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Reece Jones

@reecejones.bsky.social
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Professor of political geography at the University of Hawai'i; editor-in-chief of Geopolitics; author of Smuggler (preorder now), Violent Borders, White Borders, Border Walls, and Nobody is Protected; Personal account www.reecejonesauthor.com

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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 8h
There are so many, but I'll end there wondering why this particular angle is so appealing to photo editors?
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 8h
Pam Bondi www.semissourian.com/world/pam-bo...
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Pam Bondi, Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department uph...
Trump ousts Attorney General Pam Bondi after a year marked by DOJ politicization accusations, mass staff departures and controversy over handling of Jeffrey Eps...
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 8h
Jen Psaki www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/u...
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Psaki Tries to Strike a New Tone in the White House Briefing Room (Published 2021)
After the Trump White House’s undisguised hostility toward reporters, President Biden’s press secretary promised to “share the truth, even when it’s hard to hear.”
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 8h
Marco Rubio www.deseret.com/politics/202...
deseret.com
Rubio will travel to talk with the pope as Trump criticism strains relationship
President Trump has continued his criticism of Pope Leo but Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the trip was already planned.
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 8h
Mike Pence www.thenation.com/article/poli...
thenation.com
The Spectre of Socialism Haunts Mike Pence
The GOP’s founders included abolitionists, radical land reformers, and activists who had joined “an experimental socialist community."
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 8h
So many angles of JD Vance
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 8h
JD Vance www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
theatlantic.com
The Conversions of J. D. Vance
Politically and spiritually, the vice president has been on a journey.
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 8h
Kayleigh McEnany patch.com/us/white-hou...
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McEnany's Mission: Stand By, Defend, Punch Back For Trump
"I'm around the president," McEnany told reporters last month. "His intent is always to give truthful information to the American people."
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 8h
Hegseth, same angle www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/u...
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Inside Pete Hegseth’s Rocky First Months at the Pentagon (Published 2025)
The disclosure of battle plans on a chat app created a new predicament for the defense secretary.
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 8h
Many more of Trump...
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 8h
Trump going the other way abcnews.com/Politics/ins...
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Inside Trump’s reelection effort amid the pandemic: Digital canvassing, virtual trainings and marathon press briefings
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted all aspects of American life presenting President Trump an unprecedented election year challenge.
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 8h
There are hundreds of photos of Trump from this angle ... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
nytimes.com
Trump Has Tried to Bar Reporters From Government Spaces Before
There are several instances where the president made an effort to stifle the work of journalists.
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 8h
Of course, the same angle of the previous press secretary Karoline Leavitt www.usatoday.com/picture-gall...
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 8h
Why does the news love this particular angle of political figures? Thread below ... www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
washingtonpost.com
Katie Zacharia calls herself a lawyer. Legal experts aren’t sure.
There’s no evidence the new White House press secretary was admitted to practice law in the United States.
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 9h
The Honolulu no kings/no dictators protest is 11 am - 1 pm at the state capitol on Saturday
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 11h
no one does
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 11h
Important read 👇
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 11h
As a professor and journal editor, here's what 3/4 of what I read looks like now: Ultimately, it is not merely words like underscore—and the use of em-dashes— that reveal AI, they simply stand as a testament to the deeply rooted significance of shaping pivotal reminders of the evolving landscape
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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 21h
Tues, 10/27. a joint book talk on migration with moderator Professor Jonathan Cortez
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Nandita Sharma @nsharma101.bsky.social · 12h
Very pleased to talk with Chris Christou @ The End of Tourism Podcast about the inherent anti-migrant politics of nationalism, the nationalist co-optation of anti-colonial movements, and contemporary efforts to build a planetary commons.
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The End of Tourism Podcast - S7 #8 - The Invention of Natives and Migrants | Nandita Sharma
The Invention of Natives and Migrants | Nandita Sharma
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 12h
There's one day left to enter goodreads giveaway for a free hard copy of Smuggler www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
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Book giveaway for Smuggler: Drugs, Gangs, and Refugees at America's Northern Border by Reece Jones Sep 15-Oct 15, 2026
Enter to win one of 5 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Sep 15-Oct 15, 2026. “Timely, stranger than fiction, and impossible to put down—truly a ...
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 12h
I missed that Gavin Newsom signed California's No Kings Act into law on September 29. There are already several test cases of the state remedies for constitutional violations by ICE and Border Patrol agents www.kqed.org/news/1210216...
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3 California Residents Sue ICE Officers Under New ‘No Kings’ Law | KQED
The suits were amended after Gov. Gavin Newsom passed a new law creating legal mechanisms to sue federal immigration officers.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 13h
We've lost track of how very un-ordinary ICE's current reign of terror is. We’ve already gotten used to a level of fascism, authoritarianism, and corruption that would be unthinkable and shocking to us just a short time ago. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-s-ty...
doomsdayscenario.co
Trump's Tyranny, Part I: ICE's Reign of Terror
A look at life in the very un-ordinary of times
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Geography and Environment @ UH-Manoa @hawaiigeography.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Reminder! 🌏 Join us this week for the next Geography & Environment Public Lecture! “Indonesia’s Patchwork Industrial Saltscapes” Presented by: Gillian Bogart, Department of Asian Studies, University of Hawaiʻi 📅 Thursday, October 15 🕛 12–1 PM 📍 Saunders Hall 442
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 13h
Another case of Schrodinger's immigrant - simultaneously taking jobs while not working!
