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Regrettably relevant research today
Disguised Repression: Targeting Opponents with Nonpolitical Crimes to Undermine Dissent
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Disguised Repression: Targeting Opponents with Nonpolitical Crimes to Undermine Dissent
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
October 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Regrettably relevant research today
Disguised Repression: Targeting Opponents with Nonpolitical Crimes to Undermine Dissent
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Disguised Repression: Targeting Opponents with Nonpolitical Crimes to Undermine Dissent
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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"It is not hyperbole to say that the future of higher education in America requires that every university reject it. If any schools capitulate, the pressure will be enormous on all to fold. The only solution is solidarity & collective action against this effort at federal control over higher ed"
Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
"It is not hyperbole to say that the future of higher education in America requires that every university reject it. If any schools capitulate, the pressure will be enormous on all to fold. The only solution is solidarity & collective action against this effort at federal control over higher ed"
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“I ___, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion…”
April 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
“I ___, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion…”
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I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
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Latest projection suggests that more than 505,000 adults and kids have died due to USAID's illegal dismantling by Musk, Rubio, and Lewin
Source: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
Source: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
September 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Latest projection suggests that more than 505,000 adults and kids have died due to USAID's illegal dismantling by Musk, Rubio, and Lewin
Source: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
Source: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
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This is important. The first 24 hours of press coverage fumbled the ball. But the US just murdered 11 people in international waters. Analogies to the US’s (highly suspect, morally and legally) targeted killings of suspect terrorists don’t work. This crossed their own lines, and they know it.
1/ I worked at DoD. I literally cannot imagine lawyers coming up with a legal basis for lethal strike of suspected Venezuelan drug boat.
Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.
Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.
Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
Legal Issues Raised by a Lethal U.S. Military Attack in the Caribbean
The Trump administration’s extraordinary lethal attack on this purported smuggling vessel raises significant potential legal issues.
www.justsecurity.org
September 4, 2025 at 1:12 AM
This is important. The first 24 hours of press coverage fumbled the ball. But the US just murdered 11 people in international waters. Analogies to the US’s (highly suspect, morally and legally) targeted killings of suspect terrorists don’t work. This crossed their own lines, and they know it.
I'm teaching intro to IR (last minute substitute teacher right here) and today a student asked for great IR podcasts. Can someone point me to the place where this has already been discussed and decided? I do not listen except for special occasions because of my schedule.
August 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I'm teaching intro to IR (last minute substitute teacher right here) and today a student asked for great IR podcasts. Can someone point me to the place where this has already been discussed and decided? I do not listen except for special occasions because of my schedule.
For those who don't follow this on the regular: this is bad for literally everyone. In the short term there might be a few very specific winners. But in the medium and long term this is going to have lasting consequences that can't be "undone" at the next election.
They're now saying it out loud: The Administration's goal is to undo the political independence that Congress granted the Fed, so that the President can directly set rates.
Vance on undermining the Federal Reserve: "I don't think we allow bureaucrats to make decisions about monetary policy and interest rates without any input from the people that were elected to serve the American people...POTUS is much better able to make these determinations."
August 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
For those who don't follow this on the regular: this is bad for literally everyone. In the short term there might be a few very specific winners. But in the medium and long term this is going to have lasting consequences that can't be "undone" at the next election.
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They're now saying it out loud: The Administration's goal is to undo the political independence that Congress granted the Fed, so that the President can directly set rates.
Vance on undermining the Federal Reserve: "I don't think we allow bureaucrats to make decisions about monetary policy and interest rates without any input from the people that were elected to serve the American people...POTUS is much better able to make these determinations."
August 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
They're now saying it out loud: The Administration's goal is to undo the political independence that Congress granted the Fed, so that the President can directly set rates.
Today was so embarrassing.
August 16, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Today was so embarrassing.
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Federalizing the police in DC and deploying the National Guard for no reason...I worried this piece was too strong back in June. But we are really living in a personalist dictatorship in both domestic and foreign policy. @foreignaffairs.com 1/ www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
Imperial President at Home, Emperor Abroad
American foreign policy in an age of unrestrained executive power.
www.foreignaffairs.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Federalizing the police in DC and deploying the National Guard for no reason...I worried this piece was too strong back in June. But we are really living in a personalist dictatorship in both domestic and foreign policy. @foreignaffairs.com 1/ www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
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Absolutely shameful.
Afghans promised a home in U.S. may face repatriation — and the Taliban
Afghans who helped American forces are stuck in limbo as the Trump administration cuts the State Department office for Afghan relocation.
We're talking upwards of 250k Afghans here.
Afghans promised a home in U.S. may face repatriation — and the Taliban
Afghans who helped American forces are stuck in limbo as the Trump administration cuts the State Department office for Afghan relocation.
We're talking upwards of 250k Afghans here.
Afghans promised a home in U.S. may face repatriation — and the Taliban
Afghans who helped American forces are stuck in limbo as the Trump administration cuts the State Department office for Afghan relocation.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Absolutely shameful.
Afghans promised a home in U.S. may face repatriation — and the Taliban
Afghans who helped American forces are stuck in limbo as the Trump administration cuts the State Department office for Afghan relocation.
We're talking upwards of 250k Afghans here.
Afghans promised a home in U.S. may face repatriation — and the Taliban
Afghans who helped American forces are stuck in limbo as the Trump administration cuts the State Department office for Afghan relocation.
We're talking upwards of 250k Afghans here.
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Ominous: "even people not yet within the administration’s direct sightlines are becoming worried about speaking freely"
This is why it's so important for people of conscience to speak out. Resistance to authoritarianism is a coordination game.
This is why it's so important for people of conscience to speak out. Resistance to authoritarianism is a coordination game.
