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This is extraordinary and raises serious questions about the extent the United States escapes the term “authoritarian”.

Authoritarians hate universities. ft.com/content/6300f6…

More dead children. Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza, killing more than 220 via @RTENews rte.ie/news/world/202…

Dogs.

Tesla cars will become uninsurable. PSNI investigate as 20 Tesla cars vandalised in Belfast via @RTENews rte.ie/news/ulster/20…

Dear ISA, the next annual meetings need to be held in Canada and Mexico, it seems. Scholars have been denied entry to the US for messages critical of pres. Trump. And frankly, some of us do have some critical thoughts on his policies –and we'd like to be able to express these

Very good to get my copy of this, edited by Tatsushi Arai and Margarita Tadevosyan.

Ridiculous that humans have to spend their time doing this. What a waste.

This is beyond extraordinary. “U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started fall”. Source: The Atlantic search.app/qeghsX9Qupi8fX…

“Stories of fairies in raths and forts have done more to protect our built heritage than civil servants”. barneydevine.com/2025/03/27/fir…

My assumption would be that Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will be looking for ways to torpedo Frances Black. Political parties are oligopolies and dislike independents. #LateLateShow

For #MementoMoriMonday these fine specimens form St Tairnach’s Abbey, Co. Monaghan. Labradors for scale.

For #HillfortsWednesday I present the four ramparts and ditches protecting a promontory fort on Tory/Toraigh Island off the Donegal coast. Formidable cliffs all around. Labradors for scale.

New article: "Peacemaking as Statebuilding: Colombia’s 2016 Agreement in a Comparative Perspective" Madhav Joshi and I demonstrate that the 2016 Peace Accord was a power grab by the Colombian state. tinyurl.com/ye8emxh3

For #Archive30 #UnusualArchives we are looking back at our research on unusual causes of death among Victorian MPs. The case of death by turnip has been one of our most popular articles since we first shared it. Find out more here: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2019/12/19/bew…

📣 #BPF2025 Keynote speaker announcement! 📣 We’re thrilled to welcome Roger Mac Ginty, Professor at Durham University , pioneer in #peacebuilding #innovation, and author of Everyday Peace. 🔗 Register: peacebuilding.eu/2025-programme/

🗣️ Roger Mac Ginty, keynote speaker at #BPF25 kicks off with sharp, thought-provoking reflections and questions that set the tone for our conference