This is disgusting, but also a tacit admission of just how horrible and indefensible it is.

My "the Department of D̶e̶f̶e̶n̶s̶e̶War is not at war" t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my t-shirt

I drove a van in Obama’s motorcade for a weekend.

New polling out now from @global-affairs.bsky.social / @ipsosus.bsky.social, in the field when US military operations against Iran began, finds no differences pre/post in support for strikes on Iran’s nuclear programs—and widespread fears of sparking a wider regional war. https://bit.ly/4b1tg2N

For years on my old blog I published the names of servicemembers who died in Iraq & Afghanistan. No other outlets were. These are the first 4 Americans to die in the Iran War. Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35 Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42 Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39 Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20

WHOA: WSJ reporting that DOJ is dropping its appeals of the four law firm executive order rulings as soon as today. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Publishing my normal Sunday polling article early (for obvious reasons): Trump starts a war with Iran that few Americans support. Overall support for Trump in early post-strike polling is below that for Afghanistan and Iraq, including among Republicans. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/polls-trum...

I think it is important as an American to say loudly today that (1) I am vehemently opposed to wars of choice. We should attack others only when attacked. Anything else is abhorrent. This is not a close case.

The Foreign Policy in a Diverse Society (www.fpds-surveys.org) project is starting to release cumulative results from 2.5 years of surveying the American public on foreign economic policy. check out an overview at: goodauthority.org/news/can-for...

boosting

Awfully hard to square the claims that ICE is focused on removing violent criminals that are so dangerous we can't let them be around with the fact that ICE tricks their targets by pretending to need help and waiting for neighborly types to respond by offering to help a stranger for free.

I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point. I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it

What can current research tell us about confidence & trust in elections? Join the next "Books & Ballots" webinar on 2/24 at 2pm ET to hear from three leading academics about their ongoing research on this hot topic. More info & registration can be found here: buff.ly/GALSRTz

Voter trust in the midterm elections has dropped off sharply, and across party lines, according to research by the UC San Diego Center for Transparent and Trusted Elections. (@kevrector.bsky.social, Thad Kousser, @laurenrprather.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260217

“Voter trust in US elections drops amid Trump critiques, redistricting, fear of ICE” electionlawblog.org?p=154358

Yes! Plus this could have positive externalities, ultimately improving intergroup relations! press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

as i keep saying, the things to do to secure elections are to volunteer to work the polls or to serve as an observer, & to pressure your *state representatives* to take steps to further secure voting locations and ballots. you should also learn about how election administration works in your area.

Has anyone come across anything about using AI generated images in survey experiments? I know we’ve been using altered images to prime different things in experiments for a long time, but any AI-specific discussions being had?

Has anyone come across anything about using AI generated images in survey experiments? I know we’ve been using altered images to prime different things in experiments for a long time, but any AI-specific discussions being had?

I mean what are they going to do, violate the third amendment too.

A new poll finds that 1 in 4 Minnesota voters took part in the Jan 23 shutdown against ICE, or have a loved one who did. Of those, 38% DID NOT WORK, either because they made the choice to stay out, or their workplaces closed. By me, @thomasbirm.bsky.social, @bloomekatz.bsky.social

I assure you that the few experienced litigators left at DOJ are blanching about this news. The facts around this bungled and questionable warrant lay bare that this was never about a crime. /1 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich

“Turns out ‘don’t tread on me’ actually meant ‘tread on them.’ You weren’t afraid of tyranny. You were afraid of losing dominance. There’s a difference, and this moment exposes it completely.” 🔥🎯

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

Now what are you all going to do about it????

I don’t even need to see the DAG.

“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...

We will remember Alex Pretti.

The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article. Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.

This, but also not just politicians. So many of the election workers and officials I’ve talked with have harassment and threats of violence as one of their top concerns as they try to do their jobs. And yet it is very hard to design policy solutions that can target that 0.1%.

there are apparently ways to get a postmark at dropoff www.nstp.org/article/usps...

Trump offering states a "deal" like the higher ed compact that would vastly and unconstitutionally expand the federal government's powers (in this case, over election administration)

For the record, the law states that "No record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary." www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Our portal at oag.ca.gov/reportmisconduct will allow Californians to upload photos, videos, and information about interactions with federal agents that may be unlawful.

2/🧵 New piece with @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social in @NewRepublic: We analyzed 60,000+ respondents in the 2024 Cooperative Election Study. Gen Z has the lowest racial resentment of any generation. The generational shift overwhelms the education divide that supposedly defines modern politics.

Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments: One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.

#FirstView from @iojournal.bsky.social - Pushing Back or Backing Down? Evidence on Donor Responses to Restrictive NGO Legislation - https://cup.org/47sOKFw - Lucy Right, @jrspringman.bsky.social#FirstView& Erik Wibbels

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

this has incredible san diego energy

My favorite sign at the Montclair NJ No Kings today:

Oh, does it benefit the US to provide aid to foreign countries? That would have been good to know back in January and February.

Excited to share the launch of my new center at UCSD focused on trust and transparency in U.S. elections. We will be supporting research on election administration and voter confidence through research-practice partnerships. More to come! today.ucsd.edu/story/uc-san...

Judge Diane Goodstein crossed the Trump administration last month. Yesterday, her home burned, her husband was injured and it's being investigated for arson. www.postandcourier.com/news/crime/s...

This is a must-read

To explain: At the start of his opinion, Judge Young includes an anonymous note received by his chambers, which reads “Trump has pardons and tanks..what do you have?” Responding to the note, Young says we have our “magnificent Constitution” and “here’s how that works out in a specific case —“

He just gets it

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Reminder that it started small and somewhat ridiculous with Gulf of America and escalated from there. Apply that lesson with everything this administration does.

A lot of respect for Kristof for not letting this go. It will be easy to forget the USAID cuts in the years to come. It's good to have people around making us remember.