Audie Klotz
@audieklotz.bsky.social
Expertise on International Relations especially norms and migration
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I mute excessive self-promoters (including humble braggers) and mansplainers
I block fundraising (or weirder) and haters
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Audie Klotz
@audieklotz.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Reminder, here’s what happened with gender pay gap at Syracuse University (unlike Boulder ⬇️, no forward looking remedy):
www.syracuse.com/syracuse-uni...
www.syracuse.com/syracuse-uni...
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The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts from its vast ethnographic collection to Indigenous peoples from Canada, as part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas.
Pope Leo XIV returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past
The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts from its vast ethnographic collection to Indigenous peoples from Canada.
trib.al
November 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts from its vast ethnographic collection to Indigenous peoples from Canada, as part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas.
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PBS NEWS WEEKEND has been cancelled and 34 jobs will be cut at WETA in Washington D.C.
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
WETA to cut staff, cancel ‘PBS News Weekend’ and close News Hour West bureau
The restructuring includes the elimination of 34 positions, following another round of cuts made in September.
current.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
PBS NEWS WEEKEND has been cancelled and 34 jobs will be cut at WETA in Washington D.C.
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
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very funny to read these emails and then remember summers wondering whether the leaky pipeline in stem was because women are inherently bad at math
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
very funny to read these emails and then remember summers wondering whether the leaky pipeline in stem was because women are inherently bad at math
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Don't be evil?
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Don't be evil?
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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And, of course, a reminder that four months later, the SCOTUS Republican appointees essentially said, “Cool with us.” www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-tru...
As Bovino and masked DHS officers sweep another Home Depot looking to round up day laborers, a reminder of the meeting in May when Stephen Miller screamed at ICE to stop doing targeted enforcement, start hitting Home Depots and 7/11s and “just go out there and arrest illegal aliens.”
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
And, of course, a reminder that four months later, the SCOTUS Republican appointees essentially said, “Cool with us.” www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-tru...
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Strutting around the Home Depot Parking lot.
The crisis of masculinity in its most cartoonish version.
The crisis of masculinity in its most cartoonish version.
November 16, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Strutting around the Home Depot Parking lot.
The crisis of masculinity in its most cartoonish version.
The crisis of masculinity in its most cartoonish version.
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5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
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lol @ my MAGA uncle who went on a mini rant about how Vatican II poisoned the Catholic church at my grandma’s 96th birthday lunch the other week
The U.S. bishops defended migrant families. Tom Homan snapped. Nan Hayworth called Pope Leo a “tool of our enemies.” Tim Burchett accused the church of getting rich off of sex trafficking.
Matt Walsh, Lara Logan, and the rest joined in. This is what MAGA anti-Catholicism looks like.
Matt Walsh, Lara Logan, and the rest joined in. This is what MAGA anti-Catholicism looks like.
“Pope Leo Is a Tool of Our Enemies”: Homan Leads MAGA Attacks as Hayworth, Others Pile On
It’s the latest MAGA attack on Pope Leo’s pro-immigrant stance. Disgraced border chief Tom Homan — caught taking a $50,000 bribe in a Cava takeout bag — led the charge against Leo and the bishops.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
lol @ my MAGA uncle who went on a mini rant about how Vatican II poisoned the Catholic church at my grandma’s 96th birthday lunch the other week
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democrats stop listening to larry summers challenge (impossible)
NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect
Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
prospect.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
democrats stop listening to larry summers challenge (impossible)
😳
Former UN special rapporteur Richard Falk was detained by 🇨🇦 customs agents and, for four hours, was asked a series of questions about his participation in the conference, his involvement in the Israel-Palestine conflict, and his position on Israel. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Border officers detain well-known legal scholar travelling to conference on Palestine | CBC News
A prominent academic and former UN special rapporteur says he was detained by customs agents in Toronto while on his way to speak at a conference on human rights violations against Palestinians.
www.cbc.ca
November 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
😳
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With Trump's minions attacking churches, clerical protests could swell into a broad, powerful interreligious movement.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
With Trump's minions attacking churches, clerical protests could swell into a broad, powerful interreligious movement.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
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I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
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So Stephen Colbert's show *does* get cancelled because he didn't flatter Trump.
And Megyn R. Kelly's show *doesn't* get cancelled because she tried to dismiss & normalize pedophilia.
That's the morally topsy-turvy country we are currently living in.
And Megyn R. Kelly's show *doesn't* get cancelled because she tried to dismiss & normalize pedophilia.
That's the morally topsy-turvy country we are currently living in.
November 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
So Stephen Colbert's show *does* get cancelled because he didn't flatter Trump.
And Megyn R. Kelly's show *doesn't* get cancelled because she tried to dismiss & normalize pedophilia.
That's the morally topsy-turvy country we are currently living in.
And Megyn R. Kelly's show *doesn't* get cancelled because she tried to dismiss & normalize pedophilia.
That's the morally topsy-turvy country we are currently living in.
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Before anyone gets too carried away here.
Anthony Fauci says Marjorie Taylor Greene drove death threats against him
Ex-leader of US Covid response said congresswoman and Fox News sparked ‘credible death threats’ against him and his family
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Before anyone gets too carried away here.
