What’s YOUR favorite SPA memory? 🎓✨ As the Class of 2026 wraps up their journey, they’re reflecting on the moments that shaped their experience—from faculty with real-world expertise to hands-on opportunities that open doors. That’s the SPA difference. #SPAProud

Ready to learn how advocacy really works in DC? Join Laura Uttley at the SPA Public Affairs & Advocacy Institute (PAAI) for 2 weeks of intensive courses & workshops w/ top lobbyists & policy pros to build a real-world advocacy campaign. Apply today: american.edu/spa/ccps/paai.cfm

It's today! #PMRC2026 has just kicked off with the pre-conference workshops, & our Dean @ajacknowitz.bsky.social, PMRC co-chairs Khaldoun @abouassi.bsky.social, Anna Amirkhanyan, @jocelynjohnston.bsky.social, & Dept. of Public Admin. & Policy Chair, @twmorrissey.bsky.social, all welcome you to SPA.

What are the implications of public organizations using generative AI? Prof. John Marvel and PhD student Sangwon Ju will share findings of their research analyzing how Large Language Models perform with human biases. Catch this timely session!

Join SPA’s @triciabacon.bsky.social for the launch of her new book, "The Counterinsurgency Dilemma: Foreign Fighter Influence on Insurgencies in Afghanistan and Somalia", w/ Bruce R. Hoffman. 🗓️ 4/27 🕑 6:30📍The Studio Theater (1501 14th St NW) 👉 RSVP: bit.ly/47PpYiG

It's that time of the year again! ⛽ Fuel up for finals with an SPA tradition at Late Night Breakfast🥞 🗓️ Tuesday, 4/28 🕑 10 PM - Midnight📍Kerwin Hall Lobby 👉 Save your seat: american-spa.swoogo.com/LNB-Spring-26 (link in bio)

Gain a thoughtful Republican perspective on US democracy at a pivotal moment w/ former congressman Tom Davis (VA-11), & @ccps.bsky.social. Engage across viewpoints to understand the challenges & opportunities facing the nation. 🗓️ 4/20 🕑 6:30 PM 📍SIS Founders Room 👉 american-spa.swoogo.com/Crossroads

(1/2) Register for the #PMRC2026 pre-conference workshops on June 3rd to join important conversations around Using Generative AI in Public Administration Research, State Capacity VS Citizen-State Interactions, Advancing Theoretical Contributions in Research, & more!

#PMRC2026 is 4 weeks away—pre-conference workshops kick off June 3! Dive into timely topics like AI in public admin. research, state capacity vs citizen-state interactions, & advancing theory in public mngmt research. ⚠️ No on-site registration—book your spot by May 23: american.edu/spa/pmrc2026/

Calling all SPA grads this May 🎓 Celebrate with faculty & staff before Commencement—remarks from a student, alum, and Interim Dean, plus food & drinks (feat. Colada Shop). 🗓️ Mon. 4/27 🕑4:30 - 5:30 PM📍MGSC 128 👉 RSVP: american-spa.swoogo.com/toast-to-grads-2026 *Graduating students only; no guests.

🚨 Big news from Louisiana! A new law permits surgical castration for specific child sex crimes. Curious? Get the scoop on Ballot Beacon! 👉 www.theballotbeacon.com This debate is heating up! What’s your take? 💬👇 #Louisiana #LawChanges #ChildSafety #JusticeReform

NEW: U.S. intelligence shows Iran "retains substantial missile capabilities” according to The New York Times citing people familiar with classified assessments. In a statement to The Times, a White House spokeswoman "repeated" Trump’s "previous assertions that Iran’s military had been “crushed.”"

OMG BTS at Tiny desk ????

Absolute insanity. Tech billionaire Oracle CEO Larry Ellison confesses a dystopian AI mass surveillance network designed to constantly track citizens. He confirms the administration plans to use AI to monitor every camera, creating an inescapable dragnet over the entire nation...

Omfg 😹😹😹😹😹 The cat & the fan😹😹😹 #Caturday

⚠️ 🇺🇸The Iranian Embassy in the UK shared an explainer listing countries 'bombed' by the #UnitedStates since #WorldWarII.

Senate Race Projections, Presidential Records Ownership, and State Redistricting Questions #politics #government #elections #policy #politicalnews #democracy

*SPOILERS* Iron Man 5, do you see a spinoff series coming? LIVE Wednesdays 7PM EST! New Comic Book Day Reviews, Nerdy News/Rumors, & Creator Interviews! Follow, Subscribe, Join the Discord! PANELOIDS.COM

Why join our Women’s Health special interest group (SiG)? For Dr Itunu Johnson-Sogbetun there are four main reasons: 1. For community & engagement 2. To develop & learn 3. To advocate for women’s health 4. To celebrate you! Will you join us? www.rcgp.org.uk/about/communities-groups/womens-health

💥Your Thursday soundtrack: Dripfield Live with various wonderful GORPs 🎙️ High AltiTED ’18 Vol 2 with Tug ✈️ 4/10/2026 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center with Corry 🌟 & Whit’s OnlyJams Bliss ‘22 Mix 🤘 Keep it Ted ✌️ wtedradio.com 🕑EST

In front of the District Court in Tel Aviv ahead of the arrival of the defendant Netanyahu.🧵 Credit: Orna Naor

Indiana Fever: I Won! 😂 CC With The #Indy500 Borg-Warner Trophy 🏆 #CC22 #CaitlinClark #FeverRising #NowYouKnow #FromAnywhere #IndianaFever #WNBA

Fortress of Bellinzona with Travel Classics Ticino. UNESCO World Heritage site has been inhabited for 6,000 years & the fortifications date back more than 700. History measured in centuries. Stories happening in real time. #TravelClassicsTicino #Bellinzona #Switzerland #travel #Unesco

Como me encanta #OctopathTraveler, ciertamente es un videojuego muy hermoso / I absolutely love #OctopathTraveler—it really is a beautiful video game

i'm a goofy goober ^-^ the drums are my fav instrument btw! #vtuber #spongebob #goofygoober #vibes #drums

jazzy with a stink⚡️ #boombapbeats #boombap #beats #hiphop #music

Another GIFt to the #TCMParty #TheStrangeLoveofMarthaIvers #NoirAlley

Remember when Bill Clinton was a basketball pro? NBA Jam (SNES, Iguana Entertainment/ Midway, 1994)

Have you ever had someone assume your friend or family member is your carer? Caroline lives with sight loss and finds that she has to deal with assumptions like this often in her day-to-day life. [Video description: a transcript of text plays over the RNIB Connect Radio logo.]

Unforgivable | @charlesmblow.bsky.social

He bragged about it all the time, and everyone thought it was #NothingButPureSpectacle, but he sure wasn't lying!

That part 💯 Deliver us from this narcissistic thug racist bigoted mother🤬

The caucasity of some of these financial gurus whose solutions to getting rich is exploiting financial institutions and ruining it for everyone else in the process. Over leveraging, buying what they don’t need so others cant access it #finance #guru #richdadpoordad #wolfofwallstreet #getrichquick

Ana Kasparian: "When it comes to questions of U.S. foreign policy, someone who has always been on-point, who has done extensive reporting, and has tended to be correct, is journalist Glenn Greenwald."

This was a nice finish by Saniya Rivers #WNBA

Emergency! S04E12 - Details Clip number 0140 #KMG-365 #emergency

I Fixed A “Bugatti” With WD-40 😂 The Cheapest Bugatti Repair Ever… Illegal Bugatti Clickbait 😂 #MattArmstrong #Bugatti #Chiron #CarTok #Mechanic #ThrottleBody #WD40 #CarRepair #DIYMechanic #AutoRepair #MechanicLife #ShopLife #KatanaMotors #HenryFlores

Novorossiysk.. the attack continues. #russianLosses #KineticSanctionsEnforcement #UkraineNews

🔊Vega-C rocket launched Smile mission this morning on a quest to reveal Earth’s invisible shield against the solar wind. 🚀Liftoff from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana at 04:52 BST / 05:52 CEST (00:52 local time) on 19 May 2026 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

Original by @itslennnie.bsky.social #furry #furryfandom #littlealphapup #mentalhealth #cptsd

in my heart of hearts, i have always *felt* that this moment had to have been unscripted... it just HAD 👏🏾 TO 👏🏾 BE 👏🏾! but, i have also been CRAVING a definitive explanation that that was the case ~ & i am so damn glad we now have it!

Clip from ep68 CoHost regales the gang with a story of a financial fraud who turned to ritual to cover up her crimes #puja #kali #durga #lakshmi #ponzi #ponzischeme #chaosmagick #chaosmagic #magick #witch #witchcraft #pagan #paganism #esoteric #occult #occultism #occultpodcast #podcast

Pfc. Andrew Stevens. Never forget.

A new trailer drops. Music by me. Visuals by me. The immortal war begins. www.kickstarter.com/projects/die...

Walk it off, you’ll be fine! 🎯 #dyinglight2 #dyinglight #dyinglight2stayhuman #gaming #dyinglight2gameplay

Today is the last day of Amplify Austin, Central Texas’ largest annual event of giving, organized by I Live Here I Give Here. There’s still time to give and invest in the organizations strengthening our city by going to AmplifyAustin.org! #AmplifyAustin #ATXGives #SupportLocal #GiveBack

Pick a Bond villain from the pictures you already have on your phone.

The shutdown has created a cascading crisis in air traffic control. Retirements are surging, training is stalled, and burnout is getting worse. Watch my segment on @cnn.com about what happens next and why it will take a long time for things to get back to normal 📺

Must-watch sequence 👇 Original post

Gift Article: Since its inception, the DOJ has relied on paid informants to infiltrate civil rights movements—often not to uncover truth, but to manufacture it. So, here’s the real question: when does accountability finally knock on the DOJ’s door? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u... #PINKS

Three maga myths

Thank you for all you do each day of the year! We have a lot of work ahead of us. Recharge and then we charge onward!

If you don’t know what we’re talking about, it’s this:

It pains me to use this audio but gosh it's right. #lencromancienne #fairycore #leftist #anarchist #tattoolovers

Check out CardBurners by developer GrosChevaux, a chaotic card game where you need to play fast before your cards burn up. 🔥🃏 See more: www.reddit.com/r/IndieDev/c... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

"How sick in the head you have to be to do this? Unless you are Israh31 !" #PalestinaLibre #FreePalestine #BoicotIsrael #ApartheidIsrael #IsraelGenocida #PalestineAction #icc #Genocide #BDS #BoycottIsrael

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🚨 Economist Mariana Mazzucato on Brexit: "What both Farage and Johnson did... was to lie and lie again, and still have not been held accountable for such a problematic policy."