A truly great hypothetical film, in which the popular response to demographic collapse is to create a police state that targets migrants for deportation

What an interesting coincidence.

Really astounding (racist) sh*t

Why am I not surprised? It was obvious this was bound to happen when they built that ugly flagship building—there was some controversy but can’t remember what exactly.

they really think they’re so badass

My department is looking for someone who studies the politics of public policy, broadly defined. We are an interdisciplinary department with international and Turkish faculty with diverse backgrounds. Feel free to reach out. stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/POL...

Super interesting stuff on the pre-Fed ideas about monetary governance!

The White House is taking new steps to undermine every international student at our universities. It has approved a new rule restricting student visas to 4 years max. That's not long enough for PhD students, or about half of undergrads, to finish their degree. Likely to enter force within days.

Honestly if you are senior faculty complaining about service work because it is “free”, it looks very bad. I am all for people getting paid better, but this doesn’t change the fact that academia depends on gift as much as money exchange. You got where you got bc of the gift of free labor of others.

Another reason @columbiauniversity.bsky.social to be ashamed of itself.

A new article by my colleague Guadalupe Moreno just got published. She shows how monetary distrust has evolved in Argentina and discusses implications for central banks' governability. Must read for central bank scholars and folks interested in the sociology of money academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...

This story is wild. The water in Bloomington, Indiana hasn't been consistently fluoridated since 2020, but the public wasn't notified. Even the Mayor didn't know. It only became public knowledge when IU chemist Dr. Katherine Edmonds* read a footnote in a report. bsquarebulletin.com/bloomington-...

First book, first garden! Just got my author copies of BORN IN FLAMES, out from @wwnorton.com on August 19th.

I’m old enough to remember when “Presidential Advisor Calls for Ethnic Cleansing” would have been a bigger story.

People who advocate such anti-immigration policies must be mentally ill.

Here is Mahmoud, addressing the media outside.

Amazing: MIT researchers revealed how ChatGPT etc are destroying our brains and booby-trapped the report to expose those who want to use AI to ostensibly summarize the results. t.co/JXeTALBPds

No wonder the chocolate in airport was so expensive.

Anyone who has gone through college and learned writing should know this. At least we now have hard proof.

My first viral tweet. Wasn’t expecting it at all tbh. 😁

How does one call a political movement that assassinates its opponents to take control of the state?

They will arrest and deport legal persons, and the criteria will be skin color.

GOP is trying to sabotage the entire higher education sector, because they see universities’ power to produce truth as a major threat to their fascist agenda. It is that simple.

Former Israeli PM Olmert in Haaretz, calls Israel’s assault on Gaza “intentional annihilation” and “war crimes.” Say that as a U.S. politician and AIPAC will spend $5 million to end your career. archive.ph/3vvOi

Must read on the crisis of the (UK) university from @unsocialtheory.bsky.social janabacevic.net/2025/05/23/t...

that took what, three hours?

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration from blocking Harvard from enrolling foreign students. www.cnn.com/2025/05/22/u...

Met him when he came to Northwestern to give a talk on gaming of academic metrics. He seemed like a kind, humble, and caring person. RIP to one of the greats of STS.

Gestapo

This seems like the crux of the issue. Harvard produced the data. DHS demanded more. Harvard produced more. DHS still said it was insufficient without saying how and revoked SEVP. It's just coercion.

Here is Harvard's new lawsuit, over the international student revocation, filed by the same team of lawyers behind the first lawsuit: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Unbelievable

Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.

She is lucky they didn’t egg her.

US university system is kaput as we know it.

Scoop: CBS News pulled a "60 Minutes" segment that focused on job losses at the Internal Revenue Service hours before it was scheduled to air, replacing it with a feature story on Cajun music. Story: www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...

Uni admins think they live in Ceaușescu’s Romania.

Great critique of NYT’s coverage of the Heritage Foundation’s project to criminalize criticism of Israel.

Sharing on behalf of my @cunygcsociology.bsky.social friend/colleague Ruth Milkman who isn't on social media. Here's her statement re a problematic censoring of an obituary for Michael Burawoy to appear in ASA Footnotes #soctwitter #socsky #sociology docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Political communication works, actually (and a big *good use of surveys*)

This year’s catch from the Princeton Press sale

WOW. The Trump admin said they will review social media and deny immigration benefits to people saying antisemitic claims. They're even trying to deport people with green cards on alleged claims of antisemitism. Anyway, here's a tweet from an Afrikaner they flew here on Monday.

You’re allowed to argue that black people and women are genetically inferior. But you’re NOT allowed to argue they are NOT inferior because that’s divisive. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...

This scholar from overseas, one of 1.1 million foreign students that the United States is privileged to have at our universities, was seized off the street and imprisoned for six weeks — after she broke ZERO laws, but wrote one op-ed expressing views. And she still believes in America.

EXCLUSIVE: A police officer questioned the legality of arresting peaceful student protesters without probable cause at a pro-Palestine demonstration at the University of Texas at Austin, audio from body camera footage provided to Rolling Stone shows.

Has anyone used Remarkable Paper 2 or Pro for academic work, especially reading and annotating pdfs (papers and books)? Would you recommend it?

Please highlight this story. ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago. kfor.com/news/local/w...

Search and revoke

HAPPENING NOW: DHS official tells court that agency diverted 10-20 employees to run *1.3 million* names of foreign students through database that tracks criminal charges. Took 2-3 weeks. There were ~6,400 hits (0.004%). But thousands were for charges that never led to convictions or were dropped.