Kyle Morgan
@profkmorgan.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Political Science (Public Law, Public Opinion, Criminal Justice, and Experiments) writing lately on privacy and surveillance. But please talk to me about surfing, dogs, trash pandas, and the outdoors.
Statements are my own.
Statements are my own.
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A year ago: We need TAXES on the WEALTHY
Now: We need a cleansing fire
Now: We need a cleansing fire
January 31, 2026 at 4:40 PM
A year ago: We need TAXES on the WEALTHY
Now: We need a cleansing fire
Now: We need a cleansing fire
I saw a memoriql bumper sticker today that said "hunting in heaven" and now I have so many more questions.
January 31, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I saw a memoriql bumper sticker today that said "hunting in heaven" and now I have so many more questions.
I think a lot of us who laughed at Vermin Supreme around 2020 owe him an apology, he's meeting the moment better than most politicians.
January 28, 2026 at 12:10 PM
I think a lot of us who laughed at Vermin Supreme around 2020 owe him an apology, he's meeting the moment better than most politicians.
I'm sure body cameras will fix this.
January 27, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I'm sure body cameras will fix this.
My expectations are in the gutter and yet I'm still surprised. This is the liberal equivalent of "thoughts and prayers." Meaningless platitudes you hope allow you get past a news cycle.
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM
My expectations are in the gutter and yet I'm still surprised. This is the liberal equivalent of "thoughts and prayers." Meaningless platitudes you hope allow you get past a news cycle.
Media covering what types of gas the US government against its citizens is not what I had in my 2026 bingo card. Credit to the Minnesota Stat Tribune for their coverage of the killings and protests there, they've been a valuable resource.
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Media covering what types of gas the US government against its citizens is not what I had in my 2026 bingo card. Credit to the Minnesota Stat Tribune for their coverage of the killings and protests there, they've been a valuable resource.
The future of Court reform!
tired: letting SCOTUS continue to rule as the highest court in the land
wired: handing over complete control of our judicial system to Scrotus, the bad guy from that Mad Max video game
wired: handing over complete control of our judicial system to Scrotus, the bad guy from that Mad Max video game
January 26, 2026 at 12:48 AM
The future of Court reform!
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Rather than (just) calling your elected representatives about the latest ICE murder, go find a candidate who is wiling to meet the moment and support them in whatever way you can, by knocking doors, making calls, giving money, organizing a house party, and so on.
January 24, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Rather than (just) calling your elected representatives about the latest ICE murder, go find a candidate who is wiling to meet the moment and support them in whatever way you can, by knocking doors, making calls, giving money, organizing a house party, and so on.
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Nuremberg trials for ICE is the moderate position
January 24, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Nuremberg trials for ICE is the moderate position
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
We don't have an opposition party, we have cowards and grifters.
"Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the House’s top Democratic appropriator, acknowledged that the legislation does not include some of the “broader reforms Democrats proposed,”...
We don't have an opposition party, we have cowards and grifters.
"Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the House’s top Democratic appropriator, acknowledged that the legislation does not include some of the “broader reforms Democrats proposed,”...
Congress clinches $1.2T funding deal for DHS, Pentagon, domestic agencies
House and Senate leaders are trying to clear the package before the Jan. 30 shutdown deadline.
www.politico.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:19 PM
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
We don't have an opposition party, we have cowards and grifters.
"Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the House’s top Democratic appropriator, acknowledged that the legislation does not include some of the “broader reforms Democrats proposed,”...
We don't have an opposition party, we have cowards and grifters.
"Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the House’s top Democratic appropriator, acknowledged that the legislation does not include some of the “broader reforms Democrats proposed,”...
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
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People who were actually enslaved believed that chattel slavery would end one day.
I'm sorry but to me that suggests that you [who are not enslaved in 2026] can also imagine an end to the current horrors.
I'm sorry but to me that suggests that you [who are not enslaved in 2026] can also imagine an end to the current horrors.
January 17, 2026 at 6:02 PM
People who were actually enslaved believed that chattel slavery would end one day.
I'm sorry but to me that suggests that you [who are not enslaved in 2026] can also imagine an end to the current horrors.
I'm sorry but to me that suggests that you [who are not enslaved in 2026] can also imagine an end to the current horrors.
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“University administrators and state lawmakers are saying, in effect, that academic freedom won’t protect you if you teach ideas they don’t like. Never mind that decades ago, the Supreme Court described classrooms as the very embodiment of the “marketplace of ideas”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
Opinion | This Is No Way to Run a University
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:17 AM
“University administrators and state lawmakers are saying, in effect, that academic freedom won’t protect you if you teach ideas they don’t like. Never mind that decades ago, the Supreme Court described classrooms as the very embodiment of the “marketplace of ideas”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
Past Kyle: I'll add in and fix these citations when I'm more done with the paper.
Present Kyle: What asshole just wrote "ADD CITE HERE" without any other information?!