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 18h
One week from today, Reece Jones and Greg Boos join me to talk about Smuggler, their book on Bob Boulé and the Supreme Court case that bears his name. Oct. 21, 3 pm ET. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @reecejones.bsky.social
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https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1117902816197/WN_NNYmaHSNQrqk3rpAQW7vpQ
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Adam Moore @conflictgeog.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
This is the way
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
UH Geography and Environment is ranked #14 in the US in the 2026 ShanghiaRankings, which focuses on research output rather than reputation www.hawaii.edu/news/2026/10...
hawaii.edu
10 UH Mānoa subjects ranked in nation’s top 27 | University of Hawaiʻi System News
UH Mānoa was evaluated alongside approximately 2,000 universities from nearly 100 countries and regions, selected from a global pool of more than 25,000 institutions.
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I'm looking forward to talking with @austinkocher.com about Smuggler on Wednesday, Oct 21, at 3 pm ET austinkocher.substack.com/p/book-event...
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Book Event: “Smuggler: Drugs, Gangs, and Refugees at America’s Northern Border” with Reece Jones and Greg Boos
Bob Boulé never set out to run a stop on the modern underground railroad or sue a Border Patrol agent all the way to the Supreme Court – he just wanted to run a quiet bed-and-breakfast on the Canadian...
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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Another day, another AI slop written book club scam email. 🤡🤡🤡
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
At least one every day for a few months now
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I'm looking forward to talking with @austinkocher.com about Smuggler on Wednesday, Oct 21, at 3 pm ET austinkocher.substack.com/p/book-event...
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Book Event: “Smuggler: Drugs, Gangs, and Refugees at America’s Northern Border” with Reece Jones and Greg Boos
Bob Boulé never set out to run a stop on the modern underground railroad or sue a Border Patrol agent all the way to the Supreme Court – he just wanted to run a quiet bed-and-breakfast on the Canadian...
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's always so much fun to finally get the hard copies of a new book! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Smuggl...
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Daniel Trilling @trillingual.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Some news... 1. If We Tolerate This sold just shy of 5,000 copies in its first two months. Thanks to everyone who has read, responded to or shared the book so far. 2. If you haven't yet, it's only 99p on kindle for the whole of October. Get involved! www.amazon.co.uk/If-We-Tolera...
The cover of "If We Tolerate This: How the British Establishment Made the Far Right Respectable", which features the title plus an illustration of a frog in boiling water.
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We're hiring an assistant professor in spatial statistics in my department at the University of Hawai'i. More details here: www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?...
higheredjobs.com
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Geography and Environment @ UH-Manoa @hawaiigeography.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Happening TODAY! 🌏 Join us for the next Geography & Environment Public Lecture: “Toward an Everyday Spatial Agency: Technology, Mobility, and the Practices of Public Life” Scott Cloudwatcher, Uehiro Academy for Philosophy & Ethics in Education, University of Hawaiʻi 🕛 12–1 PM 📍 Saunders Hall 442
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Thanks
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's always so much fun to finally get the hard copies of a new book! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Smuggl...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This will be one of the most important immigration cases in a generation. The Trump admin claims that a 1996 law mandates the detention of millions of people without any right to a bond hearing; every person who entered illegally, no matter how long in the past. If they win, it's a nightmare.
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Geography and Environment @ UH-Manoa @hawaiigeography.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
📚 UH Geography professor Reece Jones’s forthcoming book, Smuggler: Drugs, Gangs, and Refugees at America’s Northern Border, was featured by Publishers Weekly as one of its “Big Indie Books of Fall 2026.” www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/101150-big-indie-books-of-fall-2026-colorful-characters.html
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Geography and Environment @ UH-Manoa @hawaiigeography.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
UH Geography professor Reece Jones recently joined the Think Back podcast to discuss the history and power of the U.S. Border Patrol. Listen to the conversation: www.thinkbackpod.com/p/the-terrif...
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Proud that my PhD student John Nightingale has a new open access piece out with Henk van Houtum in Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space entitled Disposing the unwanted: The UK-Rwanda deal and the resurgence of deportations to third countries journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Join me and Greg Boos on October 20 at 7 pm EDT for an online book launch for Smuggler! Laurie Trautman will host and Bob Boulé will join us as a special guest. Register here: hawaii.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Flyer for the online book launch of Smuggler with the book cover and photos of the speakers. Link to the event: https://hawaii.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_W9G5fCrOSFGumdWseMI-iQ
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A case I'm following this fall at the Supreme Court is Nielsen v. Watanabe (argument Nov 9), which has the potential to be the decision that completely overturns Bivens www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/crim...
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Criminal cases coming in the new term – and why the court could and should do more
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Juan Sebastián Carvajal-Muñoz's case against ICE for damages after a wrongful arrest is an important test case for state accountability for federal agents themainemonitor.org/maine-ice-ar...
themainemonitor.org
ICE wrongfully arrested him. Will his lawsuit bring change?
As courts winnow legal path to sue federal officers, attorneys search for new avenues in state law.
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thanks
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Join me and Greg Boos on October 20 at 7 pm EDT for an online book launch for Smuggler! Laurie Trautman will host and Bob Boulé will join us as a special guest. Register here: hawaii.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Flyer for the online book launch of Smuggler with the book cover and photos of the speakers. Link to the event: https://hawaii.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_W9G5fCrOSFGumdWseMI-iQ
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Goodreads is doing a giveway of 5 print copies of Smuggler. You can enter here: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
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Book giveaway for Smuggler: Drugs, Gangs, and Refugees at America's Northern Border by Reece Jones Sep 15-Oct 15, 2026
Enter to win one of 5 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Sep 15-Oct 15, 2026. “Timely, stranger than fiction, and impossible to put down—truly a ...
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
But generally academia is made for introverts - years of endless hours alone at a computer writing a dissertation weeds out extroverts
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