NASA just dropped more than 12,000 photos from the Artemis II mission. It'll take me a few days to go through them all, but so far it's one stunner after another. Link: eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos... Credit: NASA/Artemis II Crew (h/t @jonostrower.com)

Immediate add to the audio library for #GGWSS @sarahspain.com

My camping buddy made a PBS special about two puppets who seek awe & touch grass. Our brains need both! It drops today on PBS Kids, & prime time in some markets. I hope you’ll take 22 mins to enjoy it. Your brain, PBS & the national parks will benefit. 🌲 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/a...

Trying to write a book on it! And yes one problem is that funders are big fans of the polarization framing - the Koch foundation is investing heavily in it and the news media loves it because it blames no one. 1/2

If you want to understand a bit about how we got here, order my book. History echoes.

Soooooo very much this.

Today seems like a good day to announce that the Kansas Law Review's symposium next year, on October 9, 2026, is entitled "Voting Rights in a Post-Callais World," and will be centered around the Callais opinion and its repercussions. Reach out if you want to attend. (I am the faculty sponsor).

Does anyone have a presale code for Karol G they can send my way? Trying to give my kid’s teacher the best teacher appreciation week ever…

Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality is finally out in the world! Combining nationwide survey evidence, state administrative data, and 111 interviews with patients, physicians & others, it tells the long-overdue story of coverage barriers and their deepening of burden an inequity.

Come join us for the Local Political Economy (pre) Conference in Boston on September 2nd!! This year we'll have papers AND posters. Indicate your interest in presenting, discussing, or just attending by 4/30/26 here: forms.gle/bP16UPzRxfsk....

Not much of a sports poster, but this was perfect.

Social movement scholar here to comment on No King again. a 🧵: These protests are important b/c: 1.) as sustained image events, protests offer evidence of continued disapproval of the direction the country is going and disavowal of the country's leadership.

2026 data broker registry is up--worth checking out! You can sort on brokers that sell/ share to law enforcement, fed or state govts, foreign actors, genAI developers; and on which collect info like union membership, gender identity, biometric data . . . Thank you @calprivacy.bsky.social team!

Re Chavez: Thread for sexual assault survivors/victims (however you see yourself is ok!) and people supporting them today. Here are some things that I think are useful. I am not an expert, just someone who has been navigating being public about my experiences, including in media interviews. 🧵

Dolores Huerta. Whew. I am so glad she is still with us to speak on this.

If you are interested in doing high-impact, public-facing research ... Join Our Research Team! @SMLabTO is Hiring a Postdoctoral Research Fellow socialmedialab.ca/2026/03/04/p...

The New York Times published an extraordinary study of the role of billionaires in politics earlier this week, that naturally got lost in everything that is going on, including in Iran. Here is a gift link to the article, and a few select quotes: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

The Times study found that “300 billionaires and their immediate family members donated more than $3 billion — 19 percent of all contributions — in federal elections in 2024, either directly or through political action committees.”

Ooooh what a good idea.

UCLA Law’s Safeguarding Democracy Project is Hiring a Staff Attorney electionlawblog.org?p=154734

If Tim Robbins’ people search bsky: THANK YOU for your support for Culver City USD arts funding. My theater kid felt *so* boosted by your involvement in the school board meeting tonight. 🥹

Five more days to submit nominations for the Margaret Levi Award for the Advancement of Comparative Methodology! A broad and unusual call. Feel free to self-nominate or to submit a nomination on behalf of work that has inspired you.

Oh my god, the whole thread has me 😲, but ESPECIALLY this bit.

What is tenure for, if not to watch this video and then stare into the middle distance contemplating whether I could ever get enough data for a paper on dog mayoral campaigns?

This is a great job opportunity for a quanty election person. I know a lot of you like making your own race calls; why not get paid for it? 😉 careers.ap.org/job/Washingt...

Just had my mind blown by Culver City High School’s production of Hadestown. It was better than many professional shows I’ve seen. If you’re in SoCal, come support high school theater! Show runs March 5-8 and 12-15. avpa.org/announcement...

"Call for International Doctoral Students: Short-Term Research Visit at the Social Media Lab" socialmedialab.ca/2026/02/24/c...

I hope that there are several grad students writing about these online betting markets in politics and their potential abuse by insiders. I suspect that we could figure out upper and lower bounds on gains from manipulating betting markets from inside the WH.

My book is available for pre-order! Get your copy here: www.cambridge.org/us/universit...

Yoon Suk-yeol has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

Oh please let it be this. Please.

Apple Music posted this thank you video from Bad Bunny. It is full of joy and the beauty of America’s melting pot. You may want tissues nearby. Cc: @beckyhammer.bsky.social, Benito Ambassador

Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

Attn: LAW 222 students. I saw a reference to Bondi reinventing Omelas here. The suffering of these victims is something we all agree to ignore as somehow crucial to strong stock market. Ouch.

Wow! (This whole thread is full of delightful details from the show.)

I also see “Conejo” on the PR flag. Bad Bunny = el conejo (or conejito) malo

Peep the LIGHT BLUE Puerto Rican flag in the window The flag with the light blue triangle represents the Puerto Rican independence movement For many years it was illegal to display on the island (Lots more light blue flags forthcoming in this performance)

So glad he did El Apagón — and included the electric wires for those who don’t know the song. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-... youtu.be/1TCX_Aqzoo4

Trust me, the woman of academia are not at all surprised by the number of academic men orbiting Epstein.

JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Here are 10, in order: Crystal Gayle (!) Debbie Gibson(!) En Vogue Fiona Apple Aterciopelados Alanis Morisette Norah Jones Indigo Girls Dar Williams Regina Spektor

Reposting so I can add to my slides.

@mariajstephan.bsky.social did a fantastic job on The Late Show last night. She explained civil resistance, the authoritarian playbook, and the moral foundations of resistance. Here is part 1: youtu.be/N7MgLMzsnmE

Sotomayor: “This whole case is irregular, starting with treating the Truth Social post as notice.” I hope they put in an opinion that a social media post on a proprietary platform cannot ever be considered notice. It’s so dumb to have to say it, but these are dumb times.

“What is the removal order? The Truth Social post?” 💀

i feel like the viral bus thread resonates because at every step of the way you're like "ok surely this will be resolved shortly, any second now," which seems like what all the passengers are also thinking. then the fact that the situation doesn't resolve and the bus just keeps going is an Allegory

I don’t know how big accounts do it. I like things cozy and small around here. 😅

In case anyone found me while searching for how to deal with transcripts these days, here's something that worked and maintained data privacy for subjects. I'm sure scholars who interview more than I would have even better approaches, but this did the trick.

Super, super interesting paper from Rosie Cooperman: "the two most distinct...partisans, D women & R men, are prominently featured in the opposing party’s negative messaging...D women as the focal point of negative messaging...has significant consequences for this group of officeholders."

Look what just arrived! Excited to share that @povertyscholar.bsky.social and my new book hits shelves this month! If you're interested in #justice, #housing, and building collective #PoliticalPower, this book has something for you! You can order here bit.ly/3NLYCCw or at your favorite bookstore.