Melissa R. Michelson

@melissamichelson.bsky.social

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Dean of Arts & Sciences at Menlo College. Political Scientist. She/Her

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Melissa R. Michelson is an American political scientist. She is a professor of political science at Menlo College, and in July 2020 she became the Dean of Arts and Sciences there. She studies voter mobilization and engagement in the United States, particularly among minority communities, as well as public opinion and political communication. .. more

Political science 44%

Communication & Media Studies 28%

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Melissa R. Michelson @melissamichelson.bsky.social · 1h

Immigrants make America great

Reposted by Mark A. Lemley, Brendan Nyhan, Eric Goldman , and 3 more Mark A. Lemley, Brendan Nyhan, Eric Goldman, Melissa R. Michelson, Rebecca Tushnet, David Darmofal

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3h

Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 4h

Side note: Sinatra’s mom Natalina “Dolly” Garaventa, a midwife by trade, ran an underground free abortion clinic, chained herself to a fence to fight for women’s suffrage and was an extremely influential organizer for the Democratic Party
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 4d

I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:

WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"

YouTube video by Phil Lewis

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Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · 11d

Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."

Reposted by Mark A. Graber, Melissa R. Michelson

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24d

Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.

Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.

Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.

Authoritarianism hurts all of us.

Melissa R. Michelson @melissamichelson.bsky.social · 27d

Retail politics lives!Just met a DA candidate at the SJ maker fair #PoliSky

Melissa R. Michelson @melissamichelson.bsky.social · Nov 26

Omg both terrible; take the day off!

Melissa R. Michelson @melissamichelson.bsky.social · Nov 24

Good chat with @brownphdgirl.bsky.social about our new book goodauthority.org/news/how-joy... @sldemora.bsky.social Sarah Hayes

How joy can bring Black voters to the polls

A new book shows that positive emotions can be a powerful political tool.

goodauthority.org

Reposted by Jan W. Mueller, Christian Odendahl, Will Jennings , and 28 more Jan W. Mueller, Christian Odendahl, Will Jennings, Peter Thorne, Steve Peers, Iain Davidson, Rosemary A. Joyce, David Rothschild, Ian Hall, Melissa R. Michelson, Fabián Muniesa, Anders Nilsson, Juan Cole, Edgar Morgenroth, Michelle Everson, Göran Bolin, Smith, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Jonathan Hopkin, Melanie C. Green, Rebecca Tushnet, Alan Richardson, McKenzie Wark, Gerald Friedman, Timothy Graham, Brian Keegan, Mark Rice, Philipp Sarasin, Jeremy S. Pal, Tim Stephens, Manisha Sinha

Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · Nov 23

If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?

Reposted by Carl T. Bergstrom, Rosemary A. Joyce, Melissa R. Michelson , and 2 more Carl T. Bergstrom, Rosemary A. Joyce, Melissa R. Michelson, Aurélien Mondon, Ann Bartow

Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · Nov 21

Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?

Mamdani: I've spoken about --

Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.

Melissa R. Michelson @melissamichelson.bsky.social · Nov 19

Come work for me! #Psychology menlo.edu/employment-o...

Psychology Professor- Full-time Open Rank Position - Menlo College

menlo.edu

Reposted by Stephen M. Walt, Michael E. Mann, Elizabeth Saunders , and 3 more Stephen M. Walt, Michael E. Mann, Elizabeth Saunders, Melissa R. Michelson, Daniel W. Drezner, David R. Miller

Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · Nov 19

I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.

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Reposted by Melissa R. Michelson, Silvia Secchi, Ann Bartow , and 1 more Melissa R. Michelson, Silvia Secchi, Ann Bartow, Annette Yoshiko Reed

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · Nov 17

OMG this kicker in the Harvard Crimson article!!

College journalism kicks ass, again

Reposted by Cas Mudde, Anna O. Law, Kim L. Scheppele , and 48 more Cas Mudde, Anna O. Law, Kim L. Scheppele, Heidi Altman, Richard S.J. Tol, Norbert Schwarz, Nancy Kanwisher, John F. McCarthy, Stefan Reis, Brendan Nyhan, Linda J. Skitka, Gavin A. Schmidt, Jesse H. Kroll, John R. Hutchinson, Bryan D. Jones, Glenn Lyons, Rosemary A. Joyce, Jonathan M. Gilligan, Melissa R. Michelson, Philip Nel, Anders Nilsson, Melanie C. Green, W. Andy Knight, Julia Lynch, Roopika Risam, Gerald Friedman, Alison Johnson, Mary L. Dudziak, Rebecca M. Bratspies, Michael D. McDonald, William Myers, Dana R. Fisher, Nikolay Marinov, Jason Lyall, Daryl Adair, Erin O’Donnell, Thomas Masterson, Sharon S. Dawes, Nelson Flores, Alessandro Rigolon, Nicole Guenther Discenza, Linda L. Berger, Annette Yoshiko Reed, Jean Kazez, Dan Immergluck, Sylvia Perry, Timothy D. McBride, Dunlap, Deborah M. Kolb, Adam M. Kleinbaum, Jesper Wulff

Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · Nov 16

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

Reposted by Nandita Sharma, Melissa R. Michelson, Joseph Schafer , and 3 more Nandita Sharma, Melissa R. Michelson, Joseph Schafer, Michael Kevane, Aaron Sojourner, W. Andy Knight

Spiro’s Ghost @antitoxicpeople.bsky.social · Nov 15

For no particular reason….posting former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell’s mugshot before he went to Federal prison for committing numerous crimes on behalf and or/at the direction of President Nixon including obstruction of justice and conspiracy.

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Melissa R. Michelson @melissamichelson.bsky.social · Nov 10

This is the silver lining I’m hoping for

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Nov 10

If the shutdown ends, how long until Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva is sworn in?

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Nov 10

If the shutdown ends, how long until Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva is sworn in?

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Data Bear 🏳️‍🌈 @dataandpolitics.net · Nov 10

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Reposted by Anna O. Law, David Passmore, Melissa R. Michelson , and 2 more Anna O. Law, David Passmore, Melissa R. Michelson, Mark Rice, David Darmofal

George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Nov 9

omg

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Melissa R. Michelson, Margaret Johnston

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Nov 8

Justice KBJ is a brilliant strategist. She is working the rules to compel timely review of the stay in the SNAP case by both the Circuit Court and by the Supreme Court. This is why knowing which SCOTUS justice has supervision of the Circuit you file in is essential.

www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...

www.reuters.com

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Melissa R. Michelson @melissamichelson.bsky.social · Nov 8

Just listened to your @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social pod about the book! Thanks for writing this book & I look forward to reading it podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Nov 8

Cameran Drew, 19, defeated his former high school government teacher by 10 votes in a race for a county supervisor seat in southeastern Virginia this week.

Virginia Teen Narrowly Defeats Former Civics Teacher in County Election

Cameran Drew, 19, defeated his former high school government teacher, Kenneth Bell, by 10 votes for a seat on the Surry County Board of Supervisors this week. There are no hard feelings.

nyti.ms

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Melissa R. Michelson, Ann Bartow , and 1 more Rosemary A. Joyce, Melissa R. Michelson, Ann Bartow, Hisham Zerriffi

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Nov 7

Honestly one of the worst, most disturbing paragraphs — on the basis of process, substance, and effect — I’ve read in a Supreme Court order or opinion in a very long time.

Displaying passport holders' sex at birth no more offends equal protection principles than displaying their country of birth—in both cases, the Government is merely attesting to a historical fact without subjecting anyone to differential treatment. And on this record, respondents have failed to establish that the Government's choice to display biological sex "lack[s] any purpose other than a bare ... desire to harm a politically unpopular group." Trump v. Hawaii, 585
U. S. 667, 705 (2018) (internal quotation marks omitted).
Nor are respondents likely to prevail in arguing that the State Department acted arbitrarily and capriciously by declining to depart from Presidential rules that Congress expressly required it to follow. See 22 U. S. C. §211a.

Reposted by Melissa R. Michelson, Andrew Jacobs, David Darmofal

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Nov 6

Breaking News: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the only female House speaker, said she would retire in 2027, ending a run as one of the most powerful women in U.S. politics. nyti.ms/3XkTV49

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eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · Nov 6

Many of us were saying the same thing last year. Many D and Indy voters didn't show up for Harris, and R's did, in these same places. It makes "swings" look huge, but it's not because most of these folks are changing their votes. Some are. Mostly it's just the composition of the electorate changing.

Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele, Steve Peers, Melissa R. Michelson , and 1 more Kim L. Scheppele, Steve Peers, Melissa R. Michelson, Anne Norton

Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · Nov 6

The Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats are “blatantly unlawful as a matter of U.S. domestic law—and a quickly spreading stain on whatever is left of the executive branch’s commitment to the rule of law.”

Me on “extrajudicial killings” in the latest issue of “One First”:

188. Five Questions About "Extrajudicial Killings"

There is no obvious legal argument to support President Trump's expanding campaign of strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. And the implications are even scarier.

www.stevevladeck.com

Reposted by Melissa R. Michelson, Fabián Muniesa, Laurent Dubois , and 2 more Melissa R. Michelson, Fabián Muniesa, Laurent Dubois, Nancy M. Wingfield, Monisha Bajaj

Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · Nov 5

Mamdani announces transition team:

All-female team led by Elana Leopold, a known Dem strategist; also Melanie Hartzog, who once led the NYC’s health and human services and budget offices; former dep mayor Maria Torres-Springer, and Lina Khan, the former FTC commissioner who campaigned with Mamdani

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