NIcholas A. R. Fraser
@narfraser.bsky.social
(he/him) postdoc @cercmigrapostdoc identity, ethnicity, & immigration; bureaucratic & judicial politics; RT is not agreement/endorsement; #FirstGen
http://nicholasarfraser.com
http://nicholasarfraser.com
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How hateful rhetoric from politicians can erode tolerance and democratic norms.
Here's a link to the #OpenAccess article by @valentimvicente.bsky.social,
@eliasdinas.bsky.social & @dziblatt.bsky.social -
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@eliasdinas.bsky.social & @dziblatt.bsky.social -
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How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - Volume 55
www.cambridge.org
January 15, 2026 at 1:52 PM
How hateful rhetoric from politicians can erode tolerance and democratic norms.
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"Having 80 percent of Republican voters actively supporting a fascist race war is meaningful for our societal prospects."
The Nazi Slogans Are Not an Accident
How many Americans actually want a race war?
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
"Having 80 percent of Republican voters actively supporting a fascist race war is meaningful for our societal prospects."
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State legislators that can more easily run for Congress cooperate less across party lines & vote in more extreme ways
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
January 13, 2026 at 9:25 PM
State legislators that can more easily run for Congress cooperate less across party lines & vote in more extreme ways
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Liberal-Conservative ideological self-placement is an increasingly reliable summary of political views that increasingly predicts vote choice
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Revisiting Ideology Measures in Political Surveys | The Journal of Politics: Vol 88, No 1
The empirical evidence in this article demonstrates that responses to the regularly included questions in the American National Election Study asking respondents to place themselves on an Extremely Li...
www.journals.uchicago.edu
January 13, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Liberal-Conservative ideological self-placement is an increasingly reliable summary of political views that increasingly predicts vote choice
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
It is happening here. How the Trump administration is using ICE to create a police state.
youtu.be/5I1XwrYvrfg
youtu.be/5I1XwrYvrfg
ICE and the National Guard Are Acting with Impunity
YouTube video by The Atlantic
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 2:49 PM
It is happening here. How the Trump administration is using ICE to create a police state.
youtu.be/5I1XwrYvrfg
youtu.be/5I1XwrYvrfg
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"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
Immigrant rights group placing 'ICE stole someone here' signs in Ontario
A citizens group in Ontario is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving ICE agents detaining and arresting undocumented immigrants.
abc7.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
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“The kids are alright. The real problem might be older generations projecting their own racial anxieties onto them.”
This is a must-read piece by two of the finest scholars of U.S. politics, @adambonica.bsky.social & @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
This is a must-read piece by two of the finest scholars of U.S. politics, @adambonica.bsky.social & @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
The Shocking Truth About Gen Z Voters Is That They’re Pretty Great
Stop panicking: They are the most progressive generation ever, especially on race. If that surprises you, you’ve been listening to the wrong story.
newrepublic.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“The kids are alright. The real problem might be older generations projecting their own racial anxieties onto them.”
This is a must-read piece by two of the finest scholars of U.S. politics, @adambonica.bsky.social & @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
This is a must-read piece by two of the finest scholars of U.S. politics, @adambonica.bsky.social & @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
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Bovino’s rant fits the authoritarian indicators in our assessment: empowered security forces acting with impunity, militarized immigration raids, executive overreach through federalized enforcement, and loyalty-driven ops unmoored from oversight. His tone isn’t an outlier but a symptom.
November 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Bovino’s rant fits the authoritarian indicators in our assessment: empowered security forces acting with impunity, militarized immigration raids, executive overreach through federalized enforcement, and loyalty-driven ops unmoored from oversight. His tone isn’t an outlier but a symptom.
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Also: please read and RT @schwellenbach.bsky.social’s latest report on excessive force by Bovino and CBP. And follow him! www.pogo.org/investigatio...
Greg Bovino’s Border Patrol Agents Use Disproportionate Force, Data…
Border Patrol agents in the El Centro Sector have reported using force on other people more than three times as many times as they have faced assaults – a ratio higher than anywhere else in the agency...
www.pogo.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Also: please read and RT @schwellenbach.bsky.social’s latest report on excessive force by Bovino and CBP. And follow him! www.pogo.org/investigatio...
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Piercing analysis from @tompepinsky.com on the US in the Asia Pacific: "They must prepare for a future in which the United States cannot lead, regardless of who is in power." In a forthcoming @iojournal.bsky.social piece, @sdhyde.bsky.social & I conclude the same for US global leadership generally.
Want to read what I really think about the Trump administration and the Asia Pacific? Here you go. It’s a goddamn catastrophe for U.S. national interests and for the regional economic and diplomatic order.
A United States that is disintegrating and no longer a leader in Asia
As Trump 2.0 hollows out US state capacity, the Asia Pacific must prepare for a world without US leadership
eastasiaforum.org
November 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Piercing analysis from @tompepinsky.com on the US in the Asia Pacific: "They must prepare for a future in which the United States cannot lead, regardless of who is in power." In a forthcoming @iojournal.bsky.social piece, @sdhyde.bsky.social & I conclude the same for US global leadership generally.
