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Stacy VanDeveer

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Professor - Environments, Humans, Governance, Politics, Peace. 🏳️‍🌈 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=veizRrAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Stacy D. VanDeveer is an American academic and international relations scholar. He is Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance at the McCormack Graduate School at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He was Chair of the Department of Political Science and Professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire. He has also taught courses with Harvard Extension School and Harvard Summer School, and been a fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, Brown University's Transatlantic Academy, UMASS, and UNH London Program. VanDeveer has authored and co-authored over 90 articles, book chapters, reports and six co-edited books on his specialties. His research interests include international relations, comparative politics, LGBT rights, EU and transatlantic politics, humanitarian degradation and connections between environmental and security issues. .. more

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Stacy VanDeveer @stacydvandeveer.bsky.social · Jun 5

Concerned about #Deep #Sea #Mining?
Check out the many false promises.
#UNOceansConference #UNOC #UNOC3 #SDG14 @justinalger.bsky.social #OOSC @revkin.bsky.social #criticalminerals @cturnerlang.bsky.social @geoffdabelko.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

The false promise of deep-sea mining - npj Ocean Sustainability

npj Ocean Sustainability - The false promise of deep-sea mining

Stacy VanDeveer @stacydvandeveer.bsky.social · 41m

The earth says hello

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Christopher Martell @chrismartell.bsky.social · 44m

In a world full of lawless ICE agents, be the protesting frog. 🐸 ❤️ www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

‘I’ve definitely had spicier tamales,’ says Portland ICE protest frog that got pepper sprayed by federal agents

The 24-year-old talks about the spray, the viral video and why he’s protesting.

www.oregonlive.com

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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 46m

There are so few academic jobs, and thousands of excellent scholars are all trying to move at the same time due to location.

‘Fear and hopelessness’: study finds one in four professors consider leaving US south

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politics

www.theguardian.com

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 56m

Nothing boosts morale quite like being accidentally fired.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 13h

Good people need to start outing their ICE family members, neighbors, and community members.

They need to be made into pariahs in the places decent Americans gather.

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 13h

The government knows this is bad policy because they've announced it on a Sunday.
The continued priority of short-term profit over long-term solutions is utterly shameful. Farmers will not be better off when the next cyclone or flood comes. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Government lowers methane target, rules out methane taxes

The government is lowering its biogenic methane target for the next 25 years, a move opposed by the Greens and environmental activists.

Reposted by Stacy D. VanDeveer

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13h

More than 15 million people 55 or older don’t have a spouse or biological children; nearly 2 million have no family members at all.

Who will be there for these solo agers as their lives draw to a close? How many of them will die alone?

An age-old fear grows more common: ‘I’m going to die alone’

As families fracture, people are living longer and are more likely to find themselves without close relatives or friends at the end of their lives.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 14h

California boosts housing near mass transit. "The [law] will require local officials in counties with more than 15 passenger rail stations to OK large housing developments — in some cases, buildings up to nine stories — located within a half mile of such a stop." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Gavin Newsom signs contentious bill to spur housing construction

The California governor approved the proposal despite fierce pushback from the Los Angeles mayor and City Council.

www.politico.com

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Rob Verchick @robverchick.bsky.social · 15h

I'm attending No Kings's event, “No Kings NOLA” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

No Kings NOLA · Indivisible

Our rights were never given — they were won. From the ballot box to the picket line, generations of Americans have fought to secure fundamental freedom and dignity for all of us. On 10/18/25 there w...

www.mobilize.us

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 20h

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 1d

The city of Buffalo & NFTA have selected a developer for mixed-use growth at the LaSalle Metro Rail station, with formal approval/agreements still needed. Buffalo's light-rail network (in subway at LaSalle) is among the top performing systems per-mile in the U.S. TOD at more stations could grow that

City chooses developer for LaSalle Metro station properties

A Long Island development firm has won the preferred right to redevelop the LaSalle Metro Rail station and 11 acres of surrounding land, after initially proposing a $191 million transformation that co...

