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Kyle Reed πŸŸ₯

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Assistant Professor of International Relations, University of Amsterdam | Studying international law, language, and politics | #IntLaw (IHRL, IHL, jus ad bellum) | he/him πŸ³β€πŸŒˆ

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Don't question Bondi's integrity.

Really, don't. There's no need when we all already know the answer. She doesn't have any.

07.10.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"We have a legal justification but you wouldn't know it, it goes to a different school."

06.10.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If the premium version doesn't come with monthly LLM-generated indulgences, what's even the point?

03.10.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Personally, the maddening part isn't that Democrats wouldn't do this.

It's that (most) Democrats wouldn't do shit to hold anyone accountable for it.

02.10.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The simple takeaway here is that any university that signs this type of agreement shouldn't be a called a university.

And I say that while having painfully low expectations for at least one of the universities who received this shakedown.

02.10.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If your association is weeks behind on annual meeting updates, maybe dial it back with the "act quick, your membership expires soon" emails.

01.10.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Hegseth/Trump doubleheader is actually a great distillation of fascism - simultaneously dumb as fuck and violent as hell.

30.09.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine getting on stage to say...whatever the hell all that was...and self-censoring the word "fuck."

30.09.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Labour party surprised by thing that has been known for months."

30.09.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Call for abstracts for interdisciplinary conference on "Popular Support for Autocratic Regimes in Historical Perspective," May 26-27 in Toulouse @tse-fr.eu

Deadline: Nov 15. Travel/accommodation will be covered.

Please apply!

Co-organized with Jan Stuckatz, Selina Hofstetter, and Mikkel Dack.

28.09.2025 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

The most pointless and expensive "could've been a drunk Signal message" in history

26.09.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Also, not sure how the AG sees this working if a doper is disqualified after the matter and results are changed.

"Somebody was disqualified for doping, but we aren't going to name names or events. Also, very unrelated, but so-and-so is now your bronze medalist in the marathon."

25.09.2025 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not to brag, but I outsmarted a terrible conspiracy and act of sabotage* today.

*and out-of-order escalator at a metro station

25.09.2025 08:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Calling GWB the devil and (apocryohal) shoe-banging are looking like pretty reasonable now, eh UNGA?

23.09.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

SchrΓΆdinger's international law: simultaneously made up nonsense and a core national security threat.

23.09.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The US is about to go full-tilt against the ICC (an escalation from its current "80% of full-tilt") while also doing its best to starve every other IO of funding.

23.09.2025 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Those Disney+/ESPN numbers must've been (delightfully) terrible

23.09.2025 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bit of a short-ish notice/longshot situation, but if you work on civil-military relations (US in particular or more broadly) and might be interested in speaking with some really great students, let me know?

Current events are leading to some course reworking...

22.09.2025 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"You just read the assignment, summarize it, assign rough percentages for how well the assignment fulfilled expectations, and the LLM will do the rest!"

Really glad to know that a LLM can 'help' with grading, assuming one first does all the work.

22.09.2025 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know what reality the Garland DOJ lived in, but it sounds really comfy-cozy

20.09.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In the DOJ's defense, this outcome could only have been foreseen by anyone over the age of 12 with a passing familiarity of current events.

20.09.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If only folks had stayed at the beer hall, then they never would've tried the putsch

20.09.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know if I'll ever understand Syracuse football...

20.09.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Your average student council treasurer has a clearer reason for running for office than these schmucks.

The modal HOA chair absolutely has a sharper grasp on how to use political power than the congressional Democratic leadership.

17.09.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine directing your adult life toward reaching a position of political power, while also being scared shitless of exercising said power or engaging in any meaningful form of political action.

17.09.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So either folks are 1) lying about how religious beliefs influence their voting or 2) have separated their morality from their voting?

That, uh, doesn't seem great?

16.09.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Libertarians are very concerned with big government.

Namely, they're very concerned with making sure big government goes after the people they don't like.

16.09.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Which fits neatly into fascist views of the law where its protections hinge starkly on in/out groups where the out-groups secures none of the law's protection.

15.09.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great stock value news for tech firms with VPN services, I guess?

15.09.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Have the Lions considered that the trick might be having Ben Johnson in the building?

Not on staff, just around

14.09.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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