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Nazita Lajevardi
@nazita.bsky.social
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Political scientist. Scholar of race, religion, and American politics.

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Phil Rocco @philiprocco.bsky.social · 5h
The Wisconsin component of the analysis here is revealing. Evidence is consistent with DOGE strategically delaying contract terminations in WI until after the 2025 state Supreme Court elections to mitigate electoral risk.

Reposted by Nazita Lajevardi

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 18h
Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting immigrants who show up for court appointments in Northern California
Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting immigrants who show up for court appointments in Northern California
Judge P. Casey Pitts issued a ruling that would block Immigration and Customs Enforcement from detaining immigrants who show up to court hearings in Northern California.
www.latimes.com

Reposted by Colin F. Camerer, Will Jennings, Brendan Nyhan , and 19 more

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 20h
DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.

Reposted by Joanna Bryson, Anna O. Law, Doerthe Tetzlaff , and 19 more

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 1d
Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name.

"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Alistair Munro, Michael A. Clemens , and 12 more

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 1d
"Even after accounting for the upfront costs and delayed benefits, enrolling marginal applicants to public universities generates substantial net returns for society, the marginal students themselves, and the government budget."

Public Universities FTW!

Reposted by Nazita Lajevardi

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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 1d
2025 will see the warmest Chirstmas on record in many parts of the U.S., with some areas of the Central US experiencing temperatures more than 40°F (22°C) above average.

The Climate 8-Ball is too busy reading some unredacted files to comment.

Source: www.tropicaltidbits.com

Reposted by Anna O. Law, David Brady, Linda J. Skitka , and 16 more

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Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 5d
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.

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Reposted by Juan Cole

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Nazita Lajevardi @nazita.bsky.social · 11d
what it feels like to be gaslit by bezos et al
kevinmkruse.bsky.social Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11d
The Washington Post, everyone

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 11d
For the second year in a row, the wealth gains for the 100 richest Americans exceeded what ALL American households spent on groceries combined.

~$995B for billionaires vs ~$775B in total grocery spending.

We have an oligarchy and inequality problem masquerading as an affordability crisis.
Infographic titled “2025 Billionaire Gains vs. Grocery Spending.” On the left, a large gold square shows that the top 100 richest Americans gained $995 billion in wealth in 2025, about $7,595 per U.S. household, representing wealth gains for just 100 individuals. On the right, a slightly smaller green square shows total U.S. grocery spending of $775 billion, about $5,916 per household, covering roughly 131 million households. A callout at the bottom reads “The Scale of Inequality,” noting that billionaire wealth gains exceeded national grocery spending by $220 billion. Sources listed: Bloomberg Billionaire Index and Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 11d
From the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council:

Hanukkah invites us to bring light into the world, not through swords or bombs but through acts of enlightenment - using the flames of the Chanukiah to drive out despair.

Reposted by Will Jennings, Sanford F. Schram, David R. Miller , and 3 more

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11d
The Washington Post, everyone
=Q The Washington post Business Economy Economic Policy Media Personal Fina Why you may not want lower prices as much as you think you do Though Americans might be clamoring for relief on groceries, housing and energy costs, economists say there's a bigger downside to falling prices. November 30, 2025

Reposted by Nazita Lajevardi, Mark Rice

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Brendan Cantwell @cantb.bsky.social · 11d
1/ Purdue is reportedly suspending and resending all admissions offers to graduate students from “adversarial nations”, including China and Russia. Some thoughts:
www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi...
Purdue Allegedly Rejecting Chinese, Other Grad Students
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party investigated the university regarding its Chinese students. Some say the institution is implementing an unwritten new policy to exclude them.
www.insidehighered.com

Reposted by Nazita Lajevardi

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Sheryl Weikal, still saying Free Palestine @leftistlawyer.com · 17d
Law school cost me $190,000.

I have paid $206,000 since graduation.

I now owe $223,000.

I pay $830 per month, and next year it will be more.

I genuinely believe law school student loans are designed to make pro bono representation impossible.

Reposted by Nazita Lajevardi, Michael Jones‐Correa

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 17d
From the Yale Youth Poll - note how much more young people care about housing. It's issue #3 in importance for them! (And since housing is most people's biggest expense, "affordability" is really another way of talking about housing.)

Reposted by Cas Mudde, Nazita Lajevardi

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Leonardo Carella @leonardocarella.bsky.social · 20d
Use of mental health medications in the population of Swedish PhD students is 40% higher than a matched sample by the fifth PhD year.

Be kind to PhD students. Don't take up PhD students you can't invest in. Alert prospective students of the reality of a PhD.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Richard E. Lenski, Joe R. Feagin , and 11 more

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 20d
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”

The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.

It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.

Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com

Reposted by Justin H. Kirkland, Nazita Lajevardi, Werner Krause , and 3 more

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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 20d
🚨Job News: Postdoc positions in LSE Government Department 🚨

Apply to work with the brilliant and wonderful Carl Muller-Crepon @carlmc.bsky.social on his BORDERS ERC project at LSE @lsegovernment.bsky.social

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Reposted by Nazita Lajevardi

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ACLU @aclu.org · 20d
BREAKING: The Supreme Court just announced it will hear our case challenging President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.

