Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIJacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated on this day in 1983. He became a target of right-wing violence for his courageous struggle against poverty and US-backed right-wing repression. 03720 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 06/03/2026Inter-American Court of Human Rights says Peru must pay family of woman who died as a result of forced sterilisation.aljazeera.comHuman rights court orders reparations for forced sterilisation case in PeruInter-American Court of Human Rights says Peru must pay family of woman who died as a result of forced sterilisation. 110836 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIBrian J. Phillips @brianjphillips.bsky.social · 23/02/2026There are several reasons arresting or killing a leader of a criminal group usually leads to more violence. In no order 1. Backlash. This is what we're seeing right now in Mexico, especially GDL. Common tactic is flaming roadblocks, "narcobloqueos." 2. Fragmentation. If top leader is lost... 152 0
Everett A. Vieira III @everettvieira.bsky.social · 28/01/2026That feeling when you sign off on page proofs. 🤗 030 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIJournal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 12/01/2026"One approach is to dismiss career civil servants...political loyalty will be prized more than technical competence. A related strategy is to eliminate, merge, or fuse state agencies...in the name of efficiency but at risk of hampering important administrative capacities..." muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a... 052 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIOona Hathaway @oonahathaway.bsky.social · 03/01/2026You can read my take on Trump's illegal invasion of Venezuela here: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...newyorker.comThe Brazen Illegality of Trump’s Venezuela OperationA scholar of international law on the implications of the U.S. arrest of President Nicolás Maduro. 619995 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIJournal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 24/11/2025What is transnational repression? Transnational repression occurs when authoritarians target individuals outside their borders, and it is now easier for them than ever before.journalofdemocracy.orgThe Golden Age of Transnational Repression | Journal of DemocracyAuthoritarian regimes are targeting exiles and diaspora communities in more places than ever before. Activists, journalists, and regular people living abroad must watch their backs… 035 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIFlorian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 24/11/2025We have a new tenure-track job in @lsegovernment.bsky.social at AP level (empirical political science, open subfield): jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... Please apply and share with colleagues who might be interested!jobs.lse.ac.ukAssistant Professor in Political ScienceAssistant Professor in Political Science, , <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></em></p> <p style="text-ali... 06544 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/10/2025The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world. 8152042438 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Faculty who wrote to defend their president and object to a DOJ investigation of their university...are now being investigated by the DOJ. The most banal defense of free speech and academic freedom will trigger the full wrath of the US government now. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...nytimes.comFaculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation 9838221662 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIPontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Bluesky migration peeps, I’m looking for a #migration & #security person who’s interested in writing a 7k chapter for my edited volume (etd: 26/27) - “Immigration in Western Europe: Challenges, Contradictions and Opportunities” (Edinburgh Uni Press). Any suggestions?media.tenor.coma woman is smiling and says it 's time for an all new chapter .ALT: a woman is smiling and says it 's time for an all new chapter . 52014 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIAbu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Indeed. And “ability to collect taxes” is one of the very basic measures political scientists use to measure state capacity. 093 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIMary Dudziak @marydudziak.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Cool opportunity for a funded visit to check out Emory University graduate programs! gs.emory.edu/diversity/pr...gs.emory.eduLearning about Laney Visitation | Emory University | Atlanta GA 063 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 07/06/2025🚨 Support Los Angeles immigrant communities 🚨 Please consider donating to one or all of the following orgs: Immigrant Defenders Law Center: give.immdef.org/donate LA Jail Support / Bail Fund: account.venmo.com/u/jailsuppor... Unión del Barrio: uniondelbarrio.org/main/support... 040023830 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIICarolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 27/05/2025International students add $44 billion to the US economy, annually. www.aau.edu/newsroom/lea...aau.eduNew Analysis Shows International Students Contributed $44 Billion to the U.S. Economy Last Academic Year | Association of American Universities (AAU)New data show that 1.1 million international students at U.S. colleges and universities contributed $43.8 billion to the U.S. economy during the 2023-24 academic year and supported more than 378,000 j... 7289130 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIAdam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Stunning. May was brutal for Trump in federal court: 96% loss rate ⚖️. Even GOP-appointed judges have ruled against the admin 72% of the time. District courts are doing their job defending the Constitution. Soon the Supreme Court may be the only court unwilling to defend the rule of law. 16454831811 0
