UAlbany professor Studies insurgency/ terrorism & Ethnic & LGBTQ Discrimination & Pedagogy. https://bsky.app/profile/victorasal.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/victorasal.bsky.social/post/3mycnufuioc26The Overseas X Factor That Could Swing Israel’s Election Thousands of Israelis living in the United States are expected to fly to Israel to vote in the country’s national election this month https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/us/israel-election-netanyahu-voters.html?smid=nytcore-android-share20 Oct 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:eyb3x33a6c67cixdkqo7j5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mycnufuioc26https://bsky.app/profile/victorasal.bsky.social/post/3mycnmjao2k2iTrump’s Push for Deals With Russia Powers His Frustration With Ukraine The series of recent steps by the president that seem to favor Putin reflect his intensifying desire to normalize the relationship with Moscow even if it means further undercutting Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/us/politics/trump-russia-deals.html?smid=nytcore-android-share20 Oct 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:eyb3x33a6c67cixdkqo7j5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mycnmjao2k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/victorasal.bsky.social/post/3myb4lhza5k2p Trump calls on New Mexico to change its name to ‘New America’ Source: CNN share.newsbreak.com/jwkx0tbo https://share.newsbreak.com/jwkx0tbo19 Oct 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:eyb3x33a6c67cixdkqo7j5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3myb4lhza5k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/victorasal.bsky.social/post/3myafdtzles2hRepublicans in Ohio Are Worried About Turnout. Here’s What They’re Doing About It. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/us/politics/republicans-ohio-turnout-election.html?smid=nytcore-android-share19 Oct 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:eyb3x33a6c67cixdkqo7j5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3myafdtzles2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/victorasal.bsky.social/post/3myafchxegc23Republicans in Ohio Are Worried About Turnout. Here’s What They’re Doing About It. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/us/politics/republicans-ohio-turnout-election.html?smid=nytcore-android-share19 Oct 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:eyb3x33a6c67cixdkqo7j5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3myafchxegc23https://bsky.app/profile/victorasal.bsky.social/post/3my5pjvhq7c2cLegal Immigration Fell Sharply Under Trump Policies Adopted Early This Year The Trump administration cut legal immigration in half early this year with policies blocking visas for immigrants from nearly half the globe https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/10/18/us/trump-immigrant-visas-decline.html?smid=nytcore-android-share18 Oct 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:eyb3x33a6c67cixdkqo7j5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3my5pjvhq7c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/victorasal.bsky.social/post/3my5phr4b6k2cFrance Reels After Largest Riots in Years Farmers and ranchers have supported President Trump for a decade. But the war in Iran, tariffs and other administration policies have soured some on the G.O.P. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/world/europe/france-protests-shock-arson.html?smid=nytcore-android-share18 Oct 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:eyb3x33a6c67cixdkqo7j5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3my5phr4b6k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/victorasal.bsky.social/post/3my5pcp6lpc23France Reels After Largest Riots in Years https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/world/europe/france-protests-shock-arson.html?smid=nytcore-android-share18 Oct 2026 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:eyb3x33a6c67cixdkqo7j5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3my5pcp6lpc23https://bsky.app/profile/victorasal.bsky.social/post/3mxzjntxtoc2cU.S. Budget Deficit Nears $2 Trillion, a Reality Check for Trump’s Cost Cutting https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/business/us-budget-deficit.html?smid=nytcore-android-share16 Oct 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:eyb3x33a6c67cixdkqo7j5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxzjntxtoc2c