KENNEDY: You said, 'Republicans think can troll their way to ethnic cleansing.' Did I read that correctly?
BIER: DHS tweeted for 100m deportations. That would be ethnic cleansing!
K: You don't think it's hyperbolic?
B: I think advocating 100m deportations is ethnic cleansing. Yes. Your time is up
"Once universities and their allies recovered from their shock and challenged Trump, they were able to block many, if not most, of the White House’s moves in court. Trump has certainly left his mark on America’s universities. But he has not broken them."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
MP tells Commons she was left with PTSD after being raped at work event
Bier: "Over the last 30 years, we looked at all the government budgets -- federal, state, and local combined. Immigrants reduce deficits by $14.5 trillion."
Once used to detain recent border crossers, the Dilley Immigration Processing Center now houses families arrested in ICE sweeps, Caitlin Dickerson reports. Dickerson, who visited the facility most recently in 2019, writes about her experiences inside:
Blumenthal after getting briefed on Iran: "We seem to be on a path toward deploying American troops on the ground in Iran to accomplish any of the potential objectives here. There's also the specter of active Russian aid to Iran putting in danger American lives ... China also may be assisting Iran"
54% of male Republicans under the age of 50 believe "the Holocaust was greatly exaggerated or did not happen as historians describe." manhattan.institute/article/the-...
As millions of Americans were losing their SNAP benefits the Pentagon spent:
🔹️$6.9 million worth of lobster tails🦞
🔹️$15.1 million for ribeye steak 🥩
🔹️$2 million for Alaskan king crab 🦀
🔹️ and even $98,329 on a Steinway & Sons grand piano
✏️ by @newrepublic.com
Fragments of US-made missile seen in photos taken by Iran near deadly school strike
📣 Celle qui est devenue après le procès Mazan une figure mondiale de la lutte contre les violences sexuelles a manifesté ce dimanche 8 mars à Paris aux côtés de sa fille et de la Fondation des femmes ➡️ bit.ly/4bfsyiK
The US and Israel bombed 20 schools and 13 hospitals in Iran in one week, according to UNICEF.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth boasted of unleashing “death and destruction” to provoke societal collapse.
Hegseth bragged there are “no stupid rules of engagement”.
geopoliticaleconomy.com/2026/03/08/u...
Free to read: ERC president warns of ‘passive suppression’ of research freedom
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...
These two women are suing Andrew Tate, alleging he raped them. Here they visit the social media companies that created Tate. Please share.
*one voice altered to disguise identity
"the hysteria that has developed about abuse of women"--Noam Chomsky
My research on Christian Zionism and unionist identity in Northern Ireland in today's The Irish News... why Northern Irish unionism maintains strong support for Israel— far deeper than simple political alignment or "tit-for-tat" positioning against nationalism. www.irishnews.com/news/politic...
In Dublin, on Fenian Street, there's a factory that makes child sex abuse material.
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
Some Grok users, mostly men, began to demand to see bruising on the bodies of the women, and for blood to be added to the images. Requests to show women tied up and gagged were instantly granted.
‘Add blood, forced smile’:
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Saipan's premiere in Belfast, produced by ine of my closest friends, Trevor Birney. Never thought I'd be so interested in football and there was still about Irish culture i had no idea about...
I had the pleasure of joining @williamcrawley.bsky.social on BBC TalkBack to discuss Christian Judaism. It was a fascinating conversation about how theology, politics, and identity intersect in Northern Ireland and beyond. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
thanks @caoimhearchibald.bsky.social for meeting with us.
Local and regional representatives of UCU pictured with the minister for the economy of Northern Ireland.
Today - along with colleagues from Ulster University UCU and regional @ucu.org.uk representatives - we had a productive meeting with @caoimhearchibald.bsky.social, the Minister for the Economy in the Executive, about a sustainable and accountable Higher Education sector for Northern Ireland.
Great debate on Christian Zionism in Northern Ireland at the Feile an Phobail, in Belfast. Full room!
Thanks to The Irish News and best PR @scoutfinchreads.bsky.social for this! Talk at St Mary’s University College at 3pm on Friday, come along! @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
Had my paper on critical sociologies of religion after an impressive kick off of the ISA forum in Rabat. Done for the summer!
Delighted to give the first keynote of the 38th ISSR conference in Kaunas, on “Sociology of Religion and Conflict: A Roadmap for Times of Crisis”. @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
www.lemonde.fr/le-monde-des... an interesting interview with @frank fregosi
Media figures rushed to assume Trump's warmaking would automatically be popular. But new polls show majorities disapprove, and new reports reveal the mission might have failed at its objective!
New piece from me on the absurdity of "war is always popular" punditry:
newrepublic.com/article/1971...
Chin Hair, Laundry, Your Opinion: Women in Menopause Don’t Care www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/w...
Houston police called ICE on a woman who called 911 to report domestic abuse by her ex-husband.
The only reason she didn't get deported is because ICE said there was no one to take custody of her kids, according to the police report. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
