Corey Payne
@coreypayne.bsky.social
Sociologist of war, labor, & global capitalism
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How can billionaires help us understand global capitalism?
Since 1982, Forbes has been making a billionaires list to track capitalism's changing industries, geographies, & inequalities.
Patricio Korzeniewicz & I are releasing a new dataset that allows us to do the same back to the 15th century 👇
Since 1982, Forbes has been making a billionaires list to track capitalism's changing industries, geographies, & inequalities.
Patricio Korzeniewicz & I are releasing a new dataset that allows us to do the same back to the 15th century 👇
My "Making America's Wars" class today read @attackerman.bsky.social on Trump, & then examined "Salaam," a song written by a rapper named @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. They discussed how the War on Terror certainly drove nativism, but also how it might now drive an alternative universalist politics.
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
My "Making America's Wars" class today read @attackerman.bsky.social on Trump, & then examined "Salaam," a song written by a rapper named @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. They discussed how the War on Terror certainly drove nativism, but also how it might now drive an alternative universalist politics.
"As Trump prepares an assault on a South American field of resource extraction and deploys federal forces to terrorize American cities, Cheney can eternally look up from his well-earned spot in the afterlife at the fruits of his labor." @attackerman.bsky.social www.thenation.com/article/poli...
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in US history.
www.thenation.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"As Trump prepares an assault on a South American field of resource extraction and deploys federal forces to terrorize American cities, Cheney can eternally look up from his well-earned spot in the afterlife at the fruits of his labor." @attackerman.bsky.social www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
Cheney lived the long and comfortable life that was stolen from his many victims. And yet the real injustice is that he didn't live long enough to see the inside of a cell in the Hague.
November 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Cheney lived the long and comfortable life that was stolen from his many victims. And yet the real injustice is that he didn't live long enough to see the inside of a cell in the Hague.
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"When history is written as it ought to be written, it is the moderation and long patience of the masses at which men will wonder, not their ferocity." - CLR James, "The Black Jacobins"
Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana blames SNAP recipients for not stockpiling a month's worth of food.
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
October 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
"When history is written as it ought to be written, it is the moderation and long patience of the masses at which men will wonder, not their ferocity." - CLR James, "The Black Jacobins"
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“The Purdue student newspaper owns its own presses” is the sound of engines revving
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“The Purdue student newspaper owns its own presses” is the sound of engines revving
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Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
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October 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
Timely new research from my colleague Bailey Troia on cops at Pride. Give it a read!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
June 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Timely new research from my colleague Bailey Troia on cops at Pride. Give it a read!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Oh my fucking god www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Rejected at her door, ICE nabs a Maryland woman in her car after smashing her window
Video shows a U.S. ICE agents breaking the window of a Maryland woman, Elsy Noemi Berrios, after failing to detain her at home.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Oh my fucking god www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
How can billionaires help us understand global capitalism?
Since 1982, Forbes has been making a billionaires list to track capitalism's changing industries, geographies, & inequalities.
Patricio Korzeniewicz & I are releasing a new dataset that allows us to do the same back to the 15th century 👇
Since 1982, Forbes has been making a billionaires list to track capitalism's changing industries, geographies, & inequalities.
Patricio Korzeniewicz & I are releasing a new dataset that allows us to do the same back to the 15th century 👇
April 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
How can billionaires help us understand global capitalism?
Since 1982, Forbes has been making a billionaires list to track capitalism's changing industries, geographies, & inequalities.
Patricio Korzeniewicz & I are releasing a new dataset that allows us to do the same back to the 15th century 👇
Since 1982, Forbes has been making a billionaires list to track capitalism's changing industries, geographies, & inequalities.
Patricio Korzeniewicz & I are releasing a new dataset that allows us to do the same back to the 15th century 👇
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all faculty and eligible university workers should pile into AAUP
DOGE has now turned its sights on a small agency that provides support for community programs in every state. The National Endowment for the Humanities, which funds museums, historic sites, libraries, educators and media outlets across the country, has been told to slash staff by 70-80 percent.🧵
April 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
all faculty and eligible university workers should pile into AAUP
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This exciting resolution from Rutgers University Senate is exactly the kind of model I think higher ed needs: a mutual defense pact of, in this case, Big 10 schools. They call for member institutions to create a joint defense fund and make resources available to any member institution under attack.
March 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This exciting resolution from Rutgers University Senate is exactly the kind of model I think higher ed needs: a mutual defense pact of, in this case, Big 10 schools. They call for member institutions to create a joint defense fund and make resources available to any member institution under attack.
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If you're a graduate student or junior scholar interested in the intersection between racial politics and political economy please consider attending the 2025 Johns Hopkins University Racial Politics Summer School (June 2-6). Applications now open! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Johns Hopkins 2025 Racial Politics Summer School on Political Economy
The Johns Hopkins Racial Politics Summer School (June 2-June 6 2025) The formal study of the relationship between the state and the market has long drawn the attention of scholars for intellectual an...
docs.google.com
March 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
If you're a graduate student or junior scholar interested in the intersection between racial politics and political economy please consider attending the 2025 Johns Hopkins University Racial Politics Summer School (June 2-6). Applications now open! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
This is, of course, a war crime. But because it is the exact type of war crime that has been committed by admins of both parties regularly for a quarter century, it will be overlooked in favor of handwringing about "opsec."
