I often say that conservatives want to repeal the various Civil Rights Act but it’s probably more accurate to say they want to overturn the Reconstruction amendments.

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Took the puppy hiking for the first time this week. He was too excited to bother with pictures.

I would love for a single democrat to reckon with the fact that conservatives are not in fact motivated by reasonable concerns. They are — just as they were with ‘concerns’ over blacks and gays and numerous other minorities over the last five decades — motivated by bigotry.

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

Had a great time at @apsa.bsky.social in Vancouver! Looking forward to seeing everyone next year in my homeland of Boston!

Caucus Meeting! Tonight at 6:30! Pan Pacific Oceanview 2! LGBT reception to follow!! Then probably off to the gayborhood.

Are you at @apsa.bsky.social ? Don’t forget to come to the Caucus business meeting today at 6:30 and then the reception after!

Looking forward to seeing everyone at @apsa.bsky.social this week!

Putting all the events and things I need to do for @apsa.bsky.social in my calendar and I remain firmly convinced that 8am panels should be illegal, especially the day after the @sexualityandpol.bsky.social / @apsa-lgbtq.bsky.social joint reception because you KNOW that's going to be a late night.

Note to self: Before volunteering to be on a roundtable, confirm that said roundtable is not at 8am.

Why is the assumption always that people want to land in research universities? I specifically wanted to be in a teaching focused position. I'm sick of hearing about research universities like they're a synonym for academia.

I also really love the various bills across several states that define drag thusly: "“Drag performer” means a male or female performer who adopts a flamboyant or parodic feminine or masculine persona with glamorous or exaggerated costumes and makeup."

Reviewing some anti-LGBT/anti-drag bills for the project I'm working on with @melissamichelson.bsky.social and... Wow. SB 937 from Oklahoma. Most of the bill is arguing that LGBTQ identity is a religion and thus recognizing it in schools violates the establishment clause... This is wild.

Hardest thing about going back to work this semester is definitely listening to my puppy cry every time I leave the house without him. 😭 I mean look at that face. So hard to see him sad and lonely.

Still really confused about how classes start next week. Didn’t summer just start?

The point of journalism is to tell people the truth! If the population and political leaders are panicking about something that isn't happening, your job as a reporter is to loudly debunk it — not plead with the other party to join the panic.

Proposed Bluebook rule: if you are citing a work with which you strongly disagree in consecutive footnotes, the second footnote should use "Idiot" instead of "Id." Purely as a hypothetical example: ¹ Aᴅʀɪᴀɴ Vᴇʀᴍᴇᴜʟᴇ, Tʜᴇ Cᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀs Sʏsᴛᴇᴍ 2-3 (2011). ² Idiot at 4.

None of this AI shit would be happening if you all had posted this on Facebook like we told you to

Finally got my copy of my book!! Aaaah!!!

I’m guessing my application fees from college are outside the statute of limitations… but I wish these plaintiffs all the luck in the world.

It's publication day! Teaching LGBTQ Politics is now available from SUNY Press and all your fine book retailers (I'm assuming). You can also get it at Amazon, where the Kindle version is currently $38.

🌈🤩 @pspolisci.bsky.social has a new special issue on #LGBTQ politics full of insightful and innovative content! www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @polisky.bsky.social

My lil guy was such a good boy at the vet. He got a star and everything.

Politics Should be a Drag. New work from me & @efkjr.bsky.social & @brianharrison.bsky.social #PoliSky www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Happy birthday to me! New publication out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I am no constitutional scholar, but I can't help but feel that "the President gets to dictate what every university can teach and what every television station should broadcast" is closer to what the founding fathers were worried about when it comes to free speech than trigger warnings on syllabi.

Trump has settled on the perfect way to end the Epstein scandal: have Merrick Garland pretend to investigate it.

The book comes out next month! You can preorder now from SUNY or that other place that sells books on the internet. sunypress.edu/Books/T/Teac...

What a way to end the work week. My chapter in @efkjr.bsky.social Cravens, & Mayo-Adam Teaching LGBTQ Politics is now out. You can get your copy here: sunypress.edu/Books/T/Teac...

So excited to have this wonderful collection out with a chapter of mine! It’s on why I started doing more school centric material and some of the history and whatnot. the rest of the collection is fantastic. I think only @efkjr.bsky.social is on Bluesky for me to thank.

Submitted page proofs today! This article started as a comment I left myself on a different project asking if I should expand on a point. I decided I needed to expand. And then that turned into a separate 4000 word article. So I think I was right. I did need to expand a bit.

Buckle in for some @apsa.bsky.social Grad Status Committee updates! First up: you can finally sign up for our newsletter updates without being an APSA member! We send around 3-5 emails per year with PDFs of job postings, upcoming workshops, and $ opportunities. connect.apsanet.org/graduate/new...

In other news… everyone say hello to the best puppy in the world. We’ve been together for 24hrs and I couldn’t be happier.

This is framed as "lessons for the left," but Lander and Mamdani actually offer lessons for the center: Instead of ruthlessly undermining leftist candidates, emphasize shared values and refuse to amplify right-wing attacks. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Too accurate.

Woohoo! Article accepted!!

Now to finish packing my current apartment and painting my new house so I can move tomorrow.

Summer grades submitted! My students did such interesting final projects. And the discussions this summer were fabulous! I love teaching these classes! See you next summer Northeastern!

If I had to sum up what I’ve learned from analyzing mountains of election data—and what Mamdani’s campaign exemplified perfectly—it’s this: Stop moderating. Start energizing.

Andrew Cuomo's defeat in yesterday's primary could have a chilling effect on future disgraced sex offenders' ability to run for elected office.

Grading final papers. Fairly certain two (so far) are AI. Sigh.

it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time

I cannot emphasize this enough that for YEARS: -trans women played various women’s sports. -trans kids got medical assistance as they and their parents needed. -trans folk could get accurate documents. -trans folk used the bathrooms that felt appropriate. AND NOTHING BAD HAPPENED.

Sooo… I bought a house. Closed yesterday. I’m very excited. And stressed. But yeah. First time owner tips?

Now on FirstView! "This article investigates one important aspect of this topic: whether a legislator’s sexuality affects support for LGBT rights." www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

I am once again pitching my romantic comedy: - two academics start dating - discover they are each other's terrible reviewer - hijinks ensue Working title: Love is Double-Blind

Every June in the United States we have a beautiful tradition where a handful of complete lunatics kept in isolation like oracles announce some new horrible laws that they made up, for some reason. And that is what democracy is all about.

Read this thread. The logic of this decision is like claiming that segregation isn't racially targeted because it keeps both white and Black people apart. Its pure sophistry in service of anti-trans bigotry.