Ended the first week of #500wordsaday strong with 606! For weekend days, the goal is #250wordsaday plus reading 2 academic articles. How long does it take to make a habit stick again??

The news coming this week, when Trump has called Somalian immigrants "garbage" who just bitch and moan, and should go back to "hell" to fix their own Constitution is........ one hell of a choice, man

The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News. www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

Genuine question why did this man want to be in Congress??

Today’s #500wordsaday total was 682. Had to quit for a bit to attend to the dogs, might return to it later. Have a good night y’all!

Today’s #500wordsaday total is 573. Progress is being made, and I’m starting to catch a stride. This book getting finished!!

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i'd say the midterm-level turnout for a special election is even more ominous than the swing

O'Hara: "There's folks that are masked, they may be kidnapping people. We have had those reports. The community should know that if you see something like that, you should call 911. Let's not forget -- we very recently had tragedy in this state by someone who was purporting to be law enforcement."

Managed 529 words so far today. Felt like a slog, but I need to remind myself that nobody's early drafts are pretty or good. I am looking forward to the rest of the year with #500wordsaday

be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world

December writing challenge: 500 words a day Today's total: 524 Let's goooo!

Thank you to all the volunteers! Rep. Aftyn Behn reported that more than 600 volunteers turned out and knocked on 13,000 doors. Let’s flip TN’s 7th District! And if you’ve got time, they still need help!

Today is a good day to remind you that none of the classic vote studies thought very highly of women's political competence.

In the richest city on Earth, 40% of NYC families can’t afford weekly food costs, and food prices are up 33% over the past decade. It’s time for a city government that puts affordability at the top of the agenda.

Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.

Coons on Epstein files: "My hunch is that AG Bondi, having just been ordered on social media by the president to open an investigation into a series of high-profile Dems, will promptly say, 'No, there's an ongoing investigation, we can't disclose any of this,' and the president will back that up."

Behn: My biggest pet peeve in politics is when people who don’t live in the South say, “You get what you voted for.” I didn’t vote for the highest maternal mortality rate in the country. I didn’t vote for the highest inflationary cost of groceries in the country.

Please @democrats.org take this Dirty Donald nickname and run with it

There’s something so nice about having lunch with a colleague outside in the sun. Just chattin over some fries and a Coke. I could never work remotely, I enjoy those opportunities way too much

81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.

instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."

Gross and sad!

Really worth reading the entire 60 minutes interview transcript but admit this part got me laughing out loud.

every Democrat in the country should not only endorse Mamdani within three hours but they should denounce and condemn Andrew Cuomo and demand he retire from politics forever

Awful piece. Just because so many white people are culturally ignorant and don’t know that Aunt, Auntie, Cousin are all terms to describe family members or close friends of our parents - even if that’s not their blood connection. The racism, the desperation, the sheer…..smallness of these attacks!

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Looks like the Russians like his Russia tie. It’s not red-white-blue either. It’s red-blue-white. Like the Russian flag. For a meeting with Zelensky.

MAGA says everyone in D.C. is smiling since the Trump invasion. Let’s look at some facts: - Small retailers and restaurants report much lower foot traffic since the National Guard and federal agents began patrolling.

The difference (and it's a biiiiiiiiiig one) is that Kennedy sent the Guard to enforce federal policy (civil rights), not to lead a national takeover of local policy (fighting crime).

Really excited for #MPSA this year! Public policy people: get your papers in soon & let's have a big turnout! #polisci #publicpolicy www.mpsanet.org/conference/i...

On October 3rd, I’m asking you to register to vote. zohranfornyc.com/register

"Please make war against the people of my state, who I took an oath to serve."

Sure. Left wing terrorism is at an all time high, going from 3% of domestic terror fatalities to 4%. Right wing terrorism on the other hand has dipped to an all time low of 95% So technically, yeah.

Mike Johnson: "The WIC program, the nutrition program -- women, infants, and children -- that program won't be funded. FEMA won't be funded."

Useful for understanding the political science of it all, instead of just today's politics. (And, it helps with the dread tbh)

"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent." —Justice Sonia Sotomayor

New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!

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Attn: Political Scientists! 🗣️🔊 Would you be interested in "The Politics of Love Island?" In a general sense, or in a conference panel? What about authoring a paper on the subject? (like this post if the answer to any of these is YES)

Having a shitty week and need a pick-me-up to finish strong (or at least in a better mood)? Start drafting a letter of recommendation for a great student. It is doing wonders for me!

Call for papers and authors: So @brookenshannon.bsky.social and I are putting together a Love Island panel for @mpsa.bsky.social and we are looking for folks with papers ideas but we also have paper ideas and titles if you are just interested in writing a paper! DM us!

she said that “black” with a hard r

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Attn: Political Scientists! 🗣️🔊 Would you be interested in "The Politics of Love Island?" In a general sense, or in a conference panel? What about authoring a paper on the subject? (like this post if the answer to any of these is YES)

Honestly if I am taken down or humiliated in any way by a man wearing salmon colored clothing, please just put me down. It's too much lol

1. Elections are run by the states 2. Prohibiting mail-ins will result in a bunch of state-level exceptions, incoherent policy (and many ppl will still vote by mail) 3. If timing's the problem, he should advocate for abolishing the Electoral College/ direct vote for president instead