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@stephenpampinella.bsky.social
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anti arab racism was really bad after 9/11 but the mamdani stuff is worse, at least at the elite level
October 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
anti arab racism was really bad after 9/11 but the mamdani stuff is worse, at least at the elite level
I regret to inform you I have returned to posting
November 28, 2024 at 8:44 PM
I regret to inform you I have returned to posting
Who is Keir Starmer if not Young Joe Biden? (This is not a positive comparison)
November 28, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Who is Keir Starmer if not Young Joe Biden? (This is not a positive comparison)
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Shawn Fain's comments on this is are good as hell.
October 7, 2023 at 12:19 AM
Shawn Fain's comments on this is are good as hell.
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“Media is a permission structure as much as a communication mechanism,” writes @attackerman.bsky.social. His latest:
The Media's Role in 20 Years of Islamophobia
Notes on a weekend in Doha and my prepared remarks to a panel discussion on Islamophobia that Georgetown University convened. PLUS: Your War on Terror news roundup
foreverwars.ghost.io
October 6, 2023 at 10:45 PM
“Media is a permission structure as much as a communication mechanism,” writes @attackerman.bsky.social. His latest:
We used to be a country
A New Jersey man is facing several charges after he intentionally crashed his vehicle into a police station while blasting "Welcome To The Jungle" by Guns N' Roses
Man crashes vehicle into police station while blasting Guns N' Roses, police say
A New Jersey man is facing several charges after authorities say he intentionally crashed his vehicle into a police station --- all while blasting "Welcome To The Jungle" by Guns N' Roses.
abc7.com
October 2, 2023 at 12:52 AM
We used to be a country
$5 million for Columbia, $5 million for Cornell. Each has an endowment of $13 billion and $10 billion, respectively. SUNY New Paltz has an $8 million budget deficit 🤷♂️ https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-636-million-funding-support-critical-infrastructure-improvements-new
Governor Hochul Announces $63.6 Million in Funding to Support Critical Infrastructure Improvements a...
Governor Hochul announced $63.6 million in capital grants at 30 colleges and universities across New York State through the Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program.
www.governor.ny.gov
September 27, 2023 at 10:47 PM
$5 million for Columbia, $5 million for Cornell. Each has an endowment of $13 billion and $10 billion, respectively. SUNY New Paltz has an $8 million budget deficit 🤷♂️ https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-636-million-funding-support-critical-infrastructure-improvements-new
"The law saves Columbia more than $182 million annually, according to an analysis by The New York Times." www.nytimes.com/2023/09/26/n...
‘The Untouchables’: How Columbia and N.Y.U. Benefit From Huge Tax Breaks
As New York City’s budget tightens, its wealthiest universities are bigger and richer than ever. Now, some officials think it’s time for the schools to pay more in taxes.
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2023 at 1:41 PM
"The law saves Columbia more than $182 million annually, according to an analysis by The New York Times." www.nytimes.com/2023/09/26/n...
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Walking into the bar with this on a t-shirt and everyone thinking I'm an asshole until I get closer and they realize I'm a different kind of asshole. x.com/scottheisel/...
September 24, 2023 at 1:58 PM
Walking into the bar with this on a t-shirt and everyone thinking I'm an asshole until I get closer and they realize I'm a different kind of asshole. x.com/scottheisel/...
What could go wrong with Ambassador Ari Gold https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/rahm-emanuel-mock-china-ambassador-rcna105982?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=650b3a2ed651b4000102c277&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
White House told U.S. ambassador to Japan to stop taunting China on social media
Rahm Emanuel has mocked Chinese President Xi Jinping, speculating about the recent disappearance of a top official.
www.nbcnews.com
September 20, 2023 at 8:55 PM
Allies uber alles and the rules-based order are mutually exclusive https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/19/us/politics/biden-saudi-defense-treaty.html
Biden Aides and Saudis Explore Defense Treaty Modeled After Asian Pacts
Despite U.S. fatigue over Middle East wars, the White House sees a security agreement resembling those with Japan or South Korea as an incentive for Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel.
