Economics professor, Santa Clara University. Political economy of Burkina Faso, Sudan, and Puerto Rico, university governance, and housing issues in San José, CA. Posts here are strictly personal opinion. Also, libraries and reading: www.favl.org .. more
Economics professor, Santa Clara University. Political economy of Burkina Faso, Sudan, and Puerto Rico, university governance, and housing issues in San José, CA. Posts here are strictly personal opinion. Also, libraries and reading: www.favl.org
La bibliothèque communautaire de la commune de Niankorodougou dans la province de la Léraba continue de contribuer à l’apprentissage des enfants et aux communautés d’acquérir des connaissances. Gérée par Ouattara Karidia,…
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![Upon his first visit to the Naivasha home of the Carnellys in the 1920s, the administrator-turned-settler T. R. L. Nestor was 'astonished to find the whole place open',
“with only a couple of house boys left in charge, although our hosts had been away for some weeks. Silver ornaments and other small valuable objects were strewn about on the tables. Anyone could easily have walked in and taken them. It was an illuminating example of the safety of the times, and the high standard of prestige of the white man in Kenya”
Nestor was not the only white who chalked up safety to 'prestige'.
This was in fact one of the commonest words of the settler vocabulary, and central to their belief system. Settlers' possessions, their bodies, their standing as a ruling race would all be secure so long as they had prestige. Elspeth Huxley recalled of her childhood in 1910s Kenya that
'respect' - prestige - was all that protected Europeans out on the farms:
"This respect preserved them like an invisible coat of mail, or a form of magic'.? Thus in 1919 did the Convention of Associations resolve that ‘the maintenance of this country depends entirely on the prestige and force of character of the white man'
Thus did Lord Cranworth brag that 'We govern this territory by prestige alone, not by force'. To have prestige was to have one's word obeyed without question, to have one's body remain inviolate, to have Africans convinced that the prevailing hierarchy was natural and unchallengeable.
Given the importance of prestige to securing whites' bodies and property, they spent an immense amount of time worrying over it.
As the Kenya correspondent to East Africa put it, 'In the black man's country the European is, generally speaking, obsessed with the desire to maintain his racial prestige'S Or again, Huxley: 'The least rent or puncture [in the chain mail of respect might, if not immediately checked and repaired, split the whole garment asunder and expose its wearer
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Le 11 février 2026 a été marqué par une rencontre d’échanges entre le directeur provincial de l’éducation préscolaire primaire et non formelle du Tuy et une équipe de ABVBF composée du…
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"worn out by the relentless news coverage of her personal correspondence with Mr. Epstein"
or this
"worn out by the relentless violation of basic personal ethics entailed, in acting like Epstein was a friend, in pursuit of more money"
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![23 Cited in the order for support were the following decisions: see, e.g., J.O.P. v. U.S. Dep’t
of Homeland Sec., 2025 WL 1431263, at *10 (4th Cir. May 19, 2025) (Gregory, J.,
concurring) (“As is becoming far too common, we are confronted again with the efforts of
the Executive Branch to set aside the rule of law in pursuit of its goals. It is the duty of
courts to stand as a bulwark against the political tides that seek to override constitutional
protections and fundamental principles of law, even in the name of noble ends like public
safety.”); President & Fellows of Harvard Coll. v. U.S. Dep’t of Homeland Sec., 788 F.
Supp. 3d 182, 205 (D. Mass. 2025) (“[T]he Court will not apply any presumption of
regularity to conduct that is so unusual and therefore irregular on its face.”), appeal
docketed, No. 25-1627 (1st Cir. July 1, 2025); In re Search of One Device and Two
Individuals under Rule 41, 784 F. Supp. 3d 234, 244 n.10 (D.D.C. 2025) (“Blind deference
to the government? That is no longer a thing. Trust that had been earned over generations
has been lost in weeks. Numerous career prosecutors have had to resign instead of taking
actions that they believe violated their oath of office, or worse, were fired for upholding
that oath.”); Washington v. Trump, No. 25-0127 (JCC), ECF No. 53 at 13:13-15 (W.D.
Wash. Jan. 24, 2025) (“I’ve been on the bench for over four decades. I can’t remember
another case where the question presented was as clear as this one is. This is a blatantly
unconstitutional order.”); N.H Indonesian Cmty. Support v. Trump, 765 F. Supp. 3d 102,
109 (D.N.H. 2025) (“[T]he Executive Order contradicts the text of the Fourteenth
Amendment and the century-old untouched precedent that interprets it.”); Wilmer Cutler
Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP v. Exec. Off. of the President, 774 F. Supp. 3d 86, 88 (D.D.C.
2025) (“The retaliatory nature of the Executive Order at issue here is clear from its face . .
. .”); Pacito v. Trump, 2025 WL 1295660, at *7 (W.D. Wa. May…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreigbdpx4n43gbxvzeeuc3h7bvlml343jhu43odbo2tn6cmkz7i6rhi@jpeg)
Abbe Lowell's argument that DOJ is not entitled to presumption of regularity in Don Lemon case consists of:
1) A page on irregularity in this case.
2) A page on irregularity in MN.
3) Other adverse rulings in MN.
4) One page plus TWO PAGE footnote on similar rulings nationally.
Dans le cadre de ses activités de promotion de la lecture et des bibliothèques, une équipe de Amis des Bibliothèques de Villages du Burkina Faso (ABVBF), composée de l’animateur Boué Alidou, du stagiaire Bazongo Vilma Emmanuel et Homboué…
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Using security/defense forces (in a military junta-led country) to collect overdue water bills...those that don't pay will be "réquisitionnés pour des travaux d’intérêt général." Does this mean litter collection or military service?
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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...
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A data-savvy economist or data scientist with interest in agriculture and environment would be a good fit.
Le 04 février 2026, l’animateur de ABVBF Boué Alidou a effectué une sortie à la bibliothèque de Dimikuy. Il a fait escale dans un premier temps à la mairie de Béréba pour remettre le bulletin écho des bibliothèques. Ensuite, dans un…
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Highlights from the ruling: "Horsefeathers!" and "Please!"
"That is a troubling development in a free country!" buff.ly/YY60KWM
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#Minnesota
Bazongo Vilma Emmanuel a effectué ce 4 février 2026 une sortie de travail à la bibliothèque communautaire de Dohoun. Le but principal de cette sortie à ladite bibliothèque était de mener des activités d’animations avec les usagers. Il a reçu en…
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The dreaded swimming cap.
Artist: Harry Wingfield (1970)
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Michigan has the most to lose, something Democrats will be reminding voters in key midterm races here
@gregsargent.bsky.social lays out the stakes newrepublic.com/article/2064...
L’association des Amis des Bibliothèques de Villages du Burkina Faso/ABVBF, dans le cadre de sa stratégie d’inculquer les habitudes de lecture aux élèves des écoles primaires et du premier cycle, prépare la distribution de lots de…
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- chose a conservative Republican (Rafizadeh) as his campaign manager
- has received massive contributions from MAGA types, including Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale
- opposes billionaire tax and (surprise) gets hugs donations from billionaires
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We will continue to fight back against their rising tyranny.
Don’t Give Up the Ship.
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