Terence Michael Garrett
@profterencegarrett.bsky.social
Political Science Professor (retired)
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This is another example (after hundreds of others, ad nauseam) of corruption. When will it end? Asking for many friends.... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Trump Says He Doesn’t Know Crypto Billionaire He Pardoned
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This is another example (after hundreds of others, ad nauseam) of corruption. When will it end? Asking for many friends.... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
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Putin has to keep Trump on side to have a chance of winning the war.
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Putin to offer financial incentives to Trump at Ukraine summit
Russian leader plans to discuss economic ties, in appeal to Trump’s business instincts, alongside future of Ukraine
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Putin has to keep Trump on side to have a chance of winning the war.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
As I am retiring, I am still involved in research. If you're interested in what I am doing, you may follow me here: scholar.google.com/citations?hl...
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August 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
As I am retiring, I am still involved in research. If you're interested in what I am doing, you may follow me here: scholar.google.com/citations?hl...
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There are historical cases, going back hundreds or thousands of years, of humans reacting quickly to climate change. And then there is the current case of humans both causing the climate change and refusing to react to it.
www.wired.com/story/kerr-c...
www.wired.com/story/kerr-c...
The Texas Floods Were a Preview of What’s to Come
Mounting evidence shows no US state is safe from the flooding that ravaged Texas’ Kerr Country.
www.wired.com
August 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
There are historical cases, going back hundreds or thousands of years, of humans reacting quickly to climate change. And then there is the current case of humans both causing the climate change and refusing to react to it.
www.wired.com/story/kerr-c...
www.wired.com/story/kerr-c...
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EXCLUSIVE: Sean Duffy will announce expedited plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, his first major action as interim NASA administrator.
Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon
This is the first major agency effort by the interim NASA administrator, who is also the Transportation secretary and a former Fox News host.
www.politico.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Sean Duffy will announce expedited plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, his first major action as interim NASA administrator.
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The California legislature and governor are attempting to reverse the error committed by Texas in its mid-decade gerrymandering attempt. Stay tuned.... www.yahoo.com/news/article...?
Texas redistricting move would 'trigger' new California maps, Newsom says
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday he plans to put new district lines in front of voters in a special election on Nov. 4, but only if Texas moves forward with its redistricting plans.
www.yahoo.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The California legislature and governor are attempting to reverse the error committed by Texas in its mid-decade gerrymandering attempt. Stay tuned.... www.yahoo.com/news/article...?
Photo from the panel I was on at the 2025 International Political Science Association Congress in Seoul, South Korea, 15 July 2025.
July 20, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Photo from the panel I was on at the 2025 International Political Science Association Congress in Seoul, South Korea, 15 July 2025.
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This bill if passed by the House will shorten the lives of millions of Americans and bring the republic to the point of collapse. It’s a gift to oligarchs at home and enemies abroad.
edition.cnn.com/2025/07/01/p...
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Analysis: Here’s how Trump’s megabill will affect you | CNN Politics
Seniors, students, taxpayers, children, parents, low-income Americans and just about everyone else will be affected by the massive tax and spending bill being hashed out in real time on Capitol Hill.
edition.cnn.com
July 3, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This bill if passed by the House will shorten the lives of millions of Americans and bring the republic to the point of collapse. It’s a gift to oligarchs at home and enemies abroad.
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edition.cnn.com/2025/07/01/p...
This is a stunning development! The US is a bastion of higher education that has been welcoming throughout the years. I'm saddened that it has come down to this.
May 29, 2025 at 1:03 AM
This is a stunning development! The US is a bastion of higher education that has been welcoming throughout the years. I'm saddened that it has come down to this.
I am retiring from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley effective August 31, 2025. I will still continue to do research in retirement.
April 29, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I am retiring from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley effective August 31, 2025. I will still continue to do research in retirement.
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“What kind of people—what level of indecency and cruelty does it take—to invite a man in the midst of a war to come to the WH, attack him…and whine that he’s not showing sufficient gratitude? As if these ugly sadists believe he should kneel down before them.”
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Can America Ever Overcome the Shame of Trump?
A Saturday Prompt
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March 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
“What kind of people—what level of indecency and cruelty does it take—to invite a man in the midst of a war to come to the WH, attack him…and whine that he’s not showing sufficient gratitude? As if these ugly sadists believe he should kneel down before them.”
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www.americaamerica.news/p/can-americ...
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The attempted mugging of a visiting president was about the world war that Musk, Trump, and Vance have chosen. If we attend to what Vance and Trump said yesterday, we can work our way to the unreason of American policy, and to the chaos that will follow.
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snyder.substack.com/p/the-war-tr...
The War Trump Chooses
That wasn't Trump against Zelens'kyi. It was Americans against reason
snyder.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The attempted mugging of a visiting president was about the world war that Musk, Trump, and Vance have chosen. If we attend to what Vance and Trump said yesterday, we can work our way to the unreason of American policy, and to the chaos that will follow.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-war-tr...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-war-tr...
