Raul Pacheco-Vega
@raulpachecovega.bsky.social
Full Professor @ FLACSO Mexico. I study comparative public policy, water governance, waste management, public administration, environmental politics, homelessness, eldercare and care work, mixed/experimental methods.
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Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.
February 11, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.
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Linked article is very good, ties together a lot of threads from the details of WHO to estimates of the lives Trump/Musk have cost, to historical context.
HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Expert insight: U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health - Western News
History professor Mitchell L. Hammond explains how the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization could affect global health and disease threats.
news.westernu.ca
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Linked article is very good, ties together a lot of threads from the details of WHO to estimates of the lives Trump/Musk have cost, to historical context.
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Been thinking about this yesterday...
Opposite of a shout-out to my fellow economists, who have collectively created a discipline so cravenly incapable of engaging with structural issues such as power and racism that I'm positive ALL our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Opposite of a shout-out to my fellow economists, who have collectively created a discipline so cravenly incapable of engaging with structural issues such as power and racism that I'm positive ALL our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
February 7, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Been thinking about this yesterday...
Opposite of a shout-out to my fellow economists, who have collectively created a discipline so cravenly incapable of engaging with structural issues such as power and racism that I'm positive ALL our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Opposite of a shout-out to my fellow economists, who have collectively created a discipline so cravenly incapable of engaging with structural issues such as power and racism that I'm positive ALL our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
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Our petition asking the CSU chancellor to “Cancel ChatGPT Edu. Invest in Humans” is very close to 2,000 signatures—many irate faculty, students, alums.
We‘ll be sending signatures and comments to the administration on *Monday.* Last call, & anyone can sign!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
We‘ll be sending signatures and comments to the administration on *Monday.* Last call, & anyone can sign!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
February 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Our petition asking the CSU chancellor to “Cancel ChatGPT Edu. Invest in Humans” is very close to 2,000 signatures—many irate faculty, students, alums.
We‘ll be sending signatures and comments to the administration on *Monday.* Last call, & anyone can sign!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
We‘ll be sending signatures and comments to the administration on *Monday.* Last call, & anyone can sign!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
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This is a major, huge, humongous deal that will go largely unnoticed because of the broader chaos engulfing our politics. But, suffice it to say that the government is broken when the courts explicitly say they can't trust the administration to tell the truth.
🚨NEW: A federal judge out of Oregon has issued a sweeping rebuke of the DOJ’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls.
The opinion released Thursday concluded that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warned that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
The opinion released Thursday concluded that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warned that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 9:56 PM
This is a major, huge, humongous deal that will go largely unnoticed because of the broader chaos engulfing our politics. But, suffice it to say that the government is broken when the courts explicitly say they can't trust the administration to tell the truth.
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“First Monday will cease publication, after 30 years…”
Sad news about one of the first open access truly independent interdisciplinary journals out there.
firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
Sad news about one of the first open access truly independent interdisciplinary journals out there.
firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
First Monday @ 30
| First Monday
firstmonday.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:37 PM
“First Monday will cease publication, after 30 years…”
Sad news about one of the first open access truly independent interdisciplinary journals out there.
firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
Sad news about one of the first open access truly independent interdisciplinary journals out there.
firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
While BlueSky still lacks the absolute protection that Threads offer (where I would need to approve your reply and where I can block you once and forever and any future accounts you create are also blocked, and you could not quote my skeet), still the nuclear blocks are good for these purposes.
February 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM
While BlueSky still lacks the absolute protection that Threads offer (where I would need to approve your reply and where I can block you once and forever and any future accounts you create are also blocked, and you could not quote my skeet), still the nuclear blocks are good for these purposes.
Over on Twitter/X I said that economics seminars are the worst (after reading a paper that @johnholbein1.bsky.social shared there about how women economists are interrupted more often and in a more aggressive way), and I did not get the same pushback I would have in earlier years (still got some).
February 6, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Over on Twitter/X I said that economics seminars are the worst (after reading a paper that @johnholbein1.bsky.social shared there about how women economists are interrupted more often and in a more aggressive way), and I did not get the same pushback I would have in earlier years (still got some).
