Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 14/09/2026As a teacher, I can find a way to make this into a useful conversation. As a citizen, I'm deeply unsettled that this kind of garbage is being used to shape policy in any way. The question the tool was addressing - donor influence - is one that matters. This cheapens the idea of "oversight." 3/3 030
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 14/09/2026After I hit a bunch of dead links while reading the results on the @cfr.org I prompted a different platform to verify the output of this tool and, if it could not, to explain why not. The results were devastating. As I suspected, the output from the student's tool is almost pure fabrication. 2/n 110
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 14/09/2026A student shared an AI tool that he evidently used all summer in a Congressional internship. It purports to track the influence of donor funding on DC think tanks, something that should interest us all. 1/n 121
Reposted by StaceyAudie Klotz @audieklotz.bsky.social · 09/07/2026If you’re new to submitting public comments on US draft regulations: you can remain anonymous (keep scrolling down) TL;dr another effort to defund universities ⬇️ 063
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Mine also came from a 615 number and I’m in upstate NY. 131
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 10/07/2026You can read more about it here. 5/5responsiblestatecraft.orgMysterious 'peace' groups are sending Americans pro-Israel textsThe orgs don’t appear to exist, but they trace back to a former Trump aide's PR firm and an Israeli gov't contract 1153
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 10/07/2026“Friends of Peace?” I thought to myself. Is this a new Quaker org like @fcnl.bsky.social etc. 2/5 170
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 10/07/2026A quick PSA thread, in case you get a similar text. 1/5 1238
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 07/05/2026“Defamation cases, etc.” really stands out in that description. 110
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 07/05/2026As a Comparativist, if I saw this happening elsewhere, I’d describe this as (among other things) facilitating payments to the security services, right? Just so we’re clear. 222
Reposted by StaceyJohn Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · 09/04/2026BREAKING: You checked the weather this morning. And you just told a surveillance company where you sleep. Meet #Webloc, used by ICE, cops & foreign govs to track 500m+ phones. No warrant required. Our @citizenlab.ca investigation + how to protect yourself 🧵/1 citizenlab.ca/research/ana... 11671502
Reposted by StaceyJames Ryan @jdryan08.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Hey, @merip.bsky.social is on the left and free to all consumers! And we do it on a microscopic budget compared to the right wingfluencers. You can help us keep it that way with a $10 donation today! www.delcogives.org/organization...delcogives.orgSupport Middle East Research and Information Project on Delco GivesThe Middle East Research and Information Project has been supporting critical research and reporting on the Middle East since 1971. We work closely with academics, journalists, analysts and policy pro... 0248
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Before heading to bed, my 16 year old asked me “just a quick question - was there almost nuclear war today?” We cannot normalize this. 033
Reposted by StaceyDavid Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 07/04/2026For @thenation.com I look at why the Saudis are telling Trump to escalate from the sidelines, and what it says about the US-led security architecture in the Persian Gulf. With gratitude for insights from @andrewleber.bsky.social and @philbrickyadav.bsky.social. www.thenation.com/article/worl...thenation.comHow the Saudis Keep Sidestepping a Costly Role in the Iran WarThe brutal Gulf monarchy has been cheerleading Trump’s insane war off-stage but won’t commit to any direct role in the conflict 23020
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Teaching a class on IHL in the fall [insert morbid joke if you must] and I'm looking for a good, recent case-study type monograph. What have you read recently that you can't forget? Will have plenty of articles etc. on the syllabus, but nothing beats a good book. 110
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 14/02/2026These grad students appeared to have done more reading than others, but (of course, unsurprisingly) had a shallow understanding, missed key points, and struggled to make use of the material on their own. From my perspective, it was a failed performance. So who was it really for? Other students. 020
Reposted by Staceyeileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 30/01/2026"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it." - Fred Korematsu Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/ 1848851535
Reposted by StaceyHeba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Abolish ICE is not enough. It's not about training -- Ross who killed Renee Good was a TRAINER. It's not about body cams -- we saw Alex Pretti killed with our own eyes. We have to abolish the idea that violence ever made us safer, before it's too late. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAbolishing ICE isn’t enough – it’s time to center people’s humanity | Heba Gowayed and Victor RayIt’s far from radical to reject a system predicated on violence – despite what thinktanks might claim 4235107
