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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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APSA @apsa.bsky.social · 2d

Call for Applications: APSA Diversity Fellowship Program – Fall Cycle

Applications are now open for the 2026-2027 APSA Diversity Fellowship Program! The fall application cycle provides financial support to undergraduate seniors, recent graduates, or other individuals who are currently in the…

Call for Applications: APSA Diversity Fellowship Program – Fall Cycle

Applications are now open for the 2026-2027 APSA Diversity Fellowship Program! The fall application cycle provides financial support to undergraduate seniors, recent graduates, or other individuals who are currently in the process of applying to political science PhD programs for Fall 2026 admission. Fellows will receive $5000, disbursed over two years. Applications are due on October 26, 2025. Completed applications will include:

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 2d

Traveling while Black during Jim Crow was about survival as well as mobility. The Green Book Project website documents that story. Share your family’s Green Book memories and help us preserve this rich history:
greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 7d

To mark the 20th anniversary of @politicsgenderj.bsky.social past and current journal editors were asked to identify some of their favorite articles -

https://cup.org/4gbsfr7

Where not #OpenAccess these articles are free to read until the end of 2025.

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JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 10d

So exhausting..

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 12d

Announcing a good ol’ fashioned Teach-In in Washington, DC on Sunday, October 26th.

We’ll convene for a series of lectures, stories, and conversations to celebrate and stand up for the work of history and museums.

Shoutout to @natedimeo.bsky.social for bringing this idea to us.

See you in DC!

A poster announcing a teach-in in washington DC.

Sunday, October 26th - Sunup to Sundown
Washington, DC - The National Mall
“AMERICA’S FRONT YARD”

FEATURING KELLIE CARTER JACKSON, NICOLE HEMMER, DEREK MUSGROVE, NATE DIMEO, TRESSIE MCMILLAN COTTOM, AMANDA SEALES, JODY AVIRGAN, JAMES FALLOWS, MARTHA JONES, MARCIA CHATELAIN, PAUL BUTLER, NATHAN CONNOLLY, AND MORE

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Dr. Christine M. Slaughter @christines.bsky.social · 13d

Unlike white women & Black men, civic duty—not just partisan identification—is associated with increased participation for Black women.

(@politicsgenderj.bsky.social).

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20th Anniversary Editors’ Choice Collection

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Dr. Christine M. Slaughter @christines.bsky.social · 13d

Black women aren’t just the “backbone” of the Democratic Party—they’re uniquely driven by civic duty, not just their partisanship.

(@politicsgenderj.bsky.social).

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20th Anniversary Editors’ Choice Collection

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Dr. Christine M. Slaughter @christines.bsky.social · 13d

Our article was selected by the editors as part of a Virtual Special Issue commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Politics and Gender journal - alongside others! Open access 👇

(@politicsgenderj.bsky.social).

Black Women: Keepers of Democracy, the Democratic Process, and the Democratic Party | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core

Black Women: Keepers of Democracy, the Democratic Process, and the Democratic Party - Volume 20 Issue 1

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 17d

Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night comedians have certainly said things about me that I found offensive, even outrageous.

It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."

Because that's not how America works.
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The Political Scene | The New Yorker

The Washington Roundtable is joined by the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Keren Yarhi-Milo, the dean of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, to discuss...

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 17d

A short 🧵 so everyone can learn that political violence is nothing new in America.

Of the 1,331 Black officials who served during Reconstruction, 158 (10.4%) were subjected to political violence. 1/7

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Myra Faye Turner @myrafayeturner.bsky.social · 20d

“This isn’t the America I know”

Black People:

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 27d

“Kirk & I were on different sides of most political arguments. We were on the same side of the continued possibility of American politics.”

So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Sep 8

the maga constitution doesn’t allow any institution, public or private, to explicitly work to ameliorate racial inequality but allows the government to racially profile

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Sep 8

BREAKING: By an apparent 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court halts an injunction that had prevented immigration agents from racially profiling Latinos in central California.

Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26085894-25a169-order/

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · Sep 4

This has got to be the best time in 60 years to be organizing labor and tenants. Got to be. Got. To. Be.

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · Sep 4

Maybe we need fewer CEOs?

www.cnbc.com/2025/09/02/s...

Salesforce CEO confirms 4,000 layoffs ‘because I need less heads' with AI

CEO Marc Benioff revealed the layoffs during an interview on The Logan Bartlett Show podcast.

www.cnbc.com

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John Stehlin @jstehlin.bsky.social · Sep 1

public sector employment has historically been a more reliable path to the middle class for Black workers, especially Black women, than the private sector where discrimination is rampant, and this is another important reason why the Right wants to destroy the federal government

Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · Aug 31

Okay. I just came back to this and you aren’t calling these efforts resegregation yet, you absolutely should be

A screenshot from the New York Time reads: nytimes #
Black women lost 319,000 jobs between February and July of this year, the only major female demographic to experience significant job losses during this five-month period.
White men saw the largest job increase - 365,000 - among groups.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · Aug 26

RE Lisa Cook. It’s just so hard to tell why Trump is targeting these people. I guess we will never know what they had in common. A mystery for all time.

Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · Aug 20

Really hard to tell what these targets of Trumps attacks and smears have in common

Trump says Fed Governor Lisa Cook 'must resign' www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

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Alvaro M. Bedoya @bedoyausa.bsky.social · Aug 26

Dear journalists:

The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her.

Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · Aug 20

Black women are being used as test subjects for the limits of abuse of power. I want people to not ignore this since this always happens and then when the abuse arrives at people's doorstep, they're surprised.

CALL IT OUT NOW.

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Bolts @boltsmag.org · Aug 18

As Virginia prepares for its next round of elections, harsh new restrictions put in place by Governor Glenn Youngkin in 2023 remain in place.

Bolts reported at the time on the Virginians who cannot vote due to the state's new rules.

The Virginians Who Can’t Vote Because of Glenn Youngkin

People leaving prison automatically regained the right to vote under the previous governor. But Youngkin ended that policy and now decides who gets to cast a ballot.

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Sophia Lin Lakin @slakin.bsky.social · Aug 14

This is a historic affirmation for Black voters in Louisiana & sends a powerful msg: The VRA is still a vital safeguard against discrimination in our democracy. Grateful to our clients & incredibly proud of the @aclu.org team leading the case & co-counsel, incl ACLU LA, @legaldefensefund.bsky.social

ACLU @aclu.org · Aug 14

BREAKING: A federal appeals court affirmed that Louisiana's state legislative districts dilute the power of Black voters and must be redrawn.

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Dr. Christine M. Slaughter @christines.bsky.social · Aug 14

Well, damn.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 14

Mamdani on Cuomo: "I don't need to do much to make the governor appear extremely dislikable."

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Maxwell Palmer @maxwellpalmer.com · Aug 14

How to fix America's gerrymandering problem? @benschneer.bsky.social and I wrote in Time today about a solution we developed (with @cantstopkevin.bsky.social). time.com/7309565/amer...

How to Fix America’s Gerrymandering Problem

As Trump pushes states to redraw districts in favor of Republicans, this solution could help stop gerrymandering.

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Dr. Christine M. Slaughter @christines.bsky.social · Aug 14

Truest statement on the internet today. 😂

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Dr. Christine M. Slaughter @christines.bsky.social · Aug 14

You can always split Tiny Desk into two eras: before T-Pain and after T-Pain. A lot of people who know the history understand that once T-Pain did what he did, it changed everything.

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From T-Pain and Clipse to Chaka Khan, Meet the Humble Genius Behind NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts

Bobby Carter talks to Kierna Mayo, a pioneer of hip-hop journalism, about the SZA concert that almost happened and the oft-overlooked promise of Black ingenuity.

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