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Dr. Alexandra “Ali” Cirone

@alicirone.bsky.social

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Asst. Professor, London School of Economics
Fellow in Democratic Innovations, Yale ISPS

Studying lotteries in democracy and tech, HPE, political economy; turning history into data

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Dr. Alexandra “Ali” Cirone @alicirone.bsky.social · 10h

Job alert! Great opportunity here (I know because I’m joint appointed in Government).

Please apply and share widely! (Advanced APs also welcome!)

Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 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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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 1d

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Pauline Grosjean @paulinegrosjean.bsky.social · 1d

SIOE 2026 at INSEAD Fontainebleau! 13-15 July. Call: www.sioe.org/conference/2...

SIOE 2026 : Call for papers | SIOE

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Dr. Alexandra “Ali” Cirone @alicirone.bsky.social · 3d

This year has been terrible, BUT a birthday vacation helps!

Neuschwanstein and Salzburg Christmas markets

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 3d

In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.

Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 3d

It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.

We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.

We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.

Reposted by Patricia Aufderheide, David R. Miller, Alexandra Cirone

Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 6d

The President of the United States just called for Democratic lawmakers to be killed. Trump is putting my colleagues’ lives at risk because they have exercised their free speech rights under the First Amendment and Speech and Debate Clause.

Dr. Alexandra “Ali” Cirone @alicirone.bsky.social · 7d

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Dr. Alexandra “Ali” Cirone @alicirone.bsky.social · 7d

Ok Harvard, your turn

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7d

Breaking News: Larry Summers will step down from OpenAI’s board, he said, after the release of emails indicating a close relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Larry Summers Resigns From OpenAI’s Board

Mr. Summers’ departure from the artificial intelligence company’s board followed revelations of his communications with the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7d

Breaking News: Larry Summers will step down from OpenAI’s board, he said, after the release of emails indicating a close relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Larry Summers Resigns From OpenAI’s Board

Mr. Summers’ departure from the artificial intelligence company’s board followed revelations of his communications with the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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Dr. Alexandra “Ali” Cirone @alicirone.bsky.social · 9d

Harvard needs to suspend Summers, now. Predators don’t belong in the classroom or in academia!

Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 9d

Larry Summers still teaches at Harvard. Imagine what it feels like to be a woman walking into this guy's classroom after reading those Epstein emails.

From this Crimson story: www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Summers has continued to teach at Harvard since, interrupted by brief stints in Washington, and currently holds Harvard’s highest faculty distinction as a University Professor. This semester, he is teaching two large undergraduate courses and one graduate class.

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 9d

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 10d

Going back to Summers' talk about how women don't want to work hard and don't have high end aptitude, we could ask:

What fraction of young men must deal with a creep with substantial power over their career hitting on them using tips from an infamous pedophile? 🤔
www.thecrimson.com/article/2005...

There are three broad hypotheses about the sources of the very substantial disparities that this conference’s papers document and have been documented before with respect to the presence of women in high-end scientific professions. One is what I would call the—I’ll explain each of these in a few moments and comment on how important I think they are—the first is what I call the high-powered job hypothesis. The second is what I would call different availability of aptitude at the high end, and the third is what I would call different socialization and patterns of discrimination in a search. And in my own view, their importance probably ranks in exactly the order that I just described.

$Another way to put the point is to say, what fraction of young women in their mid-twenties make a decision that they don’t want to have a job that they think about eighty hours a week. What fraction of young men make a decision that they’re unwilling to have a job that they think about eighty hours a week, and to observe what the difference is. And that has got to be a large part of what is observed.$

Dr. Alexandra “Ali” Cirone @alicirone.bsky.social · 20d

This is neat! And a very informative thread, for those of us cruising for syllabus additions

Luis Sattelmayer @luissattelmayer.bsky.social · 21d

Excited to share that together with @malojan.bsky.social we’ve published a research note in #partypolitics introducing PartySOME, a comprehensive dataset on political parties’ social media activity. A thread 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Luis Sattelmayer @luissattelmayer.bsky.social · 21d

Proton @proton.me · 26d

Last chance to turn it off.

On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.

To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Oct 24

The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Trump Administration Live Updates: Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown

www.nytimes.com

Dr. Alexandra “Ali” Cirone @alicirone.bsky.social · Oct 23

Also, please share! Happy to field questions, too.

Dr. Alexandra “Ali” Cirone @alicirone.bsky.social · Oct 23

The School of Public Policy at the LSE is hiring in political science! Associate or Full.

I was the first political scientist hired by the SPP, come be the second!

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

Full or Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy

Full or Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, , <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></...

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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · Oct 23

We have just advertised a Full Prof position in the Political and Social Sciences department at the EUI (@eui-sps.bsky.social). Here are the details. Please spread the word, and get in touch if you have any questions.
www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...

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Dr. Alexandra “Ali” Cirone @alicirone.bsky.social · Oct 23

The School of Public Policy at the LSE is hiring in political science! Associate or Full.

I was the first political scientist hired by the SPP, come be the second!

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

Full or Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy

jobs.lse.ac.uk

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Dr. Alexandra “Ali” Cirone @alicirone.bsky.social · Oct 21

I also submitted to @epssnet.bsky.social!

Note in Belfast, the sun sets at like 10pm in the summer ☀️

Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · Oct 21

I submitted an abstract for @epssnet.bsky.social 2026. I wasn't a regular at EPSA but I admire what @stefwalter.bsky.social and others are doing to build EPSS into a great new org for political science. Let's support them. See you in Belfast!

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Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · Oct 21

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Oct 20

Lindsey Halligan says I’m not a journalist.

But if you think I am, and you value our our non-profit legal news and analysis, you can support our work here: givebutter.com/journalism/a...

You can also follow me on Substack: annabower.substack.com/about

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Oct 20

shocked to learn that the president lied about this and also this is a horrible defacing of a building that belongs to the people of the United States, not donald trump

Jonathan Edwards @jonathanreports.bsky.social · Oct 20

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

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Yale ISPS @ispsyale.bsky.social · Oct 20

Can sortition save democracy? @alicirone.bsky.social leads a conference on representation and recruitment for citizens' assemblies. bit.ly/4ni4aAW

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Oct 16

RFK Jr: "Today the average teenager in this country has 50% of the sperm count, 50% of the testosterone of a 65 year old man. Our girls are hitting puberty 6 years early ... our parents aren't having children."

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Oct 15

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money

The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.

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Dr. Alexandra “Ali” Cirone @alicirone.bsky.social · Oct 15

Destroying the environment, one sext at a time

The Verge @theverge.com · Oct 14

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · Oct 15

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.