Massimo Airoldi

A quick thread about my book 'Machine Habitus: Toward a Sociology of Algorithms', just out with @politybooks! #MachineHabitus 1/6

JULIAN ASSANGE IS FREE Julian Assange is free. He left Belmarsh maximum security prison on the morning of 24 June, after having spent 1901 days there. He was granted bail by the High Court in London and was released at Stansted airport during the afternoon, where he boarded a plane and departed the UK. This is the result of a global campaign that spanned grass-roots organisers, press freedom campaigners, legislators and leaders from across the political spectrum, all the way to the United Nations. This created the space for a long period of negotiations with the US Department of Justice, leading to a deal that has not yet been formally finalised. We will provide more information as soon as possible. After more than five years in a 2x3 metre cell, isolated 23 hours a day, he will soon reunite with his wife Stella Assange, and their children, who have only known their father from behind bars. WikiLeaks published groundbreaking stories of government corruption and human rights abuses, holding the powerful accountable for their actions. As editor-in-chief, Julian paid severely for these principles, and for the people's right to know. As he returns to Australia, we thank all who stood by us, fought for us, and remained utterly committed in the fight for his freedom. Julian's freedom is our freedom. [More details to follow]

🚀 We're hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the PACES project at the University of Milan 🇮🇹. Dive into the world of migration studies and make a real impact. Apply by June 24, 2024! 📅 See : tinyurl.com/mwjkr7sj More details below 👇 #AcademicTwitter #Postdoc

Tra poco, alla Sapienza!

📣Out now! I’m beyond excited to share that our book “The Platformisation of Consumer Culture. A Digital Methods Guide” has just been published with @AmsterdamUPress 🔓Available #openaccess here: library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.… @Caliviral @afrontiercity @novemillimetri

Like every year, our doctoral @nasp_school has just published its call for application for the Sociology and Methodology of Social Research PhD programme! You can find it here: unimi.it/en/education/p… Deadline 27 June!

Minister of Infrastructure Matteo Salvini posts a bizarre image showing a pregnant Jesus lookalike made with AI juxtaposed against a happy heterosexual family. I don't know what's happening here.

#Israeli soldiers escorting the #aid convoy to #Gaza, blocked and vandalised by Israeli #settlers,  did nothing to stop the attack. This is one of the videos obtained by the @guardian. Full story in comment. By me, @sufiantaha1, @burke_jason, @elenaukc. #israel #war #Palestine

Participants reported more negative attitudes towards veganism after reading about a vegan protest & it did not matter if the protest was disruptive or peaceful. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

For a binational Israeli-Palestinian state If Western governments truly support the two-state solution, then it is time to impose sanctions on the Israeli government lemonde.fr/blog/piketty/2…

The Social Consequences of Algorithmic Prediction, May 29th, at Columbia University. An extraordinary lineup of speakers:  Angele Christin, Elena Esposito, Jake Hofman, Donald Mackenzie, Lucy Suchman, and Duncan Watts). Register now at business.columbia.edu/node/21897

An antifascist punk who greatly contributed to independent alternative music is remembered (falsely) as a Mussolini supporter, according to one of Italy's main newspapers.

Animali non umani

Happening in Rome tomorrow, at @Museo_MAXXI. We will talk about our book, with @valentinatanni and @donatelladr @idevicofallani @mitpress

This is nice

Do I know anybody who can help me with this kind of niche question about @thomasp85's beautiful ggraph package? Feel free to DM stackoverflow.com/q/78408921/411…

Il deputato della Lega Antonio Angelucci, proprietario di cliniche private che fatturano 180 mln € e dei quotidiani Libero,Il Giornale e il Tempo, da inizio legislatura ha partecipato allo 0,18% delle votazioni su 7114. Per chi si assenta sono previsti tagli alla diaria, ma… 👇

Hanno già scritto che fa freddo e che quindi il riscaldamento climatico è una balla? Invece, questo, è l'ennesimo evento estremo: il riscaldamento dell’oceano Artico sta destabilizzando il vortice polare, che scivola alle nostre latitudini, portando a ondate di freddo anomale.

Per sei giorni e sei notti Irma Bandiera, la partigiana Mimma della Brigata Garibaldi, subì ogni genere di sevizia e tortura da parte dei fascisti della Compagnia Autonoma Speciale, guidati dal Capitano Renato Tartarotti, che arrivarono ad accecarla con una baionetta. Irma Bandiera resistette senza parlare, salvando così i suoi compagni. Fu trucidata e il suo corpo fu abbandonato in mezzo alla strada. Era il 7 agosto 1944. Otto mesi dopo, il 21 aprile 1945, Bologna fu liberata. Oggi. #25aprile

A “Porta a Porta” si è parlato a lungo di aborto tra sette uomini ilpost.it/flashes/aborto…

Books, books, books @BJSociology! Find us, and some great materials from @alim1213, @MyriaGeorgiou4, @NoortjeMarres, @massimoairoldi, @adrianfavell and from others you might see round and about