If you ever felt like you are too tired to vote/protest/post a political meme, this paper is for you. @yaelrkaplan.bsky.social , Aleksander Ksiazkiewicz and I found some interesting findings, that counter some prior research. Check out the latest JEPOP volume: lnkd.in/gCkEicny

Once again President Trump (the real one..) called President Obama "Barack Hussein Obama". Why does he do it? @taliastroud.bsky.social and I explored this a few years ago. Check it out. www.jstor.org/stable/43653...

Cartoon by Nick Anderson [https://nickanderson.substack.com/]

As Republicans weaken the Voting Rights Act of 1965, remember: even when fully in force, many local officials resist implementing it. Years ago, @mjonescorrea.bsky.social and I found major gaps in Section 203 language-access compliance. Rights on paper are not always rights in practice.

885 days of Netanyahu telling us we are winning. But those murdered do not return. The soldiers we lost do not return. The limbs that were severed do not return. Those who do return — Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah.

Trump, if you are after bad hombres, I have a suggestion:

Joy and hope are still hesitant to show themselves, but with the hostages’ return and the end of the war, they’ll come back into our lives. Here I'm hugging Einav Zangauker, who has been told that her son Matan, held captive in Gaza since October 7th, is coming home. www.inkl.com/news/tears-o...

Trump may be the worst thing that ever happened to the United States, but he might just be Israel’s savior. I guess Trump works in mysterious ways.

We will keep on marching until the hostages are back home, the war ends, Netanyahu is gone and democracy prevails.

It's been too hard living, But I'm afraid to die. 'Cause I don't know what's up there, Beyond the sky. It's been a long, a long time coming, but I know a change gon' come. Oh yes, it will - Sam Cooke, 1964

We won’t stop fighting in the streets until every hostage is back home and this brutal war ends!

Resist. Before it is too late.

Day one of our sit-in. Bring back the hostages and end the war! Like David Richmond, Franklin McCain, Ezell A. Blair, Jr., and Joseph McNeil's Feb. 1, 1960 sit-in in Greensboro NC, it is time to stop and say enough is enough.

In light of yesterday’s horrifying images, it is now clear to all — on the 666th day of the hostages captivity — who is in bed with the devil.

Because I was arrested for protesting against Netanyahu's government, Canada was a bit reluctant to issue me a visa. Thanks to some good people it was resolved, so if they do not arrested again, I'll be happy to see many of you in Vancouver at APSA. @apsa.bsky.social

1/ 📢 New in Journal of Information Technology & Politics (OA): What if the biggest barrier to political participation isn’t apathy or ideology— but poor website design? We used eye-tracking to study how parties’ websites widen the digital divide. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

President Trump, bring them home, end the war.

Sign the deal. End the war. www.haaretz.co.il/news/politic...

I was arrested for the first time in my life—treated like a criminal. But I am not the criminal; the real crime is committed by a government that chooses to sabotage the return of the hostages.

Thanks to Trump, I can retire and live off my savings—so long as I die by next Sunday.

When Trump said that under him the economy will be number one in the world, he meant the Russian economy.

... and when I behold the mark, I shall pass over thee, and no plague shall befall thee when I smite the land of China.

Please take him.

🎁Just in time for the holidays!🎁 The latest issue of the Political Communication Report just dropped! Feat. 7 *certified bangers* reflecting on our normative foundations & what we stand for!🔥 Read 'em, share 'em, put 'em on your syllabi! Most importantly: treat them as conversation starters! 🗣️👥

Wife found this abused table, which I was able to restore. If only humans were so easy to fix.

This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for the ceasefire with Lebanon, which will allow refugees on both sides to return to their homes. I am thankful that my son no longer has to serve in the military reserves. I am thankful that my students can walk to campus without the fear of missiles.

Runaway polarization is making us sick. But, hope is not lost! As I and others (inc: @jayvanbavel.bsky.social @oberlanderunc.bsky.social @thcallaghan.bsky.social) discuss with @landmanspeaking.bsky.social... this may be a problem we can fix. www.vox.com/even-better/...

