Aaron Winter
Sociologist at Lancaster University working on Racism,Terrorism & the Far Right. Co-ed of @identitiesjournal.bsky.social. Co-author of Reactionary Democracy: How Racism & the Populist Far Right Became Mainstream (Verso) with Aurelien Mondon
- New article by @georgenewth.bsky.social @k8ebrown.bsky.social and @aurelmondon.bsky.social 'Researching and Understanding Far-Right Politics in Times of Mainstreaming' in the Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Great to see! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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- Reposted by Aaron WinterSome thoughts on Starmer's speech and Labour's normalisation of far-right politics in @theconversation.com theconversation.com/keir-starmer...
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- Reposted by Aaron WinterToughening migration rules doesn’t challenge Reform. It validates them.
- I am quoted in this article on Reform UK in Londynek net 'Ekspert: Reform UK osiąga sukcesy, bo jej postulaty stały się mainstreamem brytyjskiej polityki' By Wojciech Łobodziński / Polska Agencja Prasowa (PAP) @lancasteruni.bsky.social @lancasteruninews.bsky.social londynek.net/wiadomosci/a...
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- They cut funding, undermined & marketised educ & research, then say what about the public interest/£? Mgmt just accepts & helps them. We keep seeing industries, workers & communities blamed for damage those blaming them do. Enough. Call out the BS. @ucu.org.uk www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05...
- Reposted by Aaron WinterToday is the 111th birthday of Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre
- The opposition: You really shouldn't do that.
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[Not loaded yet] - Reposted by Aaron WinterI'd just like to applaud all the people who signed the Harper's letter, who took the side of the fascists who wanted to create this reality, and argued that the people who didn't want to give those fascists a stage and a microphone were creating a chilling effect on free exchange of ideas.
- Brutal account of what it’s like to teach at the University of Florida right now in the NYT—extraordinary climate of fear. People afraid to say intersectional and talk about lynchings. Fake students trying to entrap Muslim faculty or just making things up altogether. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/o...
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- This looks great: Solidarity, Resistance, Re-activation - Part of the Radical Acts: Feminism, Art & Activism/Resistance collection Alexandra Kokoli will be contributing to this event at the Whitworth in Manchester to accompany WOMEN IN REVOLT: www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../radical-....
- The things that get called Marxist these days!
- Reposted by Aaron WinterThis new Texas law copies anti-Jewish legislation in pre-war Nazi Germany. That legislation consisted of a series of restrictive laws passed in 1933, then the Nuremberg Laws of 1935. This is not an exaggeration.
- Reposted by Aaron WinterBREAKING: President Donald Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. The dismissal was disclosed in statements from three top House Democrats and confirmed by a separate person familiar with the matter.
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- Reposted by Aaron Winter📢 RECO_DAR NEWSLETTER - FINAL EDITION: read our latest report with a detailed analysis of the far-right’s cross-platform strategies to amplify disinformation and our Policy Brief 👉 buff.ly/5A23z1o #reco_dar #extremism @erikhacker.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @modus-zad.bsky.social
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- So you're letting them set the agenda. Maybe that's the secret to their 'success' ... Tip: the answer is not always more racism, reaction and right wing politics! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
- I'll be on LBC tonight discussing Reform and 'moral re-education' with Nick Abbot tonight (22:00-1:00) www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presen...
- Don't debate fascists and provide a platform for them and the airing of their ideas. There is no need for that as we know them (hence the invitation) and no one ever defeated fascism and racism in a debate, one individual or event at a time. It's a fallacy that does their work and harm.
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- How's that pandering to racists and reactionaries to defeat the far right working out for you? How many times do we have to warn about the damage this does to those at the sharp end, any sort of opposition, and democracy itself. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
- How's that pandering to racists and reactionaries to defeat the far right working out for you? How many times do we have to warn about the damage this does to those at the sharp end, any sort of opposition, and democracy itself. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
- It is a mistake to think the Liberals are left seeing off the right/far right by moving to the centre like elsewhere as many are claiming. Liberals are centrist & we need a strong left, but imagine others opposing the right addressed actual needs instead of just serving more racism & reaction!
- Happy to announce that I have joined the Board of Trustees of @runnymedetrust.bsky.social - a great organisation that does really important work.
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- Reposted by Aaron Winter'How do young adult #migrants negotiate their #identities in #Scotland?' New on the #IdentitiesBlog, by @mnicolson.bsky.social Read the post ⬇️ identitiesjournal.co... #migration #identity @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social @euracminorities.bsky.social
- Reposted by Aaron Wintermy reaction to this is not "oh Trump's losing it" it's "the entire point of fascism is that the leader declares reality and everyone else has to follow it".
- Of course, because it's not about antisemitism or the right
- SCOOP: The Antisemitism Awareness Act — up for vote in Senate committee tomorrow — now has a religious liberty clause to protect ‘Jews killed Jesus’ statements by Christian conservatives. New added language in the bill clarifies First Amendment protections. More ⬇️ forward.com/fast-forward...
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- Would be better if @newyorker.com led with the people at the sharp end of the Trump admin's politics. Democracy & liberty were not theirs under previous govts either. One legacy of Jan 6 is what happens when you privilege national institutions & myths over people. Nothing changes (but may get worse)
- Barry Blitt’s cover for this week’s issue, “The First Hundred Days.” #NewYorkerCovers nyer.cm/ysrCZ47
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- Reposted by Aaron WinterWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says she will speak to Trump and the National Security team about whether the US can offer political asylum to British citizens fleeing UK free speech laws. Reality: UK law does not restrict free speech - only incitement to hate, violence and terror.
- Reposted by Aaron WinterIs Starmer’s Labour far right? This question sounds absurd, but today, it is not only necessary but urgent to ask for anyone who still cares about democracy My thoughts on @reacpolrn.bsky.social reacpol.net/starmer-far-...
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- Donald Rodney, Visceral Canker at Whitechapel Gallery
- Reposted by Aaron WinterStephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy, has begun baselessly claiming that birthright citizenship is a massive welfare scam. Miller has previously endorsed a theory called “remigration” that refers to the forcible removal of non–ethnically European immigrants.
- Maybe carcerality is not the solution to authoritarianism and political overreach (or way to undermine that of right wing reactionaries whose logic it is). At the very least, the problem is power and institutions, not people. They've been jailing a lot of those.
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- Reposted by Aaron WinterWe have now arrived at the "arresting judges" level of fascism.
- Reposted by Aaron WinterJudge Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin judge who was arrested on Friday morning on charges of obstructing immigration enforcement, spent most of her legal career working on behalf of low-income people and marginalized groups. Here's what to know.
- Reposted by Aaron WinterShoutout to Daniel Bice of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, who’s been on the Judge Dugan story all week. You can catch up on his coverage here www.jsonline.com/staff/264800...
- Reposted by Aaron Winterthe arrest of a judge by ICE and FBI for such bullshit reasons is a Rubicon crossing moment. not the last, but a major one.
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- Reposted by Aaron WinterTwo headlines in the New York Times today.
