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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 26d

Demand for human-generated, trust-certified internet content is skyrocketing.

There is a major business opportunity, in *every* country, for media firms to meet this rising demand with innovation.

Fascinating new experiment by @filipecampante.bsky.social et al.—> filipecampante.org/wp-content/u...

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Thomas Zeitzoff @zeitzoff.bsky.social · 27d

Some thoughts on trends in political violence and where we are headed in the U.S.

First, violence has been part of U.S. politics since the beginning.

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Esteban Ortiz-Ospina @eortizospina.bsky.social · Aug 11

When the World Bank publishes new poverty estimates, it makes headlines. But making sense of these numbers is harder than it looks! Inflation, PPPs, national poverty lines, real incomes…There’s a lot going on.

In this article my colleagues explain where the new numbers come from and what changed

$3 a day: A new poverty line has shifted the World Bank’s data on extreme poverty. What changed, and why?

In June 2025, the World Bank increased its extreme poverty estimates by 125 million people. This doesn’t mean the world has gotten poorer: it reflects a new, higher International Poverty Line of $3 a ...

ourworldindata.org

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Thomas Zeitzoff @zeitzoff.bsky.social · Aug 1

We're hiring!

The @au-spa.bsky.social is hiring an assistant professor specializing in political violence and terrorism.

Deadline: September 22nd.

Feel free to reach out if you have questions!

See below for the job ad and application.

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Job Description:

The Department of Justice, Law & Criminology in the School of Public Affairs at American University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position beginning in Academic Year 2026-2027. The position will be at the rank of Assistant Professor. For this position, the department is seeking a scholar with substantive expertise in political violence and terrorism. The search is open regarding specialty, but the Department is especially interested in a scholar whose research and teaching interests include terrorism, political violence, radicalization, extremism, or cybersecurity.

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Thomas Zeitzoff @zeitzoff.bsky.social · Jul 29

Thrilled to share the cover of my upcoming book, out February 2026 from @oxfordacademic.bsky.social

NO OPTION BUT SABOTAGE
The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis

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Cover image of my book. Orange cover with bold white font of the title, and a large wrench superimposed over a forest fire.

No Option but Sabotage
The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis
Thomas Zeitzoff

Provides a unique perspective on one of the most important and salient issues facing the public: the threat of climate change and how activists are confronting it
Features in-depths interviews with more than 100 past and current activists and experts
Incorporates case studies of the radical environmental movement from origins of Earth First! to the ELF to ecofascism to present-day climate activists

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Thomas Zeitzoff @zeitzoff.bsky.social · Jul 16

Really cool and important post by @kwcollins.bsky.social and the team at Survey 160 on the promise and pitfalls of using “silicon samples” (LLM -generated simulated survey responses) for polling and public opinion research.

www.survey160.com/methodologic...

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Omar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · Jul 1

Ecuador's homicide rate remains astoundingly high, hovering around 40 per 100,000 people in the past couple of years.

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Omar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · Jun 30

My ballot

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Thomas Zeitzoff @zeitzoff.bsky.social · Jun 19

The Tech Bros are:

1. Even less socially altruistic

2. Richer, more powerful, and less accountable

3. And have much weirder preferences—“the AGI Singularity is almost here!”— that makes them want to dismantle more of society.

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Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) @egap.bsky.social · Jun 19

For today's spotlight, we are highlighting work by @garciaponce.bsky.social and @isabellatingley.bsky.social Read more about their paper, “Who is to Blame? Youth Crime and Attribution of Responsibility in Urban Mexico” on the EGAP site.

Priority Theme Spotlight: Omar García-Ponce and Isabel Laterzo – EGAP

Author: Max Méndez Beck

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Omar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · Jun 5

I mean, with Santana in the mix, that’s practically half Mexican 😂

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Omar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · May 30

🚨Now Accepting Applications!

The Data Analytics for Policy Professionals (DAPP) program at GW’s Elliott School is offering new courses this Summer & Fall.

Designed for policy professionals looking to sharpen their data skills.

Learn more & apply 👉 elliott.gwu.edu/data-analyti...

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Thomas Zeitzoff @zeitzoff.bsky.social · May 16

Important piece in the Michigan Law Review by Steffen Seitz on the growing use of conspiracy charges against left-wing activists—from Stop Cop City to pro-Palestine students.

The charges are designed to suppress and kill social movements

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Omar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · May 16

Based on official data, these are the homicide and disappearance rates in Mexico since the onset of the drug war.

Over 100K people have been reported missing & remain unlocated, while nearly half a million have been killed since 2007.

One key question is how many of the disappeared remain alive?

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Thomas Zeitzoff @zeitzoff.bsky.social · May 7

A few thoughts on AI and higher ed:

1) It’s coming whether we like it or not

2) Many students are using LLMs, but are nervous that any use is “cheating” and they don’t know the good cases to use it (e.g. like help “coding”)

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Omar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · Apr 16

1/ I just published a new article titled “Criminal Violence, the State, & Society” in the Annual Review of Political Science, which examines the growing political science research on criminal violence over the past 15 years.

Link 👉https://go.shr.lc/3GnoH7f

Here is a summary of some key insights...

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Thomas Zeitzoff @zeitzoff.bsky.social · Apr 16

Super important work on the politics of criminal violence by @garciaponce.bsky.social

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Omar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · Apr 16

1/ I just published a new article titled “Criminal Violence, the State, & Society” in the Annual Review of Political Science, which examines the growing political science research on criminal violence over the past 15 years.

Link 👉https://go.shr.lc/3GnoH7f

Here is a summary of some key insights...

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Omar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · Apr 16

12/12 Finally, many fantastic scholars have contributed to the field. Here is some of the work cited!

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Omar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · Apr 16

11/ I also discuss where this research falls short, why it matters for policy, the field’s ethical considerations, and where future work should go.

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Omar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · Apr 16

10/ "Voice" includes political participation, protest,
and collective resistance (e.g., vigilantism); while "loyalty" can take the form of compliance with either state authorities or organized criminal groups.

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Omar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · Apr 16

9/ The diverse ways society is impacted by and responds to criminal violence can be conceptualized through Hirschman's framework of exit, voice, and loyalty. For instance, "exit" manifests through migration, political disengagement, or complete withdrawal from public life...

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Omar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · Apr 16

8/ Emerging scholarship highlights the potential of institutional reforms (e.g., police forces, judicial systems, penal institutions) and community-based interventions (e.g., community policing, services, etc.), although rigorous evidence on their effectiveness remains limited.

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Omar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · Apr 16

7/ State responses to criminal violence vary considerably across contexts. Although "mano dura" or punitive approaches remain predominant—particularly in Latin America—there is growing evidence that these approaches have mainly produced ineffective or mixed results.

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Omar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · Apr 16

6/ Furthermore, extensive research has shown that both economic incentives and political conditions shape how criminal organizations operate and use violence. The structure of illegal markets and the political environment matter.

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