Colin Brown
@colinmbrown.bsky.social
AssocProf and UPD at Northeastern Poli Sci: immigration, representation, parties, Europe (esp. NL), pedagogy, SoTL.
Ass't. Ed.: PS Educator. Intro Comparative Politics textbook w/Cengage. Chaotic Neutral. J! non-champion. Bad jokes. Erstwhile Oregonian.
Ass't. Ed.: PS Educator. Intro Comparative Politics textbook w/Cengage. Chaotic Neutral. J! non-champion. Bad jokes. Erstwhile Oregonian.
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Colin Brown
@colinmbrown.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Looking through my old skeets in order to make a meaningless, silly pun and accidentally finding great teaching resources that I'd forgotten about, is about as on-brand as I get.
Simulation Day 2 update, Denmark caved and apparently we are getting a failed Brentrance in 1992
Running my Maastricht negotiation simulation in class and I'm impressed with the student that stepped up with an explicit , almost role-playing WWJDD strategy (what would Jacques Delors do)
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Simulation Day 2 update, Denmark caved and apparently we are getting a failed Brentrance in 1992
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The provincial assembly in Limburg wants to establish a permanent memorial to Black American servicemen who took part in the liberation of the Netherlands, after two panels were found to have been removed from an exhibition at the US military cemetery in Margraten. www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/call...
Calls for permanent memorial in Limburg to black US liberators - DutchNews.nl
Provincial councillors in Limburg have called for a permanent memorial to black American servicemen to be erected next to the US war cemetery in Margraten after it emerged that panels commemorating th...
www.dutchnews.nl
November 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The provincial assembly in Limburg wants to establish a permanent memorial to Black American servicemen who took part in the liberation of the Netherlands, after two panels were found to have been removed from an exhibition at the US military cemetery in Margraten. www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/call...
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New article out at Publius: State Identities and Civic and Political Engagement in the United States
academic.oup.com/publius/adva...
academic.oup.com/publius/adva...
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
New article out at Publius: State Identities and Civic and Political Engagement in the United States
academic.oup.com/publius/adva...
academic.oup.com/publius/adva...
If you want a picture of the future, imagine Bruce Lee stamping the USA, forever
November 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
If you want a picture of the future, imagine Bruce Lee stamping the USA, forever
Not this year, please, things are already a little chaotic
Today is Octidi the 18th of Brumaire in the year 234.
Brumaire is the month of mist.
Today we celebrate leadworts.#JacobinDay
More information on leadworts
Brumaire is the month of mist.
Today we celebrate leadworts.#JacobinDay
More information on leadworts
November 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Not this year, please, things are already a little chaotic
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Toch ook opvallend: het relatief lage aantal voorkeursstemmen voor Thierry Baudet, nr. 2 op de lijst (22.032, tegen 427.882 voor lijsttrekker Lidewij de Vos)
Uiteindelijke verschil tussen de nrs. 1 en 2 van de BBB:
Caroline van der Plas 122.624
Mona Keijzer 111.839
Caroline van der Plas 122.624
Mona Keijzer 111.839
In november 2023 kreeg @nwsociaalcontract.bsky.social ruim 1,3 miljoen stemmen.
Twee jaar later: 39.408
Twee jaar later: 39.408
November 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Toch ook opvallend: het relatief lage aantal voorkeursstemmen voor Thierry Baudet, nr. 2 op de lijst (22.032, tegen 427.882 voor lijsttrekker Lidewij de Vos)
Running my Maastricht negotiation simulation in class and I'm impressed with the student that stepped up with an explicit , almost role-playing WWJDD strategy (what would Jacques Delors do)
November 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Running my Maastricht negotiation simulation in class and I'm impressed with the student that stepped up with an explicit , almost role-playing WWJDD strategy (what would Jacques Delors do)
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I am really trying to get people to understand how much what is happening to our children in Chicago with regard to ICE abductions is like school shootings/gun violence: the random and massive exposure to this particular violence will imprint on a generation and no privilege can fully shield you.
This was horrific to watch. Agents entering a daycare, wrestling with and abducting a teacher in front of small screaming children. I just… what the fuck are we doing here.
this morning, ICE went into a Spanish language immersion daycare and took a teacher from the building in front of screaming and crying kids and parents at dropoff and the daycare had to shut down for the day (near Lane Tech, where they were yesterday). Really hoping today's "theme" is not "daycare."
November 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I am really trying to get people to understand how much what is happening to our children in Chicago with regard to ICE abductions is like school shootings/gun violence: the random and massive exposure to this particular violence will imprint on a generation and no privilege can fully shield you.
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I've seen enough. Tillamook has won the night.
November 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I've seen enough. Tillamook has won the night.
