Eleanor Paynter
@eleanorbpaynter.net
critical refugee studies, Mediterranean migration, testimony, crisis, transnational Italy | asst prof @ UOregon | poet |🎙host
book: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/emergency-in-transit/paper
website: https://eleanorbpaynter.net/
book: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/emergency-in-transit/paper
website: https://eleanorbpaynter.net/
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Eleanor Paynter
@eleanorbpaynter.net
· Nov 11
Emergency in Transit by Eleanor Paynter - Paper
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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Hi there! I work on migration & asylum w/ a focus on rights, race, coloniality, & testimony in the Mediterranean & globally.
#CriticalRefugeeStudies via ethnography, media, narrative
My book Emergency in Transit is out this month
@ucpress.bsky.social www.ucpress.edu/books/emerge... 1/
#CriticalRefugeeStudies via ethnography, media, narrative
My book Emergency in Transit is out this month
@ucpress.bsky.social www.ucpress.edu/books/emerge... 1/
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New: A federal judge in California ruled that Trump's administration cannot impose mandatory detention on thousands of migrants held by U.S. immigration authorities nationally without first giving them an opportunity to seek release on bond. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New: A federal judge in California ruled that Trump's administration cannot impose mandatory detention on thousands of migrants held by U.S. immigration authorities nationally without first giving them an opportunity to seek release on bond. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Please believe me when I say that this meaningless, historically suspect slogan is being used to sell "AI." Here it is in the just-released November 2025 report on AI by Microsoft. www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
November 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Please believe me when I say that this meaningless, historically suspect slogan is being used to sell "AI." Here it is in the just-released November 2025 report on AI by Microsoft. www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
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New blog post on the IEHS blog, Not From Here: Authors on Authors: Kevin Kenny & Maddalena Marinari with Hardeep Dhillon
@kevinkenny.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
@kevinkenny.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
Authors on Authors: Kevin Kenny & Maddalena Marinari
Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari, Rituals of Migration: Irish and Italians on the Move (New York University Press, 2025). In Rituals of Migration, editors Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari—with …
iehs.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
New blog post on the IEHS blog, Not From Here: Authors on Authors: Kevin Kenny & Maddalena Marinari with Hardeep Dhillon
@kevinkenny.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
@kevinkenny.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
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***Write for the IEHS Blog***
Not From Here, the official blog of the IEHS, seeks submissions from scholars writing about the histories of immigration, race, and ethnicity.
For more information:
iehs.org/submit-a-blo...
Not From Here, the official blog of the IEHS, seeks submissions from scholars writing about the histories of immigration, race, and ethnicity.
For more information:
iehs.org/submit-a-blo...
Submit a blog post
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iehs.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
***Write for the IEHS Blog***
Not From Here, the official blog of the IEHS, seeks submissions from scholars writing about the histories of immigration, race, and ethnicity.
For more information:
iehs.org/submit-a-blo...
Not From Here, the official blog of the IEHS, seeks submissions from scholars writing about the histories of immigration, race, and ethnicity.
For more information:
iehs.org/submit-a-blo...
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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This is exactly the same argument — and, in parts, even the same language — that segregationists advanced to argue that white people had a “right” not to live next to people who were different from them.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This is exactly the same argument — and, in parts, even the same language — that segregationists advanced to argue that white people had a “right” not to live next to people who were different from them.
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DHS says our new piece is "dishonest, slanted, and fundamentally inaccurate" but won't say why. Here's the story where we show with evidence that DHS spliced together clips spanning years and multiple locations to create its own reality. Gift link wapo.st/4nuDGwf
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 AM
DHS says our new piece is "dishonest, slanted, and fundamentally inaccurate" but won't say why. Here's the story where we show with evidence that DHS spliced together clips spanning years and multiple locations to create its own reality. Gift link wapo.st/4nuDGwf
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New blog on overlapping border regimes, published today in Border Criminologies
“No Laws to Protect You”: Life Between Cyprus’ Overlapping
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
New blog on overlapping border regimes, published today in Border Criminologies
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The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed this week by the Natural Science Institute of Iceland, which said the mosquitoes likely arrived by freight.