Every child born on U.S. soil has a right to citizenship. We’ll see the president in court.

Reposted by Maarten Vink, Iikka Korhonen, Nazita Lajevardi , and 1 more

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 21d
Today, we fined X for non-compliance with transparency obligations under the DSA.

We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers

link.europa.eu/bcmC87

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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 21d
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use a new congressional map that could help Republicans win five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterms. A lower court found the map is likely unconstitutional for discriminating based on race
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
25A608 Order
www.documentcloud.org

Reposted by Marc Lynch, Elizabeth Saunders, Caroline Krafft , and 2 more

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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 22d
🚨 Applications are open for the 2026–27 Good Authority Fellowship! 🚨

Political scientists passionate about public engagement will receive a $2,500 stipend and mentorship in writing for broad audiences.

Apply by Jan 9, 2026, 5pm PT.

Apply at the link👇

goodauthority.org/news/announc...
Announcing the 2026-2027 Good Authority fellows program!
Apply by Jan. 9, 2026 to join the Good Authority team of contributors.
goodauthority.org

Reposted by Mark J. Brandt, Tom van der Meer, Nazita Lajevardi , and 2 more

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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 23d
Political Scientists: I am the chair of the committee that is picking the next editor of @polbehavior.bsky.social. If you are interested, I'd be happy to chat about it (and I know the current editors would be too).

You can find the call for proposals here:
Political Behavior
NOTE FROM THE EDITORS OF POLITICAL BEHAVIOR: We have recently transitioned from Editorial Manager to SNAPP. The submission process for SNAPP requires ...
link.springer.com

Reposted by Cas Mudde, Kim L. Scheppele, Lisa W. Fazio , and 27 more

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 29d
NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.

Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Today's biggest science news: Doomed comet explodes | Comet 3I/ATLAS course alteration | Dark matter detected?
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
www.livescience.com

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Simon Hix, Elizabeth Saunders , and 21 more

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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · Nov 25
🚨 LSE Assistant Professor in Political Science 🚨

We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor - any area of empirical political science - to join our wonderful Government Dept @lsegovernment.bsky.social

Any questions, please reach out to me

📣 Please share! 📣

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Kim L. Scheppele, Linda J. Skitka , and 9 more

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Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · Nov 24
As we all wait for Callais to come down, our piece showing that Shelby County increased the racial turnout gap in most of the covered parts of the country has cleared the replication check and is incoming at JOP.

Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.

Reposted by Elizabeth Sharrow, Jan W. Mueller, Will Jennings , and 18 more

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ence morse @ence.bsky.social · Nov 21
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.

We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.

washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Kornelis Blok, Brendan Nyhan , and 14 more

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · Nov 21
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'

#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com

Reposted by Steven French, Nazita Lajevardi, James Connelly

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · Nov 19
We must copy Denmark Social Democrats' hardline anti-asylum measures in order to win back voters' trust, says Shabana Mahmood.

Meanwhile in Denmark:

Reposted by Nazita Lajevardi, Patrick Präg

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Emanuel Deutschmann @deutschmann.bsky.social · Nov 19
New #openaccess study

We made >16,000 visa appointment requests at German embassies and consulates worldwide

Key finding: The poorer the country, the longer the wait time and the lower the chance to get an appointment.

"A time panelty for the Global South?"
shorturl.at/ZiAFb
Visas are a key tool for states to regulate incoming mobility from abroad, which can have ramifications for the establishment and perpetuation of global inequalities. In this article, we systematically analyze visa appointment wait times in German embassies and consulates worldwide. Using computational methods, we collect—and publish—fine-grained longitudinal data on the closest available appointment dates for various visa types, covering a total of 16,182 visa appointment requests. Our analysis reveals strong and systematic variance: the poorer the country a diplomatic mission is based in, the longer the wait time and the lower the chances of finding an available appointment (which ranges from almost 0 to 100 percent). We also argue that Germany’s system is quite opaque compared to other established immigration countries such as the U.S. These core findings raise important questions in light of current debates about global justice, legal pathways to migration, and efforts to attract foreign talent. Graph that shows that 44.1 percent of requests did not lead to an appointment that could be selected. For the 55.9 percent where an appointment was available the distribution of wait times follows a steep curve with short wait times in many cases and a long tail of few cases with very long wait times of up to 98 days. The average wait times and chances to find an appointment varied a lot between Germany's diplomatic missions. The latter range from almost 0 to 100 percent. This variance is not random. Rather, economic wellbeing (GDP per capita) is a key predictor of wait times and chances of finding an appointment. The poorer the country a German embassy/consulate is based in, the longer the wait time and the lower the chances of finding an appointment.

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Anna Gunderson @annagunderson.bsky.social · Nov 18
Hot off the presses @polbehavior.bsky.social with stellar coauthors: "Gender Stereotypes Across Electoral Contexts" asks whether and how candidates use feminine + masculine stereotypes differently across office type. More here: 👇
Gender Stereotypes across Electoral Contexts - Political Behavior
We examine how the office a candidate seeks influences their use of feminine stereotypes in campaign messaging, focusing on the interplay between government branches (legislative and executive) and ju...
link.springer.com