I've been knitting too much. I'm writing "does not match the pattern" when I meant "does not match anticipated direction." I still have some wordsmith-ing to do, clearly.

The right to peaceful protest is a fundamentally American value. Donald Trump is once against abusing his power to sow fear and chaos at the expense of the American people. I applaud @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov for taking action to protect Californians and stand by ready to assist in any way we can.

Have you heard of ICE's new "Operation At Large?" The operation will: -double ICE's lock-up quota to 3k people a day -deepen collab w/police, including the FBI -activate up to 21k National Guard troops -weaponize the IRS to target people using tax info & grant them the authority to make arrests

Applications due Sunday (6/15)! The fund encourages and supports the recruitment, retention, and promotion of political science students and scholars who study and research Latina/o politics. Please contact [email protected] with any questions. buff.ly/2yyA9LT

Nearly 14 MILLION people are estimated to lose their health insurance under Republicans' “big beautiful bill.” That's like everyone in: Wyoming Vermont Alaska North Dakota Montana Maine New Hampshire Hawaii West Virginia Idaho and Nebraska COMBINED.

Listening to pop dance tracks while writing on gender politics seems to be the only way to go when the world continues to be on fire.

Were you one of the thousands of HHS/CDC/FDA scientists, public health experts, researchers who Trump just cut? I am very interested in hearing from you. I want to know more about the good work you did and what is now lost. [email protected] / [email protected] On Signal: jbendery.41 🙏

🚨 I am looking to hire 1-2 pre-docs at the University of Toronto. Some things you could work on: forecasts of research results, guaranteed income, evidence-based policy, AI. For more info and to apply: evavivalt.com/2025/03/pre-... Deadline: March 31. #predoc #econ_ra @econuoft.bsky.social

ICYMI:

I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.

Townhall time!

Are you on the #polisci #jobmarket? Join us next week for the APSA Committee on the Status of #CommunityColleges in the Profession's virtual workshop: "Community College Careers: Applying to Jobs at 2-Year Institutions" on 1/22 at 5PM ET / 2PM PT politicalsciencenow.com/careers-at-c... #polisky

I JUST RAN (on an elliptical) A MILE IN 12 MINUTES! I haven't done that since I was in undergrad 🥹

Bumping this back up -- deadline is about 24 hours from now. The application is short. Please consider applying!

This was a fun project & we still believe in peer-to-peer relational organizing, but this attempt to boost its effectiveness generated null results. Did y'all get that? We published null results! #winning #PolySky www.tandfonline.com/eprint/WBWPF... @sldemora.bsky.social @cruzita.bsky.social

Super happy to announce that the State Democracy Index 2.0, covering 2000-2023, is done and about to be publicly posted (probably tomorrow). Hope fellow nerds find it useful.

Interesting take. Looking forward to reading this piece.

New REPS Lab (@repslab.bsky.social) paper is now officially published @ Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. It evaluates the role of system justification on Latinos' nativist attitudes... journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Favorite articles by political scientists using ethnographic/participatory methods?

A super session with @bonniefield.bsky.social ’s students this afternoon— lots of great questions 😻

We're hiring in American Politics at the junior level. Position will be affiliated with GW’s Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics. Applications due January 2nd. I'm on sabbatical, but I am happy to answer questions about the dept., broadly. DM me. www.gwu.jobs/postings/116...

The 2024 election will mark the first since 2016 that women did not see a net gain in congressional representation. But that's not the whole story. I wrote about it for @forbeswomen. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyd...

What do y'all do when you get a really bad piece of advice but then it just loves rent free in your brain?

Since more folks are on here now...

📣Announcement📣 Politics & Gender Conference 2025 A conference celebrating 20 years of P&G for scholars working on all aspects of women, gender, & politics. 📅 May 28-29, 2025 📍 Rutgers University CFP: mlkrook.org/PAGC_CFP_202... Website: www.pagconference.org Submit: forms.gle/nc6ZpaEX7qnz...

Local ICE partnerships (allowing local police to enforce immigration law) reduce the number of Hispanic students by nearly 10 percent within 2 years. cepa.stanford.edu/content/vani...

for anyone trying to extricate yourself from the clutches of Amazon: bookstores make more than a third of their money between now & New Year’s, & most bookstores ship nationwide 💌

Become familiar with the concept of "denaturalization." (from 2018) www.vox.com/2018/7/18/17...

Request: what are the books you've enjoyed the most in the last three years?

You can now find the recording of our conversation on youtube! David Leal and I share our thoughts about the "Demographics as Destiny" narrative among Latino Voters. Thanks to Political Science Quarterly & Mara Ostfeld for her great questions! nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Researchers at USD collected data on threats and harassment of public officials in SD, Riverside, and Imperial counties. From their report: 69% of women report experiencing threats and harassment monthly, compared to 38% of their male counterparts. www.sandiego.edu/peace/instit...

If you need some help on writing your job market materials, check out this resource below!

Today my niece, who was born here in the US, asked if we could be deported even though her Haitian American parents were also born here. That’s how things are going with this open season on immigration. If this kid is worried we can imagine how others from all immigrant populations are feeling.

I am perplexed. #debate

It was great to see folks, be in community, and see new emerging work!

Amazing Author Meets Critics session on @fernandotormos.bsky.social ‘s forthcoming book “Two Worlds of Global Climate Activism” which explores how climate justice organizing have organized transnationally!

Happening at 2pm, Marriott 403

Tonight!

Dear Grad Students, I will be at #APSA2024 and will gladly sit and chat with you, if you'd like. Reach out if you'd like to grab coffee or something!

A starter pack for those interested **Spanish politics** (broadly understood). Note it is aspirational. Hoping that more people join and/or become active. Please let me know you're here if I missed you. Hopefully there will be enough to create a new list go.bsky.app/7VqvEEz

It's that time again #polisky! Are you a grad student going to #APSA and want to talk about research (esp. policy feedback or American Political Economy), publishing, the job market (esp. women, LGBTQ+ folks), etc.? Coffee/tea's on me for the first two who email. Don't be shy!

Also, @dlemi.bsky.social is one of the experts leading our understanding of multi-racial candidates. Check her out.

For those of you wanting to write on Kamala Harris, I just wanted to let you know about this chapter my good friends and I wrote: www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi... Cite at your leisure

I was on @bloomberglp.bsky.social last week discussing Trump's comments about VP Kamala Harris' racial background at the NABJ. www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...

I just saw myself cited out in the wild by someone I really admire! It's the little things, y'all.