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John Marston

@marston52.bsky.social

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Scholar of Southeast Asia, Centro de Estudios de Asia y África, El Colegio de México. Religion and the State, Cambodia, Buddhism, Mekong, refugees, movies, bad puns.

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Dana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · 1d

Release the Epstein Files.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d

SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 8d

In order for the United States to become a party to the International Criminal Court and have our officials be subject to trial at The Hague, the US Senate would need to ratify the Rome statute by a two-thirds vote. Let’s start running on that.

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joycecaroloates.bsky.social @joycecaroloates.bsky.social · 9d

as "The Brutalist" echoed much of Paul Thomas Anderson's work, notably "The Master," so "One Battle at a Time" echoes with many startling influences & scarcely seemed recognizable as a film by Anderson. (did anyone else think this?)

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Lia Sciortino @liasciortino.bsky.social · 10d

Telling cartoon by @Stephff. Still, it is not as easy as it looks since #Cambodians are in specific sectors shunned by #Thai and #Myanmar migrants alike because of the very high risks like long haul fishing.... all this for what? Militarist nationalism...

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 10d

Pay attention to the language that will be used by much of the media.

The Global Sumud Flotilla never entered Israeli waters.

They are in international waters attempting to reach Palestinian waters.

Israel is once again breaking international law

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d

Trump: "I'm gonna be meeting with generals and admirals and with leaders, and if I don't like somebody, I'm gonna fire them right on the spot."

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International Rescue Committee - UK @uk.rescue.org · 13d

"With more resources available to do good than ever before in human history, we the people need to be ready to step up."

IRC President and CEO David Miliband in TIME: time.com/7319242/what...

What’s at Stake at the 80th United Nations

"Around the world, international politics are trending towards fragmentation and competition," writes David Miliband.

time.com

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 15d

BREAKING: The Cambodian Defense Ministry posted on Facebook that at 11:52, the Thai military began firing at a Cambodian military position in the Anseh area, using mortars and firearms. Cambodian forces exercised high restraint and did not return fire. As of now, the Thai side continues its attack.

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 16d

Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 16d

If republicans think it’s crucial to keep the government open, they can keep it open without a single democrat. They can change the filibuster rules with a simple majority in the senate. It’s all up to them.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 17d

Sickening behavior by this agent. The fact that Mayor Adams has rolled out the red carpet for ICE is a stain on our city.

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 17d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21d

This is it, essentially. The core of it. The goal of ICE detention in the mass deportation system is to make people give up their case without fighting; to have an officer say “if you want to see a judge and plead your case, you’re going to be jailed for months and months, so why not give up now?”

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 21d

Advocates say the Trump administration’s goal is clear: make the pre-deportation process so punitive that targets give up and leave voluntarily. The administration and its allies see the detention policy as a corrective to decades of catch-and-release policies www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Trump’s new detention policy targets millions of immigrants. Judges keep saying it’s illegal.

The administration says the sweeping detentions are a key prong of Trump’s deportation strategy.

www.politico.com

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 21d

Trump’s new detention policy targets millions of immigrants. Judges keep saying it’s illegal.

The administration says the sweeping detentions are a key prong of Trump’s deportation strategy.

www.politico.com

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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 22d

An illustration for our times

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 23d

In Tagalog, an equivalent phrase to "Jesus take the wheel" (for leaving things to fate) is "leave it all to Batman" (Bahala na si Batman)

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International Rescue Committee @rescue.org · 23d

The IRC has been forced to suspend programs in Gaza City amidst the Israeli military takeover.

Alongside the catastrophic humanitarian impact on civilians who have had to evacuate their homes, our staff are relocating to protect themselves from the offensive. More:
www.rescue.org/press-releas...

The IRC forced to suspend programming in Gaza City amidst Israeli military takeover | The IRC

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been forced to suspend nearly all programming in Gaza City as Israeli military operations intensify. Nutrition services for malnourished children and pregn...

www.rescue.org

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Erin L. Thompson @artcrimeprof.bsky.social · 29d

Prepping a lecture on the difference between looting and archeology and have just made this cursed image

Image of Indiana Jones stealing a golden idol modified to be Layard taking an ancient Assyrian sculpture

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Sep 12

Everyone is focusing on “Catch this, fascist”, and Ciao Bella being an anti-fascist song and reading that as literal. But these are both used in the video game Helldivers2 - which is a parody of authoritarianism. “Catch this, fascist” is satirical anti-fascism. 1/

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 9

"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent." —Justice Sonia Sotomayor

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Maryam Jamshidi @msjamshidi.bsky.social · Sep 9

Israel has attacked Qatar, a sovereign state, attempting 2 kill civilian Hamas negotiators. The attack targeted a home in a civilian neighborhood. Israel has taken full credit. This criminal state is the most serious threat 2 the region & world. It must be disarmed www.cnn.com/2025/09/09/m...

Israeli carries out strike targeting Hamas leadership in Qatar | CNN

Israel carried out an attack targeting Hamas leadership in Qatar on Tuesday, two Israeli sources told CNN, in what appeared to be the first known Israeli military strike against the militant group in ...

www.cnn.com

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Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · Sep 6

What Epstein records have not been made public?

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John Vink @johnvink.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thinking about a collection of small booklets. After "It Takes Two","Smile you are on Camera", "La Petite Reine", one more could be "Dads".
CAMBODIA, Phnom Penh. 4/10/2015: A father and his daughter wait to donate rice during the Pchum Ben celebrations at Wat Stung Meanchey.

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Edward Aspinall @edwardaspinall.bsky.social · Sep 2

My take on the recent protests in Indonesia

www.newmandala.org/mass-protest...

Mass protest and the two worlds of Indonesian politics - New Mandala

A subculture of opposition survives beyond Jokowi

www.newmandala.org

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Aug 31

NEW: Since corporate media won't call for Trump's resignation, I will. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/trump-must...

Trump Must Resign Now

Since corporate media won't call for Trump's resignation, I will.

www.muellershewrote.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Aug 31

Laugh crying.

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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · Aug 31

Worn #onthisday in 1932 by Frida Kahlo to watch the solar eclipse at the Detroit Institute of Arts with her husband Diego Rivera in Detroit, MI; the celestial event marked a turning point in both artists' careers. Kahlo had adopted traditional Tehuana garments around the time of their marriage. #OTD

A group of people watch a solar eclipse through viewing devices, including Frida Kahlo in dangling earrings, a long skirt, and a long shawl worn crossed over her chest and tied behind her waist, and Diego Rivera in a sleeveless undershirt and pants.

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Tom Pepinsky @tompepinsky.com · Aug 29

Illegal cuts to international and area studies are destroying core competencies at US universities. This one is personal: it features my colleague Kathi, laid off from her Cornell outreach position which brought international studies to community colleges across central NY and the North Country

Federal Grants for Area Studies and Foreign Language at Risk

Expected funding for National Resource Centers, which are dedicated to language and area studies education, never came through this summer. Experts worry this could spell disaster for the already-stru...

www.insidehighered.com

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Sarah has a suggestion @goatsarah.org · Aug 29

I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)

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