Excellent thread on how to read and make sense of the protest visuals from Portland.

"Precisely because they have been losing court cases over free speech and visas for foreign students, Trumpists now seek to entrap universities in a deal that effectively removes the protections of federal law and gives the administration arbitrary power over them."

Hot takes on Czech elections: 1/ the outcomes were driven by voter mobilisation in economic peripheries which are ANO strongholds. Pre-election polls suggested that ANO is able to mobilise their voters from 2017 who abstained in 2021 and also non-voters from 2021.

Had a great time at the highly picturesque campus of the University of Denver where I attended the @bridgingthegap.bsky.social workshop on bridging the worlds of academia and public policy

@apsa.bsky.social unofficial reception for the yet-to-be recognized Mountain Scrambling section is starting soon atop Mt Harvey! Serving stunning sunrise and local fares.

Czech TV host: “What should we expect from the Trump-Putin summit” - “I am worried.”

Very happy to begin the archival research stage of my dissertation at the Czech National Archive in Prague! I do still have a lot to learn about the nuts and bolts of archival procedures in CZ :) still excited to begin studying the displacement of Czechoslovak citizens after the 1938 Munich treaty.

1/2 Delighted to begin my engagement here with this recognition of my research and work. That being said, this research would not be possible without the continuing support of @polisciatnu.bsky.social and @buffett.northwestern.edu for which I am very grateful. Also, kudos to all collecting…