Would love to hear a digital archivist’s take on this. How hard would it be to pull the XML out of Word doc from some deprecated version of MS Word? And what do you do with native Word docs? Copy and paste into an open doc before you archive it?
We need to “pattern disrupt” the way we look at our warming world.
Warming is getting much worse, quickly.
We need to discuss hard adaptation and an urgent halt to fossil fuel use.
No easy choices. Only hard ones left.
This is the “post-Holocene”
www.nbcnews.com/weather/heat...
Record heatwaves are now all over the news. What's scary is that it only gets warmer—much warmer—in the coming years.
I urge people to treat the "post-Holocene" as here and now, requiring a completely different attitude and relationship with the planet.
Thrilled to share a recording from our 6 March side event at the Human Rights Council on climate tipping points and human rights
Honored to share the floor with scientists from TipESM, the special rapporteur on climate chsnge and human rights, and OHCHR
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSe0...
"On the anniversary of the 2003 invasion, Iraq finds itself trapped between the same external powers that have defined — & destroyed — its last quarter-century."
moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/03/21/p...
Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.
A timely read:
"The claim by David Kay—'we were almost all wrong’—reflects how most people still think of the events of 2002–2003: as a story of faulty & inadequate intelligence, rather than robust & reliable intelligence information ignored." -Robert E. Kelley
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"But the history of Iraq should serve as a cautionary tale & underscores that the critical ingredient in a fair & equitable process for Kurds will be that international players stay invested in the process." @lilyhindy.bsky.social @us.theconversation.com
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Scientists now argue that warm-water coral reefs are in irreversible decline at 1.4°C. Up to eight more tipping points could be triggered below 2°C.
Tipping points will define the "Post-Holocene". Transformed planetary geography will also produce historic geopolitical shocks.
The ICJ, the ICC, the UNFCCC treaty — today, none of these can compel a single Great Power to cut emissions. This is not a failure. It is by design. Great Powers have unshackled themselves from the environment and human rights precisely at the moment when oversight is most needed.
The rate of global warming has doubled. The UK is now openly preparing to stockpile food for climate shocks and war.
"Net Zero" was a soft policy illusion. We have officially entered the era of "hard adaptation."
Tomorrow April 21 3:30-4:30pm EST, Alissa Walter discuss her new "Contested City," published by @stanfordpress.bsky.social. Free but registration required. @rosscaputi.bsky.social of "Archive Iraq" & @cohntexts.bsky.social of "NYU Cultures of War" are main organizers.
www.umass.edu/humanities-a...
Posting mostly for my own reference later. There are a lot of good sources mentioned here that I want to check out.
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New York Wants to Lock Up Vital Records — Again! @reclaimtherecords.org raises the alarm: mailchi.mp/reclaimthere... #FOIA
The digital infrastructure of the United States Government is both critical and fragile. Many of us who work in digital government have been trying to figure out what’s going on as norms and protocols are being subverted — Thread on some of what we know so far:
It'll take 3 years if I agree to limit my request to "responsive" documents with select keywords. If a 50 page report mentions "Anbar" on 1 page and related issues on the other 49, I only get that 1 page.
Is it worth 3 years to get a document set with potentially huge and arbitrary holes in it?
4 years ago I submitted a FOIA request for documents on US information operations in Fallujah. Last year I finally got a lawyer to pressure CENTCOM to comply. Just got a notice that it will take 3 to 6 more years to complete my request.
Why is FOIA so broken?
We will be celebrating Black History month with a fun trivia event on February 8: www.eventbrite.com/e/black-hist...
Hello world. I'm a doctoral candidate in history, coauthor of The Sacking of Fallujah, and cofounder of Archive Iraq. I'm here to chat about US foreign policy, pedagogy, martial arts, and Star Wars.
