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Claire Adida
@claireadida.bsky.social
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Senior Fellow and Professor of Political Science (by courtesy) at Stanford University. Would rather be spending time outdoors with my family and friends.

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Claire Adida is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. She is also a faculty affiliate at the Policy Design and Evaluation Lab, the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, the Stanford Immigration Policy Lab, and the Evidence in Governance and Politics Group. She is on the editorial board of the American Political Science Review. She is known for research on comparative ethnic policies focusing on identity, immigration and integration, inter-group cooperation and conflict, as well as the use of survey experiments. She has a PhD in political science from Stanford University. Her research projects have covered how voters in West Africa hold politicians accountable; the experience of Somalis who immigrate to the United States, how to increase inclusionary attitudes towards Syrian refugees, among other topics. .. more

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Claire Adida @claireadida.bsky.social · 17h
Why is a class action lawsuit against Amazon alleging Prime Day is a scam getting zero coverage by mainstream media?

Could it be because media outlets get a cut when a customer purchases a Prime Day product when clicking through their featured deals?

h/t @juddlegum.bsky.social
UPDATE: Lawsuit alleges Prime Day is a fraud
The federal class action lawsuit has been ignored by major media outlets, which continue to promote Prime Day deals.
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Reposted by David Darmofal

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Claire Adida @claireadida.bsky.social · 20h
There are very few policy positions on which Democrats and Republicans agree these days. Having a U.S. refugee resettlement program is one of them.

Too bad this administration is decimating it.
A September 26-28 poll of US likely voters conducted by the Refugee Advocacy Lab shows that 69% of likely voters (79% of Dems, 68% of Independents, and 59% of Reps) believe the government should have a refugee program that helps bring some people seeking refuge to safety in the United States.
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Reposted by Samantha Brennan, Mark Rice, Claire L. Adida

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 21h
These are terrible numbers for Trump (via @pewresearch.org)

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
"Majorities say trump has used his office improperly; fewer say he has improved government, U.S. standing" (graphs via Pew Research)
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Reposted by Anna O. Law, Joe R. Feagin, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 11 more

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 21h
It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't do that without Congress" then allowed Trump to seize a once-unthinkable amount of power from Congress within nine months and concentrate law-making authority almost entirely in the executive branch.
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Claire Adida @claireadida.bsky.social · 21h
And what undocumented immigrants receive through ER care, they have already payed back through taxes.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h
Context matters
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Reposted by Claire L. Adida, Greg Linden, Manisha Sinha

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 21h
Whether it’s Joe Biden attending weekly mass or Donald Trump’s ICE agents shooting a priest in the face with a pepper ball, presidents of both sides have directly engaged with the Catholic faith.
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Reposted by Nathan P. Kalmoe, David Darmofal

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Claire Adida @claireadida.bsky.social · 1d
"Miller plainly believes there’s a latent majority out in the country that can be sleepwalked into authoritarianism."
Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule
He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.
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Claire Adida @claireadida.bsky.social · 1d
The corruption is just astounding.

Paulson raises $50million for Trump. Trump gives back $70million. At the cost of Alaskan wildlife and native tribes.
Trump approves mining road, delivers $70 million windfall to MAGA billionaire
On April 6, 2024, a procession of Range Rovers, Aston Martins, and Bentleys rolled up to the Palm Beach mansion of billionaire John Paulson. The occasion was a glitzy fundraiser for Donald Trump’s pre...
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Claire Adida @claireadida.bsky.social · 1d
"Many of the CEOs I spoke with didn’t care about democracy per se. For them, democracy wasn’t a moral good. It was a source of volatility. What they wanted was stability... "

But "The evidence is overwhelming: countries that weaken democracy do not gain more stability and security, they lose it."
The Illusion of Order:
Business leaders think a little autocracy might bring stability. History and data say the opposite.
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Claire Adida @claireadida.bsky.social · 1d
WaPo really doing Trump’s bidding this morning. Headlines about veterans defrauding the VA, and Jay Jones sending violent texts. I’ll stick to @popular.info, @democracydocket.com , @the-downballot.com and @thebulwark.com.
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Reposted by Ben H. Ansell, Rosemary A. Joyce, Mirya R. Holman , and 3 more

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 1d
JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.
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Reposted by John McLaren, Claire L. Adida

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3d
Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.

