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Social scientist. ❤️s coffee, F1, 80s🎵, UK crime dramas, podcasts. Academic focus on history, policing, & conflict in U.S. & N. Ireland; also International Humanitarian Law. Posts my own personal & professional ideas; not connected to any employer.
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· Nov 17
Who am I? Professor at teaching uni in NJ, USA (posts my own, not speaking for institution) with focus on voicing #policeofficers’ experiences with #conflict #policing, post-conflict #policereform, & police-community trust dynamics in US & Northern Ireland. I study policing history & current trends.
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Countries that have abortion access, DEI policies or protection for LGBTQ+ people will be considered “human rights violators“ by the Trump regime
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Countries that have abortion access, DEI policies or protection for LGBTQ+ people will be considered “human rights violators“ by the Trump regime
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
We all knew the figure for those killed in the Gaza genocide would be higher than what was being reported. I fear we will continue to see increase.
More than 100,000 Palestinians likely killed in Gaza, leading German institute says
Max Planck Institute finds Gaza war-related death toll is substantially higher than the Palestinian health ministry’s own figures
www.middleeasteye.net
November 26, 2025 at 4:56 AM
We all knew the figure for those killed in the Gaza genocide would be higher than what was being reported. I fear we will continue to see increase.
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Now on my watchlist:
Watch Thoughts & Prayers | HBO Max
Watch Thoughts & Prayers on HBO Max. Plans start at $10.99/month. This documentary captures the impact of the $3 billion active shooter preparedness industry on schools and communities across America.
www.hbomax.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Now on my watchlist:
Watching Ep.4 of The American Revolution.
These 2 joined in the period covered by the episode - father & son (15) joined in Apr.1777. Both caught smallpox. James (Father) died months into service. Richard survived & served 3 years.
If not for Richard’s survival, I’d not have come into being.
These 2 joined in the period covered by the episode - father & son (15) joined in Apr.1777. Both caught smallpox. James (Father) died months into service. Richard survived & served 3 years.
If not for Richard’s survival, I’d not have come into being.
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Watching Ep.4 of The American Revolution.
These 2 joined in the period covered by the episode - father & son (15) joined in Apr.1777. Both caught smallpox. James (Father) died months into service. Richard survived & served 3 years.
If not for Richard’s survival, I’d not have come into being.
These 2 joined in the period covered by the episode - father & son (15) joined in Apr.1777. Both caught smallpox. James (Father) died months into service. Richard survived & served 3 years.
If not for Richard’s survival, I’d not have come into being.
Trigger warning: violence; terrorism; bombing
Going to start my class with this tomorrow. I can’t listen without crying, but using it to show pre-9/11 response to ask what changed.
I remember this release; they used to play it on the radio for a few years following. But that was the Midwest…
Going to start my class with this tomorrow. I can’t listen without crying, but using it to show pre-9/11 response to ask what changed.
I remember this release; they used to play it on the radio for a few years following. But that was the Midwest…
Live - Lightning Crashes (Oklahoma City Mix)
YouTube video by iwalktheline00
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Trigger warning: violence; terrorism; bombing
Going to start my class with this tomorrow. I can’t listen without crying, but using it to show pre-9/11 response to ask what changed.
I remember this release; they used to play it on the radio for a few years following. But that was the Midwest…
Going to start my class with this tomorrow. I can’t listen without crying, but using it to show pre-9/11 response to ask what changed.
I remember this release; they used to play it on the radio for a few years following. But that was the Midwest…
When I go to bed at night and realize I spent another day not using ChatGPT, I find myself wondering what life is even for…
…said no one ever.
…said no one ever.
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
When I go to bed at night and realize I spent another day not using ChatGPT, I find myself wondering what life is even for…
…said no one ever.
…said no one ever.
Who feeds beef to a turkey?
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Who feeds beef to a turkey?
👇👇👇👇
I would decline to voluntarily cooperate. No way. Issue a subpoena and fight it out in court.
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
👇👇👇👇
16 is trying to find a balance between accelerating too quickly and being too slow to get going when he makes turns into traffic.
I told him it’s somewhere between his grandmother’s driving and having the “Warte! Anhalte! Papa das ist rot” German kid yell at you.
I told him it’s somewhere between his grandmother’s driving and having the “Warte! Anhalte! Papa das ist rot” German kid yell at you.
November 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
16 is trying to find a balance between accelerating too quickly and being too slow to get going when he makes turns into traffic.
I told him it’s somewhere between his grandmother’s driving and having the “Warte! Anhalte! Papa das ist rot” German kid yell at you.
I told him it’s somewhere between his grandmother’s driving and having the “Warte! Anhalte! Papa das ist rot” German kid yell at you.
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This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
Literally an investigation without a crime. Actually, not even “without a crime,” but an investigation of a non-crime.
The FBI is apparently investigating Democrats in Congress.
But I spoke to former FBI employees who tell me that the speed and aggressiveness here indicate that special agents have skipped steps to get the job done.
@notus.com story with @ameliacolon.bsky.social:
www.notus.org/congress/dem...
But I spoke to former FBI employees who tell me that the speed and aggressiveness here indicate that special agents have skipped steps to get the job done.
@notus.com story with @ameliacolon.bsky.social:
www.notus.org/congress/dem...
www.notus.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Literally an investigation without a crime. Actually, not even “without a crime,” but an investigation of a non-crime.
