Pengfei 鹏飞
@pengfeiliusoc.bsky.social
Sociology PhD student at UC Davis. Geopolitics, immigration, and elite study. Appropriately being political about everything. One day I’ll write a methodology paper about studying elites through golf. Self-censoring unless I can’t take it anymore.
There’s some discussion on Chinese supporters of alt right Canadian politicians. This article would be of interest… www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Proud Boys saw wave of contributions from Chinese diaspora before Capitol attack
The Proud Boys enjoy support from some Chinese Americans and the broader Chinese diaspora, attracted by the group's claim to be fighting communism.
www.usatoday.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
There’s some discussion on Chinese supporters of alt right Canadian politicians. This article would be of interest… www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Whenever my family asks me whether I’m planning to find an academic job in China, I just want to show them the already famous “professor to gate security person” sharing her experience on xiaohongshu… IYKYK it’s a true ongoing story.
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Whenever my family asks me whether I’m planning to find an academic job in China, I just want to show them the already famous “professor to gate security person” sharing her experience on xiaohongshu… IYKYK it’s a true ongoing story.
BJS conference accepted my submission. Guess I’m visiting London in April?
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
BJS conference accepted my submission. Guess I’m visiting London in April?
There are significantly more discourse on xiaohongshu that’s anti-Trump than before… I wonder why the algorithm is adjusted again
October 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
There are significantly more discourse on xiaohongshu that’s anti-Trump than before… I wonder why the algorithm is adjusted again
Widespread nationalism leads to (the promise of) war when governing party’s legitimacy is seriously undermined?
October 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Widespread nationalism leads to (the promise of) war when governing party’s legitimacy is seriously undermined?
Is this year’s Ryder Cup foreshadowing Europe and USA future😳
September 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Is this year’s Ryder Cup foreshadowing Europe and USA future😳
The escalation of PP10043 and new H1B rules are just constructed disasters….
September 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The escalation of PP10043 and new H1B rules are just constructed disasters….
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Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
September 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
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The Justice Department's acting deputy chief was caught on a hidden camera saying that the government will "redact every Republican" from an Epstein client list and "leave all the liberal, Democratic people."
DOJ deputy chief: government will "redact every Republican" from Epstein client list
The deputy chief later said his comments were not based on what he's learned from his role at the DOJ.
www.axios.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Justice Department's acting deputy chief was caught on a hidden camera saying that the government will "redact every Republican" from an Epstein client list and "leave all the liberal, Democratic people."
Tipping at luggage storage is crazy….
August 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Tipping at luggage storage is crazy….
Aziz’s research on global north’s involvement (war on terror) hints towards the TNR collaboration of different nation-states…
Vital research from @drdavidtobin.bsky.social and @nyrolaelima.bsky.social on transnational repression of Uyghurs and what measures can be taken to guard against it. It’s a sobering reminder that human rights abuses don’t end at national boundaries.
🚨 New research report 🚨
“Preventing Transnational Repression: the case of the Uyghur diaspora”
By David Tobin and @nyrolaelima.bsky.social
sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...
“Preventing Transnational Repression: the case of the Uyghur diaspora”
By David Tobin and @nyrolaelima.bsky.social
sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...
August 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Aziz’s research on global north’s involvement (war on terror) hints towards the TNR collaboration of different nation-states…
“Don’t read political science!” I love the output of this geopolitics session🥺🥺
August 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
“Don’t read political science!” I love the output of this geopolitics session🥺🥺
It’s so hard for me to connect faces with names… I didn’t recognize one of my favorite scholars sitting next to me🥺
August 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
It’s so hard for me to connect faces with names… I didn’t recognize one of my favorite scholars sitting next to me🥺
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Chinese ICE Detainee Dies by Suicide at Pennsylvania Detention Center
theintercept.com/2025/08/07/i...
theintercept.com/2025/08/07/i...
Chinese ICE Detainee Dies by Suicide at Pennsylvania Detention Center
A Chinese ICE detainee died by suicide at Pennsylvania’s Moshannon Valley detention center in Pennsylvania, a private jail run by GEO Group.
theintercept.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Chinese ICE Detainee Dies by Suicide at Pennsylvania Detention Center
theintercept.com/2025/08/07/i...
theintercept.com/2025/08/07/i...