Conservative strategy to regulate freedom of speech on campuses: 1. Trash professors as liberal fanatics. 2. Claim they are indoctrinating our children to hate our country. 3. Repeat for 10 years. 4. Cite poll that finds confidence in higher education had plunged. 5. Use poll to justify regulation.

Took a crack at the Political Communication starter pack. Sorry for all the great folks I undoubtedly missed go.bsky.app/J1U6jVe

Israel's channel 14 anchor, Yinon Magal, who is as bright as Fox's Brian Kilmeade, is broadcasting with Trump's hat on.

I hope tomorrow brings an America where the politics of hate are defeated. Thank you, @lilymasonphd.bsky.social and @nathankalmoe.bsky.social for your dedication and hard work. www.vox.com/politics/381...

When I took Sid Tarrow's social movements seminar 25 years ago, I never thought I'll have to fight for democracy in my own country. TO MY AMERICAN FRIENDS, VOTE ON TUESDAY. OUR PRESENT MAY BE YOUR TOMORROW.

The last year was the worst year of my life, but also amazing in so many ways. If you care to read about it... www.facebook.com/share/p/Kto7...

CNN: "Iran is preparing imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel". What exactly am I supposed to do with this information? I cannot protest due to the risk and as a nonbeliever I cannot pray. Not many options left.

Randy Rainbow, Blank Space. Says it all. youtu.be/5CzYt-WuCCA?...

Political communication #polcomm scholars: I hope you’ll join me in being very excited about TWO new CUP Elements in Politics and Communication, relevant to the current election campaign - one by @emilythorson.bsky.social l and the other by Brian Weeks. (1/4)

I never thought that hope and despair could exist in such a narrow space as if there was not a deep chasm between them. I returned from accompanying a delegation of kidnapped families to South America and the moments we experienced there are in this narrow, infinite space.

A deafening alarm and we run to seek shelter. I stand by Eli and his dog Leo (Messi). Eli's daughter, Adi, was murdered at the nature party. Since then, Leo clings to Eli and is sad. Eli too, but he came to help others whose daughters are in captivity. Maybe Adi's best friend will live? #messi

Lia, my niece, buried her best friend last week. In all her pain she wrote this. It is worth one minute of your time. My Child Somehow, I don't want you to be born at all How can I bring you to such a world? Dark and sad A world of so much death and fear and destruction and crying

My son volunteer to serve in a combat unit. When I tried to persuade him not to, he said "dad, who do you want near the fence, people who took the time to study Arabic and want to end the occupation like me, or others?" I wish there were more people like him on both sides of the fence.

150 children, mothers, fathers and grandparents were kidnapped by Hamas. We will not rest until they are back home with their loved ones.

Muslims and Jews can coexist. In nothern Israel we do it daily. Today I stopped by Suliman, my muslim neighbor, to see how he is doing. We hugged each other, consoled one another, and he sent me home with Baklavah, hoping for sweeter days.

Today is not a good day to quit carbohydrates. We just came out from shelter. All is well.

Since videos are not a thing here, just yet, here is the text of a clip I distributed elsewhere against Netanyahu.

I curse you. I curse the Hamas terrorists who have invaded Israeli homes and slaughtered hundreds of civilians, children, women, and the elderly, and have taken many more in captivity. 1/4

Inspired by the words of General Mark Milley, Prof. Shikma Bressler, one of the leaders of Israel's democracy movement, had this to say: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH-q...

Trump's line of defense. "Your honor, I'm innocent. This Jewish guy, or is he Mexican, did it. Don't believe me? Rudy told me he made 2 fishes look like 5000. He read it in some book."

Will @RobertKennedyJr 's candidacy hurt Biden or Trump? Gabor Simonovits and I found it depends on how voters view a candidate in a given choice set. Will he be more of a Bernie, a Buchanan, or a Nader? academic.oup.com/poq/article-...

I hope this is the final time I have to pack and move. Thanks, Elon.