Tim Longman 🏳️🌈
@timlongman.bsky.social
Poli Sci and IR prof at BU. Posts on Africa, human rights, US politics, LGBTQ+, religion & politics. Progressive, Christian, proud gay dad.
2 books on Rwanda. Currently writing book on church and state across Africa and another on LGBTQ backlash in Africa
2 books on Rwanda. Currently writing book on church and state across Africa and another on LGBTQ backlash in Africa
This was such a great thread. I really enjoyed reading all the responses. Thanks!
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
This was such a great thread. I really enjoyed reading all the responses. Thanks!
That’s “Don’t tread on me.” They’re okay if the thugs tread on you.
January 19, 2026 at 1:27 PM
That’s “Don’t tread on me.” They’re okay if the thugs tread on you.
That WAS a fantastic place. It had such a great low-key vibe and great food.
January 19, 2026 at 2:23 AM
That WAS a fantastic place. It had such a great low-key vibe and great food.
My sister-in-law who works in law enforcement says they’ve been losing people to ICE because of the bonuses and massive salaries. A lot of ICE folks ARE police.
January 18, 2026 at 1:28 AM
My sister-in-law who works in law enforcement says they’ve been losing people to ICE because of the bonuses and massive salaries. A lot of ICE folks ARE police.
I mean, the Geneva Conventions date back to 1864! Trump and Putin and their ilk are trying to pull civilization back almost 200 years!
IR scholarship shows how difficult it is to established norms, but we now see how easy it is to disrupt them.
IR scholarship shows how difficult it is to established norms, but we now see how easy it is to disrupt them.
January 17, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I mean, the Geneva Conventions date back to 1864! Trump and Putin and their ilk are trying to pull civilization back almost 200 years!
IR scholarship shows how difficult it is to established norms, but we now see how easy it is to disrupt them.
IR scholarship shows how difficult it is to established norms, but we now see how easy it is to disrupt them.