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Swedish academics suffer widespread threat and harassment – most of it from their own colleagues and students

Swedish academics suffer widespread threat and harassment – most of it from their own colleagues and students

Last week, Ally Louks (now Dr. Louks), an academic at the University of Cambridge, posted a picture of herself on the social media site X with her fresh PhD thesis titled “Olfactory Ethics: The politics of smell in modern and contemporary prose”. The post received a surprising amount of attention – it has been viewed more than 100 million times, and has attracted over 11,000 responses. Although most of it was apparently benign, a large proportion was misogynistic and hateful – including death threats. It highlights the hazards for academics engaging with the public, especially on topics with a political dimension, and even more so while being female. But how common is this type of incident? Should academics avoid engaging the public? Our team at the Swedish secretariat for gender research has just published a report about experiences of threats, violence and harassment in Swedish universities which sheds some light on these questions. Notably we found that much of the abuse academics experienced came from within the university sector, rather than as a result of …

Ex-Rep. Santos asks former colleagues if they would draft expulsion resolution for Cuellar

Ex-Rep. Santos asks former colleagues if they would draft expulsion resolution for Cuellar

Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) went after former House colleagues Saturday, asking if they would draft a resolution to expel Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas). “Hey @RitchieTorres are you going to draft an expulsion resolution for Henry Cuellar? Or is that just for republicans who flip seats?” Santos said in a post on the social platform X directed at Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.). “Inquiring minds want to know.” Back in February of last year, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), alongside Torres and Reps. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), Becca Balint (D-Vt.) and Eric Sorensen (D-Ill.), unveiled a resolution to expel Santos. Santos was expelled from the House later in the year, becoming the sixth lawmaker ever to be pushed from the lower chamber. “So here’s the thing… is miss thang @RepRobertGarcia going to draft an expulsion resolution for Henry Cuellar?” Santos said in another post on X Saturday. “Inquiring minds want to know.” Cuellar and his wife were indicted on charges in relation to allegedly taking almost $600,000 in bribes and laundering funds Friday. An indictment from the Department …

Rageh Omaar’s ITV colleagues ‘question’ why sick presenter was allowed on air

Rageh Omaar’s ITV colleagues ‘question’ why sick presenter was allowed on air

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Rageh Omaar’s ITV colleagues have “questioned” why the news presenter was allowed on air while clearly suffering a medical event. The veteran presenter, 56, had a suspected mini stroke while presenting News At Ten on Friday (26 April). While the broadcaster claims that an attempt was made to take Omaar off air, he was allowed to continue after insisting that he could finish his work on the 30-minute programme. In shocking footage, Omaar could be seen bravely trying to do his job while looking pained and struggling with the auto-cue. The broadcaster subsequently issued a statement on Saturday (27 April) following viewer concerns, revealing that the presenter had received treatment in hospital and was now recovering at home. According to The Times, ITV staff members are not happy with how the situation played out, with an insider telling the outlet: “There …

Woman’s Co-Workers Turn On Her After She Gets Office Hunk Fired

Woman’s Co-Workers Turn On Her After She Gets Office Hunk Fired

A woman is seeking advice after encountering troubles with her colleagues at work. Until a few months ago, she loved her job and the people she worked with.  However, all of that changed after one male employee, who was dubbed the office “hunk,” began working for the company. Everyone seemed to be fond of him except for her.  The woman soon discovered that her intuition was right and the hunk was a dud. When she decided to take action, her colleagues ridiculed her.   The woman reported her new ‘hunk’ colleague to HR after she noticed illegal activity on his work desk.  The woman’s dilemma was shared on best-selling author Jane Green’s agony aunt column.  “Dear Jane, I’ve been working in the same job for about six years now, and until a few months ago, I was always very lucky to have been blessed with what I thought were great colleagues,” the woman wrote.  nesharm / Canva Pro RELATED: Manager Allows Colleague To Berate His Female Employees & They Blame Him For Not Defending Them — ‘I Messed …

RFK Jr. Faces Backlash from Environmental Groups, Former Colleagues

RFK Jr. Faces Backlash from Environmental Groups, Former Colleagues

A dozen environmental groups issued a sharp rebuke Friday of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., an environmental lawyer who led the green group Waterkeeper Alliance until 2020 and has promised to be the “best environment president in American history.” Kennedy “is not an environmentalist,” reads the letter, whose signees included the Sierra Club, 350 Action, and the Sunrise Movement. “He is a dangerous conspiracy theorist and science denier whose agenda would be a disaster for our communities and the planet.” Calling on voters “to reject RFK Jr. and the toxic beliefs he promotes before it’s too late,” the letter describes Kennedy’s climate policies as an affront to “objective reality” and “no different” from those likely to be pursued in a Trump administration. At the same time, dozens of Kennedy’s former colleagues at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), where he worked for nearly three decades, are planning to put out advertisements in six swing states on Sunday—the day before Earth Day—calling on him to “honor our planet” by dropping out of the race. …

