Sarah McLaughlin
@sarahemclaugh.bsky.social
Global Expression, FIRE. Book: Authoritarians in the Academy, @hopkinspress.bsky.social (August 2025). https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53835/authoritarians-academy
Signal: sarahemclaugh.01. Go birds.
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Pub day! My new book, Authoritarians in the Academy at @hopkinspress.bsky.social, is now officially out and available for purchase. www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
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Iran Is Cut Off From the Internet as Protests Intensify
Internet connectivity data collected on Thursday showed that the country went almost completely offline, as the government cracks down on protesters.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
Internet connectivity data collected on Thursday showed that the country went almost completely offline, as the government cracks down on protesters.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
Iran Is Cut Off From the Internet as Protests Intensify
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Iran Is Cut Off From the Internet as Protests Intensify
Internet connectivity data collected on Thursday showed that the country went almost completely offline, as the government cracks down on protesters.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
Internet connectivity data collected on Thursday showed that the country went almost completely offline, as the government cracks down on protesters.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
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via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook
January 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM
via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook
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The House Oversight Committee just approved an outrageous subpoena of journalist Seth Harp for reporting on Venezuela. His "crime," apparently? Posting already public information from a government website to X.
Read our full statement:
Read our full statement:
January 8, 2026 at 2:30 AM
The House Oversight Committee just approved an outrageous subpoena of journalist Seth Harp for reporting on Venezuela. His "crime," apparently? Posting already public information from a government website to X.
Read our full statement:
Read our full statement:
this plays on a loop in my head whenever i see scott hartnell speaking on my tv screen
Hartnell throws his GLOVE to try and stop breakaway
YouTube video by Jeff Veillette
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:31 AM
this plays on a loop in my head whenever i see scott hartnell speaking on my tv screen
it's funny and charming when my hockey team full of mischievous scamps is packing the penalty box, it's uncouth and brutish when your team does so
January 7, 2026 at 2:40 AM
it's funny and charming when my hockey team full of mischievous scamps is packing the penalty box, it's uncouth and brutish when your team does so
the anaheim ducks are officially on My List
January 7, 2026 at 2:37 AM
the anaheim ducks are officially on My List
not sure what was worse, having to watch the eagles offense or having to hear tom brady say “big booty quarterback”
December 29, 2025 at 12:33 AM
not sure what was worse, having to watch the eagles offense or having to hear tom brady say “big booty quarterback”
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might just throw out my phone
December 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
might just throw out my phone
just passed a PHIJAWN license plate, incredible
December 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
just passed a PHIJAWN license plate, incredible
rav four score and seven years ago
December 23, 2025 at 3:04 AM
rav four score and seven years ago
the thing about cats is that they are smart enough to get themselves into places they’re not supposed to be but not smart enough to get themselves out again
December 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
the thing about cats is that they are smart enough to get themselves into places they’re not supposed to be but not smart enough to get themselves out again
Eagles NFC East champs and Kurt Vile with the War on Drugs can I get a GO BIRDS
December 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Eagles NFC East champs and Kurt Vile with the War on Drugs can I get a GO BIRDS
just did the eagles fight song on the Johnny Brenda’s balcony, this is the irrepressible Philadelphia spirit
December 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
just did the eagles fight song on the Johnny Brenda’s balcony, this is the irrepressible Philadelphia spirit
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WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from DOJ webpage, including photo of Trump, with no explanation.
December 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from DOJ webpage, including photo of Trump, with no explanation.
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imagine the most deranged text message you’ve ever sent. now understand that it pales in comparison to whatever eagles fans are shooting off in the dms rn
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 AM
imagine the most deranged text message you’ve ever sent. now understand that it pales in comparison to whatever eagles fans are shooting off in the dms rn
I mean this sincerely: Deslauriers should perhaps consider a future in boxing
December 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I mean this sincerely: Deslauriers should perhaps consider a future in boxing
again I simply do not believe we have discussed enough that the Pope was at Villanova during peak Broad Street Bullies era
December 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
again I simply do not believe we have discussed enough that the Pope was at Villanova during peak Broad Street Bullies era
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Everything is about “national security” in Hong Kong nowadays.