July 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Ominous: "even people not yet within the administration’s direct sightlines are becoming worried about speaking freely"
This is why it's so important for people of conscience to speak out. Resistance to authoritarianism is a coordination game.
This is why it's so important for people of conscience to speak out. Resistance to authoritarianism is a coordination game.
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"Don’t put this on God. You had plenty of warnings this might happen, and you chose to ignore them. You chose to leave the people you’re sworn to serve in the most vulnerable circumstances. You chose to risk danger befalling them."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/do-not-put...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/do-not-put...
Do Not Put This On God
None of this was God's plan.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"Don’t put this on God. You had plenty of warnings this might happen, and you chose to ignore them. You chose to leave the people you’re sworn to serve in the most vulnerable circumstances. You chose to risk danger befalling them."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/do-not-put...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/do-not-put...
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Reminder: Great job opportunities at Aarhus University!
Please help spread the word before everyone disappears for summer break! 🏖️
Please help spread the word before everyone disappears for summer break! 🏖️
📣 Jobs, jobs, jobs!
Aarhus University’s Department of Political Science is hiring:
🔹 Assistant Professor
🗓 Deadline: 25 August
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🔹 Associate Professor
🗓 Deadline: 8 September
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Aarhus University’s Department of Political Science is hiring:
🔹 Assistant Professor
🗓 Deadline: 25 August
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...
🔹 Associate Professor
🗓 Deadline: 8 September
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...
June 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Reminder: Great job opportunities at Aarhus University!
Please help spread the word before everyone disappears for summer break! 🏖️
Please help spread the word before everyone disappears for summer break! 🏖️
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“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines”
ktla.com/news/local-n...
ktla.com/news/local-n...
June 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines”
ktla.com/news/local-n...
ktla.com/news/local-n...
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Twenty-one Skytte Prize winner in a joint letter in today's @financialtimes.com : “President Donald Trump and his administration are on a spectacularly dangerous path”
Read more here : www.skytteprize.com/news/twenty-...
Read more here : www.skytteprize.com/news/twenty-...
Twenty-one Skytte Prize winners speak out | Skytteprize
www.skytteprize.com
May 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Twenty-one Skytte Prize winner in a joint letter in today's @financialtimes.com : “President Donald Trump and his administration are on a spectacularly dangerous path”
Read more here : www.skytteprize.com/news/twenty-...
Read more here : www.skytteprize.com/news/twenty-...
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The vote failed on a 49-49 tie. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat, was in Korea for an ocean conference. Mitch McConnell, who also supported the measure, also missed the vote.
Later today the Senate will vote on my bipartisan legislation to end Trump’s tariffs. This has a real chance of passing. I encourage everyone to make your voices heard with your Senators if you feel strongly about this issue. I’ll be working to get it across the finish line. More soon.
May 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The vote failed on a 49-49 tie. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat, was in Korea for an ocean conference. Mitch McConnell, who also supported the measure, also missed the vote.
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Trump is trying to go full dictator, but his missteps may be America's saving grace. Great piece from @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social on @vox.com, and I'm grateful for the citation to my related piece at @misofact.bsky.social.
www.vox.com/politics/410...
www.vox.com/politics/410...
Trump is losing
His administration is great at breaking things — but they’re failing in their bigger goal.
www.vox.com
April 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Trump is trying to go full dictator, but his missteps may be America's saving grace. Great piece from @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social on @vox.com, and I'm grateful for the citation to my related piece at @misofact.bsky.social.
www.vox.com/politics/410...
www.vox.com/politics/410...
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If we know where they were sent, but it isn’t to detention: exile.
If we know where they are & it’s in detention: extraordinary rendition.
If we don’t know where they are, but we know someone’s holding them: kidnapping.
Otherwise, if we don’t know where they are: disappearance.
If we know where they are & it’s in detention: extraordinary rendition.
If we don’t know where they are, but we know someone’s holding them: kidnapping.
Otherwise, if we don’t know where they are: disappearance.
Given the literal definition of deportation is removing a foreigner or noncitizen from the country, we - journalists, media orgs - should probably all stop referring to the ‘deportation’ of a 2 year old US citizen. It’s NOT a deportation.
I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?
I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?
April 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
If we know where they were sent, but it isn’t to detention: exile.
If we know where they are & it’s in detention: extraordinary rendition.
If we don’t know where they are, but we know someone’s holding them: kidnapping.
Otherwise, if we don’t know where they are: disappearance.
If we know where they are & it’s in detention: extraordinary rendition.
If we don’t know where they are, but we know someone’s holding them: kidnapping.
Otherwise, if we don’t know where they are: disappearance.
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April 26, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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No one has ever undermined US power as well as Donald Trump. It’s like he was selected for the job.
NEW: The PRC is continuing to leverage global frustration with US tariffs to try to divide the United States from its partners. (1/7)
Read more in the latest edition of the China-Taiwan Weekly Update: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanU...
Read more in the latest edition of the China-Taiwan Weekly Update: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanU...
April 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
No one has ever undermined US power as well as Donald Trump. It’s like he was selected for the job.
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ACLU says another three US citizen children were disappeared from their own country today: www.aclu.org/press-releas...
ICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation | American Civil Liberties Union
Families disappeared and isolated without legal access; one child with cancer deported without medication and pregnant mother deported as well
www.aclu.org
April 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
ACLU says another three US citizen children were disappeared from their own country today: www.aclu.org/press-releas...
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They blurred the faces because they know what side of history they're on
This image of FBI agents arresting Judge Hannah Dugan will go down in history as a turning point.
Shame on every Republican enabling this. Your complicity will be remembered.
*FBI released this photo with agents faces blurred
Shame on every Republican enabling this. Your complicity will be remembered.
*FBI released this photo with agents faces blurred
April 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
They blurred the faces because they know what side of history they're on