Andy Carr
@andycarr.bsky.social
he/him | 🏳️🌈 nerd | mid selfies
studying US law & politics: LPE, bureaucracy, reactionary movements | union stuff @ The New School, roaming adjunct elsewhere
opinions mine, mostly bad
site: andyjcarr.com
SSRN: https://ssrn.com/author=3069305
studying US law & politics: LPE, bureaucracy, reactionary movements | union stuff @ The New School, roaming adjunct elsewhere
opinions mine, mostly bad
site: andyjcarr.com
SSRN: https://ssrn.com/author=3069305
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Andy Carr
@andycarr.bsky.social
· Jan 30
Free Speech and Anti-Democratic Violence
The resurgence of far-right extremist groups—like “sovereign” militias, white supremacists, and avowedly fascist gangs—has exposed the First Amendment’s vulnerabilities to the “leaderless resistance” ...
scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu
given how infrequently I’ve published in recent years, let me be a bit selfish and indulgent as I share “Free Speech and Anti-Democratic Violence” – plus a thread elaborating its arc and aims.
(both the article and the thread are LONG – sorry!!!)
scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/crsj/vol31/i...
(both the article and the thread are LONG – sorry!!!)
scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/crsj/vol31/i...
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Please if you know of others being returned without review let us know! No clear pattern that I can tell.
Fwiw my student sent an appeal to email listed in rejection message and got a (form) response that their app was being further evaluated.
Fwiw my student sent an appeal to email listed in rejection message and got a (form) response that their app was being further evaluated.
A number of our students got the following comment back on a rejection for the NSF GFRP. They are in an eligible STEM field. Is this something people in other places are getting too? Is it a quirk or targeted?
January 29, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Please if you know of others being returned without review let us know! No clear pattern that I can tell.
Fwiw my student sent an appeal to email listed in rejection message and got a (form) response that their app was being further evaluated.
Fwiw my student sent an appeal to email listed in rejection message and got a (form) response that their app was being further evaluated.
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For context, here’s what I wrote last year. lithub.com/shilling-boo...
Shilling Books While Rome Burns: Why Politicians Need to Focus on Their Day Jobs
To some of his constituents, it may seem as though Chuck Schumer, the Minority Leader of the US Senate, has spent a bunch of time pontificating on Bluesky lately and not enough time taking decisive…
lithub.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:41 PM
For context, here’s what I wrote last year. lithub.com/shilling-boo...
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11 months ago. @meredithshiner.com was right
New from me in @newrepublic.com: “Primary Every Democrat.”
If the current crop cannot demonstrate they care more about democracy than enjoying three-day weekends, we should flood the zone and challenge them all.
If the current crop cannot demonstrate they care more about democracy than enjoying three-day weekends, we should flood the zone and challenge them all.
Primary Every Democrat
It’s exhausting to watch poll-tested, donor-beholden congressional Democrats continue to be too old, too cloistered, and too bumbling to do anything as the government burns.
newrepublic.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:59 AM
11 months ago. @meredithshiner.com was right
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
any proposal that doesn’t acknowledge and grapple with this reality is unserious; it’s self-soothing, an attempt to deflect unwanted attention and pointed criticisms.
any proposal that doesn’t acknowledge and grapple with this reality is unserious; it’s self-soothing, an attempt to deflect unwanted attention and pointed criticisms.
January 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
any proposal that doesn’t acknowledge and grapple with this reality is unserious; it’s self-soothing, an attempt to deflect unwanted attention and pointed criticisms.
any proposal that doesn’t acknowledge and grapple with this reality is unserious; it’s self-soothing, an attempt to deflect unwanted attention and pointed criticisms.
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"Arguably many of these conditions are already part of ICE and CBP standards; the problem is a lack of enforcement." prospect.org/2026/01/29/c...
Democrats Determined to Squander Advantage on DHS Funding - The American Prospect
Democrats are succeeding in getting a showdown on new rules for immigration enforcement. But will those rules amount to anything?
prospect.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:46 PM
"Arguably many of these conditions are already part of ICE and CBP standards; the problem is a lack of enforcement." prospect.org/2026/01/29/c...
