ICE Is Detaining Hundreds of Children www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...

The forced recruitment of Colombian children is both a personal tragedy for hundreds of individuals and their families, as well as a devastating blow to communities across Colombia. The government should make the safety of these children a priority: www.crisisgroup.org/brf/latin-am...

I’m not sure we’ve properly addressed how profoundly disturbing it is that America can largely shrug at the stashing of human beings in giant warehouses.

Yesterday, the Burkinabè authorities announced the dissolution of all political parties and the repeal of the legislative framework governing them, along with the transfer of their assets to the State. 📸 OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP

There are 3,800 kids in ICE custody.

I am recruiting! Two 4-year postdoc fellow positions for 'Technology and the (future) Human in War: jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/36e1adc2... #jobs #academicjob

📢 We’re Hiring a Professor of Peace and Conflict Research! ⬇️ We are looking for an internationally recognized academic to join our ambitious and supportive research community. 📍 Location: Uppsala, Sweden 📆 Application deadline: 26 March 🔗 Apply / Learn more: uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

From my brilliant colleague and friend, Susan Erikson. sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/22/t...

María Cárdenas and I are looking for participants + papers for a panel proposal on "Fascist backlashes and conviviality in times of crises" for @europeanisa.bsky.social PEC 2026 in Lisbon. See our abstract below. Please send us your ideas until 10 February!

Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."

Very tempting offer.

If the figures we're getting out of Iran are in the right league, this weekend was, I think, one of the bloodiest state crackdowns of all time. People are talking 12,000-20,000 dead; for comparison Hungary in 1956 was about 2,500, Tiananmen - across country, in multiple cities - probably 1000+

On January 20 at 1 PM, Free DC is calling on everyone to leave work and join us to rally together against this regime and in support of our communities. More details: freedcproject.org/event-list/w...

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

Call for session proposals for an interesting looking conference on connections between land governance and peace and conflict studies. submissions due Jan. 12! landportal.org/news/2026/01...

If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.

kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life

*** Please share widely *** Call for Papers: Childhood and Public Memory Editor: J. Marshall Beier Deadline for chapter proposals: 30 April 2026 marshallbeier.com/wp-content/u...

Are you a mid-career #policymaker, #activist, #researcher or #practitioner committed to addressing #inequality? Apply by 16 January 2026 for the fully-funded 2026-27 AFSEE fellowship directed by my colleague Armine Ishkanian at the LSE's III: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/apply

Lots of grumbling in Freetown that it doesn't feel like Christmas at all. Everyone is hard up. "We thank God for life and health, and that's all."

The US Administration has banned Americans from *adopting babies* from much of the African continent. Adopting. Babies. What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?

Proud of my host institution this year, the University of Makeni, for this kind of work. unimak.edu.sl/universities...

In Sierra Leone, popular trust in the national electoral commission has dropped by nearly half since 2018, falling from 64% to 34%. Head over to our website to read more: bit.ly/4oYtGMq #SierraLeone #Trust #VoicesAfrica

For Black Studies, Critical University Studies folks: Our AFAS Dept is looking for a postdoc (1 yr, maybe 2) as part of a seminar on “Black Studies, Academic Freedom, and the Future of the American University.” Due Feb 1, details here: apply.interfolio.com/177073

Calling all researchers in forced migration, apply now for the RSC Michaelmas Term (Oct – Dec) 2026 Visiting Fellowship programme & the new Sally Hogg Prize to support applicants from low-income countries or with lived experience of forced displacement. More info: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/the-sal...

Only a few places remain for Professor Dawn Chatty's event focused on education in Palestine. Education under Occupation II Speaker: Mohammed Natsheh, Director of the Hebron International Resource Network Friday 21 November, 4-5pm London and online Register here: bit.ly/education-oc...

Protect the University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program! The PPFP is a critical faculty hiring incentive for the UC system & the Provost plans to end it WITHOUT Faculty Senate input. This is a violation of shared governance & academic freedom! Sign onto the letter👇

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

World's biggest mining project begins operations in Guinea www.semafor.com/article/11/1...

Customs seized 267 bags of cyanide disguised as rice... Cyanide is widely used in artisanal gold mining in Burkina Faso. There are often fresh water sites near mining areas.

Last night, the National Guard chased children who were out enjoying Halloween in Navy Yard. There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.

"We are African. We are New York City. And we are voters."

The International Online School in Forced Migration brings together participants worldwide. Bursaries are available for refugees & those with lived experience of displacement. Learn more & apply: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/study/intern...

Sierra Leone tops global survey on people experiencing daily worry www.semafor.com/article/10/1...

Shared courtesy of my Penn History colleague, Ben Nathans

Professor hivemind: I'm developing a new course for freshmen on "human rights and body modification." My way into the topic is debates around Female Genital Cutting. Any suggestions for other topics? Readings?

All those generals and senior officers flown in from their actual jobs, at enormous taxpayer expense, only to listen to two idiots blathering in ways that defy credulity. Their group chats must be on fire.

THREAD: this investigation took up over half my year, but it's here in @thecontinent.org: A Djiboutian drone strike in January was depicted as a army operation targeting rebels. It was actually a massacre of civilians. The bloodshed & coverup implicating Ethiopia, Djibouti, France & Turkiye. #OSINT

In Ep 228, "Billionaires as Insta-Experts: How Our Media Conflates Extreme Wealth with Expertise," we break down the media convention of assuming the rich are per se experts on everything from education to "the economy" to poverty in Africa when, in reality, they are Just Some Guys.

We have been shadowbanned on this event and yet we are nearly sold out…come help us sell out and show your love and support for Palestine and Gaza. www.ticketmaster.com/voices-for-g...

The Educational Policy Studies Department at UW-Madison is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor with a focus on climate, sustainability, and education. Please share with folks you think would be interested! #climatepolicy #edpolicy #EduSky jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like as soon as they finish an article or manuscript review another request for review comes in? It's like clockwork.

In line for my flu AND COVID vaccines at Kaiser Richmond in my beautiful California. Line’s around the block.

Wall-to-Wall UC labor union rally tomorrow in front of the UC Regents meeting. Our message to Trump: Hands off our UC!!