Ben Worthy

@benworthy.bsky.social

910 followers 1.1K following 100 posts

Videos

Political science 65%

Sociology 11%

Posts Replies Media Videos

Pinned

Ben Worthy @benworthy.bsky.social · Sep 23

My piece on Trump's Fascism for Political Insight 'Authoritarianism, mass arrests, political violence – Donald Trump’s regime fits the historical pattern of fascism' journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

The Fascism of Donald Trump - Ben Worthy, 2025

journals.sagepub.com

Reposted by Ben Worthy

Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 6h

It's six years today since Britain left the EU.

I wrote this on Brexit day in 2020, about the strategic dilemmas to which European membership had once been the answer and that would now reopen once Britain left.

I'd stand by most of it today.
gladstonediaries.blogspot.com/2020/01/brex...

Brexit in Historical Perspective: The Age of Britain in Europe

When the bell tolls at eleven o’clock tonight, ringing out Britain’s membership of the EU, an entire phase of British history will ...

gladstonediaries.blogspot.com

Reposted by Ben Worthy

Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed. I think about this essay all the time.

Reposted by Ben Worthy

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 2d

Follow @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social for the latest authoritarian actions of the Trump administration - especially for those that might otherwise go under the radar with all the other stuff that is going on.

Like this one...

Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 2d

According to the Washington Post, the US National Park Service (NPS) was told by the Trump administration to remove signs related to the mistreatment of Native Americans by settlers, and climate change and environmental pro...

TAT: [Attacking Education | Attacking Science | Controlling Information]

US national parks told to remove signs on mistreatment of Native Americans, climate, Wash Post reports

U.S. officials this month ordered national parks to remove dozens of signs and displays related to the mistreatment of Native Americans by settlers, as well as about climate change and environmental protection, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

www.reuters.com

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Rebecca Solnit, Steve Peers , and 5 more Anna O. Law, Rebecca Solnit, Steve Peers, Ben Worthy, Greg Linden, Alexandra Cirone, Charles T. Mathewes, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Andrew Solender @andrewsolender.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: House Democratic Leaders Jeffries, Clark and Aguilar say in a joint statement, "Kristi Noem should be fired immediately, or we will commence impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives."

"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."

Reposted by Ben H. Ansell, Will Jennings, Ruth Dassonneville , and 3 more Ben H. Ansell, Will Jennings, Ruth Dassonneville, Dave O’Brien, Ben Worthy, Maria Sobolewska

James Breckwoldt @jamesbreckwoldt.bsky.social · 3d

I use @electionstudies.bsky.social data from 1972 to model how characters in The Simpsons would have voted in presidential elections

It turns out to be very revealing about how the demographic coalitions of the Democratic and Republican parties have completely rearranged themselves...

How The Simpsons Explain America's Political Realignment

How the Democrats lost Homer Simpson but gained Mr Burns

jamesbreckwoldt.substack.com

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 3d

brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

Reposted by Ben Worthy

Owen Boswarva @owenboswarva.bsky.social · 3d

They're at it again:

Recording of sex in police data bills.parliament.uk/publications... Lords amendment to Crime and Policing Bill

For context see Dr Kevin Guyan's recently published study:

Trans-exclusionary data activism in the UK doi.org/10.1080/0958...

#transrights #crimedata #opendata

AMENDMENT TO BE MOVED IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE
[Supplementary to the Thirteenth Marshalled List]

Amendment No. 438EF
After Clause 166

BARONESS CASH
BARONESS FOX OF BUCKLEY
LORD JACKSON OF PETERBOROUGH

This amendment is intended to replace Amendment 438B

After Clause 166, insert the following new Clause—
"Recording of sex in police data
(1) Every police force in England and Wales must, in respect of any individual who is arrested, charged with an offence, or issued with a caution or penalty notice, record the sex of that individual.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "sex" means male or female only based on sex at birth, natal sex or biological sex, with these terms carrying the same meaning and being capable of being used interchangeably.
(3) If official documents proffered at the point of arrest do not reflect the sex of the individual as defined in subsection (2), the discrepancy may be noted separately.
(4) The Secretary of State must issue guidance to ensure consistency of recording sex and to prevent reliance on data from administrative records or documents that have been altered to show the person as the opposite sex."

Reposted by Ben Worthy

Taylor Carik @taylorcarik.bsky.social · 3d

my newest essay for @liberalcurrents.com says the same thing (but as a positive since we're the ones being attacked)

www.liberalcurrents.com/we-are-doing...

Reposted by Andrew Defty

Ben Worthy @benworthy.bsky.social · 3d

The Fascism of Donald Trump. I thought this piece was pushing it a bit when I wrote it back in August. Now I don't. journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

The Fascism of Donald Trump

journals.sagepub.com

Reposted by Ben Worthy

Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 3d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCHM... >

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Will Jennings, Steve Peers , and 4 more Richard S.J. Tol, Will Jennings, Steve Peers, Michael Kevane, Ben Worthy, Michael D. McDonald, David Darmofal

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Leavitt throws Bovino under the bus: "Mr Bovino is a wonderful man and he's a great professional. He is very much going to continue CBP throughout and across the country. Mr Homan will be the main point of contact on the ground in Minneapolis"

Reposted by Joseph Schafer, Ben Worthy, Gerald Friedman , and 1 more Joseph Schafer, Ben Worthy, Gerald Friedman, Kent Johnson

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 4d

Abolish ICE is not enough.

