kijinosu (Alan Engel, PhD)
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筑波大学中央図書館ボランティア Volunteer, Univ Tsukuba Central Library
Can’t the EU et al impose sanctions on Musk and all his companies and business interests?
Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · yesterday"With a seeming flick of a switch, Musk has the power to alter the course of a deadly conflict. " Nobody should have that kind of power www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...
Talarico: "We just found out that [Elon Musk] is almost single-handedly bankrolling this effort to install Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate and defeat this movement...Elon Musk wants our land. He wants our water. He wants his very own personal United States senator. He is trying to buy Texas."
Job opening for the Japanese Studies Librarian position at the Asia Library, University of Michigan Please see the job posting below. The deadline for application is November 15, 2026. For more information or to apply, please visit careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
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UPDATE: While the No Kings Instagram is back up, admins remain locked out and cannot post Meta must restore full access immediately Until then, continue following for updates: @ACLU.org , @MoveOn.org , @publiccitizen.bsky.social & @Indivisible.org -TN
Norm Eisen (@normeisen.bsky.social)
🚨 BREAKING: Meta pulled down the main No Kings Instagram accounts. We demand answers for why this happened during our Na
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Why is the leadership of the Unification Church hereditory?
@cultnews.bsky.social · 6d agoChosun Biz: Unification Church names Han Hak-ja grandson Moon Shin-chul to lead world HQ The Unification Church reportedly appoints Moon Shin-chul to a senior world headquarters role as Han Hak-ja faces legal challenges. #UnificationChurch #SouthKorea biz.chosun.com/en/en-intern...
China is increasingly seen more favorably than the US in most countries in the world, including across most of Europe.
David McNeill@davidamcneill.bsky.social · last wk.Democracy Index 2026:"The most positively perceived countries in the world remain...Switzerland, Canada, Japan, Sweden, Italy and Norway. The most negatively perceived country is Israel, followed by North Korea, Afghanistan, Iran, and the US": 146165116.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/146165...
I heard someone describe religion as similar to Bitcoin. There's money in it but it's based on nothing. 😂
This is SO concerning www.alternet.org/amp/trump-st...
Ex-federal judge reveals Trump’s plan for 'catastrophic end' of democracy
On Thursday, a former federal judge detailed what he deemed “the final battle for America’s democracy,” laying out President Donald Trump’s plan to seize power on January 3, 2027.
alternet.org
Newsletter: “It could never happen to me!”
Newsletter: “It could never happen to me!”
People don’t join cults; they are recruited.
stevenhassan.freedomofmind.com
Open Minds Foundation: Mandated Shunning: A Core Manipulation Tactic in High-Control Groups Mandated shunning is a psychological tool used by high-control groups to keep members trapped through the fear of total isolation. #CoerciveControl #CultRecovery www.openmindsfoundation.org/blog/mandate...
Mandated Shunning: A Core Manipulation Tactic in High-Control Groups | Open Minds Foundation
Imagine being told that leaving a group could mean losing contact with the people you love most. Your family. Your friends. Your community. Your support net ...
openmindsfoundation.org
Japan’s minister in charge of harmoniously coexisting with foreigners seems to embody an increasingly xenophobic national mood. My piece with Karyn Nishimura. fccj.or.jp/number-1-shi...
【社説】外国人の永住、突然高くなる壁 望みを砕く変更は悪手だ：朝日新聞 www.asahi.com/articles/ASV... 〈かけがえのない人生を送る地として日本を選び、永住をめざしている外国人の望みや意欲を打ち砕くような改定だ。人道上も看過できない〉
【社説】外国人の永住、突然高くなる壁 望みを砕く変更は悪手だ：朝日新聞
かけがえのない人生を送る地として日本を選び、永住をめざしている外国人の望みや意欲を打ち砕くような改定だ。人道上も看過できない。 出入国在留管理庁は、外国人の永住許可審査で用いる指針の改定案を発表した…
asahi.com
The newest members of the SAIS community have arrived in Washington, D.C.! 🏛️ Over the past week, our new students connected with classmates, faculty, staff, and alumni during Orientation 2026. Take a look at the moments that kicked off the new academic year! 🌍
2026年8月28日の深夜に行われた統一教会の徹夜精誠 その中の【合心呼名祈祷】より オモニム ムジェ ソッパン‼️ オモニム ムジェ ソッパン‼️ オモニム ムジェ ソッパン‼️ （お母様の無罪釈放） 求刑13年を無罪釈放にしろと❓💦 いくら何でも有り得ないだろうし、おこがましいにも程があるのでは無かろうか？
ぽちたま（高市早苗は統一教会）@pochitamadesu.bsky.social · 2mo ago統一教会が明日から大役事を行います。 沖縄県知事選挙で暗躍している統一教会……好き勝手にさせてはいけない。
Considering the phrase "mystical intuitions are a core component of any fully holistic scientific research," it's hard to decide who is the crackpot here. Mystical and science do not mix, full stop.
