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Sharon Erickson Nepstad
@snepstad.bsky.social
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Sociologist, University of New Mexico (USA), studying social movements, revolutions, religion, civil resistance. Guardian of way too many pets and plants. In solidarity with Minneapolis!

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2h
The term “law enforcement” should not be used by media, except perhaps in quotations. It has sadly become an Orwellian term that is used to magically sanctify violence. Language matters. Be specific. Describe individuals with names and ranks. Say exactly what they did. Don’t repeat fascist hocum.

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Sharon Erickson Nepstad @snepstad.bsky.social · 3h
What part of "conflict of interest" does Kristi Noem not understand?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
Walz: "I'm rejecting the rust to judgment within 15 minutes of this, which they did last time. That's why you need to have a fair investigation ... they already slandered this individual ... they're telling you not to trust your eyes and ears ... there will be justice ... we can't live like this."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
jilldlawrence.bsky.social Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 6h
OMG. "DHS said the episode began after a man approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and they tried to disarm him. But footage from the scene shows the man was holding a phone in his hand, not a gun, when federal agents took him to the ground and shot him." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Update from Devon Lum
www.nytimes.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6h
Walz: Minnesota's justice system will have the last word on this.

As I told the white house in no uncertain terms this morning, the federal government cannot be trusted to lead this investigation. The state will handle it. Period.

Reposted by Glen O’Hara, Stuart White, Sharon Erickson Nepstad

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Walz: "It's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of our state, and today that campaigned claimed another life. I've seen the video from several angles and it's sickening. But I have a strong statement here for our federal govt: Minnesota's justice system will have the last word."

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social · 7h
Today, we lost another Minneapolis neighbor after multiple ICE agents pummeled him and shot him to death.

How many more people need to die or get shot before this ends?

President Trump, I am calling on you to put the American people and this American city first and get ICE out.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 9h
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.

The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 1d
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

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Julia Roig @jroig.bsky.social · 1d
🔥🔥🔥

youtu.be/N7MgLMzsnmE?...
How Blowing A Whistle Is An Act Of Nonviolent Resistance - Maria J. Stephan
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.

Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.

Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.

But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.

Remember this.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 5d
If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.

Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16d
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)

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Sharon Erickson Nepstad @snepstad.bsky.social · 22d
I agree completely!

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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · Dec 3
🚨🚨🚨Senator Mark Kelly with a special announcement. 1/2

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Sharon Erickson Nepstad @snepstad.bsky.social · Jul 28
I just read this. I hope it provokes a good deal of discussion about this important topic!

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Ashley T. Rubin @ashleytrubin.bsky.social · Jul 19
I know folks will have different views on questions about theory, the rules governing and purpose of social science research, and how to combat the credibility crisis we're facing. But I'd like to have the conversation. I hope this piece is generative!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Normativity is not a replacement for theory - Theory and Society
Social science research has dramatically increased its embrace of normativity in substance and style. This paper explores the consequences of this normativity creep on the creation, application, and e...
link.springer.com

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Mobilization @mobilization.bsky.social · Jan 31
Social movements can influence perspectives on contentious forms of protest.

meridian.allenpress....
HOW SOCIAL MOVEMENTS INFLUENCE PUBLIC OPINION ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE: ATTITUDE SHIFTS IN THE WAKE OF THE GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTS*
We examine whether the George Floyd protests influenced public opinion on political violence. Drawing upon the 2016 and 2020 American National Election Studies, we find that most U.S. citizens do not support political violence, and those overall rates remained relatively unchanged. However, we found seismic demographic shifts in attitudes between the two samples. Using logistic regression, we find that strength of support for the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, liberal ideology, youth, and protest participation were positively correlated with the belief that political violence is justifiable. There was a decrease in support for political violence among older people who oppose the BLM movement, are college educated, ideologically conservative, and trust mainstream news. We argue that cultural views on the acceptability of political violence are pliable, and we offer a theoretical model that explains how salient movement events can shift public attitudes toward controversial protest methods.
meridian.allenpress.com

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Felix Wiebrecht @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social · Jan 31
📣 New Working Paper 'When Autocratization Is Reversed' 📣

We define 'democratic turnarounds', identify a total of 98 cases since 1900, and show that 40-48% (!) of all autocratization episodes are followed by democratization episodes!