Stern words for Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem is not enough.

We need prosecutions and trials.

Anything short of this position fails to address the gravity of this moment.

Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 4d

The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:

- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE

Reposted by Steve Peers, Andrew Watt, Carl Henrik Knutsen , and 11 more Steve Peers, Andrew Watt, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Antje Wiener, Stefan Müller, Catherine E. De Vries, Kurt Vandaele, Michelle Everson, Ben Worthy, Werner Krause, Bjørn Høyland, Nicolai von Ondarza, Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos, Roman Senninger

Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · 4d

NEW PAPER ALERT! My paper, with @bjornhoyland.bsky.social , on how “policy loss” shapes support for the EU has just been published in @cpsjournal.bsky.social. Check it out!
1/

Reposted by Stephan Lewandowsky, Elizabeth Stokoe, Ben Worthy

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 4d

The killings in Minneapolis didn’t come out of nowhere.

Funding, legal cover, weakened oversight, and dehumanising rhetoric ramping up over a year. This started on 20 Jan 2025 with Trump's executive orders on immigration.

I lay it out in my latest post.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-ice-st...

The ICE Storm: a year-long escalation

Funding, law, rhetoric, violence. How each has fed the other to lead here

christinapagel.substack.com

Reposted by Will Jennings, Ben Worthy, Tom van der Meer

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 4d

1) "when the issue was of less importance to politicians themselves, they assumed that voters were also less likely to care about it."
2) "when politicians acknowledged that voters disagreed with them on an issue, they were more likely to underestimate its importance."

👏@chrisbutlerpol.bsky.social

How well do politicians understand what matters to voters?

Politicians need to have a good understanding of which issues matters most to voters. Chris Butler reports from a recent survey of politicians that reveals that while they have a reasonable understand...

theloop.ecpr.eu

Reposted by Ben Worthy

UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 4d

NEW BLOG: Why we need to strengthen and codify small party rights in the House of Commons

Louise Thompson explains the obstacles facing small parties. She calls for parliamentary institutions to formalise informal arrangements consider ways to increase equalities of opportunity for all parties

Why we need to strengthen and codify small party rights in the House of Commons

Following the Unit’s January seminar, Can the House of Commons handle multi-party politics?, panellist Louise Thompson explains the procedural and logistical obstacles facing small parties in the House of Commons. She calls for parliamentary institutions to adapt their processes, and concludes that formalising some current informal arrangements and looking at ways to increase equalities of opportunity across all opposition parties would be sensible next steps.

constitution-unit.com

Reposted by Ben Worthy

Zeddy @zeddary.bsky.social · 4d

what bsky.app/profile/nied...

Masked fed squeezing his shotgun between his legs like it's a Lexington Steele strapon while his hands are busy fiddling with the pin on a smoke grenade.

Reposted by Ben Worthy, Holger Nehring

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 4d

To the extent they have a plan, it is coming from the Stephen Miller wing of the MAGA coalition: Incite violent confrontations in blue urban centers, then use that state-induced violence as a pretext to declare an emergency, invoke the Insurrection Act, start deploying troops.

Reposted by Ben Worthy, Adrian Daub

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 4d

The People Struggle Against Tyranny

Another execution of an American citizen. A regime that has no strategy but to lash out. The struggle against Trumpist authoritarianism is only going to get bloodier.

My new piece. And for this one, I allowed myself to write angry:

The People Struggle Against Tyranny

Another execution of an American citizen. A regime that has no strategy but to lash out. The struggle against Trumpist authoritarianism is only going to get bloodier.

steady.page

Reposted by Tim Bale, Ben Worthy, Pauline Stafford

Michael Kruse @michaelkruse.bsky.social · 4d

“There’s no doubt that Trump has shifted the center of gravity in British politics,” says @timbale.bsky.social.

How a Year of Trump Changed Britain

www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Ben Worthy

Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 4d

Crazy that 3 years ago I wrote a book about how modern policing emerged when they imported tactics of empire and occupation in order to more effectively pacify Black and immigrant neighborhoods.

Police and the Empire City: Race and the Origins of Modern Policing in New York

www.dukeupress.edu

Reposted by Ben Worthy, David R. Miller, Beatriz Gallardo Paúls , and 10 more Ben Worthy, David R. Miller, Beatriz Gallardo Paúls, Anne Norton, Mark Rice, Sharon Erickson Nepstad, Olivier Jourdan, Ben Kaden, Manisha Sinha, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Martin S. Flaherty, David Darmofal, Jesse R. Lasky

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Walz: "We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody is gonna write that children's story about Minnesota."

Reposted by Ben Worthy

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 4d

Oddly, @jonrauch.bsky.social does not praise any of the people who came to this rather obvious realization before he did. Nor does he take time to ponder what *else* he might learn from those people. In fact, the piece drips with the same old condescension & hostility toward those people! Amazing.

Yes, It’s Fascism

Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.

www.theatlantic.com

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Mark D. White, Ben Worthy , and 2 more Scott L. Greer, Mark D. White, Ben Worthy, Nora V. Demleitner, Colin Woodard

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 5d

Curious why ICE and CBP agents are so brutal? Here's a useful explainer I wrote last week, before Saturday's outrageous murder, about how uniquely unsuited ICE and CBP are for this moment—and why they were so corruptible into Trump's own fascist secret police: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-ho...