I mean, we all love to dump on LinkedIn, but... fellow academics, do you use LinkedIn as a platform to share knowledge/content/publications/etc.?
BTW my LinkedIn profile can be found here (I need to spruce it up):
www.linkedin.com/in/raulpache...
Connect with me if you feel so inclined, BTW.
BTW my LinkedIn profile can be found here (I need to spruce it up):
www.linkedin.com/in/raulpache...
Connect with me if you feel so inclined, BTW.
www.linkedin.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I mean, we all love to dump on LinkedIn, but... fellow academics, do you use LinkedIn as a platform to share knowledge/content/publications/etc.?
BTW my LinkedIn profile can be found here (I need to spruce it up):
www.linkedin.com/in/raulpache...
Connect with me if you feel so inclined, BTW.
BTW my LinkedIn profile can be found here (I need to spruce it up):
www.linkedin.com/in/raulpache...
Connect with me if you feel so inclined, BTW.
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NS government hired a US company (Huron) to help do a review of university programs. Cost 400K.
It did not bother to check whether Huron's methodology was compatible with local data collection practices (it wasn't).
Now Huron is trying to get unis to pay them to improve their data collection.
It did not bother to check whether Huron's methodology was compatible with local data collection practices (it wasn't).
Now Huron is trying to get unis to pay them to improve their data collection.
February 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
NS government hired a US company (Huron) to help do a review of university programs. Cost 400K.
It did not bother to check whether Huron's methodology was compatible with local data collection practices (it wasn't).
Now Huron is trying to get unis to pay them to improve their data collection.
It did not bother to check whether Huron's methodology was compatible with local data collection practices (it wasn't).
Now Huron is trying to get unis to pay them to improve their data collection.
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I feel for junior scholars who need reviewers and publications! Yet peer review has fundamental problems: accelerating (unpaid) labor demands & output standards, with the potential for arbitrariness and rejection of innovative work link.springer.com/article/10.1...
February 5, 2026 at 7:04 PM
I feel for junior scholars who need reviewers and publications! Yet peer review has fundamental problems: accelerating (unpaid) labor demands & output standards, with the potential for arbitrariness and rejection of innovative work link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The criminalization of homelessness goes beyond simple stigmatization and lands squarely on over-policing. This phenomenon has multiple layers, and knows no boundaries. Criminalization of unhoused folks and over-policing/forced removals is also done in Mexico City (ask me how I know).
An inquiry by B.C.’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner has found news media faced numerous problems accessing the scene of a decampment operation in 2023, despite the Vancouver Police Department’s continued claim that there were no restrictions.
@jenstden.bsky.social reports. #vanpoli
@jenstden.bsky.social reports. #vanpoli
Press Restrictions During Vancouver Decampment Violated Human Rights: Report | The Tyee
A BC human rights inquiry also found that the police board ‘abdicated its legal responsibility’ when investigating complaints.
thetyee.ca
February 5, 2026 at 3:54 PM
The criminalization of homelessness goes beyond simple stigmatization and lands squarely on over-policing. This phenomenon has multiple layers, and knows no boundaries. Criminalization of unhoused folks and over-policing/forced removals is also done in Mexico City (ask me how I know).
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"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
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this administration is nothing but fucking wreckers.
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 1:24 AM
this administration is nothing but fucking wreckers.
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This needs to be at the top of every story about the ICE body-cam thing. They already have body cameras.
The ProPublica story on the Pretti killers says DHS has bodycam footage from the incident but they refuse to release it
www.propublica.org/article/alex...
www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This needs to be at the top of every story about the ICE body-cam thing. They already have body cameras.
Folks, I need these two articles #ICanHazPDF please
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
and
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
My email: raul(.)pacheco(-)vega(@)flacso(.)edu(.)mx
Thank you!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
and
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
My email: raul(.)pacheco(-)vega(@)flacso(.)edu(.)mx
Thank you!