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A Korean-born researcher and longtime U.S. legal permanent resident has spent the past week detained by immigration officials at the San Francisco International Airport without explanation and has been denied access to an attorney, according to his lawyer.
Scientist on green card detained for a week without explanation, lawyer says
A Korean citizen studying in Texas on a green card was detained in San Francisco after a trip overseas. His lawyer says authorities won’t give a reason.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
A Korean-born researcher and longtime U.S. legal permanent resident has spent the past week detained by immigration officials at the San Francisco International Airport without explanation and has been denied access to an attorney, according to his lawyer.
CBP agent being mad at me because they believe PhD belong in classrooms and not independently doing research 🥺🥺
July 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
CBP agent being mad at me because they believe PhD belong in classrooms and not independently doing research 🥺🥺
Disgrace
Columbia University has handed over its undergraduate admissions process to Donald Trump and his MAGA allies, who will now decide at their sole discretion whether the university has admitted enough white people. It's no longer an independent institution.
July 24, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Disgrace
I’ll be in Chicago for this year’s ASA Aug 7-12. Would love to meet new friends with similar research interests!
July 23, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I’ll be in Chicago for this year’s ASA Aug 7-12. Would love to meet new friends with similar research interests!
Nothing beats a Jet2 ethno-nationalism partnership that mutually reinforces each other’s governance legitimacy in time of mass doubt about status quo.
“the US should be investing in higher education and advanced research while making friends around the world. But the US refusal to make those common-sense choices is part of the same pathology that makes US elites obsess about China.” www.un-diplomatic.com/p/the-us-can...
The US Can’t Debate “Great-Power Competition” with China
David Brooks had a maddening column in the New York Times that was shared approvingly by many of my old/former friends who still make their living associated with the national security state.
www.un-diplomatic.com
July 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Nothing beats a Jet2 ethno-nationalism partnership that mutually reinforces each other’s governance legitimacy in time of mass doubt about status quo.
This new interview by Channel 5 with Hunter Biden echoes many points I’ve been making to ppl who’ve shielded themselves from politics… Highly recommended!
July 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This new interview by Channel 5 with Hunter Biden echoes many points I’ve been making to ppl who’ve shielded themselves from politics… Highly recommended!
An INTERESTING OBSERVATION and totally not rant is that drivers in SZ regularly drive at HALF of the speed limit, including on highway.
July 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
An INTERESTING OBSERVATION and totally not rant is that drivers in SZ regularly drive at HALF of the speed limit, including on highway.
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“…he presented his Texas ID, Social Security card and a wallet-sized birth certificate. The agents refused to believe he was a citizen and took him into custody. “I told them we had rights and asked to make a phone call. But they told us, 'You don't have rights to anything'," Galicia told the paper”
July 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
“…he presented his Texas ID, Social Security card and a wallet-sized birth certificate. The agents refused to believe he was a citizen and took him into custody. “I told them we had rights and asked to make a phone call. But they told us, 'You don't have rights to anything'," Galicia told the paper”
Misogyny and ethno-nationalism at display again when a victim of crime was kicked out of a Chinese college because of her choice of date is not Chinese.
July 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Misogyny and ethno-nationalism at display again when a victim of crime was kicked out of a Chinese college because of her choice of date is not Chinese.
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A philosophy professor was assaulted and abducted by ICE while protesting the agency's raid on a farm near his university.
Philosophy Professor Reportedly Assaulted & Abducted During ICE Raid on Farm - Daily Nous
Jonathan Caravello, a lecturer in philosophy at California State University Channel Islands, was reportedly "piled on by multiple agents all at once" as "he tried to help a man in a wheelchair" who wa...
dailynous.com
July 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A philosophy professor was assaulted and abducted by ICE while protesting the agency's raid on a farm near his university.
Raising political consciousness like there’s no tomorrow
"How much good work can you do subordinating yourself to a fascist project?...when to withdraw your labor from a machinery of death?...there comes a point at which your service to a fascist regime makes you a fascist no matter what you tell yourself.” www.un-diplomatic.com/p/political-...
Political Consciousness and The State Department Purge
Can a downsized “lanyard class” learn to see US foreign policy differently?
www.un-diplomatic.com
July 13, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Raising political consciousness like there’s no tomorrow