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Reilly Steel @reillysteel.bsky.social · 11d

Write a quick comment opposing this awful rule that would effectively exclude international students from our Ph.D. programs. Just takes a few minutes. Here's mine.

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Amelia Malpas @malpas.bsky.social · 11d

It took me less than 5 mins to write a comment about how integral international PhD students are to scientific production, and to the US' economic and cultural power.

Please consider also leaving a comment on the devastating rule change for international PhD students:

Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 11d

Comment period ends on Monday for a proposed rule change that would terminate student visas after 4 years. It also puts limits on exchange visitors and reps of foreign media, and shortens the length of time at the end of the visa from 60 days to 30 days.

www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media

Unlike most nonimmigrant classifications, which are admitted for a fixed time period, aliens in the F (academic student), J (exchange visitor), and most I (representatives of foreign information media...

www.federalregister.gov

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Reilly Steel @reillysteel.bsky.social · 12d

Happy to share that my article, "The Political Transformation of Corporate America, 2001-2022," has been published in the American Political Science Review (@apsrjournal.bsky.social)! Link here: doi.org/10.1017/S000...

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 12d

#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -

The Political Transformation of Corporate America, 2001–2022 - https://cup.org/4nOPdqH

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Reilly Steel @reillysteel.bsky.social · 13d

Wordle Bot says my skill was only 68, but it really doesn't understand my objective function. Who cares about trying to solve the game in the fewest expected guesses? The joy from solving in 2 moves >> the pain from solving in 4/5/6.

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Reilly Steel @reillysteel.bsky.social · 17d

The head of the entire parks division (Josh D'Amaro) doesn't have a CFScore in DIME (looks like he has only contributed to Disney's corporate PAC). But the presidents of Disneyland and Disney World both have right-wing CFScores (1.07 and 0.78), as does the chief counsel for Disneyland (0.98).

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Reilly Steel @reillysteel.bsky.social · 17d

Yes, #2 seems correct (see the blow plot); in addition to Iger, the same is true for Dana Walden.

On #3, also interesting is that the right-wing mass in the density consists entirely of execs from the parks division (though some have made few contributions, so take w/ a grain of salt).

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Reilly Steel @reillysteel.bsky.social · 17d

Gotta take our victories where we can.

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Reilly Steel @reillysteel.bsky.social · 19d

Nothing about this is fine...

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Reilly Steel @reillysteel.bsky.social · 19d

Here's the forthcoming APSR paper ICYMI. www.reillysteel.com/s/Steel_Poli...

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Reilly Steel @reillysteel.bsky.social · 19d

We've seen the same pattern with law firms and many others. I don't see this stopping anytime soon.

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Reilly Steel @reillysteel.bsky.social · 19d

Why so different? My conjecture would be that the threat that Trump will rescind discretionary access to critical permissions needed to do business (e.g., broadcast licenses) overrides any principles that might have otherwise led business leaders to push back.

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Reilly Steel @reillysteel.bsky.social · 19d

Recall that three years ago, under pressure from employees and others, Disney publicly opposed the DeSantis-backed Florida legislation commonly known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill. Today, things look very different.

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Reilly Steel @reillysteel.bsky.social · 19d

Disney's indefinite suspension of Kimmel is a big moment in part b/c Disney has a pretty liberal groups of executives, including the two individuals who reportedly made the decision (Bob Iger and Dana Walden). Here's a plot, based on data from my forthcoming APSR paper.

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Reilly Steel @reillysteel.bsky.social · Sep 9

this looks very cool

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Reilly Steel @reillysteel.bsky.social · Aug 21

most random appointment of an SEC enforcement director ever? presumably very smart (former SCOTUS clerk, etc.), but also...a military judge and lecturer on military law?

Reilly Steel @reillysteel.bsky.social · Aug 19

…and I’ve successfully defended my dissertation at @princetonpolitics.bsky.social! Thanks to @nolanmc.bsky.social @jkastellec.bsky.social Gleason Judd and Frances Lee for all the tough questions and invaluable advice!

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Reilly Steel @reillysteel.bsky.social · Aug 6

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · Jul 31

@adambonica.bsky.social and I are economists now (economist salary coming soon, I imagine)

Ungated until the end of September: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Old money: Campaign finance and gerontocracy in the United States

Politicians in the United States rank among the oldest globally. This study examines how money in politics contributes to age inequality in political …

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