Daylight savings
Daylight checkings
Daylight high-yield money markets
Daylight mutual funds
Daylight complex derivatives
Daylight over-leveragings
Daylight panic selloffs
Daylight bailouts
Daylight inflationary spirals
Daylight structural adjustments
Daylight
Daylight checkings
Daylight high-yield money markets
Daylight mutual funds
Daylight complex derivatives
Daylight over-leveragings
Daylight panic selloffs
Daylight bailouts
Daylight inflationary spirals
Daylight structural adjustments
Daylight
November 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Daylight savings
Daylight checkings
Daylight high-yield money markets
Daylight mutual funds
Daylight complex derivatives
Daylight over-leveragings
Daylight panic selloffs
Daylight bailouts
Daylight inflationary spirals
Daylight structural adjustments
Daylight
Daylight checkings
Daylight high-yield money markets
Daylight mutual funds
Daylight complex derivatives
Daylight over-leveragings
Daylight panic selloffs
Daylight bailouts
Daylight inflationary spirals
Daylight structural adjustments
Daylight
My annual reminder that most of my professional identity is just Rick Steves cosplay...and also that I should feel very good about that, this is a healthy thing
🧵: It's almost time for...Rick or Treat!
(Thanks to all the happy travelers who've sent in fun Halloween shots over the years. I’d love to see your own travelin’ costumes here on Bluesky!)
(Thanks to all the happy travelers who've sent in fun Halloween shots over the years. I’d love to see your own travelin’ costumes here on Bluesky!)
November 1, 2025 at 1:28 AM
My annual reminder that most of my professional identity is just Rick Steves cosplay...and also that I should feel very good about that, this is a healthy thing
In the laid back Nile Delta Town of sunny Amarna
Lived a man named Ozymandias, you probably were in awe
He was stone 2800 of his 2830 years, and his story was widely told
That his works would cause despair much faster than you could scarce behold
Lived a man named Ozymandias, you probably were in awe
He was stone 2800 of his 2830 years, and his story was widely told
That his works would cause despair much faster than you could scarce behold
Now Ozymandias was from the Himalayas, where a cold wind howls and blows.
Why he left his home in the peaks to roam 'round the sands, God only knows.
His statue fell down, the desert's boundless and completely bare;
Though it's still scrawled on his pedestal that "ye Mighty should despair!"
Why he left his home in the peaks to roam 'round the sands, God only knows.
His statue fell down, the desert's boundless and completely bare;
Though it's still scrawled on his pedestal that "ye Mighty should despair!"
The sun did not shine.
It was too wet to play.
And the lone, level sands
Stretched far, far away.
It was too wet to play.
And the lone, level sands
Stretched far, far away.
October 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
In the laid back Nile Delta Town of sunny Amarna
Lived a man named Ozymandias, you probably were in awe
He was stone 2800 of his 2830 years, and his story was widely told
That his works would cause despair much faster than you could scarce behold
Lived a man named Ozymandias, you probably were in awe
He was stone 2800 of his 2830 years, and his story was widely told
That his works would cause despair much faster than you could scarce behold
Reposted by Colin Brown
Dat de positieve campagne van D66 gewerkt heeft is eigenlijk niet verrassend. Kiezers van links tot rechts hebben de voorkeur dat hun partijleider positieve emoties gebruikt en minder negatieve emoties. De data hieronder uit drie surveys laten dit zien (grootste partijen op dat moment). [1/2]
October 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Dat de positieve campagne van D66 gewerkt heeft is eigenlijk niet verrassend. Kiezers van links tot rechts hebben de voorkeur dat hun partijleider positieve emoties gebruikt en minder negatieve emoties. De data hieronder uit drie surveys laten dit zien (grootste partijen op dat moment). [1/2]
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A special @dutchnewsnl.bsky.social podcast episode based on the NOS exit poll which projects D66 will become the largest party with 27 seats, with the PVV second on 25.
www.patreon.com/posts/electi...
www.patreon.com/posts/electi...
Election night exit poll special – Week 44 2025 | DutchNews
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October 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
A special @dutchnewsnl.bsky.social podcast episode based on the NOS exit poll which projects D66 will become the largest party with 27 seats, with the PVV second on 25.
www.patreon.com/posts/electi...
www.patreon.com/posts/electi...
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Wilders' PVV loses tonight, but the Far Right remains stable in the Netherlands: 40 seats out of 150 (with these exit polls), against 41 in the elections two years ago.
Uiterst rechts blijft stabiel groot: 40 zetels nu (bij deze exit polls), tegen 41 zetels twee jaar geleden.
Deze grafiek maakte ik vandaag voor studenten. Ik tel als uiterst rechts: PVV, FvD, JA21, LPF, LN, CD. Of je BBB, SGP en VVD mee zou moeten rekenen is een legitieme vraag.
Deze grafiek maakte ik vandaag voor studenten. Ik tel als uiterst rechts: PVV, FvD, JA21, LPF, LN, CD. Of je BBB, SGP en VVD mee zou moeten rekenen is een legitieme vraag.
