Sara Koopman
@spaceforpeace.bsky.social
Feminist political geographer, peace studies prof (views my own), solidarity activist. #Colombia.
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Sara Koopman
@spaceforpeace.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Making Space for Peace in Contexts of ‘Non-war’ Violence: Challenging War-Peace Binaries Through Feminist, Spatio-Temporal, and Decolonial Approaches
Peace is often represented as a matter of time, as a political state that happens after war. This special issue contests this linear and binary view by giving an account of being and thinking betwe...
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🧵⬇️Check out the great papers in our new special issue of Geopolitics (29, 5: 2024): Making Space for Peace in Contexts of ‘Non-war’ Violence: Challenging War-Peace Binaries Through Feminist, Spatio-Temporal, & Decolonial Approaches doi.org/10.1080/1465...
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We can do this. The recent tsunami at the polls PROVED we have the power to put better people in office, flip seats and take back control. Our lives are worth it. Our rights are worth it. You and I deserve affordable healthcare and food.
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 AM
We can do this. The recent tsunami at the polls PROVED we have the power to put better people in office, flip seats and take back control. Our lives are worth it. Our rights are worth it. You and I deserve affordable healthcare and food.
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Keep calling. We need one flip for votes coming up this week.
Main switchboard (202) 224-3121
Kaine (202) 224-4024
Durbin (202) 224-2152
Rosen (202) 224-6244
Shaheen (202) 224-2841
Hassan (202) 224-3324
King (202) 224-5344
Cortez-Masto (202) 224-3542
Fetterman (202) 224-4254
Main switchboard (202) 224-3121
Kaine (202) 224-4024
Durbin (202) 224-2152
Rosen (202) 224-6244
Shaheen (202) 224-2841
Hassan (202) 224-3324
King (202) 224-5344
Cortez-Masto (202) 224-3542
Fetterman (202) 224-4254
Senators Kaine, Rosen, Fetterman, Shaheen, Hassen, King, Durbin, Cortez-Masto YOU JUST GOT PLAYED.
Are you happy now that you gave up on the health and well being of your constituents?
Because you know who is celebrating? The FOTUS in the gold plated palace.
Disgusted doesn't begin to cut it!
Are you happy now that you gave up on the health and well being of your constituents?
Because you know who is celebrating? The FOTUS in the gold plated palace.
Disgusted doesn't begin to cut it!
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Keep calling. We need one flip for votes coming up this week.
Main switchboard (202) 224-3121
Kaine (202) 224-4024
Durbin (202) 224-2152
Rosen (202) 224-6244
Shaheen (202) 224-2841
Hassan (202) 224-3324
King (202) 224-5344
Cortez-Masto (202) 224-3542
Fetterman (202) 224-4254
Main switchboard (202) 224-3121
Kaine (202) 224-4024
Durbin (202) 224-2152
Rosen (202) 224-6244
Shaheen (202) 224-2841
Hassan (202) 224-3324
King (202) 224-5344
Cortez-Masto (202) 224-3542
Fetterman (202) 224-4254
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We just need one Dem to flip.
Try Kaine and Rosen.
Trust me.
Try Kaine and Rosen.
Trust me.
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
We just need one Dem to flip.
Try Kaine and Rosen.
Trust me.
Try Kaine and Rosen.
Trust me.
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🚨🚨Hey folks apparently we still have a chance to stop this deal but we need to get one of these 8 to flip their votes: Durbin, Rosen, Cortez Masto, King, Kaine, Fetterman, Shaheen, Hassan. If one of them is yours, please get on the phone right now and tell them to reverse their vote. 202-224-3121🚨🚨
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🚨🚨Hey folks apparently we still have a chance to stop this deal but we need to get one of these 8 to flip their votes: Durbin, Rosen, Cortez Masto, King, Kaine, Fetterman, Shaheen, Hassan. If one of them is yours, please get on the phone right now and tell them to reverse their vote. 202-224-3121🚨🚨
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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Long live the jury trial in America.
Jury finds D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer
Sean C. Dunn admitted he flung the hoagie at a federal agent. His attorneys called it a “harmless gesture” of protest as Trump commandeered D.C. police.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Long live the jury trial in America.
"This week, the U.S. government was meant to be reviewed at the United Nations as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, a peer-to-peer assessment of every country’s human rights record. the U.S. is set to become *the first country ever to avoid review*." ccrjustice.org/home/blog/20...
The U.S. flouts the UN and international accountability. Again.
