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Good time to revisit this @goodauth.bsky.social piece (that first appeared in the WaPo) by @profdownes.bsky.social. Spoiler alert: the answer is no. goodauthority.org/news/would-t...

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Surprising no one who's BIPOC at all: "Dozens of studies over dozens of years show that employers prefer white job applicants over equally qualified Black applicants." But a segment of white people want to believe they're persecuted even as they have every systemic advantage.

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This is great. www.theverge.com/news/617014/...

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For those keeping track: this is the Quaker/Cooperative Baptist/Sikh lawsuit (which came first), not the one with 27 religious denominations and associations (which was filed more recently).

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A federal judge ordered Elon Musk’s DOGE team to not access student financial aid data. The decision came after University of California students filed a lawsuit against the Education Department. The pause in access ends Monday. www.latimes.com/california/s...

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Seriously, how is anyone getting any work done?... seeking advice, encouragement, mantras, etc. I'm not above bribing myself... suggestions encouraged!

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So much to discuss in the latest #BlackVoterProject post-election survey & this great #SacState article offers a bit of insight into how the larger project came to be - and, again, puts an end to the notion that Black voters supported Trump in any significant way. www.csus.edu/news/newsroo...

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Snow is now coming down as hundreds of people protest outside HHS. #FundDontFreeze

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The kids who bullied her learned this from their parents, and I hope those parents realize how sick with cruelty they are. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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Because Musk's not the only wannabe dictator messing with systems that should run on checks and balances.

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In addition to the Refugee Convention, the U.S. has signed the Convention Against Torture, which commits it not to return someone to a country where it is likely they would be tortured. Just mentioning for no reason. www.theguardian.com/world/2019/f...

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Thank goodness the right-wing capture of Univision is getting some attention. Thank you @gregsargent.bsky.social

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Did you call Target? Wanna call them again? Did you not call before because you thought it wouldn't make a difference? Wanna call them now? ☎️ Target Employee Relations and Integrity Hotline: 1-800-541-6838

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Don't forget you're strengths...

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i've been catholic for over 40 years, and I've never gotten yelled at by the Pope, bro...👀

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@mrsmickens97.bsky.social highlights that allowing DOGE into the DOE is an egregious violation of FERPA and HEA. I filed a complaint with the DOE, and if you were/are/have a student or have/are paying student loans, your information may have been accessed without legal authorization by DOGE.

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Hot take: in 2.5 years, 100ks of govt workers have been fired, making the govt look ineffective. This will justify increased privatization and subcontracting of gov ops/ services to the oligarchs. the federal govt will pay these companies more money to do something it used to do for itself.

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Trump won the popular vote by only 1.5 points. By any historical measure, this was a squeaker. House Republicans’ 5-seat lead is the smallest since the Great Depression. Senate Republicans lost half of 2024’s competitive races, including in 4 states Trump won. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Emilia Perez is some Eurocentric violence porn. Watch this instead: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLT4...

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one of my favorite ways to undermine fascism is through humor and overloading the system www.cnn.com/2017/04/28/p...

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Researching the Alt-right makes me nauseous..

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Dem AGs are suing against the funding freeze, GOP AGs are suing Costco over dei….

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If you want to learn more about the history of US citizenship, I'm re-sharing my past review of two books about US citizenship, birthright by Carol Nackenoff and Julie Novov, and another book on citizenship stripping by Amanda Frost. www.lpbr.net/2023/02/you-...

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i was really excited to get an NSF grant; now I'm worried if I'll be able to finish using the money. how do I find that out?

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Thanks Washington!

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This second Trump administration is more emboldened than the first in pursuing a racist, white supremacist & nativist agenda. This isn’t surprising. What’s disheartening is the sheer cowardice & complacency of so many institutions & elites in the face of this blatant attempt to turn back the clock.

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Started doing media calls on the immigration EOs. Reporters ask at the end of interviews, "Is there anything else you would like to add?" I circle back around to these points in Evan's 🧵. Birthright citizenship is black letter law unchangeable by EO or statute, independent of what SCOTUS does.

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Breaking News: Eighteen states sued to block an executive order by President Trump that seeks to deny citizenship to babies born to unauthorized immigrants in the U.S.

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At least 80 people are dead and more than 11,000 have been forced to flee their homes in Colombia, officials say, amid fierce clashes between two rival armed groups on the border with Venezuela.

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The Wall Street Journal says there will be a splashy ICE operation in Chicago on Tuesday. While the headline is lurid, the actual operation described in the piece (100-200 agents) seems not that unusual for ICE (google Operation Cross-check). Expect a PR blitz, though. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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"FBI documents will not only likely confirm surveillance already revealed by release of CIA records, but they may also reveal untold stories of the coalitions formed across civil rights struggles" most.https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/latinos-fbi-biden-surveillance-20034716.php

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⭐️⭐️A valuable timeline of TX anti-DEI law SB 17. Lawmakers have pledged to expand this legislation in the next legislative session. Join us in the fight against this harmful legislation by becoming a member of the AAUP in 2025! www.statesman.com/story/news/e...

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Prof. Alexander Kustov ( @akoustov.bsky.social ) presents his book "In Our Interest: How Democracies Can Make Immigration Popular," examining how democratic governments can craft immigration policies that resonate with public interests—a must-read analysis.

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This Friday (Jan 3rd) is the deadline to apply to be in the 2nd cohort of @goodauth.bsky.social fellows: goodauthority.org/news/goodaut... Please share with scholars who want to bring insights from political science to a broader audience.

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Happy Christmas Day to all the brown people who have nothing to do today!!

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El que sale con la mie*da, sale untado... www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

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www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/u... Must be nice to get medical procedures done without worrying how you’re gonna pay for them!

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My New Year’s resolution is that I’m going to try and accept all help offered…

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Really tired of these regular murders of children…

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After the election, people attributed Trump's victory to local conditions -- high cost of living, increases in immigration, poor city governance. In fact, local conditions didn't matter that much. At @goodauth.bsky.social, I run through the data and explain why. goodauthority.org/news/local-p...

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Thanks @wpsa.bsky.social and Julie Novkov, for letting us present our food policy and immigrants/people of color panel next year. i think we are the first american food policy panel at the WPSA!

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Faith leaders express dismay amid report Trump will allow immigration raids at churches

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Great article for background on mass deportation by Dan Tichenor #migcitsky theconversation.com/trump-wants-...

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FYI… All my puns are intended.

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It’s going to be a great day at school because I’m not gonna be there today!

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