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World cities of the global south: the West African city as an international actor
Cities form international connections through sister-city and twin-town exchanges, they brand themselves to attract businesses and talent, and they even join international cooperative avenues. Inte...
www.tandfonline.com
Wrote for African Identities about how city diplomacy works in the Global South, using examples from Lagos and Freetown! Despite unique challenges, African cities use creative strategies to attract global capital.
Downloads are free with my author link here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JWIHX...
Downloads are free with my author link here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JWIHX...
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Hard agree. I'm increasingly just zero sympathy for the cowardly chauvinists who can't handle places where lots of different people get along together.
I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
January 17, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Hard agree. I'm increasingly just zero sympathy for the cowardly chauvinists who can't handle places where lots of different people get along together.
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Big sense in Europe that they have bigger things to deal with thanks to Russia and this is being kicked when they are down, and big sense in Canada of very visceral betrayal, and neither of these are a single election away from trivial repair
January 18, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Big sense in Europe that they have bigger things to deal with thanks to Russia and this is being kicked when they are down, and big sense in Canada of very visceral betrayal, and neither of these are a single election away from trivial repair
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In one year, Trump has poisoned our information environment and broken a lot of institutions that mistakenly believed they were powerful.
Also true: the future is unwritten, in our hands, and anyone who says that we're doomed is effectively an enemy.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/what-is-go...
Also true: the future is unwritten, in our hands, and anyone who says that we're doomed is effectively an enemy.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/what-is-go...
"What Is Going to Happen?"
How to reject a new normal.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:12 PM
In one year, Trump has poisoned our information environment and broken a lot of institutions that mistakenly believed they were powerful.
Also true: the future is unwritten, in our hands, and anyone who says that we're doomed is effectively an enemy.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/what-is-go...
Also true: the future is unwritten, in our hands, and anyone who says that we're doomed is effectively an enemy.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/what-is-go...
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This is who voted against establishing DHS
January 18, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This is who voted against establishing DHS
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Donald Trump’s so-called "Board of Peace" is offensive.
Mark Carney must reverse his decision to join Trump in this transparently colonial scheme.
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Mark Carney must reverse his decision to join Trump in this transparently colonial scheme.
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January 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Donald Trump’s so-called "Board of Peace" is offensive.
Mark Carney must reverse his decision to join Trump in this transparently colonial scheme.
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Mark Carney must reverse his decision to join Trump in this transparently colonial scheme.
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I mean, c'mon
January 17, 2026 at 11:29 AM
I mean, c'mon
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everyone who was mad about Trump's "dictator on day one" promise in 2024 has been fully vindicated. and if you were part of the crowd saying it was trump derangement syndrome to take him seriously i don't think we can fully trust your judgment about where his 2nd term is headed
January 16, 2026 at 4:59 PM
everyone who was mad about Trump's "dictator on day one" promise in 2024 has been fully vindicated. and if you were part of the crowd saying it was trump derangement syndrome to take him seriously i don't think we can fully trust your judgment about where his 2nd term is headed
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In addition to pushing out board members at UVA, Virginia's new governor has fired the lead attorneys at VMI and George Mason. Things are happening quickly as political control fully flips to Democrats.
U-Va. board leaders resign as Spanberger and Democrats take power
The dismissals are another sign that Virginia Democrats plan to quickly unwind changes made at public colleges during Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:07 AM
In addition to pushing out board members at UVA, Virginia's new governor has fired the lead attorneys at VMI and George Mason. Things are happening quickly as political control fully flips to Democrats.
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my new piece in FP: The US keeps telling people to rise up against their regimes, then leaving them to die. Hungary, Iraq, Syria...now Iran? I try to offer an explanation for this very consistent pattern. (gift link) foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/16/t...
A Long History of Betrayal
Why Washington keeps encouraging foreign uprisings—and then walking away.
foreignpolicy.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:36 PM
my new piece in FP: The US keeps telling people to rise up against their regimes, then leaving them to die. Hungary, Iraq, Syria...now Iran? I try to offer an explanation for this very consistent pattern. (gift link) foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/16/t...
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So the North American product is so inferior and so over priced, that having 50,000 Chinese EVs enter the market will sink them?
January 16, 2026 at 11:57 PM
So the North American product is so inferior and so over priced, that having 50,000 Chinese EVs enter the market will sink them?
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Demand accountability now: americanhumanist.org/ice
When ICE hides its face, it’s not about safety. It’s about using state power without accountability. Legitimate governments don’t operate behind masks.
Force ICE to show their faces.
When ICE hides its face, it’s not about safety. It’s about using state power without accountability. Legitimate governments don’t operate behind masks.
