Dr. Danielle Lupton
@proflupton.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Political Science at Colgate University. Come for the politics, stay for the pop culture and dog photos. She/Her. All views are my own.
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Base Assumptions: The Complex Electoral Geography of Stateside US Military Installations | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core
Base Assumptions: The Complex Electoral Geography of Stateside US Military Installations
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Delighted to share that my work with @profteigen.bsky.social is out!
We test the often touted assumption/claim that people who live near military bases in the US will be more conservative/Republican. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, we find NO link.
So why has this myth persisted? 1/
We test the often touted assumption/claim that people who live near military bases in the US will be more conservative/Republican. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, we find NO link.
So why has this myth persisted? 1/
How I'm walking out of 2025
December 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
How I'm walking out of 2025
Merry Christmas! May we all experience the joy of a young child dressed as a stormtrooper (plus Woody boots and Spiderman gloves) winning at Star Wars laser tag.
December 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Merry Christmas! May we all experience the joy of a young child dressed as a stormtrooper (plus Woody boots and Spiderman gloves) winning at Star Wars laser tag.
Crăciun fericit!
We changed it up this year by doing pasca instead of cozonac - because we found real farmer’s cheese!
We changed it up this year by doing pasca instead of cozonac - because we found real farmer’s cheese!
December 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Crăciun fericit!
We changed it up this year by doing pasca instead of cozonac - because we found real farmer’s cheese!
We changed it up this year by doing pasca instead of cozonac - because we found real farmer’s cheese!
Waiting in line with the rest of Syracuse to see Lights on the Lake - a Christmas tradition! Brought to you by coca-cola, apparently?
December 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Waiting in line with the rest of Syracuse to see Lights on the Lake - a Christmas tradition! Brought to you by coca-cola, apparently?
It will be be an Avengers: Dunesday double feature!
Warner Bros is reportedly planning to stick with keeping ‘DUNE 3’ on the same release date as ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY’
Both films release on December 18, 2026
(Source: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...)
Both films release on December 18, 2026
(Source: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...)
December 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It will be be an Avengers: Dunesday double feature!
Reposted by Dr. Danielle Lupton
Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna draft articles of impeachment for AG Bondi www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/crim...
Congressmen behind Epstein files law draft articles of impeachment for AG Bondi
The co-sponsors of a law intended to force the DOJ to release all investigative materials related to Jeffrey Epstein say they are drafting articles of impeachment against Attorney General Pam Bondi.
www.scrippsnews.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna draft articles of impeachment for AG Bondi www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/crim...
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Let's go. Impeachment it is.
Breaking:
Rep. Ro Khanna says the Trump DOJ's production "does not comply with" the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Khanna says he and Rep. Thomas Massie "are exploring all options" — including impeachment of DOJ officials, inherent contempt, or referring individuals for obstruction of justice.
Rep. Ro Khanna says the Trump DOJ's production "does not comply with" the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Khanna says he and Rep. Thomas Massie "are exploring all options" — including impeachment of DOJ officials, inherent contempt, or referring individuals for obstruction of justice.
December 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Let's go. Impeachment it is.
Introducing kiddo to the greatest film ever made. IYKYK.
December 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Introducing kiddo to the greatest film ever made. IYKYK.
Yet another impeachable offense.
Breaking: The Trump administration announces that they will not be complying with today’s deadline to release the full Epstein Files.
They insist the files will be released in the next “couple weeks.”
They insist the files will be released in the next “couple weeks.”
December 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Yet another impeachable offense.
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BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
December 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
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I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
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This administration tramples the Constitution daily, and everyone responsible must be impeached, convicted, and removed from power.
On Dec. 4, DOJ labeled people who impede or "dox" ICE agents "domestic terrorists." I document how DHS believes following, recording, and protesting agents is "impeding," and has a policy of threatening & arresting ICE observers. That's unconstitutional. www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
December 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This administration tramples the Constitution daily, and everyone responsible must be impeached, convicted, and removed from power.
