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Poli Sci and IR prof at BU. Post on Africa, human rights, US politics, LGBTQ+, religion & politics. Progressive, Christian, proud gay dad. Two books on Rwanda. Currently writing book on church and state across Africa and another on LGBTQ backlash in Africa
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Boston has an Asian-American woman mayor and Black police chief. Any guess why Trump, Homan, and their band of racists want to target us?

submitted 23 minutes ago • 2 comments

I’m old enough to remember when firing people because they’re a woman or Black was not considered anti-DEI. It was just called discrimination and bigotry.

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

I’m old enough to remember when firing people because they’re a woman or Black was not considered anti-DEI. It was just called discrimination and bigotry.

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

We need to see this in every district in the country. As members of the House and Senate travel through their districts, they should be challenged and forced to answer for their dereliction of duty in the face of The Trump/Musk's growing authoritarianism

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

The impact of USAID cuts will be devastating in so many of the countries where I’ve worked. The irresponsible sudden nature of this cancellation of funds will fuel poverty and illness.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

We need to see this in every district in the country. As members of the House and Senate travel through their districts, they should be challenged and forced to answer for their dereliction of duty in the face of The Trump/Musk's growing authoritarianism

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Somebody should tell this yahoo that you should not smile and smirk when you’re talking about firing people, especially when you’re boldly lying with claims that people are only being fired because of bad performance.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

AS if the world couldn't get any crappier... Found out this morning that Starbucks has discontinued my go-to pastry, the glazed donut! They've also discontinued my back up, the scone. The rest of their pastries frankly suck. 2025 is just not a good year.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

The only thing surprising about Trump’s pro-Putin stance is that people are surprised. Trump has been consistent about his anti-Ukraine, anti-democratic sentiments. People just didn’t want to believe an American leader could be such a traitor.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Imagine living in a country where former presidents are not above the law.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

How exactly is devastating our scientific community, one of the greatest contributors to US prosperity (think biotech, pharma, and other drivers of our modern economy) and improved lifestyle (medicine, tech), supposed to make America great? These MAGA idiots are so shortsighted.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

I have papers to grade today and decided that sitting on the couch in front of a warm fire on a frigid morning would put me in a better mood for it.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

They’re making the country better and better!!

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Can someone who understands brain science explain something to me? I tried to play a Debussy piano piece I’d memorized in high school using sheet music and kept flubbing. Then when I just played faster without thinking about it I could play it. Why?

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Here's a clip of me on Focus on Africa talking about the war in the Eastern Congo. (Note to self: Look straight into the camera the entire time so that you don't look so shifty eyed!)

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Useful op ed by the Post. Refugee law clearly defines the threats that make individuals eligible for asylum, and white South Africans are not under realistic threat of persecution. This Trump policy is nothing but racism. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

About to go on, if anyone cares to listen.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

I'll be on Focus on Africa today at 12:30 Boston time (5:30 London time) talking about the M23 advances in Eastern Congo.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

The callous treatment of USAID employees at the behest of the world’s richest man is nothing short of cruel. What kind of sickos can treat loyal government workers so poorly and still imagine themselves “patriots”? Musk and Trump are traitors.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

I’m really struggling to understand where this leftist identity extremism folks like Chait denounce is found. I’m at a university, deeply involved in DEI work, yet I’m also a liberal surrounded by people similarly committed to dialogue and learning.

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

If anyone should happen to have a hankering for Girl Scout Cookies, my daughter is selling. They can be shipped anywhere in the US.

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

I was never that great at economics. How are firing lots of people and drastically cutting government spending supposed to jump start the economy? Won't that just add to unemployment? And won't the tariffs add to inflation? Is the goal stagflation? I thought that was a bad thing...

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment