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Victor Asal
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UAlbany professor Studies insurgency/ terrorism & Ethnic & LGBTQ Discrimination & Pedagogy.

Political science 53%
Sociology 35%
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shared this in a chat on X & I realized given the world Today I should share with everyone -
There are bad people and good people in every group. I teach my students - you can hate an individual, you can hate an organization or a movement but never hate an entire people

Kennedy Center changed board rules months before Trump renaming vote - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...
Kennedy Center changed board rules months before vote to add Trump’s name
The cultural center said only trustees appointed by the president could vote, barring other members, including Democrats who hold seats, from decisions.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊

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Agreed

You as well Linda!
Here's a really easy New Year's Resolution:
If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow.

If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious.

By making these choices, you will literally save lives.

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Back up or Backfire? The Impact of Human Rights Sanctions on Target Citizens’ Attitudes Toward Human Rights and Mobilizations
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Back up or Backfire? The Impact of Human Rights Sanctions on Target Citizens’ Attitudes Toward Human Rights and Mobilizations
Abstract. How do citizens in target countries respond to international human rights sanctions when governments contest their legitimacy? While human rights
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The Cover-Up: Inside the Plot to Conceal Assad’s Crimes - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/w...
The Cover-Up: Inside the Plot to Conceal Assad’s Crimes
www.nytimes.com

Year 1 of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown: ICE Raids, Deportations and Protests - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Year 1 of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown: ICE Raids, Deportations and Protests
The crackdown and detentions swept from one coast to the other: day laborers in Los Angeles, a flower seller in Chicago, immigrants in New York courtrooms.
www.nytimes.com

How Russia and Ukraine Are Fighting to Shape Trump’s View of the War - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/w...
How Russia and Ukraine Are Fighting to Shape Trump’s View of the War
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