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Elizabeth Pearson @lizzypearson.bsky.social · 5h

Tomorrow 9 October @vox-pol.bsky.social launches this excellent new report by @antoniavaughan.bsky.social Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia.

I'm chairing, @audreygagnon.bsky.social is discussing. Do come along!

Sign up below. Webinar - 9 October - 6pm BST 🕸️

voxpol.eu/events/new-v...

New VOX-Pol Report Online Launch - VOX - Pol

09/10/2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm - VOX-Pol is publishing a new report titled Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia: Current Practices and Constraints by Dr Antonia Vaughan on Thursday 9 October 2...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

#WarRavagedPortland

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John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 1d

"bucking tradition"

NPR @npr.org · 1d

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

Trump's power to deploy National Guard, explained

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

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John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 1d

The meme-ification of political violence

Very thoughtful discussion here

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...

The meme-ification of political violence

It's less ideology than the internet — what the media and Trump don't understand about the current wave of shootings.

www.msnbc.com

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John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 3d

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

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John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 3d

Well said.

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John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 4d

escaping reality for a while

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John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 4d

Yes. It almost reads as satire.

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John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 5d

American Association of University Professors: Universities Must Reject Trump Admin "Loyalty Oath" Compacts

www.aaup.org/news/univers...

#highered #academicsky

Universities Must Reject Trump Admin "Loyalty Oath" Compacts

The AAUP and AFT warn that the Trump administration’s offer to give preferential treatment to colleges and universities in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda is entirely corrupt.

www.aaup.org

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 5d

One reason I characterize the Trump administration's legal justification for strikes in the Caribbean as backfilling is that if the administration thought it had a plausible self-defense argument under international law, it would have submitted an Article 51 letter to the UNSC.

It did not do so.

Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 5d

Spoke with @charliesavage.bsky.social about how the administration is trying to backfill a legal rationale for US strikes in the Caribbean.

Seems by "determining" there is an armed conflict—without any basis in fact or law—POTUS is giving himself a license to kill.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told

www.nytimes.com

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

www.wired.com

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 5d

According to eyewitnesses, armed ICE agents dragged kids out of their beds in the middle of the night, zip tied them and put them in rented vans while raiding an * entire apartment building* on the South Side of Chicago.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...

‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5d

"Armed federal agents in military fatigues busted down their doors overnight, pulling men, women and children from their apartments, some of them naked, residents and witnesses said."

www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building.

Armed federal agents in military fatigues busted down their doors overnight, pulling men, women and children from their apartments, some of them naked, residents and witnesses said. Agents approached or entered nearly every apartment in the five-story building, and U.S. citizens were among those detained for hours.

When he got home from work, Jones said he entered his unit to find all of his electronics and furniture missing, and all of his clothes and shoes thrown on the floor. Jones said he had no idea who took his belongings and hadn’t received answers from Chicago police.

“I’m pissed off,” Jones said. “I feel defeated because the authorities aren’t doing anything.”

On Wednesday, toys, shoes and food were still in piles in the building’s hallways. Property managers were seen throwing mattresses and broken doors into dumpsters.

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John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 5d

“In exchange for agreeing to a list of demands, like limiting international students and protecting conservative voices, universities would get a leg up on grants, potentially beating out the competition for billions in federal funds.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Trump Offered Universities an Invitation for a Deal. Some See a Trap.

www.nytimes.com

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John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 5d

If you thought that poorly conceived left-wing terrorism piece was bad… 👇

NPR @npr.org · 5d

As President Trump ramps up efforts to send federal officers and troops into cities, criminologists are watching closely. Are the feds doing this in a smart way?

National Guard presence may deter crime, but experts warn of the long-term costs

As President Trump ramps up efforts to send federal officers and troops into cities, criminologists are watching closely. Are the feds doing this in a smart way?

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John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 6d

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Ashton Kingdon @ashkingdon.bsky.social · 6d

I am Excited to be Editing a Special Journal Issue Titled Terrorism, Radicalisation and Social Order: Perspectives on Emerging Threats and Responses. If You Have Something to Say about the Future of Terrorism/Extremism Research Check Out The CFP 👇https://www.nature.com/collections/ejdcaehbha

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John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 6d

Gun Violence, Major Crime Rates Reach Record Low In New York City

abcnews.go.com/US/trump-cal...

As Trump calls for military crackdown on crime, New York City sees record-low numbers

There were fewer shootings in New York City during the first nine months of the year than in the same time period of any prior year.

abcnews.go.com

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John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 10d

So distinguished...

John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 10d

The reality distortion field is growing...

Trump says he will send troops to Portland to deal with 'domestic terrorists'

www.npr.org/2025/09/27/n...