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Political Scientist at Texas Tech. Elections, Congress, Presidency, & Political Parties. Dogs & coffee make me happy
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The post-pandemic anti-incumbent wave strikes again

submitted 10 hours ago • 0 comments

Trump is trying to do two separate things: 1.) become an authoritarian leader, and 2.) implement a massively unpopular policy program. These goals conflict with each other and are hopefully self sabotaging in the end. 1x

submitted 11 hours ago • 12 comments

as in interstate war, the most intractable conflicts are those which are over an indivisible resource or asset -- in this case, the question of "who is in charge of FBI employees, Kash or Elon?"

submitted 14 hours ago • 3 comments

At some point, Trump has to decide who is running our government. Musk - who according to the White House is just an advisor - or the actual appointed leaders of agencies, who in many cases are telling federal employees not to respond to DOGE/OPM emails.

submitted 13 hours ago • 41 comments

WaPo Page One: “If you’re going to just yell at me, that’s not going to be an effective town hall,” McCormick said .. “But we’re pissed!” a woman shouted. #GA07 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 1 day ago • 1285 comments

These town halls are giving post-2008 vibes. Also providing lots of material for class!

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Re-upping this: beware of disinformation accounts.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

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submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Made myself a nice Canadiano today to get me through my lecture

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

It would be great if the Secretary of HHS understood basic science instead of peddling conspiracies and suing folks.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Reuters / @ipsosus.bsky.social poll: President Trump's approval rating slips as Americans worry about the economy. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

I talked about this in lecture in the context of the global anti-incumbent wave. Student: Is some of this because of Trump’s antagonism? Me: I mean… probably isn’t helping

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Nobody laughed at my Mean Girls reference in class today. Truly devastating.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

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submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

That’s not how any of that works…

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

I... what?! How?!

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Firings happening right now at the NSF.

submitted 5 days ago • 45 comments

How do you learn which are the right questions?

submitted 6 days ago • 8 comments

Sending up a little prayer to the coffee gods this morning to help me get through this R&R

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

In the coming weeks, a lot of slow-on-the uptake folks are going to begin belatedly realizing Trump is both an inept moron and a dangerous autocrat. Our great civic challenge in these trying times will be calmly welcoming them aboard instead of primal-screaming in their faces.

submitted 18 days ago • 415 comments