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Erin A. Snider

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IR, Middle East political economy, democracy aid, & development • Egypt she/her • Author, Marketing Democracy: bit.ly/3j8sN8k

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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 18h
“This is a systemic problem that the United States exclusively has,” she said. “It’s because we value Second Amendment rights over children’s lives, and that has to change. If I hear another thing that says thoughts and prayers, I will be even more disgusted.”
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Oregon Live Updates: Police Investigate Deadly School Shooting in Bend
A teenager shot his way into the Silver Rail Elementary School, killing three children, ages 5, 8 and 11, and a teacher. An armed bystander shot him dead, the police said.
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 18h
Some needed joy and beauty after a grim week. So excited to finally to see her in DC in February ❤️
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
My brother and his family live in Bend. He called tonight to tell me the news, sobbing, as he told me that my nephew was just a block away yesterday playing with a friend. I’m so heartbroken for everyone in their community and furious that this has become normal in this country.
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Oregon Live Updates: Teenager Kills 3 Children and Teacher at Bend Elementary School
Another child and teacher were critically injured, according to the police in Bend, Ore. The suspect, a 16-year-old from Bend, was also dead.
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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 15/10/2026
I think we need to be clear that he biggest issue with this situation is not its timing. It’s that it’s happening at all. The mainstream outlets and Democrats framing this as an “elections issue” are missing the point entirely.
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
"The Houthis warned they would continue striking airports and energy infrastructure in the “Saudi interior”, urging global shipping companies, citizens and employees at these locations to evacuate and claiming they had become “legitimate targets”.
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Houthis attack Saudi Aramco headquarters
Iran-backed militants retaliate after Riyadh-led coalition targets sites in Yemen’s capital
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Diana B. Greenwald @dbgreenwald.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Over 71,846 children in Gaza have lost one or both of their parents since October 7, 2023, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Social Development. www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-records... (In November 2025, UNICEF estimated this applied to ”more than 58,000“ children: www.unicef.org/sop/reports/...)
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
"The attack on Saturday was striking because it occurred in an army-controlled area largely untouched by fighting, and because the loudest accusations were directed at Egypt, a country that has been a staunch ally of Sudan’s military throughout the war."
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Dozens Killed in Airstrikes Near Sudan-Egypt Border (Gift Article)
The attacks occurred at a remote gold mine hundreds of miles from the front lines of Sudan’s devastating civil war. Videos showed what appeared to be Egyptian munitions.
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Ruha Benjamin @ruha9.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“Texas Tech’s censorship policy does not just affect the humanities. According to the AAUP lawsuit, medical students at the campus in El Paso are no longer permitted to learn about racial disparities in medical care or how to treat underserved populations.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
What a tremendous fucking OU-Texas game. Went in expecting a bloodbath, and OU pushed through. BOOMER SOONER!
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
One of the first things Fidel Castro did upon taking power was televising live executions by firing squad.
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Excellent title.
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Adam L. Ozer @ozerthinking.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Some shameless self-promotion from my academia days: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... TL;DR - uses and abuses of the terms "socialism" and "capitalism" in the news are pretty ineffective as a means of policy persuasion. They really only trigger affective polarisation.
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Viewed from Different Engels? Differences in Reactions to “Socialism” as a Policy Label - Adam L. Ozer, Brian W. Sullivan, Douglas S. Van, 2022
The supposed popularity of socialism among young Americans has been a trending topic in American political media and campaigns. While evidence from public opini...
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David Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 08/10/2026
As a political science professor, I can confidently say: If I asked a student to define "socialism" on an exam and they wrote that, they would get an F
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Lafayette Square isn't "a historic protest site." It's a fucking park. And it's packed on nice days. Calling it a protest site is White House framing. They're closing a popular public park to create a presidential palace Saddam Hussein would love.
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Inside Trump's Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site (Gift Article)
The president’s proposal to enclose a park in Washington could alter how the space has been used for generations.
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“They have this growing feeling that they are encircled by potentially hostile actors,” said Yvan Guichaoua of the Bonn International Center for Conflict Studies. “It is a pretty dramatic juncture for Algeria . . . they want to usher in a new era for their influence in the Sahel.”
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Algeria projects its power in the Sahara
The North African energy powerhouse is seeking to quell disorder to its south and regain geopolitical ground lost to Morocco and the UAE, diplomats and analysts say
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Catching up on reading this weekend and can’t recommend this excellent, fascinating, and deeply unsettling piece by Jack Shenker highly enough.
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Fixer, financier, spymaster: how the UAE’s Sheikh Tahnoon is setting his sights on AI dominance
The long read: The Emirati royal is increasingly influential on the world stage. Some see him as a visionary. Others compare him to a Bond villain. Who is he?
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“It’s clear that the government is trying to create facts on the ground that will be very difficult for the next one to reverse,” said Yonatan Mizrachi, from the Israeli rights group Peace Now. “This is their ideology, and they do not hide it.”
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Israelis rush to get new settlements past ‘starting line’ before election
Jewish settlers are expanding into the occupied West Bank in ways that a new government would struggle to reverse
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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Autocrats look invincible until their allies start to walk away. Defections have brought down regimes from Guatemala to Hungary, and they can be engineered: Raise the costs of standing with the autocrat and ease the path out. 🆕 by Laura Gamboa muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
One of the most apparent truths about universities in this era is that student journalists have tended to exhibit the greatest courage and tenacity when it comes to applying their institutional mottos and academic lessons to the world.
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The Student Journalists Who Never Let the Cornell Assault Case Go (Gift Article)
The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity house since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case.
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Hisham Zerriffi @hishamzerriffi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Pew tested AI synthetic surveys against actual survey data. Conclusion: “This experiment taught us that, at this time, AI models are not an adequate replacement for traditional polling on topics of broad public importance.” This is an all time bad idea. No need to hedge with “at this time.”
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Can AI Stand In for Human Survey-Takers? Not Really
Synthetic surveys using digital twins do a poor job estimating the public mood and are especially error-prone for some subgroups, including Republicans and Black adults.
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Wendy Pearlman @wendy-pearlman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Alhakam's powerful words about his house in Aleppo open the chapter titled "Losing" in my book, "The Home I Worked to Make." In this beautiful essay, he describes renovating that very home today. Let the era of losing forever be replaced with rebuilding. #Syria www.hidden-cities.com/p/home-again...
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Home Again in Aleppo
On finally returning to Syria from exile to rebuild what was lost.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"The United States crossed the line into competitive authoritarianism during Donald Trump’s second presidency...The new regime is unlikely to consolidate, however: The United States’ vast countervailing power—its wealth, private sector, and civil society—dilutes authoritarian abuse..."
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The playbook remains the same in Morocco. "The decision appeared motivated by the desire to project an image of change and “optimism”, said Riccardo Fabiani, north Africa director of the International Crisis Group."
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Morocco’s first female prime minister launches coalition talks
King appoints Fatima Ezzahra El-Mansouri over presumed favourite and head of Royal Moroccan Football Federation Fouzi Lekjaa
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Frederick Deknatel @freddydeknatel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Assad's crony capitalism — with convenient state controls for regime loyalists — is out. Sharaa's "embrace of the free market" is in, through extreme deregulation and a mishmash of liberalization and privatization, while other fundamental economic reforms remain frozen. www.ft.com/content/5313...
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Syria’s free-market experiment
Ahmed al-Sharaa’s Islamist government has overhauled Assad’s protectionist model and exposed businesses to foreign competition
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Strengthening ties between the Houthis and al-Shabaab militants in Somalia pose an “escalatory” threat to regional stability, US officials have warned, as Yemeni rebels battle to consolidate control over the Red Sea coast following a string of recent victories."
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US warns Houthi ties with al-Shabaab threaten Red Sea trade
Growing partnership with al-Qaeda affiliate in Somalia gives Yemeni rebels a foothold on both sides of the Gulf of Aden
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Huge error. Such a brilliant show.
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Good. This is the correct call.
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Laleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This piece by the incomparable Moe Tkacik digs into the political economy of the Macklemore/Sheeran standoff and the money and business relations flowing behind the scenes: prospect.org/2026/09/19/m...
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Macklemore vs. Everybody - The American Prospect
The wokest rapper took on the NFL’s plutocratic ownership, the Israel lobby, and the Live Nation ‘flywheel’—and won.
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“MBS will not forget this,” said retired Lieutenant General Karen Gibson, former director of intelligence at US Central Command, adding that the administration’s hesitation demonstrates that the “United States will not necessarily fight when Saudi Arabia believes its vital interests are threatened”
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‘MBS will not forget’: Donald Trump’s reluctance to fight Houthis rattles Saudi Arabia
US hesitation has amplified doubts in Riyadh about Washington’s reliability as its prime defence partner
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I've rewatched Catastrophe so many times. One of my all time favorites!
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Mr. Trump’s decision to pull back from, or at least delay, striking Houthi targets came as commanders had approved target lists, troops were loading bombs onto U.S. warplanes selected for the missions & the wave of attacks was just about to begin, according to two people briefed on the operation."
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Trump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military Help (Gift Article)
The president vacillated but decided on Sunday not to join Saudi Arabia, for now, in joint strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. But he also needs the kingdom’s cooperation in his war against Iran.
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"The Houthi militia in Yemen said on Saturday that it had attacked Saudi Arabia’s capital and oil facilities with a barrage of missiles and drones, a significant escalation in the renewed war between the kingdom and the Iranian-backed group."
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In Significant Escalation, Houthis Attack Saudi Capital (Gift Article)
The Houthis, an Iranian-backed militia, said they had fired a wave of missiles and drones at Riyadh, and on Saudi oil facilities.
