Colette
@csmarcellin.bsky.social
Political science PhD candidate at Vanderbilt; UVA and Urban Institute justice policy research alum.
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
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BREAKING: Democrat Abigail Spanberger has won the Virginia governor’s race, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and becoming the state's first female governor.
Virginia governor’s race will test Trump and Democrats nationally — and make history
Democrat Abigail Spanberger is facing Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in the Virginia race for governor.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
BREAKING: Democrat Abigail Spanberger has won the Virginia governor’s race, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and becoming the state's first female governor.
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Nashville #NoKings just getting underway. @tennesseelookout.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Nashville #NoKings just getting underway. @tennesseelookout.com
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LET'S GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WAHOOWA
WAHOOWA
October 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
LET'S GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WAHOOWA
WAHOOWA
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New from me and @brendannyhan.bsky.social
Why Trump's "Compact for Academic Excellence" is a devil's bargain and should be rejected in all forms
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Why Trump's "Compact for Academic Excellence" is a devil's bargain and should be rejected in all forms
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Trump sent a 'compact' to our universities. They should reject this devil's bargain.
Any institution that yields to these broad and intrusive demands would forever be subservient to the whims of the government.
www.msnbc.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
New from me and @brendannyhan.bsky.social
Why Trump's "Compact for Academic Excellence" is a devil's bargain and should be rejected in all forms
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Why Trump's "Compact for Academic Excellence" is a devil's bargain and should be rejected in all forms
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Trump will federalize D.C. police, deploy the National Guard, & send the FBI after homeless people to combat a made-up crisis in D.C.
But on Jan. 6th when violent insurrectionists stormed the Capitol he couldn't be bothered to call the National Guard.
Make it make sense.
But on Jan. 6th when violent insurrectionists stormed the Capitol he couldn't be bothered to call the National Guard.
Make it make sense.
August 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Trump will federalize D.C. police, deploy the National Guard, & send the FBI after homeless people to combat a made-up crisis in D.C.
But on Jan. 6th when violent insurrectionists stormed the Capitol he couldn't be bothered to call the National Guard.
Make it make sense.
But on Jan. 6th when violent insurrectionists stormed the Capitol he couldn't be bothered to call the National Guard.
Make it make sense.
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"In total, the Board members have donated over $4.8 million to Republican campaigns and candidates, [nearly] $10,000 to Democratic campaigns and candidates and [nearly] $39,000 to causes categorized as 'other.'"
Only 1 board member had not donated and the rest all overwhelmingly gave to Republicans
Only 1 board member had not donated and the rest all overwhelmingly gave to Republicans
Framing this around “viewpoint diversity” and the supposed expediency of tracking professors’ political donations is absolutely brilliant. www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
A dive into the Board of Visitors’ political donations
Here is a look at Board members’ political donations — all but one of whom has records of political donations which are overwhelmingly to Republican candidates and campaigns.
www.cavalierdaily.com
July 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"In total, the Board members have donated over $4.8 million to Republican campaigns and candidates, [nearly] $10,000 to Democratic campaigns and candidates and [nearly] $39,000 to causes categorized as 'other.'"
Only 1 board member had not donated and the rest all overwhelmingly gave to Republicans
Only 1 board member had not donated and the rest all overwhelmingly gave to Republicans
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Trump's neo-fascist assault on American universities claims about 30,000 more victims — UVA, its president, & its students, faculty, & staff. (A MAGA-dominated board will choose the new president.)
University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Trump's neo-fascist assault on American universities claims about 30,000 more victims — UVA, its president, & its students, faculty, & staff. (A MAGA-dominated board will choose the new president.)
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Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
June 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
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A depressing summary of where things stand w/r/t police accountability five years after the murder of George Floyd, by Jamiles Lartey at the Marshall Project.
Five Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Police Reforms Are Rolled Back
As reforms stall in some states, the U.S. Supreme Court just made it easier for police to be sued — and perhaps easier for police to defend themselves.
www.themarshallproject.org
May 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A depressing summary of where things stand w/r/t police accountability five years after the murder of George Floyd, by Jamiles Lartey at the Marshall Project.
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May 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Thanks to your reports, we have created a tracker of college campus Visa revocations. Please continue to let us know if you hear of these (names of colleges and number of revocations).
www.wearehighered.org/campus-abduc...
www.wearehighered.org/campus-abduc...
Campus Abductions — We Are Higher Ed
www.wearehighered.org
April 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Thanks to your reports, we have created a tracker of college campus Visa revocations. Please continue to let us know if you hear of these (names of colleges and number of revocations).
www.wearehighered.org/campus-abduc...
www.wearehighered.org/campus-abduc...
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2025 EGEN Prize Announcement:
We are thrilled to announce the results of the 2025 prize competition. The EGEN prize committee selected 5 Prize Recipients and 3 Honorable Mentions this year!
@tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social @teele.bsky.social @mirya.bsky.social
We are thrilled to announce the results of the 2025 prize competition. The EGEN prize committee selected 5 Prize Recipients and 3 Honorable Mentions this year!
@tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social @teele.bsky.social @mirya.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
2025 EGEN Prize Announcement:
We are thrilled to announce the results of the 2025 prize competition. The EGEN prize committee selected 5 Prize Recipients and 3 Honorable Mentions this year!
@tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social @teele.bsky.social @mirya.bsky.social
We are thrilled to announce the results of the 2025 prize competition. The EGEN prize committee selected 5 Prize Recipients and 3 Honorable Mentions this year!
@tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social @teele.bsky.social @mirya.bsky.social
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Don't let anyone tell you that there is no protest happening. Our latest Crowd Counting Consortium data update is now available. February saw thousands of events. 50501 days of action, immigration-related protests & Tesla takeovers were key spikes in activity. dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm....
March 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Don't let anyone tell you that there is no protest happening. Our latest Crowd Counting Consortium data update is now available. February saw thousands of events. 50501 days of action, immigration-related protests & Tesla takeovers were key spikes in activity. dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm....
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Approaching majority opposition to basic 20th century second wave feminism among Republican men
February 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Approaching majority opposition to basic 20th century second wave feminism among Republican men
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There used to be a bipartisan consensus that rejected traditional gender roles.
Not anymore. Republican men *and* women increasingly endorse traditional roles.
Here's a 🧵 based on a new New York Times
piece by @tesler.bsky.social, Colette Marcellin, and me.
Not anymore. Republican men *and* women increasingly endorse traditional roles.
Here's a 🧵 based on a new New York Times
piece by @tesler.bsky.social, Colette Marcellin, and me.
February 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
There used to be a bipartisan consensus that rejected traditional gender roles.
Not anymore. Republican men *and* women increasingly endorse traditional roles.
Here's a 🧵 based on a new New York Times
piece by @tesler.bsky.social, Colette Marcellin, and me.
Not anymore. Republican men *and* women increasingly endorse traditional roles.
Here's a 🧵 based on a new New York Times
piece by @tesler.bsky.social, Colette Marcellin, and me.
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“I am more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level…In good conscience, I cannot stand back & let a new administration resume executions that I halted.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/u...
Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Resume Federal Executions
Those affected by the president’s action on Monday are still subject to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Three men will remain on federal death row.
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2024 at 12:07 PM
“I am more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level…In good conscience, I cannot stand back & let a new administration resume executions that I halted.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/u...
“Taking on our main obstacle is better served by working outside the NLRB process at this time. We’ve done this before, and made a lot of progress. Vanderbilt has the ability to recognize us at any time, as many other universities have done. They should respect our legal and democratic rights.”
Union leaders ended the push for a graduate student union at Vanderbilt last week amid shifting political terrain at the National Labor Relations Board.
Vanderbilt Grad Students End Union Push
New political terrain deters labor organizers from pursuing a campus vote
www.nashvillescene.com
December 20, 2024 at 4:25 PM
“Taking on our main obstacle is better served by working outside the NLRB process at this time. We’ve done this before, and made a lot of progress. Vanderbilt has the ability to recognize us at any time, as many other universities have done. They should respect our legal and democratic rights.”
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At 13, Arrianna Jentink-Bristol fought with her mother, who was hitting her 3-year old sister. She was dragged into the court system, & saddled with fees & debt.
Jentink-Bristol then participated in a youth program—where she helped craft a proposal to end fees/debt on children.
Michigan passed it.
Jentink-Bristol then participated in a youth program—where she helped craft a proposal to end fees/debt on children.
Michigan passed it.
How Michigan Stopped Saddling Children with Millions in Court Debt
Last year, Michigan stopped imposing court fines and fees on kids, and relieved millions of dollars in past debt. Now, it may also ensure that kids get adequate representation in court.
boltsmag.org
December 19, 2024 at 5:17 AM
At 13, Arrianna Jentink-Bristol fought with her mother, who was hitting her 3-year old sister. She was dragged into the court system, & saddled with fees & debt.
Jentink-Bristol then participated in a youth program—where she helped craft a proposal to end fees/debt on children.
Michigan passed it.
Jentink-Bristol then participated in a youth program—where she helped craft a proposal to end fees/debt on children.
Michigan passed it.
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Incredible news out of the White House this morning and hope the Biden administration continues to grant more clemency to thousands whose sentences continue to be disproportionately long www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Clemency for Nearly 1,500 Americans | The White House
Today’s announcement will commute the sentences of close to 1,500 individuals who were placed on home confinement and will pardon 39 individuals convicted
www.whitehouse.gov
December 12, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Incredible news out of the White House this morning and hope the Biden administration continues to grant more clemency to thousands whose sentences continue to be disproportionately long www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
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The goal appears to be not to prevent the deaths caused by abortion bans, but to conceal them.
NEW: Georgia officials have dismissed all members of a state committee charged with investigating deaths of pregnant women. The move came in response to ProPublica having obtained internal reports detailing two deaths.
Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica Obtained Internal Details of Two Deaths
In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outs...
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2024 at 3:57 PM
The goal appears to be not to prevent the deaths caused by abortion bans, but to conceal them.
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It's unconscionable how this country treats pregnant women and their babies. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
With tears and a lullaby, a rural Alabama hospital stops delivering babies
The staff at Monroe County Hospital in Alabama said goodbye and played Brahms' "Lullaby" on the labor and delivery ward's final day.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2023 at 2:45 PM
It's unconscionable how this country treats pregnant women and their babies. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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“Women are not without electoral or political power.” - Sam Alito
November 8, 2023 at 12:51 AM
“Women are not without electoral or political power.” - Sam Alito