James Goodwin

@jamesgoodwin.bsky.social

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I'm Policy Director at @progressivereform.bsky.social where I specialize in federal regulatory policy. When not analyzing federal regulatory policy, I enjoy silent film, soccer, and running.

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · Nov 7

Now that we're staring down the barrel of Project 2025, I guess it's a good time to re-up this essay I wrote a few months ago exploring its plans for an authoritarian administrative state www.bostonreview.net/articles/ins...

Inside Project 2025 - Boston Review

Backed by the Heritage Foundation, the initiative seeks to undermine longstanding safeguards against abuses of executive power.

www.bostonreview.net

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 5h

The real problem with the Trump administration is... fuck it's cold

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 6h

"Immigration and Customs Enforcement has become the country’s largest federal law enforcement agency with a budget that surpasses the combined funding of the FBI, DEA and U.S. Marshals Service." www.thedartmouth.com/article/2025...

Menna: Democracy Also Dies in Daylight

This is the first in a three-part series charting democracy’s public decline, from hollowed-out states in Latin America and Europe to America’s own unraveling and the fight to reclaim it.

www.thedartmouth.com

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 6h

"[D]ebt-ceiling standoffs and filibuster threats are used to “prove” that the government cannot function." www.thedartmouth.com/article/2025...

Menna: Democracy Also Dies in Daylight

This is the first in a three-part series charting democracy’s public decline, from hollowed-out states in Latin America and Europe to America’s own unraveling and the fight to reclaim it.

www.thedartmouth.com

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 8h

This isn't a flub. Rather, it shows the GOP has made the political calculus that there is no downside to attacking the federal government -- even when they are the ones in charge of it. Perhaps we should interrogate how we got to this point, why it's bad, and what, ultimately, we should do about it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Sean Duffy: "I can't guarantee safety"

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 9h

Snowflakes, but like the kind that can't handle the cold

Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 9h

It’s giving napoleon tried to invade Russia but was like shit, it’s cold here

Tina Sfondeles @tinasfon.bsky.social · 9h

"Another source with direct knowledge said the number of Border Patrol agents currently operating in the Chicago area will go from 250 down to 100. But in March, that number could increase to 1,000 agents."

chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet... w/ @jonseidel.bsky.social

Reposted by Christian E. Weller, Aaron Sojourner, Scott A. Imberman , and 2 more Christian E. Weller, Aaron Sojourner, Scott A. Imberman, James Goodwin, David Darmofal

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Sean Duffy: "I can't guarantee safety"

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 9h

It’s giving napoleon tried to invade Russia but was like shit, it’s cold here

Tina Sfondeles @tinasfon.bsky.social · 9h

U.S. Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino, fellow agents expected to leave Chicago soon

Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin insists “we aren’t leaving Chicago,” but the feds' immigration campaign is expected to begin winding down. However, one source said they could b...

chicago.suntimes.com

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 9h

Not ringing any bells. Does he work in Hollywood?

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 10h

This is a good day for some Godspeed

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 10h

Helicopter parents for high ranking administration officials

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Fox News responds to Hakeem Jeffries calling Dr Oz "a joke" and an "unqualified rando" by putting together a resume for him

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Fox News responds to Hakeem Jeffries calling Dr Oz "a joke" and an "unqualified rando" by putting together a resume for him

Reposted by Alan Richardson, David R. Miller, James Goodwin , and 2 more Alan Richardson, David R. Miller, James Goodwin, Brian Keegan, Raúl Pacheco-Vega

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 11h

At some point embarrassment MUST come

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Jan W. Mueller, Julie L. Lockwood , and 30 more Anna O. Law, Jan W. Mueller, Julie L. Lockwood, Joshua S. Weitz, John Horgan, Simon J. Greenhill, Cort W. Rudolph, American Library Association, Andrew Curry, Lesley A. Hall, Christian E. Weller, Juan Cole, Iikka Korhonen, Ian Hussey, Jonathan Hopkin, Peter Stewart, Rebecca Tushnet, Alan Richardson, Bessma Momani, James Goodwin, Eric Hehman, Dana R. Fisher, Fiona Moore, Matthew Lebo, Kate Starbird, Catherine J. Frieman, Raúl Pacheco-Vega, Jill A. Jacobson, Georg Weizsäcker, Karen O’Leary, Farah Mendlesohn, Dunlap, Susanne Lachmuth

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11h

Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...

