Sarah McLaughlin
@sarahemclaugh.bsky.social
Global Expression, FIRE. Book: Authoritarians in the Academy, @hopkinspress.bsky.social (August 2025). https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53835/authoritarians-academy
Signal: sarahemclaugh.01. Go birds.
Signal: sarahemclaugh.01. Go birds.
Pinned
Pub day! My new book, Authoritarians in the Academy at @hopkinspress.bsky.social, is now officially out and available for purchase. www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
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I know people have a lot on their plates right now, but the opposition candidate who Erdogan most wants to avoid running against is being threatened with a jail sentence of over 2000 years.
apnews.com/article/turk...
apnews.com/article/turk...
Prosecutor seeks 2,352-year jail term for Istanbul's jailed mayor over alleged corruption
Istanbul’s chief public prosecutor has filed a sweeping indictment against the city's jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu.
apnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I know people have a lot on their plates right now, but the opposition candidate who Erdogan most wants to avoid running against is being threatened with a jail sentence of over 2000 years.
apnews.com/article/turk...
apnews.com/article/turk...
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IT GOT BETTER
📍Central MN
📍Central MN
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 AM
IT GOT BETTER
📍Central MN
📍Central MN
Reposted by Sarah McLaughlin
These new details from last summer's confrontation between Rob Manfred and Bryce Harper are absolutely insane.
MLB officials threatening players will "end up in a ditch" for disrespecting Manfred is outrageous behavior.
www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb/p...
MLB officials threatening players will "end up in a ditch" for disrespecting Manfred is outrageous behavior.
www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb/p...
November 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
These new details from last summer's confrontation between Rob Manfred and Bryce Harper are absolutely insane.
MLB officials threatening players will "end up in a ditch" for disrespecting Manfred is outrageous behavior.
www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb/p...
MLB officials threatening players will "end up in a ditch" for disrespecting Manfred is outrageous behavior.
www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb/p...
"Chiang Seeta, a Chinese artist and activist, reported that nearly all participating directors in China faced intimidation. Even directors abroad, including those who are not Chinese nationals, reported that their relatives and friends in China were receiving threatening calls from police."
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Chiang Seeta, a Chinese artist and activist, reported that nearly all participating directors in China faced intimidation. Even directors abroad, including those who are not Chinese nationals, reported that their relatives and friends in China were receiving threatening calls from police."
The organizer of the inaugural IndieChina Film Festival in New York said he was forced to cancel after facing a "relentless" pressure campaign, and that he may be unable to travel back to China.
"I did think it might be better here....It turns out I was wrong."
"I did think it might be better here....It turns out I was wrong."
Indie Chinese film festival in US canceled after pressure campaign
Organizer's reports of harassment echo other allegations of transnational repression
asia.nikkei.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM
The organizer of the inaugural IndieChina Film Festival in New York said he was forced to cancel after facing a "relentless" pressure campaign, and that he may be unable to travel back to China.
"I did think it might be better here....It turns out I was wrong."
"I did think it might be better here....It turns out I was wrong."
Reposted by Sarah McLaughlin
VICTORY: Federal court dismisses class action lawsuit against pollster J. Ann Selzer, filed by the “Center for American Rights”
www.thefire.org/news/victory...
www.thefire.org/news/victory...
VICTORY! Federal district court dismisses class-action suit against pollster J. Ann Selzer
Federal district court tosses ‘fake news’ lawsuit against pollster J. Ann Selzer, affirming First Amendment protections for election commentary.
www.thefire.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
VICTORY: Federal court dismisses class action lawsuit against pollster J. Ann Selzer, filed by the “Center for American Rights”
www.thefire.org/news/victory...
www.thefire.org/news/victory...
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I got a very nice view of it
November 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I got a very nice view of it
audibly gasped at this sunset
November 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
audibly gasped at this sunset
just want to reiterate that the first amendment isn't something you "hide behind," it's something that constrains the government's ability to limit your inalienable rights. that distinction is very important
The Department of Homeland Security: “hide behind the First Amendment”
November 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
just want to reiterate that the first amendment isn't something you "hide behind," it's something that constrains the government's ability to limit your inalienable rights. that distinction is very important
The Department of Homeland Security: “hide behind the First Amendment”
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Department of Homeland Security: “hide behind the First Amendment”
i reserve a special hatred for drivers who, upon seeing someone about to step into a crosswalk they're approaching, speed up instead of coming to the (legally required) stop. it's genuinely egregious behavior and you get the sense they don't even notice they're playing chicken with people's lives
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
i reserve a special hatred for drivers who, upon seeing someone about to step into a crosswalk they're approaching, speed up instead of coming to the (legally required) stop. it's genuinely egregious behavior and you get the sense they don't even notice they're playing chicken with people's lives
Tanzanian citizens received mass texts from authorities this week to warn them that sharing messages that cause distress could result in treason charges.
Tanzanian opposition claims security forces are secretly dumping bodies after election violence
Authorities in Tanzania faced mounting concern Tuesday over killings during crackdowns on protests surrounding last week’s election, with the largest opposition party alleging that security forces wer...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Tanzanian citizens received mass texts from authorities this week to warn them that sharing messages that cause distress could result in treason charges.
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This is a disturbing court filing: A top ICE official “shockingly answered ‘No’ when asked if he agreed ‘agree that it's unconstitutional to arrest people for being opposed to Midway Blitz?’”
November 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This is a disturbing court filing: A top ICE official “shockingly answered ‘No’ when asked if he agreed ‘agree that it's unconstitutional to arrest people for being opposed to Midway Blitz?’”
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This is a remarkable case of Chinese authorities threatening a UK university into halting research on human rights violations, and the university acquiescing.
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
www.bbc.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM
This is a remarkable case of Chinese authorities threatening a UK university into halting research on human rights violations, and the university acquiescing.
"Emails seen by the Guardian show staff grappling with how to manage the relationship with China. In September 2024, the university informed Chinese state security that it would not be publishing a final phase of research on forced labour in China. 'Immediately, relations improved,' an admin wrote."
UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China
Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"Emails seen by the Guardian show staff grappling with how to manage the relationship with China. In September 2024, the university informed Chinese state security that it would not be publishing a final phase of research on forced labour in China. 'Immediately, relations improved,' an admin wrote."
While many of you are likely yelling "GO DOGERS" or "GO BLUE JAYS!" I'm yelling "go fighting and bench clearing brawl!"
November 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
While many of you are likely yelling "GO DOGERS" or "GO BLUE JAYS!" I'm yelling "go fighting and bench clearing brawl!"
every day in south philly during autumn is a delight
November 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
every day in south philly during autumn is a delight
the fanduel huff and puff ad is offensive to me on both a moral and auditory level. it is an attack on the soul and the senses
November 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
the fanduel huff and puff ad is offensive to me on both a moral and auditory level. it is an attack on the soul and the senses
sure you can put on a horror movie but this halloween you can also put on death cab for cutie and let yourself be haunted by your high school self
November 1, 2025 at 12:08 AM
sure you can put on a horror movie but this halloween you can also put on death cab for cutie and let yourself be haunted by your high school self
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A 19-year-old HK woman has pleaded guilty to sedition after appearing in videos promoting a “shadow legislature” that the city's government deems subversive. In full: buff.ly/oPnSLGc
HK woman, 19, pleads guilty to sedition over 'shadow legislature' videos
A 19-year-old HK woman has pleaded guilty to sedition after appearing in videos promoting a “shadow legislature” that the city's government deems subversive.
buff.ly
October 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A 19-year-old HK woman has pleaded guilty to sedition after appearing in videos promoting a “shadow legislature” that the city's government deems subversive. In full: buff.ly/oPnSLGc
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Stephen Miller’s wife threatened to have a naturalized citizen deported because she didn’t like what he said during a TV debate.
www.rawstory.com/katie-miller...
www.rawstory.com/katie-miller...
Stephen Miller's wife threatens to get US citizen deported as TV debate gets heated
MAGA influencer Katie Miller, the wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, suggested that President Donald Trump's government could deport progressive pundit Cenk Uygur after she beca...
www.rawstory.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Stephen Miller’s wife threatened to have a naturalized citizen deported because she didn’t like what he said during a TV debate.
www.rawstory.com/katie-miller...
www.rawstory.com/katie-miller...
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This is a lie: www.propublica.org/article/immi...
October 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This is a lie: www.propublica.org/article/immi...