for the police. Funny how quickly that concern disappears when attacking the police serves his political agenda. Principles ...
7,362 likes, 241 comments - thetrawlpod on June 3, 2026: "After Sarah Everard’s murder Farage showed concern for the police. Funny how quickly that concern disappears when attacking the police serves ...
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Scum #Farage
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
If you care about the people of a country, any country, stop bombing them #BBCQTB
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I think the guy in the front talking about ‘enemies of the West’ may, just may, be a bit of a fascist #BBCQT
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
80+ years ago, the Mail lionised all sorts of fascists and Nazis from the Continent. Now they’re supporting the indigenous ones.
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I find this segment on cabinet secretaries and so on utterly dull, #C4News. Nazis are rising all over Europe, the UK & the US, and you’re devoting time to whom was appointed Starmer’s cabinet secretary—who cares?
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I understand that Ratcliffe doesn't pay any tax in the UK, is that right?
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Why/how are we still tolerating Starmer and his sidekick & mini-Mandelson, Morgan McSweeney? #ResignNow #Labour #C4news www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Labour minister was provided with intelligence files on journalists
Exclusive: Material gathered was personally given to Josh Simons when chair of pro-Starmer thinktank, say sources
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
If I remember correctly #Mandelson showed how corrupt he is quite early in Blair’s government; he was ousted twice, but both the political class & the media always treated him with reverence as if he’s some sort of sage; so did Starmer, btw #Newsnight
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
I am shocked, shocked I am telling you, at the latest about Mandelson #PrinceofDarkness #Mandelson #C4news
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A.V. Deggar @avdeggar.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Compare the fates of Rebecca Long-Bailey & Louise Haigh—sidelined for tweeting & misreporting a stolen phone respectively—& The Lord Mandelson, who remains a peer of the realm despite lobbying the govt to change policy for the paedophile Jeffery Epstein. Is there something a bit two tier, here?
Mandelson in his underwear with redacted girl
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CarolineJMolloy @carolinejmolloy.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Matt Goodwin makes a living out of railing against university educated elites & his whole schtick is "he was the first person in his family to go to university", which is a bit weird given that his Dad, now being heavily invoked for his Manchester connection, appears to have a string of degrees.
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Personally, other than the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese war (about which I know very little) & some uncomfortable internal issues, I am not aware of China being aggressive to anyone. I’m not sure why it saying it abides by inter/nal law sounds ‘weird’.
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick sacked
Kemi Badenoch fires Jenrick from the shadow cabinet and suspends his party membership.
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Good news, especially: "There is expected to be an international fee waiver for EU students studying at UK universities under the Erasmus scheme, meaning they would pay the equivalent of domestic fees that are capped at £9,535 a year, sources told the Guardian" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
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A Very Theory Xmas @averytheoryxmas.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
BUTLER: Gender is the effect of endlessly repeated normative acts, a kind of performance. NEARLY EVERYONE ELSE: A performance like a nativity play? BUTLER: How many times do I have to explain this-
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Just in case anyone is surprised. apple.news/AcMDxurLLQQe...
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‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat — POLITICO
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
#KemiBadenoch says the #Tories will shut down useless courses (surprise, surprise); she adds she learnt more in her apprenticeship than in her degree (FAO #SussexUniversity). NB. They were in power for 14 years. If they get 10% at the next election it'll be a miracle #ToryConference
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
So, #MichelleMone is complaining that the decision earlier today was the work of ‘the establishment’ 😬 Also, she described it as ‘shocking but expected’. NB. This woman was a legislator #C4News
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Oops 😬 apple.news/AY9-61rsMTuK...
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Firm linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone breached £122m PPE contract, High Court rules — Sky News
A company linked to Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone breached a government contract of nearly £122m to supply surgical gowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, the High Court has ruled.
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Alas, it would appear Kamala Harris believed that the ‘titans’ of American industry would be the ‘guardrails’ of American democracy. This is probably as dumb as whatever Trump has said thus far #C4news
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
From the archives Exposing the Real UK Race Riot Instigators: The Key Players and Transatlantic Network Around Tommy Robinson – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/08/08/e...
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Exposing the Real UK Race Riot Instigators: The Key Players and Transatlantic Network Around Tommy Robinson
Robinson has been blamed for stoking the unrest, but the tentacles of disinformation are global. Nafeez Ahmed uncovers a worrying nexus of tech platforms and far-right conspiracy – with links to Europ...
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Derrida Today @derridatoday.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
The call for papers is now open for the 9th Derrida Today Conference in Paris, France - from July 13-17, 2026. Details can be found on the website here: derridatoday.com.au/conference/ All enquiries: conference@derridatoday.com
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Conference – Derrida Today
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Good riddance. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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UK homelessness minister resigns after tenant eviction claims
Rushanara Ali was accused of hypocrisy after claims she evicted tenants from east London property before putting up rent by almost £700 a month
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Didn’t Trump used to say he would never do precisely what he did over the weekend?
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Solidarity with the ordinary people of Iran who, in addition to their domestic problems, now have to deal with their country being bombed. I supposed MAGA now means doing Netanyahu’s bidding.
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Netanyahu is a psychopath. I mean, doesn’t he even care about the Israeli people? #Iran
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Zia Yusuf has realised that the party he chaired & its supporters are a bunch of crypto-(and not so crypto) Islamophobes. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform UK row as party chair calls new MP’s burqa ban question ‘dumb’
Party says ban is not its policy after Sarah Pochin called on the prime minister to introduce one
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
The international community must really consider its position vis-à-vis Trump’s regime — this is fascism, pure and simple www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trump administration ends Harvard's ability to enrol international students
The move escalates the administration's row with America's oldest university over hiring, admissions and teaching practices.
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
We don’t want to hear from this psychopath, Matt Frei #Channel4news #C4News
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
The UK, France and Canada may wish to step up action? there’ll be no one left; just a thought. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Netanyahu vows to ‘take control’ of Gaza as UK, France and Canada threaten action against Israel
Key allies call escalation ‘egregious’ and promise ‘concrete’ response if Israel does not end renewed offensive and allow aid into strip
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Naomi Waltham-Smith @auralflaneur.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Don’t agree with all of this, but this is spot on: “In a liberal democracy that aspires to be an open society, should the State…ever be allowed to decide these delicate issues, particularly with regard to academic freedom, in the process invading & inevitably reducing the autonomy of universities?”
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
I’m watching Jacqui Smith on #Newsnight and I can’t help thinking that @teamlabouruk.bsky.social government is hellbent on being more hated in less than a year than the Tories were in 14.
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
From the @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/f5fd...
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The west’s shameful silence on Gaza
The US and European allies should do more to restrain Benjamin Netanyahu
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Well done www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Harvard sues Trump administration over efforts to ‘gain control of academic decision-making’
University fights back against threats to cut about $9bn in funding for school after it refused to comply with demands
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