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Emmanuel Balogun

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Assoc. Prof of Political Science and Director of International Affairs at Skidmore College | Visiting Fellow-Hoover Institution | Author: Region-Building in West Africa | Only willing to argue about the Celtics and Golden Era Hip-Hop. | Emmanuelbalogun.org

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I received an EXCELLENT education at City College where I received my MA in Sociology. And I was debt free. I attended PT while working FT. I'm a ride or die for the CUNY system. Once again, one of the best parts of NYC.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
People sleep on CUNY but it is one of the absolute JEWELS of U.S. Higher Ed and has been for decades. And what's the thanks the system gets??? It has to fight for its life every single year because it has been systematically defunded.
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Jenifer Lewis’ Afro @msjlaw.blacksky.app · 09/09/2026
🎾 COCO GAUFF HEADED TO THE #USOPEN26 SEMIFINALS with the comeback on Andreeva to win 2-6, 7-6(6), 6-2 in 2 hours 13 mins. Coco saved 2 Andreeva match points in that 2nd set! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 She said in post-interview she was thinking about how Francis Tiafoe came back yesterday 💪🏾💪🏾 #BlackExcellence
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Isaac Samuel @rhaplord.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
“Ancient state structures in Africa included Empires, which carried with them all the complexity, inequalities, and political baggage inherent in such systems.” www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-ancien...
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The Ancient Empires of Africa: Imperial Governments and “Native” Rulers.
Ancient state structures in Africa included Empires, which carried with them all the complexity, inequalities, and political baggage inherent in such systems.
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Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Ceuta, whatever you might be led to think, is in Africa and is part of Morocco. www.wsj.com/opinion/ceut...
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Opinion | The Moroccans Invade Spain
Scenes of chaos in Ceuta won’t open the door to more migration.
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Justin Zimmerman @jztidecat.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A president should probably be impeached if it’s so obvious he’s about to lie to the Americans people that major broadcasters won’t air the speech on their channels.
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
My lab @ UPenn is hiring a postdoc to start in early 2027. I'm looking for someone with expertise in social identities, computational methods, and political communication: www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...
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Call for applications: Postdoctoral researcher in social identity, politics, and computational methods
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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
There's a perverse symbolism in the legacy of White racism sheltering under the bowers of all African Americans have done for this country while patiently waiting for the chance to go back to insisting we are a drain upon their society and that they never needed us at all.
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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
“This special symposium in Politics & Gender seeks to contribute to these broader efforts, using the tools and platforms of academia to preserve knowledge on the history and impact of the building and dismantling of the U.S. government’s gender equality portfolio.”
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The Building and Dismantling of the U.S. Government Gender Portfolio — and What We Do Now | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
The Building and Dismantling of the U.S. Government Gender Portfolio — and What We Do Now - Volume 22 Issue 1
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Emmanuel Balogun @eabalogun.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Someone please explain
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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
You may have heard about the OMB rule change that will put politics over federal grants. However bad you think it is? It's probably worse. Thanks to @theverge.com for letting me report this one out. There is still time to comment. bit.ly/4v2X4nQ
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The war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it
“Everyone will be affected, not just scientists. Every community in the country.“
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
the way these fucking football associations routinely mistreat national team players will be remembered when the revolution comes sports.yahoo.com/articles/uru...
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Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup elimination
After Marcelo Bielsa's squad failed to win a match at the 2026 World Cup, the team will fly home on separate commercial flights rather than on a team charter.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 28/06/2026
If you haven't read my America at 250 article in @thenation.com yet, here's your sign from my mom to check it out You can read it at www.thenation.com/article/soci... (or at archive.ph/nmYpt if you need an archived link 😉)
Screenshot of texts I received from mama this morning, reading as follows:

You need to make an anthology of all of your articles.  Put them in categories.  I assume you would have to get permission from all the different places that you previously published with [I laugh emoji reacted to this]
Any way,  good 250 article. I enjoyed it. I loved the Douglass sections and you were quite clever the way you inserted the Originalism Trap. [I heart emoji reacted to this]

😊 [I heart emoji reacted to this, too]
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Justin Zimmerman @jztidecat.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Have they considered reading the textbook and actually attending class?
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Emmanuel Balogun @eabalogun.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I just can't figure out how people can interpret what JB said as him wanting "his own team." This is so spot on; you proved EVERYONE wrong and were a favorite going into the playoffs, why wouldn't this be your favorite season, esp. knowing JB's ethos? Turned an orange into Cristal.
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Dr. Vaughn Joy @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Sharing this again! Please let me know if you hear of any humanities adjuncting in the east Massachusetts, top of Rhode Island, bottom of New Hampshire region! Up to 50-60 miles from Metrowest Boston is workable.
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I was on the Tavis Smiley Shoe today talking a bit about the work we do at @miccenter.bsky.social and doing a deep dive on my book, A Second Sight, which is out tomorrow! Totally unplanned, Dr Cornel West chimed in to discuss the work too. You can listen from 2:05 to 2:59
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Dr. Cornel West, Jeffrey Toobin, Clarke Peters, and Sarah J. Jackson join Tavis Smiley
YouTube video by KBLA 1580
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Siddhartha Mitter @siddharthamitter.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Put some respect (and tone marks) on it www.yorubaname.com/entries/F%E1...
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Fọlárìn
One who walks with wealth.
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Emmanuel Balogun @eabalogun.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
The Balogun brand is strong 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
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Emmanuel Balogun @eabalogun.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
It's Bal-OGUN PUT SOME RESPECT ON IT
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Somebody doesn't eat enough chocolate chip cookies
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Josh Busby @busbyj2.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Interested in climate and security? Our Strauss Center site developers recovered many files associated with the two DOD-funded projects on climate and security in Africa and Asia. Reports & briefings are now back up online from this 5 year $7.5 million project. www.strausscenter.org/ccaps/
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
University: Faculty, please take our survey to help us better understand if you're thriving! All confidential! Survey: Gender? Race? Years at Institution? Rank? College? I should've just put my name on the survey
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Karim El Taki @karimeltaki.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
My article on ignorance as constitutive of international order has now found a home in print. I argue that every international order, including the liberal order, rests on systematic practices of ignorance production. Do have a look if you haven’t already! doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
I am a terrible audience for college president speeches. Oh you want to talk about creativity but also censor research and classes on campus? Lol ok sure.
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Dart Adams @dartadams.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Stop trying to trade Jaylen Brown. We were robbed of ever having Len Bias play with Reggie Lewis between 1987-88 and 1992-93 and having Jaylen Brown play with Jayson Tatum as the young core of the Boston Celtics since 2017-18 is making up for all of that. Don't break it up. You will ALL regret it.
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Jasmine K Gani @jasminekgani.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
With the resurgent interest in the nexus between policy and knowledge production, here is our open access article "The impact of colonialism on policy and knowledge production in International Relations" in @iajournal.bsky.social: academic.oup.com/ia/article/9....
Abstract: Is there an academic–policy divide, and does that gap need to be bridged? For decades, International Relations (IR) scholars have reflected on their roles and responsibilities towards the ‘real world’, while policy-makers have often critiqued the detachment of academic research. In response, there have been increased calls for academics to descend from their ‘ivory tower’. However, the articles in this 100th anniversary special issue of International Affairs interrogate this so-called theory–policy divide and problematize the exchange of knowledge between academics and practitioners, highlighting the colonial underpinnings of their historical entanglements. In this introductory article we bring together the core arguments of the special issue contributions to delineate three prominent dynamics in the academic–practitioner nexus: the role of academia as a supplier of knowledge for colonial policies; the influence of imperial practice and policy-makers in shaping IR and academic knowledge production; and the contestation from academics and/or practitioners against racial hierarchies in knowledge production and policy-making. Confronting the exclusions, amnesias and denials of colonialism in the theory and practice of International Relations is the necessary first step in any process of repair towards a more just and viable politics.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 04/05/2026
A big study that was cited as evidence that text generators are good for students has been retracted: www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-wi... www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Retraction Note: The effect of ChatGPT on students’ learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking: insights from a meta-analysis
Jin Wang & Wenxiang Fan 
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications volume 13, Article number: 528 (2026) Cite this article

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The Original Article was published on 06 May 2025

Retraction Note to: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-04787-y, published online 06 May 2025

The Editor has decided to retract this paper owing to concerns regarding discrepancies in the meta-analysis. These issues ultimately undermine the confidence the Editor can place in the validity of the analysis and resulting conclusions. The authors have not responded to correspondence regarding this retraction.
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
You’ve seen this before but the BBC has put it all together. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency
The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
VP @kamalaharris.com: Trump said he would bring prices down on day one. But instead, inflation is up, cost of groceries is up, gas is up, unemployment is up-- Audience member: Blood pressure's up. VP Harris: Blood pressure is up! I know that's right.
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Emmanuel Balogun @eabalogun.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
One or all of these: "Still feel me" by Jadakiss "Angel Dust" by Gil Scott Heron "Intro (The dynasty)" by Jay-Z "Top Back" by TI "Here I come" by Barrington Levy
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Kate Good @kategood.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
I was just in Costco. There was a woman in her late 60’s riding a scooter with a speaker on the basket. She was blasting 80’s rap. It was glorious.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 06/04/2026
I’m thrilled that the Kirkwood Public Library (just outside St Louis) picked me as this year’s One Author, One Kirkwood selection. I’m doing a free event there one month from today, Wednesday 5/6 that’s also The Payback’s paperback release party (it’s out on 5/12!) kplmo.org/oneauthor/
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KIRKWOOD
PUBLIC LIBRARY
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One Author, One Kirkwood
One Author, One Kirkwood is a yearly community read for the people throughout our St. Louis community. All events are free and open to the public.
Limited quantities of Kashana Cauley's latest book,
"The Payback," will be available free to attendees on a first come, first serve basis.
Get Free Tickets
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Sean Ehrlich @seandehrlich.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
It’s a high bar to clear but this message from Trump may be the most unhinged things he’s ever said. Impeachment or invoking the 25th Amendment is long overdue but it’s completely clear that the Congress/Cabinet needs to remove Trump from the Presidency.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 05/04/2026
@katherinepomps.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org introduce Lawfare's new database tracking immigration habeas corpus cases in which the Trump administration has violated court orders. View the tracker at
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Three Hundred Habeas Cases in Which the Government Has Defied Court Orders
A database of non-compliance with court orders around the country.
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Dann @dann1960.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
youtu.be/NgAZNV4e1uc #msnow As the Trump administration wraps its militarism in Christian rhetoric, Pope Leo delivers a moral rebuke, saying God rejects the prayers of leaders who wage war. Religious scholar Brad Onishi joins to discuss. MS NOW
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‘Your hands are full of blood’: Pope Leo REBUKES Hegseth’s war prayers
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Betcy Jose @betcy.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Why and how targeting health infrastructure is illegal: www.foreignaffairs.com/syria/when-h...
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When Hospitals are Targets
The intentional targeting of hospitals and medical staff is not unique to the Syrian war; they’ve been hit in the wars in Yemen, South Sudan, and Sri Lanka as well.
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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 07/03/2026
A thought. 💡 How come it's campaigning in every other community, but it's pandering when it comes to actually earning the Black vote? 🤔
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Lily Mason @lilymasonphd.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
After nearly a decade measuring American public support for political violence, @nathankalmoe.bsky.social and I have published a somewhat comprehensive guide to measuring these attitudes. This includes historical comparisons and responses to common critiques. doi.org/10.1093/poq/...
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How to Measure Public Support for Political Violence
Abstract. With low but rising levels of violent political threats and violent acts by civilians in the United States, researchers increasingly want to meas
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Chokely Carmichael🥋 @stewartcoles.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Different government departments are now shooting down each others’ drones because everyone is incompetent and can’t coordinate for shit.
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Emmanuel Balogun @eabalogun.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
From the same state house that also passed a bill to end gun bans on public colleges and universities earlier this month.
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Patrickworld 🌎👋🏾🎸 @patrickworld.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) was an American statesman, philosopher, and Founding Father who authored the Declaration of Independence, served as the third U.S. president, advanced religious liberty, expanded the nation through the Louisiana Purchase, and shaped early American political ideals
George Jefferson, protagonist, minor antagonist, and anti-hero on The Jeffersons. George is played by Sherman Hemsley on the American television sitcoms All In The Family. Dear reader. Thank you for taking the time to check out this alt text! As you may or may not know, this is a ridiculous joke. I know full well who the person is in the photo, and that I've added the bio of a different person entirely. That's the joke. It's a gag about people having a similar name, which I can mix up in a comedic way. Also, I was dropped on the head as a baby. Several times.
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 14/02/2026
Some of us didn't hop online in the 90s or the 2000s to get rich and famous, man. Some of us hopped online in the 90s and 2000s 'cause it was FUN to chat with people all over the world... for free! Baby, we grew up when it cost a zillion dollars to call long distance! We had pen pals at school!
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