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I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
Today, Luke Farrell (@lukef.bsky.social) explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.
The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
As Republicans tightened work requirements and eligibility rules for Medicaid and SNAP last year, Equifax’s CEO openly celebrated the profits to be made from administering this deprivation.
lpeproject.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
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u know what 2 do
A friend shared with me a girl scout cookie link from a group that's having a hard time selling in Minneapolis right now.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop5...
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop5...
Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today
That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org
January 29, 2026 at 2:42 AM
u know what 2 do
look, bajillion other priorities first, but once we've defeated fascism I'm gonna need help with my negligent infliction of emotional distress lawsuit against the shambolic university I'm attending and whose admissions-recruiting ads I *cannot* seem to escape.
January 28, 2026 at 9:55 PM
look, bajillion other priorities first, but once we've defeated fascism I'm gonna need help with my negligent infliction of emotional distress lawsuit against the shambolic university I'm attending and whose admissions-recruiting ads I *cannot* seem to escape.
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Big news that I'm delighted to no longer be keeping a secret: Next week I join @wired.com as a senior writer!
As everyone knows, this is a top-tier publication and indispensable record of digital life today. I'll be covering internet culture in all forms, as I have for almost 15 years now.
As everyone knows, this is a top-tier publication and indispensable record of digital life today. I'll be covering internet culture in all forms, as I have for almost 15 years now.
January 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Big news that I'm delighted to no longer be keeping a secret: Next week I join @wired.com as a senior writer!
As everyone knows, this is a top-tier publication and indispensable record of digital life today. I'll be covering internet culture in all forms, as I have for almost 15 years now.
As everyone knows, this is a top-tier publication and indispensable record of digital life today. I'll be covering internet culture in all forms, as I have for almost 15 years now.
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spoke with my favorite couple @shaabiranks.bsky.social and @seamus-malekafzali.com about international law, the so-called "war on terror," and the long shadow of colonial warfare for Turbulence
turbulencepod.substack.com/p/episode-11...
turbulencepod.substack.com/p/episode-11...
Episode 11: Deconstructing the Law of War
With Jake Romm
turbulencepod.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:34 PM
spoke with my favorite couple @shaabiranks.bsky.social and @seamus-malekafzali.com about international law, the so-called "war on terror," and the long shadow of colonial warfare for Turbulence
turbulencepod.substack.com/p/episode-11...
turbulencepod.substack.com/p/episode-11...
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Here's @mollycoleman.bsky.social from the streets of St. Paul, on the legal system that failed to prevent Trump's ICE occupation, and the people who stepped up to protect each other instead.
"My neighbors have shown that the people of this country care about democracy enough to fight for it."
"My neighbors have shown that the people of this country care about democracy enough to fight for it."
“The People of Minnesota Are Stronger Than the Federal Government That Seeks to Break Us”
The legal system empowered Trump’s ICE rampage. It is people who have the power to stop it.
ballsandstrikes.org
January 28, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Here's @mollycoleman.bsky.social from the streets of St. Paul, on the legal system that failed to prevent Trump's ICE occupation, and the people who stepped up to protect each other instead.
"My neighbors have shown that the people of this country care about democracy enough to fight for it."
"My neighbors have shown that the people of this country care about democracy enough to fight for it."
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Absolutely terrific post by @lukefarrell.bsky.social . It’s shocking, wasteful, and pernicious how much our government relies on private contractors to perform the state function of administering public services. Great proposals here.
lpeproject.org/blog/the-mea...
lpeproject.org/blog/the-mea...
The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
As Republicans tightened work requirements and eligibility rules for Medicaid and SNAP last year, Equifax’s CEO openly celebrated the profits to be made from administering this deprivation.
lpeproject.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Absolutely terrific post by @lukefarrell.bsky.social . It’s shocking, wasteful, and pernicious how much our government relies on private contractors to perform the state function of administering public services. Great proposals here.
lpeproject.org/blog/the-mea...
lpeproject.org/blog/the-mea...
she died in U.S. custody in 2023.
fucking unconscionable to use her memory as a cudgel against your own base, demanding more than "reform" – and all after voting just a few months ago to ensure the very same organizations can do it a thousand times over again.
www.cbsnews.com/news/anadith...
fucking unconscionable to use her memory as a cudgel against your own base, demanding more than "reform" – and all after voting just a few months ago to ensure the very same organizations can do it a thousand times over again.
www.cbsnews.com/news/anadith...
