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Criminologist | @GSUCJC | Andrew Young School | Urban Crime | Future Crime | Offender Decision-Making | Co-Editor of Criminology | Threads: @vtopalli | X: @VolkanTopalli |πŸ—½

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Spanberger delivers a Democratic rebuttal centered on cost of living The newly-elected Virginia governor asked Americans if they feel Trump is β€œworking to make life more affordable."

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger made Trump's handling of the economy and aggressive immigration enforcement the center of her SOTU rebuttal.

She asked Americans if they feel Trump is β€œworking to make life more affordable.”

25.02.2026 05:10 β€” πŸ‘ 401    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 4
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During her rebuttal speech, Virginia Gov. Spanberger (D) told stories of children impacted by President Trump’s hard-line immigration strategy and discussed the Americans killed by ICE β€” an issue that polling shows is driving some away from the president. https://wapo.st/3ZQywBr

25.02.2026 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5
Academia, Not Edu The long-running and erratically updated blog of Kathleen Fitzpatrick.

If you’re interested, here are a couple of discussions of its dot-com status and domain registration loophole:
kfitz.info/academia-not...
electronicbookreview.com/publications...

21.09.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That site has always been a money making scam.

24.02.2026 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe destroys Kash Patel's LIES of why he was in Italy: β€œThe excuse that he had to go for security meetings the day before the games are over is patently ridiculous." He added that is done months before, "not the day of the final hockey game.” Arrest Kash!

24.02.2026 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 433    πŸ” 177    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 6

Kash Patel is now living the rock star lifestyle he has always dreamed up flying in a private jet to play golf in Scotland with his buddies, taking the jet on dates with his girlfriend and heading to Italy to party with the US Olympic team. The problem is we are the ones paying for this BS!

24.02.2026 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 127    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

It was the passing of secrets that got Charles riled up not the pedo thing.

24.02.2026 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s not conspiratorial if it’s true…

24.02.2026 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Peter Mandelson getting arrested for passing secrets to Jeffrey Epstein should make Donald Trump and Israel nervous.

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It’s not leadership anymore it’s a circus, and everyone’s fighting for center ring.

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This just amazes me. This year, 2026, marks the 50th anniversary of The Man Called Nova. FIFTY YEARS!!! How is that possible?

22.02.2026 04:33 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 2
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My all time favorite superhero. I picked up my first issue (Nova vs Thor) off a spinner rack at my local pharmacy when I was 10 years old. My dad sent me there every Sunday with a dollar: 70 cents for the Boston Sunday Globe and then 30 cents for a comic book.thank you Marv.

22.02.2026 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There’s a difference between β€œadvising” someone and having sex with trafficked girls.

08.02.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Rips US Olympic Skier Hunter Hess: 'A Real Loser' President Donald Trump attacked Olympic skier Hunter Hess for saying he has "mixed emotions" about representing the U.S. at the 2026 Games.

Trump outraged that a US Olympic athlete subtly criticized his ICE forces. Trump wants us to be silent as he sends masked troops to oppress and kill Americans. Being silent now is complicity in Trump's crimes against humanity. www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...

08.02.2026 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 144    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 5

The pettiest POTUS in the history of the US.

08.02.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘‰ Come work with us! GSU CJC is hiring for three positions! πŸ”₯ #Criminology #CyberSecurity #TheStateWay

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28.11.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘‰ Come work with us! GSU CJC is hiring for three positions! πŸ”₯ #Criminology #CyberSecurity #TheStateWay

CYBER POSITION (ASC site): asc41.org/wp-content/upl…

QUANTITATIVE POSITION (ASC site): asc41.org/wp-content/uplοΏ½οΏ½οΏ½

NON-TENURE TRACK POSITION (ASC site): asc41.org/wp-content/upl…

28.11.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Abbott’s Moves to Restrict Muslims Leave Some Concerned and Puzzled

Trying to out-dumb Trump.

Abbott’s Moves to Restrict Muslims Leave Some Concerned and Puzzled www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...

27.11.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler

Incredible to me that there are people who admire ICE.

β€œImmigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler”

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

08.11.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Does anyone have experiences to share about creating Zenodo communities for their institution or research groups? I'm thinking of proposing to create one for mine, but I'd like to know more about any benefits if any.

#AcademicChatter

30.10.2025 06:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion: However turbulent our times become, our responsibility as scholars and citizens alike is to keep that search for truth alive, says Bill Flanagan #academicsky #edusky
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/defensiveness-not-way-forward-besieged-universities

30.10.2025 06:50 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.

29.10.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 26829    πŸ” 9384    πŸ’¬ 1938    πŸ“Œ 605
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Karoline Leavitt officially announced the "Launch of a large-scale investigation to find the people behind 'No Kings.'"

I've saved her some time.

29.10.2025 04:54 β€” πŸ‘ 16735    πŸ” 5820    πŸ’¬ 616    πŸ“Œ 259
Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody promoting Zohran

Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody promoting Zohran

POV you’re still not married and your grandparents just found the nicest boy with a good job they want you to meet

29.10.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 16004    πŸ” 1683    πŸ’¬ 204    πŸ“Œ 142

Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.

UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.

Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

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Former Hate Crimes Chief Accuses Adams of Anti-Muslim Bias

Former Hate Crimes Chief Accuses Adams of Anti-Muslim Bias www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/n...

29.10.2025 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Updating my LEGO White House

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ENDORSE MAMDANI.

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Himes: If you've got the capability to blow a boat out of the water, you've got the capability to interdict it, arrest everyone on board, interrogate them, and find out where it was going, where it came from, who the bosses are, and what the distribution networks look like.

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