Big Data Kane
@cmwitko.bsky.social
Political Science and Public Policy
E pluribus unum🇺🇸
Most recent coauthored book:
https://www.russellsage.org/publications/hijacking-agenda
E pluribus unum🇺🇸
Most recent coauthored book:
https://www.russellsage.org/publications/hijacking-agenda
11/10
I have the utmost respect for Senator Kaine and Senator Warner but we do not need “coaching” on redistricting coming from a cuck chair in the corner. How about you all stay focused on the fascist in the White House and let us handle redistricting in Virginia. 10-1
January 17, 2026 at 4:02 AM
11/10
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She was alive still when ICE denied a doctor on the scene to assist.
January 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
She was alive still when ICE denied a doctor on the scene to assist.
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ICE Agents enter Target with no warrant and violently tackle two American citizen employees, evidently because they didn't "look American" enough. (DHS refused to explain their rationale, so we have to guess.)
The injured Americans were later dumped in parking lots miles away in sub-zero weather.
The injured Americans were later dumped in parking lots miles away in sub-zero weather.
‘Madness’: two US citizens violently detained by ICE in Minnesota, officials say
Two Target employees forced to the ground, then into SUV, then dumped in different parking lot
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:51 AM
ICE Agents enter Target with no warrant and violently tackle two American citizen employees, evidently because they didn't "look American" enough. (DHS refused to explain their rationale, so we have to guess.)
The injured Americans were later dumped in parking lots miles away in sub-zero weather.
The injured Americans were later dumped in parking lots miles away in sub-zero weather.
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Pretty striking how much braver ordinary people are than any of our elected leaders, isn’t it.
January 15, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Pretty striking how much braver ordinary people are than any of our elected leaders, isn’t it.
Here is a list of past winners of SPP awards: cc @heathbrown.bsky.social
apsanet.org/membership/o...
apsanet.org/membership/o...
January 15, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Here is a list of past winners of SPP awards: cc @heathbrown.bsky.social
apsanet.org/membership/o...
apsanet.org/membership/o...
Whatever you do, they can kill you if they want, and Trump,Vance, right wing media, etc. will excuse or even applaud it.
I am a very well-informed US citizen but I honestly don't know what to do if they grab me from my car.
January 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Whatever you do, they can kill you if they want, and Trump,Vance, right wing media, etc. will excuse or even applaud it.
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Which types of welfare fraud are politely litigated between white collar lawyers, and which types of welfare fraud are used to justify an immigration purge and shutting off resources to the poor?
Kaiser Permanente, DOJ reach $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind www.statnews.com/2026/01/14/k...
Kaiser Permanente, DOJ reach $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind
Kaiser Permanente and the DOJ reached a $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind.
www.statnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Which types of welfare fraud are politely litigated between white collar lawyers, and which types of welfare fraud are used to justify an immigration purge and shutting off resources to the poor?
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US higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
US higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
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“Very few Americans (4%) say it would be a good idea for the U.S. to use military force to take possession of Greenland from Denmark; 71% say it would be a bad idea.” www.ipsos.com/en-us/americ...
Americans oppose using military force to take possession of Greenland
Majority express concern that U.S. efforts to acquire Greenland could harm NATO alliance, relationships with European allies
www.ipsos.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:40 AM
“Very few Americans (4%) say it would be a good idea for the U.S. to use military force to take possession of Greenland from Denmark; 71% say it would be a bad idea.” www.ipsos.com/en-us/americ...
The fight scene in They Live hits harder in the Trump era.
I am dumbfounded that so many people refuse to see what is going on.
youtu.be/dN8Z7y_QcwE?...
I am dumbfounded that so many people refuse to see what is going on.
youtu.be/dN8Z7y_QcwE?...
They Live | The Long Fight
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 10:47 PM
The fight scene in They Live hits harder in the Trump era.
I am dumbfounded that so many people refuse to see what is going on.
youtu.be/dN8Z7y_QcwE?...
I am dumbfounded that so many people refuse to see what is going on.
youtu.be/dN8Z7y_QcwE?...
If you want to submit nominations for the career achievement award or emerging scholar award for APSA’s state politics and policy section get them to me, Caroline Tolbert and Justin Phillips.
2/16 deadline.
2/16 deadline.
January 14, 2026 at 9:32 PM
If you want to submit nominations for the career achievement award or emerging scholar award for APSA’s state politics and policy section get them to me, Caroline Tolbert and Justin Phillips.
2/16 deadline.
2/16 deadline.
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* GREENLAND GOVERNMENT: FROM TODAY THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED MILITARY PRESENCE IN AND AROUND GREENLAND -- IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH NATO ALLIES
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:19 PM
* GREENLAND GOVERNMENT: FROM TODAY THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED MILITARY PRESENCE IN AND AROUND GREENLAND -- IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH NATO ALLIES
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
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I’m seeing lots of people on here misunderstand the purpose of ICE watch.
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
January 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I’m seeing lots of people on here misunderstand the purpose of ICE watch.
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
Do strong, respected leaders need to have their masked secret police terrorize the population? No. Trump is extremely weak. People need to start acting like it.
January 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Do strong, respected leaders need to have their masked secret police terrorize the population? No. Trump is extremely weak. People need to start acting like it.
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I want to speak to a thing I hear a lot about the situation in the US right now.
“This is just business as usual for the US”
Stop. Have law enforcement always brutalized immigrants and POC? Yes. Have they always invaded foreign nations and tried to take them over? Yes. Etc.
