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Tabitha Bonilla

@tabithabonilla.bsky.social

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Political Scientist st NU's SESP, IPR, and CSDD. Research: communication around politics and policy, examining identity and representation. MT native finding my way in the Midwest.

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Kristina Cooke @kristinacooke.bsky.social · 8d

I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.

Ted Hesson @tedhesson.bsky.social · 8d

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies, w/ @reneehickman.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies

U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed to Chicago led a late-night raid on an apartment building this week, rappelling from helicopters onto rooftops and breaking down doors in an operation authorities said targeted gang members but which swept up U.S. citizens and families.

www.reuters.com

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Ted Hesson @tedhesson.bsky.social · 8d

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies, w/ @reneehickman.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies

www.reuters.com

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 10d

“ABC7 spoke to Pertissue Fisher, a woman who lives in the building. She said ICE agents took everyone in the building, including her, and asked questions later….’They was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other.’”

It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground

ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

abc7chicago.com

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Reposted by Efrén O. Pérez, Henry Farrell, Michael Jones‐Correa , and 1 more Efrén O. Pérez, Henry Farrell, Michael Jones‐Correa, Tabitha Bonilla

Jamila Michener @povertyscholar.bsky.social · 20d

My book w/@profsorelle.bsky.social will be out in January! These ideas have brewed since I interned at Queens Legal Services 20 years ago. The book is for anyone who cares about people, justice, power & democracy. Much more to share more in the coming months!

press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Uncivil Democracy

How the civil legal system undermines the political lives of marginalized communities

press.princeton.edu

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · Sep 11

When we use the concepts of "political violence" or "support for political violence," I've noticed that some are referring only to nonstate actors. Others also include state-directed political violence (e.g., using ICE on political enemies).

Huge differences in the implications

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Reposted by Dani Rodrik, Jonathan Portes, Cas Mudde , and 45 more Dani Rodrik, Jonathan Portes, Cas Mudde, Daniela Gabor, Elizabeth Saunders, Nandita Sharma, Juan Moreno, Gavin A. Schmidt, Patrick A. Jansen, Zhang, John Horgan, David H. Kaye, Jonathan Parker, Rachel Brooks, Rosemary A. Joyce, Leigh Sparks, South África, Laia Balcells, Fatih Guvenen, Naomi Priest, Claire Dupont, Luke Moffett, Nichola Raihani, Göran Bolin, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Mirya R. Holman, Jo Barraket, Silvia Secchi, McKenzie Wark, Holger Hestermeyer, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Julie Cupples, Bessma Momani, Els Torreele, James Goodwin, Sarah Roberts, Erin O’Donnell, Ann Bartow, Mauro Gatti, Federica Genovese, Aleksandra Urman, Tim Stephens, Robert L. Tsai, Nancy M. Wingfield, Tabitha Bonilla, Tarik Abou‐Chadi, Élisabeth Vallet, James M. Thomas

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · Aug 10

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

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Tabitha Bonilla @tabithabonilla.bsky.social · Jul 24

Will you take clients?

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Jul 2

NEW: Read Mr Abrego's account of unthinkable torture inside CECOT prison in El Salvador. My latest: content warning: www.muellershewrote.com/p/mr-abregos...

Mr. Abrego's Account of Torture at CECOT in El Salvador

Mr. Abrego has filed an amended complaint asking the court to declare the government's actions unlawful and to order his release. He describes his torture in El Salvador in the complaint.

www.muellershewrote.com

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Jun 24

⁉️In survey experiments, should you ask covariates before the treatment?

➡️ @asdurso.bsky.social @tabithabonilla.bsky.social G.Bogdanowicz study the effects of placing sensitive items in different parts of the survey and offer guidance on optimal ordering www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Reposted by Jacob Montgomery, Scott Clifford, Hannah Walker , and 1 more Jacob Montgomery, Scott Clifford, Hannah Walker, Tabitha Bonilla

Amanda Sahar d’Urso @asdurso.bsky.social · Jun 18

Contributing to the lit on where to place moderators in an experiment (shoutouts 🧵), @tabithabonilla.bsky.social, Genni and I consider whether items measuring prejudice are subject to unique considerations. Does asking these questions pre-treatment affect the experiment? @psrm.bsky.social

Where to place sensitive questions? Experiments on survey response order and measures of discriminatory attitudes | Political Science Research and Methods | Cambridge Core

Where to place sensitive questions? Experiments on survey response order and measures of discriminatory attitudes

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Reposted by Paul R. Bierman, Evelyne Schmid, Jane Callaghan , and 1 more Paul R. Bierman, Evelyne Schmid, Jane Callaghan, Tabitha Bonilla

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Jun 14

ICE is going to parks in Los Angeles and kidnapping nannies who are caring for small children

The children are witnessing these kidnappings and being held in custody until their parents are contacted

Women and children in parks

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Reposted by Jesper Strömbäck, Michelle Everson, Michael Zimmer , and 4 more Jesper Strömbäck, Michelle Everson, Michael Zimmer, Rebecca R. Hernandez, Tabitha Bonilla, Gwénola Ricordeau, Tobias Barrington Wolff

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Jun 12

Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)

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Reposted by Andrew Leyshon, Lesley Bartlett, Noel D. Johnson , and 1 more Andrew Leyshon, Lesley Bartlett, Noel D. Johnson, Tabitha Bonilla

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 28

REPORTER: When could the administration resume interviews for foreign students visa?

