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Will tariffs unravel the global economic order? 🎧 Donald Trump has declared himself the “tariff king.” Though Trump has backed away from some of his most extreme tariff […]

🎧 New episode of @chalkboardpolitics.bsky.social just dropped. The student producers interview Jeff Frieden on tariffs and the global economic order. A very useful overview from one of the best. Listen on @goodauth.bsky.social feed wherever you get your podcasts. goodauthority.org/news/will-ta...

very kind -- thank you!

This is heartening to hear. Are you working on a paper using these data? I have a co-authored project in the neighborhood of this work and would love to learn from what you are learning.

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Hey bluesky, it's been a while. Sharing a pic at last month's PRIEC with two of my favorite academics. I love my community. @quicopedraza.bsky.social @dadakim.bsky.social #ASUPRIEC

Thank you @dadakim.bsky.social for the shoutout! Tune in now on your favorite podcasting platform🎙️

Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed our convo w/ @madhupai.bsky.social, you'll love our latest w/ @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social on #globalhealth #injustice & #TB podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... @dadakim.bsky.social @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social @yanlong-soc.bsky.social @themrise.bsky.social

YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**

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Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."

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📣📣📣Announcing...Chalkboard Politics @chalkboardpolitics.bsky.social, a podcast by students, for students (and their teachers). Written, edited, and mixed by the students at @siwpscolumbia.bsky.social and distributed by @goodauth.bsky.social. 1/ www.podbean.com/media/share/...

What just happened in Venezuela? Podcast Episode · Good Authority · 01/20/2026 · 44m

You can hear episodes of @chalkboardpolitics.bsky.social if you subscribe to the @goodauth.bsky.social podcast feed. It's available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you listen. Here's an Apple link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

👏🏼 to @profsaunders.bsky.social for supporting her students in starting @chalkboardpolitics.bsky.social, a podcast to help explain what's happening in the world. They start with Venezuela and interview @emoncada.bsky.social, @sarahzdaly.bsky.social, & Prof. Saunders: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-thg6p-...

I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.

And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”

Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.

Ugandans, Iranians turn to Dorsey's messaging app Bitchat in web crackdowns A little-known offline messaging app launched by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has emerged as a key lifeline for Ugandans cut off from the internet ahead of a contentious election that could extend President Yoweri Museveni's four-decade rule.

A little-known offline messaging app launched by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has emerged as a key lifeline for Ugandans cut off from the internet ahead of a contentious election that could extend President Yoweri Museveni's four-decade rule.

The Hmong are here because they fought for the US in a war we lost.

What if he invades Minnesota

Beautifully written. And truly captures Kimuli. Thank you.

Lovely to see the outpouring of love for Kimuli, whose presence is so very missed. I’m adding here the “in memoriam” colleagues wrote for the department (a bit more personal than the one from the university!)

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I’m sorry I don’t know you, Jessica. And this feels like a very personal attack from someone who is anonymous to me. I’m not going to engage anymore. If you are really concerned about me and what I’ve done, there are channels at UCR to pursue these issues, including the campus Ombudsperson.

I'm curious: have we ever met? How do we know each other? And how would you know who my husband is?

Five lessons from Africa's 2025 elections Five lessons from Africa's 2025 elections. Africa’s 2025 electoral cycle saw some post-coup transitions, along with efforts to stifle opposition candidates.

Across Africa, post-election disputes, opposition stifling, and fragile democratic institutions continue to challenge fair political competition.

Contested elections last year highlighted five important takeaways.

Read them here: goodauthority.org/news/five-le...

Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)

1. Pat Bagley

Live updates: Frey, Walz dispute that ICE killed woman in self-defense ICE officials say the woman was shot and killed Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis after attempting to run over agents with her car. Mayor Jacob Frey called ICE’s version of what happened “garbage...

An ICE agent shot and killed a woman Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: “We’re demanding ICE to leave the city immediately. We stand rock solid with our immigrant and refugee communities.”

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Trump made a clear choice: return to petro-imperialism Trump made a clear choice: return to petro-imperialism. To understand what just happened in Venezuela, look at oil politics and U.S. foreign policy.

Great @jeffcolgan.bsky.social analysis of Trump's return to petro-imperialism, for @goodauth.bsky.social

goodauthority.org/news/trump-m...

Chaser is this piece @hsulli.bsky.social wrote about charter cities for @goodauth.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/freedom...

Can we just stop and put this into perspective:

Our Scandinavian allies put out joint statements today condemning the United States, and Denmark went as far as explicitly threatening military action while hinting at a potential invocation of Article 5.

That’s genuinely fucking insane.

The foreign policy of a personalist dictatorship. There are no constraints.

LOL. Or my Christmas purchases still going to my old address in Western Mass. so grateful we sold that house to a friend!

Tell me about it. It was just a couple of years ago we were running a toddler tired on the lawn at Wash U, right Abby?

My husband has told me that I'm literally built for these kinds of travel mishaps. And, honestly, this is the one superpower that my (adult) kid is impressed with. She saw the difference when flying with me vs. her dad. I can handle anything United throws at us.