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Susan Hyde

@sdhyde.bsky.social

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Poli Sci Prof @ UC Berkeley

Susan D. Hyde is an American political scientist. She is Professor of Political Science at University of California, Berkeley. Her research focuses on international influences on domestic politics. .. more

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

Regrettably relevant research today

Disguised Repression: Targeting Opponents with Nonpolitical Crimes to Undermine Dissent
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 8d

"It is not hyperbole to say that the future of higher education in America requires that every university reject it. If any schools capitulate, the pressure will be enormous on all to fold. The only solution is solidarity & collective action against this effort at federal control over higher ed"

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

www.nytimes.com

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 10d

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 19d

Latest projection suggests that more than 505,000 adults and kids have died due to USAID's illegal dismantling by Musk, Rubio, and Lewin

Source: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · Sep 3

1/ I worked at DoD. I literally cannot imagine lawyers coming up with a legal basis for lethal strike of suspected Venezuelan drug boat.

Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.

Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️

Legal Issues Raised by a Lethal U.S. Military Attack in the Caribbean

The Trump administration’s extraordinary lethal attack on this purported smuggling vessel raises significant potential legal issues.

www.justsecurity.org

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Susan Hyde @sdhyde.bsky.social · Aug 29

I'm teaching intro to IR (last minute substitute teacher right here) and today a student asked for great IR podcasts. Can someone point me to the place where this has already been discussed and decided? I do not listen except for special occasions because of my schedule.

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Susan Hyde @sdhyde.bsky.social · Aug 29

For those who don't follow this on the regular: this is bad for literally everyone. In the short term there might be a few very specific winners. But in the medium and long term this is going to have lasting consequences that can't be "undone" at the next election.

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Aug 29

They're now saying it out loud: The Administration's goal is to undo the political independence that Congress granted the Fed, so that the President can directly set rates.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Aug 28

Vance on undermining the Federal Reserve: "I don't think we allow bureaucrats to make decisions about monetary policy and interest rates without any input from the people that were elected to serve the American people...POTUS is much better able to make these determinations."

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Aug 29

They're now saying it out loud: The Administration's goal is to undo the political independence that Congress granted the Fed, so that the President can directly set rates.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Aug 28

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Susan Hyde @sdhyde.bsky.social · Aug 16

Today was so embarrassing.

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · Aug 11

Federalizing the police in DC and deploying the National Guard for no reason...I worried this piece was too strong back in June. But we are really living in a personalist dictatorship in both domestic and foreign policy. @foreignaffairs.com 1/ www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...

Imperial President at Home, Emperor Abroad

American foreign policy in an age of unrestrained executive power.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Susan Hyde @sdhyde.bsky.social · Aug 6

Can only do a top ten in no order.

One Hundred Years of Solitude
Alias Grace
The Brothers K
Half of a Yellow Sun
Matterhorn
Angle of Repose
Parable of the Sower
The Wind-up Bird Chronicle
The House at the Edge of the Night
The Vaster Wilds

Susan Hyde @sdhyde.bsky.social · Aug 6

Just found my original copies at my mom's house. From the book set pictured but very much read over and over.

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · Jul 22

Absolutely shameful.

Afghans promised a home in U.S. may face repatriation — and the Taliban

Afghans who helped American forces are stuck in limbo as the Trump administration cuts the State Department office for Afghan relocation.

We're talking upwards of 250k Afghans here.

Afghans promised a home in U.S. may face repatriation — and the Taliban

Afghans who helped American forces are stuck in limbo as the Trump administration cuts the State Department office for Afghan relocation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Jul 12

Ominous: "even people not yet within the administration’s direct sightlines are becoming worried about speaking freely"

This is why it's so important for people of conscience to speak out. Resistance to authoritarianism is a coordination game.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · Jul 7

"Don’t put this on God. You had plenty of warnings this might happen, and you chose to ignore them. You chose to leave the people you’re sworn to serve in the most vulnerable circumstances. You chose to risk danger befalling them."

charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/do-not-put...

Do Not Put This On God

None of this was God's plan.

charlotteclymer.substack.com

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Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · Jun 30

Reminder: Great job opportunities at Aarhus University!

Please help spread the word before everyone disappears for summer break! 🏖️

Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · Jun 4

📣 Jobs, jobs, jobs!

Aarhus University’s Department of Political Science is hiring:

🔹 Assistant Professor
🗓 Deadline: 25 August
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...

🔹 Associate Professor
🗓 Deadline: 8 September
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jun 22

“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines”

ktla.com/news/local-n...

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Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · Jun 4

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Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science @skytteprize.bsky.social · May 23

Twenty-one Skytte Prize winner in a joint letter in today's @financialtimes.com : “President Donald Trump and his administration are on a spectacularly dangerous path”

Read more here : www.skytteprize.com/news/twenty-...

Twenty-one Skytte Prize winners speak out | Skytteprize

www.skytteprize.com

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · Apr 30

Later today the Senate will vote on my bipartisan legislation to end Trump’s tariffs. This has a real chance of passing. I encourage everyone to make your voices heard with your Senators if you feel strongly about this issue. I’ll be working to get it across the finish line. More soon.

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Jennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · Apr 30

Trump is trying to go full dictator, but his missteps may be America's saving grace. Great piece from @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social on @vox.com, and I'm grateful for the citation to my related piece at @misofact.bsky.social.
www.vox.com/politics/410...

Trump is losing

His administration is great at breaking things — but they’re failing in their bigger goal.

www.vox.com

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Bross @dimondlee.bsky.social · Apr 28

Great one.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Apr 27

Given the literal definition of deportation is removing a foreigner or noncitizen from the country, we - journalists, media orgs - should probably all stop referring to the ‘deportation’ of a 2 year old US citizen. It’s NOT a deportation.

I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?

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Susan Hyde @sdhyde.bsky.social · Apr 26

Need a distraction? Read www.powells.com/book/super-s...

Super Sad True Love Story | Powell's Books

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A deliciously dark tale of America's dysfunctional coming years--and the timeless and tender feelings that just might bring us back from the brink. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BO...

www.powells.com

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Still We Rise @lindsaymeyerharley.bsky.social · Apr 26

This image of FBI agents arresting Judge Hannah Dugan will go down in history as a turning point.
Shame on every Republican enabling this. Your complicity will be remembered.

*FBI released this photo with agents faces blurred

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Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · Apr 26

In the U.S. in 1825, *452* out of 1000 children born died before their 5th birthday.

By 1925, that number was 135 out of a 1000 children.

Today, in 2025, that number is *7*

And it is entirely due to advances in medicine, public health, and technology.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · Apr 26

ACLU says another three US citizen children were disappeared from their own country today: www.aclu.org/press-releas...

ICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation | American Civil Liberties Union

Families disappeared and isolated without legal access; one child with cancer deported without medication and pregnant mother deported as well

www.aclu.org

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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · Apr 25

NEW: The PRC is continuing to leverage global frustration with US tariffs to try to divide the United States from its partners. (1/7)

Read more in the latest edition of the China-Taiwan Weekly Update: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanU...

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Susan Hyde @sdhyde.bsky.social · Apr 25

“I ___, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion…”

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Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · Apr 22

www.wsj.com/finance/inve...

Dow Headed for Worst April Since 1932 as Investors Send ‘No Confidence’ Signal

Few think administration’s negotiations with trade partners will yield results soon enough to ease the strain

www.wsj.com

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