Jim Millward
@jimmillward.bsky.social
Historian of Sinitic lands and Central Asia at Georgetown University, and mandolinist for By & By. Work on Qing Empire, the Uyghur Region, Silk Road, stringed instruments in world history.
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Today, U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb ordered a halt to the president’s unlawful deployment of National Guard troops to D.C.
This ruling provides an important check on presidential power and makes it clear that when we defend D.C., we defend democracy.
https://cnn.it/483j8VW
This ruling provides an important check on presidential power and makes it clear that when we defend D.C., we defend democracy.
https://cnn.it/483j8VW
Judge halts Trump’s deployment of national guard in Washington, DC | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump and the Defense Department illegally deployed the National Guard in Washington, DC, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
www.cnn.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Today, U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb ordered a halt to the president’s unlawful deployment of National Guard troops to D.C.
This ruling provides an important check on presidential power and makes it clear that when we defend D.C., we defend democracy.
https://cnn.it/483j8VW
This ruling provides an important check on presidential power and makes it clear that when we defend D.C., we defend democracy.
https://cnn.it/483j8VW
Remembering Sommers’ sanctimony over appointing a professor of Jewish history to Harvard task force on antisemitism. Sommers never stopped calling pro-Palestine protestors antisemites, and opened the door to Trump attacks on academe based on antisemitism pretext.
www.cnn.com/2024/01/22/b...
www.cnn.com/2024/01/22/b...
Larry Summers blasts Harvard over antisemitism: ‘I have lost confidence’ | CNN Business
Famed economist Larry Summers slammed Harvard’s top leaders on Sunday over concerns about how the Ivy League school is fighting antisemitism.
www.cnn.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Remembering Sommers’ sanctimony over appointing a professor of Jewish history to Harvard task force on antisemitism. Sommers never stopped calling pro-Palestine protestors antisemites, and opened the door to Trump attacks on academe based on antisemitism pretext.
www.cnn.com/2024/01/22/b...
www.cnn.com/2024/01/22/b...
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No better way to signal intent to give illegal orders than to blow up at the lawful suggestion to not follow illegal orders.
Do not follow illegal orders.
GI Rights Hotline (Independent & Confidential): 877-447-4487.
Do not follow illegal orders.
GI Rights Hotline (Independent & Confidential): 877-447-4487.
November 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
No better way to signal intent to give illegal orders than to blow up at the lawful suggestion to not follow illegal orders.
Do not follow illegal orders.
GI Rights Hotline (Independent & Confidential): 877-447-4487.
Do not follow illegal orders.
GI Rights Hotline (Independent & Confidential): 877-447-4487.
But those college students in tents!
First Democratic member of the Senate to attack Greenblatt in public?
November 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
But those college students in tents!
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China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research www.bbc.com/news/article...
Shame on SHU for caving to Chinese intimidation.
Even if they backed off when they were duly warned by the UK govt.
But how many such horror cases of selfcensorship by universities go undetected, out of fear?
Shame on SHU for caving to Chinese intimidation.
Even if they backed off when they were duly warned by the UK govt.
But how many such horror cases of selfcensorship by universities go undetected, out of fear?
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
www.bbc.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research www.bbc.com/news/article...
Shame on SHU for caving to Chinese intimidation.
Even if they backed off when they were duly warned by the UK govt.
But how many such horror cases of selfcensorship by universities go undetected, out of fear?
Shame on SHU for caving to Chinese intimidation.
Even if they backed off when they were duly warned by the UK govt.
But how many such horror cases of selfcensorship by universities go undetected, out of fear?
Perhaps the last statemebt from RFA, wiped out by ill-advised Trump cuts. US blinding itself to what is happening in Asia www.rfa.org/english/abou...
RFA suspends remaining editorial operations amid funding uncertainty
With the delay in receiving funding, RFA suspends remaining editorial operations amid funding uncertainty.
www.rfa.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Perhaps the last statemebt from RFA, wiped out by ill-advised Trump cuts. US blinding itself to what is happening in Asia www.rfa.org/english/abou...
