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Melissa R. Michelson is an American political scientist. She is a professor of political science at Menlo College, and in… more

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Political science 44%
Communication & Media Studies 28%
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"...To drive voter turnout within these communities, it’s imperative to recognize that in Black communities, voting is often a declaration of Black joy and a commitment to show up for one another."

Learn more from @melissamichelson.bsky.social, @sldemora.bsky.social, and Sarah Hayes. ⤵️
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Melissa R. Michelson @melissamichelson.bsky.social · 3d
Plz read our piece on the Electoral Power of Black Joy & our new Party at the Ballot Box research; huge thanks to @scholars.org for editing and pitching the piece! @sldemora.bsky.social Sarah Hayes thefulcrum.us/civic-engage... @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social
Harnessing the Electoral Power of Black Joy
As is often the case in U.S. elections, Black voter turnout will be crucial this fall. Voters in heavily Black cities like Atlanta, Georgia, and Charlotte, North Carolina, will decide whether to re-el...
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Fabulous evening at the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley gala #HFSV with Menlo prez Steven Weiner
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Reposted by: Melissa R. Michelson, A. E. Dessler, Linda J. Skitka , and 17 more

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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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by Melissa R. Michelson — Reposted by: Melissa R. Michelson, David Darmofal

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Plz read our piece on the Electoral Power of Black Joy & our new Party at the Ballot Box research; huge thanks to @scholars.org for editing and pitching the piece! @sldemora.bsky.social Sarah Hayes thefulcrum.us/civic-engage... @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social
Harnessing the Electoral Power of Black Joy
As is often the case in U.S. elections, Black voter turnout will be crucial this fall. Voters in heavily Black cities like Atlanta, Georgia, and Charlotte, North Carolina, will decide whether to re-el...
thefulcrum.us
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Reposted by: Melissa R. Michelson

priec.bsky.social
We know that the incredible investment that community organizations provide includes facilitating civic engagement. @cruzita.bsky.social argues this investment facilitates courageous citizenship, whereby org interventions help people of vulnerable communities manage political risk.

#UCRPRIEC20
Professor Maricruz Osorio (Bentley U), presenting, "Playing State Politics: How Immigrant Organizations Respond to State Governments"
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by Melissa R. Michelson

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The @priec.bsky.social 20th anniversary meeting is 🔥🔥🔥
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Congratulations @dadakim.bsky.social, Shaun Bowler, and the rest of the @ucrpolisci.bsky.social crew for organizing a terrific program!!
Left to right, Francisco Pedraza (Arizona State University), Kim Yi Dionne (UC Riverside), Maricruz Osorio (Bentley University), Shaun Bowler (UC Riverside). Standing in front of the PRIEC pipe and banner with repeat step of PRIEC logo
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Knock knock.

Who's there?

📣 PRIEC!

Where?

In Riverside, CA with
@ucrpolisci.bsky.social to celebrate 20 years of PRIEC where it all started!!

#PRIECUCR20
Photo of UCR Professor Kim Yi Dionne, co-host of the PRIEC at UC Riverside, taking a selfie with ASU Professor Francisco Pedraza in front of the PRIEC pipe and banner. Photo of Professor Kim Yi Dionne giving welcoming remarks for the 20th anniversary of PRIEC at UC Riverside. Standing at the front of the room facing guests. Photo of registration area for PRIEC at UC Riverside. Professor Maricruz Osorio (Bentley), Professor Shaun Bowler (UC Riverside), and Dean & Professor Melissa Michelson (Menlo College). Registration table for the PRIEC at UC Riverside, celebrating the 20th anniversary of PRIEC.
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#PRIECat20! @priec.bsky.social 🤩
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A great pod! Saving to share with Con Law students next time I teach that course
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 6d
LISTEN: So appreciate @leahlitman.bsky.social, @profmmurray.bsky.social, & @kateshaw.bsky.social for allowing NYT columnist @jamellebouie.net & I to join them in a deep dive about the ongoing attempt to derail the promise of the 14th Amendment. Begins at min 57:00. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
The Trump Administration's SCOTUS Winning Streak
Podcast Episode · Strict Scrutiny · 09/29/2025 · 1h 59m
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by Melissa R. Michelson

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Headed to the 20th anniversary @priec.bsky.social at UCR; fabulous lineup of papers on the agenda! drive.google.com/file/d/12qap...
PRIEC_UCR_2025_Program.pdf
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by Thomas Wood — Reposted by: Melissa R. Michelson, Ben H. Ansell, Will Jennings , and 7 more

thomasjwood.bsky.social
The last time I posted the income relationship to presidential vote among White respondents to the @electionstudies.bsky.social ANES, people asked for additional estimates among all voters.

