Reviewed a piece and listed out a bunch of cites they had missed. None of them were of my work, bc I thought it was not as directly related. Anyway their response memo was like "OMG yes of course. We added those, but also other scholars you didn't mention like Amanda d'Urso" 😭 yay!

Race as a construct is so powerful that only now are many people saying ‘they are killing us’. They have been killing us. We have all been us the whole time.

The murders Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of govt sponsored officers is also happening in the thousands in Iran. It should not happen anywhere.

Execute suggests guilt. I think you mean murder.

Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country. As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.

For everyone tuning in from home, reminder that it's -5F with -15F windchills tonight. Every person out tonight is freezing for their country and their constitution. Minnesota Forever.

BREAKING: The Tribune confirmed on Instagram that the man shot has died, according to two sources with knowledge of the incident. ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.

While what’s going on in Minnesota is absolutely horrible and needs our attention, please don’t forget about Iran. There are thousands upon thousands being gunned down in the streets. Are you mad about Renée Good? Me too. There are thousands of Renées in Iran.

Funny how these universities giving NIAC a platform are saying it’s a freedom of diverse perspectives but they don’t ever invite other perspectives like MEK or like leftists. Sureee

Friends, the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) is a lobbying organization connected to the Iranian regime. They’re extremely clever in hiding the ball and getting well-meaning people’s support. But they have blood on their hands. Tomorrow, founder Trita Parsi, is giving a talk at Yale.

Hearing reports that a man taken by ICE in Minneapolis died in federal custody.

Reminds me of one of my favorite memes:

A ProPublica investigation finds over 40 cases of immigration agents using potentially fatal chokeholds and other moves that can cut off breathing. “These arrests are playing out around the country, and often in full view of cameras and witnesses,” says reporter Nicole Foy.

I’m at the point in the semester that when my husband sneezed, I replied by saying “thank you” 😮‍💨

I remember as a first year undergraduate, I got into a debate with a prof about sanctions on Iran. He was against, and I was not. I’ve since learned about the politics behind these policies. It’s all come full circle for me when he reposted a comment by Trita Parsi calling him by his first name.

The US got involved to support Ukraine and most Democrats were fine with that. Please don’t flip flop on support for Iranians because it’s under Trump. Don’t let your partisanship compromise your humanity. No one wants US rule, but no one was talking about that for Ukraine…

As a reminder, I have no idea how my family in Iran are doing. Being super conservative with my count, I have three members of my family from Iran living in the US. I have 11 in Iran. Most of my family lives in Iran, and I have no idea how they are doing. Please be supportive of the Iranian people.

A Korean auntie at my gym complimented my outfit today. So at least there’s still some good out there! 😭

The comments on this post are what I’m talking about wrt my previous tweet. Iranians are living in horrible poverty and oppression. The regime is feeling weak. Don’t start saying this “president” is honest.

Y’all please remember that as much as we are keeping a critical eye on what the US is doing in Venezuela, “the enemy of my enemy” is not necessarily a friend. Don’t start looking at the Iranian regime with softness.

Political scientists today

Survey researchers, have you thought about the political consequences of miscategorizing respondents' identities? Raymundo Lopez (ABD, raymundolopez.com/index.html) has written a wonderful summary of my APSR on PS Now (@apsa.bsky.social). Read it here! politicalsciencenow.com/the-politics...

Prof friends, are there "hidden curriculum" type things that I should definitely be including in law school letters of recommendation?? I want to be sure I do a good job on these! Don't want to let my students down!

On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...

I was legally categorized as a White person by the US Fed Govt when I got my job. So maybe you just weren’t a good fit for the dept, Naomi! 😭

And you’d be surprised how many “allies” are convinced we got our jobs by being POC… 🙃

Ooo fun! POC folks: let’s do a roll call of how many of us were told by the dean that we got a job *because* we are POC! Anyone? Anyone? 🦗🦗🦗

When the yoga class I went to ended with “namaste,” I replied with “hello.” 🤣

Oooo I got “you should do your own research”-ed today!

Doesn’t calibri take up less space and use less ink than TNR?? So what’s all this about gov waste again?

Finally trimmed the tree! 🥰

Me when I cite myself:

Cardiac Cavs 😬

If Northwestern emails me abt “Giving Tuesday,” I swear to god I’ll lose it.

Don Jr: Did he ever look at you that way? Eric: Nope. Never. You? Don Jr: 😥😥😥😥

Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.

This is what happens when you’re raised with both Shia and Catholic guilt: I feel so awful abt canceling class that I shared my doctors note. (I mean if they have to why shouldn’t I???) I still feel so bad tho!!! 😭

Movie buffs, I just saw this, and it was excellent. There are definitely some aspects the subtitles can’t really capture, but I’m always happy to talk all about that. Jafar Panahi, the director, made this film entirely in secret as he has been banned from filmmaking for 20 years (in 2010).

Whoever edited Dick Durbin’s Wikipedia page is hilarious for this

Ah well, nevertheless, standing up to Trump doesn't work so we might as well cave and welcome our authoritarian overlords. Right @senangusking.bsky.social ?

Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office. No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.

You really just had a number of electoral victories under affordability and then think this is a good idea 🤦🏻‍♀️

God it’s so hard to support the democrats.

So Democrats get: 1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays 2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail 3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts Those all seem like wins for the GOP.

Drumline walked so whiplash could run.

So i rewatched v for vendetta after like 15 years … 😬

Random realization (trying to connect with heritage speakers here): I don't think I really have a strong accent when I speak Farsi, but for some reason, I sound like a baby. I think I sound less fluent, because I sound like a little kid 😭 I need to, like, put on a grown up voice or something!

Spoke with a recently naturalized citizen who did not want to vote, because they were scared that it would be possible for people to see who they voted for. The only way someone will know who you voted for is if you tell them! Please go vote!

ANES Data Release! electionstudies.org/data-center/... The 3-wave ANES panel is now available. It merges data from 3 election studies (2016-2020-2024), the first time the ANES has collected interviews of the same respondents across 3 presidential elections.