Dan Tagliarina

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It has been 82 days, and Republican Speaker of The House Mike Johnson is STILL holding back the aid to Ukraine, claiming the age-old challenges at the US border has to be solved, before the US can help Ukraine.

And now, according to US journalist Jake Sherman, Johnson is saying, "Congress can’t solve border until Trump is elected".

Ukrainians are killed in the trenches every day, while he is performing his theater play.

Shame on this man.

Tomorrow on my live webcast, "History Matters:"

Unpacking the 14th Amendment: Where Do We Stand?

Given Colorado's decision to bar Trump from its primary ballot, experts have come down on all sides.

Join us to grapple w/yet another constitutional challenge & what it means.

Friday 10AM ET

NCHEteach.org/conversations

#politics #constitution #14thamendment #trump #history

Trinity College's Public Policy & Law Program is hiring an open-rank professor (advanced tenure-track assistant, tenured associate or full) focusing on public policy and/or public law. Deadline 11/1. https://trincoll.peopleadmin.com/postings/3123
#psjm #polisci #academicjobs
Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of Public Policy and Law

The Trinity College Public Policy and Law Program seeks applications for an open-rank professor position (advanced tenure-track assistant, tenured associate, or tenured full professor) focusing on public policy and/or public law, commencing in Fall 2024.We prefer candidates with a record of departmental service and/or leadership and an interest in collaborating with colleagues to strengthen our unique interdisciplinary program. We encourage applicants who share our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.Trinity College seeks a faculty that reflects the changing demographics of our student body, including candidates from backgrounds historically underrepresented in higher education. Our student body is diverse, representing 41 states and 70 countries, with 21 percent U.S. students of color and 50 percent who identify as women. More than 90 percent of students live on campus. Trinity is a highly selective, independent, nonsectarian liberal arts institution located in the capital city of Hartford, Conn. With more than 2,100 full-time undergraduate students and 91 graduate students, the college maintains a rigorous academic profile complemented by a vibrant and diverse co-curricular program. We consider our location in a culturally and socioeconomically diverse capital city to be among Trinity’s most distinctive assets, and we cultivate strong connections with our surrounding neighbors and with institutions and organizations throughout Hartford and the region. As a preeminent liberal arts college in an urban setting, Trinity College prepares students to be bold, independent thinkers who lead transformative lives.The typical teaching load is 2-3 with a one-semester leave every fourth year. The successful candidate will receive annual research and conference travel funds.To ensure full consideration please submit the following materials by November 1, 2023: a cover letter (describing research; teaching; and commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion), CV, sample of scholarly writing, course syllabi, course evaluations, and contact information for at least three individuals who will provide letters of reference.

Opinion | A Breathtaking Contempt for the People of Wisconsin

If a majority of the people cannot, under any realistic circumstances, elect a legislative majority of their choosing, then it’s hard to say whether they actually govern themselves.

The New York Times
According to a new study, people who endured even mild cases of #COVID are at heightened risk two years later of two dozen medical conditions including lung problems, fatigue, diabetes and certain other health problems typical of #LongCOVID. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/08/21/long-covid-lingering-effects-two-years-later/
Many long-covid symptoms linger even after two years, new study shows

The report finds a heightened risk for lung problems, fatigue, diabetes and other health woes.

The Washington Post
That moment when old white women realize the white supremacist patriarchy they’ve been keeping afloat never gave a shit about them either. https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/this-is-a-death-sentence-for-me-florida-republican-women-say-they-will-switch-parties-after-desantis-approves-alimony-law-34563230
‘This is a death sentence for me’: Florida Republican women say they will switch parties after DeSantis approves alimony law

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a measure that will overhaul the state’s alimony laws, after three vetoes of similar bills and a decade of emotional clashes over the issue.

Orlando Weekly

If you haven't seen the Washington Post's front page story and additional coverage based on a randomized national survey they comissioned on trans people in America, you need to.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/23/transgender-adults-transitioning-poll/

Most trans adults say transitioning made them more satisfied with their lives

The Post-KFF survey is the largest, nongovernmental survey of transgender Americans using randomized sampling methods.

The Washington Post
The Weaponization of Government is Proceeding Apace

At the state and local level, organs of the state are acting super-shady. They haven't thought this through.

Drezner’s World
Like someone asked ChatGPT how to normalize fascism