Time's up: Recognising sexual violence as a public policy issue: A qualitative content analysis of sexual violence cases and the media
Using framing theory and research on sexual violence and the media, this study looks at media representations of three “high profile” sexual violence …
www.sciencedirect.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Folks, I need these two articles #ICanHazPDF please
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
and
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
My email: raul(.)pacheco(-)vega(@)flacso(.)edu(.)mx
Thank you!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
and
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
My email: raul(.)pacheco(-)vega(@)flacso(.)edu(.)mx
Thank you!
I still continue to have a critical view of AI. This does not make me a technophobe nor a caveman.
February 3, 2026 at 7:12 PM
I still continue to have a critical view of AI. This does not make me a technophobe nor a caveman.
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New 25-page @centeronbudget.bsky.social paper from me summarizing the distributional, fiscal, and economic effects of One Big Beautiful Bill's tax cuts and cuts to health care, food assistance, student loans, and climate investments. 🧵
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
Republican Megabill Trades Essential Support to Low-Income People for Skewed Tax Cuts
The sprawling megabill passed by the Republican-controlled Congress and signed by President Trump in July 2025 will redistribute trillions of dollars upward over the next decade, making it harder for ...
www.cbpp.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM
New 25-page @centeronbudget.bsky.social paper from me summarizing the distributional, fiscal, and economic effects of One Big Beautiful Bill's tax cuts and cuts to health care, food assistance, student loans, and climate investments. 🧵
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
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The Call for Papers is up! 📣
"What does the future of rigorous qualitative research look like in an era of open science, generative AI, increasing authoritarianism/geopolitical shifts, climate crisis and increasing concerns around research security?"
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
"What does the future of rigorous qualitative research look like in an era of open science, generative AI, increasing authoritarianism/geopolitical shifts, climate crisis and increasing concerns around research security?"
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
February 3, 2026 at 9:25 AM
The Call for Papers is up! 📣
"What does the future of rigorous qualitative research look like in an era of open science, generative AI, increasing authoritarianism/geopolitical shifts, climate crisis and increasing concerns around research security?"
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
"What does the future of rigorous qualitative research look like in an era of open science, generative AI, increasing authoritarianism/geopolitical shifts, climate crisis and increasing concerns around research security?"
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
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that should read "@raulpachecovega.bsky.social's blog" ugh typos
February 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
that should read "@raulpachecovega.bsky.social's blog" ugh typos
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I have used @raulpachecovega.bsky.social's to teach reading and literature reviews to easily 500+ students (mostly undergrads), and I regularly get feedback that they're among the most valuable lessons in my science and teaching writing classes.
Cannot recommend enough.
Cannot recommend enough.
This, kids, is why I do what I do: knowing that my blog and my work have helped graduate students, faculty and researchers worldwide.
The rest is just icing on the cake :)
The rest is just icing on the cake :)
On that note, I’d like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your blog advice helping me get through the difficulty of revising my first-year PhD report pre-pandemic and managing teaching and writing the past few years post-pandemic—I’ll finally be graduating this May!
February 1, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I have used @raulpachecovega.bsky.social's to teach reading and literature reviews to easily 500+ students (mostly undergrads), and I regularly get feedback that they're among the most valuable lessons in my science and teaching writing classes.
Cannot recommend enough.
Cannot recommend enough.
Congratulations!!!!
February 1, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Congratulations!!!!
This, kids, is why I do what I do: knowing that my blog and my work have helped graduate students, faculty and researchers worldwide.
The rest is just icing on the cake :)
The rest is just icing on the cake :)
On that note, I’d like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your blog advice helping me get through the difficulty of revising my first-year PhD report pre-pandemic and managing teaching and writing the past few years post-pandemic—I’ll finally be graduating this May!
February 1, 2026 at 4:45 PM
This, kids, is why I do what I do: knowing that my blog and my work have helped graduate students, faculty and researchers worldwide.
The rest is just icing on the cake :)
The rest is just icing on the cake :)
There isn’t!
February 1, 2026 at 1:48 PM
There isn’t!