October 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Wilders' PVV loses tonight, but the Far Right remains stable in the Netherlands: 40 seats out of 150 (with these exit polls), against 41 in the elections two years ago.
Reposted by Colin Brown
Een op de tien D66 kiezers wil D66 niet in een volgend kabinet?🤔
De D66-kiezer wil (iets) liever een kabinet met CDA dan GroenLinks-PvdA (onderzoek IPSOS). Dat is ook weleens anders geweest.
October 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Een op de tien D66 kiezers wil D66 niet in een volgend kabinet?🤔
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D66 in the lead, Wilders' party down but another far-right party, Ja21, jumps from 1 seat to 9. Complex results from the Dutch elections and it'll take a long time to form a government
Exit poll suggests Dutch election result too close to call, with center-left party slightly ahead
An exit poll published immediately after voting ended Wednesday in the Netherlands’ general election suggested the result is too close to call, with the center-left D66 narrowly ahead of the far-right...
apnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
D66 in the lead, Wilders' party down but another far-right party, Ja21, jumps from 1 seat to 9. Complex results from the Dutch elections and it'll take a long time to form a government
This particular corner of Blijdorp seems to be a PvdD stronghold
Voting is so easy in this country even the animals can do it.
October 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This particular corner of Blijdorp seems to be a PvdD stronghold
Reposted by Colin Brown
Come join @stanveuger.bsky.social @colinmbrown.bsky.social Muriel Rouyer and me
@europeatharvard.bsky.social today at 2.30 pm to make sense of the 2025 Dutch parliamentary elections!
Details: ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2025/...
@europeatharvard.bsky.social today at 2.30 pm to make sense of the 2025 Dutch parliamentary elections!
Details: ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2025/...
Election Day in the Netherlands: The Return of the Center?
On October 29, the Dutch will head to the polls for general elections, after the four-party coalition government collapsed when Geert Wilders, leader of…
ces.fas.harvard.edu
October 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Come join @stanveuger.bsky.social @colinmbrown.bsky.social Muriel Rouyer and me
@europeatharvard.bsky.social today at 2.30 pm to make sense of the 2025 Dutch parliamentary elections!
Details: ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2025/...
@europeatharvard.bsky.social today at 2.30 pm to make sense of the 2025 Dutch parliamentary elections!
Details: ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2025/...
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These endless possibilities will dissipate rapidly around 3pm ET. We’ll be analyzing in real time at @europeatharvard.bsky.social.
ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2025/...
ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2025/...
Election Day in the Netherlands: The Return of the Center?
On October 29, the Dutch will head to the polls for general elections, after the four-party coalition government collapsed when Geert Wilders, leader of…
ces.fas.harvard.edu
October 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
These endless possibilities will dissipate rapidly around 3pm ET. We’ll be analyzing in real time at @europeatharvard.bsky.social.
ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2025/...
ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2025/...
Reposted by Colin Brown
Lunchtime update on Election Day in the Netherlands: “Everything Remains Possible”
October 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Lunchtime update on Election Day in the Netherlands: “Everything Remains Possible”
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I am willing to have the debate about using AI for things like managing the website, etc (administrative tasks). I have a position to take in that fight too, but I understand why it's debatable
but I truly cannot imaginatively inhabit thinking it's even possibly okay for pastoral care or sermons
but I truly cannot imaginatively inhabit thinking it's even possibly okay for pastoral care or sermons
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I am willing to have the debate about using AI for things like managing the website, etc (administrative tasks). I have a position to take in that fight too, but I understand why it's debatable
but I truly cannot imaginatively inhabit thinking it's even possibly okay for pastoral care or sermons
but I truly cannot imaginatively inhabit thinking it's even possibly okay for pastoral care or sermons
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There will be a tipping point, where the acceptance of violating the law spreads well beyond Trump. Lawful/peaceful societies are built around voluntary acceptance of laws and rules--with some, but limited, need for enforcement. We're headed for a cultural shift that will be hard to reign back in
By proceeding with the demolition of the White House East Wing before seeking approval from federal agencies for a new ballroom, President Donald Trump forced the issue. It's a strategy known as "stake-driving."
How Trump Demolished the White House East Wing
By putting the demolition of the East Wing before the necessary approvals for his ballroom, President Donald Trump borrowed a tactic known as “stake-driving” to force an outcome.
bloom.bg
October 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
There will be a tipping point, where the acceptance of violating the law spreads well beyond Trump. Lawful/peaceful societies are built around voluntary acceptance of laws and rules--with some, but limited, need for enforcement. We're headed for a cultural shift that will be hard to reign back in
Younger child just asked "What's the movie where Riley learned to play ice golf?" and I'm never referring to hockey in any other way
October 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Younger child just asked "What's the movie where Riley learned to play ice golf?" and I'm never referring to hockey in any other way