Hard to slow down from academia sometimes (especially studying in policy in today’s world), and I’m grateful I got the chance to recharge and experience some beauty and peace at a time where those things can feel impossible to find.
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
BREAKING: Palestinian killed in Israeli attack in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, and Israeli forces have opened fire on eastern areas of Gaza City, report our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.
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When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social. theatln.tc/AmsjsuT6
Dang, I must have missed the part of the 8th grade government and civics curriculum I taught as a public educator that said the courts answered to the executive branch 🤔
The irony of breaking into the U.S. Institute of Peace is not lost on me
BREAKING: At least 100 Palestinians, including many children, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip as Israeli officials threaten a ground invasion, according to Reuters.
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Overjoyed realizing I got my first ever citation in a journal! 🥳 It’s from a portion of my master’s thesis with Jen Rauch on refugee exclusion in the WPS agenda. Surreal to be cited alongside authors we heavily cited in our thesis. Check it out here: alraidajournal.lau.edu.lb/images/05631...
Amnesty International has described the US arrest and detention of Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil as part of a 'racist trend' across the world aimed at stifling Palestinian rights and solidarity.
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Advanced Regression midterm emotional support
Deeply fearful of what will begin today. Motivated by a love of humanity and the incredible community around me to keep fighting.
I’ve determined one of my favorite parts of having a partner also in a Ph.D. is that our home conversations are never boring and we get to be constantly learning from each other
This helped me to read today
A bit late to the Blue Sky party but figured I’d introduce myself and hope the algorithm works its magic! I’m a first-year Ph.D student in Policy, working on WPS, environmental peacebuilding, and climate security!
Really looking forward to connecting here! ✨🎉
