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James Welker

@jameswelker.bsky.social

ジェームズ・ウェルカー（he/him） I research queer cultures, feminisms, and popular culture & media in and beyond Japan・クィアスタディーズ、フェミニズム、グローバリゼーション、日本文化史を研究しています More: https://linktr.ee/james.welker

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Resistbot@resist.bot · 2mo ago

Roughly 5 million Americans live overseas and still owe U.S. taxes—yet have no dedicated voice in how those policies get written. This bipartisan bill would create the first federal commission to study the banking, voting, and double-taxation problems they face and report fixes back to Congress.

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3mo ago

Leftwing US pair refused entry to UK will address Oxford Union remotely

Leftwing US pair refused entry to UK will address Oxford Union remotely

Home Office barred Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker on grounds their visit was ‘not conducive to the public good’ Two leftwing US political commentators who were banned from entering the UK will still speak at the Oxford Union via livestream. The Home Office told Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker their presence in the country was “not conducive to the public good” when they attempted to come to London to attend this week’s SXSW London event. Continue reading...

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James Welker@jameswelker.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Lecture: Tokyo 1968 Sources & Stories: A Historian Writes a Graphic Novel Chelsea Szendi Schieder (Aoyama Gakuin University) Wed., 17 June, 3:30–5pm Room 8018 Kanagawa University, Minatomirai Campus In person only: Please preregister at least a day in advance

Lecture: Tokyo 1968 Sources & Stories: A Historian Writes a Graphic Novel Chelsea Szendi Schieder Professor College of Economics, Aoyama Gakuin University Wednesday, 17 June 2026 (in person only) 15:30–17:00 Room 8018 Kanagawa University, Minatomirai Campus Yokohama Abstract What is the difference between writing a graphic novel and writing a history? In this talk, the presenter will discuss her experience working with artist Helene Aldeguer on writing a fictionalized graphic novel based on the research for her book, Coed Revolution: The Female Student in the Japanese New Left (Duke UP 2021). The resultant work, Tokyo 68 (Libertalia 2025; U of Toronto, forthcoming), attempts to foreground the lived daily experiences of young women participating in a social movement. She will explain the collaborative decisions about theme and character, the risks involved in fictionalizing history, and also the challenges a historian trained in thematic and textual analysis faced working in a narrative and visual medium. The talk thus invites the audience to think about how we tell history, and what sources and stories become privileged or erased, depending on the medium we tell it in. To Attend Preregistration via the link below at least a day in advance for those coming from outside the KU community is greatly appreciated. If you are coming from off campus, please also register as a Guest at the Information counter near the entrance before coming up to the room. ご来場の⽅： 神奈川⼤学関係者は事前登録不要です。学外の⽅は前⽇までに下記のリンクにて事前登録をお願いします。当⽇は1FのInformationカウンターでGuest登録を済ませてから、部屋までお越しください。Zoom でのご参加は事前登録不要です。 https://forms.gle/cxVhm5SeJT3Mbu758 Inquiries・お問い合わせ James Welker jrwelker@kanagawa-u.ac.jp Info on future lectures can be found here: http://human.kanagawa-u.ac.jp/kenkyu/symposium/index.html#20260422
Mynameis...Miro@zg4ever.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Epstein files were legally supposed to be released 146 days ago. If citizens ignored court orders and federal law for 146 days, they’d be in jail. When the government officials do it, nothing happens.

Kate from Kharkiv@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This is Maria, she was only 15 years old.🕯💔 Killed by a russian missile strike on a Kyiv residential building on May 14. Witnesses report that Maria’s mother, Natalia, is now in the hospital. Her father and grandmother died alongside Maria under the rubble of their own home.

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Mechademia@mechademia.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Registration for Mechademia 2026 in Singapore is available through Eventbrite! General attendees are welcome and we offer reduced registration rates for students and people who are not employed full-time. www.eventbrite.com/e/traversing...

Traversing Trans-Asian Imaginaries: Anime, Manga, and Media Cultures

Join us for the Mechademia International Conference on Asian Popular Culture in 2026 at UTown, the National University of Singapore.

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Unusual Whales@unusualwhales.bsky.social · 4mo ago

BREAKING: Just 20 minutes before Trump's announcement that the Strait of Hormuz was open, massive trades hit the market. Investors sold a combined 7,990 lots of Brent crude futures, ​a $760 million bet that oil would go down. These orders were much larger than anything else at the time. Unusual.

James Welker@jameswelker.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This is a very cool study abroad program in Seoul and Tokyo that starts up this autumn. The deadline passed but they're reopening applications and will accept completed applications until the end of the day 23 April, Chicago time. Check it out! www.iesabroad.org/programs/mul...

Multi-Location - Seoul & Tokyo: Influence & Innovation | IES Abroad

Experience a dynamic blend of tradition and innovation by spending six-to-seven weeks in Seoul followed by the remainder of your semester in Tokyo. From Hongdae’s lively scene to Shibuya’s neon street...

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Bookshop.org@bookshop.org · 10mo ago

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

Barack Obama@barackobama.bsky.social · 10mo ago

California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50. California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections. Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.