Austin Schutz
@austinschutz.bsky.social
Proud Community College educator
Instructor of Political Science @FresnoCityCollege
PhD (PoliSci) and MA (Women's Studies) from @Alabama
Opinions mine
representation; civil conflict & coups; UNPO
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austinschutz.net
militarycoups.org
Instructor of Political Science @FresnoCityCollege
PhD (PoliSci) and MA (Women's Studies) from @Alabama
Opinions mine
representation; civil conflict & coups; UNPO
🏳️🌈 | BLM
austinschutz.net
militarycoups.org
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NYT reporting today that the admin. is planning to use the U.S. military ag/ cartels. This has actually been in the works for awhile as I argued in this Foreign Affairs piece from April.
It's part of what I see as an effort to politicize the military and transform it into a partisan force. 1/
It's part of what I see as an effort to politicize the military and transform it into a partisan force. 1/
August 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
NYT reporting today that the admin. is planning to use the U.S. military ag/ cartels. This has actually been in the works for awhile as I argued in this Foreign Affairs piece from April.
It's part of what I see as an effort to politicize the military and transform it into a partisan force. 1/
It's part of what I see as an effort to politicize the military and transform it into a partisan force. 1/
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The White House is taking new steps to undermine every international student at our universities.
It has approved a new rule restricting student visas to 4 years max. That's not long enough for PhD students, or about half of undergrads, to finish their degree.
Likely to enter force within days.
It has approved a new rule restricting student visas to 4 years max. That's not long enough for PhD students, or about half of undergrads, to finish their degree.
Likely to enter force within days.
August 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The White House is taking new steps to undermine every international student at our universities.
It has approved a new rule restricting student visas to 4 years max. That's not long enough for PhD students, or about half of undergrads, to finish their degree.
Likely to enter force within days.
It has approved a new rule restricting student visas to 4 years max. That's not long enough for PhD students, or about half of undergrads, to finish their degree.
Likely to enter force within days.
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In this post on @opiniojuris.bsky.social, I walk through the components of the legal definition of #genocide and apply the actions on the ground in #Gaza to these components, to answer the question 'Is genocide happening in Gaza?'. opiniojuris.org/2025/08/04/i...
Is Genocide Happening in Gaza?
[Melanie O’Brien is Associate Professor of International Law at the University of Western Australia, President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, and Visiting Scholar with the H…
opiniojuris.org
August 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
In this post on @opiniojuris.bsky.social, I walk through the components of the legal definition of #genocide and apply the actions on the ground in #Gaza to these components, to answer the question 'Is genocide happening in Gaza?'. opiniojuris.org/2025/08/04/i...
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The Govt. Accountability Office issued a report today finding that the Trump admin has violated a law blocking presidents from withholding funding Congress has approved
@mmolteni.bsky.social & I break it down:
www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/g...
@mmolteni.bsky.social & I break it down:
www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/g...
Trump administration violated impoundment law by canceling NIH grants, slowing new awards, GAO finds
The Government Accountability Office found that the Trump administration, by abruptly canceling NIH grants, had violated a 1974 federal law
www.statnews.com
August 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The Govt. Accountability Office issued a report today finding that the Trump admin has violated a law blocking presidents from withholding funding Congress has approved
@mmolteni.bsky.social & I break it down:
www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/g...
@mmolteni.bsky.social & I break it down:
www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/g...
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End of the month APSA eJobs update #polisky (there may be a few others listed today, will add later)
July 2024: 93 positions (62 assistant TT positions)
July 2025: 58 positions (40 assistant TT positions)
I exclude non-academic positions / PhD studentships from the total count.
July 2024: 93 positions (62 assistant TT positions)
July 2025: 58 positions (40 assistant TT positions)
I exclude non-academic positions / PhD studentships from the total count.
Aaaaand we are back with the APSA eJobs halfway through July check-in #polisky:
July 2024: 34 positions (19 assistant TT positions)
July 2025: 22 positions (12 assistant TT positions)
July 2024: 34 positions (19 assistant TT positions)
July 2025: 22 positions (12 assistant TT positions)
APSA eJobs year-to-year comparison #polisky:
June 2024: 41 positions (20 assistant TT positions)
June 2025: 29 positions (12 assistant TT positions)
June 2024: 41 positions (20 assistant TT positions)
June 2025: 29 positions (12 assistant TT positions)
July 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
End of the month APSA eJobs update #polisky (there may be a few others listed today, will add later)
July 2024: 93 positions (62 assistant TT positions)
July 2025: 58 positions (40 assistant TT positions)
I exclude non-academic positions / PhD studentships from the total count.
