Laila Ballout
@lballout.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ WSU | Historian of US Foreign Relations, Arab American Politics, Human Rights, Immigration |
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Important CFP!
Peace in the Age of Forever Wars @ Temple University, April 3-4, 2026. I will be there.
challengingwar.com/spring-2025/
Peace in the Age of Forever Wars @ Temple University, April 3-4, 2026. I will be there.
challengingwar.com/spring-2025/
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Important CFP!
Peace in the Age of Forever Wars @ Temple University, April 3-4, 2026. I will be there.
challengingwar.com/spring-2025/
Peace in the Age of Forever Wars @ Temple University, April 3-4, 2026. I will be there.
challengingwar.com/spring-2025/
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Some charts for those who don't know the extent of the US public (and private) investment in research (particularly in biomedical research) compared to other countries and institutions. The destruction of the US' scientific institutions has global implications.
November 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Some charts for those who don't know the extent of the US public (and private) investment in research (particularly in biomedical research) compared to other countries and institutions. The destruction of the US' scientific institutions has global implications.
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Danny Postel shows how The Trajectory of Trumpism is being actively resisted today in Chicago:
newlinesmag.com/reportage/ch...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/ch...
Chicago Is Pushing Back Against Trump
The spectacular repression of ICE is leading ordinary residents of the Windy City to protest and activism
newlinesmag.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Danny Postel shows how The Trajectory of Trumpism is being actively resisted today in Chicago:
newlinesmag.com/reportage/ch...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/ch...
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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I just read Andrew Simon's beautiful remembrance of the great Egyptian singer Ahmad Adawiya. While paying homage to the singer, the essay is about much more--the rise of cassette culture, the need to digitize taped Palestinian music, and much more.
newlinesmag.com/essays/the-m...
newlinesmag.com/essays/the-m...
The Making and Mourning of Ahmad Adawiya, a Musical Legend
The singer was banned from the airwaves, but the humble cassette allowed him to circumvent the rules and sell directly to his audience
newlinesmag.com
February 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I just read Andrew Simon's beautiful remembrance of the great Egyptian singer Ahmad Adawiya. While paying homage to the singer, the essay is about much more--the rise of cassette culture, the need to digitize taped Palestinian music, and much more.
newlinesmag.com/essays/the-m...
newlinesmag.com/essays/the-m...
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useful info from labor movements:
"Working to rule means carrying out your contractual obligations to the letter...Most importantly, it means not working any longer than you are legally required to – which means 35 hours per week for most full-time people."
unitethefca.org/working-to-r...
"Working to rule means carrying out your contractual obligations to the letter...Most importantly, it means not working any longer than you are legally required to – which means 35 hours per week for most full-time people."
unitethefca.org/working-to-r...
Working to Rule - Unite. The union for staff at the FCA
The Unite branch at the FCA will shortly be taking industrial action. So far, the following strike days have been fixed: 4 May,...
unitethefca.org
February 4, 2025 at 4:03 AM
useful info from labor movements:
"Working to rule means carrying out your contractual obligations to the letter...Most importantly, it means not working any longer than you are legally required to – which means 35 hours per week for most full-time people."
unitethefca.org/working-to-r...
"Working to rule means carrying out your contractual obligations to the letter...Most importantly, it means not working any longer than you are legally required to – which means 35 hours per week for most full-time people."
unitethefca.org/working-to-r...
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The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
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The people now in charge of the Office of Personnel Management apparently don’t know how to scrub PDF metadata, and have exposed the original authors of the guidance they’re publishing. Two, Noah Peters and James Sherk, have links to the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025.
January 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The people now in charge of the Office of Personnel Management apparently don’t know how to scrub PDF metadata, and have exposed the original authors of the guidance they’re publishing. Two, Noah Peters and James Sherk, have links to the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025.
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The Inspectors General refuse to leave until the action is taken legally, which they do not believe it was, and neither do senators like Chuck Grassley. This is what not backing down looks like.
static.politico.com/b3/3e/5baf92...
static.politico.com/b3/3e/5baf92...
January 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The Inspectors General refuse to leave until the action is taken legally, which they do not believe it was, and neither do senators like Chuck Grassley. This is what not backing down looks like.
static.politico.com/b3/3e/5baf92...
static.politico.com/b3/3e/5baf92...
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Even when silvery fish after fish/
comes back belly up, and the country plummets/
into a crepitating crater of hatred, isn’t there still/
something singing?
-Ada Limon, poet laureate of the United States
#sundaysentence
comes back belly up, and the country plummets/
into a crepitating crater of hatred, isn’t there still/
something singing?
-Ada Limon, poet laureate of the United States
#sundaysentence
January 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Even when silvery fish after fish/
comes back belly up, and the country plummets/
into a crepitating crater of hatred, isn’t there still/
something singing?
-Ada Limon, poet laureate of the United States
#sundaysentence
comes back belly up, and the country plummets/
into a crepitating crater of hatred, isn’t there still/
something singing?
-Ada Limon, poet laureate of the United States
#sundaysentence