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Michael Kevane
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Economics professor, Santa Clara University. Political economy of Burkina Faso, Sudan, and Puerto Rico, university governance, and housing issues in San José, CA. Posts here are strictly personal opinion. Also, libraries and reading: www.favl.org .. more

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Michael Kevane @mkevane.com · Dec 2
Proud the FAVL partner in Burkina Faso distributed 1,520 illustrated, locally produced books to 152 students in Maro, Tuy Province. The books cost about $.75 each, so this is about $1200 to produce and distribute. Or $7 per child to get 10 books to read. favl.org/2024/12/02/d...
Distribution de 1,500 livres aux élèves du CEG de Maro
L’association des Amis des Bibliothèques de Villages du Burkina Faso/ABVBF a distribué gratuitement ce 27 novembre 2024, des livres produits au centre multimédia de Houndé/CMH aux élèves du collège…
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Rep. Sam Liccardo @liccardo.house.gov · 5h
The latest investigation into Fed Chair Powell further cements that Pam Bondi lacks the independence and integrity required to lead the Department of Justice. She must resign.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h
Trump has also revoked TPS status for immigrants from Venezuela, Afghanistan, Haiti, Syria, and others.

That means thousands of immigrants here legally, who cannot return to their home countries due to unsafe conditions there, now have no protection.

Shameful.
nbcnews.com NBC News @nbcnews.com · 13h
The Trump administration is ending temporary protected status for Somali immigrants, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.

Somali immigrants in the U.S. with TPS must leave the country by March 17, she said. nbcnews.to/3LscuRW

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Richard Tol @richardtol.bsky.social · 8h
war #9
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
Trump: "I ended the war on internal combustion engines once and for all"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
Trump: "I ended the war on internal combustion engines once and for all"

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 8h
The complaint is difficult reading, but if you need a condensed timeline of events in Minneapolis... I think I missed this incident entirely:

www.courtlistener.com/docket/72132...
91. Shortly before Renee Good was shot and killed on January 7, 2026, a different scene unfolded less than a mile away. An attorney for the State of Minnesota with expertise in civil rights law witnessed an apparent DHS arrest unfolding, and she approached the scene in order to act as a witness. She identified herself as an attorney and stood a safe distance from the arrest. A DHS agent jumped out of his vehicle, unloaded entire canisters of pepper spray on her at point blank range, causing such irritation that she had to strip her clothing off on the scene to reduce the effect.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 11h
HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.

Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.

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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 1d
NEW: Top DOJ officials quit after their division refused to probe Minnesota ICE shooting - At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...
A new spate of Justice Department officials quit because their section didn't want to probe Renee Good's shooting
At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
www.ms.now

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Michael Kevane @mkevane.com · 1d
Enjoyed this conversation between Pranab Bardhan and Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian, on India's post-independence economic development issues. open.substack.com/pub/pranabba...
A Conversation on Indian Political Economy, Part I
This conversation is with Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian around their recent book “A Sixth of Humanity”
open.substack.com

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d
BREAKING: Minnesota and Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop ICE enforcement surge after the fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop the immigration crackdown
The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing the federal government to stop an enforcement surge by Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer.
bit.ly

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump's thugs are going hog wild and tossing gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis, just a mile or so from where I live. Complete insanity.

(vid via Ford Fischer on X)

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Street Sharks Explained 🇨🇺🇵🇸 @gaykwon.bsky.social · 1d
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 1d
What’s this old thing
Constitution of the United States Fourth Amendment The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

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Michael Kevane @mkevane.com · 1d
Wow you caught a live one there!

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 2d
Change a few words and this could have been the statement every university president had the opportunity to make last year.

www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
Good evening. On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testi
www.federalreserve.gov

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 2d
Trump’s attack on Fed already starting to backfire. Republican Sen. Tillis: “I will oppose the confirmation of any nominee for the Fed—including the upcoming Fed Chair vacancy—until this legal matter is fully resolved.”
I will oppose the confirmation of any nominee for the Fed—including the upcoming Fed Chair vacancy—until this legal matter is fully resolved.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d
(1) Powell is being extremely courageous by bluntly telling US Trump is using DOJ to intimidate him

(2) Shame on Media & Political Elite that have validated & normalized Trump’s repeated use of DOJ against so James, Schiff, Comey, etc

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Federal Reserve @federalreserve.gov · 2d
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com

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Michael Kevane @mkevane.com · 2d
Question I want to ask my university president: Have you asked fellow Jesuit and Catholic university presidents to identify, denounce, and reject prominent Jesuit and Catholic university alumni, trustees, affiliates, etc., who are active participants in carrying out Trump administration policies?

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Michael Kevane @mkevane.com · 2d
Question I want to ask my university president: Have you started discussions with board members about backing you when you decide to use your position as university president to educate the public on the grave dangers to liberty of the actions of the Trump regime?

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3d
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins. A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday—the same house of worship that was firebombed by the KKK in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights.
Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
mississippitoday.org

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Michael Kevane @mkevane.com · 3d
Kitengesa library in Uganda newsletter for 2025

KCL news letter 2025Download
Kitengesa library in Uganda newsletter for 2025
KCL news letter 2025Download
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Michael Kevane @mkevane.com · 3d
On page 350 now and it is indeed excellent. Thanks for recommendation!

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Sarah Zimmerman @sjzimmerman.bsky.social · 3d
A review of Cote d'Ivoire's commercial growth. Yet, how will they do against Egypt.....? Match begins in 20m.
Ivory Coast: Francophone Africa’s Quiet Commercial Engine?
How Côte d’Ivoire rebuilt itself after chaos — and quietly became West Africa’s most dependable growth story?
africaunfiltered.substack.com

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Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 3d
Benin votes on Sunday in legislative and local elections that come just over a month after an attempted coup shook the commercial capital Cotonou. The vote follows weeks of campaigning and comes ahead of a presidential election in April.

www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20...
Benin heads to polls after failed coup shakes political landscape
Benin votes on Sunday in legislative and local elections that come just over a month after an attempted coup shook the commercial capital Cotonou. The vote follows weeks of campaigning and comes ahead...
www.rfi.fr

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 3d
New data show housing construction continuing to decline. Oct 2025 data showed the lowest new housing starts figure since the pandemic.

The economic environment—high debt costs + high construction costs, primarily—is making housing more and more difficult to build.

fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HOUST
Thousands of new housing units started, 2015-2025, monthly data but at an adjusted annualized rate. Figure shows 1.246 million adjusted annual rate of new housing starts in October 2025. Source: FRED St. Louis.

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David Abuín Eichinger @davideichinger.bsky.social · 3d
youtu.be/VeMA9WGKxOg
Pretty good video that's worth watching and sharing.
Laid Off After 25 Years in Tech: The Anxiety, Sacrifice, and Reality No One Talks About
YouTube video by Asian Dad Energy
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 3d
I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building.

Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.

The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
premthakker.bsky.social Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 3d
JUST NOW: Huge mass of agents in a standoff, weapons drawn as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison attempt to conduct congressional oversight at the Whipple Building, which has been HQ for thousands of ICE agents.

@zeteo.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
Frey: "An individual from a car that was in the middle of a street was detained. ICE left the car in the middle of the street. The car wasn't even in park, so you got it just rolling down the street w/nobody in it. It could've hit anybody, including my own family. This is not about safety"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
Rep. Angie Craig: "We were told because this facility is being funding by the 'Big Beautiful Bill,' not the congressional appropriations act, that we would not be allowed to enter the facility. That's complete nonsense ... I informed them they were violating the law. They said they didn't care."