Indeed! Still awaiting the Swedish one.

Arguably too keen but just postal voted in #ScottishElections2026

Anti-Islam influencer Valentina Gomez blocked from entering UK for far-right rally Exclusive: Home secretary understood to have withdrawn authorisation for speaker at Unite the Kingdom rally in May

”Gomez, a Christian who was born in Colombia, gained notoriety through a series of anti-Islam stunts. In August last year, she burned a copy of the Qur’an and vowed to rid Texas of the religion if she were elected to Congress.”

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

New Editors for BJPIR- Call for Expression of Interest - Political Studies Association Shape the future of BJPIR – Call for new editorial team The Political Studies Association (PSA) is inviting expressions of interest for the next editorial team of the British Journal of Politics and…

*PSA Publishing* @bjpir.bsky.social

Interested in editing BJPIR? We're looking for new editors for the British Journal of Politics and International Relations.

Submit a brief expression of interest by 31 May 👇

Important read 👇

Arson attacks 'gathering momentum', Chief Rabbi says The warning comes after a north-west London synagogue was hit by an arson attack overnight.

Ffs.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Poll: Trump's approval rating hits second-term low as Americans sour on the economy and Iran war Two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of inflation, according to an NBC News Decision Desk Poll, with some cracks emerging in his GOP support.

Story here isn’t that 63% disapprove but htf 37% STILL approve 🤷‍♂️.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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Ouch.

As a former Junior Year Abroad Co-ordinator I just want to point out that calling 18-20 year olds ”children” is misleading.

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Important read 👇

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Timeline cleanser 👇

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over continued US blockade of its ports, state media says - follow live There is confusion over the status of the critical shipping lane, after the US and Iran gave conflicting statements about its opening.

👀 but also not 👀

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq...

‘I feel like I’m losing her’: the families torn apart by older relatives going far right It starts with a ‘back in my day’ nostalgic meme – then suddenly your elders are sharing AI-generated ‘boomerslop’ and repeating conspiracy theories …

”//…//older online users don’t always recognise how vulnerable they can be. “These are people who haven’t grown up as digital natives,”” Important read 👇

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

”Viewpoint diversity” in practice 👇

Important event 👇

This 👇

More job ops 👇

Harvard Asks Donors to Endow $10 Million Professorships for ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Initiative | News | The Harvard Crimson Harvard is quietly asking donors for $10 million gifts to establish new endowed professorships in a sweeping bid to reshape its faculty under the banner of “viewpoint diversity,” according to two peop...

Will Ex-Prof Brit Pol apply one wonders? (H/t @benrosamond1.bsky.social?

www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Zohran Mamdani still making money from fleeting rap career, filings show New York mayor, ‘C-list rapper’ who went by Mr Cardamon and Young Cardamon, collected $1,643 in royalties last year

ICYMI

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

UK and EU finalise agreement to bring UK into Erasmus+ in 2027 Thousands across the UK set to benefit from re-opening of the historic Erasmus+ programme

Uk and EU finalise UK return to Erasmus
www.gov.uk/government/n...

Downs rofl.

Important (forthcoming) read 👇

Lesson here, I think.

Fair enough. Too close to home for me.

Important read 👇

Justin Trudeau at Coachella? That’s just wrong: at a certain age, things must change If you have to consult the Reddit thread ‘am I too old for Coachella?’, then the answer is probably ‘yes’, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

”//…//that photo of Trudeau in college-age uniform//…//invites us to consider the relationship of middle-aged people to music festivals and conclude that, at some point, perhaps the dignified thing is to call it a day.” 🎯

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...