Early Career Rescue Fellowship

www.uni-konstanz.de

Reposted by Philip N. Cohen, Jonathan Hopkin, Tom Griffin , and 4 more Philip N. Cohen, Jonathan Hopkin, Tom Griffin, James Goodwin, Jon Dean, Tim Stephens, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 13h

The thing to understand about this is that this catastrophe in the UK has redounded to the political benefit of the very same people and political movement that pushed for it! Extremely perverse.

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 14h

I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?

Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 13h

I'm going to get it embroidered on a throw pillow

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 13h

There is no greater position in team sports than goalkeeper in soccer. I won't be taking any questions at this time. Thank you.

NWSL @nwslsoccer.com · 13h

Reflexes sharp. Mind sharper. 🧤

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NWSL @nwslsoccer.com · 13h

Reflexes sharp. Mind sharper. 🧤

Your Goalkeeper of the Year nominees presented by @elfcosmetics.bsky.social have arrived. 🚪💨

Vote now: Vote now: bit.ly/4oZJwqm

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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 14h

mfs will really call you their “partner in crime” and then refuse to hijack the semifreddi’s bread delivery truck with you. smh

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 14h

Has Trump offended veterans yet?

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 14h

This sounds like a job for AI!

Willard Foxton @willardfoxton.bsky.social · 21h

James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”

Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:

“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."

radaronline.com/p/james-bond...

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Guided By Voices lyrics @gbvlyrics.bsky.social · 14h

Dog-eared rhymes
Of troubled times
When vampires of the Rocket Age were free
Single files in porpoise language
Long and languid
Then we’ll go to sleep

from “Hey Hey, Spaceman” by Guided By Voices, Devil Between My Toes (1987)

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 14h

THE MEDIAN AGE OF A U.S. HOME BUYER NOW SITS AT A RECORD HIGH OF 61 YEARS, PER NAR.

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 15h

All the self-professed autumn lovers have been awfully quiet these last couple of days...

a man with ice on his face is standing in a snowy field

Alt: a man with ice on his face is standing in a snowy field

media.tenor.com

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 15h

Now, I feel a big Neil Young kick coming on

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 15h

There's a major Trump property located just a stone's throw away from it. Seems like he should know basic facts about something like that. Hell, I still remember my phone number from the house that I grew up in almost 40 years ago.

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 15h

Also it’s the MAGNIFICENT MILE.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores

You can’t make this shit up, folks

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 15h

Also it’s the MAGNIFICENT MILE.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores

You can’t make this shit up, folks

The Miracle Mile Shopping Center in Chicago, once considered our Nation’s BEST, now has a more than 28% vacancy factor, and is ready to call it quits unless something is done about the murder and crime, which is prevalent throughout the City. CALL IN THE TROOPS, FAST, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE! “Just the News”

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 16h

Just reboot James Bond as the sexy policy director at a small but plucky research and advocacy organization. Why is this so hard?

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 17h

It’s insane to treat the filibuster as the most sacrosanct.

Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.

Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.

Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.

But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.

Reposted by Daniel S. Goldberg, James Goodwin

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 17h

“The consequences extend beyond lost money. Hazardous gambling is correlated with increased rates of anxiety and depression, and young men who engage in it are more likely to slide into a full-blown gambling addiction. Boys who frequently gamble miss more classes, perform worse in school”

The rise of sports betting is a growing public health crisis

Sports betting is more addictive than ever, and millions of young Americans are paying the price.

www.statnews.com

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 17h

That's not true. I can think of at least one other biopic that starred the subject: Howard Stern's 'Private Parts.' It's not often those two share something in common...

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