Black undercover police officer beaten up by his own colleagues awarded .5m

Black undercover police officer beaten up by his own colleagues awarded $23.5m

Luther Hall, a St Louis police officer, was present at a street protest in 2017 where he was working undercover. His disguise was apparently so good that his fellow officers failed to recognise him when they mercilessly beat him on the street. On Monday, Mr Hall was awarded $23.5m for the attack, according to the St Louis American. The incident occurred two days after Jason Stockley, a former St Louis police officer, was acquitted of the fatal shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith. Police expected that there could be protests following the acquittal, and dispatched 200 officers from a “Civil Disobedience Team” that weekend in 2017. More than 120 people were arrested, including Mr Hall and his colleague Louis Naes, a white officer also embedded undercover with the marchers. Mr Naes told investigators that his arrest was “routine,” but said police clad in riot-gear “beat the f*** out of [Mr Hall] like Rodney King”. Former St Louis police officer Luther Hall pictured here with injuries he sustained when his colleagues beat him during a protest in …

Robots can make jobs less meaningful for human colleagues

Robots can make jobs less meaningful for human colleagues

Much has been (and will continue to be) written about automation’s impact on the jobs market. In the short-term, many employers have complained of an inability to fill roles and retain workers, further accelerating robotic adoption. The long-term impact these sorts of sweeping changes will have on the job market going forward remains to be seen. One aspect of the conversation that is oft neglected, however, is how human workers feel about their robotic colleagues. There’s a lot to be said for systems that augment or remove the more backbreaking aspects of blue-collar work. But could the technology also have a negative impact on worker morale? Both things can certainly be true at once. The Brookings Institution this week issued results gleaned from several surveys conducted over the past decade and a half to evaluate the impact that robotics has on job “meaningfulness.” The think tank defines the admittedly abstract notion thus: In exploring what makes work meaningful, we rely on self-determination theory. According to this theory, satisfying three innate psychological needs — competence, autonomy, …

Rising Star Chance Perdomo Mourned by ‘Gen V’ and the ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ Colleagues

Rising Star Chance Perdomo Mourned by ‘Gen V’ and the ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ Colleagues

Lucian Msamati and Chance Perdomo at a party on April 25, 2019. Gabi Torres/Getty Images News of his death appears to have stunned his current and former colleagues: Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television, which produce Gen V, said via a statement attributed to the show’s producers that “We can’t quite wrap our heads around this. For those of us who knew him and worked with him, Chance was always charming and smiling, an enthusiastic force of nature, an incredibly talented performer, and more than anything else, just a very kind, lovely person.”  “Even writing about him in the past tense doesn’t make sense,” the statement read. “We are so sorry for Chance’s family, and we are grieving the loss of our friend and colleague. Hug your loved ones tonight.” Actor Patrick Schwarzenegger, who is also a member of the Gen V cast, posted a series of candid snaps of Perdomo to his Instagram stories. “Rest in peace Chance,” he captioned one. “Love yah buddy,” he captioned another one. “Hope [you’re] up in heaven …

‘I noticed nothing strange’: suspect’s colleagues express shock at Moscow attack | Moscow concert hall attack

‘I noticed nothing strange’: suspect’s colleagues express shock at Moscow attack | Moscow concert hall attack

Former colleagues and clients at the small barber shop where Muhammadsobir Fayzov once worked were stunned when they saw the news. They knew the 19-year-old as a promising, hard-working stylist, and saw no signs that he and three other Tajik gunmen would be accused of committing last Friday’s bloodbath at a concert city hall in Moscow. “He was regarded as a good barber … I noticed nothing strange about him,” said Yamina Safiyeva, the owner of the barber shop outside Moscow where Fayzov worked three months before the attack, which killed 139 people. On Sunday, Fayzov was brought into a courtroom on a gurney, with a catheter attached and one eye injured or missing. He appeared to fade in an out of consciousness. In the aftermath of Russia’s deadliest terrorist attack in over two decades, limited details have emerged regarding the background of the alleged shooters. Russian authorities have continued to try to tie others to the attack, with FSB head Alexander Bortnikov on Tuesday saying he believed Ukraine, the US and Britain were involved. …

suspect’s colleagues express shock at Moscow attack

suspect’s colleagues express shock at Moscow attack

Clockwise from top left, Saidakrami Murodalii Rachabalizoda, Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Muhammadsobir Fayzov and Shamsidin Fariduni suspected of taking part in the attack of a concert hall that killed 137 people.Photograph: Tatyana Makeyevaolga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images” fifu-data-src=”https://i1.wp.com/www.skepticsociety.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/75d2179be0cc1d5b1456c3d35a98d744.jpeg?ssl=1″ data-src=”https://i1.wp.com/www.skepticsociety.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/75d2179be0cc1d5b1456c3d35a98d744.jpeg?ssl=1″/> Clockwise from top left, Saidakrami Murodalii Rachabalizoda, Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Muhammadsobir Fayzov and Shamsidin Fariduni suspected of taking part in the attack of a concert hall that killed 137 people.Photograph: Tatyana Makeyevaolga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images Former colleagues and clients at the small barber shop where Muhammadsobir Fayzov once worked were stunned when they saw the news. They knew the 19-year-old as a promising, hard-working stylist, and saw no signs that he and three other Tajik gunmen would be accused of committing last Friday’s bloodbath at a concert city hall in Moscow. “He was regarded as a good barber … I noticed nothing strange about him,” said Yamina Safiyeva, the owner of the barber shop outside Moscow where Fayzov worked three months before the attack, which killed 139 people. On Sunday, Fayzov was brought into a courtroom on a gurney, with a catheter …