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So Quentin Skinner and David Bowie had more in common than just the dodgy glam outfits of the early 70s then.

Please consider signing this petition to stop the persecution and extradition of my colleague, Hassan Diab. Protect Hassan Diab from further injustice. Say NO to any future request for Hassan's extradition! you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pm-t… via Leadnow

From the same party that brought you AdScam. Now comes AppScam. ArriveCan contracting wasn’t that bad. It was worse /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

William Walters will be hosting Secrecy Today: Two FPA Research Excellence Chair Events, March 9-10. More info: carleton.ca/polisci/cu-eve…

Here is a seminar I am doing on #airdeportation on March 14th en route to #ISA2023 , thank you Anne-Marie D'Aoust for hosting!

My brother Oliver Walters MCIM (in the blue coat) just got elected as a District Councillor in Suffolk, epicentre of the Green revolution. I only study politics, he actually does it! Greens hoping ultra-local focus will bring low-key revolution in Suffolk theguardian.com/politics/2023/…

Here's a sign that greeted me on a recent visit to the underground ossuaries of the Catacombs of Paris. No burgers. No selfie-sticks (well obviously). No backpacks on backs. And strictly no fiddling with the remains of the dead.

Attacking the team bus: never cool. But was this a case of the fans hitting the sh*t? Simeone furious after Atletico's bus attacked by Real Sociedad fans 90min.com/in/posts/diego…

First they came for the jerks and I did not speak out...

Fulton prison blues...? (with apologies to Johnny Cash) Former US president surrenders at Fulton jail over election charges – as it happened theguardian.com/us-news/live/2…

I get by with a little help from AI. theguardian.com/music/2023/nov…

Tomorrow: Books 'n' Beer:

Joni to sing "Amelia" at her Grammy performance debut next week? Ex-US air force pilot claims he may have located lost Amelia Earhart plane theguardian.com/us-news/2024/j…

Open access: "The deportation plane: charter flights and carceral mobilities" bit.ly/3utzIOO Thanks to @degoede9 Corporate Watch Clara Lecadet Cedric Parizot antiAtlas Journal @BorderCrim Taylor & Francis Research Insights HuubDijstelbloem @[email protected] for ideas, support and inspiration on this.

Secrecy people like @Research_SPIN will be interested in Tintin Wulia's recent exhibition Tintin Wulia: Secrets. Here is the catalogue. It was an honour to contribute a short essay called "The Fabric of Secrecy" for it. rmitgallery.com/digital/all/ti…

bbc.com/news/uk-englan… Even if the military research record about Orford Ness is still partly sealed, this hasn't stopped the real seals moving in. In secret, of course, as the manager points out. Thanks Mark.B.Salter !

Doug Fordism! Working for whom, Esso?

theguardian.com/world/article/… Kim: OK, Vlad, who's up for Carpool Karaoke with Evil Dictators? What's your song? Something by Pussy Riot? Putin: You are kidding, right? Sorry, boss, I don't like music. And you? NKpop? Is that even a thing? Kim: I'm thinking Born to Run. My country.

theguardian.com/football/artic… I wonder whose face they've pinned to the dart board?