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Professor/Chair Politics & IR, Roger Williams University. Spec. in MENA, social movements, political communication, ethnic conflict, games/simulations, & pedagogy. Views my own/RPs ≠ endorsement. He/Him/His

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“Unless you have paper fragments between my teeth, you cannot prove anything.” Call CSI

16.07.2025 14:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power

Important look inside Israeli’s deeply flawed politics. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/m...

12.07.2025 00:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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How Trump Differs From Predecessors In The Handling Of Foreign Crises A chaotic and unpredictable approach to managing crisis situations can be dangerous and unsettling in the corporate world and international arena.

I am quoted here about how Trump handles foreign crises differently than his predecessors.
www.forbes.com/sites/edward...

29.06.2025 19:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Rubio’s yawn is hilarious

15.06.2025 14:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Honestly I still can’t stop laughing 😂😅🤣

15.06.2025 06:00 — 👍 38338    🔁 12390    💬 2086    📌 1903

The perp is a Christofascist. We need to call these monsters what they are!

14.06.2025 22:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Live Updates: Manhunt for Suspect in Political Assassination Rattles Minnesota

Fixed the headline:

Manhunt for Christian Fascist Assassin of Minnesota Legislators Continues.

Stop normalizing the insanity od the right!

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

14.06.2025 22:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Unfortunately, it is who we are. The question is how do we stop it and reaffirm our commitment to democracy and the rule of law

13.06.2025 17:55 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Climate Change and National Security | Josh Busby | TEDxSouth Congress
YouTube video by TEDx Talks Climate Change and National Security | Josh Busby | TEDxSouth Congress

I have a new TEDx talk on why climate change is a national security risk. It might provide some helpful points for public audiences. It builds upon my 20 years of scholarship and policy work in this space. #EnergySky www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8ne...

12.06.2025 22:45 — 👍 41    🔁 22    💬 1    📌 0

The takedown of a US Senator who identifies himself and wants to question a government official an egregious act. Democracy is dying. This is fascism.

12.06.2025 20:03 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The republic is dying. This is a huge affront to the idea of democracy and the system to hold leaders accountable.

07.06.2025 22:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The lack of 🧛 vampires🧛‍♀️ seems like a missed opportunity. 😂

29.05.2025 22:03 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Foreign Aid Donors from Our World in Data https://qery.no/foreign-aid-increased-to-usd-224-bn-in-2023-0-37-of-donors-gross-national-income/

Foreign Aid Donors from Our World in Data https://qery.no/foreign-aid-increased-to-usd-224-bn-in-2023-0-37-of-donors-gross-national-income/

Of course Sec State Rubio lies about level of Foreign Aid by donors. The US was the largest but not larger than the next 10. qery.no/foreign-aid-...

20.05.2025 14:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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NEWS: Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Crockett, Scanlon, Nadler, Johnson, and McBath release a joint statement on the Department of Justice’s unfounded targeting of Rep. LaMonica.

20.05.2025 00:33 — 👍 6587    🔁 2332    💬 182    📌 93

A great and useful summary as to why science is inherently political, though only partisan when partisans make it so.

04.05.2025 11:13 — 👍 19    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0

Make America Unhealthy Again

And Big Pharma richer with expensive treatments instead of cheap vaccines

03.05.2025 20:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Donald Trump Is Tanking One of America’s Greatest Exports in the Middle of a Trade War — Slate The United States exports more than $44 billion per year in education.

This is an important point. Making America Worse apple.news/A9i7sW3ODT7u...

25.04.2025 22:42 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Looking forward for o watching

22.04.2025 11:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks @npr.org and Jenna for this original reporting but where are all other media outlets? This is a huge scandal warranting criminal prosecution.

18.04.2025 13:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is scary but completely expected. I suspect that Musk’s intent is to infiltrate and remove data that he can monetise all while making sure the government buys or subscribes to his services.

18.04.2025 12:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Blatantly illegal. Class action lawsuit needed to challenge this.

11.04.2025 20:07 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Interesting

11.04.2025 16:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The American century is over. “The rest of the world now understands that it must move forward without America.”

05.04.2025 23:53 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

'Negative trends' is a massive understatement. But crucial to recognise that tariffs are only part of the issue - Trump/Musk are destroying US credibility much more broadly in terms of economic and political governance.

05.04.2025 23:09 — 👍 71    🔁 14    💬 3    📌 1

💯 this! Booker has been awesome but MORE must be done!!!!

01.04.2025 18:57 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism It's embarrassing, destructive, and looks like shit: AI-generated art is the perfect aesthetic form for the far right.

Fascism and AI art … a match made in hell newsocialist.org.uk/transmission...

15.03.2025 14:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

@schumer.senate.gov You are a failure as Senate Minority Leader unless you stand up against a bully and a tyrant and for the American people and Article 1 of the Constitution. Lead or step aside and let someone else take over.

14.03.2025 15:33 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The 🤡 President is an embarrassment. The old GOP hawks are rolling in their graves at the appeasement of Russia.

13.03.2025 15:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Safety through Solidarity
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Safety through Solidarity How Authoritarians Use Antisemitism and How to Fight Back March 12th, 2025 2:00 pm EST/ 11:00 Am PST Register here: https://bit.ly/SafetyThroughSolidarityWebinar Naomi Washington-Leapheart Ben Lorber Shane Burley PANELISTS

Join us next Wednesday, March 12th, at 2 PM EST for an insightful webinar where authors @benlorber8.bsky.social and @shaneburley.bsky.social, will discuss strategies for combating antisemitism through collective liberation and solidarity. REGISTER NOW: bit.ly/SafetyThroug....

06.03.2025 20:23 — 👍 7    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 2

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