July 2024: 93 positions (62 assistant TT positions)
July 2025: 58 positions (40 assistant TT positions)
I exclude non-academic positions / PhD studentships from the total count.
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Gaza | The scale of human suffering and the stripping of human dignity have long exceeded every acceptable standard, both legal and moral.
This tragedy must end now.
Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President: ms.spr.ly/63327sGyPt
This tragedy must end now.
Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President: ms.spr.ly/63327sGyPt
July 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Gaza | The scale of human suffering and the stripping of human dignity have long exceeded every acceptable standard, both legal and moral.
This tragedy must end now.
Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President: ms.spr.ly/63327sGyPt
This tragedy must end now.
Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President: ms.spr.ly/63327sGyPt
In the (dirty) rear view mirror, National Guard leaving Los Angeles. I was on my way to Fresno to look at rental houses, it was cathartic seeing a good portion of them leave.
July 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
In the (dirty) rear view mirror, National Guard leaving Los Angeles. I was on my way to Fresno to look at rental houses, it was cathartic seeing a good portion of them leave.
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7/ The ramifications are substantial. In 2024, a staggering 56% of Republican contributions came from mega-donors giving over $1 million.
March 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
7/ The ramifications are substantial. In 2024, a staggering 56% of Republican contributions came from mega-donors giving over $1 million.
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NEW: American contractors are firing toward crowds of starving Palestinians at Gaza aid sites where hundreds of civilians have been killed.
The US contractors are “often unqualified, unvetted, heavily armed and seemed to have an open license to do whatever they wished.”
apnews.com/article/pale...
The US contractors are “often unqualified, unvetted, heavily armed and seemed to have an open license to do whatever they wished.”
apnews.com/article/pale...
US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza
American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Asso...
apnews.com
July 3, 2025 at 3:03 AM
NEW: American contractors are firing toward crowds of starving Palestinians at Gaza aid sites where hundreds of civilians have been killed.
The US contractors are “often unqualified, unvetted, heavily armed and seemed to have an open license to do whatever they wished.”
apnews.com/article/pale...
The US contractors are “often unqualified, unvetted, heavily armed and seemed to have an open license to do whatever they wished.”
apnews.com/article/pale...
Another week in occupied Los Angeles.
“In Pasadena last week, a man stepped out of his unmarked vehicle at an intersection, unholstered his pistol and aimed it at a group of pedestrians before returning to his car… That incident left the police chief of Pasadena resigned to figure out whether it was a crime or part of a federal raid.”
'Who are these people?' Masked immigration agents challenge local police, sow fear in L.A.
Local police have little or no insight into where the federal enforcement actions are taking place. In some cases, local cops have been mistaken for federal agents, eroding years of work to have immig...
www.latimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Another week in occupied Los Angeles.
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Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede.
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations
Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while…
www.propublica.org
June 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede.
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
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Finished grading, rewatched the whole series over 4 days, wrote dozens of pages of notes as if I were studying historical footage, & wrote a couple thousand words on what Andor gets right a/b rebellion. Thank you @foreignpolicy.com & @beijingpalmer.bsky.social (who also has a rad Andor piece at FP).
‘Andor’ Is a Lesson in Building Rebellion
‘Star Wars’ proves a surprisingly rich text for insurgency.
foreignpolicy.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Finished grading, rewatched the whole series over 4 days, wrote dozens of pages of notes as if I were studying historical footage, & wrote a couple thousand words on what Andor gets right a/b rebellion. Thank you @foreignpolicy.com & @beijingpalmer.bsky.social (who also has a rad Andor piece at FP).
