New, from me: Trump finalized his Schedule F policy, allowing him to remove job protections from career civil servants. The new rule is dishonest and unmoored from reality in its effort to formalize the politicization of the federal government 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-sch...

Breaking news: Trump cabinet official learns that POTUS is a narcissist who only cares about himself.

Changing organizational culture — especially a military one — takes a hell of a lot more work that reassigning a leader and installing another one. The Admin has spent six months hiring thugs and praising them when they terrorize the populace. The only way to deescalate is rewind the whole thing

Noem is next. She’s cosplayed for the last time.

I’m relearning German and while I’ve always known the word Grupenfuhrer, I don’t know the word for sacrificial lamb. Both apply to Bovino.

JUST IN: In a new lawsuit, Minnesota officials say DHS mishandled evidence from today's crime scene and made "astonishing" law enforcement decisions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Absolutely reprehensible that AG Bondi is offering ICE stand down in exchange for access to voting rolls. Outrageous and disgusting. It shows ICE is in Minneapolis is not for law enforcement purposes. Instead it’s a way to stir up shit in blue states and extort them.

Tonight, on behalf of Minnesota law enforcement, I filed a lawsuit against DHS to prevent the destruction of evidence related to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti. DHS is not above the law, and Alex sure as hell is not beneath it.

I stopped posting the daily reminder, but just in case it’s in need of a refresher: Congressional Republicans can stop this any. time. they. want.

Could be a long hot summer

Pro tip #3 for #spsa2026 There is no event WiFi for @spsanews.bsky.social so have your hotspot ready if your slides are on the web.

Pro tip #2 #spsa2026 The app you want is “SPSA” and is categorized as “reference” Not “SPSA connect” which is categorized as education!

Hot funk along with hot plates at Frenchman’s Street for #spsa2026

NOLA pro tip for #spsa2026 Fixed fare for cabs from MSY of $36, $18 a person for 2, $15 apiece for 3 or more. Uber and Lyft were showing me fares over $50.

openelections/spsa2026 is a new repo by openelections: https://github.com/openelections/spsa2026 Presentation materials

Austin Peay State University in Tennessee also reinstated Darren Michael, a tenured acting professor whose post about Charlie Kirk’s killing inflamed conservatives. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...

This football game is nuts

This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner

I want someone to cut prices 500%

Understand the need to fill space, a reminder that Harris won 68% of the vote in NYC. There were also three deeply flawed contenders. Not underplaying the amazing Mamdani campaign and his talents, but IMO this is a lot more about campaigning (and shitty opponents) than ideology. Time will tell.

"Dress for the job you want, not the job you have"

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

My new op-ed with @lkfazio.bsky.social: Trump sent a 'compact' to our universities. They should reject this devil's bargain. Any institution that yields to these broad and intrusive demands would forever be subservient to the whims of the government. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

I am proud of MIT, where our branch of AAUP has voted unanimously to endorse this statement urging MIT leadership and the MIT Corporation to reject the Compact wholesale docs.google.com/document/d/1...

@ivelasq3.bsky.social The new book on survey weighting in R is amazing but you may want to reconsider the first section on weighting the ANES (summarized at this post www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/anes...) I don't think many end users produce "population size" estimates, as the book describes. 1/

A glimpse into Trump's make-believe world of "giant water valves" in Northern California…

JD Vance is suddenly opposed to gerrymandering. Someone tell Greg Abbott.

📣 Mark your calendars: The first-ever EPSS Conference will be held in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026 Organized under our new not-for-profit model. ➡️ epssnet.org/belfast-2026/ More details soon, so watch this space. See you all in Belfast! 🇬🇧☘️

The Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” has cast very different shadows depending on which party holds the White House. When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases. For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.

Today's @electionline.bsky.social Weekly features EVIC Director @pgronke.bsky.social's by-line: "Declining Job Satisfaction Among Local Election Administrators: Survey reveals trend in smallest jurisdictions, but identifying cause is a bigger challenge"w/ findings from EVIC LEO Survey Program.

NYC just used #RankedChoiceVoting in its city primaries. FairVote CEO Meredith Sumpter explains how RCV delivered more choice, more competition, and better campaigns for NYC voters. 👀

This decision to reverse an earlier decision that threw out a grants package is ultimately a good news story. Learning when to lead and when to defer isn't easy. Glad to see the 7 members were willing to admit their error. Now let's see if the lesson sticks. www.wweek.com/news/city/20...

NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years. NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."

Every time I hear about the dangers of electing inexperienced people to be a NYC mayor, I think about how Vincent Impellitteri, an absolute nobody, became acting mayor, lost the primary and then won running as the “Experience Party” candidate: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent...

POTUS and administration claims about the results of the bombing were nearly a complete fabrication / fantasy/ wishful thinking? I’m shocked!

We hope all #ElectionGeeks are enjoying the fabulous agenda of #ESRA2025. Our @electionsvoting.bsky.social Director @pgronke.bsky.social is with you in spirit, and our Research Director @paulonabike.bsky.social is onsite.

Life must be difficult as an upright biped with no spine.

You can see why MARINES are necessary.

Sad to be missing #esra2025 due to a series of flight delays that would get me there a day late. But there in spirit with the topsiders and pastel shirt I put aside to go to the reception, and the bagels I made for the early morning flight. #electionscience #aesra #esra2025

Midnight, June 7 is the deadline to comment on the revised Schedule F, Trump's plan to politicize the civil servants by converting them into at-will appointees that can be fired for the mildest pushback against illegal actions. It's easy - here is how: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/last-day-t...

Judge Richard L. Leon understands the appropriate use of exclamation points to signal his outrage. Starting right on page 1. Fundamental constitutional are no bullshit and can’t be taken away by executive order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

We don’t need an officer corps of “careerists”? Does the POTUS have even a basic understanding of how we maintain our military?

Has anyone done a first look at the two party vote totals for President in the 2024 @electionstudies.bsky.social ? No matter what I do with the weights, or try different samples (web only, in person, pooled), I'm getting Harris percentage at 55%. Anything I'm missing?

How come no one is asking the important question: Cubs or Sox?

“She was elected specifically to be the safeguard and then became the threat.” Resharing our conversation from last year with the Republican DA who prosecuted Tina Peters: www.cpr.org/2024/09/11/i...

Paul Gronke and Paul Manson from the Elections & Voting Information Center discuss the takeaways of last year's Local Election Official Survey Project, looking at challenges, attitudes, and job satisfaction. Learn more: www.kbia.org/2025-04-02/s...

Senator Wyden has had a long and distinguished career. Senator Wyden can cement that legacy by passing the torch to a new generation of leadership.

I don't know what would actually count as a new low anymore but this is a contender.

Frustrating paragraph in a story on the attack on the DoJ. The Voting Rights Division protects the legal right to vote. Are they more often protecting minority communities? Whose right to vote do you think is most often violated by states and localities? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...