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2023 at 3:24 AM
Allies uber alles and the rules-based order are mutually exclusive https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/19/us/politics/biden-saudi-defense-treaty.html
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Italians on social media are now posting about asking their partners whether they think about the Roman empire every day
September 14, 2023 at 11:46 PM
Italians on social media are now posting about asking their partners whether they think about the Roman empire every day
Might as well be SUNY, just add "revamp General Education and ignore local faculty concerns even when directly communicated to statewide administrators"
Faculty: we need more TT lines, better pay for grad students & support staff, research funds & money for the libraries
Chancellors: what I’m hearing is you want us to pay a consulting firm to do a climate survey, launch a new LMS, redo the uni website, & make every class hybrid
Chancellors: what I’m hearing is you want us to pay a consulting firm to do a climate survey, launch a new LMS, redo the uni website, & make every class hybrid
September 13, 2023 at 3:16 PM
Might as well be SUNY, just add "revamp General Education and ignore local faculty concerns even when directly communicated to statewide administrators"
Concentrated economic power enables concentrated political power. Liberals who profess allegiance the republican principle of non-domination must embrace redistribution and asset confiscation or they forfeit their own commitment to the public good www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Elon Musk is a lesson in the dangers of unchecked corporate leaders | Siva Vaidhyanathan
When rich people convince themselves that they’re rich because they’re smart – instead of lucky and ruthless – they misapply their talents to areas beyond their expertise
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2023 at 1:37 PM
Concentrated economic power enables concentrated political power. Liberals who profess allegiance the republican principle of non-domination must embrace redistribution and asset confiscation or they forfeit their own commitment to the public good www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There are DC people who take Elbridge Colby seriously. None of us should have imposter syndrome.
August 26, 2023 at 1:30 AM
There are DC people who take Elbridge Colby seriously. None of us should have imposter syndrome.
I need ordinary Democrats to think about what it means when party officials legitimize autocrats and racists who are close allies of Donald Trump and the Republicans
Eric Adams Will Meet With Netanyahu and Protest Leaders
On the second day of his trip to Israel, New York City’s mayor will try to strike a balance.
www.nytimes.com
August 22, 2023 at 2:32 PM
I need ordinary Democrats to think about what it means when party officials legitimize autocrats and racists who are close allies of Donald Trump and the Republicans
"[T]he US and China should come to an agreement to mutually cut their military budgets and use the savings to move aggressively to improve energy efficiency, move toward sustainable energy and end our reliance on fossil fuels."
The senator from Vermont
The senator from Vermont
The US and China must unite to fight climate change, not each other | Bernie Sanders
Cooperation is not only in the best interests of all countries, but is absolutely necessary for the survival of the planet
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2023 at 3:52 PM
"[T]he US and China should come to an agreement to mutually cut their military budgets and use the savings to move aggressively to improve energy efficiency, move toward sustainable energy and end our reliance on fossil fuels."
The senator from Vermont
The senator from Vermont
When you have no analysis of capitalism and it’s crisis-generating contradictions
August 20, 2023 at 3:31 PM
When you have no analysis of capitalism and it’s crisis-generating contradictions
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Few things mark someone as dangerously out of touch like “assuming that everyone under 40 still uses Facebook.”
August 2, 2023 at 8:40 PM
Few things mark someone as dangerously out of touch like “assuming that everyone under 40 still uses Facebook.”
Do you think APSA even understands what just happened? https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/apsa-convention-unite-here-strike/
A Political Battle Within Political Science: Which Side Is the APSA On?
The hotel workers’ strike in Los Angeles will force members of the American Political Science Association—and Taylor Swift fans—to decide whether or not to cross union picket lines.
www.thenation.com
August 2, 2023 at 4:23 PM
Do you think APSA even understands what just happened? https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/apsa-convention-unite-here-strike/
Important to remember FDR without uncritical hero worship and acknowledge his own racial egalitarian failures (including Japanese internment, which the @FDRLibrary has also focused on previously)
At the Roosevelt Library, an Unflinching Look at Race
A new exhibition at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library explores the president’s “mixed” record on civil rights — and the charged debate over racism in the New Deal.
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2023 at 12:23 PM
Important to remember FDR without uncritical hero worship and acknowledge his own racial egalitarian failures (including Japanese internment, which the @FDRLibrary has also focused on previously)
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In case you haven’t seen this one yet: I wrote about Thomas Bradley, who signed up for a hotel shift via Instawork, a temp-job app. When he arrived to work, he saw he was being used as a strikebreaker. He joined the picket line, the app suspended him, and now the workers are striking over it.
Southern California Hotel Workers Are on Strike Against Automated Management
On top of issues like low pay, workers are up against faceless algorithmic management that can punish them for various offenses — including for refusing to cross picket lines. Workers at a hotel in ...
jacobin.com
July 29, 2023 at 10:22 PM
In case you haven’t seen this one yet: I wrote about Thomas Bradley, who signed up for a hotel shift via Instawork, a temp-job app. When he arrived to work, he saw he was being used as a strikebreaker. He joined the picket line, the app suspended him, and now the workers are striking over it.
Aid conditionality for democracy and constitutionalism in Niger is good, but invites a new question about why we don't apply the same standard to the other allies, especially in the Middle East and (gasp) Eastern Europe https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/29/niger-coup-us-aid/
Opinion | Why the Niger coup matters — and what the U.S. should do about it
A military takeover in this strategically important country cannot stand.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 30, 2023 at 12:31 AM
Aid conditionality for democracy and constitutionalism in Niger is good, but invites a new question about why we don't apply the same standard to the other allies, especially in the Middle East and (gasp) Eastern Europe https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/29/niger-coup-us-aid/