Dr. Alexandra “Ali” Cirone

I know this feels pointless but everyone has to call their congressional reps and say they oppose war with Iran and they oppose Trump illegally starting one without congressional approval — both

5 Calls can help you make the call:

5calls.org/issue/iran-i...

A U.S. official said American military strikes on Iran were underway.

Remember when Congress authorized the use of force against Iran?

Me neither.

Any U.S. attack on Iran would violate U.S. and international law.

(between images of a map showing the nearly 2,000 No Kings Day events planned for March 28) NO THRONES. NO CROWNS.

There are nearly 2,000 events on the No Kings Day map in all 50 states (and 10 countries). March 28 will be the largest protest in American history. Find your local event or plan a protest in your area: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

We’re hiring an Events and Department Affairs Officer at the School of Public Policy!

Help plan and deliver a busy events programme, support internal communications, and work with academic staff and visiting speakers.

Apply by 12 March 2026 (23.59 UK time): jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

How far back in time can you understand English? An experiment in language change

Really enjoyed this.
www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...

For anyone looking for postdocs for their students, over the next few months LSE “fellow” positions will start being listed. Research + teaching but 2-3 year runway.

The new Global School of Sustainability has 5 new ones posted now! jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Trump plans to send $10 billion in funds that Congress hasn’t appropriated from the US Treasury to an organization that he will continue to chair personally even after he is out of office.

This is looting.

That cross!! Ashes are supposed to be a sign of repentance; not virtue signaling.

Actual Catholics aren’t performative about this — the cross is usually a bit uneven (and there’s a gradient in color) and it starts to fall off almost immediately.

Lack of humility defeats the point!

Care about preparing people to contribute responsibly to building the next generation of AI and technology?

Full-time (or at least 50%) lecturer position at Cornell Tech just posted, teaching computer science or related topics.

academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31698

www.winding-stair.com

This is so cool. Hi, friends!

Omg Jeremy! I read this and my heart dropped 👀

Call for nominations for dissertation and book awards from @sioecon.bsky.social. Please get the word out!

Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."

Astonishing thing for a judge to do.

Once again, I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats do not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn

🤔🧐

Nooooo

Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.

She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S

Democratic theorists hold that voting contributes to some political good: individual and collective autonomy, equality, justice, pluralism, stability, better policies, and many others. But elections are common under authoritarianism, and empirical research finds that holding elections can stabilize authoritarian regimes. This creates what we term the democrat’s dilemma, where citizens who vote in authoritarian elections may bolster the regimes they wish to unseat, even when they cast a vote for the opposition. We identify three major ways of thinking about the democratic value of electoral participation—justice-based, epistemic, and proceduralist approaches—and use them to examine the complex moral considerations that confront voters in authoritarian regimes. We contend that authoritarian elections’ residual democratic value can justify voting, even when doing so could further entrench the autocrat. Our argument also implies that the democratic principles that justify voting in authoritarian elections oblige citizens to choose the most democratic alternative.

You should vote, even if your vote won't change the outcome, because this is how we uphold the democratic principles that underlie our republican ideals.

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Even under SCOTUS's dubious reasoning in Trump v. U.S., there is no scenario in which maneuvering billions of dollars to an offshore account to keep it out of reach from Congress and courts is an "official act." This is all criminal and impeachable.

Not as if they’re trying to hide the building of a 1984 style police state and yet the opposition senior leadership seems oblivious to this clear and present danger

NEW: House Democratic Leaders Jeffries, Clark and Aguilar say in a joint statement, "Kristi Noem should be fired immediately, or we will commence impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives."

"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."

Was great to give a talk at Nuffield today! In the pouring rain (then sun)

Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.

We are now 36 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files

Good trouble in Edina Minnesota. A peaceful anti-ICE protest took place at Target. About 70 people grabbed a shopping cart and each of them only took salt. After buying it, they asked a refund to show their disagreement with the store collaborating with ICE.

This is so embarrassing. Impeach him, for the love of God

This is ridiculous. Abolish ICE. Impeach Trump. Shut down the Government. DO SOMETHING.

a woman in a brown coat is pointing at the camera while standing on a street . ALT: a woman in a brown coat is pointing at the camera while standing on a street .

My British university has launched a new Moodle plugin called "Accipio Grade" and I cannot stop laughing