We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.

Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):
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Reposted by Claire L. Adida, David Darmofal

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 3d
My constituents want me to get to work but House Republicans are more concerned about protecting the Epstein files.

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Elected but Not Seated, Grijalva Waits to Sign Epstein Petition
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Claire Adida @claireadida.bsky.social · 3d
These reports are hard to read, but we cannot ignore them. The Republican SCOTUS has green-lighted this. We are all less safe because of it.
How federal agents are terrorizing American citizens
Last week, hundreds of heavily armed federal agents descended on an apartment complex in Chicago, arriving in Black Hawk helicopters and moving trucks.
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Reposted by Claire L. Adida

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d
CNN: Trump sending troops is unpopular, they don’t buy his argument that it’s about crime, he’s also underwater on immigration… and 🇺🇸 know he’s raising prices not lowering them.
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Reposted by Claire L. Adida

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Libération @liberation.fr · 3d
📊 Démission de Sébastien Lecornu : qui sont les Premiers ministres les plus éphémères de la Ve République ?

➡️ bit.ly/46V47F0
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Reposted by James Q. Wilson, Will Jennings, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 3 more

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 3d
1. Federal agents from ICE and other agencies are wrongly detaining U.S. citizens, sometimes detaining them for days, on suspicion that they are undocumented immigrants.

The raids are done without search warrants or other procedures designed to protect civil liberties.
How federal agents are terrorizing American citizens
Last week, hundreds of heavily armed federal agents descended on an apartment complex in Chicago, arriving in Black Hawk helicopters and moving trucks.
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Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Dorothy Bishop, Richard F. Catalano , and 2 more

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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 4d
I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.

But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d
We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d
SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Claire Adida @claireadida.bsky.social · 4d
Is this picture for real?? It’s amazing!
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Claire Adida @claireadida.bsky.social · 4d
Lots of folks are self-censoring now. You just can’t observe it.
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Reposted by Stephen M. Walt, Rosemary A. Joyce, Juan Cole , and 6 more

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 4d
They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office
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Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 8d
After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects

Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs
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Claire Adida @claireadida.bsky.social · 4d
100% agree. Just stating what I see re: American public opinion on this.

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Claire Adida @claireadida.bsky.social · 4d
Part of it may be the conflation of “immigration” and “the border”. Data consistently show Trump is still net positive on the border.
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Claire Adida @claireadida.bsky.social · 4d
TBH, it isn’t unpopular enough.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 4d
There is a mistaken impression in Democratic circles that Trump's invasion of our cities and trampling of our rights and freedoms is popular. It isn't:
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Reposted by Alan Richardson, Claire L. Adida, David Darmofal

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4d
Imagine if Biden had tried to federalize the Texas National Guard to halt Operation Lone Star, perhaps by claiming Texas was engaged in "rebellion."

Would a single legal commentator on the right have claimed that decision was unreviewable? I just fundamentally do not believe they would.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 4d
The very first statute authorizing domestic use of the military during domestic emergencies, enacted in 1792 by a Congress full of the same folks who wrote and ratified the Constitution, expressly provided for judicial review in certain circumstances *before* the President could even send troops.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 4d
There is a mistaken impression in Democratic circles that Trump's invasion of our cities and trampling of our rights and freedoms is popular. It isn't:
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Reposted by Claire L. Adida, Dunlap

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 6d
Witness video shows federal agents throwing tear gas canisters in the middle of Armitage Ave today as they appear to be blocked in and heckled by angry neighbors.

This is around the 3500 block of West Armitage.
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Claire Adida @claireadida.bsky.social · 6d
No monthly jobs report because of the shutdown. Makes it easier to lie about the economy. Americans losing their jobs are probably just imagining things.
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