Marie-Louise Paulesc
@mlpaulesc.bsky.social
clumsy at bios | associate teaching prof| into public memory, pop culture, propaganda, and film studies — and how they all connect | running the Romanian Film Fest Arizona | there’s more | these opinions are mine — who else would claim them?
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I am privileged to announce the publication of the Anti-Autocracy Handbook: sks.to/autocracy 1/12
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook: A Scholars' Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook is a call to action, resilience, and collective defence of democracy, truth, and academic freedom in the face of mounting authoritarianism. It tries to provide guidance to ...
sks.to
June 19, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I am privileged to announce the publication of the Anti-Autocracy Handbook: sks.to/autocracy 1/12
Give the man the Nobel Prize for peace already
June 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Give the man the Nobel Prize for peace already
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“Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Accounts were supposed to level the educational playing field -- they have primarily only helped the rich.“
The 12News I-Team looked into which zip codes are receiving the most school vouchers. Here's what the data showed.
I-Team investigation: Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Accounts were supposed to level the educational playing field -- they have primarily only helped the rich.
www.12news.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Accounts were supposed to level the educational playing field -- they have primarily only helped the rich.“
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The US Justice Department today announced plans to revoke critical protections for journalists, releasing a memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi that directs the agency to rescind the current version of the “news media guidelines” and publish a new policy.
DOJ announces plans to revoke critical protections for journalists
“Strong protections for journalists serve the American public by safeguarding the free flow of information."
www.rcfp.org
April 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The US Justice Department today announced plans to revoke critical protections for journalists, releasing a memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi that directs the agency to rescind the current version of the “news media guidelines” and publish a new policy.
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Words to live by.
April 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Words to live by.
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At least 365 DOJ OJP grants were abruptly canceled late on Tuesday. Experts say the cuts, some of which involve non-taxpayer funded grants, could literally leave domestic violence victims out on the streets.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US Justice Department cancels hundreds of grants for police, crime victims
The U.S. Justice Department has canceled hundreds of ongoing grants that funded everything from services for mental health care for police officers to support programs for victims of crime and sexual assault, according to internal records and four people familiar with the matter.
www.reuters.com
April 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
At least 365 DOJ OJP grants were abruptly canceled late on Tuesday. Experts say the cuts, some of which involve non-taxpayer funded grants, could literally leave domestic violence victims out on the streets.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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Harvard's Steve Levitsky, coauthor of How Democracies Die: "We are no longer living in a democratic regime." Must-listen interview - remarkably clear about the severity of the situation we now face www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
Harvard professor offers a grim assessment of American democracy under Trump
Steven Levitsky studies how healthy democracies can slip into authoritarianism. He says the Trump administration has already done grave damage: "We are no longer living in a democratic regime."
www.npr.org
April 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Harvard's Steve Levitsky, coauthor of How Democracies Die: "We are no longer living in a democratic regime." Must-listen interview - remarkably clear about the severity of the situation we now face www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
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I want to give credit to my editors, who asked me to write 2,000 words on why Andrew Tate wears such tight pants. I submitted 3,700. They asked if I really needed to start with a story about the industrial revolution and I said "yes, absolutely don't cut."
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Why So Many MAGA Men Look Like Joe Rogan
The slim-fit uniform of grindset entrepreneurs and right wing podcasters can be traced back decades.
www.bloomberg.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I want to give credit to my editors, who asked me to write 2,000 words on why Andrew Tate wears such tight pants. I submitted 3,700. They asked if I really needed to start with a story about the industrial revolution and I said "yes, absolutely don't cut."
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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Delighted to see the launch of this new @icahdq.bsky.social journal 🚀
A welcome addition to our journal landscape. Open access and open scholarship principles. And a stellar first editor in chief with @bowmanspartan.bsky.social.
Congratulations to ICA and the field #commsky #openaccess
A welcome addition to our journal landscape. Open access and open scholarship principles. And a stellar first editor in chief with @bowmanspartan.bsky.social.
