a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door. 

It wasn’t the feds —  it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help. He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Big news: Japan's Komeito withdraws from ruling coalition with Takaichi's LDP asia.nikkei.com/politics/jap...

Republicans and Democrats are deeply split on the inherent benefits of racial and ethnic diversity. (@global-affairs.bsky.social) globalaffairs.org/research/pub...

Why most polls overstate support for political violence www.gelliottmorris.com/p/most-polls...

New poll of Jewish Americans: • 61% say Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza. • 39% say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Gift link: wapo.st/42q0h5z

I’m so struck by this video. A regular day in Logan Square in front of a grocery store and ICE pulls up and tear gassed people. Funston Elementary School is right across the street as well. This is a major corridor in Logan Sq. No concern for human safety Video from: www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...

starting a rumor that all the on-screen text in Bluey is Aurebesh

The latest from YouGov (n ~ 2.9k): Each side is getting at least some flak for the shutdown, but narrowly the most goes to the GOP Party "somewhat/very responsible" -- a 59-59-59 tie for Trump, House GOP, House Dems Party is "Very responsible" -- Trump at 45, House GOP at 43, House Dems at 36

Had a meeting the other month with a delegation from China that was here to discuss US-China ag issues. They were quite clear: the soybean purchases ended because of the fentanyl tariffs.

This is a flagrant and egregious violation of our Constitution. Lawmakers with integrity and honor would exercise their constitutional power to immediately halt this lawless rampage and carry out an investigation into how it happened.

% of US men under 30 who say legal sports betting is a *bad thing* for society 22% in 2022 47% in 2025 No other demographic group has seen a bigger increase.

Ideology of candidates surely has an effect of some size. So when it varies, it matters. It is a smart strategy to run congressional candidates who fit their states/districts. But for president, people perceive all Repub and all Dem nominees essentially the same, except for Trump in 2016.

As the Trump administration continues to deploy National Guard forces to US cities, Chicago Council polling finds the American public largely opposes using the US military for domestic law enforcement, to suppress protests, and to control immigration. More analysis ➡️ brnw.ch/21wWeoq

It's easy to see this speech as just weirdly performative, but there's a lot more—and a lot worse—going on here. The meeting & speeches are part of a larger project aimed at promoting the military leadership’s partisan alignment with the administration. How? 1/

The team at ChinaFile asked eight of us to assess the state of play in US-China relations and who has the upper hand in the ongoing negotiations. I think it's pretty clear. Beijing is showing its capabilities and biding its time. And it's working. www.chinafile.com/conversation...

Man some of the bits here, really just everyone doing whatever. You have literally one part of the US Gov engaging in direct negotiations for normalization while the other wants to remove them. All at the same time.

This coming out the same day Lutnick is on the record saying that the United States won’t defend Taiwan unless they move 50% of chip production to America shows how everyone in the administration is just out running their own foreign policies in their fiefdoms

fun fact that while trump v. us says that the president cannot be held criminally liable for using his core powers, this does not extend to his officers

yeah they're just murdering random people on these boats

China is set to launch a new visa program aimed at attracting foreign tech talent, as a new U.S. visa policy prompts would-be applicants to scramble for alternatives.

Americans are concerned about crime but don't broadly support President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to police U.S. cities according to a new NPR-Ipsos law enforcement poll. More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250928

Can guarantee this will be the best combined source for a) some fascinating and underexplored public opinion research and b) wildly adorable little animations you will click on today

Vote on UNSCR 2231 extension: 4 in favor 9 against 2 abstentions Snapback is happening. All pre-JCPOA UN sanctions on Iran will be reinstated at 00:00 GMT tomorrow.

Great article by @deenamousa.com on why AI hasn't replaced radiologists. If anything, demand for them has actually risen. www.worksinprogress.news/p/why-ai-isn...

I feel like I occasionally need to remind people who post frequently about politics on here that the NYT focus group people probably have more individually idiosyncratic ideologies than you do, but in terms of political attention/engagement, it is very much you and not them who's the weird one.

