Grant W. Turner
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Aspiring interdisciplinary international affairs scholar-practitioner R. Assoc. @stimsoncenter.bksy.social Analyst Jamestown Foundation Bylines include RUSI, The Diplomat, Eurasia Daily Monitor Shares, articles etc ≠ endorsement/reflect employer .. more

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AFP | They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an Agence France-Presse investigation can reveal.
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown – using Musk's Starlink
They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an Agence France...
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The risk of such fines may make airlines and their personnel unwilling to simply "guess" what to enter instead of X.

APIS is only for international flight, but I'm sure they're trying to find a way to limit domestic X IDs from being used

Here is the info on the fines.
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Tips for Bizav Operators to Avoid CBP Fines and Loss of US Entry Privileges
Don’t make the mistake of failing to comply with U.S. Customs and Border Protection requirements for entering the country. Some of the most common errors made by business aviation flight crews could r...
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Gift link.

Trump's not in the driver's seat. Miller, RFK, and Vought are filling the vacuum.

Miller "equates opposition [...] with terrorism—and pushes for the use of state power to suppress it."

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Stephen Miller Is Going for Broke
The White House aide equates opposition to Trump’s agenda with terrorism—and pushes for the use of state power to suppress it.
www.theatlantic.com

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"This use of force by the government against Christians is exactly what you’ve warned us about for years."
danielflucke.com
The American evangelical persecution complex is real. I appreciate this article.
rickpidcock.bsky.social
I have a new article out tonight where I offer an apology to white evangelicals. I was wrong. You were right. I'm sorry I didn't believe you. And I offer no excuses.
baptistnews.com/article/dear...

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thebulwark.com
"Making the rigged election claim to the military now, retroactively, is a half-step. By stating it as fact and forcing the general staff to accept it, he is laying the predicate to make such a claim directly to the military in the future."
“Legal Orders” and Trump’s Military
Authoritarians don’t take power by openly flouting the law. They look for pretexts and legal theories.
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japantimes.co.jp
Japan's ruling coalition collapsed on Friday after its junior partner Komeito quit, raising doubts about whether conservative Sanae Takaichi will become the country's first female prime minister.
Why Japan's coalition collapsed — and what's next
In an upcoming vote in parliament, all parties are expected to put forward their leaders in a first round of voting, with LDP chief Sanae Takaichi likely bound for a runoff.
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himalmag.bsky.social
🎙️“#India’s rise in its crony capitalism index since 2014 has been spectacular. We are up there with countries like Russia, where it is essentially the world of the leader that determines which companies are able to make a lot of money,” says Aakar Patel to Harsh Mander buff.ly/vcS9CSx
Aakar Patel, Rana Ayyub and Harsh Mander on the RSS and Hindu Rashtra today
In this episode, writer Aakar Patel and journalist Rana Ayyub examine with Harsh Mander whether India under Narendra Modi has transformed into a Hindu Rashtra or, and to what extent, India’s secular…
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📽️VIDEO: SCOTUS’ new term will decide critical voting rights cases that could reshape American democracy, the Voting Rights Act and election law nationwide. Watch our latest episode of Defending Democracy to know which cases to watch this term👇
https://youtu.be/0iKo6YdLxhA
Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Protest movements in #Nepal, #Bangladesh and #SriLanka, largely led by youth, that have toppled three governments in three years are similar in their negation of the status quo but also in their lack of a blueprint for the future. (@AnupamDebashis and Rishija Singh)
The overlapping factors behind Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka’s uprisings
ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO, three Southasian nations underwent political transitions. In 2008, Nepal became a federal republic, ending 250 years of monarchy. Bangladesh
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freedom.press
It's official — a court ruled that the public's interest in knowing if Elon Musk has a security clearance and access to classified information outweighs any potential privacy interests.

Great FOIA ruling in favor of the @nytimes.com.
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🚨SOUTHERN VOTERS🚨

Your state could be impacted by a Supreme Court ruling that could lock in GOP control for over a generation, and in some states, eliminate majority-Black districts entirely.

Learn about what's out stake if the court guts Section 2👇
https://bit.ly/4q7aQ7D
GOP Could Lock in House Control for a Generation if SCOTUS Ends Key VRA Protection, Report Warns
Read more here.
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hrc.org
As we celebrate #NationalComingOutDay, we welcome ALL LGBTQ+ people, no matter where you are on your coming out journey.

To those who aren’t out: No rush. We are ready to welcome you with open arms on your terms.

To those who are out and proud: Continue to show up, speak out, and be you.
Photo of diverse HRC volunteers at St. Louis Pride with a Navy Blue gradient. Yellow and white text appears, "’For those who aren't able to come out — for whatever reason — right now, know that you are seen, you are loved, and when you're ready, there is a big community ready to embrace you with open arms.’ — Laurel Powell, HRC'S Director of Communications, Source: The Washington Blade - “Coming out is more than a concept, it’s a necessity” by Laurel Powell" HRC logo appears.

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thenation.com
"We will remember the martyrs—those who died teaching, reporting, healing, mothering, surviving. We will carry their memory like fire in our hearts. And we will begin again." Read Ali Skaik, a 19-year-old from Gaza, on the ceasefire that will hopefully bring an end to genocide.
We Are Genocide Survivors. But Our War Is Far From Over.
We in Gaza will remember the martyrs--those who died teaching, reporting, healing, mothering, surviving. We will carry their memory like fire in our hearts. And we will begin again.
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freedom.press
Law enforcement needs to rein in ICE's anti-press abuses and investigate ICE attacks on independent journalists in Chicagoland.

A coalition of press freedom orgs explained why in a letter to the Broadview Police Department and Illinois State Police.
Independent journalists must be protected from ICE attacks
Letter calls on local authorities to investigate all attacks on journalists
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techpolicypress.bsky.social
The policy discourse around information integrity has a disconnect between democratic rhetoric and action, writes Research ICT Africa’s Scott Timcke. The dirty work of democracy online requires bringing ideological critique to bear on information integrity, he says.
Fighting Disinformation Demands Confronting Social and Economic Drivers | TechPolicy.Press
The dirty work of democracy online requires bringing ideological critique to bear on information integrity, writes Scott Timcke.
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jodemocracy.bsky.social
Latin America remains haunted by the specter of “strongman” rule. Term limits have been a way of guarding against this threat, but aspiring autocrats have now found a new avenue to bypass this barrier to power: courts of law.

muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

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prospect.org
Senate Democrats pressed AG Pam Bondi this week on the DOJ’s antitrust division and she refused to answer their questions Despite her DOJ’s lenient antitrust enforcement, antimonopoly forces are continuing to fight back. From @ddayen.bsky.social:

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How Antimonopoly is Enduring Despite Trumpian Corruption
Public pressure and partisan attacks have yielded some new cases, and citizens are waking up to corporate power’s harms.
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The shameless GOP lying about the No Kings gatherings scheduled for next Saturday reveals how deeply hostile much of the Republican Party is to “the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” I look forward to our local No Kings event, and urge my fellow Americans to attend in their communities.
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Yes, America, he is referring to the 100% peaceful No Kings rallies that have literally nothing to do with Hamas or antifa or hating America.

America has been gaslit by these lunatics every day for a decade, and at some point the other shoe will drop—though I have no idea what or when that will be.

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George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
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"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized