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eraldo.bsky.social
Writing a history of (un)civil disobedience and the autobiography of my mother | Assistant Professor of Law and Society at UC Irvine | Bread Loaf, Yaddo, and Best Small Fictions '25 | https://eraldosouzadossantos.com/
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What are the best political science articles you've read that were published recently (i.e. in the last five years)?

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My essay on Mills's philosophy of history and historiography will appear in the fall: www.academia.edu/129986313/Ge...

Tomorrow ⤵️

Starting in 40 minutes! 🕑

It's the official publication day for the 25th anniversary edition of Cold War Civil Rights!! New preface sets it in the context of the contemporary global Black Lives Matter movement. press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

This is Tub and Blue. They simply cannot figure out how to get their tennis ball that fell in the pool. Still 12/10 because they really are trying

Aïda Tavakoli, founder of the group We Are Iranian Students, gave Mediapart one of the most haunting testimonies: “How did we arrive at the idea,” she asks, “that bombing a people can liberate them?”

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Latest in the Guardian with @nickocchiuto.bsky.social argues that the Club World Cup tournament has given Trump a platform for his authoritarianism, with full endorsement of FIFA. We must answer by boycotting the World Cup matches to be held in the US next year. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

My profile as a STAP Mentor at @ucisocialecology.bsky.social dtei.uci.edu/opportunitie...

It's an excellent interview. And 1 week from today, catch @samklug.bsky.social in conversation with Wassel Borghol, @gscoulthard.bsky.social, @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social, Dayo Gore, & @johnnarayan.bsky.social. Hosted be myself & @yosra999.bsky.social.

Across the USA, the rent is too damn high. To meet the scale of the housing crisis we need to get creative with ownership, finance, and political coalitions. @cplusc.bsky.social new report explores Vienna’s social housing model and shows it lowers rents, reduces emissions + urban inequality

one year ago.

My essay on Mills's philosophy of history and historiography will appear in the fall: www.academia.edu/129986313/Ge...

BREAKING: Gaza’s civil defence agency says Israeli troops shot and killed at least 20 hungry Palestinians and wounded hundreds of others while they waited for food at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid site. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/oq5i6c

"Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels. These results raise concerns about the long-term educational implications of LLM reliance and underscore the need for deeper inquiry into AI's role in learning."

the 8 a.m. Sunday conference panel

Another good reminder from today is that to win this we all need to get used to cooperating with people we sometimes find highly annoying

Hi everyone I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing

no kings except the ones under 5'8

Not only can working from home make you happier, for many disabled people it allows them to remain in the workforce It gives them autonomy & independence. Flexibility to attend doctors appointments and care for their health It’s a crucial accommodation, and removing it will harm disabled lives

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In other words, liberals might wanna ease up their incessant concern for protest “optics” (and obsession with “the right way to protest”) and understand the roles of mobilization/protest differently

My first seminar for @ucirvine.bsky.social's Critical Theory Emphasis: www.humanities.uci.edu/critical/cte...

fini. www.criticalsocialinquiry.org/seminars-2025

I don't know. These people fear a potential loss of political power more than death.

«La colère monte» : à Paris, la mobilisation pour la Palestine tient bon Environ 7 000 personnes, selon les forces de l’ordre, se sont réunies à l’appel de plusieurs syndicats ce samedi pour dénoncer l’action d’Israël à Gaza et l’interception du «Madleen»

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LA people, Critical Resistance is offering a “We Keep Us Safe” workshop on protecting the community from ICE on Monday at 6:30. Register: criticalresistance.us4.list-manage.com/track/click

🧵MEGA THREAD: I'm tracking the far right anti-LGBTIQ groups targeting LGBTIQ events during Pride Month. Also, how are organizations, corporations, and lawmakers responding to the Trump Administration and Republicans' ongoing efforts to erase and criminalize the transgender and queer community.

Another ‘aid massacre’ took place north of Nuseirat, where Palestinians had gathered near the Netzarim checkpoint to wait for food. Recap of the day in Gaza is below. 👇🏼

SCOOP: The Trump admin has abruptly shifted the focus of its mass deportation campaign, telling ICE officials to largely pause raids and arrests in the agricultural industry, hotels and restaurants, according to an internal email and three officials with knowledge. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...

"I had not touched a cat in 15 yrs when an orange kitten wandered over to sit w/me in the grass one day. I was left without adequate words to describe that experience. It reminded me that I am alive. It instilled in me a raw, unbridled happiness that I had never felt before, not even as a child."