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Virginia Sapiro

@vsapiro.bsky.social

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Retired political scientist in NH & Boston who still scholars. Also making believe I'm a historian, farmer, cook, baker. I do love democracy, knowing stuff, looking at art, listening to music. Current research: history of higher education in the U.S. .. more

Virginia Sapiro is an American political scientist and political psychologist.

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Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 13h

The death cult is out to sicken and kill our children and children's children. But be clear: he can't "repeal" a "scientific fact." He can only repeal our government's ability to recognize that fact. Watch the ghouls grin. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...

Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change

www.nytimes.com

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 13h

Oy.

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 19h

Feeling better and better about flying with the current regime in charge. www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...

Breakdown between Pentagon, FAA led to flight stoppage, officials say

An extraordinary 10-day restriction on flights around El Paso was issued late Tuesday and lifted hours later, over concerns about the Defense Department’s use of a laser counter-drone weapon.

www.washingtonpost.com

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 21h

Congratulations and best wishes to Eric Wilcots, incoming Interim Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 21h

But note: "The Nature of Belief Systems in Mass Publics" was a chapter, not an article in a major poll sci journal.

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 21h

As a grad student I was moping bc some of my diss-related results weren't "turning out." Thought I was finished. Phil Converse of blessed memory stopped by, asked why so blue. His response: You know my paper that gets so much mileage? You understand those are null results, right? Changed my life.

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 21h

The SAVE Act doesn't just deal with proof of citizenship. It federalizes voter info by requiring states to submit individual voter list info upon request to Homeland Security. This allows them to integrate our voter data into their other data bases. In many states, those data lists include party ID.

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 21h

Just read the SAVE Act. Two points. First, the proof of citizenship requirement is for registering, not voting. Some folks are talking as though every time one votes, one has to provide citizenship proof. No. But what folks are ignoring: SAVE federalizes voter info. (see next)

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 22h

Coulda fooled me, but what do I know.

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 22h

Well-trained in the ya-da-da-boo-boo style of professionalism.

Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, Amanda Lotz, Scott L. Greer , and 3 more Lisa W. Fazio, Amanda Lotz, Scott L. Greer, Gerardo Martí, Virginia Sapiro, David Lay Williams

Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 22h

I'm still SHOCKED by the obscene rise in billionaire election spending since Citizens United in the NYT piece, despite already knowing that election corruption w/ $ was profound. (Recall that BCRA fought dangerous campaign $ in *2002*)

The article data didn't have a graph, so I made one to show it.

Chart showing billionaire election spending from 2000 thru 2024.
2000: $18 million
2004: $13 million
2008 $16 million
2010: Citizens United supreme court case
2012: $231 million
2016: $682 million
2020: $1.2 billion
2024: $2.6 billion

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 22h

Life will never be the same. How did I never figure out making fried wonton strips before? I loved them since I was a kid. But fresh? Oh, joy in hard times.

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 1d

Well said.

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 1d

Which means Bondi is wandering around with unredacted bits of file.

Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.

It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.

Just wow.

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 1d

As an election official I’ve found that many women who took their husband’s names think that (a) that’s automatic and all women do it and (b) their new surnames are automatically updated on everything for all purposes. They are surprised when “but I got married” is not the answer.

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 1d

Great!

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 1d

Of course they. Because authoritarians gonna authoritarian.

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 1d

CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, Gallup, no sweat. Who needs a 90 year time series done by the same house?

Reposted by Rebecca Solnit, Tom Clark, Robert C. Richards , and 4 more Rebecca Solnit, Tom Clark, Robert C. Richards, Michael Zimmer, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Virginia Sapiro, David Darmofal

Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.

It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.

Just wow.

Reposted by Steve Peers, Richard Ashby Wilson, Sanford F. Schram , and 1 more Steve Peers, Richard Ashby Wilson, Sanford F. Schram, Virginia Sapiro

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans are still trying to pass the SAVE Act—a bill that would make it harder to vote and disenfranchise millions of Americans. Join @redistrictingaction.org and tell your member of Congress to vote no: act.redistrictingaction.org/a/natl-saveact-cte

Reposted by Linda J. Skitka, Mark Rice, Colin Woodard , and 1 more Linda J. Skitka, Mark Rice, Colin Woodard, Virginia Sapiro

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 1d

CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 1d

Hard to know where to begin to cite what is cherry picking, historically short-sighted, and just silly about this editorial. But I'm sure Bezos is happy to have it in his paper. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | U.S. universities have lost sight of their core task

It’s time for higher education to get back to educating the workforce of the future.

www.washingtonpost.com

Waffle 🧇 @wafflecut.bsky.social · 1d

“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

photo of Pam Bondi testifying in the foreground as a group of 7 women and 1 men raise their hands

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 1d

Those who are less likely to have appropriate proof of citizenship (e.g. birth cert in current name; birth cert plus proof of change of name for those who changed name; naturalized papers; passport) or who haven't tracked: Less educated, women who changed name at marriage, peeps who don't travel.

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 1d

I am deeply cynical, but I don't actually believe this. Speaking as an election official, if we are required by law to see proof of citizenship to allow someone in to vote we can be arrested for violating the law. It will certainly have differential effects on different groups of people [see next]

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 1d

Another really snowy night here in NH, but spring is coming (sometime) so I started celeriac, parsley, sage, and rosemary seeds.

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, we already all saw that. They sure don't. But the education/party difference is very important too.

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 2d

They think that if they pay attention to Democrats who appear in the files we'll say, oh, never mind. Clearly they don't get it.

Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 2d

(okey dokey)