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You'd think someone who has been fired as often as Megyn Kelly for saying inappropriate things on the air, would be a little more careful. Is she about to add yet another firing to her resume?
November 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
You'd think someone who has been fired as often as Megyn Kelly for saying inappropriate things on the air, would be a little more careful. Is she about to add yet another firing to her resume?
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No one should have to face such threats.
It would’ve been nice if Greene had realized this before she amplified and endorsed calls for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
It would’ve been nice if Greene had realized this before she amplified and endorsed calls for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
November 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
No one should have to face such threats.
It would’ve been nice if Greene had realized this before she amplified and endorsed calls for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
It would’ve been nice if Greene had realized this before she amplified and endorsed calls for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
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"Get the hell outta my yard, you asshole". Good for her --->
Video from nickdelacanal on Instagram of CBP trespassing on private property and giving up after a few attempts to entrap landscapers.
November 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
"Get the hell outta my yard, you asshole". Good for her --->
Old enough to recall photos and videos of MTG harassing other people including elected representatives in Congress
Maybe she is having an epiphany… but even if so I suspect she’s trying to position herself with MAGA-world against JDV for the post-Trump phase
Maybe she is having an epiphany… but even if so I suspect she’s trying to position herself with MAGA-world against JDV for the post-Trump phase
I don’t want anyone to receive threats, but for many years Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has enjoyed this sort of energy from President Trump when it’s been directed at her political enemies and now objects to it when she’s on the receiving end.
November 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Old enough to recall photos and videos of MTG harassing other people including elected representatives in Congress
Maybe she is having an epiphany… but even if so I suspect she’s trying to position herself with MAGA-world against JDV for the post-Trump phase
Maybe she is having an epiphany… but even if so I suspect she’s trying to position herself with MAGA-world against JDV for the post-Trump phase
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I don’t want anyone to receive threats, but for many years Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has enjoyed this sort of energy from President Trump when it’s been directed at her political enemies and now objects to it when she’s on the receiving end.
November 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I don’t want anyone to receive threats, but for many years Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has enjoyed this sort of energy from President Trump when it’s been directed at her political enemies and now objects to it when she’s on the receiving end.
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CIMA, 2:40 pm:
"We have visual confirmation of immigration agents in the downtown Asheville area.
If you see suspicious activity or a family member has been arrested, contact the community line at 1-888-839-2839. Our allies are ready to provide support with food, transportation and more." #avlnews
"We have visual confirmation of immigration agents in the downtown Asheville area.
If you see suspicious activity or a family member has been arrested, contact the community line at 1-888-839-2839. Our allies are ready to provide support with food, transportation and more." #avlnews
November 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
CIMA, 2:40 pm:
"We have visual confirmation of immigration agents in the downtown Asheville area.
If you see suspicious activity or a family member has been arrested, contact the community line at 1-888-839-2839. Our allies are ready to provide support with food, transportation and more." #avlnews
"We have visual confirmation of immigration agents in the downtown Asheville area.
If you see suspicious activity or a family member has been arrested, contact the community line at 1-888-839-2839. Our allies are ready to provide support with food, transportation and more." #avlnews
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Also in here: DHS responded to the faith-led protest yesterday, calling participants “violent rioters” and “imbecilic morons” who need to “get a job.”
Asked about the statement, one UMC pastor who participated in the protest told me: "This is our job." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
Asked about the statement, one UMC pastor who participated in the protest told me: "This is our job." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
November 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Also in here: DHS responded to the faith-led protest yesterday, calling participants “violent rioters” and “imbecilic morons” who need to “get a job.”
Asked about the statement, one UMC pastor who participated in the protest told me: "This is our job." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
Asked about the statement, one UMC pastor who participated in the protest told me: "This is our job." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
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Following a scuffle between police and protesters outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview on Friday, 21 people were arrested and several police officers were injured.
21 arrested, police officers injured at protest outside ICE processing center in Broadview
A scuffle between police and protesters broke out outside the ICE processing center in Broadview.
trib.al
November 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Following a scuffle between police and protesters outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview on Friday, 21 people were arrested and several police officers were injured.
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It is agonizing to now watch another city go through this
CLT folks
CBP gearing up @ South Tryon & Westinghouse in Steele Creek as of the past half hour.
CBP gearing up @ South Tryon & Westinghouse in Steele Creek as of the past half hour.
November 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It is agonizing to now watch another city go through this
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Chicago may experience less tear gas use as Operation Midway Blitz winds down. Cold and wet weather reduce effectiveness, while wind adds unpredictability.
Wind, cold temps can change the impact of tear gas and pepper balls, experts say
chicago.suntimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Chicago may experience less tear gas use as Operation Midway Blitz winds down. Cold and wet weather reduce effectiveness, while wind adds unpredictability.
Old enough to remember the Space Lasers 🙄🤡🤮
Yes, if you've decided you're cool with Marge cuz the enemy of your enemy is your friend, that means you're willing to overlook her trafficking in conspiracy theories about Jews & also this! ⬇️
Before anyone gets too carried away here.
November 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Old enough to remember the Space Lasers 🙄🤡🤮