…and I hope anyone who participates in any of this circus are hauled in front of an accountability committee / review after this chaos and made to fully account for each and every choice they made to erode protections enshrined in Constitution and rule of law.
The FBI is apparently investigating Democrats in Congress.
But I spoke to former FBI employees who tell me that the speed and aggressiveness here indicate that special agents have skipped steps to get the job done.
@notus.com story with @ameliacolon.bsky.social:
www.notus.org/congress/dem...
But I spoke to former FBI employees who tell me that the speed and aggressiveness here indicate that special agents have skipped steps to get the job done.
@notus.com story with @ameliacolon.bsky.social:
www.notus.org/congress/dem...
www.notus.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
…and I hope anyone who participates in any of this circus are hauled in front of an accountability committee / review after this chaos and made to fully account for each and every choice they made to erode protections enshrined in Constitution and rule of law.
I do not often quote from the Declaration of Independence, but….
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I do not often quote from the Declaration of Independence, but….
Me screaming in *** my research about what we could possibly learn from history about the escalation of police-community violence so that we can avoid the generational harm created in the past***
ALERT: Civil rights groups sue to stop Justice Dept from closing office tasked with preventing unrest in cities
www.cbsnews.com/news/civil-r...
www.cbsnews.com/news/civil-r...
Civil rights groups sue to stop DOJ from closing office tasked with preventing unrest in cities
The Trump administration has for months planned to close the Justice Department Community Relations Service.
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Me screaming in *** my research about what we could possibly learn from history about the escalation of police-community violence so that we can avoid the generational harm created in the past***
While bundling mailers for community surveys, D.Sgt & I chatted about AI. When he spoke about worries using AI in policing (re: discovery), from over the partition came, “Diiiiscooooveryyy…D…D…Discooveeeereee” sung by another detective.
My thought: phew! I’m not the only one that busts out in song!
My thought: phew! I’m not the only one that busts out in song!
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
While bundling mailers for community surveys, D.Sgt & I chatted about AI. When he spoke about worries using AI in policing (re: discovery), from over the partition came, “Diiiiscooooveryyy…D…D…Discooveeeereee” sung by another detective.
My thought: phew! I’m not the only one that busts out in song!
My thought: phew! I’m not the only one that busts out in song!
Almost 5yrs ago, in doing all they could to prevent a violent insurrection, Capitol Police were beaten & injured. Afterward, one died of complications. Others took their own lives. The trauma persists.
USCP officers are now being asked to willingly turn their backs on the Constitution.
Shameful.
USCP officers are now being asked to willingly turn their backs on the Constitution.
Shameful.
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Almost 5yrs ago, in doing all they could to prevent a violent insurrection, Capitol Police were beaten & injured. Afterward, one died of complications. Others took their own lives. The trauma persists.
USCP officers are now being asked to willingly turn their backs on the Constitution.
Shameful.
USCP officers are now being asked to willingly turn their backs on the Constitution.
Shameful.
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EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Such a jam!
All Over the World (New Version) by Pet Shop Boys on Apple Music
Song · 2009 · Duration 3:50
music.apple.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Such a jam!
This is money that comes with a legacy that these agencies will never be able to shake. They must dig hard and deep and decide what their future - and their relationship with communities - will look like. It’s truly down to deciding what policing means.
Operation Stonegarden, which allows DHS to pay local police to patrol with the Border Patrol, got $450 billion in additional funding in the big beautiful bill
Kristi Noem says 223 people were arrested in a multi-state roadway operation with Indiana police. Advocates say these sweeps often target workers and long-time residents.
Read: indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/30/n...
Read: indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/30/n...
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is money that comes with a legacy that these agencies will never be able to shake. They must dig hard and deep and decide what their future - and their relationship with communities - will look like. It’s truly down to deciding what policing means.
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OPPORTUNITY: Junior Research Fellowship in the Northern Ireland Peace Process
New vacancy (Junior Research Fellowship) working on the Northern Ireland Peace Process at the Quill Project in Oxford!
Based at Pembroke College with funding from the Carnegie Foundation of New York.
See details here: www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/juni...
Based at Pembroke College with funding from the Carnegie Foundation of New York.
See details here: www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/juni...
Junior Research Fellowship in the Northern Ireland Peace Process (Quill Project)
Pembroke College wishes to appoint a Junior Research Fellow in the History of the Northern Ireland Peace Process. The appointment will be from early 2026 until 31 July 2027. The post is full-time and ...
www.pmb.ox.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
OPPORTUNITY: Junior Research Fellowship in the Northern Ireland Peace Process
Hegseth really does have a deep, deep fear of a comfortable ease of masculinity that does not depend on the crushing of others in a toxic, pseudo-masculine way.
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Hegseth really does have a deep, deep fear of a comfortable ease of masculinity that does not depend on the crushing of others in a toxic, pseudo-masculine way.
I have not an ounce of Italian in me, but living in SNJ has created a frustration in my Irish-American self when I cannot find a place near me to easily pick up good Italian cookies for a meeting. It’s like I might as well NOT EVEN SHOW UP if I am going to bring any other substandard c**p! 🇮🇹🇮🇪
a man in a tuxedo and white gloves is looking at something .
ALT: a man in a tuxedo and white gloves is looking at something .
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I have not an ounce of Italian in me, but living in SNJ has created a frustration in my Irish-American self when I cannot find a place near me to easily pick up good Italian cookies for a meeting. It’s like I might as well NOT EVEN SHOW UP if I am going to bring any other substandard c**p! 🇮🇹🇮🇪