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Professor, international relations, Spartan & Cyclone alumni, studies conflict, institutions, and disasters; mother of awesome rehabilitation counselor

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Are we really going to steal another country's oil resources? This is illegal. Why do I have to keep talking about the illegal moves by the T administration and feel like the press is failing to discuss this?

www.ohchr.org/en/instrumen...

06.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So it's not 100% foolproof. But we had students who came begging saying they copied it into Word themselves and it was there and then we cut them some slack.

06.03.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes it's a sentence at the end of a paragraph in the prompt, but the font is in white so the students can't see it in Word or pdf. However, the issue is that when they paste it into another program themselves, it could bring that text. But it works great for flagging people copying into chat gpt.

06.03.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I realize that the government shutdown affected NSF, but my observation after submitting with the rolling deadline is that you just miss the panel based on past deadlines (eg 8/15) πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ It looks like we won’t have reviews on something submitted in September until June.

06.03.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It really, really does not work anywhere close to this way.

06.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Just remember, come November, Trump started this war with no clear goals, objectives, or exit plan. House and Senate Republicans green lit him continuing, with no checks from Congress. They own this now!

06.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 165 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

The economic story just changed dramatically.

Payrolls fell -92k in Feb. Jan growth was revised down by -4k to +126k. And Dec revisions subtracted -64k to -17k.

Unemployment rate up a tick to 4.4%.

Recession questions are back on the menu

06.03.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 1560 πŸ” 633 πŸ’¬ 93 πŸ“Œ 56

Lol I got that idea from another political scientist πŸ˜‚ I initially tried adding β€œwhat would Batman say”, but newer versions of chat gpt ignore that. They can’t figure out that this senior IR scholar who wrote on this topic doesn’t belong.

06.03.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We get about 15 of 325 students that clearly used AI to write their papers in intro IR. We embed a real IR scholar’s name in white text that isn’t visible & take deductions if it appears. Now some might notice the difference once the prompt is copied into an AI program, but it’s relatively low.

06.03.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m in the β€œcan’t sleep” phase of this war. Thinking about everyone I know living in (or deployed to) the Middle East and hoping they stay safe. I really hope T doesn’t have the β€œstomach” to escalate this conflict.

06.03.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Have you watched Star Fleet Academy? Haha I am curious what you think of that.

06.03.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Add this to the 150+ people the US military has already illegally killed at sea in the second T administration, violating both domestic and international laws.

06.03.2026 13:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They won’t see any of this reporting on the news outlets they watch, assuming they are consuming news coverage in the first place πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

06.03.2026 13:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There is none. It’s all the whims of a madman that never should have been (re)elected πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

06.03.2026 13:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know many people who teach in the Middle East and I am keeping you all in my thoughts and hoping the conflict deescalates soon.

06.03.2026 11:46 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces in the Middle East, the first indication that another major U.S. adversary is participating in the war if if indirectly.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

06.03.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 271 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 12

πŸ€·β€β™€οΈπŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

06.03.2026 04:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There are no institutions that will save this country

06.03.2026 03:39 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

06.03.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 9928 πŸ” 5231 πŸ’¬ 622 πŸ“Œ 627

Wow that’s exciting!

06.03.2026 02:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump's War If Trump campaigned as a President of peace, he has governed as the opposite

#DHS Noem out =>New dir. is a man who:
β€’ has no experience
β€’ Confuses Iraq / Iran
β€’ Opposes abortion in ALL cases -
β€’ Election denier
β€’ Only sen without bachelor's degree
Meanwhile, "asked whether Americans should be worried about retaliatory attacks at home" President : "some people will die."

06.03.2026 01:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/03/...

06.03.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yep add this to the T admin death count

05.03.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse Since receiving presidential pardons, dozens of former Capitol rioters have gotten into more legal trouble. In Florida, Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse.

"A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse"

@tomdreisbach.bsky.social for @npr.org

05.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
The 2026 APSA DDRIG cycle will open on April 1, 2026, and close on June 1, 2026.

Provides support to enhance and improve the conduct of doctoral dissertation research in political science.

Connect awardees to APSA’s extensive professional development and public engagement networks and resources.

Supports the advancement of national health, prosperity, and welfare.

The APSA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant has made 139 awards to doctoral candidates from 53 PhD-granting institutions since 2020.

The 2026 APSA DDRIG cycle will open on April 1, 2026, and close on June 1, 2026. Provides support to enhance and improve the conduct of doctoral dissertation research in political science. Connect awardees to APSA’s extensive professional development and public engagement networks and resources. Supports the advancement of national health, prosperity, and welfare. The APSA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant has made 139 awards to doctoral candidates from 53 PhD-granting institutions since 2020.

tell your friends: the APSA DDRIG application for 2026 will open on April 1. Updating the FAQ pages with some additional information now.

05.03.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I had the same thought earlier but then remembered how they were getting around this by naming people assistant deputies....

05.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

T has a long history of throwing women in his administration (and beyond) under the bus, so I can't have much sympathy for the women this happens to now. They know what is likely going into it.

05.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Neither did Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the nation’s top diplomat.

05.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 231 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

Time for Zelensky to demand that Hungary gets in line and that the US restores military aid in exchange for any help on this front.

05.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0