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janet-laible.bsky.social
Political scientist, Lehigh U. British politics, EU, nationalism, health policy. Mostly here for Popehat and darth. Also baseball. Profile mural "Calma" in Bethlehem, PA by @theartofpau
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As long as we don't know about it, we don't have to do anything about it. BTW the argument about "submitting to IRB" for further review is. . . bizarre? Cc: @scottlgreer.bsky.social

2 fucking headlines right next to each other

Ok, I'm doing a version of this thread for 🧪 who are new to political conditions where info security is a safety issue: 1. Don't make public lists of people who are engaging in acts of resistance 2. Be weary of calls to advertise acts of subversion 3. Don't live post resistance meetings

DEI initiatives are still legal. Universities need to stand their ground. A Friday gift to your university's General Counsel Office - courtesy of an all star lineup of civil rights lawyers and scholars. You're going to want to read this.

THE RESIST LIST IS HERE. Proud my team just started this @resistlist.bsky.social, which will list actions that happened and that are slated to happen.

I'm not going to dignify it by posting a clip here, but for the WH press secretary to joke about Canada and statehood is not just embarrassing to the US as a country, it's cruel and appalling wrt Canadians who are genuinely angry and worried about this sh*t. I am so embarrassed and sorry. I ❤️ ❤️ 🇨🇦

This one deserves to be one of the all time great posts.

Re-reading Luttwak (Coup d'Etat). Remember that everything in this book provides the response for fighting the coup: "The opposition [to the coup] will not have any single target on which it will be able to concentrate its forces. In this way their numerical superiority will be dissipated. . . 1/n

Check out Linda’s post below and let’s join the movement! The Black community is boycotting Target starting March 5th. I’ll get more info for how many days it will last. I’ve already started. #Voices4Victory #SheShed

Since federal health information is getting harder to come by, I thought I'd share this new resource. Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine launched an online Avian Flu Resource Center--a one-stop clearinghouse for trustworthy information on bird flu. www.vet.cornell.edu/highly-patho...

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

AUSA Scotten demonstrates excellence in the face of tyranny. 🥰

Revolutionary Nahuatl for 2/11/25 Ayollohco Mexihco The Gulf of Mexico ah-yohl-LOH'-koh meh-SHEE'-koh

Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it. Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on. Making this my pinned post.

Folks - especially my Political Science quant friends - please check this out, re-skeet, and help if you can.

Cc @anthonymkreis.bsky.social and all fellow political scientists

The U.S. Department of Labor is organizing a protest. Elon Musk’s staff will be present at the Frances Perkins Building in Washington, D.C., today at 4 p.m. It was mentioned that staff should plan to stay late after the 4 p.m. meeting to assist with setting up Elon Musk staffers into their systems.

NIH research.

The world is burning! It smells like rotten garbage! And you still have an R&R due & a class to prep. Dumpster Fire Fighting for Academics: Techniques & strategies for staying focused and productive under stress. Work WITH your brain instead of against. https://buff.ly/4gvkMlt

Black History Month Stories. Today I'm very excited to cover one of my favorite Black Civil War heroes and one of the most badass negroes to ever live: Robert Smalls! His story is one of almost unimaginable bravery and intelligence. A story that embarrassed the fuck out of the confederacy.

Single Canadian guy actually smuggling fentanyl to US really flattered by task force

@charlesgaba.com is a hero and downloaded CDC’s entire website. A small group of us has come together to preserve this critical resource and make it accessible to the scientific community. More to come. These data are public and they are ours. Deletion disobedience is one way to fight back.

If your Senator's voicemail is full, switch to another local office. For example, Fetterman has six different offices, all with different phone numbers. Heck, you can call all six if you want! Or show up in person! Even better!

This is Phyllis Fong. I very much respect that she made them physically remove her from her office, which remains hers by right, because she hasn’t been legally terminated.

Did you know that in a fortnight it will be 5 years since the UK left the EU? To mark the occasion, @ukandeu.bsky.social have produced a bumper report. Released on 28 Jan, and you can sign up for the launch here: ukandeu.ac.uk/events/the-s...

EVENT: What does Labour’s devolution white paper mean for England? Join us on Weds 18 Dec when @matthewfright.bsky.social @rebeccamckee.bsky.social @akashpaun.bsky.social @tompope.bsky.social discuss plans to extend devolution across England www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/labour...

Broken-hearted to hear this. Ken was a good friend and a colleague at Lehigh; he was an inspiration to our students and a treasured colleague. We used to talk/Zoom once a year - usually with a cocktail! - to catch up. I am so sad to hear this and grateful for the privilege of having been his friend

Made my day. Sorry that this is pay-walled, but well worth it if you (still) subscribe to the NYT. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

"Please do not touch" I hadn't realized how much I missed these threads until I was pruning my likes at the Other Place and saw some from years past. The epitome of Christmas threads. 15/10