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· Nov 17
Who am I? Professor at teaching uni in NJ, USA (posts my own, not speaking for institution) with focus on voicing #policeofficers’ experiences with #conflict #policing, post-conflict #policereform, & police-community trust dynamics in US & Northern Ireland. I study policing history & current trends.
Not that I need this now, but I might just go spend the $50 it takes to see a movie and see Nuremberg this week.
‘Hermann Göring loved his kids. That’s what’s terrifying’: James Vanderbilt, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon on Nuremberg
‘Hermann Göring loved his kids. That’s what’s terrifying’: James Vanderbilt, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon on Nuremberg
Russell Crowe has a malevolent charm as the Nazi on trial in a compelling new film. His co-stars and director explain how they understood this monster – and the persistence of evil today
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Not that I need this now, but I might just go spend the $50 it takes to see a movie and see Nuremberg this week.
How sad is it that my horoscope “knows” me as deeply as it does. 😞
♎️ You're surrounded by people, but the ones who actually see the real you are pretty rare right now. Those surface-level conversations you've been having feel empty because you're craving something deeper and more authentic.
Libra Daily Horoscope
November 11, 2025
www.astrolis.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
How sad is it that my horoscope “knows” me as deeply as it does. 😞
Every other day or so it seems a fantastic talk topic is announced. Wish I could attend in person. I hope one of these days, I’ll be able to be in Northern Ireland long enough to catch these over a whole semester or year.
Join us on Nov 25 at 5.30pm for Daniel Trilling' talk on “How Did We Get Here? The Rise of Britain’s Far Right” (Magee Campus, Derry). This is the first lecture in our “Safety, Security and Wellbeing for All” series. Register there:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-did-we...
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How Did We Get Here? The Rise of Britain’s Far Right (Derry Event)
Join us for a fascinating talk by Daniel Trilling on the rise of the far right in the UK given on the Derry Londonderry Campus.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Every other day or so it seems a fantastic talk topic is announced. Wish I could attend in person. I hope one of these days, I’ll be able to be in Northern Ireland long enough to catch these over a whole semester or year.
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Join us for the"How Did We Get Here? The Rise of Britain’s Far Right?" Seminar featuring a fascinating talk by Daniel Trilling. The event is available in Derry and also Belfast (25 and 26 November). Hosted jointly with @ulsteruniincore.bsky.social. Details below.
Safety Security and Wellbeing
We are pleased to announce the “Safety, Security and Wellbeing for All” Seminar Series which will examine the rise of extremist political discourse.
www.ulster.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Join us for the"How Did We Get Here? The Rise of Britain’s Far Right?" Seminar featuring a fascinating talk by Daniel Trilling. The event is available in Derry and also Belfast (25 and 26 November). Hosted jointly with @ulsteruniincore.bsky.social. Details below.
Wow! I’ve always wanted to write one of these “A Very Short Introductions”…this one is sure to be a great resource from a fantastic author!
Happy news: My new book -- Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction -- now has a cover and is available for preorder! The book is a concise history of humanitarianism in an international and global perspective, from the 18th century to the present. More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Wow! I’ve always wanted to write one of these “A Very Short Introductions”…this one is sure to be a great resource from a fantastic author!
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If you missed Elena Bergia's talk on 'In two stirrups: Identities in motion between Northern Ireland and Casalattico (Italy)', a recording is now available at youtu.be/R_ampLPzWyU
Irish Studies Seminar: Elena Bergia
YouTube video by QUB Irish Studies
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November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
If you missed Elena Bergia's talk on 'In two stirrups: Identities in motion between Northern Ireland and Casalattico (Italy)', a recording is now available at youtu.be/R_ampLPzWyU
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We are co-hosting on 3 Dec. a conference on 'From Boundary Commission to Border Poll? A Century of the Irish Border'. This is a free event, but registration is required (by 26 Nov.). Info at: www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...
November 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We are co-hosting on 3 Dec. a conference on 'From Boundary Commission to Border Poll? A Century of the Irish Border'. This is a free event, but registration is required (by 26 Nov.). Info at: www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...
Sad I missed this - I hope it will be posted online soon! What an interesting topic!
On 10 November we will be joined by Hiram Morgan (UCC), who will talk about '"Anatomies of death": forced famine in the Tudor conquest of Ireland'. All welcome, in-person or online: www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Sad I missed this - I hope it will be posted online soon! What an interesting topic!
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We'll be celebrating our first 60 years with a drinks reception following our Irish Studies seminar on Monday 8th December - please join us!
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We'll be celebrating our first 60 years with a drinks reception following our Irish Studies seminar on Monday 8th December - please join us!
My day keeps getting better.
No matter how I tried, I couldn’t get the lid off. Maybe the glue in the safety seal was also sealing the lid. I needed a stronger hand, but didn’t have one.
But I was having this ice cream, god-dammit.
So, I got a knife…
No matter how I tried, I couldn’t get the lid off. Maybe the glue in the safety seal was also sealing the lid. I needed a stronger hand, but didn’t have one.
But I was having this ice cream, god-dammit.
So, I got a knife…
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
My day keeps getting better.
No matter how I tried, I couldn’t get the lid off. Maybe the glue in the safety seal was also sealing the lid. I needed a stronger hand, but didn’t have one.
But I was having this ice cream, god-dammit.
So, I got a knife…
No matter how I tried, I couldn’t get the lid off. Maybe the glue in the safety seal was also sealing the lid. I needed a stronger hand, but didn’t have one.
But I was having this ice cream, god-dammit.
So, I got a knife…
It’s 10 pm and I am going to inhale a pint of ice cream.
That’s how well my day is going. That’s how well I feel it is all going.
That’s how well my day is going. That’s how well I feel it is all going.
a baby with a sad look on his face
ALT: a baby with a sad look on his face
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 AM
It’s 10 pm and I am going to inhale a pint of ice cream.
That’s how well my day is going. That’s how well I feel it is all going.
That’s how well my day is going. That’s how well I feel it is all going.
Very interesting, indeed. It’s almost like implementing change in policy and holding people accountable for a new practice can change a pattern. 🤔
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Very interesting, indeed. It’s almost like implementing change in policy and holding people accountable for a new practice can change a pattern. 🤔
Truly, it doesn’t matter what type of weapon. Any weapon can inflict harm.
No civilian law enforcement agent should be pointing a weapon AT ANYONE unless their life is in immense threat & they are unable to respond without escalating use of force.
I cannot begin to scream how I feel about this…
No civilian law enforcement agent should be pointing a weapon AT ANYONE unless their life is in immense threat & they are unable to respond without escalating use of force.
I cannot begin to scream how I feel about this…
1/2 Are there any experts out there who can correctly identify the weapons being pointed directly at these two @chicagotribune.com photojournalists?
What type of gun is this?
cc: @mandophotos.bsky.social
What type of gun is this?
cc: @mandophotos.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Truly, it doesn’t matter what type of weapon. Any weapon can inflict harm.
No civilian law enforcement agent should be pointing a weapon AT ANYONE unless their life is in immense threat & they are unable to respond without escalating use of force.
I cannot begin to scream how I feel about this…
No civilian law enforcement agent should be pointing a weapon AT ANYONE unless their life is in immense threat & they are unable to respond without escalating use of force.
I cannot begin to scream how I feel about this…
No one is more tone deaf than Senate Democrats.
Period.
Period.
a little girl wearing an orange hat and a red dress is holding a toothbrush
ALT: a little girl wearing an orange hat and a red dress is holding a toothbrush
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November 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
No one is more tone deaf than Senate Democrats.
Period.
Period.
So tired of the “let’s not fight each other” s**t…
We aren’t fighting each other - we been SCREAMING FROM THE ROOF TOPS FOR 11 MONTHS FOR DEMOCRATS TO DO SOMETHING.
Finally, when they get the chance, Dem voters make a statement.
IN REPLY, 8 SENATE DEMS BETRAY US ALL WITH AN OWN GOAL.
Shameful.
We aren’t fighting each other - we been SCREAMING FROM THE ROOF TOPS FOR 11 MONTHS FOR DEMOCRATS TO DO SOMETHING.
Finally, when they get the chance, Dem voters make a statement.
IN REPLY, 8 SENATE DEMS BETRAY US ALL WITH AN OWN GOAL.
Shameful.
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
So tired of the “let’s not fight each other” s**t…
We aren’t fighting each other - we been SCREAMING FROM THE ROOF TOPS FOR 11 MONTHS FOR DEMOCRATS TO DO SOMETHING.
Finally, when they get the chance, Dem voters make a statement.
IN REPLY, 8 SENATE DEMS BETRAY US ALL WITH AN OWN GOAL.
Shameful.
We aren’t fighting each other - we been SCREAMING FROM THE ROOF TOPS FOR 11 MONTHS FOR DEMOCRATS TO DO SOMETHING.
Finally, when they get the chance, Dem voters make a statement.
IN REPLY, 8 SENATE DEMS BETRAY US ALL WITH AN OWN GOAL.
Shameful.
👇👇👇👇
This isn't "internal recriminations." It's voters expressing overwhelming opposition to what the people they elected to represent them are doing, and anyone--either in journalism or politics--who characterizes it as infighting is either not seeing and hearing what's right in front of them or lying.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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We just talked about the use of flags in class tonight, and spoke about their growing use in the UK. I’ll have to share this with them…
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
NHS staff who care for patients in their own homes fear some areas have become “no-go zones” for them because of the presence of St George’s flags, health leaders have said.
Black and Asian staff have been left feeling “deliberately intimidated” as a result of the flags that were put up in many parts of England during the summer, according to the chief executive of one NHS trust in England, who asked to remain anonymous. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
We just talked about the use of flags in class tonight, and spoke about their growing use in the UK. I’ll have to share this with them…
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Explain it to me like I’m a child @durbin.senate.gov.
How is this provision helping Americans?
Resign your post as Minority Whip.
Take Schumer with you.
How is this provision helping Americans?
Resign your post as Minority Whip.
Take Schumer with you.
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Explain it to me like I’m a child @durbin.senate.gov.
How is this provision helping Americans?
Resign your post as Minority Whip.
Take Schumer with you.
How is this provision helping Americans?
Resign your post as Minority Whip.
Take Schumer with you.
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I mean:
1. I don't believe this for one second and...
2. If it is true, @schumer.senate.gov is incompetent and should go retire and hang out with Andrew Cuomo, and let someone competent take over.
1. I don't believe this for one second and...
2. If it is true, @schumer.senate.gov is incompetent and should go retire and hang out with Andrew Cuomo, and let someone competent take over.
SCOOP: Schumer privately fought to extend government shutdown
Scoop: Schumer privately fought to extend government shutdown
"We let him know what we were doing," said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.).
www.axios.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I mean:
1. I don't believe this for one second and...
2. If it is true, @schumer.senate.gov is incompetent and should go retire and hang out with Andrew Cuomo, and let someone competent take over.
1. I don't believe this for one second and...
2. If it is true, @schumer.senate.gov is incompetent and should go retire and hang out with Andrew Cuomo, and let someone competent take over.
No notes.
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
No notes.
Nothing is going to save those 8 Dems from the criticism they rightly deserve. They knew exactly what they were going to do, and exactly what was going to happen.
…yet they fell for it, again.
It’s been 11 months. Why haven’t they gotten this yet?
…yet they fell for it, again.
It’s been 11 months. Why haven’t they gotten this yet?
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Nothing is going to save those 8 Dems from the criticism they rightly deserve. They knew exactly what they were going to do, and exactly what was going to happen.
…yet they fell for it, again.
It’s been 11 months. Why haven’t they gotten this yet?
…yet they fell for it, again.
It’s been 11 months. Why haven’t they gotten this yet?
Surely Democrats knew Johnson would pull this…
Right???
Right???????
Right???
Right???????
Oh wow. Who could've ever seen this coming?
"Speaker Johnson won't guarantee vote in House on ACA subsidies"
abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...
"Speaker Johnson won't guarantee vote in House on ACA subsidies"
abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...
Speaker Johnson won't guarantee vote in House on ACA subsidies
abcnews.go.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Surely Democrats knew Johnson would pull this…
Right???
Right???????
Right???
Right???????
WUUUUUUUUTTT???
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
WUUUUUUUUTTT???
So, I have been running non-stop all day, & just now got to reading social media & seeing the news.
Let me get this straight - after a MASSIVE win by democrats across the country this last week, 8 democrats decided to score an own goal & cave to the Trump administration?
Shame on all of them.
Let me get this straight - after a MASSIVE win by democrats across the country this last week, 8 democrats decided to score an own goal & cave to the Trump administration?
Shame on all of them.
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
So, I have been running non-stop all day, & just now got to reading social media & seeing the news.
Let me get this straight - after a MASSIVE win by democrats across the country this last week, 8 democrats decided to score an own goal & cave to the Trump administration?
Shame on all of them.
Let me get this straight - after a MASSIVE win by democrats across the country this last week, 8 democrats decided to score an own goal & cave to the Trump administration?
Shame on all of them.
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“Eli describes an incident in which a senior officer ordered a tank to demolish a building in an area designated as safe for civilians. “A man was standing on the roof, hanging laundry, and the officer decided that he was a spotter. He’s not a spotter.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
“Eli describes an incident in which a senior officer ordered a tank to demolish a building in an area designated as safe for civilians. “A man was standing on the roof, hanging laundry, and the officer decided that he was a spotter. He’s not a spotter.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...