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Absolutely shocking that the Chinese govt pressured a UK university to shut down research about forced labour in Xinjiang and the links to global supply chains. The work of Laura Murphy and her team had been instrumental in getting Chinese companies sanctioned.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China
Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Absolutely shocking that the Chinese govt pressured a UK university to shut down research about forced labour in Xinjiang and the links to global supply chains. The work of Laura Murphy and her team had been instrumental in getting Chinese companies sanctioned.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Another paper showing that a lot of what statistically lies at the "center" looks like this:
November 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Another paper showing that a lot of what statistically lies at the "center" looks like this:
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The future of cybercrime is AI-optimized — and Japan is increasingly a target.
AI-optimized cybercrime increasingly targeting Japan
Many of the attacks originate in China, using underground marketplaces that sell access and sensitive data to other cybercriminals.
ebx.sh
October 23, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The future of cybercrime is AI-optimized — and Japan is increasingly a target.
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Asking AI to explain which party made Epstein and government cover-ups of pedophiles a central part of their political identity for years
Mike Johnson: "Suddenly now, they've somehow convinced themselves that the Epstein files will be damaging to President Trump and Republicans in some way that they've imagined, and so they feign outrage."
October 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Asking AI to explain which party made Epstein and government cover-ups of pedophiles a central part of their political identity for years
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Someone needs to draft a Project 2029 agenda item of defunding anti-democratic government contractors. Trump would do it out of pure spite, but my guess there is a strong efficiency argument to reduce rent-seeking.
Breaking News: Marc Benioff, the Salesforce CEO, apologized for saying President Trump should send the National Guard to San Francisco.
Benioff Apologizes for Saying Trump Should Send Troops to San Francisco
Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, said he no longer believed that National Guard troops were needed in the city.
nyti.ms
October 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Someone needs to draft a Project 2029 agenda item of defunding anti-democratic government contractors. Trump would do it out of pure spite, but my guess there is a strong efficiency argument to reduce rent-seeking.
October 16, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Strongmen can't control large amounts of people. They only condition them to believe they have fewer options.
Condition them against their own freedom.
Propaganda makes you complicit in your own imprisonment.
A participant in your own oppression.
resistrebelrevolt.substack.com/p/trumps-dic...
Condition them against their own freedom.
Propaganda makes you complicit in your own imprisonment.
A participant in your own oppression.
resistrebelrevolt.substack.com/p/trumps-dic...
September 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Strongmen can't control large amounts of people. They only condition them to believe they have fewer options.
Condition them against their own freedom.
Propaganda makes you complicit in your own imprisonment.
A participant in your own oppression.
resistrebelrevolt.substack.com/p/trumps-dic...
Condition them against their own freedom.
Propaganda makes you complicit in your own imprisonment.
A participant in your own oppression.
resistrebelrevolt.substack.com/p/trumps-dic...
When you can’t afford a car
September 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
When you can’t afford a car
September 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Disney's cancellation page crashes!!
Cancel or boycott anything Sinclair as well as anyone that advertises on the programs!
Cancel or boycott anything Sinclair as well as anyone that advertises on the programs!
September 20, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Disney's cancellation page crashes!!
Cancel or boycott anything Sinclair as well as anyone that advertises on the programs!
Cancel or boycott anything Sinclair as well as anyone that advertises on the programs!
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Trump II was already, even before this, the biggest systematic assault by an administration on First Amendment rights since at least World War I, easily surpassing the 50s Red Scare, and the only plausible rival for going after mainstream political opposition would be the Alien & Sedition Acts.
White House Officials Vow Vast Crackdown on Liberal Groups
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Open authoritarianism. Happening right in front of us.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Open authoritarianism. Happening right in front of us.
September 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump II was already, even before this, the biggest systematic assault by an administration on First Amendment rights since at least World War I, easily surpassing the 50s Red Scare, and the only plausible rival for going after mainstream political opposition would be the Alien & Sedition Acts.
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“We have a very muscular civil society in the United States. We have come this far toward authoritarianism primarily because civil society has not pushed back. Stephen Miller and Trump are much bolder now because we let them do it. Power is being surrendered.”
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
Armed troops in US streets? For many, Trump makes that seem normal.
Armed troops patrol streets in the nation’s capital, and many residents shrug their shoulders. President Trump’s ability to normalize such dramatic actions is at play – but isn’t the end of the story.
www.csmonitor.com
September 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“We have a very muscular civil society in the United States. We have come this far toward authoritarianism primarily because civil society has not pushed back. Stephen Miller and Trump are much bolder now because we let them do it. Power is being surrendered.”
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
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After banning visas for Palestinian children seeking medical care, the Trump administration is now banning any Palestinian passport holders from entering the United States.
Extraordinary bigotry being converted into US policy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...
Extraordinary bigotry being converted into US policy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...
U.S. Suspends Visas for Palestinian Passport Holders, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
After banning visas for Palestinian children seeking medical care, the Trump administration is now banning any Palestinian passport holders from entering the United States.
Extraordinary bigotry being converted into US policy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...
Extraordinary bigotry being converted into US policy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...