@coridauber.bsky.social
Professor of Communication (and Peace, War, and Defense) UNC-Chapel Hill, I study terrorist use of visual propaganda.
State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
U.S. Government Mislabels Map of African Countries at AIDS Conference
Nigeria, a coastal country in western Africa, was landlocked in the Sahara, among other errors. The department said it had been “hastily altered.”
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Critics Say Historic Sites Are Endangered by Trump-Aligned Panel’s Plan www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/a...
Critics Say Historic Sites Are Endangered by Trump-Aligned Panel’s Plan
Proponents say the changes to the federal preservation rules are necessary, but critics argue they are alarming and would help expedite the president’s redesign of Washington.
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I think one military folk in particular.
Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social · 6d agoThe goal of this "review" was always to relieve the terrible insecurity some military folks have around civilian academics and turn the academies and service colleges back into what they were some 35 years ago: Retirement homes for passed-over officers.
The goal of this "review" was always to relieve the terrible insecurity some military folks have around civilian academics and turn the academies and service colleges back into what they were some 35 years ago: Retirement homes for passed-over officers.
Jim LaPorta@jimlaporta.bsky.social · 6d agoLate night scoop - Pentagon weighs eliminating civilian tenure at military academies and reviewing all curriculum, draft memo says www.cbsnews.com/news/dod-pen...
As Haitians in Springfield, Ohio face possible mass deportation, remember the noxious, racist lie that started it, for which no apologies have been given.
From Hateful Hoax to Presidential Policy
As time runs out for Haitian refugees in the U.S., a look back at JD Vance’s sick, racist lie about immigrants eating pets.
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"Let’s dispel once and for all with this fiction that Marco Rubio doesn’t know what he’s doing. He knows exactly what he’s doing." Indeed he does:
Marco Rubio and Stephen Miller, in the Original German
They keep telling you who they are.
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"The only hope is that a bill to extend TPS that passed the House might pass the Senate...Rev. Ruby was righteously indignant. 'Sen. Moreno has made it clear he’s not going to support it. That’s between him and his God...But Sen. Husted has not yet spoken.'" www.thebulwark.com/p/civil-diso...
Civil Disobedience Is Coming to Springfield
“No matter what it costs.”
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🚨🚨🚨 With the confirmation of Clayton, Trump has loyalists in place at the power agencies who will work to enable his election subversion schemes for 2026 and 2028. They're not incompetent, and they're putting loyalists in beneath them. The threat is far greater than in 2020.
As Trump-Vance White House Attempts to Deport Haitian Catholics, Church Fights Back www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/as-trump-v...
As Trump-Vance White House Attempts to Deport Haitian Catholics, Church Fights Back
One night after protections lapsed for more than 300,000 Haitians, a Maryland parish held a mass of solidarity — and Miami’s archbishop spent two days on Capitol Hill demanding the Senate act.
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Many are woefully ignorant of our history… We Promised! We Have Not Honored Our Promise!
How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center Deal www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/t...
How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center Deal
A Times examination details how the Silicon Valley giant used private talks with local officials to start a project big enough to cover nearly six square miles.
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It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) Directed by Stanley Kramer. A comedy classic with an all star cast. A group of motorists race against each other across the country to find a crook's hidden stash of loot. Filmed in 7OMM Cinerama.
An Admiral’s Rise Reveals the Politics Driving Hegseth’s Pentagon www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...
An Admiral’s Rise Reveals the Politics Driving Hegseth’s Pentagon
Before he was picked to lead the Navy, Adm. Daryl Caudle found ways to signal his support for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s anti-diversity goals.
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“Their names were scratched off or taken off a list in the Pentagon. To me, it is abhorrent, it’s criminal.” Lt. Gen. @markhertling.bsky.social (Ret.) fights back tears as he describes the military’s last roll call, and what it means to erase four fallen soldiers from the Pentagon’s casualty list.
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Nun Arrested By ICE Walking to Mass Speaks Out open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
Nun Arrested By ICE Walking to Mass Speaks Out
Handcuffed in her habit one block from Our Lady of Sorrows, the Nigerian nurse was told no when she asked to receive Communion. ICE now wants her sent to an unnamed third country — her check-in comes ...
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Number of U.S. Troop Deaths Suddenly Appears Lower on Pentagon Website www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...
Number of U.S. Troop Deaths in Iran War Appears Lower on Pentagon Website
Three military officials and a Pentagon spokesman gave conflicting explanations for why the number of Americans killed in the Iran war had changed.
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A disgrace
Aric Toler@aric.bsky.social · 2w agoThe Pentagon removed the names of 4 servicemembers who died in Jordan from their official list of Iran war casualties. They explain that this is because "their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire in the war in April." Free gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...
BREAKING: The EU finds TikTok fails to protect the privacy of minors, violating its digital rule book and possibly earning a large fine.
EU finds TikTok violates its digital rule book by failing to protect privacy of minors
The European Commission has found TikTok did not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors.
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A group of Russian hackers has spent the last year targeting nuclear scientists, defense contractors, and government employees in a cyber-espionage campaign, according to private-sector researchers and warnings from spy agencies.
New warnings that Russian operatives are targeting the emails of US nuclear scientists and defense contractors | CNN Politics
A group of Russian hackers has spent the last year targeting nuclear scientists, defense contractors, and government employees in a cyber-espionage campaign, according to private-sector researchers an...
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They died serving our country. They should be honored, not erased. Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Hawaii Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Texas Sgt. Angel Rampersad, 28, of New York Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of North Carolina
These people are idiots. New tariffs to pressure countries to enforce laws against forced labor. USTR on CNN right now explaining this is to ensure “level playing field.” Fair enough, but not one word suggesting FORCED LABOR IS JUST SOMETHING THE US WONT STAND FOR BECAUSE ITS, you know, BAD.
Coveted U.S. Nuclear Deal Is a Coup for Saudi Crown Prince www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/w...
Coveted U.S. Nuclear Deal Is a Coup for Saudi Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia had for years sought the controversial deal to transfer American nuclear technology to the kingdom. It is expected to be sealed on Wednesday.
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I wasn’t expecting straight answers from Hegseth but putting DOD and Ag in one budget hearing is absurd.
Obviously she needs her own emotional support cat. Problem solved!
Botticellibelle@botticellibelle.blacksky.app · 2w agoMy emotional support cat no longer feels safe around me because we've had to give her antibiotics for days, and she hates it. My poor sweet Freyja, and my poor sick lonely self with no kitty snuggles. Everybody is losing 😿.
