tom westland @tomwestland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Barnaby Joyce is promising to cut the cost of housing (???) by cutting a value-added tax on inputs (????????????) 110
Reposted by tom westlandErin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 29/09/202649 people killed in an air strike near a market in Rakhine State, Arakan Army says apnews.com/article/myan...apnews.comAirstrike near a market in Myanmar's Rakhine state kills 49 peopleA rebel group and a rescue worker say Myanmar’s military carried out an airstrike near a market, killing 49 people. 011
Reposted by tom westlandAfrica Confidential @africa-confidential.com · 28/09/2026Read our #Ethiopia correspondent’s account of why the peace accord broke down and how the new regional alliances will affect the course of the war. 🇪🇹 Africa Confidential is now on Substack 👇. africa-conf.com/substack-for...africa-conf.comFormer enemies unite against Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed in Addis AbabaTigrayan and Amhara commanders are fighting a common adversary but they have yet to resolve their competing claims in western Tigray 002
Reposted by tom westlandLiam Hogan @liamhogan.id.au · 26/09/2026The only greater cause of tears in Western Australia is when someone says ‘renegotiate GST payments’ 3367
Reposted by tom westlandTobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Continuously in awe of the fact that all knowledge builds on learned knowledge. If you ever have the chance, watch the patience of an early-childhood educator guiding a kid through a difficult new idea and then consider the entire communal effort of generational education throughout history. 847075
tom westland @tomwestland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Sometimes people wonder why terrible features in Microsoft apps persist and I actually think part of the problem is that there is a giant cohort of people who are proud at having figured out how to get their janky software to work and would resent better software because they'd lose an advantage 130
Reposted by tom westlandCurse of the Libby Dead @captainlibatron.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Worrying that organ donations have fallen when demand has risen. A close family member of ours had a double lung transplant this year and it was nothing short of a miracle, so please make sure you tell family and sign the donation register if you would want to donate news.sky.com/story/urgent...news.sky.com'Urgent action' needed to help thousands of patients waiting for organ transplantsNHS Blood and Transplant has launched an "urgent response plan" to tackle a drastic fall in organ donations across the country. 196
Reposted by tom westlandEconomic History Society @echistsoc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Have economic inequalities in the UK narrowed over the past 100 years? Neil Cummins considers this, as part of a series of articles in the Economics Observatory exploring economic and social changes since 1926, to mark the centenary of the EHS. www.economicsobservatory.com/have-economi... 101
Reposted by tom westlandBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Look it’s very funny that Taylor Lorenz wants to get hired by 60 Minutes and I want it to happen because that would make it even funnier 2597148
Reposted by tom westlandMoby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 20/09/2026he seemed to hear in his own true heart the measureless sobbing that stole out of the centre of the serenity around 19621
Reposted by tom westlandDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 19/09/2026There has been a noticeable lack of serious reaction over Turkish persecution of LGBTQIA+ community from the global community. As in many other countries, Türkiye tries to mask persecution by claiming being LGBTQIA+ isn't illegal and then using "obscenity laws". www.theguardian.com/global-devel...theguardian.comTurkey detains dozens in crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists and journalistsProtesters teargassed as minister claims widespread raids and arrests under obscenity laws were to ‘protect families’ 10865509
Reposted by tom westlandIsaiah Bishop @isaiahbishop.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Hadnt followed up on this but sweet christ www.reuters.com/business/ene...reuters.comEnergy disruption hits Bangladesh and Pakistan as Gulf crisis worsensIn Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, Parvin Akter times her cooking to the neighborhood's availability of piped gas. With gas in intermittent supply as a result of a global energy crunch, she now som... 422067
Reposted by tom westlandRobin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 18/09/2026‘Greek finance minister encourages Germany to implement reforms’ www.ft.com/content/7a28...static.klipy.comAntonio Banderas' Satisfied ReactionALT: Antonio Banderas' Satisfied Reaction 1355298
Reposted by tom westlandErin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Often, I hear Australia simply does not know or care enough about Indonesia. Very true! But it does cut both ways. Finally, Indonesian media has found their in: that Australian woman who soiled herself at HYROX 1131
Reposted by tom westlandweeder @weeder.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Ok that's 3 minutes, keep moving, got a lot of sad teens here. 1555799668
tom westland @tomwestland.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I'm sure someone's already mentioned it but by far the best Macklemore controversy to me is when he was going to perform Same Love at the NRL grand final and Peter Dutton said that for political balance an anti-same sex marriage song should be played as well. 67421
Reposted by tom westlandErin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Kate Lamb is one of Australia's (and region tbh) best journalists on Indonesia and I'm so glad to see the Guardian treating us with her on the recent fires! Singapore is telling punters to expect it through November, so get across it now www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comThe 'apex predator' of fires choking south-east Asia - podcastWhile Europe’s catastrophic summer made headlines in Australia, the climate emergency happening in close neighbour Indonesia is less well known. Kate Lamb joins Matilda Boseley to talk about just how ... 073
Reposted by tom westlandVoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🆕 Proximity over pay: Why small towns attract migrants Today on VoxDev, Joachim De Weerdt (International Food Policy Research Institute), Luc Christiaensen (World Bank) & Ravi Kanbur (Cornell University) discuss migration flows across cities and towns in Tanzania: ow.ly/VHeX50ZOblJ ow.lyProximity over pay: Why small towns attract migrantsBecause rural migrants are deterred far more by distance than they are drawn by higher pay, nearby towns – despite offering lower earnings than cities – end up absorbing far more migrants and doing more to reduce poverty, making them a decisive channel for inclusive urban growth. 042
