NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!! Toward a Posthumanist Understanding of #Wartime #Suffering: Public Concern for #Animal #Welfare in #Ukraine By Sam Whitt & @mironovavera.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S153...

I am happy to announce that this semester I am a visiting fellow at University of Tokyo! For International Relations studies it is crucial to have expirience in different parts of the world.. in addition to the region you study.

Russian flag … really … not only MAGA is trying to make our military political (and send it against people) but now they are trying to associate our flag of freedom and democracy with Russian flag of genocide ?!?

In #Texas National Guard was pulled from the border to protests …. MAGA is not hiding their true priorities.

The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain. Donald Trump has committed at least 16 of those same offenses. #NoKings

Soldiers involved in Fort Bragg's Trumpalooza were screened for their political allegiance and the army allowed the sale of Trump merch on base - this is a #CivMilSky dumpster fire More evidence of military leaders falling in line www.military.com/daily-news/2...

Welcome to the World Cup in Donald Trump’s America!

LET THIS SINK IN: Kristi Noem wants FEMA gone—while the country burns. Trump’s team stood in the White House and said with full chest: abolish emergency disaster relief. Let it flood. Let it burn. Let it collapse. This is not governance. It’s arson.

I talked to my proTrump (ex) friends (West Coast) and they absolutely agree 🤦‍♀️ 1) protesters in LA are paid 2) Trump needs to deploy all the military we have so no other city thinks of protesting 3) we could suffer high prices and tariffs for the bigger goal 4) only Trump has a vision for America

Call to Activism - Joe Gallina BREAKING: In a shocking moment of cognitive decline, Donald Trump blames Gavin Newsom for “causing a lot of death” during the protests in L.A. - but there have been absolutely zero deaths. Is Trump unfit to serve due to his obvious mental difficulties?

Trump’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles will cost $134 MILLION. That’s enough to buy over 39 million meals for the hungry. His military parade will cost $45 million, equivalent to another 13 million meals. Trump’s fine if you go hungry, as long as he gets what he wants.

More protest footage from Texas, they are protesting peacefully. So, we know who is instigating the violence NOT the protesters! #texas #dallas #protests #arresttrump

As Brian Stelter notes, Elon Musk's Twitter platform has been completely inundated with fake information concerning the events in Los Angeles, including obviously fake or staged footage, footage taken from other places around the world, and from many days ago rather than current.

That is what #Russia was doing in occupied territories of #Ukraine .. take kids from school and kindergarten to #Russia and their parents would follow.

Border czar Tom Homan has confirmed that not everyone ICE has arrested has a criminal record. However, everyone currently occupying the Oval Office does.

Finally one intelligence thing said by mistake ..

What a coincident ….Elon Musk’s father is in #Moscow and #Trump just said that US is taking back 20,000 anti drone (defence!) weapons from #Ukraine… just days after amazing #Ukraine operation when Russia lost majority of its planes and Iranian drones are all they have now to keep killing civilians.

From a group of concerned intelligence and national security veterans.

The most important thing during #protests is it being peaceful and disciplined. The more peaceful the better. US flags, music, colors, flowers 🌺 (why not give a flower or two to National Guard soldiers who also do not want to be there to start with). That is what Trump is most afraid of..

This is such an important article. The key to effective civil resistance is taking action that erodes pillars of support for the authoritarian and builds support for the movement. Staying calm, SoCal, will serve the resistance best. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

#Russian symbol for official #Russia Day vs famous music album cover. I think Russian government did not even understand that they were being trolled.

May be she has to resign … her term will end at some point anyways.

Trying hard to persuade public that for security US needs to occupy #Greenland & #Canada &be best friends with #Russia 🤮 somehow we ignore that Russian patriotic songs are all about “getting back #Alaska”. But I guess it is not a problem and we could totally trust #Russia… youtu.be/3j1ZDtHEpbk?...

@sanders.senate.gov rally in Philadelphia an hour ago. Probably more than 5K, mostly young, people. People demand Medicaid, minimal wage raise and stronger unions (in addition to stopping Trump from destroying the country).

I am really impressed by China efficiency. Just Days after Trump tariffs were imposed, in one Easter European country China started negotiations about investing in several businesses (factories). And those negotiations are now moving unbelievably fast.

Our article "Going public about cyber attacks: public threat sensitivity and support for escalation in the United States and Russia" based on surveys conducted in US and Russia (before 2022) is now published by Journal of Cybersecurity. academic.oup.com/cybersecurit...

I wonder how weak and insecure (and afraid of women) one has to be to write something like that. Pathetic to the level that I pity him 🤦‍♀️ Absolutely all strong real leaders I know (especially in security and military) went extra mile to help women &minorities advance in their careers.

Omg .. I was in that exact place several months ago www.cnn.com/2025/04/22/a...

Crowd is massive in #Philadelphia PA today #HandsOff #protest

Today #HandsOff #protest in Philadelphia PA (more than 20K people easy- the whole center was blocked)

Protests in Cherry Hill NJ (near Philadelphia). Thousand people for sure ! Two MAGA trucks with flags were driving back and forth but it was still very peaceful. Woman who attended every event since the beginning said that crowd is growing every week. #Teslatakedown

Currently at Paris Defence and Security Forum #PDSF2025

The best academic present for New Year… in January my two academic papers got finally accepted by top journals (Journal of Conflict Resolution and Comparative Political Studies). It was not an easy journey but it is done !

Last month I had a rare opportunity to visit (and travel around) #Mauritania, that has so much potential but it even rarely visited by foreigners. Conditions were rough (had to sleep in the car &on top of an iron ore train and bring food with us) but it was totally worth it.

Last semester I was a visiting fellow at Science Po in Paris &absolutely loved my time there! In the spring when I did not move to UK (was not ready to relocate) and did not have any teaching academic obligations this year I immediately got several great visiting offers from around the world.

Today I testified on a terrorism trial in #Norway. Not only an #ISIS female member traveled to #Syria to join the group but she also was involved in an assassination attempt in #Alhol trying to kill another #ISIS member who declared takfir on the group. www.nrk.no/norge/vitne-...

Back to Paris to participate in Paris Peace Forum and I am very excited to see more and more academics participating in such major policy events (something that I care a lot about trying to get those two worlds closer to each other)

This winter term I am spending in Oxford University Blavatnik School of Government. If you are around please let me know, would be happy to meet for coffee!

Russia national (based in Sacramento) sent approximately $13,000 to HTS fundraiser in Turkey. Checked him on social media- we apparently have many mutual friends (based in #Syria or used to be there). Not surprised Someone still sends money to HTS? I am surprised. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/russi...

I just learned that my investigative journalism article was nominated for an award BUT it was not published under my name (for security reasons). It is my first achievement in journalism so I am very excited. But I am not sure how/if I could even put it on my CV, so that part sucks :(

Many illegal migrants after crossing to #US throw their documents. They think that if they do not have ID it will be harder to identify them and deport. Not sure it is true but that is what they believe so there are many documents on the ground near the wall

Last week I spent conducting field work with border patrol on #US #Mexico border. Situation with illegal imigration is absolutely off. Too many people that make checking them almost impossible and smugglers are so expensive that only those with money get in to ask for asylum.