Cultish @cultish.skyfleet.blue · 2mo agoMel Robbins, Part 1: The Hard Science of Manifestation
Sick until proven healthy - the wellness/industrial complex open.substack.com/pub/erictopo...
Ground Truths | Eric Topol | Substack
Facts, data and analytics about biomedical matters. Click to read Ground Truths, by Eric Topol, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
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Science tikkun: a bioscience pandemic framework in a Hebrew tradition of global repair
Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon)@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 2mo ago
A leaked letter from Natalie Harp to Trump & a post about it from a Bill Gothard cult survivor. It's understandable to feel Natalie reaped what she sowed, but this person who posted & myself, a Moonies cult survivor, picked up on the abusive grooming in Natalie's words. I hope she finds help 😔
日本人の台湾“進学”10年で2.8倍 米国より安価な留学費用、誘致手厚く「学費無料、生活費支給」（西日本新聞me）
Hey folks, I have some free audiobook codes to give away for my first book, Beyond Belief: How Pentecostal Christianity Is Taking Over the World. If you want one shoot me a DM
Lovely to see this review in @jacobinmag.bsky.social of one of my recent favorites to work on at @columbiaup.bsky.social, Jie-hyun Lim's VICTIMHOOD NATIONALISM jacobin.com/2026/08/lim-...
The Dangerous Rise of Victimhood Nationalism
From Israel and Russia to Germany and Japan, we can find nationalists laying claim to a state of perpetual victimhood to justify present-day chauvinism. This brand of “victimhood nationalism” is becom...
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Placing East and Southeast Asia in Convo, Forum In Memory of Aaron Stephen Moore got published! Writing "Agents of Development: The Roles of Insects + Entomological Expertise in Japanese Technical Aid in Southeast Asia"=next best thing to talking w ASM in person read.dukeupress.edu/journal-of-a...
Agents of Development: The Roles of Insects and Entomological Expertise in Japanese Technical Aid in Southeast Asia
Abstract. Japanese overseas development assistance intersected with sericulture in Southeast Asia especially during the 1970s and 1980s. Piecing together disparate entomological engagements as reporte...
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【既刊案内】 デジタル・デモクラシー ビッグ・テックを包囲するグローバル市民社会 著者：内田聖子 ビッグ・テックが独占するデジタル技術によって監視や搾取が世界的に広がり、抗議の声が各地にわきおこっている。公正で倫理的なテクノロジーを求める民主主義の姿とは。 chiheisha.co.jp/2024/03/07/9...
デジタル・デモクラシー ｜地平社
巨大IT企業vs民主主義ーー市民たちの闘い。
chiheisha.co.jp
The Chosun: Unification Church Leaders Indicted for 188 Million Won Illegal Donations 132 politicians received funds unaware of Unification Church's role; Shincheonji probe into Democratic Party ongoing www.chosun.com/english/nati...
Unification Church Leaders Indicted for 188 Million Won Illegal Donations
Unification Church Leaders Indicted for 188 Million Won Illegal Donations 132 politicians received funds unaware of Unification Churchs role; Shincheonji probe into Democratic Party ongoing
chosun.com
外国人政策の厳格化加速 高市政権「永住」厳しく 「選ばれぬ国に」懸念の声：時事通信 news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/5c2... 「この時期の見直しは小野田紀美外国人政策担当相がとにかくやりたいと急いだ結果だ」 「法律に匹敵する厳しい要件を（ガイドラインで）勝手に定めるのは国会の権限の侵害だ」
外国人政策の厳格化加速 高市政権「永住」厳しく 「選ばれぬ国に」懸念の声（時事通信） - Yahoo!ニュース
高市政権が外国人政策の厳格化を加速させている。 在留資格を巡る手数料の大幅引き上げを7月に打ち出したのに続き、8月に入って永住許可の取得要件を厳しくする案を公表した。外国人急増に伴う一部の国民
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In @cp-cellrepmed.bsky.social: Paul Cohen's lab at Rockefeller finds that three minutes of sprinting can do something that 90 minutes of moderate exercise cannot: dramatically reshape the molecular contents of the bloodstream. #hearthealth #metabolicdisease #aging 🔗: https://bit.ly/3SuOD7y
"government overreach designed to disconnect citizens from the truth and advance an authoritarian agenda" "must recognize how critically linked science is to democracy itself and defend its integrity with every tool at their disposal." @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
