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.

Douthat writes that 2024, when Harris lost by 1.5% of the popular vote, was "an ideological referendum and progressivism lost." I wonder why he didn't view the 2020 election, when Trump lost by 4.5% of the popular vote, as a far more significant loss for conservatism. bsky.app/profile/larr...

GU Government’s second-year PhD comparativists are continuing our tradition of dressing up as social science concepts for Halloween. This year, we are regression discontinuity! 🎃📈

In the first half of this year, the income of President Trump's family business soared 17-fold to $864 million, based almost entirely on new crypto ventures that have been a magnet for overseas cash, a Reuters investigation found. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

He knows what he did!!!! 😡

When designing reparations policies, authorities must ensure Black Americans have a seat at the table from the start write @mattnelsen.bsky.social of @univmiami.bsky.social, Monique Newton of @polisciatnu.bsky.social and @asdurso.bsky.social of Georgetown University blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Trump on his recent trip to Walter Reed: "I got an MRI. It was perfect ... if I didn't think it was gonna be good, either I would let you know negatively, I wouldn't run, I'd do something." (Note how he's openly talking about running for a third term.)

THIS. There is a real stereotype is that “Racial and Ethnic Politics” is not a “rigorous subfield,” but it’s gonna be clear to us when you treat it as such and don’t put in the work. I can’t sugarcoat that.

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation. Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

My (first? only?) century!* *yes, this is a cricket reference! 🏏

Such a timely book… really recommend this episode and The Color of Civics by @mattnelsen.bsky.social

One thing I like to do is to create a fun page in my research notebook after a project has been published. Definitely used my fave materials for this one 😅🪬 (The cat stickies are how I track my pipeline progress. They get their permanent home on this page!)

The American Federation of Teachers (a UNION) just negotiated student loan debt forgiveness for 2.5 MILLION people with the Dept. of Education under Income Contingent Repayment or PAYE (Pay As You Earn) that Trump had previously blocked. THAT is how you mobilize. www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/...

God this is all so depressing.

Didn’t realize “quid” just meant “pound.” That little girl had every right to be outraged that the ice cream truck was selling ice cream for £9!! That’s crazy!

I just learned my husband spells donut like doughnut. You think you know someone!

All intellectual takes about HUD.gov aside, it’s kinda tacky.

"Power to the Partners" by Maraam Dwidar press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Happy "The Life of a Showgirl" release week! In anticipation of Taylor Swift's newest album, I present the 2025 edition of "Taylor Swift as American politics books": "Coverage Denied" by @mirandayaver.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/us/universit...

#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social - What Happens When You Can’t Check the Box? Categorization Threat and Public Opinion among Middle Eastern and North African Americans - https://cup.org/4mxrcUd - @asdurso.bsky.social#OpenAccess #FirstView

Labels can impact politics. My paper @apsrjournal.bsky.social "What Happens When You Can't Check the Box?" shows when Middle Eastern & North African (MENA) Americans are excluded from identity categories, they assert MENA identity when answering relevant political questions. doi.org/10.1017/S000...

This is such a good book, y'all. An important read for those interested in gender and American political development as well.

When @markrubin.bsky.social talks about preregistration, you know it's gonna be good.

Has 2025 been a good year for anyone????

We're still making new friends! Are you a junior scholar in *any* area of American politics? Consider submitting to present (especially if you're on the academic market)! Are you hoping to serve our subfield? Consider volunteering as discussant! 👉 forms.gle/rKMwHFWS1E5G... Deets 👇

I’ve been thinking about how the white moderate think about free speech. Where calling for violence and the dehumanization of entire groups of people is merely supposed to be pluralism at work rather than an a threat to that pluralism.

“Three students were critically wounded on Wednesday in a shooting at Evergreen High School in the Colorado foothills. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says one of those students is the shooting suspect.” www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...

My feed is almost entirely people condemning violence and telling others not to celebrate this.

On the one hand, my dept fosters such a great environment that I, a jr faculty member, feel I have every right to speak up in meetings. On the other hand, that environment has unfortunately lead me to speaking up in meetings. I want to be the cool mysterious one! Instead, I’m blabber McGee 🗣️🗣️🗣️

Very cool to see students who are smarter than me. I am glad I have a job though, because if I had to be classmates with these people, my self-esteem would never survive! (Fortunately, I am a full adult with self-esteem not (entirely) attached to intellect!!) 😹

So fighter jets in DC during the Epstein victims press conference… but oh I mean, the Polish delegation. But govt efficiency!

Jazzy JAWSers! We are ramping up for another year together! In addition to our regular workshops (announcement and details TBA), we want to bring back our series on professional development and need to hear from YOU! What types of professional development workshops might you be interested in?

Per @johncluverius.bsky.social: meet me!!! But for real, very special to have this support from our association. Thank you, @apsa.bsky.social !!

ICE, DC Police, Park Police, DHS, and HSI brutally arrested a man who refused to provide identification after being stopped for eating in public. Goons attempted to stop community members from recording his injuries during the incident.

🚨Calling all REP Members🚨 🗞️Share your news with us🗞️ Kiela Crabtree and I are taking on the annual REP newsletter! Please send in any news and/or announcements for us to include to Kiela ([email protected]) More details 👇

How many of yall played clarinet in hs?? We’re trying to see something @shortle.bsky.social 🤣

Holy cow. That India-England game 🤯

Does anyone do reading quizzes? How do you balance the structure to encourage reading versus stress of grades?

Where not #OpenAccess, the articles in this issue of Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics are free to read for a limited period. Volume 10 - Issue 2 - cup.org/3TsPPoR w/papers by @alcocerjj.bsky.social, @jenniferdudley.bsky.social, @chrisberk.bsky.social, @asdurso.bsky.social, & more #JREP10

I know August is approaching bc I just had my first dream about the new semester and worrying abt the students 🤣

Forty Acres and a Mule: Symbolic Politics and the Pursuit for Black Reparations in the United States @mattnelsen.bsky.social, Ph.D. candidate Monique Newton, & @asdurso.bsky.social via @poppublicsphere.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S153... #NUResearch #polisky

As of today, there are more undocumented immigrants in the United States than when Trump took office, thanks to him stripping over half a million people of legal status.

If I ever respond to you with “merci” please know it’s, because I’m talking to you in Farsi, not French.* *Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a Francophile!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🤣

NEW ISSUE - Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics - Volume 10 - Issue 2 - July 2025 - cup.org/3TsPPoR w/ papers by @alcocerjj.bsky.social, @jenniferdudley.bsky.social, @chrisberk.bsky.social, @asdurso.bsky.social, & more #JREP10