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@centampolmike.bsky.social

Professor & Chair of Political Science at The University of Scranton. Central Americanist. Fulbright alum to Guatemala & El Salvador. #asylum #expertwitness he/his/him/dr. Long suffering Yankee, Jets, Rangers, and Knicks fan.
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With little evidence, beginning to wonder whether Crooks would have taken a shot at Biden all the same. Saw an opportunity and took it?
Jesus, both of Thomas Matthew Crooks' parents are licensed professional counselors. "The AR-15 rifle Crooks used was one of more than a dozen registered to and legally purchased by his father, with whom he often went to the shooting range, officials said." www.wsj.com/us-news/myst...
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Couldn’t even fit the weird Christmas card fascination in the excellent reminder.
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"[C]ultivating a culture of political violence necessarily involves unleashing forces and permissions that one cannot contain to one’s political enemies." @benjaminwittes.bsky.social on the recent assassination attempt against former President Trump.
A Victim of Crime and a Threat to Democracywww.lawfaremedia.org In defense of our “grossly irresponsible talk.”
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Bukele’s Ideology Is Opportunism: "Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa recently described him as such: “The guy is arrogant and all about controlling power for himself and making his family rich.” elfaro.net/en/202407/op...
Bukele’s Ideology Is Opportunismelfaro.net
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Well I'm given to understand that today & for a VERY limited time, our nation's political violence party is shocked—shocked!—to learn that we currently live in a world of normalized political violence, and would like very much to know who is to blame. Full Essay: www.the-reframe.com/gambling-in-...
Gambling In Casablancawww.the-reframe.com Being blamed for a world of political violence by the people who force us to live in it, and are now shocked-shocked!—by it. Navigating the daily trauma of living in a bully's paradise.
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As Christian Nationalism and Project 2025 get more and more attention in the U.S., the leaders of the Christian Supremacist movement in the United States have praised emerging authoritarian leaders in Latin America. My column for the week over at The Progressive.
U.S. Christian Nationalists Are Celebrating Latin American Dictatorsprogressive.org The far right in the United States has alarming connections to the far right in Latin America.
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Opinion | The Strange Future After a Second Trump Term - POLITICO www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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Authorities find 19 bodies piled in a dump truck in a cartel-dominated area of southern Mexico - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/0...
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I am really thrilled to share that we are running a search for an Asst. Prof. of Latin American History! Check out the ad, please share, and let me know if you have any questions about the job, our department, university, or anything else. eeik.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Asst Professor - Latin American Historyeeik.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com The University of Wyoming invites diverse applicants to consider our employment opportunities. We are also especially interested in candidates who have experience working with diverse populations and/...
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“The quality of conversation with Arévalo depends on us Indigenous peoples” elfaro.net/en/202406/ce...
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A Dictatorship Is Born: The now de facto president and his family clan have risen above our laws to assume the throne, without any institution capable of imposing limits to their constitutional trampling. The authoritarian regime has become a dictatorship. elfaro.net/en/202406/op...
A Dictatorship Is Bornelfaro.net
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US dampens criticism of El Salvador’s president as migration overtakes democracy concerns | Stars and Stripes www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
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New article from me on civil war violence in Nicaragua, focusing on violence by FSLN govt forces in 1980s, the need to look at violence committed by more restrained groups, & need to consider different explanations at different levels of analysis. polisky conflictsky academic.oup.com/jogss/articl...
Levels of Analysis and Variation in Civil War Violence and Restraint: Ideology and Contestation in Nicaraguaacademic.oup.com Abstract. How can we analyze violence against civilians in civil wars over time and with attention both to local context and international comparability? I
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I'll also add that this 2019 post was a winning message! Reflective of good morals and also electorally strategic. It energized people, especially young voters. Do it again!
Really makes you think!
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Opinion | To Win on Immigration, Biden Must Move the Debate Beyond the Border - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/o...
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Had to explain that to Border Patrol yesterday.
Exactly right. Biden set records for deportations and the right is still screaming that we have "open borders." Stop trying to meet these psychos halfway.
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Look for our article "With Fear, Favor and Flawed Analysis: Decision-making in U.S. Immigration Courts" out in November's Boston College Law Review where we suggest non-punitive, non-kneejerk restrictionist reforms to the system. (12/12)
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Opinion | What Do I Owe the Dead of My Generation’s Mismanaged Wars? - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/05/26/o...