Most teens are not going to social media for politics. Even so, more teens on TikTok and Instagram than on Snapchat cite keeping up with politics or political issues as a reason for using these platforms.

“I’m new here and love God, America,and Trump!!” Hundreds of accounts on social media featuring AI-generated pro-Trump influencers posting at a rapid pace about the “radical left” and “America First.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/b...

NEW: Virginia just passed a law to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, giving it 222 of 270 electoral votes needed to activate. This map and spreadsheet show which states could join to activate it by 2028 depending on the outcome of the 2026 elections docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Legislators in Maine passed the nation’s first statewide ban on large data centers, part of a growing backlash to the energy-intensive facilities that fuel the rise of artificial intelligence.

To give a concrete example: California paid for 70% of the UC budget and 90% of the CSU budget until the 1980s; now it’s down to roughly 10% and 40% rsp. Students pay most of the difference. One has to get paid a lot of money, as an ed economist, to not know this www.npr.org/2026/04/12/n...

Super important project and was thrilled to be a small part of. Thanks very much to @i4replication.bsky.social and my replication coauthors Alexa Frederice & @anyastewart.bsky.social of @laiabalcells.bsky.social 's @thejop.bsky.social paper on the effects of visiting Transitional Justice Museums.

New study out in Nature Human Behaviour: 37 million US users were exposed to deceptive networks on Facebook & 3 million on Instagram during the 2020 elections—roughly 15% and 2% of active users. 🧵

SUNY Chancellor John B. King @sunychancellor.bsky.social announces SUNY's "absolute & unwavering commitment" to DEI: "Some are cowering & backing away. We cannot and will not. We will not retreat, we will not back down... DEI is in our DNA." Super grateful & proud to teach @ SUNY!

“Jonathan Caravello, 38, faced up to 20 years in prison if he was convicted of the charge. The verdict is the latest blow to the Trump administration, which has thrown baseless assault charges at people who protest its mass deportation operations — but has repeatedly failed to secure convictions.”

"One paper’s acknowledgements thank 'Professor Maria Bohm at The Starfleet Academy for her kindness and generosity in contributing with her knowledge and her lab onboard the USS Enterprise'."

Huge shift in American views of Israel 2022: 55% view Israel favorably, 42% unfavorably 2026: 37% view Israel favorably, 60% unfavorable Generational divide hits both parties: 57% of *Republicans under 50* are negative on Israel via Pew Research Center poll: www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/u...

RESULT: The right took over the Francis Howell school board, a large MO district in the St. Louis suburbs, earlier this decade; followed book bans & restrictive policies on LGBTQ students. Tonight, the slate endorsed by the teacher's slate swept, and the last remaining conservative was ousted.

I am ecstatic. All three of the Moms for Liberty backed candidates lost in my local school board election tonight. Even this deep red Waukesha County, WI community doesn't like conservative politics in our schools. 🇺🇸🏫🗳

1️⃣ The conservative disappearance from a major Missouri school board that drew headlines for right-wing policies earlier this decade is complete.a

2️⃣ A conservative school board member notorious for statements like the one below lost her reelection bid in Tulsa. bsky.app/profile/tani...

President Trump has repeatedly threatened to destroy infrastructure that makes up the foundations of civilian life in Iran — attacks that in most cases would be considered war crimes. He said on Wednesday that the U.S. would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/u...

#polisky this is a five alarm fire 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

More than 3,000 marches and rallies took place this Saturday in cities and towns across America during the third “No Kings” event, where millions protested against the policies and actions of President Trump and his administration. See via The Atlantic photo:

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One of my favorites from today’s March in Oakland

A jury determined that Meta and Google were negligent and failed to warn users of the dangers associated with using YouTube, Instagram in a landmark social media addiction trial

There's a lot going on but a constitutional amendment to reinstate Missouri's abortion ban this fall is polling at 47-40 because Republicans cynically slapped on a gender-affirming care ban. me in @autonomynews.co

Freedom House, Bright Light Watch and V-Dem this week all told dire stories about American democracy under Trump. But the details were different---and they matter. newrepublic.com/article/2080...

JUST IN: Democrats tonight have flipped a GOP-held state House seat in Florida. And not just any seat: This is the district that contains Mar-a-Lago. (It voted for Trump by 11% in 2024). That's right: Trump will now be represented by a Democrat, Emily Gregory, in Tallahassee.