Reposted by tom westlandIan Miles Schlong @tedcruznipples.com · 10/09/2026Some of those that work forces Are the same that fuck horses 227131703349
tom westland @tomwestland.bsky.social · 14/09/2026From a new paper I'm working on: seemingly very substantial real property price growth in 19th century urban Senegal 050
tom westland @tomwestland.bsky.social · 13/09/2026almost tempted to read this to see if Albrechtsen mentions Dolly Parton's trade unionism 010
Reposted by tom westlandIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 12/09/2026Honestly, "big-name studios can't agree on the premise of the Muppet Show" sounds like the premise of the Muppet Show 725686905
Reposted by tom westlandMauricio Drelichman @mdrelichman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Does anyone have a contact in or otherwise know something about Universidad Mayor de San Andrés in Bolivia? I have been trying to reach their librarians/archivists/historians about a manuscript preserved there. I have emailed every address I could find, to no response. Any leads apprciated! 31921
Reposted by tom westlandFischer 🛠️🚇 @fischer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026breaking: XAI announces that they have used an unreleased grok model to solve a major open problem in the field of race science 352685346
Reposted by tom westlandErin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Yesss I love a Penang travel story! Hang on a minute 🤔 492
Reposted by tom westlandIsaac Samuel @rhaplord.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Politics is dirty business When a prominent critic openly accused the Emperor of Songhay of being a tyrant, the latter didn’t execute him but appointed him to the exact government office he despised. 1328
tom westland @tomwestland.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Australian politicians have never met a demand-side housing policy they couldn’t love 062
Reposted by tom westlandRob Mullins @robertmullins.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Stop asking me questions about my secret postgraduate farm. It's a normal thing all academics have. 512323
Reposted by tom westlandErin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The mark of adulthood in the young Australian male is the day they opt for a 600ml of chilled soft drink rather than the 1.25l of lukewarm 1101
Reposted by tom westlandChristine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026And here is the East Asian job advertisement. 🗃️ lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/jo...lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comAssistant Professor - Modern East Asian HistoryAll Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre... 022
Reposted by tom westlandAsheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 03/09/2026You know what's not down? The library. 526566
Reposted by tom westlandBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/09/2026What Pablo Torre did was ridiculously impressive. Uncovered a conspiracy between rich guys, withstood a propaganda campaign by one of the richest guys in the world with a pretty good reputation, didn't buckle or panic, and just kept reporting. That's some Pulitzerin' right there. 146142252079
Reposted by tom westlandKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 03/09/2026Just resharing this one again. The sneering at 1.5c as "never really possible" is a marker of fatalist, centrist status-quo tropes and a total lack of imagination about alternative histories and potential futures. It is also just gross and disrespectful to those who asked for that target: 515647
tom westland @tomwestland.bsky.social · 03/09/2026thinking of starting a blacklist of journals that demand you submit charts in excel format 120
tom westland @tomwestland.bsky.social · 03/09/2026There is such a dumb anti-migration column in the Fin but I'm growing and not posting about it 140
tom westland @tomwestland.bsky.social · 03/09/2026There’s a really pompous know-all emeritus professor over on the other site who has started Groking his tweets and I have to say that sometimes it is kind of nice to see someone frying their brains 150
Reposted by tom westlandceej @ceej.online · 03/09/2026I do think “every rich person went insane during covid because it was the first time they’ve been inconvenienced in decades” felt a little reductive at first but damn if isn’t more and more compelling as the years drag on 193218954415
Reposted by tom westlandjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/09/2026I would like ask JD Vance about Pierre Damas Bel. 8843781010
Reposted by tom westlandDani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Oh no. Very saddened to hear this. He was a great guy and a wonderful economist. 0114
Reposted by tom westlandImmanuel Feld @immanuelfeld.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Excited to announce the 2nd edition of the CREST Urban Workshop! 🔥 @mateomoglia.bsky.social and I invite you Dec 10–11, 2026 at CREST, bringing together PhD students in urban and spatial econ and related fields. We are delighted to have the great Gabriel Loumeau giving the keynote! 222
tom westland @tomwestland.bsky.social · 01/09/2026gal gadot?? stars in the bitcoin movie??? which features AI sets and lighting???? shut up and take my money!!!!! 040
Reposted by tom westlandYvan Guichaoua @yguichaoua.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Heavy gunfire at Niamey airport 33725
Reposted by tom westlandAnti-Fascism and Far Right @ffrafaction.bsky.social · 27/08/2026A review of anti-Roma racism by state & non-state actors over past 18 months, shows that there has been no diminution of one of Europe's oldest hatreds & serves as a reminder that far-right presents a very real threat to the safety, security & dignity of Roma in Europe www.errc.org/news/the-nor...errc.orgThe Normalisation of Neo-Fascism: Anti-Roma Racism at the Heart of Europe's Far-Right Surge - European Roma Rights CentreBy Bernard Rorke Academic discussions about the inexorable rise of the far-right in Europe routinely overlook ... 07929
Reposted by tom westlandCarl Müller-Crepon @carlmc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I've got a new url for my website: carl.muller-crepon.com In a worrying turn of events, I lost access to my old domain, which dropped, was bought by someone who put up an old copy of my site, which I am trying to get taken down for impersonation 😬.carl.muller-crepon.comCarl Müller-CreponAssistant Professor 162
Reposted by tom westlandRobbie Moore @robbiemoore.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This one youtu.be/aOoTlQpu5H0?...youtu.beDolly Parton and Chet Atkins - "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?" 1976 STEREOYouTube video by Jason1920 141