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Political science prof. Big fan of hound dogs, the rule of law, and the Oxford comma. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

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JΓΌrgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96 German philosopher JΓΌrgen Habermas has died at age 96. Habermas' work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world’s most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figur...

My work is indebted to his. End of an era.

14.03.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m surprised more people aren’t noting that his reply pretends he was talking only about β€œIslamists”. His bigoted posts have been about Muslims in general and Islam itself, but now he’s pretending otherwise.

13.03.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Turkish proverb:

"When an ox comes to the palace, it does not become a king. Instead, the palace becomes a barn."

Γ–kΓΌz saraya Γ§Δ±kΔ±nca kral olmaz. Ama saray ahΔ±r olur.

13.03.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Dude has turned off replies so I cant ask him what the hell is wrong with him.

12.03.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You know, that "so far" is really depressing. Because that's how we have to think now - regimes' appetite for humanitarian disaster seems endless.

12.03.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At this point I would not be surprised (disgusted, but not surprised) if he quoted Psalm 137 about dashing the enemies’ babies against rocks

12.03.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Digest of Middle East Studies | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library Dictatorships are a living phenomenon, constantly adapting to survive in a hostile environment. Like previous protests, β€œThe Women, Life, Freedom” (WLF) movement was brutally suppressed by the regime...

Timely article about security apparatus upgrading in Iran after the WLF protests. (Full access)

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

09.03.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

every tanker should go through the Strait with Brian Kilmeade aboard

09.03.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Apparently, Daniel Pipes has spent the past twenty years engaged in the rigorous process of not learning a goddamned thing.

08.03.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

War crime upon war crime upon war crime

08.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 1022 πŸ” 399 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

No, it just means β€˜girl’ - borrowed from Arabic, where it has no negative connotation, but in British English it’s usually disrespectful (not a slur or swear)

08.03.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I was once having dinner at a Chinese restaurant in Chelsea and noticed that the man two tables away, also eating alone, was almost certainly Gary Waldhorn (who played David Horton on The Vicar of Dibley)

07.03.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🧡Feels like shouting into the void, but it is essential to note that the Trump/Rubio gutting of the State Department and blowtorching of US diplomatic capacity and credibility is an accelerant to this spiraling war and will seriously undercut US/allied efforts to pick up the pieces after. 1/

06.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 2877 πŸ” 953 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 114

Once again reminding everyone that the majority of people stranded in the UAE are not influencers or expats or tourists, but South Asian (and SE Asian and African) workers whose passports are often controlled by their employers and whose govts have made no attempts to repatriate.

06.03.2026 04:18 πŸ‘ 278 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
Kristi Noem in a chair seat, riding in a curb with full contact, holding the reins like she’s playing tug of war, slouched back, dropped chest, stirrups too short, rider too fascist

Kristi Noem in a chair seat, riding in a curb with full contact, holding the reins like she’s playing tug of war, slouched back, dropped chest, stirrups too short, rider too fascist

Kristi Noem should have been impeached for her equitation long ago but I’ll take it however we get it

09.01.2026 02:44 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3
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Can AI Replace Social Science Researchers? No. No it can't. Come on, now.

New post: Can AI Replace Social Science Researchers? (No. No it can't. Come on, now.)

davekarpf.beehiiv.com/p/can-ai-rep...

05.03.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 467 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 36

It’s possible to recognize the value in varied work experiences without arguing that academic work is not a β€œreal job,” I promise you.

05.03.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my God I didn’t read that line at the end. What a ridiculous exercise.

05.03.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey is anybody else wracked with despair and up for some hero shit (canine edition) πŸ‘€

Because I’d like to see if we can try and get three (3) ABTCR hounds into new homes this weekend

🧡 ⬇️⬇️⬇️

05.03.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 162 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 5

Sheehy is a useless, dimwitted, dishonorable thug who shames the state of Montana and insults everyone who ever wore a uniform. He should resign but he won’t.

04.03.2026 23:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
04.03.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Has anyone asked him if he wrote that essay himself? πŸ™ƒ

04.03.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My sympathies to the hotel staff, and only the hotel staff

03.03.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

28.02.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 13169 πŸ” 5330 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 186

Maybe he’s just mad they didn’t hire him to do it

02.03.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As the laid off Middle East News Editor, I concur. Management eliminated the positions of every single staff correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East.

02.03.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 8071 πŸ” 2220 πŸ’¬ 120 πŸ“Œ 70

I will send $50 to the interviewer who asks him live on camera to point to Iran OR Iraq on a map

02.03.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œNo stupid rules of engagement”

02.03.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Here’s CBS β€œnews” casually referring to Iran’s nuclear weapons as if Iran has nuclear weapons. They couldn’t possibly sink lower.

01.03.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 1170 πŸ” 229 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 15