Sarah McLaughlin @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social

Global Expression, FIRE. Book: Authoritarians in the Academy, @hopkinspress.bsky.social (August 2025). https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53835/authoritarians-academy

Signal: sarahemclaugh.01. Go birds.

Pub day! My new book, Authoritarians in the Academy at @hopkinspress.bsky.social, is now officially out and available for purchase. www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53835/authoritarians-academy
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this flyers game is stressing me out, going to watch the pitt instead for something a little more fun and relaxing
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being a sixers fan
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doesn't matter if you are the most rational person on this earth, if you are a sixers fan you believe curses are real and they operate in this world
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happy telling-people-you-injured-yourself-at-the-gym-but-really-it’s-from-sneezing season
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Xun-ling Au 歐迅灵 🏴 @xunlingau.bsky.social
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Does anywhere else in the world apart from Hong Kong have "National Security Law" clauses in their restaurant licences? Legit question cause i've not heard of it before.

Wierd & draconianly repressive at the same time.
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“Either you quit, or you will have more serious problems.”
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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social
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The President, White House, and FCC's Brendan Carr are calling for action -- and implying a criminal investigation -- against CNN for... accurately reporting what Iran's state media shared as a statement from Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
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flyers 👀👀👀👀👀
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social
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Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: “The threat of destroying a whole civilization and the intentional targeting of civilian infrastructure cannot be morally justified.” www.usccb.org/news/2026/archbishop-coakley-invites-all-join-pope-leo-xivs-vigil-peace-midst-threats-increased
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me too, kurt
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all time album name
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a classic:
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Keep in mind that this is being rolled out in a country which heavily punishes dissent and insults to the president (and memes comparing him to Gollum...or Smeagol). It is no mystery what this will be used for.
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The Turkish government is planning to require social media users to register accounts under their real names with the goal of ending anon accounts.

I really fear we are not understanding the cliff we're approaching around the world re: online anonymity.

www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkiye-acts-to-enforce-real-identity-registration-for-social-media-220662
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social
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Trump threatens to jail the journalist who first reported that a U.S. airman was missing if the journo doesn't hand over source information to the government.
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glad to see this from SEPTA, I was getting worried we weren’t bullying other teams’ fans enough
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everyone on this app is from Philly anyway so I assume I don’t need to specify that I am talking about the coffee shop in South Philly
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by the power vested in me (by me) I am declaring Herman’s blood orange espresso tonic the drink of the summer
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The Indian government has been demanding social media accounts and posts be blocked without providing an explanation or justification.

But most of them have something in common: criticism of Modi.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social
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Fox News reports that Pam Bondi has already been fired
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"The post contained offensive and insulting remarks against His Majesty, and a fine alone would be insufficient as it does not reflect the seriousness of the offence."
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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social
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The medical examiner in Buffalo has ruled that the death of a nearly blind man left alone by Border Patrol agents on a frigid night was a homicide, a finding that could lead to criminal charges.
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promises made, promises kept
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I paid $17 for this ticket, it’s a beautiful night, it’s bogo dogs, and I’m getting ice cream in about two innings. You can’t ruin this for me. Do your worst, Phils.
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The UAE is arresting people for posting about attacks from Iran. Most arrests have not been for alleged lies or misinformation but for “publishing true videos of the attacks and their impact.” And many of those arrested? Low-paid workers from abroad. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/world/middleeast/iran-war-videos-arrests-uae-gulf-states.html
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Remember when the UK's Metropolitan Police said they were going to halt arrests for speech about Palestine Action in light of the High Court's ruling?

Well that's over now. They're resuming arrests for protests signs — under terrorism legislation! — while the government appeals the ruling.
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the Phillies are lucky that I will be able to enjoy ice cream in a tiny baseball cap because I have tickets for tomorrow’s game and that may be the only highlight
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Gao Zhen, a New York-based Chinese artist known for his provocative sculptures of Mao Zedong, stood trial — a secret, closed door, one day trial — on charges of slandering China's heroes and martyrs.

He was arrested when visiting China last year.
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It's apparently problematic to warn travelers that authorities in Hong Kong have new powers to demand passwords to their devices if they're suspected of "national security" violations.
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