Not gonna be a general in the US military.

Hungover Hegseth Struggling To Remember How He Ended Up In Room Full Of Generals

Author copies for

Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics

by me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social arrived today!

If you re-post this by Sept 30 we'll put you in a drawing & send the winner a free signed copy anywhere they happen to be on the planet.

NketiAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!

New from #SCIMaP - analysis of the White House’s Proposed FY 2026 National Science Foundation Budget.

Take-home: Slashing NSF by >50% will lead to ~$11 billion in economic loss and extensive job loss and reduced training opportunities in communities nationwide.

Report: osf.io/e8rnc

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Why are the American president's claims about autism the first item on British news bulletins?

He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions.

So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?

What happens to armed organizations when states tolerate their activities? And what do rank-and-file militants, recruits, and supporters actually want out of armed movements? Very excited to announce that my new book is out with @oxfordacademic.bsky.social !!
(Thread below.)

this exists it is called thinking

great cover too!

Atomic Backfires: When Nuclear Policies Fail is now available for pre-order from @mitpress.bsky.social! The thread below describes the premise of the volume and its contributors. mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/book/9780262...

Second deadly US strike on a boat in the Caribbean. As with the first
-nonthreatening target in an area the US military operates freely
-no legal authority, nor attempt to cite statute
-no evidence presented
-no individuals identified
-no articulated strategic goal, nor explanation how to achieve it

Out now, folks!

Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party

From ‘The Onion’ Editorial Board:

Proud to do my part

This is a lovely story. I once almost missed a wedding because I'd got the time wrong - which was particularly unfortunate as I was the organist.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Don't forget to add this white text to all your publications.

Just re-read this piece by Nils Gilman and I recommend it highly: theallamerican.substack.com/p/the-resear...

Fascinating. I wonder who is to blame for this.

I’ve done this for 2 weeks now and it *absolutely rules*. Best class discussions I’ve ever had. Best engagement with readings. They write in this worksheet for 15 minutes, then talk about their responses in groups of 3-4, then groups share with the whole class, and *then* we talk about the readings

I’ve studied US drone strikes, I wrote a book called “Drones and Terrorism,” and this Caribbean strike is different.

Lethal fire at a non-threatening target in a non-hostile environment on purpose when other means, such as capture, were easily doable, and without even attempting a legal rationale.

"You do not need to read books. Just feed the PDFs to ChatGPT and let it spit out a summary that you can read in class if needed, or a brief analysis or response to a post to an online discussion where your bot will talk to your classmates’ bots."

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/how...