WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.

We know local government spends between $3 - 5 billion on election administration EVERY year. We don't know how much states spend, making this @electioninnov.bsky.social report on the division of responsibility between state and local governments very important electioninnovation.org/research/who...

I appreciate @benschneer.bsky.social and HKS for making this very clear explanation of the problems of redistricting in Texas. Social media needs more of this. youtu.be/RwEMdnOzb0A?...

The NYT online was free for over a decade and largely killed local journalism. Then they killed Google Reader and now comedians at the big networks are being fired for speaking humorous truth. Enshitification has fucked up everything. - Elder Millenial

Basically the end of August APSA eJobs check-in #polisky (8/1-8/29) I remove non-ac positions & PhD studentships from the count & try not to miss individual listings with multiple jobs. August 2024: 156 positions (118 open to asst. TT) August 2025: 116 positions (82 open to asst. TT)

Can this be true? Amazing!

Would Canada or France like to buy a satellite? Probably not going to happen but a budgeter can dream.

AEA Statement on Dismissal of BLS Comm. "The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions."

Wow. A group of top scholars at Harvard just sent a letter to its president, Alan Garber, warning against surrendering to Trump. Signatories include Steven Levitsky, Dani Rodrik, Ryan Enos, Theda Skocpol, and Steven Walt. Someone forwarded it to me. Read it here:

Poli sci faculty jobs down 38% from last year. How does this compare to othe fields. #econsky #pasky

Interested in race, gender, and/or public sector rules? Check out this paper. It has been made open access until September 30.

We are approaching the 25th Anniversary of the Bush-Gore election in the United States and election technology and modes of elections have changed dramatically in those 25 years. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Politics be damned. They will have to live with the long term consequences the longest. They should get to vote.

The federal government threatening state and local election officials is a vulnerability to US elections. States need to push back against the DOJ involvement in these investigations unless there is *credible and substantiated* evidence of fraud. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...

I have told a lot of people about this gender-race intersectionality paper. If you don't have institutional access, here is a separate gift link (www.tandfonline.com/eprint/UC5VG...) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

On the Arsenio Hall Show, Macho Man Randy Savage had a GREAT answer to the question if he ever cried. Happy Men's Mental Health Awareness Month.

Travel tips to #PMRC2025 at Seoul National Univ. I highly recommend NaverMap for subways in Seoul. Also, if you are taking the shuttle from Nakseongdae Station, the bus was just outside exit 8.

The Romanian election last year is really important strategic victory for elections and democracy that I don't think we hear about enough. This is good news.

#pasky #polisky #polsky #econsky

Reminder that the JPBAFM Special Issue on Behavioral Budgeting is open through June 30th. Please submit your experimental or quasi-experimental public budgeting, finance, or accounting papers! Thank you! abfm.org/jpbafm-speci...

I would describe the plot line as basically Succession with less sex.

📢 Call for Proposals | 2027 PMRC Host (Outside U.S.) ⭕ PMRA is seeking proposals to host the 2027 Public Management Research Conference to be held outside the United States. 📅 Deadline: November 1, 2025 🌐 Call for Proposals: pmra.memberclicks.net/assets/Secre...

Apparently, Elon Musk likes getting punched in the face. Who else wants a shot?

This competition at Auburn University for innovative ideas in election administration financing is so AMAZING! Cash prizes for top proposals. Check it out. www.au-elections.com/symposia

A ruling out of the 8th Circuit today cut off the ability of voters in a large swath of the middle of the country to enforce their rights against race discrimination in voting under the Voting Rights Act. This is deeply problematic. Here's why. (1/3)

Wait, that can't be, John Roberts assured me that voting discrimination in the South was a thing of the past.

Good article on the need to support election administration (cyberscoop.com/state-local-...). Last year, I supported the $400 million number. With cuts to CISA and the known cyber-attacks on democracy in Romania, this number should be increased. Congress should also act to reverse all cuts to CISA.

Shasta County CA appoints a conspiracy theorists with no election administration experience to be its next Registrar of Voters. shastascout.org/clint-curtis...

A few thoughts on Judge Kollar-Kotelly's 120 page opinion preliminarily enjoining some key parts of President Trump's executive order on elections and election administration. Over at ELB, @traviscrum.bsky.social will be blogging on it here: electionlawblog.org?p=149610) /1

Not surprising that an administration that rose to power on the spread of bullshit and propaganda is terminating the funding of researchers studying these phenomena. We are just receiving word about funding cancellations re: existing grants to members of our team and our colleagues.

Public Budgeting & Finance has a new Substack to discuss the research published at PB&F. Please sign up here. www.pbafnews.com?r=2079ld&utm...

Liz Howard and the Brennan Center are spot on with this assessment of the previous election security. Bottom line: the stepped-up law enforcement and election security worked to *mostly* make for a safe election, but... www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

This very bad. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u... a world completely connected by the internet, we are all targets and our enemies want to erode our trust in all institutions - not just the government.

What the hell is this political advertisement about borders being closed under Trump paid for by the US Department of Homeland Security? US Homeland Security! I am not a lawyer. Is this legal? It is a political ad!

I will give you one guess where this Stand up for Science march happened.

More of this please

@jaclynpiatak.bsky.social This seems ripe for a motivated reasoning experiment. Now, where to get a sample of private detention CEOs? I assume there is a large enough sample.

Rural Kansans yelling at Roger Marshall about Trump and Doge is everything. www.kcur.org/2025-03-01/k...

President Zelensky has been invited to meet King Charles in London tomorrow. That's the respect this hero deserves.

In recognition of the cuts to higher ed and the ridiculousness of paying college athletes millions $$$, I am cancelling my cable subscription and boycotting NCAA March Madness.As a college sports fan, this is something that I enjoy but will not watch again until cuts to NSF and NIH are restored.

Ok, I am appalled. I have seen comments online about this all afternoon but didn't have time to watch until now (including Gaurdian's video because it is unedited). This is terrible diplomacy and strategy if not outright bad hospitality. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

To review: Putin's intelligence service hacked the DNC email system in '16 to help Trump. In '16, Putin offered Trump a Moscow building development deal. Trump’s '16 campaign chair, Paul Manafort, was in business with a Russian intelligence officer. Those are just the things in the Mueller report.

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Every single Democratic governor and attorney general needs to do this -- if only to make it clear to voters *right now* that the firings and funding freezes that are about to hurt their states badly are the work of Trump-Musk in Washington. Get ahead of this now, or get blamed for it later.

This post by @donmoyn.bsky.social hits me right in the heart. I have personally seen and worked with many young and super-talented people with disabilities who struggle to get an education. It isn't just an attack on DEI but also DEIA. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/who-is-inc...

So disgusting.

The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️

This is cool. If my very Republican grandfather were alive, he would be installing solar in his sheep lots.