Cardboard-box demand is slumping, flashing a potential warning about the health of the American consumer given that goods ranging from pizzas to ovens are transported in corrugated packaging. www.wsj.com/business/car...

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This is the first year since 2022 I haven't taught a course on global governance. It's always great to share with students the good work the UN attempts to do in a complex international system: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/w...

Just to give you a sense of how partisan the decision to cancel the Homan investigation was, Emil Bove, Trump's personal lawyer, discouraged it as a DOJ appointee. This is the same guy who argued for ignoring court orders accroing to DOJ whistleblowers. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

I just don't think that this policy can work without investing heavily and consistently at all levels of education: www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

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Wow, that suit didn’t last long on the docket! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Sanctions evasion and circumvention by Russia and Vietnam: apnews.com/article/viet...

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I wonder how US policymakers feel about this development: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Canal de Panamá inicia proceso selección para construcción de gasoducto: comunicado reut.rs/3K7rMud

Am I the only person who can’t stand the incessant email bombardment? Every purchase, site registration, and what not results in a barrage of email which I’m sure I never agreed to receive.

This is an interesting development: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Women still make up just 5% of the skilled trades workforce, and many face the same harassment, bias and isolation documented 40 years ago in the landmark book “Alone in a Crowd.” A welder-professor reflects on what’s changed — and what hasn’t.

Saying a prayer to the desk rejection gods as I submit a paper to a journal...

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Wow...this is an awful development. I'm stunned!

I wish parents would stop giving morning stars and battle axes to their infants.

Russia's average daily seaborne crude oil exports fell by 934,000 barrels last week to 3.18 million, or 22.7%. Revenue from its sale also fell by the same amount, resulting in a loss of nearly $400 million for Russia, Bloomberg reports. Ukrainian sanctions must continue💪

US Treasury's Bessent made contradictory mortgage pledges, Bloomberg reports reut.rs/47MEBnF

Trade War: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/b...

The Pentagon's prizes for developing space-based interceptors for Golden Dome are so paltry that industry thinks they may not be worth the up-front costs. breakingdefense.com/2025/09/excl...

I'm going to be covering this issue in my global terrorism course this semester. The misuse and confusion around left-, right-, far-left, far-right...it's just so confusing and muddled.

We should all be keeping track of these efforts to undermine the 1st Amendment: www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...

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Pips #29 Hard 🔴 0:48 🍪

Pips #29 Medium 🟡 1:05

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Largely due to rising Chinese demand, rosewood is now the world’s most trafficked illegal wildlife product by volume, and its seizure value surpasses that of ivory, rhino horns, and big-game cats combined.

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Aliens? www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/vid...

The most important piece to my new sofa arrived today! It was tough to put together by myself but I managed to use the space to my advantage. My cat doesn’t approve yet. 😸

Today's news roundup: -Poland shoots down multiple Russian drones after airspace violation -Retired generals warn of consequences of Trump politicizing military -Russian strike hits crowd of retirees, kills 23 -Iran, IAEA agree to resume nuclear inspections 👇 www.justsecurity.org/120281/early...

Great Bloomberg team does the thankless grunt work of laying out just how profound the Trump attack on climate science and clean energy is.

Iran says more talks needed to bring about IAEA inspections reut.rs/3Va6kHi

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New couch that’s missing something…?

Murder on the High Seas? What You Need to Know about the U.S. Strike on the Caribbean Vessel @becingber.bsky.social & @bcfinucane.bsky.social join @tessbridgeman.bsky.social to unpack the attack, the Trump admin’s limited justification, and what to expect next.  www.buzzsprout.com/2074610/epis...

Is he going to let federal troops in the cities/towns he represents?

It is easy to blame the data, however the political pressure being heaped on employees who worry about being fired or victimized likely contributes to an already stressful and complex environment: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/b...

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