David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

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Political scientist. Political behavior + methods. Spatial analysis.
Speaking in a personal capacity. Opinions expressed are my own.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · May 8

Pope Leo XIV: JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others.

Reposted by Richard M. Carpiano

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 5h

Yet another scandal at The Ohio State University.
Ohio State OB-GYN received payments from Jeffrey Epstein, documents show

Ohio State OB-GYN received payments from Jeffrey Epstein, documents show

Newly released Justice Department documents include mention of an Ohio State OB-GYN and professor who received payments from Jeffrey Epstein and his associates.

www.dispatch.com

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 10h

@kamalaharris.com talked f*cking constantly about the economy. I'm so f*cking sick of revisionists like Rosie Perez trying to rewrite the facts of the 2024 election. Stop trying to rebuild your rapidly dwindling brand by lying to slam @kamalaharris.com.

Rosie Perez reveals how she knew Kamala Harris would lose the election: ‘Nobody was listening to me’

Actress and former host of “The View” Rosie Perez said during a podcast episode released on Monday that she didn’t think former Vice President Kamala Harris was going to win the 2…

nypost.com

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 10h

Trump, Vance, and Miller are gleefully doing this to our fellow human beings.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 10h

In ICE detention camps, “disease and illness are rampant, mold grows on the walls, and detained individuals are denied sufficient food, clean drinking water, proper medical care, and disability accommodations”.

ICE is a scourge of humanity, and also of public health.

Immigrants at ICE’s Adelanto detention center denounce lack of medical care and “inhumane” conditions

A federal lawsuit by immigrants detained at the ICE facility alleges they’re treated like “dogs in cages” and denied food and water.

lapublicpress.org

Reposted by David Darmofal

kvconner.bsky.social @kvconner.bsky.social · 10h

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Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
In a message obtained by Congress, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald J. Trump spent hours at his house with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims.
By Michael Gold www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...

Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct

www.nytimes.com

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 10h

As Trump shared racist memes, NYC Archbishop Hicks preached Bad Bunny
www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...

As Trump shared racist memes, NYC Archbishop Hicks preached Bad Bunny

Archbishop Ronald Hicks' style — mirroring Pope Leo XIV and more subdued than his predecessor Cardinal Timothy Dolan — might be what the church and the world needs today, writes NCR's editor, Michael ...

www.ncronline.org

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 10h

The President of the United States, the leader of the Republican Party, will not say publicly that he will not pardon international child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. This should shame Trump, Vance, Lindsey Graham, & every Republican. It will not.

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 10h

Casey Putch is a white man, Vivek Ramaswamy is Indian American. I firmly believe that the Ohio gubernatorial election is now going to come down to a contest between the state's sexism and it's xenophobia. It will be interesting to see which of these two rampant bigotries in Ohio wins out.

Reposted by David Darmofal

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 10h

Immigrants at ICE’s Adelanto detention center denounce lack of medical care and “inhumane” conditions

A federal lawsuit by immigrants detained at the ICE facility alleges they’re treated like “dogs in cages” and denied food and water.

lapublicpress.org

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 10h

It's about time, Shawn Fain. Hopefully your months of playing footsie with Trump & Vance are now over because you can see the political writing on the wall regarding this failed administration.

UAW President Slams Trump’s Use of Tariffs

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain rebuked President Trump on Monday, lambasting his broad use of tariffs, supporting a worker who called Trump a “pedophile protector,” and saying “fascism” has ...

www.wsj.com

Reposted by David Darmofal

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 11h

Unearthed video of Kid Rock talking about the Olsen twins, who were 14 years old at the time:

"Why is every guy in America waiting for these chicks to turn 18? I mean, you know what I say—if there's grass on the field, play ball!"

Reposted by Claudia Sahm, Jonathan M. Gilligan, Daniel Huppmann , and 6 more Claudia Sahm, Jonathan M. Gilligan, Daniel Huppmann, Andrew Jacobs, Matthew Lebo, Simon Lester, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Timothy D. McBride, David Darmofal

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 11h

The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it

Don’t Be a Panican. We’re Winning — and We’re Not Slowing Down.

Under President Donald J. Trump’s leadership, this Administration is smashing through the chaos and destruction left by Democrats and unleashing the most aggressive pursuit of the America First agenda in history. While the Fake News and Radical Left collude to distract, depress, and divide, they’re simply lying to mask the undeniable truth: America is safer, stronger, richer, and more secure than at any point in decades.

Don’t take the bait. New victories pour in daily as President Trump delivers on his promises and rebuilds the foundation for long-term success in the greatest nation on Earth.

Here are a few things to celebrate from just the past few days:

Reposted by David Darmofal

Hope you’re okay @vladaknowlton.bsky.social · 13h

I just found out Ricky Martin and Kid Rock are the same age…wut

Reposted by David Darmofal

Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 13h

Rep. Brian Babin thanked God for "getting us a new president" in Trump, who has saved this nation from "apostasy, blasphemy, taking our children down the path of homosexuality and perversion."