buffalonews.com

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Lisa W. Fazio, Nandita Sharma , and 35 more Shannon Vallor, Lisa W. Fazio, Nandita Sharma, Jonathan A. Eisen, Jocalyn Clark, Will Jennings, Jennifer A. Richeson, Julie L. Lockwood, Karen R. Lips, Joshua S. Weitz, Scott L. Greer, Steve Peers, Benjamin Mason Meier, Philip N. Cohen, Philip Nel, Daniel W. Drezner, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Robert C. Richards, Alan Richardson, Silvia Secchi, Aaron Sojourner, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Margot C. Finn, Jason Lyall, Mark Rice, Kent Johnson, Brian Weatherson, Mary Jane Curry, Claire L. Adida, Larry W. Hunter, Richard M. Carpiano, David S. Tanenhaus, Aviel Roshwald, Jae-Young Son, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Timothy D. McBride, Melinda Baldwin, David Darmofal

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Ali Lanier @alilanier.bsky.social · 1d

Sure is October in a New England village

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Joe R. Feagin, David R. Miller , and 8 more Anna O. Law, Joe R. Feagin, David R. Miller, Silvia Secchi, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Anne Norton, Dana R. Fisher, Meredith Farkas, Aviel Roshwald, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Virginia Sapiro

Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 1d

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

Reposted by Gerald Friedman, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Daryl Adair , and 2 more Gerald Friedman, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Daryl Adair, Aviel Roshwald, Timothy D. McBride

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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CAHSR's Strongest Soldier @emoscientist.bsky.social · 1d

I recently took the train through the rural Portugal and Spain and you see 10 story buildings near train stations in towns with a population of like 10k. Town in the screenshot is several times smaller than Davis and farther from any city as big as Sac

electrified passenger rail line in front of 7+ story apartment building next to several other multistory apartment buildings from google street view of Valenca, Portugal.

Reposted by Alan Richardson, David R. Miller, Stacy D. VanDeveer

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

The random people who called into this C-SPAN session had better questions for Mike Johnson than most corporate media outlets

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "Hearing you say that 'everyone is smiling' in cities where troops have been rolled into feels dystopian and insane watching the response to it."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re getting whipped cream and caramel syrup on top of your coffee order, just go to a Baskin Robbins already

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Every single Democrat in Congress should’ve already had a post up by now about the Trump admin approving a Qatari air base inside the US.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

At least Trump got a free jet and a $5.5 billion golf resort in Qatar, so there’s that.

Stacy VanDeveer @stacydvandeveer.bsky.social · 1d

👏👏🔥🔥

Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 2d

“We should replace Bad Bunny with Lee Greenwood” is an also a perfect summation of the “deal” they’ve offered universities.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

The father of a family in our apartment complex has been kidnapped by ICE.

My daughter found out when she went to walk our dog and heard one of the children crying from the hallway.

Reposted by Alan Richardson, Stacy D. VanDeveer, James Goodwin

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 2d

UNREAL

Democratic Whip Notice: The House GOP Leadership have made the following change to the House Floor schedule:

Members are advised that votes are no longer expected in the House on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

Pending Senate action on FY26 Funding, Members will receive 48 hours' notice prior to any potential votes in the House. Further information regarding the Floor schedule will be provided as soon as it becomes available.

This is a change from the House GOP Leadership's previously announced schedule.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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tweety @bluskypolitics.bsky.social · 2d

📌 Canks isn't gonna be happy

This may stop his heart 🤭🤣🐥

Stacy VanDeveer @stacydvandeveer.bsky.social · 2d

Listen!

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2d

“Oh my god… I have no words.”

Listen to the emotional moment this year’s laureate Maria Corina ( finds out she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, shared the news.

NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize

Reposted by Michael W. Kraus, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 2d

“We should replace Bad Bunny with Lee Greenwood” is an also a perfect summation of the “deal” they’ve offered universities.

Reposted by Stacy D. VanDeveer, Carol J. Adams, Peter Bußjäger

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2d

“Oh my god… I have no words.”

Listen to the emotional moment this year’s laureate Maria Corina ( finds out she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, shared the news.

NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 2d

"He’d be right—except that, for those keeping count at home, Reid is the second Republican to be engulfed in a Nazi porn scandal in just over a year." newrepublic.com/article/2015...

The Candidate Caught in a Nazi Porn Scandal Is Today’s GOP Personified

Meet John Reid, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Virginia. There’s a lot to learn.

newrepublic.com