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Social scientist. ❤️s coffee, F1, 80s🎵, UK crime dramas, podcasts. Academic focus on history, policing, & conflict in U.S. & N. Ireland; also International Humanitarian Law. Posts my own personal & professional ideas; not connected to any employer. She/her

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · Nov 17

Who am I? Professor at teaching uni in NJ, USA (posts my own, not speaking for institution) with focus on voicing #policeofficers’ experiences with #conflict #policing, post-conflict #policereform, & police-community trust dynamics in US & Northern Ireland. I study policing history & current trends.

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 2h

Whoa! I did not even recognize Tina Fey!

Sad thing is that - even for SNL - it wasn’t even funny. Not because they weren’t good at the impersonations. It’s that it’s all fairly accurate.

Pam Bondi Hearing Cold Open - SNL

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 5h

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
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Dan Hirschman @asociologist.bsky.social · 4h

Two frames from The Good Place:

“Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place
because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.”

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 13h

Screwworm.

The name says it all.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 20h

Screwworm, which is a major threat to cattle and is already affecting beef prices, is advancing toward our southern border faster than expected.

No wall will keep it out. And the USDA inspectors who monitor it are currently furloughed.

Cuellar: Furloughed USDA inspectors can’t check for New World screwworm

A South Texas congressman says U.S. Agriculture employees who are responsible for checking for New World Screwworms and ensuring the pest doesn’t cross the border have been furloughed and are not w…

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 13h

That’s very Portland…❤️

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 16h

Fierce, unruly joy in Portland at the emergency naked bike ride

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 14h

Given what we're watching in Portland...

Here's information on attacking dictator-types with humor and mockery.

It's been branded "laughtivism."

And the Portland frog is showing how it works.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elql...

Pushback Politics Part 2: The Power of Humor

YouTube video by National Council for History Education

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 13h

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 16h

She probably should have impressed this upon Kavanaugh before he issued an opinion endorsing what are now known as “Kavanaugh stops.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 13h

This needs to be done more often. Ask the question, let them respond. Cut them off when you summarize the ORIGINAL question and move on. They don’t get to own the airwaves with nonsense.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 13h

a baby is yawning while sitting in a crowd of people .

ALT: a baby is yawning while sitting in a crowd of people .

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 15h

What birthday girl isn’t super-excited when she gets a SAW!

Arg! I’m going to do damage with this!

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 15h

I should have clarified - this is one that would make you hate humanity, be warned. Still a great show - it’s a definite watch.

I wish I could find more shows that did show our better sides in the end (that aren’t just comedies, which I struggle with).

Maybe I just need to re-binge Shitt’s Creek!

☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 16h

Finished The Knick. I know we like the drama of storylines, but sometimes audiences do just like for good things to happen without a twist. It almost makes me afraid to watch shows new to me, because I just keep wondering, “how is this character going to ruin my faith in humanity more?”

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 23h

The thing about a Nor’Easter is that you always know from what direction the wind is coming!

☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my god…you will need tissues. Good thing I’m just in my kitchen, because I’d be making a fool of myself if I were in public right now.

Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · 1d

Tissues at the ready...

Lost & Found | Oscar Shortlisted Stop-Motion Animation Short Film

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 1d

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 1d

Batten down the hatches everyone, the Nor’Easter is heading our way!

Seriously, please, stay safe and stay off the roads if you can. Don’t drive through flooded streets, and make sure your Halloween decorations don’t become flying debris!

A strong nor’easter is unleashing damaging winds as it moves up the East Coast. Its most severe conditions are on the way | CNN

An impactful nor’easter is strengthening as it tracks up the mid-Atlantic coast. Here’s what to expect.

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 1d

“CDC will have lost its ability to detect outbreaks and respond to them. It will no longer be able to track diseases, in America and around the globe. That includes infectious threats like flu, foodborne illnesses, and Ebola, as well as chronic diseases and injuries.”
time.com/7325192/cdc-...

CDC ‘Not Functional’ After Trump Administration Orders Mass Firings

The layoffs targeted leaders in departments related to respiratory diseases, chronic diseases and global health.

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 1d

Yet another @npr.org title that totally misrepresents the article.

Do better, NPR.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

Why some federal workers aren't scared by the threat of shutdown layoffs

Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 1d

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 1d

Omg! GenX kid activism was awesome. I joined PETA and wrote to Borden cheese complaining that their multiple-wrapped cheese slices was a waste of plastic.

Michael Stipe was my hero at the time, so…🤷‍♀️

☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 1d

Even blissfully driving around NJ blaring my 80s synthpop, ANY vehicle, much less a VAN WITH NO WINDOWS AND NO PLATES would catch my attention REAL FAST.

(I watch plates a lot, just to see where the fools who think they can drive come from)

chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 1d

Every interaction on Twitter puts $$$ into the pockets of a man who single-handedly BROKE THE US GOVERNMENT.

I see why int’l folk don’t care, but Americans? My account is inactive (gathering porn-bot requests), maybe waiting for the day he sells.

Why hand-wringing? Use BSKY like you did Twitter…🤷‍♀️

Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 1d

This is an exact encapsulation of why I moved to Bluesky.

No amount of handwringing in the Atlantic about how I owe some eternal Promethean suffering to the discourse is going to make me stay on a site I hate, that stopped doing anything for me professionally years ago.

Well – no. Bluesky may or may not be, as one centre-right friend who felt unwelcome put it, “self-righteous island”. But the idea that’s why we went is nonsense. That I’ve largely stopped posting on a site that’s done more to shape my career and social circle than the rest of the internet combined is less about avoiding rival opinions (I love arguing with people who are wrong!) than with the fact the site simply became unusable. It stopped generating the things (good jokes, interesting debate, clicks) I wanted; it became extremely good at generating the things (racists, pornbots, racist pornbots) I did not.

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome to the life of every teacher.

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

How do I block all the AI slop? Also so far ai so just made my life 1000000 times more annoying.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 1d

“The administration did not like that CDC data did not support their narrative, so they got rid of them. They didn’t like that CDC policy groups would not rubber stamp their unscientific ideas, so they got rid of them”.

The damage to the CDC is “beyond repair”.

‘The damage is beyond repair’: The CDC faces another round of deep staff cuts | CNN

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suffered another round of deep staff cuts late Friday, with disease detectives, outbreak forecasters, policy and data offices among those impacted, ac...

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