Solid report with my comments on @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...

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A diverse group of 21 Venezuelanist social scientists has produced a working paper on what we think needs to occur for a fulsome democratic transition to take place in Venezuela. @dsmilde.bsky.social @masayalb.bsky.social @beccahanson.bsky.social @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social ⬇️ t.co/PMZ75AVDvz

Iranian Propaganda vs. U.S. Talking Points: How We Determined the Real Damage to U.S. Military Bases www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

How Minority Districts Fueled the G.O.P.’s Southern Ascendancy in Congress www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/u...

The 85-Year-Old Widow Snagged by Trump’s Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/u...

It is stunning that the US apparently did not take Iran’s threats to close the Strait seriously, nor does the campaign seem to have recognized the specific military importance of mines as a tool for asymmetric Iranian leverage. Quick thread 1/ www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/u...

The Next Phase of the Immigration Crackdown Is Quieter — and More Destabilizing www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/m...

Brown University is home to George Orwell's original manuscript of 1984. Most of it is marked up heavily in Orwell's hand-writing but this untouched page caught my eye.

I spoke to PRX The World about what’s changing and what’s not in Venezuela theworld.org/segments/202...

No Kings NOLA

Looking forward to this virtual discussion. Thanks to @vickymurillo.bsky.social and @emoncada.bsky.social for organizing it. To losten in register here: columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Really, who could have guessed? 🤷‍♂️

Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

Les comparto un reportaje de @rcienespanol.bsky.social sobre los costos físicos y sociales de la crisis venezolana desde una mirada feminista, basados en una entrevista que tuvimos en enero y la reciente publicación de “Embodying Predation” con @antuliorosales.bsky.social (link debajo) #Venezuela

Looking forward to this virtual presentation for the U of Illinois Center for Global Studies, 3 pm Central, 4 pm Eastern, 5 pm Caracas. Join online following the link below. calendars.illinois.edu/detail/45/33...

Federal Courts Undercut Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...

Don Lemon speaks outside of the courtroom after release: "I have spent my entire life covering the news. I will not stop now ... I will not be silenced."

Sounds like a truly fantastic program, David!

We are excited to announce that after 20 years, Tulane University once again offers a Sociology doctoral degree. We have spent some time developing an innovative program in public-facing sociology, that will train Ph.Ds to be relevant beyond the academy 1/ liberalarts.tulane.edu/sociology/ac...

Good Riddance www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Investigations and a Billion-Dollar ‘Shakedown’: How Trump Targeted Higher Education www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

The paradox of Violence: Revolution, Crime, and Policing During Chavismo, edited by @dsmilde.bsky.social @beccahanson.bsky.social and Verónica Zubillaga. upittpress.org/books/978082...

I wanted to make a thread about the useful analyses coming out about the situation in Venezuela, but there is a lot, and everyday new things come out. It may be more useful to share some of the existing analysis of how we got here. Books in no particular order and on various themes/issues... 🧵

No, I don’t think VE is cursed by oil. It’s a challenge that can be managed with good government. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/m...