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“For the second time, the killing of George Floyd by a police officer has brought about a breakage between President Trump and the American military’s most senior leader.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u... As @victorerikray.bsky.social and I wrote, white backlash is a reckoning, too.

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Hello, Bluesky. 1/2 of Memento (992020), 2021.

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“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”

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I’m still shook. These people came to my book workshop today, and I still can’t believe it. What a gift. What a privilege. I still can’t believe how good it was.

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I am looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher to work with me in a project on social cleavages and political party competition in Europe: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/... Happy to answer any questions, and thanks in advance for circulating the call!

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I’ll keep pushing this line of analysis because I’m increasingly convinced the clearest path out of this mess is for Dems to adopt a relentless anti-corruption, anti-inequality, anti-oligarchy, pro-democracy platform. The Dem leadership hasn’t realized it yet, but they’re now a reform party.

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If you’re not already following @adambonica.bsky.social, you should be.

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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. 🧵⬇️

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21st century aesthetics of fascism.

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Since federal health information is getting harder to come by, I thought I'd share this new resource. Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine launched an online Avian Flu Resource Center--a one-stop clearinghouse for trustworthy information on bird flu. www.vet.cornell.edu/highly-patho...

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JUST IN: Another medical horror story in an affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from DC. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse — but was too late. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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Now that musk is saying he’s doing the DOGE stuff “because the globalists have plotted a Great Replacement in which they use government handouts to buy votes from illegal immigrants and urban blacks” maybe we don’t have to act like this is about deficits or cost cutting anymore

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It is striking that pundits still claim that the Trump administration is incoherent and transactional. You can only come to this conclusion if you ignore authoritarian white supremacy as an ideology. That many people still ignore this tells us so much about how the political media environment works

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Consider how powerful whiteness is: the opposition party refuses to name it as central to this authoritarian playbook, convinced that the real threat isn’t its undemocratic advance—but those who dare to call it out.

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“It is often said that Trump has no real ideology, which is not true—his ideology is White supremacy, in all its truculent and sanctimonious power.” Ta-Nehisi Coates www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc... I think of this piece often.

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As I said to the @nytimes.com: “Not everyone in the Democratic Party disagrees with the arguments from, quote, the other side, when it comes to these issue. This is the thing about liberalism in this country. It often falls apart when race and identities are implicated.” We are on our own, y’all.

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😞

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interesting follow-up to Chris Parker’s pioneering work ->

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Lord, have mercy.

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I love love love Kendrick, but if I hear or see another bit of commentary about the Super Bowl half time show I’m gonna lose it!

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📣 DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTERS ARE NON-BINDING GUIDANCE LETTERS. You cannot change what is considered illegal discrimination under federal law through non binding guidance.

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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

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This is a dangerous (and deeply embarrassing) moment for our country. Republicans just put a conspiracy theorist in charge of one of the most important federal agencies for safeguarding public health and guiding the nation through health crises.

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It's out today! :)

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Just ordered @profjw.bsky.social’s new book, We Choose You. Looks like tmrw is drop day. It explores what shapes Black voters’ candidate choices beyond race, highlighting how signals of group commitment matter most. Can’t wait to dive in. Congrats, Prof. Wamble! www.cambridge.org/core/books/w...

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Someday, someone will write about how the conflation of university speech with “censorship” was used to mobilize actual government censorship.

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lol if you think that Kendrick Lamar's halftime show was solely about his beef with your Drake, you lack critical thinking skills.

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No, Jonah, I won’t be adding a chapter to the book titled “Respectability at Halftime.” But, as expected, Kendrick was brilliant.

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My 2 cents: “Not everyone in the Democratic Party disagrees with the arguments from, quote, the other side, when it comes to these issues,” he said. “This is the thing about liberalism in this country. It often falls apart when race and identities are implicated.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/u...

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Finally coming up for air! The preliminary draft of my book is officially in the hands of the book workshop attendees. Feels crazy to step out from under the urgent writing grind. Excited (and a little nervous) to hear their thoughts, but for now, I’m gonna enjoy the breather.

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Affirmatively stating that you are a racist is no longer a fireable offense. But supporting workplace diversity is.

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So many long-awaited political science books this season! Scott's book taps into the crucial topic of popular support and blame avoidance in authoritarian regimes. Worth checking out even if you study democracies!

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My book is out! I’m grateful for the many people in Jordan, Tunisia, Stanford, and elsewhere who helped it reach this point. If you’re interested in why some autocrats stay popular or why ruling monarchs are so durable in today’s world, this book is for you! www.cambridge.org/core/books/k...

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One thing about these moves—they are the brazen acts of a would-be autocrat. Still holding on to the idea that, despite everything, a majority in this country believes in liberal democracy. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...

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