ICE killed a man www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Indonesia is truly beautiful, But it’s striking to see so little mechanisation of agriculture. Whether I visit tobacco, rice, or fish farms, much is still done by hand. So many potentially brilliant minds still trapped in drudgery - “Lost Einsteins”.

JOB ADVERTISEMENT-POSSIBILITÉ D’EMPLOI #CPSA_ACSPJobs 🔴Assist Prof Canadian Politics ⏰Oct 14 2025 👉 conta.cc/4l0z1kk @raulpachecovega.bsky.social #polisci @csnrec.bsky.social #cdnpoli #PoliSciTwitter @jonathanmalloy.bsky.social @emmettmacfarlane.com

The ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand is a major breakthrough after days of deadly clashes. It’s vital both countries implement it in good faith. I thank Malaysia as ASEAN chair for helping facilitate the negotiation process.

The authorities are investigating the death of a Canadian citizen who died Monday in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency said in a statement. Johnny Noviello, 49, is the 10th person to die in ICE custody this year.

仁 (ren), the Confucian precept often translated as benevolence or humaneness, exemplified by the human adult instinct to protect children. The Analects also states that if the ruler lacks ren, it will be difficult for his subjects to behave humanely. More of ren, now. [「仁」歐陽詢 九成宮醴泉銘]

Chinese organised crime front serves Beijing’s interests, investigation shows – The Washington Post: ‘Wan’s deputies, several of whose roles are being identified for the first time, have expanded Hongmen’s footprint in the past five years largely unimpeded’

🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community. 🔗 epssnet.org Here’s a thread with everything you need to know. 🧵

One of the things about historic crises is that you find out who is actually up for the challenge. Very grateful for the leadership that @ryanenos.bsky.social and @stevelevitsky.bsky.social have been demontrating during these terrible times. It matters. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

"As a person of color living in New York City under the age of 30—with all my dreams of being able to afford to live here—his winning makes me feel like that’s actually possible." @serenaalin.bsky.social reports from inside Zohran Mamdani's jubilant watch party in Queens.

Rather beautifully, Professor Mahmood Mamdani's dedication in "Neither Settler Nor Native" is to his trail-blazing son, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. He quotes the revolutionary Chinese writer Lu Xun's famous concluding lines in "Hometown": 「其實地上本沒有路，走的人多了，也便成了路。」 -魯迅，故鄉 #everynightapoem

Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November. Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

Cut out the noise.

Happy to see this out in the world! In a nutshell: people are more willing to support violence when they don't see readily available nonviolent alternatives.

Chinese government revenue from selling land plunged to the lowest in a decade, contributing to the widening of budget deficit as the government ramped up spending in support of the economy – Bloomberg

This op-ed is extraordinarily authoritarian. Uses outright lies to justify illegal attack on Harvard and cruelty toward international students. A whiff of fascism. How could WaPo run this? thttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/23/kristi-noem-harvard-foreign-students-dhs-restriction/

Iran launches missile attack on U.S. base in Qatar www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

Happy birthday to the prophetess Octavia Butler. We live in the times she foretold. From her notebooks.

Gulf allies shaken by Trump’s Iran strikes https://on.ft.com/3T0cGrJ

Bill Clinton offered a last-minute boost of support for Andrew Cuomo by endorsing him in the New York City mayor’s race on Sunday, the last day of early voting.

EXCLUSIVE: On Saturday, Khalil turned off a newscast on America’s attack on Iran to speak publicly for the first time about his arrest, his detention and his plans now that he is free. He said that if Trump’s goal had been to suppress pro-Palestinian speech, the president had “absolutely failed.”

The American people were lied to about Vietnam, with tragic consequences. The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences. The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.

I see many folks making many uncaveated claims about what happens next. I also see the best and most seasoned experts admitting that they don’t know what’s coming—and advising us not to buy what such fully confident pundits are selling. Trust the latter view. We’re in largely uncharted territory.

Tonight we saw an example of the risks associated with the most dangerous force on earth—the egos of old men. Concentrations of weapons grade self-interest and face-saving led to the destruction inflicted in Iran.

Trump faces backlash from Maga base after strikes on Iran https://on.ft.com/4eeuN6N

Viewer tips: If you're looking for Iran news on mainstream TV, BBC right now is SO much better than any of the US outlets. Dramatic, and should be studied in journalism world.

Soul food for trying times

Thank you congresswoman. This is leadership

Had there been no protest, no detention, there would have been no triumphant return. Boundaries tested. Sweet victory.

“Founder of the reformasi movement in 1998 that inspired a generation of Malaysians, [Anwar] has since disappointed those who had hoped for a vigorous implementation of political reforms, … and adopt a more meritocratic and multiracial approach to governance.” open.substack.com/pub/asiasent...

A pretty cool wildlife corridor bridge in the mountains of #Hebei Province, #China…

So happy this article is now available online. See @salarasadolahi.bsky.social talk about this research here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=z-fZ.... @equityed.bsky.social

GLD June Newsletter Highlights 📊Join our Dataset Initiative 📑 NEW Working Paper No.80 explores new patterns of urban political reform in Southeast Asia 🎙️New Governance Uncovered podcast on lessons on decentralization and Inequality in the MENA region ... and more: bit.ly/GLDJUN25

In December 2022, Chinese official propaganda on COVID policy made a sharp U-turn. How did these contradictory messages from the policy shift impact citizens’ perceptions? We find "soft" ones lost persuasiveness while "hard" ones more strongly deterred protests. @psrm.bsky.social

It's been such a privilege to serve on the jury for the inaugural Baifang Schell Book Prize @asiasociety.org @chinabksreview.bsky.social, and to engage in a conversation with Lin King, who won the Award for Translated Literature with author Yang Shuangzi for Taiwan Travelogue, at the prize ceremony.

Pang!

Punk rock kid buskers (‘The Whops’, tiktok) near the Edgware Rd. They run into Paul Simonon, play Death or Glory for him. He asks if they know The Guns of Brixton. They do -

There’s a lot going on, but the G7 leaders issued a good statement on transnational repression today: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...

Xi Jinping says China ‘deeply worried’ about Israel-Iran conflict, urges de-escalation – Reuters: ‘speaking on the sidelines of a summit with five Central Asian nations […], said China opposes any actions that infringe upon the sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity of other countries.’

Thrilled to share my new book Legal Resistance under Authoritarianism (July 2025).It explores how legal actors engage in resistance within authoritarian regimes,sometimes quietly,sometimes boldly.Endless thanks to those who challenged,encouraged, and shaped this work.Link: www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...

📢 This is a great opportunity to translate academic research on autocracies into policy-relevant and public-facing briefs! Full details on the CfP by @psaautocracy.bsky.social and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy below 👇

Was really honored to discuss women in STEM in China with the brilliant Abigail Coplin and @yangyangcheng.bsky.social in anticipation of the upcoming 30th anniversary of the 1995 All Women's UN Conference in Beijing. Thank you @ncuscr.bsky.social for arranging! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B_D...

At the G7, Trump redirected his anger with Trudeau at Carney. Carney brushed it off with grace. He might need a strategy for the axis of toddlers-in-chief. Putin might be the favour of the day; tomorrow it might be Orban.

Case in point:

Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop! Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels

My team and I at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@[email protected], Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) have a new piece out: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/amer.... In it, we show that through May 2025, the size and scale of anti-Trump protests have dwarfed those in 2017. 🧵