Yomatius
@yomatius.bsky.social
Political Scientist, geek before it was cool to be one. Favorite quote these days is from Porco Rosso by Miyazaki's -"better a pig than a fascist" / "Antes cerdo que fascista"
Banner image "Quebradas del Norte" by Fefo Bouvier. https://fefobouvier.com/en
Banner image "Quebradas del Norte" by Fefo Bouvier. https://fefobouvier.com/en
Good one by the Pope.
“How did you receive the foreigner? And did you receive him and welcome him or not?”
Pope Leo XIV challenges us to reflect on the moral cost of policies that target deeply-root immigrants and families.
Pope Leo XIV challenges us to reflect on the moral cost of policies that target deeply-root immigrants and families.
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Good one by the Pope.
Lovely poem, happy to repost it here.
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Lovely poem, happy to repost it here.
Channeling Aristotle and John Locke right there. Very well done.
This video does a great job of teaching about logical fallacies...
October 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Channeling Aristotle and John Locke right there. Very well done.
This sums it up.
the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
September 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This sums it up.
Indeed.
September 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Indeed.
Democracy dies in darkness
Pulitzer Feeling Increasingly Out Of Place In Washington Post Office
September 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Democracy dies in darkness
LOL
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at tomgauld.com
p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at tomgauld.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
LOL
👇 sadly relevant these days, by professor @alexhinton.bsky.social
My @projectsyndicate.bsky.social piece on the rising threat of #PoliticalViolence in the U.S. – a #tinderbox that #Trump has greatly amplified as the “polarizer-in-chief.” The U.S. is in for a rough ride through the 2028 election. www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/t...
Trump’s America Is a Tinderbox
Alex Hinton warns that rising extremism and weakened institutions could lay the groundwork for major political unrest.
www.project-syndicate.org
September 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
👇 sadly relevant these days, by professor @alexhinton.bsky.social
Word.
Republicans will blame immigrants for everything, but stay silent on white supremacists, Jan 6th rioters, and school shootings. If y’all really cared as much as you claim you do, you’d call out all threats to our communities—not just the ones that fit your agenda.
September 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Word.
Rikers Island is a disgrace to all New Yorkers. Should have been closed years ago.
I am counting on a major that has the stones to address and end these senseless tragedies for good. Cannot agree more with this.👇
I am counting on a major that has the stones to address and end these senseless tragedies for good. Cannot agree more with this.👇
Last night, yet another person died on Rikers Island — the fifth New Yorker to lose their life in City custody within the last two weeks and the 13th this year.
These deaths are a result of Eric Adams' failure to reckon with the crisis of violence and neglect in our jails.
These deaths are a result of Eric Adams' failure to reckon with the crisis of violence and neglect in our jails.
Detainee Dies at Rikers, the Fifth Fatality in 2 Weeks in N.Y.C. Lockups
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Rikers Island is a disgrace to all New Yorkers. Should have been closed years ago.
I am counting on a major that has the stones to address and end these senseless tragedies for good. Cannot agree more with this.👇
I am counting on a major that has the stones to address and end these senseless tragedies for good. Cannot agree more with this.👇
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Everyone knew this was a terrible idea...
Age verification has arrived in the UK and, to no one’s surprise, users hate it. We cannot accept these censorship regimes as our new norm. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddit’s Chaotic UK Age
Now that the Online Safety Act has gone into effect, countless problems have begun to reveal themselves, and the absurd, disastrous outcome illustrates why we must work to avoid this age-verified
www.eff.org
August 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Everyone knew this was a terrible idea...
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Work day listening: Tom Morello’s ‘F-ck ICE’ Playlist Featuring the White Stripes, Bruce Springsteen, Public Enemy
Hear Tom Morello's 'F-ck ICE' Playlist Featuring the White Stripes, Bruce Springsteen, Public Enemy
Tom Morello has assembled a 65-song playlist called 'Fuck ICE' featuring the White Stripes, Bruce Springsteen, Public Enemy, and more.
rollingstone.com
August 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Work day listening: Tom Morello’s ‘F-ck ICE’ Playlist Featuring the White Stripes, Bruce Springsteen, Public Enemy
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Young people matter for democracy. Here's why.
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August 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Young people matter for democracy. Here's why.
