How Musk broke Twitter and helped elect Trump (Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam)

Here’s a video produced by “Led by Donkeys” out of the U.K. that puts down the timeline of how Musk used X to get Donald Trump elected. I would save it because I don’t think it will be up for long.

I wrote about what I saw, who I talked to + what they said in Pittsburgh. If curious about why people voted a certain way (or didn't vote at all): ask them. lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/nove…

The New Zealand government is pulling back on protecting Māori rights, sparking protests from indigenous lawmakers who oppose the decision with their traditional “haka” chant. This is powerful.

- Finished my talk today at HIS, a conference organised by German Economic Sociology Section. - Got amazing feedback from scholars, who are cited in my dissertation. Good mock viva practice. - Spoke intensively German full day now social battery empty. Thanks for invitation.

This type of hunger for definitive proof for a good but also pretty commonplace view on capitalism is why the epistemology of evidence is endlessly fascinating: both the phoenix and sisyphus of science. Everyone knows capitalism kills, but it eludes definitive closure.

My evidence given to the Northern Ireland Assembly Ed Committee on Relationships & Sexuality Ed stated early, evidence based RSE can foster early intervention & prevent child sexual abuse/harmful sexual behaviour. My research on sibling sexual behaviour/abuse used as an example

☝️Dylan Wiliam said that Cognitive Load Theory is ‘the single most important thing for teachers to know’. This poster summarises some key ideas from CLT and offers 6 strategies to optimise instruction and maximise learning. 👊 REPOST and grab a free HQ copy here:

Our rare study on migrants' house ownership, based on the unique 2000 Families dataset with Sebnem Eroglu, Sait Bayrakdar our open access research tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Warwick Sociology

Interesting how freedom of expression becomes biased - seriously the tweet sent showed agreement and disagreement with someone else’s point. Is not offensive, yet receive below - what language did I use? Other than expressing intersectionality!

Dr. Ally Louks's PhD thesis is set to be one of the most influential theses of 21st century. Puts forward an original argument with remarkable clarity. Already has 85M+ views on X/Twitter. Most people criticizing her don't understand her argument at all. I have a PhD in

The greatest advert possible for the NHS summed up in one gloriously ignorant tweet.

We wrote a policy brief about the gains of origin country, multigenerational research design: Turkish origin migrant families in EU undergo changes in socio-cultural and religious domains; have higher education but they face a lot of obstacles socioeconomically 👇

My latest chapter will be published soon - Power of Discussion…

Labour bans puberty blockers for under-18s, claiming they are “unsafe” But if they're unsafe, why is Labour allowing them for those already prescribed them, youth in clinical trials & for non-trans kids with early onset puberty? DOUBLE STANDARDS! Doctors should decide, not MPs

Thanks Jared and Happy New Year x

Watch this moment of bravery! A fearless Bishop stands in front of Trump during the president’s service & urges him to show kindness & compassion. Trump’s reaction? Indifference This is the kind of courage that sparks real change. Watch, feel the power & share if it inspires you

Aaron Rupar

Had the pleasure of chairing Panel1: #Media, #Identity, and #Representation at today's UG Student Conference, Sociology @ Essex. Very interesting and timely panel where our UG students presented their research and explored different dimensions of these issues.

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