‘Hong Kong director Kiwi Chow Kwun-wai’s film Deadline has been banned from screening in the city, with authorities citing that it is “contrary to the interests of national security,” following a lengthy four-month review process’.
‘Hong Kong director Kiwi Chow Kwun-wai’s film Deadline has been banned from screening in the city, with authorities citing that it is “contrary to the interests of national security,” following a lengthy four-month review process’.
Government blocks screening of Kiwi Chow’s Deadline, citing national security
Hong Kong director Kiwi Chow Kwun-wai’s film Deadline has been banned from screening in the city, with authorities citing that it is “contrary to the interests of national security,” following a lengt...
www.thestandard.com.hk
December 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Everything is about “national security” in Hong Kong nowadays.
‘Hong Kong director Kiwi Chow Kwun-wai’s film Deadline has been banned from screening in the city, with authorities citing that it is “contrary to the interests of national security,” following a lengthy four-month review process’.
‘Hong Kong director Kiwi Chow Kwun-wai’s film Deadline has been banned from screening in the city, with authorities citing that it is “contrary to the interests of national security,” following a lengthy four-month review process’.
Larry Bushart spent 37 days in jail — all because he posted a meme after Charlie Kirk's murder. He was held on an outlandish $2 million bail.
And now it's time for Sheriff Nick Weems and Perry County to face the consequences for violating Bushart's First Amendment rights.
And now it's time for Sheriff Nick Weems and Perry County to face the consequences for violating Bushart's First Amendment rights.
LAWSUIT: Ex-cop sues after spending 37 days in jail for sharing meme following Charlie Kirk murder
Larry Bushart was arrested for a social media post and held on a $2 million bond he could not afford. Now, he's fighting back.
www.thefire.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Larry Bushart spent 37 days in jail — all because he posted a meme after Charlie Kirk's murder. He was held on an outlandish $2 million bail.
And now it's time for Sheriff Nick Weems and Perry County to face the consequences for violating Bushart's First Amendment rights.
And now it's time for Sheriff Nick Weems and Perry County to face the consequences for violating Bushart's First Amendment rights.
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And guess what?
The FCC immediately changed the website to state that the agency is not independent right after Carr's comments!
The FCC immediately changed the website to state that the agency is not independent right after Carr's comments!
December 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
And guess what?
The FCC immediately changed the website to state that the agency is not independent right after Carr's comments!
The FCC immediately changed the website to state that the agency is not independent right after Carr's comments!
“This is nothing more than the president’s latest effort to intimidate media companies that he sees as adversarial to his administration."
Trump’s bizarre $10 billion BBC lawsuit has even more holes than his other media actions | CNN Business
Up until this year, it was unheard of for a sitting American president to sue a news outlet. In just a few months, President Donald Trump has managed to make it seem normal.
www.cnn.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
“This is nothing more than the president’s latest effort to intimidate media companies that he sees as adversarial to his administration."
the good news is that i have delicious mac and cheese the bad news is that i grated off a piece of my thumb getting here
December 17, 2025 at 1:11 AM
the good news is that i have delicious mac and cheese the bad news is that i grated off a piece of my thumb getting here
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Important post: my colleague documents an “official, nationwide policy of intimidating and threatening people who attempt to observe and record DHS operations,” or who peacefully and without interference follow and protest them, even though the First Amendment broadly protects doing those things. /1
On Dec. 4, DOJ labeled people who impede or "dox" ICE agents "domestic terrorists." I document how DHS believes following, recording, and protesting agents is "impeding," and has a policy of threatening & arresting ICE observers. That's unconstitutional. www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
December 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Important post: my colleague documents an “official, nationwide policy of intimidating and threatening people who attempt to observe and record DHS operations,” or who peacefully and without interference follow and protest them, even though the First Amendment broadly protects doing those things. /1