Emmanuel Balogun
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Emmanuel Balogun
@eabalogun.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof of Political Science at Skidmore College and Visiting Fellow-Hoover Institution | Author: Region-Building in West Africa | Only willing to argue about the Celtics and Golden Era Hip-Hop. | Emmanuelbalogun.org
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At minute 33 you can watch To Save Us From Hell podcast co-host (and IR professor extraordinaire) @anjalikdayal.bsky.social address the Security Council -->

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Maintenance of international peace and security: Leadership for Peace - Security Council, 100067th meeting
Maintenance of international peace and security: Leadership for Peace
webtv.un.org
December 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Pleased to see DEATH OF THE AUTHOR on this Best of the Year list. 😊🇳🇬
The Best Nigerian Books of 2025
All the best Nigerian books that were published in 2025.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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So I know there’s a Lisa Lisa documentary but I think I’d only be able to watch it if there’s a story —told by Full Force, specifically— about this damn song. There’s a whole dialogue/sermon at the end and FF’s vocals are wild: m.youtube.com/watch?v=JBfm...
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Full Force - Someone To Love Me For Me
YouTube video by LisaLisaCultJamVEVO
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December 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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December 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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The holiday gift giving season is here. An idea: A Conversation with Mvemba Dizolele about my book, The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Inside “The Second Emancipation” with Howard French
Podcast Episode · The Africa Program · 12/03/2025 · 53m
podcasts.apple.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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For what it's worth (and to me, it's worth a lot), in New York, recommendations to vaccinate infants within 24 hours of birth remain unchanged.
December 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Hugo
Spanish for Chaos
December 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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It’s easy to see Trump’s health policies as a problem mostly for Americans, but there are some big direct and indirect effects Europe is going to need to face 1/4
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July 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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FYI, if you're someone that likes to tuck into some Christmas TV movie rom-coms this time of year, I've directed two with Asian-American casts: A SUGAR & SPICE HOLIDAY (2020) can be streamed right on Lifetime's website (US only). A BIG FAT FAMILY CHRISTMAS (2022) is on Hallmark+ or Crave in Canada.
Four Christmas movies to know me by.

I have to go with the ones I directed, in between my main specialty genres of horror and crime and supernatural strangeness. (And there are only two.)
November 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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I’m thrilled that the Kennan Institute is back as an independent institution and delighted to have joined as a non-resident fellow www.kennaninstitute.org
Kennan Institute | Advancing Scholarship and Statecraft
Explore expert analysis on Russia, Ukraine, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia. Stay informed with the latest research, events, and policy insights from The Kennan Institute.
www.kennaninstitute.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Jesus I see what you've done for others
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative

electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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For those asking how to support, here’s how: www.greenbootsgardens.com/get-involved
The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow

'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void
The federal shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Urban farmers like Travis Peters are stepping up to ensure their communities can eat.
www.whatimreading.net
October 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."

me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually

www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review
Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.
www.bostonreview.net
September 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This UNGA speech...
a man in a suit holds a box that says " wrap it up "
Alt: a man in a suit holds a box that says " wrap it up "
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September 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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there we go: we've finally gotten to the important part of this speech: how he once bid to renovate UNHQ for $500 million, but they decided to go in a different direction, with terrazzo instead of marble and no mahogany. that was the moment, he said, he knew they didn't know what they were doing.
September 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Whoever "broke" the teleprompter for Trump's UNGA speech...I see you.
September 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Can't wait!!
My book w/@profsorelle.bsky.social will be out in January! These ideas have brewed since I interned at Queens Legal Services 20 years ago. The book is for anyone who cares about people, justice, power & democracy. Much more to share more in the coming months!

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Uncivil Democracy
How the civil legal system undermines the political lives of marginalized communities
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September 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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It is very hard for me not to cut and paste passages from my book into posts at this point. I have been told by my editor not to give away the goods. That said. The difference in scale of outrage between Attiah’s firing and Kimmel’s suspension proves a whole point about canaries and coal mines.
September 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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I think it’s hard for outsiders to grasp how low staff and faculty morale get at universities where everyone’s job gets worse every year because there’s a hiring freeze and program cuts and any real money is locked up in new projects meant to help higher admin shine so they can move somewhere better
I’m not looking at colleges with my kids for some years yet but the question about staffing in particular is one I think every parent should ask
September 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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🔍 Researching African politics?
📢 Call for Papers: APCG Online Colloquium
Present your unpublished work, get feedback & connect with peers.
🗓 Deadline: September 8, 2025
👉 More info on our website: www.afpol.org/blog/apcg-on...
APCG Online Colloquium Call for Papers - Fall 2025 & Spring 2026
The presentation of papers in the APCG Online Colloquium is open to all scholars of African politics. Papers broadly related to political topics or subjects in Africa will be considered for presentati...
www.afpol.org
September 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Special delivery today! Can't wait to dive in, @hofrench.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I see parallels in Higher Education decision-making right now.
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/08/...
Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small teams in past year, exec says
In Google's continuing effort to run more efficiently, the company has been getting rid of managers who oversee fewer than three people.
www.cnbc.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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If you're looking to put language about academic freedom on your syllabus this fall, here is some template language we developed at the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom @aaup @aft.org

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Putting Academic Freedom on the Syllabus
Fostering the best conditions for learning.
academicfreedomontheline.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"This isn’t bringing a knife to a gunfight. This is looking at the sky for fireworks when the bullet casings are landing at your feet.” I guess bars run in the family @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
August 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Thank you @warcticantarctic.bsky.social! Perfect timing if anyone wants to meet over coffee in Bologna for next week's @europeanisa.bsky.social's PEC.
August 22, 2025 at 5:27 AM