Force ICE to show their faces.
January 16, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Demand accountability now: americanhumanist.org/ice
When ICE hides its face, it’s not about safety. It’s about using state power without accountability. Legitimate governments don’t operate behind masks.
Force ICE to show their faces.
When ICE hides its face, it’s not about safety. It’s about using state power without accountability. Legitimate governments don’t operate behind masks.
Force ICE to show their faces.
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the leaders of the civil rights era could not propose or veto legislation. they had no "power." but they had legitimacy because they were out there. Letter from a Birmingham Jail was written...FROM JAIL. But with these guys "Hey it's crazy right now and we can't do much, but give us money." LOL ok.
January 16, 2026 at 5:37 PM
the leaders of the civil rights era could not propose or veto legislation. they had no "power." but they had legitimacy because they were out there. Letter from a Birmingham Jail was written...FROM JAIL. But with these guys "Hey it's crazy right now and we can't do much, but give us money." LOL ok.
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Make sure to renew or get your NDP membership before January 28th!
www.heathermcpherson.ca/membership
www.heathermcpherson.ca/membership
January 16, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Make sure to renew or get your NDP membership before January 28th!
www.heathermcpherson.ca/membership
www.heathermcpherson.ca/membership
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Wow, never thought I’d see the interests of Western Canada win out over the all-powerful Ontario auto-sector. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada reaches tariff-quota deal with China on EVs, canola | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has reached a deal with China to allow tens of thousands of Chinese electric vehicles into the country in exchange for lower canola duties.
www.cbc.ca
January 16, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Wow, never thought I’d see the interests of Western Canada win out over the all-powerful Ontario auto-sector. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E."
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
Dropkick Murphys' Unveil Anti-ICE Song: "Too Scared to Join the Military, Too Dumb to Be a Cop"
Dropkick Murphys are releasing an anti-I.C.E. song, "Citizen I.C.E.," as part of their tour-only split LP with Haywire. Learn more.
consequence.net
January 15, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E."
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
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Are you an activist, academic, leader, or artist working in a realm of urban-related engagement, research, or practice? Consider applying to our 2026-27 Early Career Canadian Urban Leader or Urbanist-in-Residence program. Apply by Jan 26 https://ow.ly/NgMv50XT6nR
January 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Are you an activist, academic, leader, or artist working in a realm of urban-related engagement, research, or practice? Consider applying to our 2026-27 Early Career Canadian Urban Leader or Urbanist-in-Residence program. Apply by Jan 26 https://ow.ly/NgMv50XT6nR
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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It's not just Greenland. It's Palestine, it's Ukraine, it's Iran, it's Venezuela, its Canada, it's just about *everything* related to the US Government's reckless and monsterous policy of imperialism mixed with chauvinism.
January 14, 2026 at 11:28 PM
It's not just Greenland. It's Palestine, it's Ukraine, it's Iran, it's Venezuela, its Canada, it's just about *everything* related to the US Government's reckless and monsterous policy of imperialism mixed with chauvinism.
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This is how you legislate! You tell people what they could have instead of what they have now, and how you would make it happen!
It doesn't matter if it will immediately lose, you set up the score and make the other side say why they aren't doing it. Then you needle them on that!
It doesn't matter if it will immediately lose, you set up the score and make the other side say why they aren't doing it. Then you needle them on that!
The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group of nearly 100 House Democrats, will announce later today that it's formally endorsing legislation to strip $175 billion from ICE and put it toward affordable housing. www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fe...
Progressive Caucus Backs Bill To Redirect ICE Money To Affordable Housing
www.huffpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
This is how you legislate! You tell people what they could have instead of what they have now, and how you would make it happen!
It doesn't matter if it will immediately lose, you set up the score and make the other side say why they aren't doing it. Then you needle them on that!
It doesn't matter if it will immediately lose, you set up the score and make the other side say why they aren't doing it. Then you needle them on that!
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
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Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.
From the minnesota community on Reddit: ST. PAUL, MN: A sobbing resident calls 911 as federal agents force their way into her home to chase down a DoorDash driver who was just trying to deliver food.
Explore this post and more from the minnesota community
www.reddit.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.
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Newsom's already calling for a joining of hands with the Nazis and let atrocities be bygones.
January 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Newsom's already calling for a joining of hands with the Nazis and let atrocities be bygones.
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man. the MN subreddit is filled with video after video of stuff like this:
www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/...
www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/...
ST. PAUL, MN: A sobbing resident calls 911 as federal agents force their way into her home to chase down a DoorDash driver who was just trying to deliver food.
www.reddit.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
man. the MN subreddit is filled with video after video of stuff like this:
www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/...
www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/...