In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “One of the great but incomplete moral revolutions of our lifetime has been the expansion of our compassion to encompass farm animals in a limited way, even as corporate agriculture pushes in the other direction,” our columnist Nicholas Kristof writes.

Opinion | What the Meat Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know

I once raised pigs. And factory farms raise them today in conditions that are as unconscionable as they are invisible.

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Conventional wisdom says that US foreign military training builds influence abroad, but is it true at the individual level? U.S. trained officers **are** more likely to grant a U.S. request, but expect reciprocity. New paper at #JCR with @ilkerkalin.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New paper w/ @carlammm.bsky.social in JCR! 🎉 Q: Does U.S. military training actually create influence with foreign officers? (Short answer: Yes!) Using interviews & a survey experiment with Turkish officers, this paper provides an answer: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

From Training to Influence: The Role of U.S. Military Training in Turkish Officers’ Decisions - Ilker Kalin, Carla Martínez Machain, 2026

How does U.S. military education build influence among foreign officers? This study proposes two theoretical pathways from training to influence. The extrinsic ...

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Russia, Venezuela, Iran, China, the Sahel region, the United States ... Want to know why state agents carry out brutal repression — or participate in illegal coups? Our new book "Making a Career in Dictatorship" provides answers — it just got published by @academic.oup.com: tinyurl.com/ystwm3tf

A great reflection on women and their work. I also love my job and the freedom it gives me, and would 100% choose to make the same sacrifices for it that I have, if I had to do it all over again. ❤️ www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/o...

Opinion | A Movie About Women Who Love Their Work? Groundbreaking.

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Great news for women's health. The mifepristone ban was terrible www.wgrz.com/article/news...

Supreme Court temporarily restores access for abortion pill mifepristone via telehealth, mail and pharmacies

The Supreme Court has temporarily restored wide access to mifepristone, a key abortion pill, amid ongoing legal battles. Here's what that could mean. (AP Photo)

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@carlammm.bsky.social @ma-allen.com and I wrote a new piece for The Conversation on Iran, NATO, and how the current conflict might affect the future of the alliance and US influence. theconversation.com/natos-intern...

NATO’s internal cohesion is being threatened (again) – but in pushing for support on Iran, Trump may risk eroding US influence on the alliance

NATO members have been divided before. But the war in Iran could prove particularly troublesome for an alliance founded at the beginning of the Cold War.

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One more thing that AI is taking from us: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/b...

Where Have All the Book Reviews Gone?

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🚨I have a new article! Here I explain how looted art objects have over time become objects of stigma for some grand European imperial museums, while for others (*cough* the British Museum) they keep on keeping on. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Restitution of looted art in international politics: Benin Bronzes as objects of stigma

Restitution of colonial-looted art has recently regained steam. Accelerated by the Savoy-Sarr report (2018), commissioned by French president Emmanuel Macron, several countries have begun negotiati...

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Great thread by @michaelallen.bsky.social discussing the U.S. military's role in public diplomacy (and how it can lead to both positive and negative effects)

Michael Allen@ma-allen.com · 5mo ago

One thing that people miss about U.S. deployments overseas: U.S. service members can both build and undermine U.S. soft power. Why? Peacetime deployments create millions of contact points between servicemembers and civilians.

As such, every overseas deployment is also a massive public diplomacy experiment. #InternationalRelations #PoliticalScience #MilitaryBases

The Death Penalty Is Even More Horrifying Than You Think www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/o...

Opinion | The Death Penalty Is Even More Horrifying Than You Think

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🚨 Under 2 weeks to go until #ISA2026! 🚨 Early career researcher? Thinking about publishing with #JOGSS? Join our Meet the Editor session on Wednesday 25 March, 4:00–5:45 PM. Join @jamespattison.bsky.social and editors from other #ISA journals on how to navigate the publishing process

The new Bezos WaPo: Firing reporters who cover the actual news, but publishing editorials in favor of limiting the choices of people on food stamps: wapo.st/475zi1b

Opinion | The No. 1 item food stamps buy is a travesty. Now states can say no.

States are empowered to block taxpayer funds from being used on junk food.

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"And rather than rallying resistance, academic administrators are aiding and abetting a hostile takeover of higher education." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...

Opinion | A.I. Companies Are Eating Higher Education

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Hard agree with this. Re-criminalization is not the answer, but regulation and norms are. If sitting in a children's playground chugging a bottle of whiskey is not okay, then doing the same while smoking a joint shouldn't be either. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...

Opinion | It’s Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem

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Yes, because América is the whole continent, not just the United States 🌎

his name is Jonathan Ross and he shouldn't get a good night's sleep for the rest of his life www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...

Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis

Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.

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Impeach Kristi Noem.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 7mo ago

As you evaluate this from Kristi Noem, remember that when a federal agent shot a woman in Chicago last year, DHS's initial version of events was full of lies that fell apart under subsequent scrutiny: newrepublic.com/article/2019...

"Secret police" is often misunderstood to mean a force that operates covertly, with all their operations secret. But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.

It's not "Democracy Dies in Darkness", it's "Bezos Kills it in Broad Daylight" (and we all calmly keep shopping on Amazon while he does)

Abysmal statement from Canada on the illegal US action in Venezuela. It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.

Anita Anand@anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Please see my statement on the situation in Venezuela:

Some thoughts on what Trump has done in Venezuela and what it might mean for US national security. Caveat: not a Latin America scholar so this is focused on US policy. Clearly huge consequences for Venezuela that others can address. First, despite the buildup, I didn't think Trump would do it. 1/

"Mexico strongly condemns and rejects the military actions carried out unilaterally ... by armed forces of the United States of America against targets in the territory of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in clear violation of Article 2 of the [UN] Charter" www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...

A quick reminder that "Cartel de los Soles" is a term used to describe corruption, NOT an actual drug cartel: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...

Trump Team Calls Maduro a ‘Cartel’ Boss. That Word Doesn’t Mean What You Think.

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Also, I want to know if everyone who canceled their WaPo subscriptions over Bezos also canceled their Amazon Prime subscriptions. If you didn't, I'm def judging you

Emily Guskin@emgusk.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Everyone who canceled their Post subscriptions because they’re mad at Jeff Bezos should resubscribe for @hannahnatanson.bsky.social wapo.st/3LjmYCV

I've never used the fireplaces in my house, and I live in Buffalo. Wood fires sound cozy in theory, but they're not that great for the environment.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 7mo ago

Many fireplace lovers assume burning wood for warmth is climate-friendly. But wood emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ than natural gas and 30 percent more than coal when burned for heat, according to some scientists. https://wapo.st/3YJjlt0

I did notice these when people started posting them, and am not surprised to see that it was a coordinated attack. A good reminder that social media is not the real world www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Taylor Swift's Last Album Sparked Bizarre Accusations of Nazism. It Was a Coordinated Attack

Data analysis from startup GUDEA reveals inauthentic social media network that pushed false narrative about her ties to MAGA world and white supremacy

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Huge congrats to ISA President-elect @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social !! This is such great news! Looking forward to the great work he will be sure to do! 🎉🎊

Looking forward to another year of Foreigner Thanksgiving, which involves chilling at home, eating vegan food, and doing absolutely nothing. Days off when it's not your holiday are the absolute best.