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Carrie Reiling
@careiling.bsky.social
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Associate prof, Political Science and International Studies at Washington College. I'll tell you stories about Western Nebraska, West Africa, and how bell peppers ruin everything. carriereiling.com
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May 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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These proposed budget cuts look like the IMF's structural adjustment policies have been turned loose on the United States.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
Chart titled "Proposed change to the federal government budget from 2025". State Department -85%, EPA -55%, HUD -44%, Labor -35%, Interior -31%, HHS -26%, NASA -24%, Treasury -19%, USDA - 18%, Commerce -17%, Education -15%, Justice -8%, VA +4%, Transportation +6%, Defense +13%, Homeland Security +65%
May 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Screw-top American champagne, tenure edition.
Bottle of Wycliff champagne with a screw top
December 19, 2024 at 4:05 PM
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I’m starting a kick rocks/leave me alone starter pack. It’s just me; don’t ask to join. Leave me alone.
Poorly done yet somehow accurate line drawing of a face with brown hair and a bow, giving side eye, with a half-frowny face.
November 15, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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Apparently the Maryland Republican Party supports voting by mail
Mailer advertising “Learn how to vote by mail inside!” And “paid for by the Maryland Republican Party”
August 23, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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This is me, both mentally and physically
August 13, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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I got stuff to do, but this grinning land beast makes me think something is about to happen
A Great Dane with a graying black face and mostly white body is looking at me, working on my laptop, as if she’s about to pull a prank.
June 10, 2024 at 2:26 PM
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What’s your sign?
Penguins in a green VW Bug, flying a black flag that reads “FUCK YOU ALL”
May 12, 2024 at 12:36 AM
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In my town, yet thus far undiscovered
Photo of car GPS map with the place name “Life of Cake” circled. The icon for the place is an elusive croissant
April 7, 2024 at 2:37 PM
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Got my hard copy of /Who Gives to Whom? Reframing Africa in the Humanitarian Imaginary/
Many years in the making, but the editors are the best, the authors are super, and I’m pretty proud of my contribution.
Book cover of Who Gives to Whom? Reframing Africa in the Humanitarian Imaginary First page of chapter 7, written by me, titled “How West African Women ‘Save’ the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda”
April 5, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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When the cheapskate 73-year-old midwestern white man is fed up with your Israel policy, maybe you need to rethink that policy.
Text exchange between my dad and me: Dad: When you come please bring a Palestinian flag Me: You want me to bring you a Palestinian flag? Dad: Yes I will fly it from my flag pole Me: Okay! I support this message. Did you just get fed up? Dad: Yes with Biden Me: Absolutely. When I get a chance I’ll just order one to send to you. That way I won’t forget Dad: I will pay you Me: The one I found is $8. I think I can manage that Dad: Okay Me: Sent it. You’ll get it in a couple days
April 2, 2024 at 8:37 PM
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Earth! Chloe has been hibernating nearly as long as you were!
White Great Dane with black head (but graying) and a giant white paw is sleeping soundly on a blue and yellow quilt.
March 28, 2024 at 1:58 AM
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This turkey 😍
What looks like a cooked turkey with stuffing spilling out is really made of cake and frosting
November 23, 2023 at 2:31 PM
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I know where I live, but sometimes, even at the doctor’s office, I’m really reminded where I live.
A stack of thumbed-through magazines, with /Shooting Times/ on the top
October 11, 2023 at 5:52 PM
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On the sofa with this goofer, recovering from covid, watching all the tv
Prematurely graying white Great Dane with black face, laying on her back and thinking of biting my wrist while also looking at me lovingly
October 7, 2023 at 8:28 PM
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No, he meant this.
The Clovers cheerleading squad, led by Isis (played by Gabrielle Union) in their green, yellow, and orange uniforms in one of the best early-2000s movies, "Bring It On."
October 3, 2023 at 6:30 PM
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The kids (and the librarians) are alright
A white board in a college library with the title “tell us a corny joke” with lots of corny jokes in different handwriting
September 30, 2023 at 2:43 PM
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I tried to click on a link in an email from APSA, but …
Photo of message from website: “The web site you are trying to access was found to contain *malicious/deceptive* content. Your organization has deployed a security service which protects users from visiting harmful content such as malicious web pages (containing viruses for example), phishing pages (trying to steal your credentials) and more.
September 20, 2023 at 3:22 PM
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NLRB hearing, day 3: now it’s our turn to testify. We can do it!
Blue button, “unions protect workers”, with a solidarity fist for the “O” in “protect”
August 24, 2023 at 1:04 PM
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Day two of union hearing. Important, but …
August 23, 2023 at 6:02 PM
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Our former provost, basically, about how education takes place
Lucas from the movie Empire Records, saying, “Who knows where thoughts come from? They just appear.”
August 22, 2023 at 5:03 PM