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Bryan Jones
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Political Scientist at UT Austin.

Bryan D. Jones is an American political scientist and public policy scholar. He holds the J. J. "Jake" Pickle Regents Chair in Congressional Studies at the University of Texas. He is an Academic Director of the Comparative Agendas Project, which has received more than $2,650,000 of National Science Foundation grant funding. .. more

Political science 52%
Economics 17%

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Maybe Republicans don't want to "push granny off the cliff." But they do want to push granny's caregiver off the cliff. lnk.thebulwark.com/4afElyp

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A necessary read.

Republicans stand for small government. So I’m told.

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During an appearance on MS NOW Monday, conservative commentator Matt Lewis raised the prospect of Donald Trump taking over local police departments by paying them off to help out in rounding up immigrants.
Conservative sounds alarm on under-the-radar Trump move to pay off cops to assist ICE
During an appearance on MS NOW Monday, conservative commentator Matt Lewis raised the prospect of Donald Trump taking over local police departments by paying them off to help out in rounding up immigrants.Using his Substack column from Sunday as a jumping-off point, Lewis claimed the American public...
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Trump has repeatedly claimed ICE targets the “worst of the worst.”
Less Than 14% Of Trump’s ICE Arrests Had Violent Criminal Records, Report Says
Trump has repeatedly claimed ICE targets the “worst of the worst.”
www.forbes.com

Not many but most
Disappointed in car makers like Ford and Stellantis backing off EV development and refocusing on gas cars. I get that gas cars will be necessary for years to come. EVs aren’t practical for everyone, but they are for many. California has already seen significant drops in air pollution due to EVs.

Why do we need ICE again?

All over Texas. Proud of all of them.
In deep-red Texas students organized a disciplined, courageous walkout against ICE. What unfolded was not chaos, but civic education in motion—teenagers asserting constitutional rights and solidarity in the face of institutional threats and political cruelty..
www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/n...
Students across North Texas walk out over ICE as state threatens consequences for districts
School leaders say they're navigating discipline, free‑speech rights, and new pressure from state officials.
www.cbsnews.com

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Literal wallet inspector-level credulity.
Bill Ackman's fund, Pershing Square, manages 18 billion dollars for wealthy clients, billions of it for the Harvard Endowment

Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections

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BREAKING: on this Super Bowl Sunday, Epstein Survivors have just released this PSA:

“Stand with us.  Tell Attorney General Pam Bondi IT’S TIME FOR THE TRUTH”

Please share everywhere!

To address American racism, we must first acknowledge it. The press monumentally failed in three elections to explain racism’s fundamental role. It was in your face at every Trump rally. If the economy was so important, why did Blacks vote against Trump?

Who said it was illegal?
RAW FOOTAGE: Minnesota State Troopers charge into anti-ICE protesters with multiple arrests after an unlawful assembly had been declared. One journalist says: "It was a free-for-all, I was grabbed twice, but ultimately let go after showing my Press badge." Make sure this gets seen! Share widely.

Turns out that ‘woke’ meant ‘progress.’ Who wouldda thunk?

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Hmmm. Is it a coincidence that the regions with the worst transmission planning grades are those with maximal utility monopoly vertical integration? 🤔
www.utilitydive.com/news/transmi...
Transmission planning, development improved since 2023 in most US regions: report
However, the grade for Texas slipped to a "D-” and the Southeast continues to get failing marks, according to a report released Tuesday by Americans for a Clean Energy Grid.
www.utilitydive.com

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In deep-red Texas students organized a disciplined, courageous walkout against ICE. What unfolded was not chaos, but civic education in motion—teenagers asserting constitutional rights and solidarity in the face of institutional threats and political cruelty..
www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/n...
Students across North Texas walk out over ICE as state threatens consequences for districts
School leaders say they're navigating discipline, free‑speech rights, and new pressure from state officials.
www.cbsnews.com

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The Harvard Endowment? The one that massively underperforms a Vanguard S&P 500 index fund?
Bill Ackman's fund, Pershing Square, manages 18 billion dollars for wealthy clients, billions of it for the Harvard Endowment

Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections

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RAW FOOTAGE: Minnesota State Troopers charge into anti-ICE protesters with multiple arrests after an unlawful assembly had been declared. One journalist says: "It was a free-for-all, I was grabbed twice, but ultimately let go after showing my Press badge." Make sure this gets seen! Share widely.

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Disappointed in car makers like Ford and Stellantis backing off EV development and refocusing on gas cars. I get that gas cars will be necessary for years to come. EVs aren’t practical for everyone, but they are for many. California has already seen significant drops in air pollution due to EVs.

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We should not be waiting for the next shoe to drop… There is a full-blown effort to seize control of our elections and lay the groundwork for interference,” @wendyweiser.bsky.social told The Guardian. Read it here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Alarm bells sound over Trump’s ‘take over the voting’ call
Democracy experts say there is little doubt about president’s desire to interfere in elections this November
www.theguardian.com

Good, but the adjective should be the first word in the title.
Thank you @nytimes.com for your truthful headline.

Hell there are many, including most oh the media whizzes, who can’t seem to say the word at all.
There's a class of white folks that think it's unsophisticated to just call something or someone racist. It's why the political science discipline has so many synonyms for racist/racism. 😂🙃
I really wonder if there is a level of overt racism from the Trump Administration, whether rhetorical or as explicit basis for policy, that would get traditional media outlets like @nytimes.com and @washingtonpost.com and @cnn.com to say he’s being racist.

Then have a look at the new Texas map that Trump demanded. I bet you supported that didn’t you.
Please email your complaints to: John Roberts, Chief Justice.

Every American ought to be ashamed.

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Please email your complaints to: John Roberts, Chief Justice.

And apologized profusely. But he did it.

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Thank you @nytimes.com for your truthful headline.

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There's a class of white folks that think it's unsophisticated to just call something or someone racist. It's why the political science discipline has so many synonyms for racist/racism. 😂🙃
I really wonder if there is a level of overt racism from the Trump Administration, whether rhetorical or as explicit basis for policy, that would get traditional media outlets like @nytimes.com and @washingtonpost.com and @cnn.com to say he’s being racist.

Powerful. True.
Every American needs to watch this:

Incredibly disgusting. I don’t think even George Wallace would have stooped to this.