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Michael Jones-Correa
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Political scientist at UPenn working on immigrant politics, cities, and other things.

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Michael Jones-Correa is President's Distinguished Professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. His research centers on the topics of immigrant political incorporation and ethnic and racial relations in the United States, often writing about political behavior in the context of institutional structures. .. more

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brennancenter.org
Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 6h
Politicians need to start treating the health of our democracy as the central issue it is. bit.ly/3LDvVqz
 
One Year to Defend Elections
Trump’s pardons of Rudy Giuliani and other election deniers are a reminder that the 2026 midterms will face an extraordinary new source of pressure: the federal government itself.
www.brennancenter.org

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 7h
Democrats should be running ads every day from now until November 2028 about how Trump sued to prevent SNAP checks from going out.

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Brian J. Enquist, Nicholas A. Christakis , and 27 more

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Roland Hatzenpichler @environmicrobio.bsky.social · 19h
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org

Reposted by Anne Norton, Michael Jones‐Correa

katelynburns.com
Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 1d
I simply refuse to accept that police ever have to look like this. this is just pure cosplay. it should be illegal for cops to be dressed like soldiers going to war.
police dressed as military in front of a police tank police dressed in camo like soldiers like total knobs cops dressed head to toe in camo like full kit wankers

Reposted by John R. Hutchinson, Rosemary A. Joyce, Jonathan M. Gilligan , and 14 more

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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 2d
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.

And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*

Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Jeffrey Epstein said Trump "spent hours at my house" with a sexual abuse victim and "Of course he knew about the girls" www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...

Reposted by Christian Odendahl, Michael Jones‐Correa

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David Rennie @dsorennie.bsky.social · 2d
Just spent week in Beijing talking to officials, scholars. Their msg: 2nd term Trump=opportunity for China. He’s not ideological, sees Xi as a peer, bungled his trade war and can stare down DC China hawks. But he’s unreliable, so a debate on how to use him.
economist.com/internationa...
Beijing insiders’ plan to play Donald Trump
They see America’s president as a golden opportunity for China
economist.com

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austinkocher.com
Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 2d
ICE is adding facial recognition, spyware, and social media tracking to its toolkit. Advocates warn these tools risk turning immigration enforcement into mass surveillance.

Learn more about it here: laist.com/brief/news/i...
New ICE tools
Immigration agents deploy tech for tracking people
laist.com

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inquirer.com
Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 2d
Pennsylvania’s top legislative leaders and Gov. Josh Shapiro have agreed to a $50.1 billion state budget deal behind closed doors, according to two sources close to negotiations.

🔗 www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...
Pennsylvania’s top leaders have reached a $50.1 billion state budget deal, signaling a breakthrough in impasse
Top legislative leaders and Gov. Josh Shapiro have agreed on a budget framework after months of talks, according to two sources close to negotiations.
www.inquirer.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3d
Equatorial Guinea is routinely ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world. It has been ruled by the same person since 1982 - for 45 years. Despite the title of President, he rules with near-absolute power.

The Trump admin just deposited $7.5 million in his government's bank account.

Reposted by Dean Eckles, Michael Jones‐Correa

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 3d
The U.S. military is being used inside the United States. There's a lot we don't know about how, why, and under what authorities.

Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
A map of where the U.S. military was deployed in the United States. The dots are color coded. The dots are in the District of Columbia, Los Angeles and surrounding areas, Florida, unknown locations in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas, the southern border area, South Carolina, Idaho, Nevada, Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Border Patrol's Laredo Sector, Texas, Los Angeles and surrounding areas, Louisana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Georgia, Wyoming, Memphis, Tennessee, and Missouri.

Reposted by Michael Jones‐Correa, Simon Lester, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 4d
This is really well done. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
What Did Men Do to Deserve This?
Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”
www.newyorker.com

Reposted by Michael Jones‐Correa, David Darmofal

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 5d
Trump threw another lavish party as his DOJ asked the Supreme Court to stop it from being forced to pay food stamps for 40 million Americans.
Yes, this is *different* from last week’s Gatsby party. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hosts-...
Trump Throws Decadent Opera and Truffles Rager at Mar-a-Lago
The president’s ragers show no sign of slowing down even amid the government shutdown.
www.thedailybeast.com

Reposted by Ben H. Ansell, Juan Cole, Beatriz Gallardo Paúls , and 3 more

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jazzbot @jazzbot.bsky.social · 6d
“Generalissimo Zohran Mamdani”

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, Michael Jones‐Correa, Simon Lester

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 6d
Some belated thoughts on the Supreme Court arguments about the tariffs: danieldrezner.substack.com/p/sometimes-...
Sometimes Constitutional Law is Dumb
A meditation on the Supreme Court argument regarding Trump's tariffs
danieldrezner.substack.com

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 6d
HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS
stevevladeck.bsky.social Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 6d
#BREAKING: The Trump administration is asking #SCOTUS for an immediate “administrative” stay of a Rhode Island district judge’s order that is otherwise requiring it to resume the distribution of SNAP benefits from other funding sources no later than the end of today.