Updated estimates here:
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Reposted by: Melissa R. Michelson, Anna O. Law

sifill.bsky.social
LISTEN: So appreciate @leahlitman.bsky.social, @profmmurray.bsky.social, & @kateshaw.bsky.social for allowing NYT columnist @jamellebouie.net & I to join them in a deep dive about the ongoing attempt to derail the promise of the 14th Amendment. Begins at min 57:00. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
The Trump Administration's SCOTUS Winning Streak
Podcast Episode · Strict Scrutiny · 09/29/2025 · 1h 59m
podcasts.apple.com
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Reposted by: Melissa R. Michelson, Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Peter Thorne , and 30 more

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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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Reposted by: Melissa R. Michelson, David Darmofal

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Pro tip: If "Harvard and Trump" are in the news, start with @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social for the most up-to-date and well-sourced coverage.

Their story right now: www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Trump Claims White House Has Struck Deal With Harvard | News | The Harvard Crimson
President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday in the Oval Office that the White House had “reached a deal” with Harvard, before cautioning that the agreement had not been finalized.
www.thecrimson.com
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by Ryan Enos — Reposted by: Melissa R. Michelson, Elizabeth Saunders, Nicholas A. Christakis , and 5 more

ryanenos.bsky.social
I have never seen such a blistering rebuke of a President by a federal judge. He is telling us clearly to stand up for our liberty against a dictator. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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by Melissa R. Michelson

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Tell me you read @newyorker.com fiction without telling me you read New Yorker magazine fiction…
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8d
resolved: sandwiches taste better when cut diagonally
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Reposted by: Melissa R. Michelson, Alan Richardson

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resolved: sandwiches taste better when cut diagonally
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ICYMI My September Reads for the Rest of Us is live @msmagazine.com with 25 of my and Violet’s fave books releasing this month.

Feat new books by @theferocity.bsky.social @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social @nikitagill.bsky.social @tinamakereti.bsky.social @melissamichelson.bsky.social
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by Melissa R. Michelson — Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, David Darmofal

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Had a great morning talking about #VotingRights at my local @lwvc.bsky.social
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Reposted by: Melissa R. Michelson, Michael Jones‐Correa

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A friendly reminder, that even if a city has high crime rates, it’s inappropriate and unconstitutional to deploy troops there as a way to enforce law.
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Reposted by: Melissa R. Michelson, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Scott A. Imberman

atherton.bsky.social
State Dept's revoking visa of Colombia's president because he said in Spanish

"That's why from here, from New York I ask all the soldiers of the army of the United States not to point their guns at people. Disobey the orders of Trump. Obey the orders of humanity."

www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
Congratulations to @jimmykimmel.com on his triumphant return!
Last night he was pitch-perfect. Inspirational, self-reflective, gracious to his haters, championing the 1st Amendment & most importantly: FUNNY.

(Shout-out to Robert DeNiro as the mob-boss head of the FCC)😆
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by Melissa R. Michelson

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Yes, we are seeing that at Menlo!
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Just to piss off Nexstar, Sinclair, and Trump. Linking to the Kimmel YouTube video which has nearly 3 million views.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
www.youtube.com
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by Melissa R. Michelson

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Nopety nope nope. Not renewing my subscription any time soon, Disney.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15d
SCOOP — Part of the reason Disney/ABC may have rushed to sort things out with Kimmel is because tomorrow they have a planned price increase for Disney+ streaming, a Disney source tells me. With subscriptions hemorrhaging since last week, they couldn’t risk losing more users with this announcement.
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Reposted by: Melissa R. Michelson, Anna O. Law, Marc Lynch , and 45 more

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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
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An 11-year-old Michigan boy was expelled from school for a year after he took a gun away from a classmate, disarmed and disassembled it, according to his mother

He’s now enrolled in a non-accredited online program as he tries to keep up
11-Year-Old Expelled After Taking Gun Away from Classmate, Friend Says He 'Acted Out of Courage and Compassion'
The mother of a Michigan elementary school student is speaking out after her 11-year-old son was expelled for taking a gun away from a classmate. Savitra McClurkin said her son was expelled after admi...
people.com
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Reposted by: Melissa R. Michelson, Jason Mittell, Nandita Sharma , and 6 more

culturecrave.co
FCC boss Brendan Carr now says his 'easy way or the hard way' comments about Jimmy Kimmel weren’t meant as a threat to pull licenses if Disney didn’t suspend him 🧢
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Reposted by: Melissa R. Michelson, Steve Peers, David Rothschild , and 2 more

marisakabas.bsky.social
SCOOP — Part of the reason Disney/ABC may have rushed to sort things out with Kimmel is because tomorrow they have a planned price increase for Disney+ streaming, a Disney source tells me. With subscriptions hemorrhaging since last week, they couldn’t risk losing more users with this announcement.
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