This week, the U.S. government was meant to be reviewed at the United Nations as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, a peer-to-peer assessment of every country’s human rights record.
ccrjustice.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"This week, the U.S. government was meant to be reviewed at the United Nations as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, a peer-to-peer assessment of every country’s human rights record. the U.S. is set to become *the first country ever to avoid review*." ccrjustice.org/home/blog/20...
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New:
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
![STEWART RHODES (FOUNDER, OATH KEEPERS): And one other thing I want to say is that President Trump, as commander in chief, always has absolute authority to call all of us up as the militia because every one of us — in federal statues defining the militia, it's every able-bodied male from age 17-45. And for us veterans, it goes up to age 64 because of our prior training and experience.
Right now, under federal statutes, President Trump can call us up as the militia if he sees it necessary, especially for three purposes: to repel invasions, to suppress insurrections, and to execute the laws of the union. And right now, we see all three of those in play.
...
And the militia is all of us. So the National Guard is part of the militia, which is why it's completely lawful for him to use the National Guard as he has, and he should do more of that, I think, across the country.
...
He could just say given the circumstances of an invasion, insurrection, and resistance against federal law being being enforced, I'm calling up the militia, ordering all the men to come together [in] every county, put the veterans in charge of training and organizing all the other men and just have them stand too and await his orders. He can do that and I think he should do that. And so that's what I'll be advocating for from him. So from the bottom, from down the rank and file, we can let President Trump know that we're ready to serve, encourage him to do that, call us up as a militia, order us all to come together in our counties under his command, which gives you complete legal sanction to do what you're doing.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:af7tqcetuyt352aolf3znlxe/bafkreialm4skuozqobejpd6vx4m6kuwsgtidxmmxvj3ftcff6otiuyohiy@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
New:
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
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again, if chuck schumer wants to energize Ds for the fight ahead, the absolute best thing he could do is resign.
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
again, if chuck schumer wants to energize Ds for the fight ahead, the absolute best thing he could do is resign.
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Democrats were overwhelmingly united on their shutdown demands.
Americans understood that Trump and Republicans were to blame.
Voters made it known last Tuesday that they'll elect leaders who stand up to Trump.
Democrats held the cards — and folded for no reason.
Americans understood that Trump and Republicans were to blame.
Voters made it known last Tuesday that they'll elect leaders who stand up to Trump.
Democrats held the cards — and folded for no reason.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Democrats were overwhelmingly united on their shutdown demands.
Americans understood that Trump and Republicans were to blame.
Voters made it known last Tuesday that they'll elect leaders who stand up to Trump.
Democrats held the cards — and folded for no reason.
Americans understood that Trump and Republicans were to blame.
Voters made it known last Tuesday that they'll elect leaders who stand up to Trump.
Democrats held the cards — and folded for no reason.
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Non-zero chance that Schumer looked at the energy and enthusiasm, saw the election results, and decided that he really is willing to blow things up if it means less success for candidates like Mamdani
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Non-zero chance that Schumer looked at the energy and enthusiasm, saw the election results, and decided that he really is willing to blow things up if it means less success for candidates like Mamdani
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Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
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Just asking for one year extension on ACA after Democrats pulled of a massive in this past Tuesday is pathetic.
Once again @schumer.senate.gov who didn't endorse Mamdani like a coward - is failing to read the moment.
Once again @schumer.senate.gov who didn't endorse Mamdani like a coward - is failing to read the moment.
Schumer: "After so many failed voters, it's clear we need to try something different"
"Thune just needs to add a clean, one-year extension" of the expiring ACA tax credits, then have a negotiation on changes to the credits
Republicans have repeatedly rejected adding subsidies to funding bill
"Thune just needs to add a clean, one-year extension" of the expiring ACA tax credits, then have a negotiation on changes to the credits
Republicans have repeatedly rejected adding subsidies to funding bill
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Just asking for one year extension on ACA after Democrats pulled of a massive in this past Tuesday is pathetic.
Once again @schumer.senate.gov who didn't endorse Mamdani like a coward - is failing to read the moment.
Once again @schumer.senate.gov who didn't endorse Mamdani like a coward - is failing to read the moment.
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👏🏼 Group of 14 'suburban moms' arrested during protest outside Broadview ICE facility
A caravan of about 20 cars has been driving by the Broadview ICE facility to protest immigration enforcement.
#immigration #Illinois #NoICE
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
(via @abc7chicago.bsky.social )
A caravan of about 20 cars has been driving by the Broadview ICE facility to protest immigration enforcement.
#immigration #Illinois #NoICE
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
(via @abc7chicago.bsky.social )
Group of 14 'suburban moms' arrested during protest outside Broadview ICE facility
Sheriff's deputies removed a group of 14 suburban moms, as they call themselves, who were sitting in a circle in the middle of the road outside of the Broadview ICE facility Friday.
abc7chicago.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
👏🏼 Group of 14 'suburban moms' arrested during protest outside Broadview ICE facility
A caravan of about 20 cars has been driving by the Broadview ICE facility to protest immigration enforcement.
