Dr. Danielle Lupton
@proflupton.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Political Science at Colgate University. Come for the politics, stay for the pop culture and dog photos. She/Her. All views are my own.
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Base Assumptions: The Complex Electoral Geography of Stateside US Military Installations | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core
Base Assumptions: The Complex Electoral Geography of Stateside US Military Installations
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Delighted to share that my work with @profteigen.bsky.social is out!
We test the often touted assumption/claim that people who live near military bases in the US will be more conservative/Republican. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, we find NO link.
So why has this myth persisted? 1/
We test the often touted assumption/claim that people who live near military bases in the US will be more conservative/Republican. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, we find NO link.
So why has this myth persisted? 1/
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“Shot dead” is passive. “murdered” names the actor. Words matter, especially when the state is pulling the trigger.
January 25, 2026 at 1:08 PM
“Shot dead” is passive. “murdered” names the actor. Words matter, especially when the state is pulling the trigger.
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ICE and DHS are out of control and making our communities less safe.
I will not support funding for DHS without clear accountability and stronger controls over the agency.
It is time for the Senate to do its job and rein in this lawlessness.
I will not support funding for DHS without clear accountability and stronger controls over the agency.
It is time for the Senate to do its job and rein in this lawlessness.
January 24, 2026 at 10:39 PM
ICE and DHS are out of control and making our communities less safe.
I will not support funding for DHS without clear accountability and stronger controls over the agency.
It is time for the Senate to do its job and rein in this lawlessness.
I will not support funding for DHS without clear accountability and stronger controls over the agency.
It is time for the Senate to do its job and rein in this lawlessness.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
This week's energy be like
a stuffed white cat is sitting on top of a box and asking why ?
ALT: a stuffed white cat is sitting on top of a box and asking why ?
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January 22, 2026 at 2:38 PM
This week's energy be like
Are you feeling helpless in the face of incredible political uncertainty? Are you angry with what's happening in America right now and want to channel that energy? Here's some ways you can make a difference right now:
1. Volunteer or donate for an election campaign.
Local elections matter too!
1. Volunteer or donate for an election campaign.
Local elections matter too!
January 20, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Are you feeling helpless in the face of incredible political uncertainty? Are you angry with what's happening in America right now and want to channel that energy? Here's some ways you can make a difference right now:
1. Volunteer or donate for an election campaign.
Local elections matter too!
1. Volunteer or donate for an election campaign.
Local elections matter too!
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People in Minnesota need to understand their own elected leaders are doing this to them.
Do not buy their excuses about how they are doing everything they can. They are lies. They have enabled this regime at every turn.
Do not buy their excuses about how they are doing everything they can. They are lies. They have enabled this regime at every turn.
January 12, 2026 at 2:01 AM
People in Minnesota need to understand their own elected leaders are doing this to them.
Do not buy their excuses about how they are doing everything they can. They are lies. They have enabled this regime at every turn.
Do not buy their excuses about how they are doing everything they can. They are lies. They have enabled this regime at every turn.
We have entered a new age of American imperialism.
January 4, 2026 at 1:33 AM
We have entered a new age of American imperialism.
How I'm walking out of 2025
December 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
How I'm walking out of 2025
Merry Christmas! May we all experience the joy of a young child dressed as a stormtrooper (plus Woody boots and Spiderman gloves) winning at Star Wars laser tag.
December 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Merry Christmas! May we all experience the joy of a young child dressed as a stormtrooper (plus Woody boots and Spiderman gloves) winning at Star Wars laser tag.
Crăciun fericit!
We changed it up this year by doing pasca instead of cozonac - because we found real farmer’s cheese!
We changed it up this year by doing pasca instead of cozonac - because we found real farmer’s cheese!
December 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Crăciun fericit!
We changed it up this year by doing pasca instead of cozonac - because we found real farmer’s cheese!
We changed it up this year by doing pasca instead of cozonac - because we found real farmer’s cheese!
Waiting in line with the rest of Syracuse to see Lights on the Lake - a Christmas tradition! Brought to you by coca-cola, apparently?
December 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Waiting in line with the rest of Syracuse to see Lights on the Lake - a Christmas tradition! Brought to you by coca-cola, apparently?
It will be be an Avengers: Dunesday double feature!
Warner Bros is reportedly planning to stick with keeping ‘DUNE 3’ on the same release date as ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY’
Both films release on December 18, 2026
(Source: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...)
Both films release on December 18, 2026
(Source: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...)
December 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It will be be an Avengers: Dunesday double feature!
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Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna draft articles of impeachment for AG Bondi www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/crim...
Congressmen behind Epstein files law draft articles of impeachment for AG Bondi
The co-sponsors of a law intended to force the DOJ to release all investigative materials related to Jeffrey Epstein say they are drafting articles of impeachment against Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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December 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna draft articles of impeachment for AG Bondi www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/crim...
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Let's go. Impeachment it is.
Breaking:
Rep. Ro Khanna says the Trump DOJ's production "does not comply with" the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Khanna says he and Rep. Thomas Massie "are exploring all options" — including impeachment of DOJ officials, inherent contempt, or referring individuals for obstruction of justice.
Rep. Ro Khanna says the Trump DOJ's production "does not comply with" the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Khanna says he and Rep. Thomas Massie "are exploring all options" — including impeachment of DOJ officials, inherent contempt, or referring individuals for obstruction of justice.
December 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Let's go. Impeachment it is.
Introducing kiddo to the greatest film ever made. IYKYK.
December 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Introducing kiddo to the greatest film ever made. IYKYK.
Yet another impeachable offense.
Breaking: The Trump administration announces that they will not be complying with today’s deadline to release the full Epstein Files.
They insist the files will be released in the next “couple weeks.”
They insist the files will be released in the next “couple weeks.”
December 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Yet another impeachable offense.
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BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
December 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
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I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
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This administration tramples the Constitution daily, and everyone responsible must be impeached, convicted, and removed from power.
On Dec. 4, DOJ labeled people who impede or "dox" ICE agents "domestic terrorists." I document how DHS believes following, recording, and protesting agents is "impeding," and has a policy of threatening & arresting ICE observers. That's unconstitutional. www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
December 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This administration tramples the Constitution daily, and everyone responsible must be impeached, convicted, and removed from power.
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Universities are no longer neutral spaces. In this article, I examine how higher education is being reshaped under a rising fascist politics, and why defending academic freedom and critical pedagogy is now an urgent democratic task.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/12/h...
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/12/h...
Higher Education in the Time of Fascist Plague
What is at stake is far more than a rejection of gangster capitalism and the global misery it produces. The deeper danger lies in recognizing that education has become the primary battlefield in the c...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Universities are no longer neutral spaces. In this article, I examine how higher education is being reshaped under a rising fascist politics, and why defending academic freedom and critical pedagogy is now an urgent democratic task.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/12/h...
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/12/h...
Every academic at this point of the year.
December 13, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Every academic at this point of the year.
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To give you a sense of how big a departure this year, the government doesn't do this for wanted criminals.
SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
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December 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
To give you a sense of how big a departure this year, the government doesn't do this for wanted criminals.