Emmanuel Balogun

How to Measure Public Support for Political Violence Abstract. With low but rising levels of violent political threats and violent acts by civilians in the United States, researchers increasingly want to meas

After nearly a decade measuring American public support for political violence, @nathankalmoe.bsky.social and I have published a somewhat comprehensive guide to measuring these attitudes. This includes historical comparisons and responses to common critiques. doi.org/10.1093/poq/...

Different government departments are now shooting down each others’ drones because everyone is incompetent and can’t coordinate for shit.

From the same state house that also passed a bill to end gun bans on public colleges and universities earlier this month.

George Jefferson, protagonist, minor antagonist, and anti-hero on The Jeffersons. George is played by Sherman Hemsley on the American television sitcoms All In The Family. Dear reader. Thank you for taking the time to check out this alt text! As you may or may not know, this is a ridiculous joke. I know full well who the person is in the photo, and that I've added the bio of a different person entirely. That's the joke. It's a gag about people having a similar name, which I can mix up in a comedic way. Also, I was dropped on the head as a baby. Several times.

Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) was an American statesman, philosopher, and Founding Father who authored the Declaration of Independence, served as the third U.S. president, advanced religious liberty, expanded the nation through the Louisiana Purchase, and shaped early American political ideals

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

Some of us didn't hop online in the 90s or the 2000s to get rich and famous, man.

Some of us hopped online in the 90s and 2000s 'cause it was FUN to chat with people all over the world... for free!

Baby, we grew up when it cost a zillion dollars to call long distance! We had pen pals at school!

They’ve been on this for a minute. More teaching + post tenure review (and contracts) plus ai supercharged productivity surveillance tools also makes professors more vulnerable to student evals, which gives admin more power to fire you. That’s the plan.

@marisakabas.bsky.social is right. This is unlike protesting & more like civilian self-protection (CSP), where civilians protect each other when state & other actors can't or won't protect them. Peace Medie & I wrote about this in the context of armed conflict. Deeply troubling to see it in the US

Opinion | Where’s the Outrage? Universities Need to Speak Up. The lack of response to the killing of Renee Nicole Good is shameful.

"We seem to be entering an age of state control armed only with the delusional hope that if universities hide and say nothing about all of the obvious ways in which the nation is slouching toward the demise of democracy, they will avoid political retribution."

Claudette Colvin was a political young woman. She'd studied segregation in school & been politicized by the arrest of classmate, 16-year-old Jeremiah Reeves, who was convicted & ultimately executed for a consensual relationship with a young white woman. Colvin joined Rosa Parks' NAACP Youth Council.

A photo of teenage Claudette Colvin in glasses and a sweater.

Friends, Claudette Colvin—the 15-year-old who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in March 1955 & joined the federal case against bus segregation that went to the Supreme Court — died today at age 86. But there are lots of myths and mis-impressions about her. A short corrective thread:

U.S. Prosecutors Are Investigating Fed Chair Jerome Powell The criminal probe looks at Powell’s testimony on building renovations. Powell said it was part of Trump’s campaign to pressure the Fed to lower interest rates.

If only the United States of America had Strong Western Institutions.

U.S. prosecutors are investigating Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over his testimony last summer about the central bank’s building renovation project.

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One part of racial segregation missing from modern social science research is dehumanization. For example, Black people were not allowed into car dealerships, lest they touch the new cars. My uncle (colorfully) describes that here: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap
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Congrats on the book! Can't wait to get my hands on it!

DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.

Algeria votes to declare French colonization a crime and demands restitution Algerian legislators have declared France's colonization a crime, demanding restitution for property taken during its 130-year rule

merry Christmas one and all

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The New School owns about a billion dollars worth of art, most of which is not on display. They could sell the two Warhols they own and raise $100 million tomorrow. But they’d rather close academic departments.

Maintenance of international peace and security: Leadership for Peace - Security Council, 100067th meeting Maintenance of international peace and security: Leadership for Peace

At minute 33 you can watch To Save Us From Hell podcast co-host (and IR professor extraordinaire) @anjalikdayal.bsky.social address the Security Council -->

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The Best Nigerian Books of 2025 All the best Nigerian books that were published in 2025.

Pleased to see DEATH OF THE AUTHOR on this Best of the Year list. 😊🇳🇬

YouTube video by LisaLisaCultJamVEVO Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Full Force - Someone To Love Me For Me

So I know there’s a Lisa Lisa documentary but I think I’d only be able to watch it if there’s a story —told by Full Force, specifically— about this damn song. There’s a whole dialogue/sermon at the end and FF’s vocals are wild: m.youtube.com/watch?v=JBfm...

Don’t look away. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...

Inside “The Second Emancipation” with Howard French Podcast Episode · The Africa Program · 12/03/2025 · 53m

The holiday gift giving season is here. An idea: A Conversation with Mvemba Dizolele about my book, The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

For what it's worth (and to me, it's worth a lot), in New York, recommendations to vaccinate infants within 24 hours of birth remain unchanged.

Congrats!!! Well deserved!

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It’s easy to see Trump’s health policies as a problem mostly for Americans, but there are some big direct and indirect effects Europe is going to need to face 1/4

FYI, if you're someone that likes to tuck into some Christmas TV movie rom-coms this time of year, I've directed two with Asian-American casts: A SUGAR & SPICE HOLIDAY (2020) can be streamed right on Lifetime's website (US only). A BIG FAT FAMILY CHRISTMAS (2022) is on Hallmark+ or Crave in Canada.

Kennan Institute | Advancing Scholarship and Statecraft Explore expert analysis on Russia, Ukraine, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia. Stay informed with the latest research, events, and policy insights from The Kennan Institute.

I’m thrilled that the Kennan Institute is back as an independent institution and delighted to have joined as a non-resident fellow www.kennaninstitute.org

Jesus I see what you've done for others