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 13h

Lindsey Graham with Trump & Halligan instead of in South Carolina with his constituents.

Jim Brown @jimbrown.bsky.social · 19h

Filling in for Melania is Lindsey Halligan

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 13h

South Carolina's Senior Senator, Lindsey Olin Graham, at Trump's club just days after Trump had posted one of the most racist, bigoted statements by a president in American history.

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 1d

Footage from inside Trump’s golf club Super Bowl party reveals the Bad Bunny half time show played on the big screens.

What a bunch of hypocrites.

Reposted by Anne Rasmussen, David Darmofal

David Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 13h

Do you know an emerging scholar who studies political organizations and parties who you think merits an award?

If so, send us your nominations!

APSA- Political Organizations & Parties Section @apsa-pop.bsky.social · 13h

Call for Nomination: Emerging Scholar Award for a scholar who has not yet received tenure & whose career to date demonstrates unusual promise.
Deadline: Feb 27
Email nominations to: @davidryanmiller.com @lilymasonphd.bsky.social @fernandorosenblatt.bsky.social

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 14h

And you know when the economy's the Titanic, Trump & Vance are going to look out for themselves and not leave any room for you on the door.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 14h

Pollster: The economy used to be the wind beneath Donald Trump's presidency wings, and now it's the Titanic. Trump's economic net approval one year in, 18 points below water. 52% of Americans say that Trump has made the economy worse.

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 14h

In the least surprising news ever, the March for "Life" rally, a magnet for right-wing anti-vaxxers, was an infection site for measles cases.

March for Life rally, national shrine, CUA among infection sites for confirmed measles cases in DC www.ncronline.org/news/march-l...

March for Life rally, national shrine, CUA among infection sites for confirmed measles cases in DC

The March for Life rally, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and several buildings at The Catholic University of America were among infection sites for confirmed measles ...

www.ncronline.org

Reposted by David Darmofal

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 14h

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14h

In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:

- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown

This is unprecedented.

Reposted by Nandita Sharma, Matthew Bunn, Steve Peers , and 11 more Nandita Sharma, Matthew Bunn, Steve Peers, American Library Association, Alison Phipps, Aaron Sojourner, Scott A. Imberman, James Goodwin, Dana R. Fisher, Claire L. Adida, Stephen Pimpare, Olivier Mannoni, Aviel Roshwald, David Darmofal

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14h

ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.

If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April

Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.

www.ajc.com

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 14h

Immigration Raids in South Texas Are Starting to Hit the Economy
Trade groups are raising alarms about aggressive immigration enforcement hurting businesses in the region

Immigration Raids in South Texas Are Starting to Hit the Economy

Trade groups are raising alarms about aggressive immigration enforcement hurting businesses in the region.

www.wsj.com

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 14h

This is an important poll finding for 2026:
Poll shows Democrats hold edge over Trump in energy cost battle
Energy affordability is expected to play a role in the midterm elections this year.

E&E News: Poll shows Democrats hold edge over Trump in energy cost battle

Energy affordability is expected to play a role in the midterm elections this year.

subscriber.politicopro.com

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 14h

Was just looking at an article that incorrectly popped up as a new article for me. It was on a @kamalaharris.com event in NC a week before election day. To listen to leftists, Republicans, some moderates, this type of enthusiasm for her never happened. I was there, near these folks, & it did.

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 15h

86% had not.

CBS News @cbsnews.com · 21h

DHS data show 14% of immigrants arrested by ICE in the past year had been charged or convicted of violent crimes.

Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows

The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.

cbsn.ws

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 15h

I'm thrilled about our upcoming Donald L. Fowler Endowed Political Science Lecture, which honors my late department colleague (and former DNC Chair) Don Fowler. Our speaker this year is Danielle Brown of Michigan State on Fire & Food: The Plating of Public Knowledge about Protests.

The Donald L. Fowler Endowed Political Science Lecture

The Department of Political Science and the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences are pleased to present the inaugural Fowler Lectureship.

www.eventbrite.com

Reposted by Jonathan Wolff, David Darmofal

Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 15h

Great news, son! The Turning Point USA All-American Halftime Show Is On!

Great News! The Turning Point USA Halftime Show Is On!

Quick, to the bunker!

www.theatlantic.com

Reposted by David Darmofal

Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 15h

Who could have seen that coming?

Reposted by David Darmofal

Bill Scher @billscher.bsky.social · 15h

TX primary polls taken in Jan

U of Houston: Crockett +8
TPOR: Crockett +1
Emerson: Talarico +9

Crockett up w/Blacks & Latinos in UoH
Talarico up w/white & Latinos in Emerson/TPOR, less so w/TPOR

www.uh.edu/hobby/primar...
drive.google.com/file/d/1JrlS...
emersoncollegepolling.com/texas-2026-p...

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 15h

New York GOP’s midterm problem: No money, no bench — and Trump

The hard-knock life of a blue-state Republican looks even worse this midterm.

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