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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 17h

Monstrous.

"federal agents detained nearly every resident of the 130-unit building—including children and babies—placing them in zip ties and separating them by race into vans for more than two hours early Tuesday morning."

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 20h

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 17h

Is the mad king watching the History Channel or is this somehow part of the Kash Patel/Bongino clown show?

CNN @cnn.com · 20h

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

www.cnn.com

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 18h

Oooops

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 22h

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Yoshiko Herrera @yoshikoherrera.bsky.social · 1d

Our authoritarians are doubling down on their new tactic: Senate hearings as a reality TV show where you come in with canned insults, shout, and lie in an over-the-top ridiculous way. The scandal will deflect from the serious issues at hand, & you show your side you're tough on the internal enemies

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi: "Karoline Leavitt is one of the most trustworthy human being I know. And Sen. Schiff, if you worked for me, you would've been fired."

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 1d

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

at this point you have to acknowledge that there is no way that these guys don't try to mess with the 2026 midterms. there is absolutely no respect for the legitimacy of the opposition

Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 2d

Stephen Miller: "Eventually elections don’t carry the day because violence beats votes… When we see a muscular response from the federal government, it’s because we’re not going to let violence beat votes."

Is he implying federal intervention determines political legitimacy, not ballots or courts?

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Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 2d

Sense of sentience

I've revised my blogpost for people who have discovered AI "people"; hopefully it's better (more clear) this time joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2025/09/sens... #AIEthics #AGI #genAI

Sense of sentience

artificial and natural intelligence, including politics, policy, ethics and security

joanna-bryson.blogspot.com

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Yoshiko Herrera @yoshikoherrera.bsky.social · 5d

Orwellian:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Joni Ernst: "Unfortunately, our farmers do need that assistance. They don't like it. They consider it welfare. They want trade, not aid. So we really need to see some of these new markets opening up around the globe ... but if there's anybody that can make a deal, it's President Trump."

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 6d

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 6d

“The Govt sometimes makes brief, investigative stops to the check the immigration status of those who gather in locations where ppl are hired for day jobs; who work or appear to work in jobs such as landscaping, construction, agriculture, or car washes…” -Justice Kavanaugh

Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 6d

"Rodrick Johnson, 67, is one of many residents who were detained by federal agents during the South Shore raid. A U.S. citizen, he said agents broke through his door and dragged him out in zip ties."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Laia Balcells @laiabalcells.bsky.social · 7d

This is happening tomorrow!

Laia Balcells @laiabalcells.bsky.social · 13d

Very excited to go to Harvard next week and give a lecture on my research about transitional justice museums --featuring co-authored works with Valeria Palanza, Elsa Voytas, Olwen Purdue, Francesca Parente, and Ethan vanderWilden.

www.gov.harvard.edu/calendar_eve...

Sidney Verba Fall 2025 Lecture

Professor Laia Balcells is a Professor of Government at Georgetown University. Her research focuses on comparative politics and international relations, with a particular emphasis on political violenc...

www.gov.harvard.edu

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 6d

You know what would be great? If Democrats came out and said that the next time they’re in power, they’ll change the rules and end shutdowns for good. And then actually did it.

Beyond being dumb and unnecessary, it’s flat-out disrespectful to keep treating federal employees like bargaining chips.

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 6d

Dartmouth one of 9 universities asked to sign accord that...

1. bans use of race/sex in hiring/admissions
2. freezes tuition for 5 years
3. caps int'l undergrad enrollment at 15%
4. "quell" grade inflation
5. employees can't express political views

...to get federal funding advantage

Exclusive | White House Asks Colleges to Sign Sweeping Agreement to Get Funding Advantage

An initial round of nine schools is being asked to sign a wide-ranging accord.

www.wsj.com

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social · 7d

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV's experts discussed what to do in case of potential US deliveries of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine and insisted that Ukraine owes reparations to Russia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbv1...

Russian state TV discusses Tomahawk missiles and reparations

YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor

www.youtube.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 8d

How is this happening?

www.instagram.com/reel/DPOxWqF...

bulwarkonline on Instagram: "Trump: “It's something we're actually considering the concept of battleships.”View all 604 comments"

Trump: “It's something we're actually considering the concept of battleships.”

www.instagram.com

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Yoshiko Herrera @yoshikoherrera.bsky.social · 8d

Trump admin itself says _17 people killed so far_ from US bombed boats:

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians not directly taking part in hostilities, even if they are believed to be smuggling drugs."

What do the others say?!!

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/w...

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 9d

Trying hard to moderate my Maia Sandu fangirling right now, but I gotta stress she's accomplished something no EEuropean reformist ever has: brought a fugitive oligarch back to face justice AND fended off massive Ru interference to win a referendum and two re-elections (parliamentary+presidential)!

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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 9d

Congrats to Moldova!!! Russia threw everything to destabilize the election and failed spectacularly.

Democracy won 🙌🏼

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Yoshiko Herrera @yoshikoherrera.bsky.social · 11d

Scary to think what kind of people are going to hired by ICE with its $45B budget in the next 4 years. I thought it would be people who were too incompetent, racist, violent, or crazy for normal police or military jobs, but this paper studies the question systematically:
ajps.org/2019/10/08/w...

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 12d

A story that’s attracted surprisingly little attention in our media:

Ex-Reform politician admits Russia-linked bribery charges www.bbc.com/news/article...

Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery

Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

www.bbc.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11d

www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-c...

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Yoshiko Herrera @yoshikoherrera.bsky.social · 11d

I love that this article has been published in the APSR! Congratulations to you! I look forward to assigning it!

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Efrén Pérez @efrenpolipsy.bsky.social · 12d

🔥🔥🔥👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

Amanda Sahar d’Urso @asdurso.bsky.social · 12d

Labels can impact politics. My paper @apsrjournal.bsky.social "What Happens When You Can't Check the Box?" shows when Middle Eastern & North African (MENA) Americans are excluded from identity categories, they assert MENA identity when answering relevant political questions.
doi.org/10.1017/S000...

What Happens When You Can’t Check the Box? Categorization Threat and Public Opinion among Middle Eastern and North African Americans | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

What Happens When You Can’t Check the Box? Categorization Threat and Public Opinion among Middle Eastern and North African Americans

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 14d

The only way the world can know if the president meant what he said today is if he comes back to Washington and puts America firmly back on the side of NATO and Ukraine with money and materiel.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Does Trump Really Think Ukraine Can Win?

The president abruptly turned on Putin, but the epiphany may not last.

www.theatlantic.com

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 12d

My comments to The Washington Post on why the charges against Comey are so dangerous wapo.st/4nrPAYw

“Other prosecutors will feel even more pressure now to bring charges against whomever displeases the president,” said Brendan Nyhan, a professor of government at Dartmouth College. “And you don’t want to live in a country where displeasing the president can put you in jail.”
Comey will face hardships even if he ultimately beats the charges because he will have to hire lawyers and bear the stress of knowing he could go to prison if convicted, Nyhan said.
“The charges against Comey will intimidate and silence many more people than just him,” he said.

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