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S. Laurel Weldon

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Political Scientist, Scholar of Women, Gender and Politics, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Fellow Royal Society of Canada, Distinguished Professor, Simon Fraser University

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S. Laurel Weldon is a Canadian and American political scientist, currently a Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Simon Fraser University. She is a democratic and feminist theorist, known for studies of the cross-national evolution of women's rights, policies on the prevention of violence against women, and the inclusion of women in political decision-making. Weldon's work has been noted for contributing to both substantive political theory and empirical methods. .. more

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11h

Only one thing could top the honor of speaking at the No Kings rally, and that's the honor of speaking at No Kings 2. See you October 18th!

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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S. Laurel Weldon @slweldon.bsky.social · 7d

This is quite terrifying. Someone needs to stop this guy

Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · 7d

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:

This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.

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Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · 7d

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 7d

I don’t think I understood that American democracy would be held together by chewing gum, a handful of judges, and a piece of scotch tape.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 7d

Everyone is trying to have a normal Saturday night and the president's top advisor is on X announcing that civil war is necessary

@StephenM on X: Legal insurrection. The President is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, not an Oregon judge. Portland and Oregon law enforcement, at the direction of local leaders, have refused to aid ICE officers facing relentless terrorist assault and threats to life. (There are more local law enforcement officers in Oregon than there are guns and badges in the FBI nationwide). This is an organized terrorist attack on the federal government and its officers, and the deployment of troops is an absolute necessity to defend our personnel, our laws, our government, public order and the Republic itself.

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 7d

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported, according to a June @pewresearch.org survey.

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported

About four-in-ten immigrants (43%) say they worry a lot or some, up from 33% in March.

www.pewresearch.org

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 7d

A judge on Saturday ordered the Trump administration to halt its mobilization of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to protect the ICE building in Portland and its officers amid nightly protests.

www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 7d

Happening now: at Kedzie and 40th, where Border Patrol agents just opened fire on rapid response this afternoon. A woman CFD says they found after the incident is reported in fair condition.

A growing number of outraged neighbors have gathered across from ICE/CBP agents who have closed Kedzie.

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Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 7d

Sometimes I think about how from 1935-1975ish, Bell Labs produced an insane amount of revolutionary science and technology, including 11 Nobel Prizes, the transistor, UNIX, C, the laser, the solar cell, information theory, etc. The secret? Provide scientists with ample, steady, no-strings funding.

sites.stat.columbia.edu

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 7d

This is a very good column by Peggy Noonan in weekend WSJ.

(No sarcasm.)

www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...

Opinion | The Embarrassing Pete Hegseth

The Pentagon needs sober, judicious leadership, not a drama queen who makes things jarring and fevered.

www.wsj.com

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 7d

for the weekend crowd: take a moment today to explore what's on the ballot next month!

it's not all about NYC, VA, and NJ: i put together a guide of the 180+ key races you should know about, across 32 states.

explore, & find the ones that interest you the most, here: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 7d

Trump has been trying to shut down this government from the moment he took office.

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jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 7d

The Vice President of the United States used his social media page to tell Joy Reid, a private citizen with no connection to the government, that she should express "gratitude" for how this country has treated her.

Black women remain the most consistent targets in all of this.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7d

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14d

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 14d

He lied. Gotta use the word

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14d

NEW: Trump falsely suggested today that rank-and-file FBI agents fomented the Jan. 6 attack that a mob of his supporters unleashed on the Capitol, leaning into conspiracy theories as he accuses a second FBI director of committing crimes

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www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Trump falsely suggests FBI agents to blame for igniting Jan. 6 violence

The president’s baseless claim continued a yearslong effort to rewrite the history of the Capitol attack.

www.politico.com

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Rep. Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social · 14d

As working families brace for a government shutdown, Trump cancelled talks with Democrats leadership, threatened to unlawfully conduct mass firings, and Republicans won’t even return to Washington to negotiate and pass a funding bill.

In a Republican-controlled Washington, this is their shutdown.

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Jesse "Pecke in the Crowne" Locker @jessemlocker.bsky.social · 14d

For context, downtown Portland is quiet (to the point of being boring), kids are going back to school, food carts and coffee shops are busy, people are gardening and riding bikes. Yes, there's some homelessness, but I don't think these guys are coming to build housing.

At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19d

Death by aid cuts: how a decision in the US led to the loss of a mother in Yemen

While the Trump administration claims no one will die over the axing of its overseas development budgets, aid agencies say the action will cost at least 3 million lives. Fatima and her baby were among the first

www.theguardian.com

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S. Laurel Weldon @slweldon.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks so much!

S. Laurel Weldon @slweldon.bsky.social · 24d

So great to see this article ungated by Politics and Gender!

Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 24d

"The Structure of Intersectionality: A Comparative Politics of Gender" - @slweldon.bsky.social

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · 24d

I cannot think of a democracy anywhere in the world where this sort of thing could happen. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure

www.nytimes.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 24d

Cowards. Shameless, morally bankrupt cowards.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 24d

On this date in 1939, the USSR invaded Poland in cooperation with its ally, Nazi Germany.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/timot...

Bloodlands

From the author of the international bestseller On Tyranny, the definitive history of Hitler’s and Stalin’s politics of mass killi...

www.hachettebookgroup.com

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Ravin BOO!dram 👻 🎃 - FREE ŁINK @rvbdrm.com · 24d

He wants Fallon and Meyers too.

Donald J. Trump+
@realDonaldTrump
Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done. Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that's possible. That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!! President DJT
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 24d

This is censorship in action. The FCC chair threatens ABC and Disney over Kimmel’s comments. Hours later, he’s off air. It’s dangerous and unconstitutional.

The message to every media company is clear: Adopt the MAGA line or the Federal Censorship Commission will come after you.

Screenshot of headline reading: ABC Pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Indefinitely After Host’s Charlie Kirk Comments

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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 24d

"The Structure of Intersectionality: A Comparative Politics of Gender" - @slweldon.bsky.social

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 25d

good first graf in times report on trump admin assault on civil society

gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/u...

President Trump has begun a major escalation in his long-running efforts to stifle political opposition in the United States, using the assassination of the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk to make the baseless argument that Democratic organizations and protesters are part of a violent conspiracy against conservative values and the American way of life.

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Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 25d

Exactly. The thing about “impossible” stuff in our politics & our society is that movements have accomplished what savvy folks called “impossible” countless times in our first 250 years as a country. And we’ll keep confounding them in the next 250.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 25d

On June 24, I began my Election Night speech by quoting Mandela: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” That's the spirit of this campaign, and our city.

This is "Until It’s Done,” a new series about New Yorkers who refused to accept that a worthy goal was impossible.

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