Three cops on an inflatable penis
Well, you can finally cross “I’ve seen a handcuffed, inflatable penis” off your bucket list
October 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Three cops on an inflatable penis
Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead
October 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead
‘She didn’t realise how dangerous it was’: London-bound student held in China over Tibet support
September 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
‘She didn’t realise how dangerous it was’: London-bound student held in China over Tibet support
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Kudos to my colleagues @jimmillward.bsky.social and Chandra Manning for organizing and leading this effort. 🗃️
Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.
Wary of changes under Trump, 'citizen historians' are documenting the Smithsonian
Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.
n.pr
September 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Kudos to my colleagues @jimmillward.bsky.social and Chandra Manning for organizing and leading this effort. 🗃️
So disappointed with the Post these days.
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
So disappointed with the Post these days.
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It is pretty noticeable that even as mainstream opinion on Israel and Gaza finally shifts, you don’t hear the Responsible Adults apologizing for punishing all the college kids protesting the atrocities. Quite the opposite in fact!
July 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It is pretty noticeable that even as mainstream opinion on Israel and Gaza finally shifts, you don’t hear the Responsible Adults apologizing for punishing all the college kids protesting the atrocities. Quite the opposite in fact!
Very stupid idea to create bs new program when threatened. Everyone knows, you only create bs new programs when someone writes you a big enough check.
As a conservative, my position is: Harvard should make NO changes under federal government threat. It should be willing to consider any and all changes only after that threat is lifted.
Exclusive: Harvard leaders have discussed creating a center for conservative scholarship as the school fights the Trump administration’s accusations that it is too liberal.
July 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Very stupid idea to create bs new program when threatened. Everyone knows, you only create bs new programs when someone writes you a big enough check.
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the story of this administration is going to be a question of which wins out: the enthusiastic capitulation of elite American society to fascism or supercharged thermostatic backlash
Gallup has new polling on immigration. Topline findings:
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)
news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)
news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
July 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
the story of this administration is going to be a question of which wins out: the enthusiastic capitulation of elite American society to fascism or supercharged thermostatic backlash
June 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Interesting (and discouraging) example of how PRC desperation to whitewash their policies in Xinjiang hurts its international relations and makes it harder for those trying to maintain engagement with China. A 🧵regarding Princeton Press' trip to Xinjiang:
June 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Interesting (and discouraging) example of how PRC desperation to whitewash their policies in Xinjiang hurts its international relations and makes it harder for those trying to maintain engagement with China. A 🧵regarding Princeton Press' trip to Xinjiang:
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Trump's order to halt international student visas undermines one of the top US exports--in the top ten, generating billions of revenue annually, not just for universities. I'm not hearing much noise from politicians about this attack on the economy, though.
May 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Trump's order to halt international student visas undermines one of the top US exports--in the top ten, generating billions of revenue annually, not just for universities. I'm not hearing much noise from politicians about this attack on the economy, though.
Piece neglects to mention that Tamara Lanier wrote a book, which is why HU finaly settled www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/h...
Harvard Relents After Protracted Fight Over Slave Photos
www.nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Piece neglects to mention that Tamara Lanier wrote a book, which is why HU finaly settled www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/h...
The reporting about Trump's stopping of interviews for new student visas misses a main point: Pretty much the whole world besides US and Israel opposes Israel's actions in Gaza. Trump makes social media silence about on-going genocide a visa condition.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration orders US embassies to stop student visa interviews
Directive could severely delay visa processing and hurt universities that rely on foreign students for revenue
www.theguardian.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The reporting about Trump's stopping of interviews for new student visas misses a main point: Pretty much the whole world besides US and Israel opposes Israel's actions in Gaza. Trump makes social media silence about on-going genocide a visa condition.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Military intervention must be used to stop the genocide in Gaza
May 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Military intervention must be used to stop the genocide in Gaza