Feeling overwhelmed? Despair? Unending urgency? My friends feeling this… a few things...🧵 1/6

The right sets the terms of our political discourse in so many ways, one of which is the idea that there isn't enough "debate" and "free speech" on campus. We need to push back on this. The truth is (speaking for myself as a history prof), I don't really emphasize debate much in my classes/

Thanks to the Consortium on American Political Economy for awarding me a grant to fund my research project on labor unions and partisanship! I'm excited to work with this group of scholars. You can read more about my research here: www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/grant-projec...

Be sure to check out Karen Sebold’s post about her new book, Evaluating Campaign Finance Oversight: An Assessment of the Federal Election Commission, on Rick Hasen’s Election Law Blog today: electionlawblog.org?p=151554

New in BJPS: @amydmeli.bsky.social and I investigate how Fortune 500 companies changed their 💰 after Jan 6. We find that they balance the interests of their two audiences by sending signals of disapproval towards those who violate established norms while continuing to lobby key lawmakers.

My most recent article is now available @igajournal.bsky.social. And thanks to Hollins University, it’s open access! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

I’m thrilled that our paper, “Principled Pragmatism: Access-Oriented Interest Groups and Campaign Contributions After January 6,” coauthored with Florian Gawehns, has been conditionally accepted for publication in @bjpols.bsky.social. We’re looking forward to sharing this with the world!

My son is home for spring break, so we spent a few hours today running around the monuments, eating all the food, and enjoying the sunshine. And of course we came upon some protesters along the way. I love this place so much.

Congress can reassert its Article I prerogatives--such as its Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 prerogative to "To establish Post Offices and post Roads"--any time it pleases Again, the fatal flaw in the Founders' design is the assumption no branch would roll over for another bsky.app/profile/davi...

Update — the order now extends nationwide:

Virginians -- since our AG Jason Miyares didn't sue, the judges order doesn't apply to us. He's up for re-election this year...

IMP FYI for my readers & friends. Keep your eyes on this - and activate clergy & lay leaders to resist, protest and speak out: "Trump and his allies are widening their attacks on religious groups compassionate toward immigrants, refugees, the poor and LGBTQ people." baptistnews.com/article/maga...

1/ OK, Democratic members of Congress in the US Senate. It’s time for some tough love. I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”

We need you to do something about this, @kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @connolly.house.gov

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If you're a scientist that serves on an NSF panel that got cancelled today, I'd love to talk to you about it for an NPR story. DM, email or reach out on signal.

Good morning fellow legal experts. I am back at the Virginia General Assembly Building in Richmond for the Senate Committee Courts of Justice meeting. Based on today's docket, I'm calling it Fentanyl Day. Quite a few bills from Republicans about stronger criminal penalties.

These are fun! If you went to college 1. what was your career goal when you started? 2. your initial major? 3. if you changed majors, what did you change to? 4. what do you do now, professionally? 1. Translator 2. German/International Studies 3. Polisci/Communication Studies 4. Political Scientist

Serious question: what happens in agencies like the Patent Trademark Office and GAO where they don’t have enough office space to accommodate all of their employees?

Will Meta's retreat from proactive/automated enforcement of its community standards lead to Instagram and Facebook becoming deeper cess pools? Well, it's complicated and the devil will be in the details. Let's look at the data and see what questions we should be asking... 🧵 1/12

Does anybody else feel like we’re about two years from living in an Octavia Butler novel?

Unlike you, I get my news from a reliable source

1/2 Pattern we're notably seeing w Musk, Thiel, Bezos, Zuck,etc: People who must have been smart, or at least cunning, in their original biz naturally assume they are savants on everything. No idea that public policy is actually "complicated" and involves "details" and inconvenient "facts" Thus...

this choice of photos by the Carter Center is shadier than a Georgia peach tree in summer

Not an engineer vinaigrette

Ceremony to welcome new users to Bluesky

Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now: * lifeguard * retail * hill staffer * government affairs

To brighten your day, from VA-05, here’s a sign my 74 year old Republican dad put in his yard last week

Have you wondered how advocacy messages influence how members perceive their interest group? I find that pragmatic & bipartisan messages can help a group's standing, but the effects are dependent upon partisanship. Read more in my piece for the Public Affairs Council: tinyurl.com/keh6re3h

Today, I defended my dissertation and passed with no revisions. I’m excited to see what lies ahead. Onward!

What 5 topics can you talk about unprepared? 1. Proper pronunciation of Virginia municipalities 2. Swimming (especially backstroke) 3. How interest groups interact with their members 4. How PACs work 5. Saved by the Bell

Name a fictional character you believe would appear on the Epstein list

I’m delighted to share my new article “Who is to Blame?” now available in American Politics Research. I find that partisans engage in blame spreading when they observe a copartisan engaging in unfair or dishonest behavior. journals.sagepub.com/eprint/G4BN8...

List 5 famous people you’ve met, but one is a lie. Magic Johnson Rod Stewart David Hasselhoff Henry Kissinger Rene Russo

The December (4) issue of the journal is up on the website with articles by @davekarpf.bsky.social @mjlacombe.bsky.social Michaela Flum as well as Amy Meli, Harold Sick, Laura Moses, and a review by Boris Heersink: link.springer.com/journal/4130...

A great example of a small action to support a caring campus community in #HigherEd in today's @insidehighered.bsky.social. “For student leaders who have advocated for extra time and space for our community to take care of one another, we hear you.” www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

Just a reminder that this is happening tomorrow morning!!! Please share with all of your AP & non-AP friends bc this will be a conversation everyone who will ever write reviews can get something from!

Can’t pick just one! (Nice Dream) - Radiohead One - U2 Cherub Rock - Smashing Pumpkins Surf Wax America- Weezer The Wood Song- The Indigo Girls

We’ll that was delightful

It’s a great day to be in Blacksburg!

Come join me on Wednesday!

New online first from @amydmeli.bsky.social @igajournal.bsky.social “Party people? Measuring interest groups’ proximity to political parties” link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Check out my new article, now available at @igajournal.bsky.social. I develop a novel measure for interest group party proximity and find that while many groups are partisan, others (especially professional/trade associations) maintain distance from both parties. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

@amydmeli.bsky.social will present her paper, "Take Action Now! How Group Type Influences Member Mobilization Strategies" www.amydmeli.com