Reposted by Ben H. Ansell, Steven N. Durlauf, Gordon Pennycook , and 6 more

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 7d
The incredible shrinking attack on U.S. universities continues.

Cornell has signed an agreement—but unlike the UVA agreement, instead of pledging to follow the gov't's highly questionable July "guidance" on discrimination, Cornell simply agrees to hand it out to faculty as a "training resource"!
Both parties affirm the importance of and their support for civil rights. Cornell affirms its committment to complying with federal civil rights laws and agrees to include the DOJ's "Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination" of July 29, 2025 as a training resource to faculty and staff so long as that Guidance remains operative.

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Kim L. Scheppele, Daniel W. Drezner , and 10 more

gelliottmorris.com
G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 7d
Dem gains in this week's elections erased the inroads Trump made with non-white, young, and low-income voters in 2024. In fact, the R-to-D shift from 24 to 25 is double Trump's gains from 20-24. Claims of a GOP political realignment have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
Trump's winning 2024 coalition has evaporated
Claims of a conservative realignment of non-whites, the working class, and young voters have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com

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Pablo Manríquez @pabloreports.bsky.social · 7d
SCOTUS to Trans Americans: Carry Passports That Lie

The conservative majority freezes a lower-court injunction, letting Trump erase “X” and force “sex at birth” onto every new passport while the case crawls through appeals.
migrantinsider.com/p/scotus-to-...
SCOTUS to Trans Americans: Carry Passports That Lie
The conservative majority freezes a lower-court injunction, letting Trump erase “X” and force “sex at birth” onto every new passport while the case crawls through appeals.
migrantinsider.com

Reposted by Robert C. Richards, Melanie C. Green, Michael Jones‐Correa , and 1 more

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 7d
VICTORY: Federal court dismisses class action lawsuit against pollster J. Ann Selzer, filed by the “Center for American Rights”

www.thefire.org/news/victory...
VICTORY! Federal district court dismisses class-action suit against pollster J. Ann Selzer
Federal district court tosses ‘fake news’ lawsuit against pollster J. Ann Selzer, affirming First Amendment protections for election commentary.
www.thefire.org

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Jason Lyall, Michael Jones‐Correa , and 2 more

nbcnews.com
NBC News @nbcnews.com · 9d
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC

Reposted by Will Jennings, Steve Peers, Cathy N. Davidson , and 7 more

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Matthew Haugen @mjhaugen.bsky.social · 9d
Wow it turns out the entire country is not permanently reactionary because Trump won an election by 1.5%

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John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social · 9d
Mamdani wins decisively:

www.electionatlas.nyc/maps.html#!N...
NYC Election Atlas - Maps
www.electionatlas.nyc

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Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social · 9d
First results! www.electionatlas.nyc/maps.html#!N...
NYC Election Atlas - Maps
www.electionatlas.nyc

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Erich Fromm, Melissa R. Michelson , and 7 more

nbcnews.com
NBC News @nbcnews.com · 9d
BREAKING: Pennsylvania voters approve to retain three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court.
Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority
NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.
nbcnews.to

Reposted by Michael Jones‐Correa, Manisha Sinha

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 9d
JUST IN: And, a closer race, but a huge result: Decision Desk HQ has called Virginia AG for Jones, the Democrat. election-night.decisiondeskhq.com/date/2025-11...
Virginia Attorney General General Election County Results SOHQ Last Updated: Nov 4, 2025, 8:30 PM 54% est. reporting Candidates Party Jay Jones V DEM Jason Miyares * GOP Total * Incumbent Votes 960,233 924,527 1,884,760 Pct. 51% 49.1% Election Date: 11/4/2025

Reposted by Will Jennings, David S. Cohen, Melanie C. Green , and 6 more

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Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 9d
Earle-Sears ran what felt like 12 billion ads about how much she hated trans kids and I didn’t hear a single pundit say she should stick to real issues that affect real people.
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 9d
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor’s race.

Reposted by Melissa R. Michelson, Juan Cole, Laurent Dubois , and 6 more

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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 9d
A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.

Reposted by Jacob Montgomery, Michael Jones‐Correa, David Darmofal

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19thnews @19thnews.org · 9d
Virginia has elected Ghazala Hashmi as the state’s next lieutenant governor, making her the first Muslim woman ever elected to statewide office in the United States. 19thnews.org/2025/11/virg...

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John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social · 9d
This is going to be a monumental political night in NYC. You can investigate the preliminary results are released here:

www.electionatlas.nyc/maps.html#!N...

A larger version www.urbanresearchmaps.org/electioncomp... to create create custom links or embed in another website.
NYC Election Atlas - Maps
www.electionatlas.nyc