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Universities are no longer neutral spaces. In this article, I examine how higher education is being reshaped under a rising fascist politics, and why defending academic freedom and critical pedagogy is now an urgent democratic task.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/12/h...
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/12/h...
Higher Education in the Time of Fascist Plague
What is at stake is far more than a rejection of gangster capitalism and the global misery it produces. The deeper danger lies in recognizing that education has become the primary battlefield in the c...
www.counterpunch.org
December 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Universities are no longer neutral spaces. In this article, I examine how higher education is being reshaped under a rising fascist politics, and why defending academic freedom and critical pedagogy is now an urgent democratic task.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/12/h...
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/12/h...
Every academic at this point of the year.
December 13, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Every academic at this point of the year.
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To give you a sense of how big a departure this year, the government doesn't do this for wanted criminals.
SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
To give you a sense of how big a departure this year, the government doesn't do this for wanted criminals.
My dad used to make lovely beef stew dishes served over egg noodles. Made beef burgundy over noodles for the first time last night since his passing. Cried on the first bite. Food holds such powerful memories. And yes, I know this is also a plot point from Ratatouille…
December 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
My dad used to make lovely beef stew dishes served over egg noodles. Made beef burgundy over noodles for the first time last night since his passing. Cried on the first bite. Food holds such powerful memories. And yes, I know this is also a plot point from Ratatouille…
These only took four sticks of butter…
Let the Christmas baking begin!
Let the Christmas baking begin!
December 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
These only took four sticks of butter…
Let the Christmas baking begin!
Let the Christmas baking begin!
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Grant a wish. Change a life.
One Simple Wish empowers you to brighten the lives of individuals impacted by foster care & crisis by sharing their wishes for you to grant. 100s of new wishes posted daily.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
If you are looking for an organization to support or donate to this holiday season, consider supporting One Simple Wish. They work with nonprofits and social service agencies across the US to grant "wishes" for those in or affected by the foster care system.
www.onesimplewish.org/site/donate?...
www.onesimplewish.org/site/donate?...
It's about damn time.
🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
December 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It's about damn time.
Comic sans feels like a more appropriate choice for the absolute absurdity of this admin.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Comic sans feels like a more appropriate choice for the absolute absurdity of this admin.
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ISP will be on our winter break from December 17, 2025 through January 19, 2026. During this time, we will not be processing new manuscripts.
December 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
ISP will be on our winter break from December 17, 2025 through January 19, 2026. During this time, we will not be processing new manuscripts.
Got to pet a bunny rabbit today. It was very soft and cuddly. Just what we need in times like these.
December 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Got to pet a bunny rabbit today. It was very soft and cuddly. Just what we need in times like these.
Actual convo with mall Santa today:
Daughter: I want a race car for Christmas.
Santa: Are you sure you don’t really want a Barbie or play doll?
Me: Nope. She wants a race car and that’s great. And she already mailed her list so I’m sure Santa will give her what she wants.
Ok, Boomer Santa
Daughter: I want a race car for Christmas.
Santa: Are you sure you don’t really want a Barbie or play doll?
Me: Nope. She wants a race car and that’s great. And she already mailed her list so I’m sure Santa will give her what she wants.
Ok, Boomer Santa
a gray and white cat is sitting on the floor looking at the camera .
ALT: a gray and white cat is sitting on the floor looking at the camera .
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December 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Actual convo with mall Santa today:
Daughter: I want a race car for Christmas.
Santa: Are you sure you don’t really want a Barbie or play doll?
Me: Nope. She wants a race car and that’s great. And she already mailed her list so I’m sure Santa will give her what she wants.
Ok, Boomer Santa
Daughter: I want a race car for Christmas.
Santa: Are you sure you don’t really want a Barbie or play doll?
Me: Nope. She wants a race car and that’s great. And she already mailed her list so I’m sure Santa will give her what she wants.
Ok, Boomer Santa
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It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.