Congratulations to ICA and the field #commsky #openaccess
Learn more about the newly launched open access journal "Global Perspectives in Communication." buff.ly/X9WIi3m
April 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Delighted to see the launch of this new @icahdq.bsky.social journal 🚀
A welcome addition to our journal landscape. Open access and open scholarship principles. And a stellar first editor in chief with @bowmanspartan.bsky.social.
Congratulations to ICA and the field #commsky #openaccess
A welcome addition to our journal landscape. Open access and open scholarship principles. And a stellar first editor in chief with @bowmanspartan.bsky.social.
Congratulations to ICA and the field #commsky #openaccess
Virtual learning opportunity featuring Ukrainian, European, North American, and Russian scholars who will examine how rhetorics of land, peace, and identity have been weaponized by Russia against Ukraine.
Friday, April 25, 2025 3-4:30 pm EST
More info and registration link here:
Friday, April 25, 2025 3-4:30 pm EST
More info and registration link here:
NCA VLO: Understanding Authoritarianism: Lessons from Ukraine and Europe. - National Communication Association
Understanding Authoritarianism: Lessons from Ukraine and Europe. Registration is required for this event. If you have not registered, please click here to do so. Title: Understanding Authoritarianism:...
www.natcom.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Virtual learning opportunity featuring Ukrainian, European, North American, and Russian scholars who will examine how rhetorics of land, peace, and identity have been weaponized by Russia against Ukraine.
Friday, April 25, 2025 3-4:30 pm EST
More info and registration link here:
Friday, April 25, 2025 3-4:30 pm EST
More info and registration link here:
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Thanks to my friend Harriet for pointing out that the women went to Christ's tomb and saw he was not there, the angels showed up to describe what happened, & the women then told the apostles, who dismissed them. A Biblical account of women not being believed.
April 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Thanks to my friend Harriet for pointing out that the women went to Christ's tomb and saw he was not there, the angels showed up to describe what happened, & the women then told the apostles, who dismissed them. A Biblical account of women not being believed.
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“19-year-old Jose Hermosillo … visiting Tucson from Albuquerque … was lost and walking near the Border Patrol headquarters when an agent arrested him for illegally entering the country.” Hermosillo was not carrying an ID.
U.S. citizens of color must carry ID - secondary citizens in Trump’s America.
U.S. citizens of color must carry ID - secondary citizens in Trump’s America.
U.S. citizen in Arizona detained by immigration officials for 10 days
news.azpm.org
April 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“19-year-old Jose Hermosillo … visiting Tucson from Albuquerque … was lost and walking near the Border Patrol headquarters when an agent arrested him for illegally entering the country.” Hermosillo was not carrying an ID.
U.S. citizens of color must carry ID - secondary citizens in Trump’s America.
U.S. citizens of color must carry ID - secondary citizens in Trump’s America.
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Mis/disinformation research officially cancelled.
Understanding the creation, content, distribution, and susceptibility is one of today’s key scientific and societal challenges.
Researching this is not free speech infringement. Such a claim is intentionally misleading.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
Understanding the creation, content, distribution, and susceptibility is one of today’s key scientific and societal challenges.
Researching this is not free speech infringement. Such a claim is intentionally misleading.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
April 19, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Mis/disinformation research officially cancelled.
Understanding the creation, content, distribution, and susceptibility is one of today’s key scientific and societal challenges.
Researching this is not free speech infringement. Such a claim is intentionally misleading.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
Understanding the creation, content, distribution, and susceptibility is one of today’s key scientific and societal challenges.
Researching this is not free speech infringement. Such a claim is intentionally misleading.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
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Breaking: a judge in GA ordered that the fed'l gov't CANNOT pull the visas of foreign students. The order applies ONLY to students who are part of the lawsuit. If you want to join the lawsuit, reach out to: ckuck@immigration.net and dclaffey@immigration.net youtu.be/FS6B8CM8uf4
April 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Breaking: a judge in GA ordered that the fed'l gov't CANNOT pull the visas of foreign students. The order applies ONLY to students who are part of the lawsuit. If you want to join the lawsuit, reach out to: ckuck@immigration.net and dclaffey@immigration.net youtu.be/FS6B8CM8uf4
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There are so many ways one could provide context for this data.
