Edward Kammerer
@efkjr.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Political Science. LGBTQ politics and law & courts. From Boston. But living in Idaho. 🏳️🌈 if you couldn’t tell, views are my own.
UMass Amherst, Suffolk Law, and Northeastern University Alum.
UMass Amherst, Suffolk Law, and Northeastern University Alum.
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Edward Kammerer
@efkjr.bsky.social
· Dec 2
Oh hey! The (much more affordable) paperback version of Teaching LGBTQ Politics is available for pre-order! And with a coupon!
Order here: sunypress.edu/Books/T/Teac...
Order here: sunypress.edu/Books/T/Teac...
I will never understand how the dictionary became one of the best things on the internet. But it did.
And this tribute is perfection.
And this tribute is perfection.
January 30, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I will never understand how the dictionary became one of the best things on the internet. But it did.
And this tribute is perfection.
And this tribute is perfection.
My lil puppy has a minor injury that requires him to basically move as little as possible for 3 weeks. My 10 month old, black lab puppy. The one who has never rested once in his life. Thank god for puppy sedatives.
January 30, 2026 at 6:55 PM
My lil puppy has a minor injury that requires him to basically move as little as possible for 3 weeks. My 10 month old, black lab puppy. The one who has never rested once in his life. Thank god for puppy sedatives.
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Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee
January 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee
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We wanted to know if ICE is doing its job. So we talked to three Aryan Nation members at a Five Guys in Coeur d'Alene.
January 16, 2026 at 2:51 AM
We wanted to know if ICE is doing its job. So we talked to three Aryan Nation members at a Five Guys in Coeur d'Alene.
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This is more than just malice.
January 13, 2026 at 12:29 AM
This is more than just malice.
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Teacher-scholars are invited to submit proposals for the #TLCatAPSA during the 2026 APSA Annual Meeting! Participate in a day-long program featuring networking, workshops, panels, and presentations for teacher-scholars in the profession. Deadline: January 14, 2026, 11:59 p.m. PT. buff.ly/XmrIlK5
January 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Teacher-scholars are invited to submit proposals for the #TLCatAPSA during the 2026 APSA Annual Meeting! Participate in a day-long program featuring networking, workshops, panels, and presentations for teacher-scholars in the profession. Deadline: January 14, 2026, 11:59 p.m. PT. buff.ly/XmrIlK5
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Submissions close next week! Have you submitted your #APSA2026 proposals?
Join political scientists and scholars in #Boston, for the 122nd APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September 3–6, to address the latest scholarship in political science.
📄 Submit proposals by January 14th! buff.ly/ssE37eh
Join political scientists and scholars in #Boston, for the 122nd APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September 3–6, to address the latest scholarship in political science.
📄 Submit proposals by January 14th! buff.ly/ssE37eh
Call for Proposals: 2026 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition | "Democracy Under Threat: How to Understand, Protect, and Rebuild" | Deadline: January 14, 2026
Submit your 2026 proposals now! The American Political Science Association (APSA) invites proposals for the 122nd Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Boston, Massachusetts, from September 3–6, 2026, to address the latest scholarship in political science and explore this year’s conference theme, “Democracy Under Threat: How to Understand, Protect, and Rebuild.”
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January 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Submissions close next week! Have you submitted your #APSA2026 proposals?
Join political scientists and scholars in #Boston, for the 122nd APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September 3–6, to address the latest scholarship in political science.
📄 Submit proposals by January 14th! buff.ly/ssE37eh
Join political scientists and scholars in #Boston, for the 122nd APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September 3–6, to address the latest scholarship in political science.
📄 Submit proposals by January 14th! buff.ly/ssE37eh
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"Editors may tell themselves words like “abducted,” “coup,” “war,” and “invasion” are too loaded, too icky, or too ideologically charged. But what’s important to understand is that any term carries particular ideological weight."
The Media Refuses to Call Trump’s Venezuela Attack an Act of War
By framing the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro in euphemistic terms, the media is falling in line with Trump.
theintercept.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:17 PM
"Editors may tell themselves words like “abducted,” “coup,” “war,” and “invasion” are too loaded, too icky, or too ideologically charged. But what’s important to understand is that any term carries particular ideological weight."
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No. No. No.
Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy.
Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy.
Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
January 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
No. No. No.
Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy.
Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy.
Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
It’s been a while since I’ve worked on a crochet project. But I started this scarf over break and I am loving how the colors are coming out.
January 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM
It’s been a while since I’ve worked on a crochet project. But I started this scarf over break and I am loving how the colors are coming out.
My nephew (age 4): Hey Uncle Ed?
Me: Yeah, what’s up?
Nephew: six seven.
And then he laughed. I don’t get it. But my nephew is the best.
Me: Yeah, what’s up?
Nephew: six seven.
And then he laughed. I don’t get it. But my nephew is the best.
December 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
My nephew (age 4): Hey Uncle Ed?
Me: Yeah, what’s up?
Nephew: six seven.
And then he laughed. I don’t get it. But my nephew is the best.
Me: Yeah, what’s up?
Nephew: six seven.
And then he laughed. I don’t get it. But my nephew is the best.
Forgot to snap a picture, but I made these for a cookie exchange thing. And they were amazing. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a fun cookie this holiday season.
Dark ’n’ Stormy Cookies Recipe
The Dark ’n’ Stormy is a festive and fiery cocktail made with spicy ginger beer, warm dark rum and a refreshing hint of lime — a welcome wake-up call for your taste buds This cookie recipe is no diffe...
cooking.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Forgot to snap a picture, but I made these for a cookie exchange thing. And they were amazing. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a fun cookie this holiday season.
Watering all my plants before I leave for Christmas… there’s a slim chance I have too many house plants.
December 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Watering all my plants before I leave for Christmas… there’s a slim chance I have too many house plants.
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I'm looking for a brief explainer on U.S. courts/the process of judicial decision-making for undergraduates. Could be a textbook chapter or other. Goal is a broad overview for a women/gender and law course. Any recommendations?
Polisky
Polisky
December 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I'm looking for a brief explainer on U.S. courts/the process of judicial decision-making for undergraduates. Could be a textbook chapter or other. Goal is a broad overview for a women/gender and law course. Any recommendations?
Polisky
Polisky
Soooo... Got a notification from Google Scholar that someone cited one of my articles (Yay!). Look it up, and they got my first name wrong in the reference list -- Erin? Not even close. Then, I noticed the entry under my article is someone with the same last name doing things in my area....
December 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Soooo... Got a notification from Google Scholar that someone cited one of my articles (Yay!). Look it up, and they got my first name wrong in the reference list -- Erin? Not even close. Then, I noticed the entry under my article is someone with the same last name doing things in my area....
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Conservatives rebranded bigotry and every time the media uses “wokeness” as a euphemism they are helping a movement that it quite literally erasing the history marginalized people’s role in American life.
December 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Conservatives rebranded bigotry and every time the media uses “wokeness” as a euphemism they are helping a movement that it quite literally erasing the history marginalized people’s role in American life.
Okay. So… like. I get it. Calibri is not a good font. But… switching to Times New Roman just reflects a lack of vision.
Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor Antony Blinken's decision to adopt Calibri ...
www.reuters.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Okay. So… like. I get it. Calibri is not a good font. But… switching to Times New Roman just reflects a lack of vision.
Oh hey! The (much more affordable) paperback version of Teaching LGBTQ Politics is available for pre-order! And with a coupon!
Order here: sunypress.edu/Books/T/Teac...
Order here: sunypress.edu/Books/T/Teac...
December 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Oh hey! The (much more affordable) paperback version of Teaching LGBTQ Politics is available for pre-order! And with a coupon!
Order here: sunypress.edu/Books/T/Teac...
Order here: sunypress.edu/Books/T/Teac...
Somehow I wound up with a day with zero meetings and zero teaching. So nice to be able to focus on catching up on writing.
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Somehow I wound up with a day with zero meetings and zero teaching. So nice to be able to focus on catching up on writing.