It’s worse now.
“This is just business as usual for the US”
Stop. Have law enforcement always brutalized immigrants and POC? Yes. Have they always invaded foreign nations and tried to take them over? Yes. Etc.
It’s worse now.
January 13, 2026 at 9:19 AM
I want to speak to a thing I hear a lot about the situation in the US right now.
“This is just business as usual for the US”
Stop. Have law enforcement always brutalized immigrants and POC? Yes. Have they always invaded foreign nations and tried to take them over? Yes. Etc.
It’s worse now.
“This is just business as usual for the US”
Stop. Have law enforcement always brutalized immigrants and POC? Yes. Have they always invaded foreign nations and tried to take them over? Yes. Etc.
It’s worse now.
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Because “violent criminals” obviously wear hoodies from #Midwest public universities (Ferris State is in #Michigan). This kid may have been headed there for college and now his life is ruined forever
ICE kidnap 17-year-old U.S. citizen working at Target then dump him bleeding and crying miles away in a Walmart parking lot… 🤬
January 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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It would appear I am now a columnist at Inside Higher Ed. My first piece focuses on McCarthyism, censorship, and our current moment in higher education. This is an essay I started nearly 6 months ago so I'm glad to finally share it with y'all.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Censorship Arrives on Campus
In her debut column, “Echoes in the Quad,” higher education policy scholar Dominique J. Baker explores how the political oppression of the McCarthy era reverberates in the stifling of academic freedom...
www.insidehighered.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
It would appear I am now a columnist at Inside Higher Ed. My first piece focuses on McCarthyism, censorship, and our current moment in higher education. This is an essay I started nearly 6 months ago so I'm glad to finally share it with y'all.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
See the concept of “working toward the fuhrer” from Ian Kershaw
Wild reporting from Bloomberg. Jeanine Pirro apparently freelanced the subpoenas and criminal investigation of Jerome Powell.
January 13, 2026 at 2:56 PM
See the concept of “working toward the fuhrer” from Ian Kershaw
The answer is probably that Trump is a useful idiot for Putin, who wants to destroy NATO
The United Kingdom and Germany are literally considering sending troops to Greenland to try and calm US threats.
What the hell are we doing? Why are we turning our closest allies against us?
What the hell are we doing? Why are we turning our closest allies against us?
January 13, 2026 at 1:47 PM
The answer is probably that Trump is a useful idiot for Putin, who wants to destroy NATO
When I first read this I thought it said “Minnesotans”
I am in awe of the bravery of the Iranian people, who are standing up for their freedom against a brutal regime and decades of authoritarian, theocratic rule.
January 13, 2026 at 4:06 AM
When I first read this I thought it said “Minnesotans”
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New paper w/ Kulesza & @cmwitko.bsky.social
A worry about campaign contribution limits is that they don't stop money, they just shift it to Citizens United/SpeechNow "independent expenditures"
We find that this didn't happen. Keep calm & regulate on
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nk11m...
1/n
A worry about campaign contribution limits is that they don't stop money, they just shift it to Citizens United/SpeechNow "independent expenditures"
We find that this didn't happen. Keep calm & regulate on
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nk11m...
1/n
January 12, 2026 at 10:20 PM
New paper w/ Kulesza & @cmwitko.bsky.social
A worry about campaign contribution limits is that they don't stop money, they just shift it to Citizens United/SpeechNow "independent expenditures"
We find that this didn't happen. Keep calm & regulate on
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nk11m...
1/n
A worry about campaign contribution limits is that they don't stop money, they just shift it to Citizens United/SpeechNow "independent expenditures"
We find that this didn't happen. Keep calm & regulate on
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nk11m...
1/n
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One basic pattern here is that DHS officials are engaging in violence simply because they are irritated at citizens protesting them. There is no plausible threat of violence here. He just wants to inflict pain, and believes there will be no penalty for doing so.
Big clash this afternoon between DHS agents and protesters in a residential street in Minneapolis, following a DHS agent hitting another vehicle. Tear gas was deployed in people’s yards and agents pepper prayed people.
January 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
One basic pattern here is that DHS officials are engaging in violence simply because they are irritated at citizens protesting them. There is no plausible threat of violence here. He just wants to inflict pain, and believes there will be no penalty for doing so.
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JUST IN: Judge Mehta rules that Trump/Russ Vought's termination of environmental grants during the shutdown — targeted solely at states that voted for Kamala Harris — violated the 5th Amendment's Equal Protection clause and orders them restored.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 12, 2026 at 6:04 PM
JUST IN: Judge Mehta rules that Trump/Russ Vought's termination of environmental grants during the shutdown — targeted solely at states that voted for Kamala Harris — violated the 5th Amendment's Equal Protection clause and orders them restored.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
As rights protections across the states diverge people may relocate to pursue more rights.
@mjnelson.bsky.social and I find abortion rights spur moves and this very interesting report shows that attacks on LGBT rights are also interstate spurring migration.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@mjnelson.bsky.social and I find abortion rights spur moves and this very interesting report shows that attacks on LGBT rights are also interstate spurring migration.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
January 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
As rights protections across the states diverge people may relocate to pursue more rights.
@mjnelson.bsky.social and I find abortion rights spur moves and this very interesting report shows that attacks on LGBT rights are also interstate spurring migration.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@mjnelson.bsky.social and I find abortion rights spur moves and this very interesting report shows that attacks on LGBT rights are also interstate spurring migration.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...