Adam D Roberts
adrober.bsky.social
Adam D Roberts
@adrober.bsky.social

PhD Candidate in Political Science | University of Rochester

Sir Adam Roberts is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford, a senior research fellow in Oxford University's Department of Politics and International Relations, and an emeritus fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. .. more

Political science 60%
Philosophy 13%

the Drew Gooden effect
% of US men under 30 who say legal sports betting is a *bad thing* for society

22% in 2022
47% in 2025

No other demographic group has seen a bigger increase.
Americans increasingly see legal sports betting as a bad thing for society and sports
Today, 43% of U.S. adults say the fact that sports betting is now legal in much of the country is a bad thing for society, up from 34% in 2022.
www.pewresearch.org

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Ted Cruz defended constitutional protections for hate speech in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's death, but he endorsed “naming and shaming” as “part of a functioning and vibrant democracy."

Read more: politi.co/4mcJ9Hf

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It turns out you can just do what you said you would do. No mission creep. No protracted, ill defined “nation building” BS. Just very proud of the president and the whole team this morning.

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Ithaca, NY #nokings

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Free today: AMLO voted with a cheat sheet. His allies won. Just 13% voted. President Sheinbaum called it, “A triumph of democracy.” Critics say it's a partisan capture of the courts. Either way, Mexico just reinvented judicial independence - by abolishing it. @davidagren.bsky.social reports
Analysis: Morena’s voter disconnect laid bare in judicial vote — The Mexico Brief.
by David Agren. Former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador appeared in public for the first time in eight months to cast his ballot in the recent judicial elections. The man known as AMLO voted u...
www.themexicobrief.org

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The Le Pen case is a critical one

There is no choice but to convict and punish politicians who violate the law. The risk of backlash is real. They may try to destroy the system to save themselves

But the trick is to remember, they were already destroying the system. That's why they were convicted!
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Chase multiple goals at a time to maximize your failure to life ratio 🤗