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Jikkey
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A Japanese political scientist migrated to Bluesky recently.

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)!
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Sorry this is coming so late. Here are links to the articles made available 11/18/25

Carpenter: doi.org/10.1093/psqu...

Lee: doi.org/10.1093/psqu...

Schickler: doi.org/10.1093/psqu...

King: doi.org/10.1093/psqu...

Hutchings: doi.org/10.1093/psqu...

Bartels: doi.org/10.1093/psqu...
Authoritarian State Conversion: America's Past and the Trumpian Future
Abstract. Is American government becoming authoritarian, and if so, how? Converting a nonautocratic state to authoritarian ends requires at least three tra
doi.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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There is very little evidence that “moderate” candidates do better in general (though there may be specific districts where it’s an advantage

bsky.app/profile/dave...
The next section is them pounding the table, insisting that moderate candidates do better than progressive candidates.

SMH. I'm just gonna link to @adambonica.bsky.social and @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social on this one. They've done the work already.

data4democracy.substack.com/p/do-moderat...
Do Moderates Do Better?
Uncovering Bias in Split Ticket’s WAR Scores
data4democracy.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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As of today it's a Real Object.
August 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Here is Bonica and Grumbach’s from yesterday. This may seem petty to some but it’s important for the parties as they look to recruit candidates for the next few cycles. bsky.app/profile/adam...
We took a close look at Split Ticket's WAR metric, which has become influential in Democratic circles for suggesting moderates significantly outperform progressives.

Our finding: The metric contains systematic biases that overstate the advantage of moderation. A corrected model shows no advantage.🧵
Do Moderates Do Better?
Uncovering Bias in Split Ticket’s WAR Scores
data4democracy.substack.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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As platforms reduce moderation, toxic/threatening content may rise. If you're doing digital culture/discourse rsrch, come & learn more re: our Civility Analyzer, which offers researchers an accessible, data-driven approach to studying prosocial & harmful behaviours. socialmedialab.ca/2025/06/28/2...
2025 Social Media Lab - Computational Social Science Summer School - Online [July 14-16, 2025 via Zoom] - Social Media Lab
Where: online (via Zoom) When: July 14-16, 2024 Contact Info [email protected] @SMLabTO INSTRUCTORS Join us for the Social Media Lab’s 2025 Computational Social Science (CSS) Summer School. E...
socialmedialab.ca
July 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM