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How do I make regime theory exciting for IR undergraduates? Apparently it’s not by explaining the Coase Theorem in detail.
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
How do I make regime theory exciting for IR undergraduates? Apparently it’s not by explaining the Coase Theorem in detail.
Yesterday I was teaching my usual unit on state terrorism in a class I have offered since 2015. I asked students for some examples of state terrorism and they immediately pivoted to ICE. They came up with it on their own and it’s all they wanted to talk about.
October 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Yesterday I was teaching my usual unit on state terrorism in a class I have offered since 2015. I asked students for some examples of state terrorism and they immediately pivoted to ICE. They came up with it on their own and it’s all they wanted to talk about.
It is happening here. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Revealed: Pentagon orders states’ national guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’
Pentagon memo details plan to train over 20,000 national guard members across the US to carry out Trump’s order on subduing civil unrest
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:08 AM
It is happening here. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"The majority of them failed to meet ICE’s physical or academic standards, according to the data."
NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting
The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...
www.nbcnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"The majority of them failed to meet ICE’s physical or academic standards, according to the data."
This seems ominous, since “international terrorism” supposedly includes Antifa, and Antifa is anyone from your local rioter to George Soros to ActBlue. I’m sure Big Orange would love to send Army counterintelligence after them all… www.armytimes.com/news/your-ar...
Army counterintelligence agents to get enhanced arrest powers
Civilian special agents will receive enhanced authorities to conduct searches, execute warrants and make arrests outside of military bases.
www.armytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This seems ominous, since “international terrorism” supposedly includes Antifa, and Antifa is anyone from your local rioter to George Soros to ActBlue. I’m sure Big Orange would love to send Army counterintelligence after them all… www.armytimes.com/news/your-ar...
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Prosecutor in 2017 anti-Trump protest cases faces license suspension - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
#J20
#J20
Prosecutor in 2017 anti-Trump protest cases faces license suspension
An attorney disciplinary board in Washington, D.C., has recommended a three-month law license suspension for a former federal prosecutor who allegedly used deceptively edited videos as evidence in criminal cases against people who were arrested while protesting Republican President Donald Trump's first inauguration.
www.reuters.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Prosecutor in 2017 anti-Trump protest cases faces license suspension - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
#J20
#J20
From my UMass Boston colleague, Steve Striffler. www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions...
How Trump got his Nobel Peace Prize after all
The Nobel given to Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado was really a prize for Donald Trump.
www.aljazeera.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
From my UMass Boston colleague, Steve Striffler. www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions...
A whimsical, definitely-not-fascist Hitler love-fest in the Young Republicans’ private chats www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A whimsical, definitely-not-fascist Hitler love-fest in the Young Republicans’ private chats www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
On the one hand, it’s unhinged fascist cosplay. On the other hand, he’s communicating to his masked shock troops that the gloves are off and they can do whatever they want. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVC_...
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller on task force in Memphis
YouTube video by WREG News Channel 3
www.youtube.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
On the one hand, it’s unhinged fascist cosplay. On the other hand, he’s communicating to his masked shock troops that the gloves are off and they can do whatever they want. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVC_...
Medals for massacring Indigenous babies. There’s your Friday headline. www.newsweek.com/pete-hegseth...
Pete Hegseth Letting Wounded Knee Soldiers Keep Medals Sparks Fury
Secretary Hegseth has said American soldiers awarded the Medal of Honor after the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre will keep their medals.
www.newsweek.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Medals for massacring Indigenous babies. There’s your Friday headline. www.newsweek.com/pete-hegseth...
Could there have been a worse pick for HHS secretary?
September 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Could there have been a worse pick for HHS secretary?
This is what the ICE surge in Massachusetts looks like. Masked agents holding a 5 year old autistic girl hostage until her father surrenders to them. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
ICE held 5-year-old autistic girl in Massachusetts to pressure father to surrender, family says
The girl's father, Edward Hip, has lived in the United States for the last 22 years, according to his wife.
www.nbcnews.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This is what the ICE surge in Massachusetts looks like. Masked agents holding a 5 year old autistic girl hostage until her father surrenders to them. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Violent far-right extremist have been responsible for 94 of the 108 terrorism fatalities (87 percent) in the United States in the past five years. This included 2022, when 18 of the 19 fatalities occurred during far-right terrorist attacks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
Opinion | ‘We Will Do It in Charlie’s Name’
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Violent far-right extremist have been responsible for 94 of the 108 terrorism fatalities (87 percent) in the United States in the past five years. This included 2022, when 18 of the 19 fatalities occurred during far-right terrorist attacks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
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RFKJ intentionally creates doubt, weaponizes the public’s scientific ignorance, and pushes a false balance between fringe ideas and scientific consensus.
His fake skepticism encourages harm against children while saying he’s protecting them.
It would be malpractice if he were actually a doctor.
His fake skepticism encourages harm against children while saying he’s protecting them.
It would be malpractice if he were actually a doctor.
thehill.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
RFKJ intentionally creates doubt, weaponizes the public’s scientific ignorance, and pushes a false balance between fringe ideas and scientific consensus.
His fake skepticism encourages harm against children while saying he’s protecting them.
It would be malpractice if he were actually a doctor.
His fake skepticism encourages harm against children while saying he’s protecting them.
It would be malpractice if he were actually a doctor.
I spoke with @onofftherecord.bsky.social about the collapse of the Stop Cop City RICO prosecution. Georgia politicians had a legitimacy problem & tried to fix it by indicting their critics. The problem is, even to abuse the law, you have to read it first. They didn’t.
Georgia AG Chris Carr has failed in biggest attempt ever to use RICO ag't a protest mvt. Why, and what does it mean?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@micahh.bsky.social @dnbrgr.bsky.social @equalityalec.bsky.social @alexvitale.bsky.social @stopcopcity.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@micahh.bsky.social @dnbrgr.bsky.social @equalityalec.bsky.social @alexvitale.bsky.social @stopcopcity.bsky.social
Prosecutors’ ‘Cop City’ case collapses as judge tosses Rico conspiracy charges
Two-year attempt to prosecute opponents of police training center on criminal conspiracy charges ends in failure
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I spoke with @onofftherecord.bsky.social about the collapse of the Stop Cop City RICO prosecution. Georgia politicians had a legitimacy problem & tried to fix it by indicting their critics. The problem is, even to abuse the law, you have to read it first. They didn’t.
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Georgia AG Chris Carr has failed in biggest attempt ever to use RICO ag't a protest mvt. Why, and what does it mean?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@micahh.bsky.social @dnbrgr.bsky.social @equalityalec.bsky.social @alexvitale.bsky.social @stopcopcity.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@micahh.bsky.social @dnbrgr.bsky.social @equalityalec.bsky.social @alexvitale.bsky.social @stopcopcity.bsky.social
Prosecutors’ ‘Cop City’ case collapses as judge tosses Rico conspiracy charges
Two-year attempt to prosecute opponents of police training center on criminal conspiracy charges ends in failure
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Georgia AG Chris Carr has failed in biggest attempt ever to use RICO ag't a protest mvt. Why, and what does it mean?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@micahh.bsky.social @dnbrgr.bsky.social @equalityalec.bsky.social @alexvitale.bsky.social @stopcopcity.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@micahh.bsky.social @dnbrgr.bsky.social @equalityalec.bsky.social @alexvitale.bsky.social @stopcopcity.bsky.social
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We are live with today's Cop City RICO motions hearings, where Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kevin Farmer is expected to dismiss counts one and three of the indictment.
Cop City RICO Motions Hearing | Wednesday, Sep. 9
YouTube video by Atlanta Community Press Collective
www.youtube.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
We are live with today's Cop City RICO motions hearings, where Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kevin Farmer is expected to dismiss counts one and three of the indictment.
Good news! A judge has thrown out most of the Cop City RICO indictment! Georgia’s AG lacked authority to bring Counts 1 & 3, accounting for most of the defendants. The state will appeal & a subset of defendants still face terrorism charges, but this win is something to celebrate.
The Cop City RICO is in crisis. Judge Farmer plans to throw out the bulk of the case on the reasoning that the Georgia Attorney General's office was not invited by the Fulton DA (Fani Willis) to bring the case, so it lacks constitutional authority to prosecute.
September 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Good news! A judge has thrown out most of the Cop City RICO indictment! Georgia’s AG lacked authority to bring Counts 1 & 3, accounting for most of the defendants. The state will appeal & a subset of defendants still face terrorism charges, but this win is something to celebrate.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services says he doesn’t know how Americans have died from COVID.
September 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The Secretary of Health and Human Services says he doesn’t know how Americans have died from COVID.
Stephen Miller and his secret police can own your phone with this tool. Chilling. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ice obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps
Trump administration contract with Paragon Solutions gives immigration agency access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Stephen Miller and his secret police can own your phone with this tool. Chilling. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Just as colleges and universities are starting up for fall, we get rumblings of an ICE surge in Boston.
August 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Just as colleges and universities are starting up for fall, we get rumblings of an ICE surge in Boston.
Si vis Lugosi, para Bela.
August 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Si vis Lugosi, para Bela.
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Michael Thurmond, the former DeKalb County CEO who defied a judge's order and closed a public park by executive order to facilitate a "Cop City" land swap, is now running for Georgia governor.
Here's a 2024 Atlanta Press Club Award-nominated photo essay by @nonmodernist.com for @thexylom.com :
Here's a 2024 Atlanta Press Club Award-nominated photo essay by @nonmodernist.com for @thexylom.com :
Perspective: A Walk through Weelaunee Forest
The trees, the birds, the fungi, and the dirt—none of them care if the Mayor of Atlanta denies they exist.
www.thexylom.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Michael Thurmond, the former DeKalb County CEO who defied a judge's order and closed a public park by executive order to facilitate a "Cop City" land swap, is now running for Georgia governor.
Here's a 2024 Atlanta Press Club Award-nominated photo essay by @nonmodernist.com for @thexylom.com :
Here's a 2024 Atlanta Press Club Award-nominated photo essay by @nonmodernist.com for @thexylom.com :