Javier Osorio

My first baby spinach!!! 🤩🌱

Higher education fails at collective action In the latest development in the ongoing combat between universities in the United States and the Trump administration, the Department of Education has presented them with what it calls a “compact.” I...

🔥Higher education fails at collective action 🔥

"It is past time to recognize that university administrators are not going to lead the way out of this. [...] This sets the stage for leadership to emerge from the faculty, staff, and students"

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Book cover of "The Births of Democracy in South America" by Raul L. Madrid, featuring an artistic depiction of a historical battle scene with soldiers on horseback and on foot, set in a smoke-filled battlefield. Published by Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics.

#OpenAccess - 'The Birth of Democracy in South America' by Raul L. Madrid.

Examines how the military and political parties played a central role in the birth of democracy in South America.

📚 cup.org/47k3ULY 📚

Banner featuring the hashtag #OpenAccess above the name 'American Political Science Review,' set against a green and blue background.

#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -

Demand and Supply of Criminal Governance: Experimental Evidence from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador - https://cup.org/4o0aw9r

- @javierosorio.bsky.social & @brewerosorio.bsky.social

#FirstView

Response to the ‘Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education’ | Office of the President

Brief, clear, brave, and honorable. This is Dartmouth’s response to Trump’s “Compact” letter.

I hope the UofA will have the integrity to follow this example.

president.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/10...

I want a frog costume for Halloween!! 🐸

No se olvida!

Spain and Italy are stepping up to safeguard the Global Sumud Flotilla

It was like 2 scandals ago now, but some folks might recall that the US government "designated" antifa as a "domestic terrorist organization" yesterday.

Traveling, so a few quick thoughts:

Is it now a crime to be a "member" of antifa?
Can the govt seize antifa funds? (lol)
Are there sanctions?
🧵

U.N. Inquiry Finds Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza A United Nations inquiry has found Israel has committed genocide during its nearly two-year assault on the Gaza Strip. Earlier today, the U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Oc...

www.democracynow.org/2025/9/16/he...

#NuncaMás | Hoy la JEP dictó sentencia contra el último secretariado de las FARC por 21.396 secuestros y otros crímenes cometidos en el contexto del cautiverio. Fue una audiencia histórica en la que siete excomandantes reconocieron responsabilidad.

The smearing of Garrett Foster The far right justifies political violence by villainizing a decent man

For no particular reason, I’ve been thinking about the guy who obsessed about killing racial justice protesters, searched online about killing racial justice protesters, & told friends he may kill a racial justice protester.

Then he killed a racial justice protester.

And Gregg Abbott pardoned him.

Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil

Brazeu! Zeu! Zeu!!! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/w...

JOBS! Notre Dame is searching for a two-year postdoc in POLITICAL THEORY. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/171503

Hummers in the sketchbook 🤎

Judge Rules Trump Administration Illegally Canceled Harvard Funding

TAKE THAT!!
#TheNerd’sRevenge
🤓🤓🤓🤓

Judge Rules Trump Administration Illegally Canceled Harvard Funding www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...

Judge Rules Trump Administration Illegally Canceled Harvard Funding

TAKE THAT!!!!
#TheNers’sRevenge
🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

Judge Rules Trump Administration Illegally Canceled Harvard Funding www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...

Video: Videos Contradict Israel’s Rationale for Deadly Hospital Attack The strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed at least 20 people. A Times visual analysis calls into question what the Israeli military was initially targeting there, and why its troops attacked a sec...

This horror must end!!!
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

I stand with Chicago. I stand with Mayor Johnson.

🚨 NEW: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson just signed an executive order to resist Trump’s federal invasion and occupation of the city.

Details in 🧵

Mexico’s President Struggles to Escape Trump’s Growing Demands

Mexico’s President Struggles to Escape Trump’s Growing Demands www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/w...

librarians are generals in the war on ignorance

I guess that is Kenough to motivate students now ;)

The background of the graphic is black with a white grid. There is a red border around the entire image. The UA Resist logo, which is a blue circle with a red and blue duotone megaphone over a black background with a white grid and white arched text that reads: “UA Resist,” is at the top in the center. Below the logo, on an off-white rectangle, reads: “Who are we?” in black lettering, all-caps. Underneath, in a blue section of torn paper, reads in white lettering: “UA Resist is a collective that envisions and organizes for a future where the University of Arizona is accessible, anticolonial, and democratic.”

The background of the graphic is black with a white grid. There is a red border around the entire image. A red and blue duotone megaphone is in the lower right corner. In the center, on an off-white rectangle, reads: “What do we fight for?” in black lettering, all-caps. Underneath, in a blue section of torn paper, reads in white lettering: “As constituents of a land grab university, we fight for land back and Indigenous stewardship of land. Our collective works to create a safe and supportive community for people of color, trans and queer individuals, undocumented and immigrant populations, and workers without whom this campus would cease to function. We oppose putting profit over people, the militarization and policing of our campus, and the erasure of DEIA efforts.”

As we begin another semester, changes abound on campus, but UA Resist continues. We are regrouping, staying organized, and fighting back. We want to re-introduce ourselves to you all—friends, communities, and comrades.

This image has a light blue background. The top left corner has a large darker blue hexagon acting as a shadow for a light tan hexagon that has the text "as of July 29th, the University of Arizona has shut down all cultural center websites, including the LGBTQ+2S Resource Center's." There is a red image of an arm holding a bullhorn in the bottom right corner.

The background and general structure of this slide is the same as the first, minus the hand with the bullhorn. The text reads "The UofA is attempting to slowly diminish our work: firing full-time staff, shutting down websites with essential resources, and attempting to censor our social media. But we refuse to be silent. You can still find our website in the link in our bio, or at https://web.arcive.org/web/20250523150506/https://lgbtq.arizona.edu/"

The background and general structure continue to be the same. The text reads "Further, this Instagram is now run by the LGBTQ+ Student Council. We represent a group of student leaders from different LGBTQ+ organizations on campus who want to defend the mission of the LGBTQ+2S Resource Center. We will be accepting new members during the school year, so if you are interested in joining stay tuned for more information.”

The background and general strucutre are still the same. The text reads "Regardless of how university administration attempts to erase us, we will continue to organize against repression and support all struggles to maintain the wins of marginalized students, staff, and faculty who fought for decades to get us where we are today. You can join us in this effort by joining an organization committed to holding the University administration responsible to their commitment to serving all students."

✨News from the LGBTQ+2S Resource Center ✨

Re-posting an important update from Instagram:

Yup, I hear you. I did the same thing not long ago.

Some of my international students decided not to travel at all to see their family.

This is where we are now.

Un abrazo solidario querida Paulina.

Mabrook Maryam!!!! Keep on rocking!

A red quotation mark graphic, followed by bold text excerpted from an August 14th Science magazine editorial by Gretchen Goldman and Erica Chenoweth, saying "The ability to tell the truth, especially when it does not suit any particular partisan aims, is an essential prerequisite for a free society."

Privileged to write this editorial with @gretchentg.bsky.social of @ucs.org in @science.org: "Scientists’ role in defending democracy." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Learn more about the history of the foreign policy provision in the INA this new bill seeks to repeal & how the Trump administration has been using the provision to attempt to ideologically deport students in this @lawfaremedia.org article. ⬇️ 🗃️

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

I love that! We should normalize habibi!

That would be great in academic conferences like:

🙋‍♂️“Great presentation habibi. I was wondering …”

Mexico Transfers 26 Suspected Cartel Members to U.S. President Trump has urged Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum to dismantle drug organizations.

Mexico sends a new batch of 26 cartel members to the US

www.wsj.com/world/americ...