Read at v-dem.net/media/public...

polisky dictatorsky
v-dem.net

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Sharon Quinsaat @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social · Jan 20
My book published by @UChicagoPress is AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER in Amazon!

#SocAF #AcademicTwitter #SocTwitter #AcademicChatter #Diaspora #SocialMovements #FilipinoScholar

www.amazon.com/Insurgent-Co...

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Sharan Grewal @sharangrewal.bsky.social · Jan 12
In Tunisia's revolution, Gen. Rachid Ammar refused Ben Ali's orders to fire on protesters. Right?

Turns out, this was just a rumor. But because it was widely believed, the rumor itself had real-world consequences that fueled the success of the uprising.

My latest: newlinesmag.com/essays/how-d...
How Disinformation Fueled the Tunisian Revolution
A rumor about the army’s refusal to repress protesters emboldened the resistance and sowed confusion within the regime
newlinesmag.com

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Carl Henrik Knutsen @chknutsen.bsky.social · Jan 11
Check out @kailmarkvart.bsky.social ‘s 🧵and our (open access) article on democracy measurement and global democratic backsliding.

It’s published online today alongside several others in a larger symposium in @pspolisci.bsky.social

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Seth Abrutyn @sethabrutyn.bsky.social · Nov 15
All, the newest issue of Contexts is live and living in color!!! It is free to download for 30 days, so get your rad, rigorous, readable, relevant sociology now, now now!!!!

journals.sagepub.com/toc/ctxa/22/4
Contexts - Volume 22, Number 4, Nov 01, 2023
Table of contents for Contexts, 22, 4, Nov 01, 2023
journals.sagepub.com

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Isak Svensson @isaksvensson.bsky.social · Nov 10
Our new book Conflict Mediation in the Arab Conflict, is now out:
press.syr.edu/supressbooks...

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Sharon Erickson Nepstad @snepstad.bsky.social · Nov 1
Upper administration at UNM went all out this Halloween, with lots of Barbie themed decorations with a little New Mexico flavor.

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Daniel Laurison @daniellaurison.bsky.social · Oct 23
Hello ... are we ... SociSky? SocSky? Anyway, I'm on the ASA Public Understanding of Sociology award committee again this year, and last year most applications were self-nominations. Nominate yourself, a friend, a stranger you respect - due Jan 1 (why Jan 1 tho?).
www.asanet.org/about/awards...
Public Understanding of Sociology Award | American Sociological Association
The Public Understanding of Sociology Award is given annually to an ASA member or group of members who have made exemplary contributions to advance the public
www.asanet.org

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Michelle S. Phelps @michellesphelps.bsky.social · Oct 18
Pls share! The U of Minnesota Sociology dept is running a "how to apply" zoom workshop for potential Ph.D. applicants next Friday. We're especially interested in helping 1st gen + other under-rep students navigate the process. Email us (drasi001 AT umn.edu) to get connected!
flyer with event details: Fri, Oct. 27th, 1-2:30pm CST

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Sharon Erickson Nepstad @snepstad.bsky.social · Oct 14
You should be in New Mexico! A beautiful, unobstructed view of the eclipse.

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Mobilization @mobilization.bsky.social · Oct 13
New Mobilization issue online! meridian.allenpress.com/mobilization...

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Kai Thaler @kaimthaler.bsky.social · Oct 13
Big news from Guatemala, where Cardinal Ramzzini comes down firmly on the side of democracy, calling for the AG to resign and criticizing Pres. Giammattei’s failures to stand stronger against corrupt judicial meddling with the election results elfaro.net/es/202310/ce...
“Señora fiscal, usted que se considera católica, renuncie”
<p>El cardenal guatemalteco cuestiona el grado de participación de los capitalinos en un paro general que en su décimo día sigue siendo eminentemente indígena y rural, y acusa a Alejandro Giammatt...
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