January 28, 2026 at 1:42 PM
she died in U.S. custody in 2023.
fucking unconscionable to use her memory as a cudgel against your own base, demanding more than "reform" – and all after voting just a few months ago to ensure the very same organizations can do it a thousand times over again.
www.cbsnews.com/news/anadith...
fucking unconscionable to use her memory as a cudgel against your own base, demanding more than "reform" – and all after voting just a few months ago to ensure the very same organizations can do it a thousand times over again.
www.cbsnews.com/news/anadith...
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We're seeing the same thing here in Maine. People unable to buy groceries or pay for rent because they don't dare leave their homes. Mutual aid and non-profits are jumping in, volunteers are ready, but there's just so much need. My heart breaks and is full of rage at the same time.
Minneapolis has seen a stunning 1,646% spike in calls from families who can't pay rent because they're afraid to leave their homes to work.
This is state violence manufacturing housing precarity in real time.
People should not be facing eviction when their city is under occupation.
This is state violence manufacturing housing precarity in real time.
People should not be facing eviction when their city is under occupation.
Hotline operators report flood of calls for rental assistance as residents hide during ICE surge
211 calls from Spanish-speakers have increased more than 1,600 percent and requests for rental assistance have more than tripled, according to Greater Twin Cities United Way. Local officials are pushi...
www.mprnews.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:58 PM
We're seeing the same thing here in Maine. People unable to buy groceries or pay for rent because they don't dare leave their homes. Mutual aid and non-profits are jumping in, volunteers are ready, but there's just so much need. My heart breaks and is full of rage at the same time.
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It's funny because higher education for cops, like all police reforms, has been tried before.
Look at these headlines from 1914 where people panicked classroom learning would make crime run rampant...and then think about how the NYPD just lowered education requirements. We're stuck in this cycle.
Look at these headlines from 1914 where people panicked classroom learning would make crime run rampant...and then think about how the NYPD just lowered education requirements. We're stuck in this cycle.
January 27, 2026 at 9:20 PM
It's funny because higher education for cops, like all police reforms, has been tried before.
Look at these headlines from 1914 where people panicked classroom learning would make crime run rampant...and then think about how the NYPD just lowered education requirements. We're stuck in this cycle.
Look at these headlines from 1914 where people panicked classroom learning would make crime run rampant...and then think about how the NYPD just lowered education requirements. We're stuck in this cycle.
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Counterpoint: immigration enforcement has no fucking business anywhere near higher education, and administrators, faculty, and students should say so
Opinion | To Avoid More Tragic Deaths, ICE Needs Higher Education and Training Standards
Higher ed can play an important role in making federal immigration enforcement safer. https://bit.ly/4bRR5fx
#EDUSKy #HigherEd #AcademicSky
Higher ed can play an important role in making federal immigration enforcement safer. https://bit.ly/4bRR5fx
#EDUSKy #HigherEd #AcademicSky
January 28, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Counterpoint: immigration enforcement has no fucking business anywhere near higher education, and administrators, faculty, and students should say so
probably better for me to, y'know, keep my mouth shut with multiple pending job apps, but I do want to make this more pointed today, turns out.
professionalism and basic workplace courtesy are good ways to move in the world, maybe most of all in academia, where they're so often lacking.
however...
professionalism and basic workplace courtesy are good ways to move in the world, maybe most of all in academia, where they're so often lacking.
however...
man, had I only known I could simply start confidently proclaiming things about areas of law I have zero expertise in, I bet I'd be sailing right through this whole job market rigmarole, huh?
anyway, happy to say I'm now an expert in, uhhh **spins giant wheel** patent law.
watch this space!
anyway, happy to say I'm now an expert in, uhhh **spins giant wheel** patent law.
watch this space!