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Yemeni analysts say that while the Houthis’ actions serve Iran’s interests, al-Houthi doesn’t take orders from Tehran — or anybody else. Amid their ranks are those pushing for closer ties to Iran and others who champion a more Yemeni nationalist stance."
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Abdulmalik al-Houthi, the Yemeni rebel leader spooking oil markets
The enigmatic leader has long been a thorn in Riyadh’s side but is now causing disruption that affects the world
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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Mabrouk to Allison! Excellent news.
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Karl Steel @karlsteel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Medieval history included
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"At least 125,000 people have fled their homes since the start of the month, according to the UN. Some 5mn of the 42mn population are already internally displaced because of conflict, and just under half the nation is “acutely food insecure”, it says.
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The rebel offensive that shook Saudi Arabia
Riyadh has been thrown into crisis after Yemeni forces it helped arm and train were overrun by the Iran-backed Houthis
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
How is this 30 years old already
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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 16/09/2026
This is basically USAID’s entire annual budget (with some wiggle room and depending on the year). Just a quick reminder that this administration and it’s centi-billionaire sponsor sentenced millions of people to die for absolutely no financial reason, just stupidity and malice.
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"The Trump administration has approved a $2.8 billion sale of heavy bombs to Israel, according to a U.S. official, in what would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions there even as American public support for the country declines."
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Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton Bombs (Gift Article)
The package would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel.
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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This jaw-dropping story has become ProPublica's most-read article of 2026, with more than 2.2 million views in the first day, a spokesperson tells me
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Hakkı Taş @hakkitas.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Come and work with us at @giga-hamburg.de in Hamburg! We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow focusing on the Middle East and North Africa. It is a 3+3 year position, offering up to six years to develop an independent research profile at GIGA. www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/po...
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GIGA Hamburg
German Institute for Global and Area Studies
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Yikes, if this is accurate, its basically the owner class using their power to shut down dissent. The Patriots Robert Kraft told Sheerhan his concert would be cancelled if Mackelmore stayed on the your, and that other stadium owners would follow suit.
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Laleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Reading a letter by Hans Magnus Enzenberger from 1968 and boy does it sound familiar:
Let me begin with a few elementary considerations. I believe the class which rules the United States of America, and the government which implements its policies, to be the most dangerous body of men on earth. In one way or another, and to a different degree, this class is a threat to anybody who is not part of it. It is waging an undeclared war against more than a billion people; its weapons range from saturation bombing to the most delicate techniques of persuasion; its aim is to establish its political, economic, and military predominance over every other power in the world. Its mortal enemy is revolutionary change.

Many Americans are deeply troubled by the state of their nation. They reject the war which is being waged in their name against the people of Vietnam. They look for ways and means to end the latent civil war in the ghettos of American cities. But most of them still hold on to the idea that these crises are unfortunate accidents, due to faulty management and lack of understanding: tragical errors on the part of an otherwise peaceful, sane, and well-intentioned world power.

To this interpretation I cannot agree. The Vietnam war is not an isolated phenomenon. It is the most visible outcome and, at the same time, the bloodiest test case of a coherent international policy which applies to five continents. The ruling class of the United States has taken sides in the armed struggles of Guatemala and Indonesia, of Laos and Bolivia, of Korea and Colombia, of the Philippines and of Venezuela, of the Congo and of the Dominican Republic. This is not an exhaustive list. Many other countries are governed, with American support, by oppression, corruption, and starvation. Nobody can feel safe and secure any more, not in Europe, and not even in the United States itself.The fact is that most Americans have no idea of what they and their country look like to the outside world. I have seen the glance that follows them: tourists in the streets of Mexico, soldiers on leave in Far Eastern cities, businessmen in Italy or Sweden. The same glance is cast on your embassies, your destroyers, your billboards all over the world. It is a terrible look, because it makes no distinctions and no allowances. I will tell you why I recognize this look. It is because I am a German. It is because I have felt it on myself.
If you try to analyze it, you will find a blend of distrust and resentment, fear and envy, contempt and outright hate. It hits your President, for whom there is hardly any capital left in the world where he can show his face in public; but it also hits the kind old lady across the aisle on the flight from Delhi to Benares. It is an indiscriminate, a manichaean look. I do not like it. I do not share your President's belief in collective graft and in collective guilt.
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“Whatever they say about it, it’s clear that this is indoctrination,” said @andrewdessler.com, a Texas A&M University atmospheric sciences professor who has taught a climate change course that regents recently voted to remove from the core curriculum. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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How University Core Curriculums Are Getting Political (Gift Article)
Politics and other factors are causing universities to reconsider what classes are core requirements. In some places, civics and classics are replacing climate change and sociology.
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Same
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I really hope CM expands outside of TX one day--it truly puts every other grocery chain to shame.
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