Yunus Kaya
yunuskaya.bsky.social
Yunus Kaya
@yunuskaya.bsky.social
Sociology and Political Science at the İstanbul University.
Christmas and Easter in the Holy Land..
April 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Israel and its lobby is using Trump and his allies to achieve their narrow ethno-religious objectives.

In turn, Trump and allies are utilizing the power of the lobby to realize their vision of American society and international order.

Democrats have no strategy to deal with this dynamic.
April 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I spent a good chunk of my career reading and participating in the debates regarding the impact of globalization on state power. I guess the answer was a simple no :))
One by one, the U.S.'s most elite institutions have responded to unprecedented demands from Trump and his team with capitulation and compliance.

A closer look at the common threads between these episodes 👇
The Great Grovel: How Trump forced elite institutions to bend to his will
The lessons we can take from how easily institutions have folded to Trump’s remarkable revenge campaign.
www.politico.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Reposted by Yunus Kaya
Comments in replies are worth a read.
Trump: "One thing I learned about the coal miners -- that's what they want to do. You could give them a penthouse on 5th Avenue and a different kind of a job and they'd be unhappy. They want to mine coal. She was gonna put them in a high tech industry where you make little cell phones and things."
April 9, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The Left in the US was at the forefront of the anti-globalization movement in the 1990s.

But, it was the populist Right who capitalized on the discontent regarding neoliberal globalization.

Figuring out how that happened would be a good starting point to get out of this mess.
April 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Authoritarianism isn't about keeping your head down all the time. You can raise your voice on many issues. Believe me, I know..

The problem is that the government has the power to define what those issues and the boundaries are. Not the law.

Good luck to Americans, especially the academia.
NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.

Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.

His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Says Advocates
Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too.
zeteo.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Trump sharing Epstein files with influencers who are his sycophants..

And triumphant grin of the woman posing with the file of abused children.

This is not a post-truth society anymore. We should call it post-absurd.

Post whatever the fuck that is decent, rational, compassionate, etc.
February 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
H1-B debate will be interesting.

No such thing as zero migration. Companies and universities even in mid-income countries try to attract foreign talent.

The problem in the US is that the forces that are mostly responsible for the current state of education are using it as an excuse.
December 29, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Cat bar chart (color coded) 🤣

İstanbul cats
November 17, 2024 at 10:05 AM