TRUMP: On what?

REPORTER: Foreign student visas

TRUMP: For the French?

REPORTER: All the foreign students

TRUMP: What are you referring-- foreign visas for what?

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Reposted by James Q. Wilson, Seema Jayachandran, Jamie Morgan , and 8 more James Q. Wilson, Seema Jayachandran, Jamie Morgan, Adam T. Perzynski, Jane E. Fountain, Michelle L. Mazurek, Dominic Boyer, David C. Kimball, Jessica Vitak, Tabitha Bonilla, Amy Lee

Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · May 13

"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.

Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."

David Malakoff @davidmalakoff.bsky.social · May 13

Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...

Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF

Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress

www.science.org

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · May 2

Trump administration settles with Maine over funding freeze after dispute over trans athletes

In response, the state will drop its lawsuit that had been filed against the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

www.nbcnews.com

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Michelangelo Landgrave @landgravephd.bsky.social · May 1

We're now accepting submissions for a mini conference at Boulder (co-organized w/ PRIEC). We'll have both traditional presentations and a poster session. We esp. welcome submissions from those on the market who may not be able to attend APSA in-person.

forms.gle/QAn1rW8NxscX...

2025 Barney Ford Lab Annual Meeting

The Barney Ford Lab at CU Boulder is happy to announce that we are welcoming proposals for our annual meeting. Our annual meeting will take place in beautiful Boulder CO on Friday September 19th, 2025...

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Tabitha Bonilla @tabithabonilla.bsky.social · Apr 30

Thanks to Mary for leading the charge. And tagging @quinnmulroy.bsky.social

Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University @ipratnu.bsky.social · Apr 30

In a new working paper, IPR's Mary McGrath, Quinn Mulroy,
@tabithabonilla.bsky.social, and their co-authors find that emailing students simple, clear instructions about how to cast a ballot increased voter turnout among young people. http://spr.ly/633292vEU5

image of a pointer finger holding a red "I Voted" sticker

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Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University @ipratnu.bsky.social · Apr 30

Tabitha Bonilla @tabithabonilla.bsky.social · Apr 30

Congratulations!

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Mike Wagner @prowag.bsky.social · Apr 26

Shared a bit about our grant termination and the consequences of other canceled grants at UW-Madison. pbswisconsin.org/news-item/mi...

Michael Wagner on federal research grant cuts at UW-Madison

UW-Madison journalism professor Michael Wagner discusses the termination of a federal grant to study communication about vaccination and the consequences of funding cuts for university researchers.

pbswisconsin.org

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Tabitha Bonilla @tabithabonilla.bsky.social · Apr 26

I am so sorry.

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · Apr 25

As I posted earlier, arresting judges is usually an authoritarian endgame move. The arrest of Judge Dugan here in the US is happening while courts are still pushing back, which is deeply concerning. I dig into the data & implications in my latest.

When Judges Become Targets: Judicial Resistance Meets Authoritarian Escalation

An endgame tactic arrives early? A judge's arrest signals a dangerous new phase.

open.substack.com

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Reposted by James Q. Wilson, Pedro C. Magalhães, Bárbara J. Risman , and 1 more James Q. Wilson, Pedro C. Magalhães, Bárbara J. Risman, Tabitha Bonilla

Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · Apr 25

Even established authoritarian regimes consider arresting defiant judges an extreme tactic—a serious escalation usually reserved for after one-party rule is firmly entrenched. Seeing a judge arrested in the US today should alarm everyone who values democratic governance. This cannot be allowed. 🧵

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Rob Townsend @rbtownsend.bsky.social · Apr 24

“the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is pleased to announce a special funding opportunity to support the design and creation of statues of important American historical figures for the planned National Garden of American Heroes.” bit.ly/42KlpCz

NEH Announces Grant Opportunity to Create Statues of Iconic Americans for the National Garden of American Heroes

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Reposted by Timon McPhearson, Lyn Robinson, Tabitha Bonilla , and 1 more Timon McPhearson, Lyn Robinson, Tabitha Bonilla, Sofya Aptekar

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Apr 24

They're going after the accreditation of universities and threatening to revoke the ability of accreditors if they don't crack down on DEI and LGBTQ people in academia.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.

www.whitehouse.gov

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achukilissa @achukilissa.bsky.social · Apr 23

My god. He’s gone after the Civil Rights Act!!!!

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. A

www.whitehouse.gov

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Reposted by Tara S. Behrend, Colleen Fisher, Michael P. O’Connor , and 3 more Tara S. Behrend, Colleen Fisher, Michael P. O’Connor, Sarah E. Gaither, Tabitha Bonilla, Carlos Carroll

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Apr 24

Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.

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Reposted by Christian Nadeau, Todd Campbell, Michelle L. Mazurek , and 3 more Christian Nadeau, Todd Campbell, Michelle L. Mazurek, Marc Gopin, Tabitha Bonilla, Jean Kazez

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Apr 22

The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.

HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth

In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.

www.motherjones.com

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Tabitha Bonilla @tabithabonilla.bsky.social · Apr 17

Beyond the obvious fascism here, I'm really curious what the viewpoint diversity on asthma is.

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · Apr 17

The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.

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