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Thanks to @mesa1966.bsky.social Committee on Academic Freedom for this letter, detailing how the Israeli military "destroyed the university’s main gates and raided the campus during formal hours of instruction while more than 8,000 students were present..." and then "opened fire indiscriminately."mesana.orgMiddle East Studies AssociationJoint letter with CAF regarding Israel’s relentless assaults on Palestinian universities and its targeting of students and faculty in the occupied West Bank. 020
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 17/01/2026I was in Doha on Jan 6, eating lunch with a group of researchers from across the region. My attention was on news coming out of Yemen, not on Birzeit. But one of my colleagues was from Birzeit, and he must have wondered why we weren't talking about his campus. Or maybe he didn't wonder. 2/n 120
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 17/01/2026The quiet grief and shame enabled by our curated feeds. My feed talks to me about Yemen and I get angry when few of my friends and colleagues seem to know or care about what's happening. Then I "catch up" after the fact about outrages elsewhere, and I feel shame at what I didn't know. 1/n 241
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Pizza deliveries - often sent from abroad - are being sent to the adult children of judges who rule against the Trump administration, *dozens* in the name of one who was murdered in 2020.nbcnews.comJudges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their livesMore than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live. 020
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 24/12/2025This year has made clear, however, that TPS is a crude instrument - it provides blanket relief in times of crisis, but also produces blanket vulnerability when categorically withdrawn. Individuals are owed individual consideration of their circumstances, as a central feature of due process. 000
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 24/12/2025For those who are unaware, TPS is scheduled to expire in March for Yemenis who have had legal status in the US since 2015, though Yemen's conflict remains a risk to most, if not all. A decision on whether to extend it is expected in early January. Read more here: wcys.org/protect-yeme...wcys.orgProtect Yemeni TPS Holders from Forced Return to War: A Letter to U.S. Congress - WCYSSend a letter to your congressional officials to protect Yemeni TPS holders and stand for justice, humanity, and security. 100
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Took my family to the RPO Holiday Pops concert at the Eastman School to officially close out the semester and kick off the break. Best part? When my youngest realized that Jeff Tyzik - yup, that one - is also known as “Mimi’s dog dad” from the dog park. 010
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 23/12/2025A small bit of good news.nytimes.comYemen’s Warring Sides Agree to Largest Prisoner Swap in a Decade of Fighting 030
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 21/12/2025In proof that I have lived my life wrong, it's 2:50 a.m., I'm still trying to finish my fall term grading, and I just found a student's hallucinated footnote to a putative book of mine that I never wrote. 1143
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 08/12/2025And then I was reading today's new collection from @pomeps.bsky.social marking one year since the fall of Assad in Syria and saw @hyyppati.bsky.social's essay on decentralization, and how exciting to see the connection to Thaler's work there, too! 010
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 02/12/2025“My dog” has an Instagram account that follows (a) my HS daughter, (b) two clubs she runs, (c) the pet of one academic colleague, and (d) Zohran Mamdani. That’s it. This has given me an unintended glimpse at algorithmically driven college recruitment, and it’s pretty interesting, actually. I’d go. 120
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Disturbing, and I can’t shake comparisons to @abuaarvark’s description of the role of similar digital polarization in amplifying support for Tamarod —> total military takeover in Egypt. Honestly, thinking about that makes this is one of the darker bits I’ve read today. 182
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 28/11/2025The main case studies are from Nicaragua, Liberia, and Uganda, and my seminar has been discussing whether the argument could (or should) extend to cases like Houthi-held areas of Yemen or Somaliland. Rich fuel for discussion.cornellpress.cornell.eduWhen Rebels Win by Kai M. Thaler | Paperback | Cornell University PressIn When Rebels Win, Kai M. Thaler explores why victorious rebel groups govern in strikingly different ways. Many assume civil wars destroy state capacity. In the Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya... 241