There was one singular person the Trump team wanted to kill. They thought they tracked him to his girlfriend’s place, presumably in a civilian apartment building in Sana’a. So they dropped bombs on the neighborhood and leveled the building. Reactions from the group:
“amazing job”
“Excellent”
“👊🇺🇸💥”
“amazing job”
“Excellent”
“👊🇺🇸💥”
March 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
This is, of course, a war crime. But because it is the exact type of war crime that has been committed by admins of both parties regularly for a quarter century, it will be overlooked in favor of handwringing about "opsec."
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Dean Chemerinsky and other #lawschool deans "speak as legal educators, responsible for training the next generation of lawyers, in condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy."
March 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Dean Chemerinsky and other #lawschool deans "speak as legal educators, responsible for training the next generation of lawyers, in condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy."
I have my social theory students make memes. They never disappoint.
(Thanks due to @stschrader1.bsky.social, from whom I stole this assignment)
(Thanks due to @stschrader1.bsky.social, from whom I stole this assignment)
March 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I have my social theory students make memes. They never disappoint.
(Thanks due to @stschrader1.bsky.social, from whom I stole this assignment)
(Thanks due to @stschrader1.bsky.social, from whom I stole this assignment)
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BREAKING:
The AAUP & chapters @ Harvard, Rutgers, & NYU; & the Middle East Studies Association today filed a lawsuit to block the Trump admin from carrying out arrests, detentions, & deportations of students & faculty who participate in pro-Palestinian protests & protected 1st Amendment activities.
The AAUP & chapters @ Harvard, Rutgers, & NYU; & the Middle East Studies Association today filed a lawsuit to block the Trump admin from carrying out arrests, detentions, & deportations of students & faculty who participate in pro-Palestinian protests & protected 1st Amendment activities.
AAUP, Allies Sue over Trump Policy of Arresting and Threatening to Deport Students and Faculty for Lawful Speech
The national AAUP; chapters at Harvard, Rutgers, and NYU; and the Middle East Studies Association today filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from carrying out large-scale arrests,...
www.aaup.org
March 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
BREAKING:
The AAUP & chapters @ Harvard, Rutgers, & NYU; & the Middle East Studies Association today filed a lawsuit to block the Trump admin from carrying out arrests, detentions, & deportations of students & faculty who participate in pro-Palestinian protests & protected 1st Amendment activities.
The AAUP & chapters @ Harvard, Rutgers, & NYU; & the Middle East Studies Association today filed a lawsuit to block the Trump admin from carrying out arrests, detentions, & deportations of students & faculty who participate in pro-Palestinian protests & protected 1st Amendment activities.
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I’m not saying AI is evil — god forbid I be that moralistic and clear — I’m saying it is worse than that. It’s MID. Too mid to do much more than externalize some risk, produce some mid documents, and accelerate climate risk as a cute little benefit.
March 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I’m not saying AI is evil — god forbid I be that moralistic and clear — I’m saying it is worse than that. It’s MID. Too mid to do much more than externalize some risk, produce some mid documents, and accelerate climate risk as a cute little benefit.
Is there a more apt manifestation of imperial decay than using emojis to plan the deaths of 53 people?
Every day a new synthesis of tragedy and farce.
Every day a new synthesis of tragedy and farce.
March 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Is there a more apt manifestation of imperial decay than using emojis to plan the deaths of 53 people?
Every day a new synthesis of tragedy and farce.
Every day a new synthesis of tragedy and farce.
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Letter signed by members of the Columbia History Department urging resistance to the Trump Administration's efforts to dictate university policy.
"Should this control be realized, here or elsewhere, it would make any real historical scholarship, teaching, and intellectual community impossible."
"Should this control be realized, here or elsewhere, it would make any real historical scholarship, teaching, and intellectual community impossible."
March 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Letter signed by members of the Columbia History Department urging resistance to the Trump Administration's efforts to dictate university policy.
"Should this control be realized, here or elsewhere, it would make any real historical scholarship, teaching, and intellectual community impossible."
"Should this control be realized, here or elsewhere, it would make any real historical scholarship, teaching, and intellectual community impossible."
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There is no way to fight back that doesn’t challenge ideas like ‘terrorist,’ ‘gang member,’ and ‘criminal.’
March 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
There is no way to fight back that doesn’t challenge ideas like ‘terrorist,’ ‘gang member,’ and ‘criminal.’
"I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear."
Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
March 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear."
Statement from @aaup.bsky.social president Todd Wolfson on Columbia's cowardice is spot on
www.aaup.org/news/cowardi...
www.aaup.org/news/cowardi...
March 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Statement from @aaup.bsky.social president Todd Wolfson on Columbia's cowardice is spot on
www.aaup.org/news/cowardi...
www.aaup.org/news/cowardi...