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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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Grant W. Turner @grantwturner.bsky.social · Mar 22

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#irsky #polisky think tank, policy, journal, department, news, journalism

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Frontier Myanmar @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social · 6h

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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opendemocracy.net @opendemocracy.net · 6h

Refugees caught in Jordan’s campaign against informal work

A campaign to end informal work in Jordan is making refugees’ already precarious lives more vulnerable

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Yale University Press @yalepress.bsky.social · 14h

"Every so often a book comes along that slices through comforting illusions and forces readers to face the world as it is. Emma Ashford’s First Among Equals is one of those books."

The United States in a Multipolar World

Emma Ashford, First Among Equals: The United States in a Multipolar World (Yale University Press, 2025) Every so often a book comes along that slices through comforting illusions and forces readers to

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Yale University Press @yalepress.bsky.social · 14h

"Every so often a book comes along that slices through comforting illusions and forces readers to face the world as it is. Emma Ashford’s First Among Equals is one of those books."

The United States in a Multipolar World

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Grant W. Turner @grantwturner.bsky.social · 1d

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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Grant W. Turner @grantwturner.bsky.social · 1d

Effectively banning/throttling trans & non-binary travel into or out of the US

By forcing airlines to enter M or F for passport info, Trump has opened up the airlines (more likely employees) to steep fines for "incorrectly" filling out APIS when passports read X
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Starting Sunday, Airline Agents Must Guess Passenger Gender — As U.S. Rejects Valid ‘X’ Passports It Issued - View from the Wing

Starting Sunday, airline agents will have to choose “M” or “F” for every passenger entering the U.S. — even when the traveler’s passport lists “X.” The government is rejecting the very gender markers ...

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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 1d

CBS: "America," "American," "all of the tools of the digital era," and speed.
MSNBC: Press freedom, the First Amendment, and ethics. www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/msnb...

Bari Weiss’s CBS News and MSNBC both just laid out their new journalistic principles — and they’re fascinatingly different

CBS: "America," "American," "all of the tools of the digital era," and speed. MSNBC: Press freedom, the First Amendment, and ethics.

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Grant W. Turner @grantwturner.bsky.social · 1d

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."

@theatlantic.com @jonathanbchait.bsky.social

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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.

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Grant W. Turner @grantwturner.bsky.social · 2d

"This use of force by the government against Christians is exactly what you’ve warned us about for years."

Pastor Daniel Flucke @danielflucke.com · 3d

The American evangelical persecution complex is real. I appreciate this article.

Rick Pidcock @rickpidcock.bsky.social · 5d

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.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

"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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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 2d

Trump’s moves are casting doubt on the prospect of a Leaders Summit – and the future of the Quad itself.

Did Trump Kill the Quad?

Trump’s moves are casting doubt on the prospect of a Leaders Summit – and the future of the Quad itself.

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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 2d

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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Himal Southasian @himalmag.bsky.social · 2d

🎙️“#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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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 2d

📽️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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Himal Southasian @himalmag.bsky.social · 2d

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 of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 2d

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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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 2d

🚨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👇
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GOP Could Lock in House Control for a Generation if SCOTUS Ends Key VRA Protection, Report Warns

Read more here.

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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 2d

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.

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 2d

"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 of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 2d

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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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 2d

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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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

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.

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 2d

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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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

No Kings,
For the love of America.

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 3d

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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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 3d

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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Child Liberation Theology @childliberation.bsky.social · 3d

"The big picture myth is, this is God’s way to parent, and from that come little myths about what will happen to children who aren’t raised this way, versus what will happen to these chosen ones who follow the correct path."

~ @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social

New book debunks spanking and the 'myths' of Christian parenting

(RNS) — In ‘The Myth of Good Christian Parenting,’ authors Marissa Franks Burt and Kelsey Kramer McGinnis argue that these methods aren’t as biblical or effective as their purveyors would have Christi...

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The Lever @levernews.com · 3d

Read the full story by @katyaschwenk.bsky.social
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The Human Trafficking Case That Could Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity

In a little-noticed Supreme Court case, the country’s largest private prison operator argues companies should be shielded from lawsuits when doing the government’s dirty work.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3d

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.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3d

"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

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