NEW from @pewresearch.org: 20% of US adults now regularly get news from TikTok, up from 3% in 2020. Among the youngest adults, 43% now regularly get news there, up from 9% in 2020. Full analysis: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Majority of Americans Favor Making Decisions Through the UN, Even at the Cost of Compromise. (@ckafura.bsky.social @global-affairs.bsky.social) globalaffairs.org/research/pub...

As the General Debate opens at #UNGA, Council experts @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social, @busbyj2.bsky.social, @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social, @kfriedhoff.bsky.social, @ckafura.bsky.social and @profpaulpoast.bsky.social weigh in on the UN's power and relevance. ⤵️ globalaffairs.org/commentary-a...

Fiber optic drones can’t be electronically disrupted—because they’re connected by a long, unspooling wire, there’s no signal to hack—but I wondered what all that activity was leaving behind. The answer is so much cable strewn about near the front line it’s visible from the air.

Marking #UN80 @global-affairs.bsky.social with a great panel on internationalism and intl institutions, feat. @profpaulpoast.bsky.social, @ianhurd.bsky.social, and Juliet Sorensen

This is the weirdest timeline

this is a fascinating comparison from @mford.bsky.social i don’t think I’ll be able to un-see newrepublic.com/article/1997...

Whisper it softly - as it really doesn't fit the narrative - but the AfD has markedly underperformed in a series of recent mayoral elections in Germany's eastern states. Often where the rival candidate was a dynamic local figure commanding broad "popular front" support.

Thanks to @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social for bringing up this paper. Politicians gain power by reputation. Sometimes undeserved reputation

“52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy” V-Dem data

56% of Germans believe that Russia will attack eastern NATO countries. In Dec 24 a (small) majority still believed they wouldn’t. ZDF Polit-Barometer

This study illustrates a very important point for researchers and strategists to understand. Just because we define a group by some set of traits, those traits aren't necessarily central to their *self* conception. The issues that associate with that group may not be those they care about the most

There has been a pronounced increase in GOP pessimism about the direction of the country over the last month. This is like Democrats under Biden in 2023 levels of dissatisfaction under a co-partisan president. Independents are more sour on direction than any pt in 2024 apnorc.org/projects/pes...

A majority of Americans disapprove on how Trump is handling six issues www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The latest from YouGov (n ~ 3k). People overall believe Jimmy Kimmel's comments were acceptable. Further, people found FCC Chair Brendan Carr's comments about planning to retaliate *unacceptable.* And overall, people strongly disapprove of canceling Kimmel's show today.yougov.com/topics/overv...

As the U.K. prepares to recognise a Palestinian state @Ipsos_in_the_UK polling suggests - 44% support this decision - 13% oppose. With the rest neutral or not giving an opinion.

❤️ www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The Trump-Miller administration's single-minded focus on migration is starting to impact the availability of drugs in the US, according to this detail from a very good investigation @wsj.com published today. www.wsj.com/world/americ...

”Europe’s most wanted man, it is highly likely, is now a Russian combatant in Europe’s largest land war since World War II.” Incredible investigation using Russia’s own surveillance cameras and records into Wirecard’s Jan Marsalek and a terrible hair transplant surgery: theins.ru/en/inv/284980

The elements of American culture most liked by Americans and most liked by MAGA Republicans. www.pbump.net/o/the-maga-s...

Interesting polling data: Those with unfavorable views of Donald Trump are the LEAST LIKELY to support political violence.

I didn't realize that three Japanese nationals were swept up in the Hyundai raid. www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...

Blog: US Funding of International Organizations Has Collapsed With weeks left in FY, US has paid zero toward assessed (membership) contributions to WHO, WTO, FAO, ILO, UNESCO, NATO, OECD, WMO, WIPO & more. FY26 budget suggests paying dues to only 7 out of 46 organizations under the IO account.