For example, in the last five years universities have received 52-55% of their research funding from the federal government. That's the lowest percentage since the 1950s. 1/x ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/high...
For example, in the last five years universities have received 52-55% of their research funding from the federal government. That's the lowest percentage since the 1950s. 1/x ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/high...
How Universities Became So Dependent on the Federal Government
For decades, universities got billions in federal dollars for research. The relationship was mutually beneficial, until President Trump decided it wasn’t.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
There are so many ways one could provide context for this data.
For example, in the last five years universities have received 52-55% of their research funding from the federal government. That's the lowest percentage since the 1950s. 1/x ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/high...
For example, in the last five years universities have received 52-55% of their research funding from the federal government. That's the lowest percentage since the 1950s. 1/x ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/high...
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An MS-13 leader knew key details of a secret deal that his gang allegedly made with the Salvadoran President—then the White House put him on a flight to El Salvador. Is the Trump Administration helping sweep away the case?
The Terrorism Suspect Trump Sent Back to Bukele
An MS-13 leader knew key details of a secret deal that his gang allegedly made with the Salvadoran President—then the White House put him on a flight to El Salvador.
www.newyorker.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
An MS-13 leader knew key details of a secret deal that his gang allegedly made with the Salvadoran President—then the White House put him on a flight to El Salvador. Is the Trump Administration helping sweep away the case?
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WOW. One of the Venezuelans whom Kristi Noem tried to render to El Salvador's slave prison managed to avoid removal and was able to make it to immigration court, and you'll never guess what happened: THE GOVERNMENT GAVE NO EVIDENCE OF HIS GANG MEMBERSHIP. Due process ftw
April 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
WOW. One of the Venezuelans whom Kristi Noem tried to render to El Salvador's slave prison managed to avoid removal and was able to make it to immigration court, and you'll never guess what happened: THE GOVERNMENT GAVE NO EVIDENCE OF HIS GANG MEMBERSHIP. Due process ftw
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The opinion by Wilkinson—a Reagan appointee—is a scorcher.
“If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home?”
“If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home?”
April 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The opinion by Wilkinson—a Reagan appointee—is a scorcher.
“If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home?”
“If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home?”
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Look, I love these sites & I get how politics works & why they're doing it, but every single one makes exactly the same error universities have been making for years:
Research DOES NOT JUST MEAN STEM.
Look around. If you think we also don't need social science & humanities research, look harder.
Research DOES NOT JUST MEAN STEM.
Look around. If you think we also don't need social science & humanities research, look harder.
Northwestern has a great new website explaining why the federally-funded research we do benefits everybody: www.northwestern.edu/research-nu/...
Research Impact : Northwestern University
www.northwestern.edu
April 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Look, I love these sites & I get how politics works & why they're doing it, but every single one makes exactly the same error universities have been making for years:
Research DOES NOT JUST MEAN STEM.
Look around. If you think we also don't need social science & humanities research, look harder.
Research DOES NOT JUST MEAN STEM.
Look around. If you think we also don't need social science & humanities research, look harder.
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A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador. buff.ly/IrgwaB8
Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation order
The move by U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg marks an escalation in a battle between the judicial and executives branches of government over a president’s powers to carry out key White House…
to.pbs.org
April 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador. buff.ly/IrgwaB8
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Breaking News: Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia student activist who is a legal permanent resident, was arrested by ICE at a meeting he thought was a step to becoming a U.S. citizen. nyti.ms/4cxlwG4
April 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Breaking News: Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia student activist who is a legal permanent resident, was arrested by ICE at a meeting he thought was a step to becoming a U.S. citizen. nyti.ms/4cxlwG4
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THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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NEW 🧵
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
April 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
NEW 🧵
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
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It's weird hearing conservatives talk about "the great reset" only now it's a good thing and not a globalist conspiracy theory
April 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It's weird hearing conservatives talk about "the great reset" only now it's a good thing and not a globalist conspiracy theory