Emmanuel Balogun
@eabalogun.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof of Political Science at Skidmore College and Visiting Fellow-Hoover Institution | Author: Region-Building in West Africa | Only willing to argue about the Celtics and Golden Era Hip-Hop. | Emmanuelbalogun.org
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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Some of us didn't hop online in the 90s or the 2000s to get rich and famous, man.
Some of us hopped online in the 90s and 2000s 'cause it was FUN to chat with people all over the world... for free!
Baby, we grew up when it cost a zillion dollars to call long distance! We had pen pals at school!
Some of us hopped online in the 90s and 2000s 'cause it was FUN to chat with people all over the world... for free!
Baby, we grew up when it cost a zillion dollars to call long distance! We had pen pals at school!
February 14, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Some of us didn't hop online in the 90s or the 2000s to get rich and famous, man.
Some of us hopped online in the 90s and 2000s 'cause it was FUN to chat with people all over the world... for free!
Baby, we grew up when it cost a zillion dollars to call long distance! We had pen pals at school!
Some of us hopped online in the 90s and 2000s 'cause it was FUN to chat with people all over the world... for free!
Baby, we grew up when it cost a zillion dollars to call long distance! We had pen pals at school!
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They’ve been on this for a minute. More teaching + post tenure review (and contracts) plus ai supercharged productivity surveillance tools also makes professors more vulnerable to student evals, which gives admin more power to fire you. That’s the plan.
"Imposing minimum teaching requirements...has been touted as a way to cut costs and 'better focus university resources in the classroom,' .... The notion is also gaining steam in conservative circles as a means of ensuring faculty productivity and curbing 'intellectually unserious' research."
The Campaign to Make Professors Teach More
Lawmakers say faculty members don’t work enough. Is this about productivity or punishment?
www.chronicle.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:17 AM
They’ve been on this for a minute. More teaching + post tenure review (and contracts) plus ai supercharged productivity surveillance tools also makes professors more vulnerable to student evals, which gives admin more power to fire you. That’s the plan.
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@marisakabas.bsky.social is right. This is unlike protesting & more like civilian self-protection (CSP), where civilians protect each other when state & other actors can't or won't protect them. Peace Medie & I wrote about this in the context of armed conflict. Deeply troubling to see it in the US
January 18, 2026 at 4:54 PM
@marisakabas.bsky.social is right. This is unlike protesting & more like civilian self-protection (CSP), where civilians protect each other when state & other actors can't or won't protect them. Peace Medie & I wrote about this in the context of armed conflict. Deeply troubling to see it in the US
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"We seem to be entering an age of state control armed only with the delusional hope that if universities hide and say nothing about all of the obvious ways in which the nation is slouching toward the demise of democracy, they will avoid political retribution."
Opinion | Where’s the Outrage? Universities Need to Speak Up.
The lack of response to the killing of Renee Nicole Good is shameful.
www.chronicle.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:04 PM
"We seem to be entering an age of state control armed only with the delusional hope that if universities hide and say nothing about all of the obvious ways in which the nation is slouching toward the demise of democracy, they will avoid political retribution."
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Claudette Colvin was a political young woman. She'd studied segregation in school & been politicized by the arrest of classmate, 16-year-old Jeremiah Reeves, who was convicted & ultimately executed for a consensual relationship with a young white woman. Colvin joined Rosa Parks' NAACP Youth Council.
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Claudette Colvin was a political young woman. She'd studied segregation in school & been politicized by the arrest of classmate, 16-year-old Jeremiah Reeves, who was convicted & ultimately executed for a consensual relationship with a young white woman. Colvin joined Rosa Parks' NAACP Youth Council.
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Friends, Claudette Colvin—the 15-year-old who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in March 1955 & joined the federal case against bus segregation that went to the Supreme Court — died today at age 86. But there are lots of myths and mis-impressions about her. A short corrective thread:
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Friends, Claudette Colvin—the 15-year-old who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in March 1955 & joined the federal case against bus segregation that went to the Supreme Court — died today at age 86. But there are lots of myths and mis-impressions about her. A short corrective thread:
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If only the United States of America had Strong Western Institutions.
U.S. prosecutors are investigating Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over his testimony last summer about the central bank’s building renovation project.
www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
U.S. prosecutors are investigating Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over his testimony last summer about the central bank’s building renovation project.
www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
U.S. Prosecutors Are Investigating Fed Chair Jerome Powell
The criminal probe looks at Powell’s testimony on building renovations. Powell said it was part of Trump’s campaign to pressure the Fed to lower interest rates.
www.wsj.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:53 AM
If only the United States of America had Strong Western Institutions.
U.S. prosecutors are investigating Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over his testimony last summer about the central bank’s building renovation project.
www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
U.S. prosecutors are investigating Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over his testimony last summer about the central bank’s building renovation project.
www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
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One part of racial segregation missing from modern social science research is dehumanization. For example, Black people were not allowed into car dealerships, lest they touch the new cars. My uncle (colorfully) describes that here: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap
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January 9, 2026 at 12:50 PM
One part of racial segregation missing from modern social science research is dehumanization. For example, Black people were not allowed into car dealerships, lest they touch the new cars. My uncle (colorfully) describes that here: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap
#EconSky
#EconSky
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DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.
