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Michael Donnelly @mjdonnelly.bsky.social · 14h

Semuhi's article is also relevant to @himself.bsky.social's recent NYT and substack pieces.

Michael Donnelly @mjdonnelly.bsky.social · 1d

Semuhi's comparative work is depressingly relevant to current events in the US: www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/com...

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Dr. Semuhi Sinanoglu @semuhi.bsky.social · 1d

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 #𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 #𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬?

They face huge risks, especially during economic crises, when dictators choose to financially extort or #purge their business allies. And yet, despite their power to disrupt, business elites rarely switch sides.

My research shows why.

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Michael Donnelly @mjdonnelly.bsky.social · 1d

I'm glad he specified the window was "of time" because I was worried they were discussing stained glass.

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 4d

🤘🏼I wrote about sweating the small stuff. The city parks dept answered city council’s request to look into destructive practices w a shrug. That’s not good enough. Total park reform is needed & needs to be an election platform. If Chow passes on it, someone else surely will. Pls read & share. 🙏🏼🤘🏼

Shawn Micallef: How Toronto can take a lesson from Van Halen, and learn to sweat the small stuff

Anybody who travels this city knows large vehicles are routinely in parks. It’s disrespectful to Torontonians, a scandalous waste of money, and intrusive to those trying to enjoy the outdoor

www.thestar.com

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Michael Donnelly @mjdonnelly.bsky.social · 12d

Congrats! I've long enjoyed the show, which is a regular in my workout/dishes rotation. I recently got my 10yo and 8yo on board. 10yo is currently listening in bed (school PA day) while I work at home.

Looking forward to the new one.

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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 14d

Why is this man, who clearly has no sense of remorse for acting in a way that endangers fellow citizens, being given a sympathetic ear instead of being jailed?

Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 14d

Driver who racks up between $300 and $400 a month in speeding and parking tickets feels like he’s "being bullied.” www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

Dasrath, who spends much of his time driving for work, said he regularly racks up $300 to $400 a month in parking and speeding tickets.

“When you get the ticket in the mail about four to six weeks later, the first thing I felt is anger and rage… you feel like you’re being bullied.”

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Michael Donnelly @mjdonnelly.bsky.social · 17d

Going into tomorrows data viz lecture slides right now

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 17d

Unveils divergent American and German housing policies over the past century and their major impact on each country's capitalist model.

Through the Roof by Alexander Reisenbichler (@utoronto.ca), Out Now

🗺️ 🗃️ #LawSky #BookSky #PolicySky #Housing

https://cup.org/47L03JF

Cover of Through the Roof featuring a home on an increasing price arrow

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Chris Jasko @jasko.bsky.social · 18d

Oh no, @mjdonnelly.bsky.social, we got old.

An ancient photograph shows four fresh-faced teens seated at a table as they pose for the camera. They don't believe time will come for them, but it will. HARD.

One child pretends to be asleep as he flips off the camera. He is not as cool as he thinks he is.

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Michael Donnelly @mjdonnelly.bsky.social · 18d

Me vs the 8yo with appropriate handicap: how it started, ended

All the white chess pieces vs a king and pawn

A lone black king trapped in a draw position

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Chagai Weiss @chagaiweiss.bsky.social · 19d

🚨Registration is open for the TPBW🚨

Join us on Nov. 7-8 to discuss exciting political behavior/behaviour research. We have an awesome list of presentations and posters from all around the 🌏🌍🌎
Program: www.rubenson.org/events
Registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Registration

Registration is now open for the 2025 Toronto Political Behaviour Workshop, taking place November 7 & 8 at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy The deadline to ...

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Michael Donnelly @mjdonnelly.bsky.social · 20d

All three positions are meant to be senior. The Munk School is a great place to work. People are happy, research is fun, students are great... I'm on one of the committees, but happy to chat with people about any of them.

Michael Donnelly @mjdonnelly.bsky.social · 20d

Three jobs! In a functioning liberal democracy! In academia! Climate policy (any discipline): jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
China (any discipline): jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
Economics of technology (economics): jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...

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Michael Donnelly @mjdonnelly.bsky.social · 21d

I made a comment last year about how “post 9-11 politics was a bit crazy, as you remember,” and got rudely reminded that none of them remembered it

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Michael Donnelly @mjdonnelly.bsky.social · 23d

A particular pet peeve of mine. Looking forward to it

Michael Donnelly @mjdonnelly.bsky.social · 28d

Drunk guy near me at the bar in the airport explaining opportunity cost to his neighbor. Not going well.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 29d

#polisky

McGill PoliSci @mcgillpolisci.bsky.social · 29d

mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...

The McGill University Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure-track position in International Relations, with an emphasis on global governance and/or international security.

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science

Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...

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Michael Donnelly @mjdonnelly.bsky.social · 29d

Ahh, but you see they are light and refreshing. Light is the opposite of dark, so they're really just keeping democracy alive here.

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Daniel Tavana @danieltavana.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Department of Political Science at Penn State is hiring in CP/IR, for a position focused on non-democratic politics. Link to apply: psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...

Assistant Professor, Political Science

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

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Michael Donnelly @mjdonnelly.bsky.social · Sep 8

It's that time of year again: We're hiring! The Munk School at U of T is hiring a Chair in Climate Policy - open field, open specialty. Political scientists, economists, public policy specialists, etc. should all apply! Happy to answer questions.
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...

Associate Professor/Professor - Lawson Chair in Climate Policy Innovation

jobs.utoronto.ca

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Michael Donnelly @mjdonnelly.bsky.social · Sep 4

2) As you'd probably guess, I'm a bit more skeptical about the larger impact on Canadian attitudes. Last fall we saw the first uptick in a while in anti-refugee sentiment, coupled with a much bigger uptick in anti-immigration sentiment. www.environicsinstitute.org/docs/default...

www.environicsinstitute.org

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Michael Donnelly @mjdonnelly.bsky.social · Sep 4

This is good. A couple of comments:
1) I like the population decline point. I think you imply the equivalent in a few places but to make it explicit - church groups can use it to offset attendance declines.
and

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Michael Donnelly @mjdonnelly.bsky.social · Sep 2

Yeah, @mattpolacko.bsky.social and I have been puttering around something about accountability and provincial politics. Not there yet, but we should have something this fall. A good measure of provincial political knowledge would be great.

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Michael Donnelly @mjdonnelly.bsky.social · Sep 2

Dear @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca, this seems silly (and can't be hard to fix):

NEW! Browser Tabs/Simultaneous use of multiple browsers: SSHRC's system does not support browsing simultaneously with multiple browsers or multiple tabs. Doing so will result in loss of data.

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