(A thread 👇🧵; image credit: SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images)
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#COLOMBIA | ICTJ deeply laments the death of presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay and sends its sincere condolences to his family and loved ones.
For the sake of future generations, we have an obligation to eradicate violence from politics once and for all.
For the sake of future generations, we have an obligation to eradicate violence from politics once and for all.
August 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
#COLOMBIA | ICTJ deeply laments the death of presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay and sends its sincere condolences to his family and loved ones.
For the sake of future generations, we have an obligation to eradicate violence from politics once and for all.
For the sake of future generations, we have an obligation to eradicate violence from politics once and for all.
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"Get it all on record now. Get the films. Get the witnesses. Because somewhere down the track of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened."
– Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945
– Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945
August 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"Get it all on record now. Get the films. Get the witnesses. Because somewhere down the track of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened."
– Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945
– Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945
"Misunderstanding Democratic Backsliding' is a great paper. Congrats to Carothers and @brendanhartnett.bsky.social , they did a great job. Very much worth reading!
‼️On this list, check out "Misunderstanding Democratic Backsliding" by Thomas Carothers and @brendanhartnett.bsky.social!
...and may other great reads📖
...and may other great reads📖
August 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
"Misunderstanding Democratic Backsliding' is a great paper. Congrats to Carothers and @brendanhartnett.bsky.social , they did a great job. Very much worth reading!
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The Trump regime has removed sections 9 and 10 of the constitution from its website, which include Habeas Corpus, congressional appropriations, and other states rifhts constitution.congress.gov/constitution/
constitution.congress.gov
August 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Trump regime has removed sections 9 and 10 of the constitution from its website, which include Habeas Corpus, congressional appropriations, and other states rifhts constitution.congress.gov/constitution/
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Ed Wexler @edwexler.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Ed Wexler @edwexler.bsky.social
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Joe Heller @joeheller.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Joe Heller @joeheller.bsky.social
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Starvation is also being used as a weapon of war in Sudan. Famine and death is on the rise and largely absent from the media.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
news.un.org/en/story/202...
Sudan gripped by deadly crisis as hunger, disease and heat intensify
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) raised the alarm on Wednesday over the rising toll of hunger, disease and displacement in various conflict-ridden parts of Sudan.
news.un.org
July 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Starvation is also being used as a weapon of war in Sudan. Famine and death is on the rise and largely absent from the media.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
news.un.org/en/story/202...
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The fact we have secret police whisking people off the streets doesn’t get enough attention. It ain’t normal and we’re further down the road to authoritarianism than you think.
July 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The fact we have secret police whisking people off the streets doesn’t get enough attention. It ain’t normal and we’re further down the road to authoritarianism than you think.
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This isn’t just a bill.
It’s a fundamental restructuring of American society in which the poor are abandoned, and “immigration jails” outrank healthcare.
Billions taken from one and given to the other.
It’s a fundamental restructuring of American society in which the poor are abandoned, and “immigration jails” outrank healthcare.
Billions taken from one and given to the other.
Judd Legum explains 7 of the things in Trump's megabill:
1. Cuts $930B from Medicaid
2. 16M lose health ins
3. Slashes food asst for poor families by $186B
4. Lower incomes for bottom 40% of families
5. Increases deficit by $3.3T
6. $45B for new immigration jails
7. Billions for defense contractors
1. Cuts $930B from Medicaid
2. 16M lose health ins
3. Slashes food asst for poor families by $186B
4. Lower incomes for bottom 40% of families
5. Increases deficit by $3.3T
6. $45B for new immigration jails
7. Billions for defense contractors
7 things everyone should know about Trump's megabill
The Republican reconciliation legislation, which Trump calls his "big, beautiful bill," is massive.
open.substack.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This isn’t just a bill.
It’s a fundamental restructuring of American society in which the poor are abandoned, and “immigration jails” outrank healthcare.
Billions taken from one and given to the other.
It’s a fundamental restructuring of American society in which the poor are abandoned, and “immigration jails” outrank healthcare.
Billions taken from one and given to the other.
Same playbook
Get ready for COUNTDOWN: IRAQ redux, portraying a war of naked aggression as both inevitable, justified and the only serious option.
June 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Same playbook