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Samhain Goldstein

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"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." -Upton Sinclair Never again is now. Not a pseudonym. Not from the Global North.

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · Sep 1

apnews.com/article/geno...

Leading genocide scholars organization says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide says that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

apnews.com

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 4h

Sounds like the Turkish model until Erdogan.

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Avishay BSG (Ben-Sasson-Gordis) @avishaybsg.bsky.social · 6h

🧵 I'm excited to share that my article "Democratic Backsliding and the Limits of Civilian Control of the Military" has been accepted @thejop.bsky.social.

It answers the question "how ought militaries act when civilian leaders turn on democratic institutions?"

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#CivMilSky #PolTheory

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 5h

Classic manager, tbh. Outsourced the whole job to his staff, takes all the credit and passes off the blame. It reminds me of the pointy haired boss from Dilbert.

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 5h

If any American is interested in following through with Trump's brilliant plan of buying Argentine pesos, lmk. I'm happy to get in on the ground floor and get rid of my pesos before they become (more) worthless.

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 5h

Me too...

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aquaticIntrovert @aquaticintrovert.bsky.social · 5h

"This is misleading. Yes, I am doing it, but only because I agreed to do it when they asked"

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 5h

Lmao. What a headline.

Poland tries to restore rule of law in the face of a hostile president

Polish President Karol Nawrocki is vowing to scuttle any effort to change the legal system set up by the previous Law and Justice party government.

www.politico.eu

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 8h

I was the little bro.😭

Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 8h

"But neither Israel nor Hamas will reportedly attend the summit."

Less of a peace summit and more of theatrics to flatter Trump.

Trump and el-Sisi to chair peace summit Monday to end war in Gaza

European leaders, including European Council President António Costa, will attend the signing ceremony for the Gaza peace deal in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

www.politico.eu

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 9h

That historian subreddit is amazing too.

Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 9h

Yeah, that's how I feel about it but people get weird about weird things so I prefer to ask rather than start a blood feud.

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 9h

Ah well. I wasn't beating the allegations anyway.

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 9h

Woah there. I have found reddit to be an incredible resource for hard to find answers. Especially with tech stuff. Let's not do a Wikipedia on reddit. Crowd sourced info is a perfectly valid source if qualified correctly.

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 9h

So...what's the ruling on tossing out dog poop (in bags) in a dumpster? I remember a curb your enthusiasm episode where the issue was heated but that was a private trash can. Is it permissible or bad etiquette?

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 9h

My family was able to move to the us because my parents were doctors.

Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 9h

I'll let my parents know you approve of their green cards.

Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 10h

He was still Andrew Yanging it back then. Wasn't considered a top tier candidate, let alone THE candidate.

Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 10h

Exactly.

Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 10h

Van Jones
@VanJones68
FAKE NEWS ALERT: This story is totally bogus. I agreed to give a one- hour, one-time talk to a handful of journalists next year — for free. I give more than 100 talks a year, covering all topics - speaking to people of all races, faiths and backgrounds. And I will continue to do so.
Drop Site @DropSite News Oct 8
Breaking: CNN's Van Jones is among 16 mainstream journalists—including two New York Times reporters-serving as mentors in a new journalism fellowship explicitly created to help Israel win its "information war."
Drop Site's Sharif Abdel Kouddous reports that Jacki Karsh, who x.com/... Show more
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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 10h

But yeah, not sure how you get someone to a different country by plane without some national level government being aware and somehow complicit. Hard to sneak a jet.

Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 10h

I would also suggest that the extraordinary rendition situation is not unfeasible and certainly something he could help with in a lawful manner, such as by delaying any response by his LEOs.

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 10h

I understand, but I think the idea of expecting a mayor to somehow arrest him and send him to the ICC on a different continent without it either being a case of extraordinary rendition or the federal government getting involved was unreasonable. This answer seems practical.

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 10h

Incidentally, if you're unfamiliar with Jacob Silverman, I highly recommend checking out his reporting.

Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 10h

Jacob Silverman
@SilvermanJacob
In practice, it seems like the on-and-off tariff announcements are an insider trading scheme for Trump's Wall St friends to profit off market volatility. (I mean he said as much months ago when he was bragging about how much his guys made after the first announcement.)
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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 10h

I like it when someone else QPs my post and rather than my post escaping containment, all that stuff goes over to them instead so I can just read it and laugh rather than having to be targeted by it. Feels like getting someone else in trouble for your idea.