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Robert Richards
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I study how people talk about politics and law and participate in governing their communities. Opinions expressed here are mine alone, not those of my employers or institutions.
https://rcrjr.wordpress.com

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Education Writers Association @edwriters.bsky.social · 1h
Meet the 21st class of EWA Reporting Fellows!

Six will focus on ambitious higher ed topics, receiving up to $10K. Three reporters will each receive $5K micro-fellowships for K-12 special ed topics.

ewa.org/members-news...

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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 1h
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.

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Blavatnik School of Government @blavatnikschool.bsky.social · 1h
Will public services change course when they receive tough feedback but face no penalties? New research by Prof Thomas Elston and Han Wang shows that even “low-stakes” accountability can spark real turnaround behaviours in local government.
Read open-access 👇
https://ow.ly/ccCW50XxpSp

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 1h
This is happening because of Trump & Vance

Deported and Desperate to Be Reunited With Their Children
Deported and Desperate to Be Reunited With Their Children
www.nytimes.com

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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 2h
RIP Jimmy Cliff
Worth taking 3 minutes this morning to watch this profound and lovely performance.
And if you’re my age, to remember where you were when you first heard the song.
#ManyRiversToCross
youtu.be/twf7LhQIBkQ
Jimmy Cliff- Many Rivers To Cross
YouTube video by rockyfl86
youtu.be

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 3h
I received the reader reports back for my book manuscript. Thank you (you know who you are) for the most generous, supportive, & helpful comments!

I guess this book thing is happening! Look for Doctoring the West: Women Physicians and the Politics and Practice of Medicine sometime next year!

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 4h
Today:

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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 6h
🚨 LSE Assistant Professor in Political Science 🚨

We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor - any area of empirical political science - to join our wonderful Government Dept @lsegovernment.bsky.social

Any questions, please reach out to me

📣 Please share! 📣

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 11h
My old friend Paul Bardack recently joined with William Patrick Nichols to create the State and Local Human Rights Center, a D.C.-based group focused on advancing human rights by calling attention to the ways state constitutions can protect those rights.
To Protect Human Rights, Look to State Constitutions
In the face of federal retrenchment in the protection of human rights, state constitutions provide an often overlooked way to protect rights now under assault.
www.americanbar.org

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 11h
For the past decade, conversations around autism shifted from focusing around curing #ActuallyAutistic people to accommodating and accepting autistic people. We now live in the RFK Jr. backlash, which shifts discussions around autism toward prevention
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
Opinion | RFK Jr.'s latest anti-vaccine move will cause untold harm to autistic Americans
The Trump administration is working toward treating autism as something to be prevented, rather than building a health care system that helps people.
www.ms.now

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Mario Bruzzone @bruzzone.bsky.social · 12h
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 12h
Jimmy Cliff did a KCRW acoustic ep. in 2012 and I'm just gonna soak it up and reflect on his beautiful life & music... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvxn...
Jimmy Cliff Special Acoustic Performance and Interview (2012, KCRW)
YouTube video by KCRW
www.youtube.com

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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 13h
So Jim Justice is one of the wealthiest people in the country.

And in 2021, we wrote a story about how almost never paid taxes

www.propublica.org/article/how-...

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 13h
"80 years after the Nazis were tried for war crimes, the documents are online for all to see
The Nuremberg Trials Project is a free and searchable database from Harvard Law School" www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
80 years after the Nazis were tried for war crimes, the documents are online for all to see | CBC Radio
Eighty years after prosecutors began trying the leaders of Nazi Germany for war crimes, the documents related to those trials are available in full online, and free of charge.
www.cbc.ca

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Lauren Underwood @laurenunderwood.bsky.social · 14h
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.

The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 14h
Senator Kelly’s remarks in the video are “a 100% accurate representation of what the law says."

“No American citizen should have to deal with this type of preposterous investigation.”

- Professor Eugene Fidell, leading military justice expert in Wall Street Journal

www.wsj.com/politics/mar...
Pentagon Investigates Misconduct Allegations Against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly
The review comes after Kelly, a retired Navy captain, appeared in a video with other lawmakers telling military members not to obey unlawful orders.
www.wsj.com

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 14h
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com

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Robert Richards @rrichard09.bsky.social · 14h
Mast and Asquith provide some evidence and explanations:
www.upjohn.org/research-hig...
New apartment buildings in low-income areas decrease nearby rents
New research shows new market-rate buildings lower nearby rents 5 to 7 percent and cause more people from lower-income neighborhoods to move in.
www.upjohn.org

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Charles Franklin @pollsandvotes.bsky.social · 14h
Trump net favorability by race and ethnicity, 2022-25. Decline among Hispanic respondents in 2025 is notable after gains in 2023-24.

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 14h
So very proud of my Brooklyn College colleague Alex Vitale who is an renown expert in policing with his scholarship and especially his famous book:

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 15h
Today, a federal judge found that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan lacked authority to bring the indictments against NY Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI director James Comey, dismissing them. Read the orders from Olivia Manes and Mari Lemmie. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/fede...
Federal Judge Dismisses Comey and James Indictments
Judge Currie found that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan lacked authority to bring the indictments, rendering them invalid.
www.lawfaremedia.org

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 15h
WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
Leading Autism and Disability Organizations Statement on CDC's Vaccines and Autism Page
As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of autistic individuals and partners across the disability and public health sectors, we are deeply disappointed by the latest update to...
autisticadvocacy.org

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 16h
Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces transition committees
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani​ announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people.
www.cbsnews.com

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 20h
Proud to be a Fellow of the National Academy of Medicine in USA, which, along with the National Academies of Science and Engineering, have published a statement on the CDC's "updated" (aka meddled-with by RFK) vaccine guidance.

www.nationalacademies.org/news/stateme...
National Academies - Statement on CDC’s Updated Vaccine Guidance
National Academies respond to CDC’s updated vaccine guidance, offering scientific context and clarity on vaccine safety.
www.nationalacademies.org

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 20h
The UW Center for an Informed Public is looking for postdocs (for 2026-2028) from across diverse disciplines whose research sheds light on the challenges of our modern information environment, promotes civic health, and/or helps people/communities navigate online spaces: apply.interfolio.com/177901
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 20h
MORE: Judge Currie basically slams the door on re-indicting Comey here. She notes that "there is no legitimate peg" to extend the expired Sept. 30 statute of limitations. The window for James is a little wider. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21h
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21h
And now, the case against Letitia James is dismissed too, same rationale but minus the statute of limitations complication.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21h
2/ The dismissal is without prejudice, meaning the gov’t *could* refine the charges. But because the statute of limitations has run here, that’s complicated. The gov’t may try it under a savings provision, appeal Judge Currie’s order or both.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 21h
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...