I was an @cfr.org higher education ambassador last academic year and can't recommend the program enough. Even though I could only attend a few sessions live because I was on the job market, it deeply impacted the way I think about my teaching. The following discusses my experiences:
Austin Schutz: An Inside Look at a Council On Foreign Relations Ambassador - Loyola Marymount University Newsroom
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June 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I was an @cfr.org higher education ambassador last academic year and can't recommend the program enough. Even though I could only attend a few sessions live because I was on the job market, it deeply impacted the way I think about my teaching. The following discusses my experiences:
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Our provost-turned-President elect is all over LinkedIn on about commitment to student success. This year I took 3 students to present at conferences, wrote 55 letters of rec, taught 4 unpaid indep studies, and am coauthoring w/ a student. His office canceled my raise 6 weeks after my merit review
April 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Our provost-turned-President elect is all over LinkedIn on about commitment to student success. This year I took 3 students to present at conferences, wrote 55 letters of rec, taught 4 unpaid indep studies, and am coauthoring w/ a student. His office canceled my raise 6 weeks after my merit review
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READ: U.S. citizen and journalist D. Musa Springer was detained, searched, and had his devices seized—for supporting a friend targeted for Palestine activism.
mondoweiss.net/2025/04/my-e...
mondoweiss.net/2025/04/my-e...
‘My experience confirms that US ‘citizens’, especially Black and Muslim ones, are also targets’ - Musa Springer on their unlawful detention
Mondoweiss writer D. Musa Springer was detained, interrogated, and had electronic devices confiscated by DHS agents upon returning from international travel. Here they detail their experience and…
mondoweiss.net
April 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
READ: U.S. citizen and journalist D. Musa Springer was detained, searched, and had his devices seized—for supporting a friend targeted for Palestine activism.
mondoweiss.net/2025/04/my-e...
mondoweiss.net/2025/04/my-e...
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I had been doubtful that we were going to have a "this is the crisis moment" with Trump, as opposed to "everything about this is a destructive catastrophe."
But the Abrego Garcia case is the crisis moment.
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But the Abrego Garcia case is the crisis moment.
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April 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I had been doubtful that we were going to have a "this is the crisis moment" with Trump, as opposed to "everything about this is a destructive catastrophe."
But the Abrego Garcia case is the crisis moment.
1/
But the Abrego Garcia case is the crisis moment.
1/
For those of us with the anxious compulsion to always, always respond to every email in some way, the "reactions" on Outlook are a godsend. No longer is your inbox cluttered with me saying "thank you," instead your notifications tray is filled with heart and confetti emojis.
April 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
For those of us with the anxious compulsion to always, always respond to every email in some way, the "reactions" on Outlook are a godsend. No longer is your inbox cluttered with me saying "thank you," instead your notifications tray is filled with heart and confetti emojis.
Far-right pro-Israel group Betar US, the group claiming to be responsible for the dissapearance of Mahmoud Khalil, says they have submitted a “deportation list” of “thousands of names” of pro-Palestinian student activists to the Trump administration.
Pro-Israel group says it has ‘deportation list’ and has sent ‘thousands’ of names to Trump officials
Betar US is among far-right groups supporting Trump effort to deport students involved in pro-Palestinian protests
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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I just heard this as well. The entire staff of the National Center for Education Statistics, created in 1867, has been fired.
March 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I just heard this as well. The entire staff of the National Center for Education Statistics, created in 1867, has been fired.
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Big news!! Duterte arrested arriving in Manila under the #ICC warrant through #Interpol!! Let's hope he is transferred quickly to the ICC. #intlaw #justice www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte arrested in Manila after ICC warrant
Duterte is wanted by the international criminal court over his so-called ‘war on drugs’, which rights groups say left 30,000 people dead
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Big news!! Duterte arrested arriving in Manila under the #ICC warrant through #Interpol!! Let's hope he is transferred quickly to the ICC. #intlaw #justice www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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The Deportation Data Project collects and posts public, anonymized U.S. government immigration enforcement datasets. A public good provided by academics and lawyers at Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford, Yale, and Columbia.
Deportation Data Project
deportationdata.org
March 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The Deportation Data Project collects and posts public, anonymized U.S. government immigration enforcement datasets. A public good provided by academics and lawyers at Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford, Yale, and Columbia.
How will Correlates of War code this?
March 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
How will Correlates of War code this?
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What he's actually calling for is violent ethnic cleansing, not just permanent displacement.
I mean, he can try. Palestinians won't leave.
I mean, he can try. Palestinians won't leave.
“Audacious.” What the fuck are these people doing.
February 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
What he's actually calling for is violent ethnic cleansing, not just permanent displacement.
I mean, he can try. Palestinians won't leave.
I mean, he can try. Palestinians won't leave.
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February 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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occasional reminder, now that we're squarely in "purges" and the "dictatorship" light is flashing yellow
January 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
occasional reminder, now that we're squarely in "purges" and the "dictatorship" light is flashing yellow