December 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.
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The New School owns about a billion dollars worth of art, most of which is not on display. They could sell the two Warhols they own and raise $100 million tomorrow. But they’d rather close academic departments.
New School “administrators have started to implement a plan to close, overhaul or merge about 30 academic programs or majors; pause nearly all admissions to doctoral programs; and offer buyouts or early retirement to what professors say is about 40 percent of the full-time faculty.”
Falling Enrollment, Money Woes: The New School Seeks a Path to Survival
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The New School owns about a billion dollars worth of art, most of which is not on display. They could sell the two Warhols they own and raise $100 million tomorrow. But they’d rather close academic departments.
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At minute 33 you can watch To Save Us From Hell podcast co-host (and IR professor extraordinaire) @anjalikdayal.bsky.social address the Security Council -->
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Maintenance of international peace and security: Leadership for Peace - Security Council, 100067th meeting
Maintenance of international peace and security: Leadership for Peace
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December 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
At minute 33 you can watch To Save Us From Hell podcast co-host (and IR professor extraordinaire) @anjalikdayal.bsky.social address the Security Council -->
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10...
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10...
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Pleased to see DEATH OF THE AUTHOR on this Best of the Year list. 😊🇳🇬
The Best Nigerian Books of 2025
All the best Nigerian books that were published in 2025.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Pleased to see DEATH OF THE AUTHOR on this Best of the Year list. 😊🇳🇬
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So I know there’s a Lisa Lisa documentary but I think I’d only be able to watch it if there’s a story —told by Full Force, specifically— about this damn song. There’s a whole dialogue/sermon at the end and FF’s vocals are wild: m.youtube.com/watch?v=JBfm...
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Full Force - Someone To Love Me For Me
YouTube video by LisaLisaCultJamVEVO
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December 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
So I know there’s a Lisa Lisa documentary but I think I’d only be able to watch it if there’s a story —told by Full Force, specifically— about this damn song. There’s a whole dialogue/sermon at the end and FF’s vocals are wild: m.youtube.com/watch?v=JBfm...
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Don’t look away. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
December 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Don’t look away. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
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The holiday gift giving season is here. An idea: A Conversation with Mvemba Dizolele about my book, The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Inside “The Second Emancipation” with Howard French
Podcast Episode · The Africa Program · 12/03/2025 · 53m
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December 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The holiday gift giving season is here. An idea: A Conversation with Mvemba Dizolele about my book, The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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For what it's worth (and to me, it's worth a lot), in New York, recommendations to vaccinate infants within 24 hours of birth remain unchanged.
December 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
For what it's worth (and to me, it's worth a lot), in New York, recommendations to vaccinate infants within 24 hours of birth remain unchanged.
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Hugo
Spanish for Chaos
Spanish for Chaos
December 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Hugo
Spanish for Chaos
Spanish for Chaos
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It’s easy to see Trump’s health policies as a problem mostly for Americans, but there are some big direct and indirect effects Europe is going to need to face 1/4
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July 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
It’s easy to see Trump’s health policies as a problem mostly for Americans, but there are some big direct and indirect effects Europe is going to need to face 1/4
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FYI, if you're someone that likes to tuck into some Christmas TV movie rom-coms this time of year, I've directed two with Asian-American casts: A SUGAR & SPICE HOLIDAY (2020) can be streamed right on Lifetime's website (US only). A BIG FAT FAMILY CHRISTMAS (2022) is on Hallmark+ or Crave in Canada.
Four Christmas movies to know me by.
I have to go with the ones I directed, in between my main specialty genres of horror and crime and supernatural strangeness. (And there are only two.)
I have to go with the ones I directed, in between my main specialty genres of horror and crime and supernatural strangeness. (And there are only two.)
November 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
FYI, if you're someone that likes to tuck into some Christmas TV movie rom-coms this time of year, I've directed two with Asian-American casts: A SUGAR & SPICE HOLIDAY (2020) can be streamed right on Lifetime's website (US only). A BIG FAT FAMILY CHRISTMAS (2022) is on Hallmark+ or Crave in Canada.
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I’m thrilled that the Kennan Institute is back as an independent institution and delighted to have joined as a non-resident fellow www.kennaninstitute.org
Kennan Institute | Advancing Scholarship and Statecraft
Explore expert analysis on Russia, Ukraine, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia. Stay informed with the latest research, events, and policy insights from The Kennan Institute.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I’m thrilled that the Kennan Institute is back as an independent institution and delighted to have joined as a non-resident fellow www.kennaninstitute.org
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Jesus I see what you've done for others
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
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electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Jesus I see what you've done for others
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For those asking how to support, here’s how: www.greenbootsgardens.com/get-involved
The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void
The federal shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Urban farmers like Travis Peters are stepping up to ensure their communities can eat.
www.whatimreading.net
October 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
For those asking how to support, here’s how: www.greenbootsgardens.com/get-involved