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Jen Spindel
@spindel.bsky.social
🎓 political scientist
🎀 breast cancer survivor
😺 cat person
👽sci-fi dork

Follow for cat pics, hot takes on sci-fi, and occasional international security and foreign policy posts.
Reposted by Jen Spindel
@spindel.bsky.social "... We are headed toward a world in which the flow of arms is unprecedented and where human rights concerns are willfully overlooked..." Read her fuller assessment of Trump's first #100days at
www.forumarmstrade.org/trump100days...
Assessing Trump's First 100 Days
To mark the first 100 days in office, experts independently assess aspects of the Trump administration's policies.
www.forumarmstrade.org
April 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Reposted by Jen Spindel
6/ @spindel.bsky.social "Why do states send and seek conventional weapons? Though it may seem obvious that the balance of power motivates states to do so... This article argues that states seek weapons because arms transfers send signals about political alignments..." direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
Boom, Bling, Backbone, or Blip? The Signaling Inherent in Arms Transfers
Abstract. Why do states send and seek conventional weapons? Though it may seem obvious that the balance of power motivates states to do so, numerous conventional arms transfers do not conform to the b...
direct.mit.edu
February 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Thanks! Credit to @drjlhazelton.bsky.social for the title. I am notoriously horrible at coming up with titles!
February 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Pro-Cancer government needs to hear, loudly and clearly, that their attack on science and healthcare is unacceptable.

There are 4.54 million of us! And our friends and loved ones. That's a tsunami of voices. Join the #PinkWave. Call your representatives. www.5calls.org

#GOPisProCancer
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
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February 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
There are 4.54 million breast cancer survivors in the US. 1 in 8 women will experience breast cancer. You know someone who has had to deal with this. And if you're convinced no one in your life has affected by breast cancer, hi, it's me.
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February 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM