Interview – Koen Slootmaeckers
Koen Slootmaeckers discusses queer IR, EU politics, and burnout in academia, inviting scholars to prioritise self-care and build kinder communities.
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‘Rallying cry’: Pentagon may have picked wrong group to fight over ship renaming
The LGBTQ community is galvanizing to prevent Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from renaming a U.S. Navy ship as part of the Trump administration’s anti-DEI initiative.CBS News reported Tuesday that the Pentagon was formatting a timeline to rename the U…
‘We will never sign!’ Trump stuns as he issues ‘bizarre’ demand to Swedish city
The United States is requiring businesses and government offices in Stockholm, Sweden, to comply with the Trump administration’s anti-DEI policies, according to Swedish news outlet Dagens Nyheter.
“Stockholm’s urban planning office must not work f…
Social Security head blames long wait times on ‘radical DEI’ and ‘gender ideology’
The head of the Social Security Administration claims former President Joe Biden’s “woke” policies are to blame for long wait times for those seeking help with their benefits, according to MSNBC. “When asked by USA Today to respond to a report about l…
‘Profoundly chilling message’: Pentagon eyes scrapping programs for sex assault victims
The Pentagon, under Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, is reportedly planning to scrap regulations meant to help victims of sexual assault in the military, according to reporting in The Intercept.The action is in response to President Donald Trump’s e…
‘Proud’ Harvard alumni cheer school for standing up to Trump
Notable Harvard alumni applauded their university Monday after news that the Ivy League school would not capitulate to the Trump administration’s anti-DEI initiatives for $9 billion in federal funding.
Trump threatened to pull the $9 billion if Harv…
‘What in the world?’ Farmers left bewildered by Trump demand
U.S. farmers who are desperately awaiting congressionally appropriated funds to pay their bills have been told by the Trump administration that they first need to remove “diversity aspects or make other revisions to better align” their clean energy pr…
‘What in the world?’ Farmers left bewildered by Trump demand
U.S. farmers who are desperately awaiting congressionally appropriated funds to pay their bills have been told by the Trump administration that they first need to remove “diversity aspects or make other revisions to better align” their clean energy pr…
‘Shocking moment’: Conservative says Trump set himself up for ‘trouble’ with his base
Rick Wilson, conservative strategist and Lincoln Project co-founder, claimed that Donald Trump voters are having a rude awakening when it comes to the slash-and-burn “mandate” he claims Americans gave him as part of his presidential victory.During hi…
‘Struggling’: Veterans and mental health therapists on edge over White House moves
Both mental health therapists and the veterans they serve are “suffering” on several fronts due to President Donald Trump’s job cuts and anti DEI policies, according to a new report by National Public Radio.First, the therapists themselves say they’re…