Iceland reports the presence of mosquitoes for the first time, as climate warms
The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed this week by the Natural Science Institute of Iceland, which said the mosquitoes likely arrived by freight.
n.pr
October 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed this week by the Natural Science Institute of Iceland, which said the mosquitoes likely arrived by freight.
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Almeno 40 persone migranti sono morte in un naufragio al largo della Tunisia
Almeno 40 persone migranti sono morte in un naufragio al largo della Tunisia
ilpost.link
October 23, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Almeno 40 persone migranti sono morte in un naufragio al largo della Tunisia
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Holy crap Kara Walker chopped up a Stonewall Jackson statue and revealed a monster
October 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Holy crap Kara Walker chopped up a Stonewall Jackson statue and revealed a monster
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In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.
October 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.
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A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...
October 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...
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NEW: News organizations including the @washingtonpost.com, @nytimes.com, @theatlantic.com, and @cnn.com said their reporters will NOT sign the Pentagon's restrictive press policy. Outlets said that the policy infringes on their First Amendment rights. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Prominent news outlets reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline
The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy, citing First Amendment concerns.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
NEW: News organizations including the @washingtonpost.com, @nytimes.com, @theatlantic.com, and @cnn.com said their reporters will NOT sign the Pentagon's restrictive press policy. Outlets said that the policy infringes on their First Amendment rights. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”
October 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
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@bgirledukate.bsky.social's latest Border Report spotlights Immigration and Customs Enforcement's test of an unorthodox new deportation tactic.
Border Report: A New Tactic that Targets Immigrant Children
The Trump administration has launched a new operation to try to get children to give up their rights and leave the United States.
voiceofsandiego.org
October 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
@bgirledukate.bsky.social's latest Border Report spotlights Immigration and Customs Enforcement's test of an unorthodox new deportation tactic.
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The cuts at the National Endowment for the Humanities go far deeper than any of these agencies - almost 70% of 179 people were terminated, despite no change to the agency's budget.
There were no savings here - only idealogical destruction. #NEH
There were no savings here - only idealogical destruction. #NEH
How much smaller the federal workforce is now vs. a year ago
Ed Dept 42%
OPM 33%
HUD 31%
Treasury 29%
Defense (civilian jobs) 22%
Small Biz Admin 21%
Energy 20%
Interior 15%
HHS 14%
SSA 11%
EPA 10%
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Ed Dept 42%
OPM 33%
HUD 31%
Treasury 29%
Defense (civilian jobs) 22%
Small Biz Admin 21%
Energy 20%
Interior 15%
HHS 14%
SSA 11%
EPA 10%
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Much Smaller Is the Federal Work Force? Shutdown Plans Offer a Clue.
The number of federal employees has been trimmed by thousands since President Trump took office, according to contingency plans drawn up by federal agencies.
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The cuts at the National Endowment for the Humanities go far deeper than any of these agencies - almost 70% of 179 people were terminated, despite no change to the agency's budget.
There were no savings here - only idealogical destruction. #NEH
There were no savings here - only idealogical destruction. #NEH
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One thing to understand about what's happening now is that on Oct 1, the deportation machine's budget increased dramatically: $170 billion in NEW funding, averaging to $42.5 billion per year. That's just below the Israeli military's annual budget. It's the equivalent of 13th biggest army on earth.
The 13th Largest Army in World Is Unleashing Violence in Chicago
As federal agents kill and use extreme force in Chicago, their budget surges.
inthesetimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
One thing to understand about what's happening now is that on Oct 1, the deportation machine's budget increased dramatically: $170 billion in NEW funding, averaging to $42.5 billion per year. That's just below the Israeli military's annual budget. It's the equivalent of 13th biggest army on earth.
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UPDATE: UPDATE: The small Journey jet made a fuel stop in Senegal and is now heading south—en route to carry out third-country removals to Eswatini, potentially with another fuel stop
October 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
UPDATE: UPDATE: The small Journey jet made a fuel stop in Senegal and is now heading south—en route to carry out third-country removals to Eswatini, potentially with another fuel stop
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This is what the state of Illinois sent to greet protesters at Broadview.
October 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This is what the state of Illinois sent to greet protesters at Broadview.
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I’m on the ground at a prayer vigil near the Broadview ICE facility outside Chicago.
October 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I’m on the ground at a prayer vigil near the Broadview ICE facility outside Chicago.