Present Kyle: What asshole just wrote "ADD CITE HERE" without any other information?!
January 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Past Kyle: I'll add in and fix these citations when I'm more done with the paper.
Present Kyle: What asshole just wrote "ADD CITE HERE" without any other information?!
Present Kyle: What asshole just wrote "ADD CITE HERE" without any other information?!
"Trump says US will be 'very strongly involved' in Venezuela oil industry"
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Seen It Marty GIF
ALT: Seen It Marty GIF
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January 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"Trump says US will be 'very strongly involved' in Venezuela oil industry"
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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📣 Out on #FirstView 📣
In "Women or Fetuses First?", @profamandaroberti.bsky.social, @profkmorgan.bsky.social & @katiekrumbholz.bsky.social investigate the effects of a pro-woman framing of pro-life policies.
🌟 Available #OpenAccess 🌟
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In "Women or Fetuses First?", @profamandaroberti.bsky.social, @profkmorgan.bsky.social & @katiekrumbholz.bsky.social investigate the effects of a pro-woman framing of pro-life policies.
🌟 Available #OpenAccess 🌟
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December 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
📣 Out on #FirstView 📣
In "Women or Fetuses First?", @profamandaroberti.bsky.social, @profkmorgan.bsky.social & @katiekrumbholz.bsky.social investigate the effects of a pro-woman framing of pro-life policies.
🌟 Available #OpenAccess 🌟
gendersky polisky
buff.ly/ugrRv1R
In "Women or Fetuses First?", @profamandaroberti.bsky.social, @profkmorgan.bsky.social & @katiekrumbholz.bsky.social investigate the effects of a pro-woman framing of pro-life policies.
🌟 Available #OpenAccess 🌟
gendersky polisky
buff.ly/ugrRv1R
I love asides from students while grading exams for Civil Liberties and Rights. I wonder who they could ever be talking about?
November 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I love asides from students while grading exams for Civil Liberties and Rights. I wonder who they could ever be talking about?
New article from @profamandaroberti.bsky.social @katiekrumbholz.bsky.social and I! We find that changing the framing of abortion restrictions to focus on "pro-woman" language versus "pro-fetus" language has an effect on pro-choice individuals in particular.
#OpenAccess from @politicsgenderj.bsky.social -
Women or Fetuses First? An Experimental Study of the Effectiveness of the Pro-Life Movement’s Use of the “Pro-Woman” Frame - https://cup.org/48qJXVm
- @profamandaroberti.bsky.social, Kyle J. Morgan & @katiekrumbholz.bsky.social
#FirstView
Women or Fetuses First? An Experimental Study of the Effectiveness of the Pro-Life Movement’s Use of the “Pro-Woman” Frame - https://cup.org/48qJXVm
- @profamandaroberti.bsky.social, Kyle J. Morgan & @katiekrumbholz.bsky.social
#FirstView
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
New article from @profamandaroberti.bsky.social @katiekrumbholz.bsky.social and I! We find that changing the framing of abortion restrictions to focus on "pro-woman" language versus "pro-fetus" language has an effect on pro-choice individuals in particular.
Faculty at this point in the semester.
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Faculty at this point in the semester.
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If Trump lashes out and begins bombing his own country, Democrats will have blood on their hands.
November 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
If Trump lashes out and begins bombing his own country, Democrats will have blood on their hands.
From a student in Civil Liberties/Rights this morning: "Because of your class Dr. Morgan, we all now hate the Supreme Court."
Welp, my work here is done.
Welp, my work here is done.
November 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
From a student in Civil Liberties/Rights this morning: "Because of your class Dr. Morgan, we all now hate the Supreme Court."
Welp, my work here is done.
Welp, my work here is done.
It's the only holiday that matters. Here's to the Great Pumpkin and all the sincere pumpkin patches.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uci_...
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The World/ Inferno Friendship Society - Pumpkin Time
YouTube video by Ross
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October 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
It's the only holiday that matters. Here's to the Great Pumpkin and all the sincere pumpkin patches.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uci_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uci_...
Well this one is gonna get weird:
apnews.com/article/supr...
On the plus side, given the disconnected way in which the Court has discussed pot in cases like Morse gives me some hope this one will at least be entertaining to read.
apnews.com/article/supr...
On the plus side, given the disconnected way in which the Court has discussed pot in cases like Morse gives me some hope this one will at least be entertaining to read.
Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns
The Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, the latest firearm case to come before the court since its 2022 decision expanding gun rights.
apnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Well this one is gonna get weird:
apnews.com/article/supr...
On the plus side, given the disconnected way in which the Court has discussed pot in cases like Morse gives me some hope this one will at least be entertaining to read.
apnews.com/article/supr...
On the plus side, given the disconnected way in which the Court has discussed pot in cases like Morse gives me some hope this one will at least be entertaining to read.