Dr. Susan Liebell
@drsusanliebell.bsky.social
Political scientist writing on law, guns, originalism, and abortion. Born in Queens but now proud Jersey Girl. Co-host of New Books in Political Science Podcast
Repost and ❤️ ≠ endorsement -- I read from many points of view! She/Her.
Repost and ❤️ ≠ endorsement -- I read from many points of view! She/Her.
Thank you John -- that was a great conversation (and the book is terrific -- a page turner even when you know how it comes out).
August 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Thank you John -- that was a great conversation (and the book is terrific -- a page turner even when you know how it comes out).
She is holding and a mic and there is a film crew. It is clear she is a journalist with her back to the police. No journalist should be shot.
June 9, 2025 at 6:16 AM
She is holding and a mic and there is a film crew. It is clear she is a journalist with her back to the police. No journalist should be shot.
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Hi Belinda. Sorry about this. Journalists who are reporting on protests are esp. at risk of injury at the hands of police. That dynamic has been far worse since Trump's first term where he vilified journalists endlessly.
LAPD is also known for it. After only 3 days, there's a long list of attacks.
LAPD is also known for it. After only 3 days, there's a long list of attacks.
If anyone is having trouble following my (increasingly long) thread tracking incidents where police assaulted journalists at protests in Los Angeles this weekend, it's also in spreadsheet form here. This is the more organized version I've been sending to lawyers, agency chiefs, electeds, etc.
California Press Rights Tracking Doc (Consolidated)
docs.google.com
June 9, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Hi Belinda. Sorry about this. Journalists who are reporting on protests are esp. at risk of injury at the hands of police. That dynamic has been far worse since Trump's first term where he vilified journalists endlessly.
LAPD is also known for it. After only 3 days, there's a long list of attacks.
LAPD is also known for it. After only 3 days, there's a long list of attacks.
(b) but (a) also has charm!
June 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
(b) but (a) also has charm!
Sure, I came from the US and my friend came from Switzerland...but we can afford to do something else. But can democracy really withstand this sort of thoughtlessness? The museum already sold the tickets -- and Macron had a private -- royal -- time. This defines out of touch.
June 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Sure, I came from the US and my friend came from Switzerland...but we can afford to do something else. But can democracy really withstand this sort of thoughtlessness? The museum already sold the tickets -- and Macron had a private -- royal -- time. This defines out of touch.
Across the street at the Petit Palais, this amazing statue of a worker -- and does Macron remember that THIS is what he is supposed to respect?
June 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Across the street at the Petit Palais, this amazing statue of a worker -- and does Macron remember that THIS is what he is supposed to respect?
Macron could have come at 10 before the museum opened. He might have (gasp) visited the museum with the rest of us. He might have done the day before and taken his photos and been saluted.
June 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Macron could have come at 10 before the museum opened. He might have (gasp) visited the museum with the rest of us. He might have done the day before and taken his photos and been saluted.
Today was the reopening of the Grand Palais (after 4 years of restoration). Timed tickets -- 26 euros each -- were sold for many exhibits. But the museum was unexpected closed and surrounded by police. All the people were turned away.
June 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Today was the reopening of the Grand Palais (after 4 years of restoration). Timed tickets -- 26 euros each -- were sold for many exhibits. But the museum was unexpected closed and surrounded by police. All the people were turned away.