My latest article, “A peacekeeper a day keeps the doctor away? The positive impact of peacekeeping on local-level public health,” is out this week in @iajournal.bsky.social! You can read it at: doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...

Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."

Donating to local food banks is important, & I’m all for mutual aid and strong communities. But let’s be clear: calling your reps to demand a fair budget with funding for WIC & SNAP = way more impact in the long run. Contact info, suggested script here: 5calls.org/issue/wic-sn...

Wait until he hears that Reagan didn't trust the Russians.

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

This pretty accurately describes an awful lot of Poli Sci analysis right now. It’s not OK, and it’s not going to be OK. It’s just a matter of how not OK it will be - that, we can still affect.

We’re honored to report that over 11 million showed up for today’s No Kings protest, and totals are still coming in. Just… wow. WOW 😮! There’s nothing more to say.

Sen. Alex Padilla, who was just forcibly removed from a DHS press conference, is the ranking member of Judiciary’s subcommittee on immigration, citizenship, and border safety, which has “oversight of federal agencies with citizenship, asylum, refugee, and immigration enforcement responsibilities.”

Warning: ICE is planning 30 days of immigration raids across Los Angeles County. If you or someone you know may be impacted, now is the time to set up a support system, identify a safe place, and stay alert.

Welcome to America, where protesting illegal kidnappings without due process is an insurrection, but attacking the nation’s Capitol is not.

it really is astounding that a presidential administration crashed the growth trajectory of the wealthiest country on the planet in basically two months

This was one of the most pivotal things I participated in as a young grad student. Absolutely heartbreaking.

Hot take: Wide-leg sweatpants coming back in is exactly what we need at this moment in world history.

Thank you @booker.senate.gov for standing up. First feeling of actual hope for months now.

If you are not watching @booker.senate.gov right now, drop everything and turn him on. History in the making.

10minutes!!

Any student in Intro IR would know this. Probably any person on the street could figure it out in about 30 seconds.

do you think Cory Booker can make it for 3 years and about 10 months longer?

Helpful guidance as cases rise. Short and to the point to see what YOU need to do! theconversation.com/measles-case...

How far we've come in 69 days: -Huge swaths of government illegally shut down -President is refusing to promise to leave office -Growing impunity for regime allies, targeted prosecutions at opponents -Regime using funding and legal threats to subvert universities and law firms -Corruption endemic

6 million people could die in next 4-6 years if PEPFAR AIDS programming does not resume. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

What makes America great? Not abandoning diplomacy and mass firing of career civil servants www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...

BREAKING: By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court LIFTS its hold on a lower court order compelling the Trump administration to resume nearly $2 billion in foreign aid funding. The funds MUST be disbursed. Roberts and Barrett join the liberals. Obviously, this is huge. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

So honored that the Onion has profiled my children today!

NEW: USAID's acting asst administrator, Nick Enrich, has been placed on leave after sharing a memo detailing how political appointees have "wholly prevented" staff from continuing life saving aid.

NEW: The Minerva Research Initiative, established by the Pentagon to fund social science relevant to national security, is being gutted. Dozens of researchers studying threats from extremist groups, misinformation or climate change have received notices that their grants are being terminated. 🧪

Dynasty behind US egg giant looks to cash in as profits soar amid bird flu https://www.ft.com/content/ef12d393-8a2a-44d2-b5d9-f143369d6697

Iowa 2006 seems like a distant memory. This is a travesty.

ICYMI, some late-night thoughts at the end of an awful day in US foreign policy, for @goodauth.bsky.social goodauthority.org/news/trump-a...

These guys make it easy- take simple actions to make your voice heard 5calls.org

ok, cis folks—if you said you'd stand with trans folks, it's time. S.9 is the senate's sports ban bill—a big step to making trump’s executive order a federal law, which is much harder to undo. it can be stopped *monday.* short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️🧵 legiscan.com/US/bill/SB9/...

Trump and Vance’s meeting with Zelensky in the Oval Office today “gave the lie to any claim that this administration’s policy is driven by any strategic effort to advance the interests of the United States, however misguided,” @davidfrum.bsky.social writes. Read more: theatln.tc/SowY3Uin

Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts. Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵

In good company to bury my face in a pillow and scream, apparently