Ioannis Ziogas
@ziogas.bsky.social
Politics and Data Science. Assistant Teaching Professor @Georgetown.
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1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
There is no reason for this agency to exist and for our tax dollars to fund such cruelty.
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
www.cbsnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:31 AM
There is no reason for this agency to exist and for our tax dollars to fund such cruelty.
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Once again, Prof. Wurman is spreading misinformation about the history of early modern England. His refusal to answer basic methodological and substantive inquiries is revealing. He doesn't know what he's talking about. Fortunately, the Notre Dame Law Review is about to publish more of his work.
February 15, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Once again, Prof. Wurman is spreading misinformation about the history of early modern England. His refusal to answer basic methodological and substantive inquiries is revealing. He doesn't know what he's talking about. Fortunately, the Notre Dame Law Review is about to publish more of his work.
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The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
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February 15, 2026 at 12:47 AM
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
Can't stop laughing at Goodman's (the hotel manager) story.
🚨 President Trump’s Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution electionlawblog.org?p=154326
President Trump's Claim of an "Irrefutable" Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text ...
Yesterday I noted the latest set of unhinged social media posts from President Trump in which he declared that voter id requirements and other election changes would be imposed in the midterms via exe...
electionlawblog.org
February 14, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Can't stop laughing at Goodman's (the hotel manager) story.
Who decides who is "right" to lead the country?
Who decides, kristi?
Who decides, kristi?
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Who decides who is "right" to lead the country?
Who decides, kristi?
Who decides, kristi?
Manure is also good for plants.
That is why Matt Ridley lives in it.
That is why Matt Ridley lives in it.
February 14, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Manure is also good for plants.
That is why Matt Ridley lives in it.
That is why Matt Ridley lives in it.
The practice of attaching a pejorative label to a group of people, which automatically carries the death penalty without recourse or investigation, should scare the sh#t out of all of us.
Hegseth blew up another boat and killed more people. We have no idea who they were or what they were doing because it’s just “trust me, bro” while we kill people.
February 14, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The practice of attaching a pejorative label to a group of people, which automatically carries the death penalty without recourse or investigation, should scare the sh#t out of all of us.
Wild how 42 days ago we invaded another country and kidnapped its leader and no one remembers it anymore.
February 14, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Wild how 42 days ago we invaded another country and kidnapped its leader and no one remembers it anymore.
Heartbreaking. Just heartbreaking. The damage we have done on thousands upon thousands of children.
And these stories are just the ones that got out...
And these stories are just the ones that got out...
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 14, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Heartbreaking. Just heartbreaking. The damage we have done on thousands upon thousands of children.
And these stories are just the ones that got out...
And these stories are just the ones that got out...
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The best case scenario is that Trump will waste $38 billion. The more likely outcome is that these will become warehouses of human suffering, and a permanent stain on America's history.
Breaking news: ICE expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the U.S. and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of people, according to agency documents.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:09 AM
The best case scenario is that Trump will waste $38 billion. The more likely outcome is that these will become warehouses of human suffering, and a permanent stain on America's history.
I have been beating this drum for a year now.
February 14, 2026 at 2:23 AM
I have been beating this drum for a year now.
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
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This colossal loss to all Americans was caused by the extremists who gave seized control of our public health system.
It will cause Americans to suffer and die.
It will cause Americans to suffer and die.
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 AM
This colossal loss to all Americans was caused by the extremists who gave seized control of our public health system.
It will cause Americans to suffer and die.
It will cause Americans to suffer and die.
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cool, cool. so we are sort of like citizens, but not really?
February 12, 2026 at 9:09 PM
cool, cool. so we are sort of like citizens, but not really?
This is the way.
Senate Democrats blocked two Republican-backed measures Thursday to keep the department open, including a short-term funding extension for two weeks as negotiations continue. n.pr/4rjlzfx
DHS expected to shut down as immigration talks falter
Senate Democrats blocked two Republican-backed measures Thursday to keep the department open, including a short-term funding extension for two weeks as negotiations continue.
n.pr
February 12, 2026 at 9:35 PM
This is the way.
Why not a coyote in an Acme cannon *holding* the satellites?
Lack of vision...
Lack of vision...
insane to be reporting this stuff with a straight face. like what are we doing here man
February 12, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Why not a coyote in an Acme cannon *holding* the satellites?
Lack of vision...
Lack of vision...
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"This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing nonresidential social assistance to children and youth, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and all other individuals and families."
(The other group is the rest of us.)
(The other group is the rest of us.)
February 11, 2026 at 9:20 PM
"This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing nonresidential social assistance to children and youth, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and all other individuals and families."
(The other group is the rest of us.)
(The other group is the rest of us.)
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The contempt she has for the People’s Branch—for those representing us—We the People—is entirely in character for her, and for this regime as a whole.
holy shit -- Bondi's new tactic is refusing to answer Democratic questions, then using time during the next Republican questioner to smear the previous Democratic member and accuse them of being complicit in violence crimes
February 11, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The contempt she has for the People’s Branch—for those representing us—We the People—is entirely in character for her, and for this regime as a whole.
Let's see if Palm Blondi will still have that smirk after the midterms.
Bondi is now just straight up ignoring questions from Democratic members
February 11, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Let's see if Palm Blondi will still have that smirk after the midterms.
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Today’s CBO report says US consumers pay 95% of tariffs. 🤡
@brendanvduke.bsky.social
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February 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Today’s CBO report says US consumers pay 95% of tariffs. 🤡
@brendanvduke.bsky.social
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@brendanvduke.bsky.social
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So, to wrap up today's insanity:
President Trump, who is deeply implicated in a pedophilia scandal involving his best friend, the sex trafficker, sent Attorney General Bondi -- who only has that job because Trump's first choice was also implicated in a separate pedophilia scandal -- to the House...
President Trump, who is deeply implicated in a pedophilia scandal involving his best friend, the sex trafficker, sent Attorney General Bondi -- who only has that job because Trump's first choice was also implicated in a separate pedophilia scandal -- to the House...
February 11, 2026 at 9:45 PM
So, to wrap up today's insanity:
President Trump, who is deeply implicated in a pedophilia scandal involving his best friend, the sex trafficker, sent Attorney General Bondi -- who only has that job because Trump's first choice was also implicated in a separate pedophilia scandal -- to the House...
President Trump, who is deeply implicated in a pedophilia scandal involving his best friend, the sex trafficker, sent Attorney General Bondi -- who only has that job because Trump's first choice was also implicated in a separate pedophilia scandal -- to the House...
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Are we invading MEX or what...
The airspace over El Paso airport, Texas, has been suddenly closed by the FAA for ten days, closing the airport too. The airspace has been defined as "National Defence Airspace". Nobody knows why.
(Via @osinttechnical.bsky.social on X)
(Via @osinttechnical.bsky.social on X)
February 11, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Are we invading MEX or what...