Woohoo! Paper accepted to MPSA! This will be good motivation to finish it. It’s like mostly done but I’ve been ignoring that last 20% to get it over the line. Also looks like I’ll be discussant on two interesting panels, so that’s fun. See you all in Chicago!
November 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Woohoo! Paper accepted to MPSA! This will be good motivation to finish it. It’s like mostly done but I’ve been ignoring that last 20% to get it over the line. Also looks like I’ll be discussant on two interesting panels, so that’s fun. See you all in Chicago!
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Submit your #APSA2026 proposals by January 14 for the 122nd Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September 3–6, held in Boston, MA, exploring “Democracy Under Threat: How to Understand, Protect, and Rebuild.” Submission deadline: January 14, 2026.
📄 Submit here: buff.ly/PYyBksl
📄 Submit here: buff.ly/PYyBksl
October 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Submit your #APSA2026 proposals by January 14 for the 122nd Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September 3–6, held in Boston, MA, exploring “Democracy Under Threat: How to Understand, Protect, and Rebuild.” Submission deadline: January 14, 2026.
📄 Submit here: buff.ly/PYyBksl
📄 Submit here: buff.ly/PYyBksl
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Elena Gambino’s “Research as Waystation in the Midcentury Homophile Movement” shows how homophile organizations reshaped the homosexuality narrative, turning audiences from passive observers into active participants.
Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#QueerStudies #PoliSky
Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#QueerStudies #PoliSky
Research as “Waystation” in the Midcentury Homophile Movement | Polity: Vol 57, No 4
Homophile organizations at midcentury have long been linked to the “rise and fall” of professions like psychiatry in the American political landscape. In this paper, I engage the various ways that lea...
www.journals.uchicago.edu
October 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Elena Gambino’s “Research as Waystation in the Midcentury Homophile Movement” shows how homophile organizations reshaped the homosexuality narrative, turning audiences from passive observers into active participants.
Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#QueerStudies #PoliSky
Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#QueerStudies #PoliSky
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Tomorrow at noon! Join APSA’s Careers Diversity Committee for Advising and Mentoring Political Science PhDs for Careers Beyond the Academy, a virtual discussion on challenges #polisci #faculty & #graduateadvisors face when advising doctoral students for careers beyond the academy. buff.ly/cnx2otv
Advising and Mentoring Political Science PhDs for Careers Beyond the Academy: APSA Careers Diversity Committee Virtual Workshop -
An APSA Careers Diversity Committee Virtual Workshop Details: Advising and Mentoring Political Science PhDs for Careers Beyond the Academy Tuesday, October 28, 2025 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Eastern…
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October 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Tomorrow at noon! Join APSA’s Careers Diversity Committee for Advising and Mentoring Political Science PhDs for Careers Beyond the Academy, a virtual discussion on challenges #polisci #faculty & #graduateadvisors face when advising doctoral students for careers beyond the academy. buff.ly/cnx2otv
Present me would like have words with past me and explain why we cannot keep agreeing to do all the things. Future me would like some downtime soon.
October 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Present me would like have words with past me and explain why we cannot keep agreeing to do all the things. Future me would like some downtime soon.
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Last chance to apply! APSA’s Diversity Fellowship Program awards $5,000 to support future political science scholars applying to political science PhDs for Fall 2026 admission.
Learn more about the #APSADFP program and application eligibility:
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Learn more about the #APSADFP program and application eligibility:
buff.ly/ihLR0Lv #polisky
Call for Applications: APSA Diversity Fellowship Program – Fall Cycle | Deadline: October 26, 2025 -
Applications are now open for the 2026-2027 APSA Diversity Fellowship Program! The fall application cycle provides financial support to undergraduate seniors, recent graduates, or other individuals…
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October 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Last chance to apply! APSA’s Diversity Fellowship Program awards $5,000 to support future political science scholars applying to political science PhDs for Fall 2026 admission.
Learn more about the #APSADFP program and application eligibility:
buff.ly/ihLR0Lv #polisky
Learn more about the #APSADFP program and application eligibility:
buff.ly/ihLR0Lv #polisky