#immigration #Illinois #NoICE
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
(via @abc7chicago.bsky.social )
A caravan of about 20 cars has been driving by the Broadview ICE facility to protest immigration enforcement.
#immigration #Illinois #NoICE
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
(via @abc7chicago.bsky.social )
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The AP tracked down details of some of the people killed in President Trump's military strikes on drug smugglers he describes as narco-terrorists.
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The AP tracked down details of some of the people killed in President Trump's military strikes on drug smugglers he describes as narco-terrorists.
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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The Constitution protects the right to free speech and the right to peacefully assemble. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
‘The use of force shocks the conscience’: Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents
A federal judge in Chicago issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz.”
www.chicagotribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Constitution protects the right to free speech and the right to peacefully assemble. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
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Other attorneys who spoke at the presser wished to remind the public that they can visit tinyurl.com/chicagotro to report when federal immigration agents in Chicagoland potentially violate District Judge Sara Ellis' injunction order against abuse of press, protestors and religious practitioners.
Rev. Abby Holcombe of the River Forest Methodist Church, another plaintiff shot with pepper balls: "I have one more message for Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, the ICE agents who shot at me and all other ICE agents and president Trump: God is always on the side of the oppressed. So which side are you on?"
November 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Other attorneys who spoke at the presser wished to remind the public that they can visit tinyurl.com/chicagotro to report when federal immigration agents in Chicagoland potentially violate District Judge Sara Ellis' injunction order against abuse of press, protestors and religious practitioners.
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People on the far right are literally citing the fact that a lot of women voted for Democrats, and instead of saying, "hmm, maybe we should try to rethink how not to alienate them," they're saying, "let's repeal their right to vote." Via @aselrod.bsky.social
Some on the far right want to repeal the 19th amendment. Many more share a coercive, patriarchal view of women.
I wrote about this and how the far right sees subjugating women as key to building the sort of electorate they need to win. @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/women-should...
I wrote about this and how the far right sees subjugating women as key to building the sort of electorate they need to win. @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/women-should...
Women Should Make Babies, Not Vote: Why Some on the Far Right Want to Repeal the 19th Amendment
The far right takes losses at the ballot box as evidence that women do not deserve their rights.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
People on the far right are literally citing the fact that a lot of women voted for Democrats, and instead of saying, "hmm, maybe we should try to rethink how not to alienate them," they're saying, "let's repeal their right to vote." Via @aselrod.bsky.social
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This is substantively important for Americans to know about, because it includes a sworn deposition from the CBP point person about how the Trump administration directed him to use his powers, including against protestors. The Trump administration says the court should not release his testimony.
Crucial hearing over feds' use of force could reveal 'incredible' Bovino testimony Wednesday
From @chicago.suntimes.com w/ Kade Heather: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
From @chicago.suntimes.com w/ Kade Heather: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Crucial hearing over feds' use of force could reveal 'incredible' Bovino testimony Wednesday
A federal judge has been deluged with claims that the feds have violated a temporary restraining order, including an allegation that U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino personally tossed tear gas...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This is substantively important for Americans to know about, because it includes a sworn deposition from the CBP point person about how the Trump administration directed him to use his powers, including against protestors. The Trump administration says the court should not release his testimony.
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PSA from 404 Media: you can opt-out of a data broker selling your flight travel data to the government to be searched without a warrant. Here's how I did it. This is ARC, the data broker owned by major U.S. airlines like United, Delta, American, etc
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
How to Opt-Out of Airlines Selling Your Travel Data to the Government
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), owned by major U.S. airlines, collects billions of ticketing records and sells them to the government to be searched without a warrant. I managed to opt-out o...
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
PSA from 404 Media: you can opt-out of a data broker selling your flight travel data to the government to be searched without a warrant. Here's how I did it. This is ARC, the data broker owned by major U.S. airlines like United, Delta, American, etc
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
solar power!!
Israeli settlers attacked a solar power station in the village of Rammoun, east of Ramallah, assaulting the station’s guard and vandalizing its equipment.
November 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
solar power!!
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In the occupied West Bank, near the town of Deir Istiya northwest of Salfit, Palestinian farmers and international activists came under gunfire from Israeli settlers as they worked to harvest olives.
November 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
In the occupied West Bank, near the town of Deir Istiya northwest of Salfit, Palestinian farmers and international activists came under gunfire from Israeli settlers as they worked to harvest olives.