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
probably better for me to, y'know, keep my mouth shut with multiple pending job apps, but I do want to make this more pointed today, turns out.
professionalism and basic workplace courtesy are good ways to move in the world, maybe most of all in academia, where they're so often lacking.
however...
professionalism and basic workplace courtesy are good ways to move in the world, maybe most of all in academia, where they're so often lacking.
however...
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reminder
January 27, 2026 at 6:05 PM
reminder
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Please spread the word:
If you’re an attorney representing LGBTQ+ people being deported to a dangerous country by federal immigration agents, I want to talk to you.
Please reach out here, on Signal (my ID is in my bio), or by email!
christopher dot wiggins
at
equalpride dot com
If you’re an attorney representing LGBTQ+ people being deported to a dangerous country by federal immigration agents, I want to talk to you.
Please reach out here, on Signal (my ID is in my bio), or by email!
christopher dot wiggins
at
equalpride dot com
January 26, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Please spread the word:
If you’re an attorney representing LGBTQ+ people being deported to a dangerous country by federal immigration agents, I want to talk to you.
Please reach out here, on Signal (my ID is in my bio), or by email!
christopher dot wiggins
at
equalpride dot com
If you’re an attorney representing LGBTQ+ people being deported to a dangerous country by federal immigration agents, I want to talk to you.
Please reach out here, on Signal (my ID is in my bio), or by email!
christopher dot wiggins
at
equalpride dot com
man, had I only known I could simply start confidently proclaiming things about areas of law I have zero expertise in, I bet I'd be sailing right through this whole job market rigmarole, huh?
anyway, happy to say I'm now an expert in, uhhh **spins giant wheel** patent law.
watch this space!
anyway, happy to say I'm now an expert in, uhhh **spins giant wheel** patent law.
watch this space!
January 26, 2026 at 1:33 PM
man, had I only known I could simply start confidently proclaiming things about areas of law I have zero expertise in, I bet I'd be sailing right through this whole job market rigmarole, huh?
anyway, happy to say I'm now an expert in, uhhh **spins giant wheel** patent law.
watch this space!
anyway, happy to say I'm now an expert in, uhhh **spins giant wheel** patent law.
watch this space!
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I took that experience back to Omaha with me as my hometown grappled with our own tragedy. I saw the same organizing, coalitions being built, and a community grieving and feeding each other
Idk man maybe I’m biased but people sometimes sleep on parts of the Midwest as a hub of radical activism
Idk man maybe I’m biased but people sometimes sleep on parts of the Midwest as a hub of radical activism
January 25, 2026 at 11:24 PM
I took that experience back to Omaha with me as my hometown grappled with our own tragedy. I saw the same organizing, coalitions being built, and a community grieving and feeding each other
Idk man maybe I’m biased but people sometimes sleep on parts of the Midwest as a hub of radical activism
Idk man maybe I’m biased but people sometimes sleep on parts of the Midwest as a hub of radical activism
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An enduring memory I have from my brief time in MLPS is from right after George Floyd was murdered: as National Guard trucks blocked off the blocks around the smoldering 3rd Precinct building, sidewalks filled with bags of food and supplies for anyone to take. People grieved, then fed one another
I remarked early into the afternoon to a woman standing behind a table covered in organized boxes of hand warmers and coffee and masks how impressively fast these things came together.
“We can do this so quickly because we built these networks in 2020, so now everyone just knows what to do.“
“We can do this so quickly because we built these networks in 2020, so now everyone just knows what to do.“
January 25, 2026 at 11:18 PM
An enduring memory I have from my brief time in MLPS is from right after George Floyd was murdered: as National Guard trucks blocked off the blocks around the smoldering 3rd Precinct building, sidewalks filled with bags of food and supplies for anyone to take. People grieved, then fed one another
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The troop just started an ice storm competition for how many boxes girls can sell from home during the storm which means I have to apologize for posting, but just doing my mom duties:
January 25, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The troop just started an ice storm competition for how many boxes girls can sell from home during the storm which means I have to apologize for posting, but just doing my mom duties: