Dominik Stecuła
@stecula.bsky.social
Political Communication researcher
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2026 is the year we level up The Pulaski Institution in our mission to promote democracy in the heartlands.
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I’m so proud of what we’ve done so far on an almost non-existent budget, and I know we have a unique vision that is more relevant than ever.
Won’t you join us?
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January 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM
If you like the writing I do, know that the same spirit and analysis animates my org. We think we’ve got a lot to offer in the fight for democracy. Please consider supporting us today.
Reposted by Dominik Stecuła
2026 is the year we level up The Pulaski Institution in our mission to promote democracy in the heartlands.
I’m so proud of what we’ve done so far on an almost non-existent budget, and I know we have a unique vision that is more relevant than ever.
Won’t you join us?
www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
I’m so proud of what we’ve done so far on an almost non-existent budget, and I know we have a unique vision that is more relevant than ever.
Won’t you join us?
www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 AM
2026 is the year we level up The Pulaski Institution in our mission to promote democracy in the heartlands.
I’m so proud of what we’ve done so far on an almost non-existent budget, and I know we have a unique vision that is more relevant than ever.
Won’t you join us?
www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
I’m so proud of what we’ve done so far on an almost non-existent budget, and I know we have a unique vision that is more relevant than ever.
Won’t you join us?
www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
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On Jan. 5, Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jim O’Neill signed a memorandum that reduced the number of diseases targeted in the childhood vaccine schedule for all children to 11, just one more than Denmark's schedule.
January 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
On Jan. 5, Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jim O’Neill signed a memorandum that reduced the number of diseases targeted in the childhood vaccine schedule for all children to 11, just one more than Denmark's schedule.
Canadians are justifiably worried. I wrote about the need for Americans to stand up for the US-Canada friendship, but people simply don't care or don't take it seriously. We do so at our peril. www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
January 6, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Canadians are justifiably worried. I wrote about the need for Americans to stand up for the US-Canada friendship, but people simply don't care or don't take it seriously. We do so at our peril. www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
If there is a label we can put on Trump its that he's a mercantilist
Trump's real agenda is not peace. It’s extortion, conquest, and theft.
The Politics of Plunder
His domestic and foreign policies have one consistent theme.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM
If there is a label we can put on Trump its that he's a mercantilist
There was simply no way to predict that the guy who renamed the Department of Defense the Department of War will start a war
January 3, 2026 at 6:19 PM
There was simply no way to predict that the guy who renamed the Department of Defense the Department of War will start a war
The dream of back to back FIFA Peace Prizes is fading away
January 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The dream of back to back FIFA Peace Prizes is fading away
Unfortunately, now is the time to circle back
January 3, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Unfortunately, now is the time to circle back
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Pure, unmitigated hate.
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Pure, unmitigated hate.
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George Will: "Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement. ... The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself" www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A sickening moral slum of an administration
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
George Will: "Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement. ... The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself" www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Oh please just fuck off
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Oh please just fuck off
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Postdoctoral Researcher Positions!
November 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Postdoctoral Researcher Positions!
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Republicans increasingly oppose requiring healthy kids to get MMR vaccines to attend public schools
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
November 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Republicans increasingly oppose requiring healthy kids to get MMR vaccines to attend public schools
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
More than twice as many Republicans report getting news regularly from the Joe Rogan Experience podcast than from Tucker Carlson. Also more Republicans get news on JRE than on Newsmax, Daily Wire, or Breitbart
November 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
More than twice as many Republicans report getting news regularly from the Joe Rogan Experience podcast than from Tucker Carlson. Also more Republicans get news on JRE than on Newsmax, Daily Wire, or Breitbart
Very happy to see this out!
Today in @jhppl.bsky.social, we show that few Americans express strong concern about H5N1 health risks.
That's a problem, because public apathy may impede an already-sluggish policy response to a potential pandemic (as @propublica.org documented this week).
read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
That's a problem, because public apathy may impede an already-sluggish policy response to a potential pandemic (as @propublica.org documented this week).
read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
November 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Very happy to see this out!
