Michael Jones-Correa
LightNews LightNews
mjonescorrea.bsky.social
Michael Jones-Correa
@mjonescorrea.bsky.social
540 followers 270 following 85 posts

Political scientist at UPenn: immigrants and politics, cities, and other things.

Videos

Michael Jones-Correa is President's Distinguished Professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. His research centers on the topics of immigrant political incorporation and ethnic and racial relations in the United States, often writing about political behavior in the context of institutional structures. .. more

Political science 48%
Sociology 34%
Posts Replies Media Videos

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Lisa W. Fazio, Elizabeth Saunders , and 5 more

annakornbluh.bsky.social
Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 8h
"In every society fallen to authoritarianism, the state goes after the press first+ closes in on universities next.
All of us who live, work,+learn within the university should think of our institution as part of the larger constitutional structure of the nation."
www.chronicle.com/article/univ...
Universities Need a New Defense
The authoritarian threat is growing. The old playbook won’t work.
www.chronicle.com

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Alan Lester, Michelle Everson , and 9 more

premthakker.bsky.social
Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 16h
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.

Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”

Really listen to it.

Reposted by Michael Jones‐Correa

daviddarmofal.bsky.social
David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 1d
The America JD Vance wants you to believe doesn’t exist: a huge, diverse crowd here in the Deep South to march with and hear from Buddhist monks marching for peace.

Reposted by Daniel W. Drezner, Michael Jones‐Correa

bgrueskin.bsky.social
Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2d
For the millionth (ok, the second) time today, this is not how it works.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump says he will meet Machado - and would accept Nobel Peace Prize from her Speaking to Fox News, Trump said it "would be a great honor" if the Venezuelan opposition leader decided to share her Nobel Peace Prize with him.

Reposted by Michael Jones‐Correa

jonathancohn.bsky.social
Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 2d
Rally against ICE terrorism in Boston Common

Reposted by Rebecca Solnit, Beatriz Gallardo Paúls, Dana R. Fisher , and 4 more

aletakesphotos.bsky.social
Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 2d
Protests mounting against ICE in various parts of D.C. tonight. In the middle of the U Street corridor, occupying the intersection with 14th Street: “Remember Renee Good,” one of the many signs here reads.

Reposted by Scott A. Imberman, Michael Jones‐Correa, Ann Bartow

chrisgeidner.bsky.social
Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2d
NOW: Protest in DC tonight at 14 and U streets, shutting down traffic in both directions.
STOP ICE TERROR NOW PARTY FOR SOCIALISM & LIBERATION JUSTICE FOR RENEE GOOD PARTY FOR SOCIALISH & LIBERATION

Reposted by Daniel W. Drezner, Smith, Michael Jones‐Correa

nytimes.com
The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3d
President Trump withdrew the U.S. on Wednesday from dozens of international organizations intended to foster multinational cooperation, cutting ties with a wide range of prominent forums addressing international security, law, trade, economics and human rights.
Trump Withdraws the U.S. From More International Organizations
The executive order the president signed Wednesday follows a broader vision of American foreign policy that shuns coalition building and the consensus of nations.
nyti.ms

Reposted by Laurent Pech, David R. Miller, Aileen McHarg , and 2 more

kimlanelaw.bsky.social
Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 3d
Here's a vicious attempt to destroy the rules-based international order since US funding is crucial to many of these institutions. The US wants to go it alone not realizing how much these international organizations do for us. Insanity amplified by arrogance. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov

Reposted by David Lazer, Michael J. Nelson, Erika Franklin Fowler , and 5 more

jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 4d
🚨 the best state policy & public opinion database is now online. ~200 (!!!) state policies and 80 public opinion series on abortion, labor, taxes, environment, guns, education…

dynamicdemocracy.shinyapps.io

Massive public goods provision from @devincaughey.bsky.social & @chriswarshaw.bsky.social
Welcome to the Dynamic Democracy App This app lets you manipulate, explore, and download the Dynamic Democracy datasets with information on state policies and public opinion assembled by Devin Caughey and Chris Warshaw. Click on the triangle next to each category for more details. • State Policies: This dataset includes information on approximately 200 policies in place in at least one state between 1936 and 2024. • State Policy Ideology : Measures summarizing aggregate policy outputs in each state/year between 1936-2024. • Public Opinion: Measures summarizing state publics views on approximately 80 issues, covering 1936-2024. • Mass Ideology.: Measures of state publics' economic and cultural ideological preferences, 1936-2021. • Policy Proximity.: Measures of how closely state policies match public preferences.

Reposted by Michael Jones‐Correa

pbump.com
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 4d
Where Americans see common political purpose by gender, race or generation.
www.pbump.net/o/americans-...

Reposted by Stephen M. Walt, Axel Bruns, Jesse H. Kroll , and 11 more

mehdirhasan.bsky.social
Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 5d
A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:

Reposted by Peter Holmes, Michael Jones‐Correa, Nathan P. Kalmoe

adambonica.bsky.social
Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 5d
The failure of our elites to hold Trump accountable for January 6th is as disgraceful as what happened on that awful day.

Since 2010, 35 democratic leaders around the world have been criminally convicted. Only Trump went unpunished and unconstrained.

Now he threatens democracy at home and abroad.

Reposted by Michael Kevane, Michael Jones‐Correa

themorrancave.bsky.social
Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 6d
Five years ago tomorrow, thousands of the president's supporters stormed the Capitol.

Trump has since dubbed Jan. 6 a "day of love."

Scroll through @propublica.org's massive trove of parler videos -- organized by time and location -- from that day and judge for yourself:
What Parler Saw During the Attack on the Capitol
ProPublica sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users to create an immersive, first-person view of the Capitol riot as experienced by those who were there.
projects.propublica.org

Reposted by Marc Lynch, Kim L. Scheppele, Elizabeth Saunders , and 13 more

abenewman.bsky.social
Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 6d
1/Leaders are abducted/allies are threatened but pundits and governments are scratching their heads on what the US is doing. Danish PM on Greenland "It makes absolutely no sense". Why? Because actors using old IR models when we need a new lens. Enter neo-royalism.
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Denmark's PM urges Trump to 'stop the threats' of annexing Greenland
The prime minister of Denmark called on Trump to “stop the threats” of the U.S. annexing Greenland after renewed comments garnered international attention.
abcnews.go.com

Reposted by Michael Jones‐Correa

ottomanhistory.bsky.social
History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 6d
📜 From Old Books, 16th Century

“The speech of the learned is a blessing; the speech of the ignorant is a disaster. The silence of the learned is a disaster; the silence of the ignorant is a blessing.”

Reposted by Michael Jones‐Correa

elliottyoung.bsky.social
Elliott Young @elliottyoung.bsky.social · 6d
What a bizarre performative takeover in Venezuela where the actual government denies it has been overthrown and continues in power. There is a huge gap b/w Trump’s statements and the facts on the ground. A lot of anti-Maduro Venezuelans are going to be pretty upset when things stay exactly the same.

mjonescorrea.bsky.social
Michael Jones-Correa @mjonescorrea.bsky.social · 7d
So this means all those US warships stationed off the coast of Venezuela will go home now, right?
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?

RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.

Reposted by Stephen M. Walt, Rosemary A. Joyce, David R. Miller , and 3 more

atrupar.com
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?

RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.

Reposted by Michael Jones‐Correa

adamisacson.com
Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 8d
Here's a dangerous effort to carve out a loophole in presidential war powers big enough to drive a tank through.

If such an authority existed, the president could invade anywhere, anytime, without involving Congress—just by claiming, without proof, that an attack is "imminent."
Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee Just got off the phone with @SecRubio He informed me that Nicolás Maduro has been arrested by U.S. personnel to stand trial on criminal charges in the United States, and that the kinetic action we saw tonight was deployed to protect and defend those executing the arrest warrant This action likely falls within the president’s inherent authority under Article II of the Constitution to protect U.S. personnel from an actual or imminent attack Thank you, @SecRubio , for keeping me apprised

Reposted by Peter Thorne, David R. Miller, Christine Kooi , and 9 more

adamserwer.bsky.social
Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 8d
Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, Brendan Nyhan, Shadd Maruna , and 22 more

michaelgkagan.bsky.social
Michael Kagan @michaelgkagan.bsky.social · 8d
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war

Reposted by Michael Jones‐Correa

andycraig.bsky.social
Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 8d
"The Constitution vests the power of declaring War with Congress, therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject, and authorised such a measure."

George Washington

Reposted by Matthew Bunn, Michael Jones‐Correa

rikefranke.bsky.social
Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 8d
“My biggest regret is being too reassuring, wanting to believe that American politics had returned to normal.” - Amanda Sloat, Senior Director for Europe in the National Security Council under President Biden.

time.com/7340472/trum...
A Letter to Europe for 2026
Stop waiting for America to return. The world has changed and its time to strengthen your own hand, writes Amanda Sloat.
time.com

Reposted by Johannes Quaas, A. E. Dessler, Gavin A. Schmidt , and 2 more

hausfath.bsky.social
Zeke Hausfather @hausfath.bsky.social · 9d
Humans have emitted 2750 gigatons of CO2 since the industrial revolution from burning fossil fuels and land use change. To put this in perspective, this is more than the (dry) mass of all living things on earth and everything humans have ever built combined:

Reposted by Mark D. White, Robert C. Richards, Michael Jones‐Correa , and 2 more

parkermolloy.com
Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 9d
This is the "testing the waters" phase of the playbook. The GOP ecosystem targets groups like Somalis, Haitians, and trans people specifically because they've calculated that the average person's passive disapproval won't ever turn into active defense. They're exploiting public apathy.
proptermalone.bsky.social post malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 9d
i'm really having a hard time getting past the "surely we can all agree that Somalis are worse than trash" thing. this feels new and very bad

Reposted by Maarten Vink, Michael Jones‐Correa

austinkocher.com
Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 9d
New research in International Migration Review: US visitor visa rejection rates are more than double for applicants from Africa compared to Europe. And this disparity isn't explained by economics, demographics, or even visa overstay rates. 🧵

Reposted by Will Jennings, Robert C. Richards, Michael Jones‐Correa , and 1 more

aedwardslevy.bsky.social
Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 9d
People sometimes like to talk about "young voters," "male voters" and so on as meaningful blocs, but those identities matter more to some Americans than others, and political identity is complicated.

Some newly released data from us here:
www.cnn.com/2026/01/02/p...
About 6 in 10 Americans say they feel politically connected by generation | CNN Politics
Americans feel more politically connected by generation than they do by race or gender, CNN polling data finds.
www.cnn.com

Reposted by Michael Jones‐Correa

harrylitman.bsky.social
Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 9d
Breathtaking series of constitutional violations and high crimes or misdemeanors. At the heart of the framers’ reasons for creating the Constitution.

Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
www.nytimes.com

mjonescorrea.bsky.social
Michael Jones-Correa @mjonescorrea.bsky.social · 9d
Yay! Congratulations Jamila!!!