Everett A. Vieira III @everettvieira.bsky.social · 24/05/2025“A U.S.-born citizen who was wrestled into the dirt, handcuffed and detained in a vehicle as part of an immigration raid had a REAL ID on him that was dismissed as fake, the man's cousin said Friday.” www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...nbcnews.comU.S. citizen with REAL ID handcuffed and held in immigration raid before being releasedThe man told Noticias Telemundo that authorities took his ID from his wallet and told him it was fake before handcuffing him. 040 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIICongresswoman Sara Jacobs @sarajacobs.house.gov · 23/05/2025What exactly did House Republicans just vote for? -14 million Americans to lose their health care -18 million kids to lose their free school meals -5.4 million people to lose food assistance It’s not about waste or fraud or abuse. It’s about a bigger tax cut for the rich. 20500174 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIElizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Unhappy to confirm that the entire Historical Advisory Committee at the State Department received termination notices this afternoon (myself included). The HAC, set up by Congress, oversees the office that produces the FRUS series. history.state.gov/about/hac/in... 1/ 8922531030 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Krugman today 429980 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIISirine Shebaya @sshebaya.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Despite repeated outreach from @nipnlg.bsky.social attorneys ICE refused to let the parents speak to each other or mom speak to her attorney. We filed a late-night habeas petition ICE was fully aware of, but they deported them anyway. 5292117 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/04/2025😳 what are we doing? gothamist.com/news/4-year-... 24936941394 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIJason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Alarming state of affairs. In past 3 months, Trump has: 1. Closed FBI Foreign Influence Task Force 2. Closed State Dept Global Misinformation office 3. Ordered CISA to no longer address misinfo 4. Redirected Cyber Command away from Russian disinfo 5. Fired NSA Director 6. Sacked 6 NSC officialsnytimes.comUnder Trump, National Security Guardrails VanishAmerica’s adversaries have more room to operate, at least in the disinformation space, cybersecurity experts say. 17392206 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 19/04/2025Breaking News: Trump officials blame a mistake for setting off the tectonic confrontation with Harvard.nytimes.comTrump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With HarvardAn official on the administration’s antisemitism task force told the university that a letter of demands had been sent without authorization. 154602172 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIKen Schultz @kschultz.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Dear USG, Sorry to hear that you accidentally turned in a preliminary draft of your letter. Unfortunately, now that a grade has been submitted, we cannot accept a revised version, and the original grade must stand. I hope this will serve as a reminder to double check your work before submitting it. 328954 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIJason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 17/04/2025New study finds that 25 million could die in the next 15 years if US cuts off global health spending via @nature.com Study: www.nature.com/articles/d41... 89642 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Judge Wilkinson, no liberal, writing for the 4th Cir panel: “If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home?” 10564142 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 17/04/202538 of the 43. "38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic. "The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..." www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...washingtonpost.comWomen, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boardsScientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal. 891177017670 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIDan Collyns @dancollyns.bsky.social · 17/04/2025“We are deeply concerned that the law significantly restricts access to justice, impacting especially those in a vulnerable situation and living in poverty”. Timely statement on #Peru’s new anti-NGO law by the UN office on human rights: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...ohchr.orgPeru: Impact of international cooperation law on NGOsComment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Liz Throssell on impact of international cooperation law on NGOs in PeruLegislation enacted this week in Peru expanding Government control over organisat... 054 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIBrian J. Phillips @brianjphillips.bsky.social · 15/04/2025People spend a lot of money to come to the US to study. 153 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/04/2025Breaking News: Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia student activist who is a legal permanent resident, was arrested by ICE at a meeting he thought was a step to becoming a U.S. citizen. nyti.ms/4cxlwG4 2441907929 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIKyle Reed 🟥 @kylereed.bsky.social · 14/04/2025There's a legal term for when a state abducts you, detains you, and then conceals or denies the detention. Enforced disappearance. It's a human rights violation and a crime against humanity. That's what this is. 17722 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIVasabjit Banerjee @vasabjit.bsky.social · 14/04/2025A thread on why the outsourced prison colony in El Salvador is can be a disaster. During the War on Terror there were black sites to hold terrorists; some existed during the Cold War. El Salvador will host many penal prisons akin to the Andaman Islands of Britain and France's Devil's Island.... 142 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12/04/2025I’m not kidding; this is DOGE at work; multiple US citizens getting notices that they just leave the country because USCIS is revoking their humanitarian parole. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...politico.comInside the DOGE immigration task forceThe taskforce, led by Musk confidante Antonio Gracias, is providing the technical infrastructure for a sweeping set of actions aimed at revoking parole and terminating visas. 13447012292 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIJosh Busby @busbyj2.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Rubio lied and/or is powerless. Gift link wapo.st/3R6qHTGwapo.stMarco Rubio said he’d protect lifesaving aid overseas. DOGE disagreed.Humanitarian groups have been notified that funding will end immediately for key food and emergency medical assistance across Africa and the Middle East. 511441 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIDaniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 04/04/2025"Writing is one of the most peaceful ways of addressing systemic inequality. Efforts to target me because of my op-ed in the Tufts Daily calling for the equal dignity and humanity of all people will not deter me from my commitment to advocate.” www.boston.com/news/local-n...boston.comTufts student detained by ICE releases statement while lawyers argue jurisdictionRümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish PhD student at Tufts University, was arrested by plainclothes federal agents on a Somerville sidewalk last week. 012647 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Trump's tariffs will translate into a 2.3 percentage point increase to overall inflation this year, according to new estimates from the Yale Budget Lab — or about a $3,800 impact for the average household. 47937362 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIPaul Staniland @pstaniland.bsky.social · 02/04/2025South Asia hit hard, too (Bangladesh, Pakistan, India). Really fascinating approach to major power competition. Curious to see how it plays out. 144 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIICarmen 📚 Latinx Book Influencer 📚 @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social · 29/03/2025When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public 6443396910780 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIJason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 28/03/2025A reminder that illegally closing USAID & shuttering its programs will kill or harm millions. One example: "the loss of U.S. support may mean 75 million children do not receive routine vaccinations in the next five years, with more than 1.2 million children dying as a result"nytimes.comU.S. to End Vaccine Funds for Poor CountriesA 281-page spreadsheet obtained by The Times lists the Trump administration’s plans for thousands of foreign aid programs. 32311 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIDaniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 12/03/2025I don’t think I’m going to be sleeping very well for *checks notes* the rest of this administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/n... 12742871240 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIINeil Malhotra @nmalhotra.bsky.social · 12/03/2025We are hiring a pre-doc at Stanford to work on (among other things) a project called Public Pulse, which will provide reports on public opinion in the US, and potentially fill the void of things like 538. Please share with your undergrads. iriss.stanford.edu/predoc/2025-...iriss.stanford.edu2025–26 Faculty Research Projects | Institute for Research in the Social Sciences 191277493 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIINate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Last night State Department sent Freedom House notification of termination of a multi-year, multimillion dollar grant for work on transnational repression that I spent most of the last year developing and setting up. 48619231 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIKen Schultz @kschultz.bsky.social · 01/03/2025And it's particularly galling after decades of being lectured by Republicans that making concessions to a dictator will only make him come back for more. 0122 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIHeba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 24/02/2025I am so pleased to announce a Palestinian Studies cluster hire at @huntercollege.bsky.social - we are hiring one person in the arts and another in the social sciences. This is an incredible source of pride for me as a faculty member & one of the many reasons that I feel so lucky to work here 1/ 9697167 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIErica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Lots of folks are asking what they can do to be helpful in this moment. I like the short list of action items that @choosedemocracy.bsky.social lists on their site. Democratic civil society is about being stronger together. Any effective strategy flows from that. choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/choosedemocracy.usWhat can I do to fight this coup?If you look, there are people resisting at every level. Blockades of freeways. American Bar Association urging an end to... 212360 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIChristina Boyes @christinaboyes.bsky.social · 19/02/2025LGBTQIA+ migrant shelters were hit early and hard by cuts from the US gov't on multiple funding channels. Casa Frida is where a colleague of mine volunteers. They need help now to be able to keep helping vulnerable migrants. 021 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIDr. Kaitlyn M. Sims @kaitsims.bsky.social · 17/02/2025And, importantly, we have a call to action with several actionable steps folks who want to do *something* can take, including a list of data repositories we can all contribute to (and benefit from). I'm proud of everything posted to Empirical Truths, but this one in in particular. 153 0
Reposted by Everett A. Vieira IIIThe Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 03/02/2025"The entire point of doing this at Guantanamo is to apply the machinery of the post-9/11 state to this latest version of the Enemy. It is to entrench in the public mind a conflation of migration and terrorism," writes @attackerman.bsky.social. www.forever-wars.com/the-wages-of...forever-wars.comThe Wages of Leaving Guantanamo Open Have ArrivedIt was always going to be a matter of time until someone filled it up again. Know your rights 14403135 0