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new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
Just when you think we've reached the absolute bottom, Donald Trump shows up with a shovel
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Just when you think we've reached the absolute bottom, Donald Trump shows up with a shovel
Seems like a fantastic opportunity and you get to be Jacob's colleague, which is pretty cool as well.
🚨JOB ALERT🚨
Washington State University is HIRING an Associate or Full Professor of American Politics who will also serve as the Director of our excellent Foley Institute.
An awesome opportunity to be right at the nexus of research and policy!
wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jo...
Washington State University is HIRING an Associate or Full Professor of American Politics who will also serve as the Director of our excellent Foley Institute.
An awesome opportunity to be right at the nexus of research and policy!
wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jo...
Associate Professor/Professor
Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on: December 7, 2025 If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details. Available Title(s): 280-NN_FACULTY - A...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Seems like a fantastic opportunity and you get to be Jacob's colleague, which is pretty cool as well.
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I just ran a survey (with @stecula.bsky.social and Alex Rivard) and we found that people have no idea what housing prices are like in their community. People simultaneously underestimate what homes cost in their metros and think that where they live is much more expensive than the rest of the US.
Sometimes I think people forget that, in 2021 Rent Control got more votes than Jacob Frey did.
November 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I just ran a survey (with @stecula.bsky.social and Alex Rivard) and we found that people have no idea what housing prices are like in their community. People simultaneously underestimate what homes cost in their metros and think that where they live is much more expensive than the rest of the US.
Call me old fashioned, but I think freedom of speech is good, ackschually, and we shouldn't be jailing people for posting memes. Glad that to see the GOP commitment to free speech was full fledged and unwavering and not at all cynical political theater.
www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting
A Middle Tennessee sheriff is defending the arrest of a man for posting an online meme quoting President Donald Trump.
www.newschannel5.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Call me old fashioned, but I think freedom of speech is good, ackschually, and we shouldn't be jailing people for posting memes. Glad that to see the GOP commitment to free speech was full fledged and unwavering and not at all cynical political theater.
www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Our universities are truly a US superpower. Most states have at least one world class research university that is an engine of the local economy and a magnet for top talent from all over the world. Policies like this are not like stepping on a rake, its like blowing your own head off with a cannon.
Gov. DeSantis directs Florida universities not to use H1B visas. This is such a self-owned. The US is a major exporter of higher ed & sells more of it to China each year than soy. But because a disfavored group offers that service, it's being attacked mercilessly. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
Florida Universities to Stop Hiring Foreign H-1B Workers Under DeSantis Plan
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Our universities are truly a US superpower. Most states have at least one world class research university that is an engine of the local economy and a magnet for top talent from all over the world. Policies like this are not like stepping on a rake, its like blowing your own head off with a cannon.
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in case you missed it when I posted the preprint on acceptance, here's the more aesthetically pleasing, actually formatted (and unfortunately timely) article for your reading pleasure! (cc: Fitz, @stecula.bsky.social, @matthewhitt.bsky.social):
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Mindset to gain? Framing effects, Need for Chaos, and the limits of ‘Burning It All Down’ | Behavioural Public Policy | Cambridge Core
Mindset to gain? Framing effects, Need for Chaos, and the limits of ‘Burning It All Down’
www.cambridge.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
in case you missed it when I posted the preprint on acceptance, here's the more aesthetically pleasing, actually formatted (and unfortunately timely) article for your reading pleasure! (cc: Fitz, @stecula.bsky.social, @matthewhitt.bsky.social):
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Old enough to remember when scenes like this would have been unthinkable in America. (It was 9 months ago)
Chicago: Zero Regard for Safety, ICE Escalation in Chicago Leaves Baby in Harm’s Way
October 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Old enough to remember when scenes like this would have been unthinkable in America. (It was 9 months ago)
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ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.
October 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.