270 people joined me, and we had a great talk about how to engage our neighbours, friends, and elected officials in climate action using the head-heart-hands model! (which I explain here: www.astronomy.com/science/solv...) I will share the recording when it's available.

Interesting when the press starts adopting the TACO term

Not one of them has ever stood in a line for 4 hours or more to vote in person. Not one of them has been turned away at the polls because they are suddenly “not on the list.” Not one has had their pay docked b/c they arrived late to work b/c they went to vote in the morning.

“Ground zero in an unprecedented nationwide assault on academic freedom & diversity.” A film tracking the conservative takeover of New College of Florida, titled “First They Came For Our College” premiered at SXSW.

HHS results even more horrific Share of HHS who say their political leaders "maintain high levels of integrity: 4.2% Share who have trust in their political leadership: 2.8% Share who are confident they can report a suspected violation of law/rule/reg without retaliation: 8.7%

Applications for our Summer 2026 Internship are open! This is a paid opportunity. The intern will work with the Editorial Team at Lawfare to deliver analysis from leading experts to our audience. Apply here: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/inte...

Teaching Political Communication Edited by Kevin Coe and Diana Zulli Essential resource for those teaching higher education courses in political communication, and politics and public policy more broadly. ℹ️ www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/tea... 📖 Free Chapter: www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...

A new guide from the American Academy of Arts & Sciences will help higher education institutions prepare students for engagement in the democratic process. Democracy Initiative director David Campbell led the group of experts who developed the report. rooneyinstitute.nd.edu/news/democra...

Oscar-winner Ryan Coogler recalling how a college writing professor pushed him to become a screenwriter & the possibility of #Sinners being taught in film curriculums someday: “I have so much respect for professors…for dedicating their life to future generations & making sure their minds are solid.”

#JettReno is my personal spirit guide for being a professor. Really enjoyed #StarFleetAcademy’s finale and all the Reno

An obscure methodological tweak -- a change in the source of data on the price of legal services -- resulted in meaningfully lower monthly PCE inflation in January. That's prompting questions about why the change was made and why it wasn't disclosed publicly. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b... #EconSky

I am excited about this new paper, Negativity & Misinformation, just out with @cbwlezien.bsky.social in @polcommjournal.bsky.social: "durable biases in information processing, by media organizations and humans more generally, can produce misinformation and misperceptions..." doi.org/10.1080/1058...

“Gun violence is preventable... Reporting should help people understand why it happens and what works to stop it.” Introducing the latest study led by PCGVR Director of research Dr. @jessicabeard.bsky.social and our multidisciplinary research collaborative:

The top 100 GOP donors gave over half of all GOP funds in the 2024 cycle

Moderate Democrats with columns in newspapers are constantly saying the Democratic Party is way too liberal on "social" issues. Moderate Democratic voters in real life do not feel this way. With some polling data from @gelliottmorris.com and @dataforprogress.org. newrepublic.com/article/2074...

An analysis of over 14 million social media posts from accounts in Canada found that 87% of conspiratorial claims come from just 100 influencers. This minority of users impacts politics, influencing what people view as normal and leads to self-censoring to avoid attacks from conspiracy theorists.

After nearly a decade measuring American public support for political violence, @nathankalmoe.bsky.social and I have published a somewhat comprehensive guide to measuring these attitudes. This includes historical comparisons and responses to common critiques. doi.org/10.1093/poq/...

New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

Dear ANES community, the link below introduces our new Board of Advisors, led by Jamie Druckman. Jamie follows John Aldrich, who deftly chaired the Board for nearly 2 decades. This new group will guide us through the 2028 election cycle. Our deepest thanks to outgoing and incoming Board members!

Models are now expert math solvers, and so AI for math education is receiving increasing attention. Our new preprint evaluates 11 VLMs on our QA benchmark, DrawEduMath. We highlight a startling gap: models perform less well on inputs from K-12 students who need more help. 🧵

crying in the club* (*at my desk) bc stanley tucci took the USA women's hockey team out for a meal at his favorite restaurant and they gave him his own jersey

Journalism job alert: @wired.com is hiring an experienced politics writer. I might be biased, but WIRED is doing some of the best political coverage out there. This is your chance to join our amazing newsroom! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...