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 28/11/2025If you're thinking of a Spring 2026 syllabus, consider @kaimthaler.bsky.social's "Why Rebels Win." He was gracious enough to let my students take a sneak peak this term and as I work my way through their papers, I can tell you that students will read this book and take it in some great directions. 261
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Notably coinciding with the annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association, happening right across town at the same time. And evidently drawing on the collective knowledge of its membership not a bit. This tracks entirely. 010
Reposted by StaceyWin Without War @winwithoutwar.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Our new round of billboards are up, with a clear message: a murder that the president orders is still a murder. NotWhatISignedUpFor.org can connect servicemembers with resources to help them understand their choices in the face of patently illegal orders.notwhatisignedupfor.orgNot What You Signed Up For?Not What You Signed Up For? You saw the billboard. You have questions. You’re not alone. But first, here are proactive steps you can take to reduce risk: Be sure to access resources from a personal de... 03830
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 12/11/2025I'm totally kidding. It's because I read too quickly and there was a definite article in the original text that I missed. It said "run by *the* US-designated terrorist group" but I have been reading all day and I read too fast. Language. It means stuff. 000
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Maybe it's because the WSJ's Africa editor and MENA editor didn't check with each other? 4/ 110
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Maybe the difference is because there's an internationally-recognized GoY that has been displaced but still has access to means of self-representation and can challenge the Houthis' ability to self-present as being in control of "Yemen" as a whole. 3/ 120
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Is it because the Houthis only control part of the country? (When AQAP had de facto territorial control in Hadramawt for a year in 2015-2016 it attracted less attention, I think, than either of these cases, but I could be wrong.) 2/ 100
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 12/11/2025I was annoyed when I read (too quickly, it seems) a @wsj.com article claiming that if Bamako falls to AQ, Mali would be the first country to be run by a US-designated terrorist group, since the same outlet has also written recently about FTO-designated Houthi rule in Sana'a. I've assigned both. 1/ 110
Reposted by Staceysarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 10/11/2025books have no tech tree, no fog of war 592870331
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Here’s the SC statement on the threats their folks received in response to their editorial. Tldr; space for civil actors is under threat in all parts of Yemen, not only in the ways that make it to the pages of @nytimes.com or @wsj.comsanaacenter.orgStatement: The Sana’a Center Condemns the Incitement Campaign by the Islah Party and its Aligned Military Elements - Sana'a Center For Strategic StudiesThe Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies strongly condemns the incitement campaign directed against the Center and its Chairperson, Maged al-Madhaji—a vicious online smear campaign that culminated in a... 061
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Almost all non-specialist coverage of Yemen is focused on the Houthis and if there is discussion of the rest of Yemen, it aggregates the whole. Policy folks don’t do this, I know, but policy specialists are increasingly not shaping policy. So the non-specialist discourse matters more than it has. 2/ 170
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 08/11/2025If you’ve been focused on the Houthis and the situation in the North or the Red Sea, make sure you also read this editorial detailing the spiraling effects of conflict fragmentation in Yemen. The fallout from this editorial has also been significant for the writers. 1/sanaacenter.orgA Lawless Land: Government Factions Must Impose Order or Risk Losing Legitimacy - The Yemen Review, July-September 2025 - Sana'a Center For Strategic StudiesThe assassination of Taiz official Iftehan al-Mashhari in broad daylight is the starkest example yet of how political violence and impunity have taken root in the territories under the control of the ... 2248
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Too grim to bear. But as I read a stack of essays arguing that if we can just get things right in Gaza, it’ll be better next time, I’m indebted to those who are compiling the evidence that next time is now. 062
Reposted by StaceyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/10/2025Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot." 486269738122
Reposted by StaceySarah Parkinson @separkinson.bsky.social · 27/10/2025What's also wild (derogatory) is that if many media outlets are making their journalists use AI to write & edit, or replacing journalists w/ AI to generate content, then you basically have social scientists' LLMs coding AI-generated material, w/o the chance to spot it as such the way a human might. 141