Ok I’m outside and I’m touching the grass and guys it’s not working do I need to like do it harder or something

I love when I learn something from my students. In a recent memo on NGOs, applying to current events, a great student referenced @sch-ir.bsky.social's recent congressional testimony! Very cool. Can't wait to read the book soon :) www.lclark.edu/live/news/56...

This is *chefs kiss* To describe tech products trying to tell me how to do my work as "intense irritation" is perfect.

YES. Cash is king. Always preferable to physical donations-- in addition to these deals, they know what folks want & need. Just donated to my local food bank!

This is Poet. He would have really crushed it as a barista in the early to mid-2010s. Born in the wrong decade smh. 12/10

Time for another #ICJ ruling! Advisory Opinion on Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other Int Organizations & Third States in & in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory dropping now.

A very useful thread summarising today's ICJ ruling on Israel's obligations re aid to Gaza. For the conclusions, start here; for the reasons, scroll back. (Nb this is not the Genocide Convention case, which is still pending)

#polisky doctoral candidates: $10,000 for dissertation research, due December 1 www.horowitz-foundation.org/apply

Everyone who studies research methods just had an aneurysm

Why is a class action lawsuit against Amazon alleging Prime Day is a scam getting zero coverage by mainstream media? Could it be because media outlets get a cut when a customer purchases a Prime Day product when clicking through their featured deals? h/t @juddlegum.bsky.social

$41 million: The amount of money we’ve raised for indie bookstores since 2020. $0: The amount of money Amazon has raised for indie bookstores since 1994.

The summer of desk rejects has been avenged! After 3 desk rejects, conditional accept! 💃 Lots of firsts with this paper, including first time bypassing the R&R stage

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

In international law, students presenting about naming and shaming: "Well, it's a bit challenging now that Trump has told the world that their countries are `going to hell.'"

Very disappointing in a time when states should be showing more support for rule of law mechanisms, not less. But, of course, when states are committing crimes against their their own people, they don't want to be held accountable. #ICC #intLaw www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

Shanah tovah, y’all 🍎 🍯

"let us all work together to build a bright beautiful planet," and "god bless the nations of the world" says local man who has just spent one hour doing exactly the opposite

Literally LOLed at DJT saying that Christianity is the most persecuted religion on the planet right now. After going on about his steadfast belief in freedoms of speech, expression, and press.

DJT is just speaking from the heart... riffing on his current thoughts on anything that comes to mind.

Trump to the UN: "I'm really good at this stuff. Your countries are going to hell."

Of course, DJT goes well over the 15 allotted minutes at the UNGA.

DJT using the UNGA speech to push for a Nobel Peace Prize... After complaining the only two things he's gotten from the United Nations are "a bad escalator and a bad teleprompter."

Spending Rosh Hashanah morning listening to the UN General Assembly speeches... Bc the push for human rights and justice never stops. As all speakers thus far have said, we're at a crossroads. Which path we choose now is vital.

🚨 Last day to apply to SoWEPS-9 at Tulane on November 7th! Funding available for grad students! forms.gle/At1e6SHMxv6M...

It was never about free speech. It was always about protecting whiteness and its discursive power. If it were about speech, they wouldn’t ban the 1619 Project, books, and history itself, or punish those who remind us of the bigotry Charlie Kirk proudly espoused. Some of us been tryna tell y’all.

Just a reminder that we can still bake cookies, even under authoritarianism.

You know things are rough when the AAUP's advice on how to use social media is just "set all your accounts to private."

The head of an independent United Nations commission that concludes Israel has committed genocide in Gaza argues that countries supplying weapons to Israel, like the United States, are also complicit.

Power move! Influenced by multiple factors and in response to multiple forces, including the political. #highered news.emory.edu/features/202...

There's been a fair amount of news coverage on this the last 24 hours or so. Here's some NPR Coverage, a nice 5 minute explainer. Lots of talk about whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza...Growing convergence by UN, genocide scholars, intl community www.npr.org/2025/09/16/n...

UN Commission: "Concludes on reasonable grounds that the Israeli authorities and Israeli security forces have committed and are continuing to commit the following actus reus of genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip" www.un.org/unispal/docu...

My trip to Vancouver gave me a false sense of fall and cooler weather. Yesterday, I wore jeans for the first time in months. Instant regret. Reverted to all linen today. Still NOLA summer down here…

The UN Commission of Inquiry on Palestine has found that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. Former UNHCHR Navi Pillay: "It is clear that there is an intent to destroy the Palestinians in Gaza through acts that meet the criteria set forth in the Genocide Convention" www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Apply for SoWEPS-9 hosted by Tulane if you're in the southeast (broadly defined)! 👇 Submit by this Friday 9/19! It's great opportunity for junior folks & we have funding for grad students!

Political scientists in the southeast (broadly defined), submit your paper to SoWEPS to get great feedback! We match you with a discussant and everyone reads ahead. We're hosting at Tulane on November 9, submissions due September 19: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

This is Finny. He doesn’t go chasing waterfalls. He carefully studies their timing and arrives in advance. 14/10 very impressive (TT: jordancain70)

Come hang out in New Orleans! January, not surprisingly, is a great time to be here! SPSA deadline today. spsa.net/annual-meeti...

Papers were presented. Ideas were discussed. Parks were walked. Free food and drinks were consumed. Trees, water, and blue skies were admired. Old friends were seen. New friends were made. Thanks, Vancouver. Until next time, APSA.

Please join us for our section meeting in the Vancouver Convention Centre (VCC), Floor: West Level 2, West 210 (V), Friday, September 12, 6:30 - 7:30 pm. We will have some quick business updates, a Q&A, and a celebration of our award winners.

🎓 Assistant Professor Position - Tulane University Political Science Tenure-track role in Comparative Political Economy focusing on energy transitions, natural resources, or climate politics. 📍 New Orleans, LA 📅 Deadline: Oct 1, 2025 🔗 apply.interfolio.com/172989

I'm not on the search committee but happy to chat to anyone interested about this line, Tulane, or New Orleans!

We're hiring!! Assistant Professor (TT) in Comparative Political Economy. Preference for environmental and climate work, regional focus open except for Latin America. nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Tulane is hosting the Southern Workshop in Empirical Political Science this fall, Nov 7! Submit a paper or sign up to a be a chair/discussant here, by September 19: forms.gle/iB5b4E8mrofq...

Don't you dare. But imagine how this city will react... the music. the parades. in front of National Guard telling them to get TF out.

Sometimes I hate my past self. But tonight, at the end of the long weekend, I’m so happy my past self froze a batch of homemade cookie dough. A single cookie out of the oven.

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s top scholars on the crime say www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

This is Parker. He will not eat until he receives a forehead kiss. 13/10 would give him so many smooches (TT: parkerthegoldenboy)

An @afm-union.bsky.social and @sagaftra.org gal. An NFLPA guy. We love a union love story. Congrats Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce!

We're hosting the next edition of the Southern Workshop in Empirical Political Science (SoWEPS) at Tulane on November 7! Please submit a paper or sign up to be a discussant here by September 19: forms.gle/iB5b4E8mrofq...