#OpenAccess from @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social - The Political Preferences of Prospective Homeowners: Evidence from Canada - https://cup.org/3NdfceS - Thomas R. Vargas & @michelledion.bsky.social#OpenAccess #FirstView

Unfortunately, it is only a contract position, but we are a great place to work with great colleagues! I am happy to answer any questions people might have about this job or our campus.

Scholarship applications the 2026 ICPSR Summer Program close Sunday! Over $400k in scholarships available! Apply by March 1. For more details: myumi.ch/ICPSRscholarships #SumProg26 #ICPSR #QuantitativeMethods #ScholarshipOpportunities #GraduateStudies #DataScienceEducation #ResearchTraining

Bill Siemering, founding program director of NPR, author of its mission statement, has asked me to inquire if any profs might be interested in a Zoom class visit? No honorarium necessary. Bill founded All Things Considered, Fresh Air, won a MacArthur, etc.

In yet another rigorous analysis, findings show that the economics discipline is rough on women. It's not just about getting questioned or cut off--it's also about adversarial behavior.

Another Canadian Member of Parliament is quitting the 3-in-1 online harassment, extremist propaganda and computer-generated sex image app, X dot com

1. UWaterloo has lost over 200 full-time employees thanks to Doug Ford's university budget crisis. That's 5% of the workforce. 2. Who cares whether most are via layoffs or attrition? Programs and student experience are suffering. 3. It's "fewer than," not "less than". uwimprint.ca/less-than-60...

On this day in 1892, Bessie Coleman was born. Her extraordinary life and career deserves to be celebrated in the canon of U.S. history. https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/bessie-coleman-trailblazing-black-texan-pilot/

Here's a time-lapse from yesterday as thousands of people marched through downtown Minneapolis to protest ICE. 📷️: Sydney Lewis/The Minnesota Star Tribune

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

Warning: Reports indicate immigration checkpoints along major interstates in Oklahoma, with Interstate 40 most impacted.

Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

From an email to one of our faculty members.... Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!

We're excited to release version 1.0 of the Dynamic Democracy website. It includes updated data on state policy, public opinion, mass ideology, and representation. The website enables you to see how these measures are changing overtime across states and within states. www.dynamicdemocracy.us

Please share - @pewresearch.org wants to hire a data archivist who will be an advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public. pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CenterExtern...

D.C. police officers experienced some of the most intense violence during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. We sat down with two of them to rewatch their body camera footage from that day. n.pr/4pjPwtV

Come work with me! McMaster has posted its call for applications for Canada Impact+ positions! Candidates must currently be working/residing outside Canada. Deadline is Jan 22! research.mcmaster.ca/home/support...

Hey folks! I built a Canadian trade database to practice what I'm learning about DuckDB. The database includes all Canadian imports and exports from 1988 to present as per Statistics Canada. Here's a blog post I wrote with more details: joshpersi.github.io/blog/posts/0... #rstats #duckdb

This is awful news…. These centres were so important in my training as a comparativist. Funding for summer travel and guest speakers…

This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him. I don’t know how else to say it…

"Nova Scotia to sell off remaining $14M worth of American booze. Net profit of $4M will go to Feed Nova Scotia, other community food groups. Premier Tim Houston said the province will not be ordering any more from the U.S. once the inventory is sold off." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

* please share* The PoliSci dept at MUN in St. John's NL, Canada is inviting appl. for Canada Excellence Research Chair/Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South. Senior folks (incl. int'l appl!) w expertise on Africa & LA encouraged to apply. Deadline: December 14 shorturl.at/I74RL

The River Sings Jeff Dillon 2015

👉 #FurloughedFederalWorkers AFL-CIO, the country's largest federation of unions, has compiled a complete state-by-state list of benefits for federal workers. State Resources for Shutdown-Impacted Federal Employees and Contractors | AFL-CIO share.google/ohEa5d6NYVdY...

This is really valuable information that media companies should be sharing as well.

What an amazing woman and political leader!

From the Daily Texan, the UT student newspaper: Academic freedom should not be for sale. thedailytexan.com/2025/10/16/a...

Our analysis, which shows that more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage after Texas banned abortion, adds to a growing body of reporting revealing that maternal outcomes have gotten worse under bans. (Published July) By @andreasuozzo.com, Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser

😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings

Chicago - no kings

Great! You're up next @utaustin.bsky.social ! All @texasexes.org ('96 here) should consider signing this alumni petition to help keep UT great, with academic freedom! www.change.org/p/alumni-urg...

Reduction in force (RIF, I.e. firing) email and page 1 of the RIF memo. CDC, this is absolutely illegal and our union (AFGE) will be suing. afge2883ga.org The union is asking that you send your RIF notice to: [email protected] with Name CIO/division/branch FTE status & tenure

📣 Excited to share a new dataset article with @qalbaugh.bsky.social in @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ We identify 176 out LGBTQ2S+ candidates in the 2015, 2019 & 2021 Canadian federal elections using a replicable search procedure based on individual candidate searches.

On this day in 1993, This Hour Has 22 Minutes debuted, bringing in 468,000 viewers for its first episode. To date the show has won 22 Gemini Awards and 11 Canadian Screen Awards. Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇 canadaehx.com/2024/01/30/t...

This is pretty cool. Would have been super useful _before_ I submitted my latest grant app. :) But better late than never.

Does it count as inbox zero if you snooze all your messages until Saturday morning?

What's the word, will @mpsa.bsky.social be extending the paper deadline tomorrow? Asking for a friend. 😆

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We do not deploy American forces against Americans in our own cities. Our military is not trained for domestic law enforcement. It’s illegal and un-American.

Another Texas-Ex here hoping @utaustin.bsky.social stands up for academic freedom.

The financial struggles plaguing our postsecondary education sector are not a sudden development, nor are they solely a result of federal changes to international student permit caps.

In March, Trump ordered the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent agency that is the main source of federal funding for public libraries No other president has shown as much contempt for libraries or their mission www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Getting a research grant is 10% coming up with a good idea, 20% writing a polished application, and 70% hitting reload on a web browser to see if the SSHRC website will appear.

I *loathe* reporting attendance for college students.

After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic. But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necessary.”

My department @uwmadison.bsky.social is hiring an assistant professor with expertise in environmental politics. Send us your application. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

Now is your last chance! Get your ICPSR water bottle before they are gone! Baby blue or candy apple red, what is your fave? Come grab one from booth 412, our last day at APSA 2025! #ICPSRSummerProgram #ICPSR #APSA2025

The messages on the casings were video game references. @wsj.com & @theguardian.com & GOP leadership went with “trans ideology” instead. I urge Dem leaders to denounce this over & over again. Denounce a rush to politicize an assassination and to attack a vulnerable minority. Keep it in the news.

Meet Data Jeff! What do you call multiple Data Jeff? Data Jeffs...or Datas Jeff? 🤔 Come visit us at booth 412 at Day 2 of APSA! #ICPSRSummerProgram #ICPSR #APSA