Victor Asal

Victor Asal

@victorasal.bsky.social

UAlbany professor Studies insurgency/ terrorism & Ethnic & LGBTQ Discrimination & Pedagogy.

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Victor Asal
@victorasal.bsky.social

If you hate Trump I agree but if you hate America I DON'T If you hate Netanyahu I agree but if you hate Israel I DON'T If you hate Hamas I agree but if you hate Palestinians I DON'T I don't want to follow people who hate a whole people, because of what some people do. WE NEED NEW LEADERS NOW

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Josh Shepperd
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Feels like every day we are hearing bad news about the humanities, but this stat is pretty shocking. Graduate research production has roughly declined by half in 10 years.

Chronicle of Higher Education@chronicle.com

Humanities dissertations have fallen by 49 percent since 2015, compared with a drop of 4.5 percent in the social sciences, according to a new analysis of nearly 445,000 dissertations in these two fields over 65 years. Explore the data: https://chroni.cl/4yxUZ4S

chronicle.comHumanities Dissertations Have Declined Far More Steeply Than Those in the Social Sciences, Report FindsThe American Academy of Science and Letters analyzed 443,543 dissertations over 65 years, looking at how the numbers changed over time and the language they used.

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Professor Power
@powerofacademe.bsky.social

Ladies, lads, & gentlethems, Welcome to the demarcation problem

conputer dipshit@davidcrespo.bsky.social

was talking to my 8yo about what’s sci fi and what’s fantasy articulate the difference between technology and magic in one post. go

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conifergirl.bsky.social
@conifergirl.bsky.social

“Too many people fought too hard to make sure all citizens of all colors, races, ethnicities, genders, and abilities can vote to think that not voting somehow sends a message.” – Luis Gutierrez VOTE BLUE

Victor Asal
@victorasal.bsky.social

How Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free Pass The president temporarily waived clean-air rules for industrial facilities that spew cancer-causing gases. Then his appointees worked to gut the regulations altogether. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...

nytimes.comHow Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free PassThe president temporarily waived clean-air rules for industrial facilities that spew cancer-causing gases. Then his appointees worked to gut the regulations altogether.

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Here’s What Democrats Plan to Do With Their Power if They Win Back Congress Democrats have campaigned on lowering living costs and holding the Trump administration accountable. This is a look at their to-do list if they win the majority www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

nytimes.comHere’s What Democrats Plan to Do With Their Power if They Win Back CongressDemocrats have campaigned on lowering living costs and holding the Trump administration accountable. This is a look at their to-do list if they win the majority.
Victor Asal
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Here’s What Democrats Plan to Do With Their Power if They Win Back Congress Democrats have campaigned on lowering living costs and holding the Trump administration accountable. This is a look at their to-do list if they win the majority www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

nytimes.comHere’s What Democrats Plan to Do With Their Power if They Win Back CongressDemocrats have campaigned on lowering living costs and holding the Trump administration accountable. This is a look at their to-do list if they win the majority.

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction
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. COP31 climate summit: Time to move beyond fossil fuels to protect people More and more people are changing their behaviour and take #ClimateAction to address Climate Change. Are you? Read on: www.socialistsanddemocrats.... .

socialistsanddemocrats.euCOP31 climate summit: Time to move beyond fossil fuels to protect people | Socialists and DemocratsThe summer of 2026 has shown the devastating human and economic cost of the climate crisis.

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The Conversation U.S.
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An AI chatbot submitted a fake tip about an unsolved murder to Philadelphia police. No human told it to. It happened during a routine test, and the AI company didn't discover it until months later. A closer look at the risks of AI agents acting on their own: theconversation.com/an-ai-models...

theconversation.comAn AI model’s false tip to Philadelphia police reveals how digital agents can do as they’re told and still cause troubleAn expert on AI governance explains why these rare mistakes may soon be common, and with much higher stakes.
Victor Asal
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How candidates are (quietly) talking about climate change – 3 election strategies you’ll see across the US Geoffrey Henderson @nathanielgeiger.bsky.social @us.theconversation.com theconversation.com/how-candidat...

theconversation.comHow candidates are (quietly) talking about climate change – 3 election strategies you’ll see across the USVoters have a lot of weighty issues on their minds, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t worried about climate change.

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction
@myzerocarbon.org

🎶 Pedal Power A fun music #video to get you excited about the benefits of #cycling #ClimateAction #airquality #health #wellbeing #ClimateChange #EndFossilFuels PL RP🩷💚💙Thank you! Enjoy! 🎶

Victor Asal
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How a Legal Backlash Against Big Tech Is Forcing Big Changes Russia has sought to separate the war in Ukraine from potential business deals and diplomacy with the United States. Its efforts now appear to be working www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/t...

nytimes.comHow a Legal Backlash Against Big Tech Is Forcing Big ChangesA series of lawsuits has created a new de facto regulatory regime as courts order companies like Meta and Google to change their business practices — and pay up.

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Rob (Big Timber)
@bigtimber1.bsky.social

This is my wife Trista Willeford and she is running for Justice of the Peace in Denton County Precinct 3 (Lewisville,Highland Village,Copper Canyon) this is why she is running.

Victor Asal
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A Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal Julio Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to President Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u...

nytimes.comA Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal.Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to President Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job.
Victor Asal
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Calling Putin a ‘Humanitarian,’ Witkoff Thanks Him for Releasing an American The move buys good will with President Trump while costing the President Vladimir V. Putin — who is wanted for war crimes — little www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/u...

nytimes.comRussia Releases American Stephen Hubbard From Prison, State Media ReportsThe move buys good will with President Trump while costing the President Vladimir V. Putin — who is wanted for war crimes — little.