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JD Vance is a classic predator and he learned it in part at Ohio State University, as you can see from all the scandals engulfing that university right now that are based on the same mentality he's displaying here.

Good luck guys

Just a periodic reminder that institutions will not save us, and expecting them to do so will only result in disappointment

Maybe it’s just me but isn’t it a good idea to read—& understand the context behind—a petition before signing? The petition to “safeguard” @isanet.bsky.social’s “core mission” is a blatant attempt to prevent the GC from voting on a BDS resolution. Have the vote. Who wins wins, who loses loses.

Also… isn’t it important to define political speech before curtailing it? 🤔 More generally, where was the concern about political speech impeding the “core mission” when @isanet.bsky.social condemned Russia’s agressive war against Ukraine, to cite just one case? The Israel exception is… something.

Apropos of nothing, someone please explain to me when censorship and circumventing democratic procedures ever result in positive outcomes? I’ll wait.

This is why Democrats need to compete EVERYWHERE. We won’t win every race, but it’s stupid and irresponsible to simply forfeit certain races to incumbents. Always but especially now, we need competitive elections. And at the bare minimum, make them spend money defending seats they had won by 17 pts

This is a clarifying moment: one that reveals the particularly vicious form of authoritarianism taking root in America today www.vox.com/policy/47639...

We're going to liberate the people of Greenland from cancer

I’ve been a proud wesleyan alum for years but especially proud given how @msroth.bsky.social has been a leading voice of reason and justice this past year.

Worth noting that the @wsj.com has joined with the @nytimes.com and Bellingcat to say that ICE is lying in its description of the shooting of Alex Pretti. The video evidence more and more supports the view that this was a gratuitous execution. www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

Trump posts an unhinged rant about his $400 million ballroom the day after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minnesota.

Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents on Saturday, was a registered nurse who worked in the ICU at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. “He wanted to be helpful, to help humanity and have a career that was a force of good in the world,” a colleague said. trib.al/0Yb3jXF

New YouGov poll: Abolish ICE is now at a *record high* level of support in the United States 46% support 41% oppose Independents are +12 on abolishing ICE 19% of Republicans now support abolishing ICE as well

DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:

Murphy on Bovino: "That was a bone-chilling interview. I was shaking while I was listening to it, in large part bc it takes just an unbelievable amount of gall to lie to the American public. Everybody saw that video ... it should freak the public out that the Trump administration lies this easily"

It's so amazing that "sorry chud but you DON'T have a 2nd amendment right to bear arms" is now literally the official GOP position

Low energy Trump.

Donald Trump’s threats against Greenland undermine NATO, but also risk fatally harming cooperation among the A7 Arctic states. Our Nordic allies are clear and united that Greenland is part of K. of Denmark and its future is for Greenlanders to decide. Canada must be as clear.

This story details that the teen they detained for six months was just about to graduate high school early at the age of 16. Definitely the kind of irredeemable criminal monster we don’t want in America.

Last year, there was a big debate on SM about using "delve" as an obvious AI tell. The postcolonials were miffed! The colonials just didn't understand why. As a postcolonial, even if English is your first language, it is a particular version of imposed English. Lose-lose. Again.

Clear and concise. @drodrik.bsky.social is always important to read.

Day 367 of #GeorgiaProtests and Georgians are still out ✊🏻 📷 MOSE

I'm really glad to see someone like Kelly finally saying this. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz says Jewish students shouldn’t have smartphones until they finish high school — so they don’t see the “carnage” Israel and the U.S. have carried out in Gaza. Video: Mel via X (@Villgecrazylady)

Trump is saying he won’t sign ANY extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits. He is basically ensuring premiums will double or even quadruple for millions of Americans. And the worst price hikes will be in states Trump won!

There is never a strategy that is cost less, but strapping your party’s entire fortune to a 79 year old sociopath comes with more costs than most. In 2026, people like Susan Collins and all the other enablers will pay the price. 4/4

You’re seeing the limits of an entire political movement based around one guy. Trump won in 24 with a unique coalition of Latinos and young people in addition to the traditional R voters, and Trump just completely abandoned these new supporters as president to the detriment of the entire party 1/4

To understand Trump is to understand he doesn't believe in repeated games where cooperation is the equilibrium strategy because people can punish non-cooperation in the future. He thinks everything is a one off prisoner's dilemma and tries to screw the other party no matter the future consequences.

Trump’s corruption would embarrass Boss Tweed.

Anyone who has been to the grocery store knows that the President of the United is lying.

Unprecedented corruption - not just monetizing the presidency by selling branded products, but selling those products directly to government employees and having the Department of Homeland Security promote them to the media

Today is the last day to vote No on 1 and reject voter suppression. #mepolitics

@amandamrosen.bsky.social has published a new and exciting book: "Teaching Political Science: A Practical Guide for Instructors" ❗See her thoughts on it here:❗ activelearningps.com/2024/08/05/t...

Office Hours: Year One (Part 2) – Active Learning in Political Science © @alpsblog.bsky.social @drjostojski.bsky.social @polinabeliakova.bsky.social Brooklyn Walker @cnwillis.bsky.social activelearningps.com/2025/10/31/o...

Honestly, it's really hard to see Japan and the Philippines not being drawn into involvement in a Taiwan contingency simply by virtue of geographic proximity www.reuters.com/investigatio...

DHS is at it again. They’re mad that I correctly pointed out that their claim of 515,000 “illegal migrants deported” was wrong so called me a “chronically online troll,” which is particularly ironic coming from an account which actively trolls people all the time.

Drop in Pell Funds Hurts Black Students, Southern Colleges www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

Hello to all new followers! I haven't posted my #science stories in a while, so here's a 2-part series I just wrote for the CytoSource news page of the journal Cancer Cytopathology, on the growing threat of #microplastics. Here's part 1. 🧪 1/3 acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

It’s 2025 & a white man from the Deep South is refusing to seat a duly elected Latina member of Congress & provide representation to her constituents.

Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

“Western diplomatic efforts to negotiate a ceasefire with Moscow have repeatedly failed, showing that despite the immense costs Russia has borne since 2022, its goals in Ukraine remain largely unchanged.” Everyone except for certain experts could see that. Still, important @csis.org report 👇🏻

Russ Vought is now officially using the government shutdown as a pretext for his continued attempts to permanently gut the civil service. The executive branch cannot unilaterally reduce agency funding that Congress has allocated: This is a serious separation of powers issue.

Pals! @nataliejester.bsky.social and @ubaspehlivan.bsky.social have launched the BISA Critical Alternatives for World Politics Working Group. CAWP is an experimental, creative research space for IR. learn more here www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...; here @cawpbisa.bsky.social and twitter at @cawpbisa

With @poliscikeith.bsky.social

Are older adult learners that different from undergrads? We share insights from teaching OLLI courses that keep older adults engaged—and help us grow as educators. More below! @cnwillis.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1551...

I reviewed a book! This is a great volume on Japanese activism/civil society that asks us to broaden our definitions and ideas about what these concepts refer to/look like in practice: pacificaffairs.ubc.ca/book-reviews...