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Latest news on the current person living in the White House. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Trump Says U.S. 'Will Take Over' Gaza and Palestinians Should Relocate: Live Updates (Gift Article)
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Latest news on the current person living in the White House. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
I'm working on a book with my colleague on the subject of this published article in 2023. www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
Border securocracy: Global expansion of the U.S. Department of homeland security bureaucratic apparatus before, during and beyond covid-19: Administrative Theory & Praxis: Vol 45 , No 3 - Get Access
We’re here to help
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February 5, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I'm working on a book with my colleague on the subject of this published article in 2023. www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
Here is some background information on where I work. webapps.utrgv.edu/aa/dm/#/user...
Digital Measures
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February 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Here is some background information on where I work. webapps.utrgv.edu/aa/dm/#/user...
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📚New article
This article signed by ABS member @polysighprof.bsky.social explores the potential consequences of Trump victory in 2024 on U.S. immigration policy, such as the return of Title 42 and the reinforcement of the border infrastructure.
www.revistanorteamerica.unam.mx/index.php/na...
This article signed by ABS member @polysighprof.bsky.social explores the potential consequences of Trump victory in 2024 on U.S. immigration policy, such as the return of Title 42 and the reinforcement of the border infrastructure.
www.revistanorteamerica.unam.mx/index.php/na...
December 5, 2024 at 9:22 PM
📚New article
This article signed by ABS member @polysighprof.bsky.social explores the potential consequences of Trump victory in 2024 on U.S. immigration policy, such as the return of Title 42 and the reinforcement of the border infrastructure.
www.revistanorteamerica.unam.mx/index.php/na...
This article signed by ABS member @polysighprof.bsky.social explores the potential consequences of Trump victory in 2024 on U.S. immigration policy, such as the return of Title 42 and the reinforcement of the border infrastructure.
www.revistanorteamerica.unam.mx/index.php/na...
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📚Nuevo artículo
El artículo de @polysighprof.bsky.social miembro de ABS, explora las posibles consecuencias de la victoria de Trump sobre la política de inmigración de EE.UU., como la vuelta del Título 42 y el refuerzo de la infraestructura fronteriza
www.revistanorteamerica.unam.mx/index.php/na...
El artículo de @polysighprof.bsky.social miembro de ABS, explora las posibles consecuencias de la victoria de Trump sobre la política de inmigración de EE.UU., como la vuelta del Título 42 y el refuerzo de la infraestructura fronteriza
www.revistanorteamerica.unam.mx/index.php/na...
December 5, 2024 at 9:23 PM
📚Nuevo artículo
El artículo de @polysighprof.bsky.social miembro de ABS, explora las posibles consecuencias de la victoria de Trump sobre la política de inmigración de EE.UU., como la vuelta del Título 42 y el refuerzo de la infraestructura fronteriza
www.revistanorteamerica.unam.mx/index.php/na...
El artículo de @polysighprof.bsky.social miembro de ABS, explora las posibles consecuencias de la victoria de Trump sobre la política de inmigración de EE.UU., como la vuelta del Título 42 y el refuerzo de la infraestructura fronteriza
www.revistanorteamerica.unam.mx/index.php/na...
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2020 article now has 14,660 views! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
COVID-19, wall building, and the effects on Migrant Protection Protocols by the Trump administration: the spectacle of the worsening human rights disaster on the Mexico-U.S. border
The COVID-19 pandemic has repercussions well beyond the confines of borders. National border policies can thwart international efforts to combat the spread of infectious diseases. These problems ar...
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December 22, 2024 at 6:22 AM
2020 article now has 14,660 views! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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2023 article with Art Sementelli is recognized by the Policy Studies Organization as one of the best in 2022-23
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Politics & Policy | PSO Policy Research Journal | Wiley Online Library
Public policy choices continue to bring dramatic changes to migration practices in the era of the coronavirus in the United States. In this article, we argue that the COVID-19 pandemic facilitated t.....
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December 22, 2024 at 6:26 AM
2023 article with Art Sementelli is recognized by the Policy Studies Organization as one of the best in 2022-23
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Politics & Policy | PSO Policy Research Journal | Wiley Online Library
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December 22, 2024 at 6:35 AM
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📚New book
The upcoming book "Politics of the Rio Grande Valley" provides a detailed understanding of regional politics in South Texas, with chapters from ABS members @polysighprof.bsky.social and Xavier Oliveras-Gonzalez.
rowman.com/ISBN/9781666...
The upcoming book "Politics of the Rio Grande Valley" provides a detailed understanding of regional politics in South Texas, with chapters from ABS members @polysighprof.bsky.social and Xavier Oliveras-Gonzalez.
rowman.com/ISBN/9781666...
January 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
📚New book
The upcoming book "Politics of the Rio Grande Valley" provides a detailed understanding of regional politics in South Texas, with chapters from ABS members @polysighprof.bsky.social and Xavier Oliveras-Gonzalez.
rowman.com/ISBN/9781666...
The upcoming book "Politics of the Rio Grande Valley" provides a detailed understanding of regional politics in South Texas, with chapters from ABS members @polysighprof.bsky.social and Xavier Oliveras-Gonzalez.
rowman.com/ISBN/9781666...