Amanda Sahar d’Urso
@asdurso.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Georgetown University
Studying Middle Eastern and North African identity in the US
Studying Middle Eastern and North African identity in the US
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Amanda Sahar d’Urso
@asdurso.bsky.social
· Sep 26
What Happens When You Can’t Check the Box? Categorization Threat and Public Opinion among Middle Eastern and North African Americans | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
What Happens When You Can’t Check the Box? Categorization Threat and Public Opinion among Middle Eastern and North African Americans
doi.org
Labels can impact politics. My paper @apsrjournal.bsky.social "What Happens When You Can't Check the Box?" shows when Middle Eastern & North African (MENA) Americans are excluded from identity categories, they assert MENA identity when answering relevant political questions.
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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Don Jr: Did he ever look at you that way?
Eric: Nope. Never. You?
Don Jr: 😥😥😥😥
Eric: Nope. Never. You?
Don Jr: 😥😥😥😥
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Don Jr: Did he ever look at you that way?
Eric: Nope. Never. You?
Don Jr: 😥😥😥😥
Eric: Nope. Never. You?
Don Jr: 😥😥😥😥
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
This is what happens when you’re raised with both Shia and Catholic guilt: I feel so awful abt canceling class that I shared my doctors note. (I mean if they have to why shouldn’t I???)
I still feel so bad tho!!! 😭
I still feel so bad tho!!! 😭
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
This is what happens when you’re raised with both Shia and Catholic guilt: I feel so awful abt canceling class that I shared my doctors note. (I mean if they have to why shouldn’t I???)
I still feel so bad tho!!! 😭
I still feel so bad tho!!! 😭
Movie buffs, I just saw this, and it was excellent. There are definitely some aspects the subtitles can’t really capture, but I’m always happy to talk all about that.
Jafar Panahi, the director, made this film entirely in secret as he has been banned from filmmaking for 20 years (in 2010).
Jafar Panahi, the director, made this film entirely in secret as he has been banned from filmmaking for 20 years (in 2010).
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Movie buffs, I just saw this, and it was excellent. There are definitely some aspects the subtitles can’t really capture, but I’m always happy to talk all about that.
Jafar Panahi, the director, made this film entirely in secret as he has been banned from filmmaking for 20 years (in 2010).
Jafar Panahi, the director, made this film entirely in secret as he has been banned from filmmaking for 20 years (in 2010).
Whoever edited Dick Durbin’s Wikipedia page is hilarious for this
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Whoever edited Dick Durbin’s Wikipedia page is hilarious for this
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Ah well, nevertheless, standing up to Trump doesn't work so we might as well cave and welcome our authoritarian overlords.
Right @senangusking.bsky.social ?
Right @senangusking.bsky.social ?
The United States killed six more men in Sunday strikes on suspected drug boats. Our news article and tracker on this offensive, which has killed at least 76 people in 19 attacks in the Pacific and the Caribbean Sea since early September.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
U.S. Military Kills 6 in Strikes on Suspected Drug Boats, Hegseth Says
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Ah well, nevertheless, standing up to Trump doesn't work so we might as well cave and welcome our authoritarian overlords.
Right @senangusking.bsky.social ?
Right @senangusking.bsky.social ?
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Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
You really just had a number of electoral victories under affordability and then think this is a good idea 🤦🏻♀️
This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
You really just had a number of electoral victories under affordability and then think this is a good idea 🤦🏻♀️
God it’s so hard to support the democrats.
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
God it’s so hard to support the democrats.
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So Democrats get:
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
So Democrats get:
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
Drumline walked so whiplash could run.
November 8, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Drumline walked so whiplash could run.
So i rewatched v for vendetta after like 15 years … 😬
November 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
So i rewatched v for vendetta after like 15 years … 😬
Random realization (trying to connect with heritage speakers here): I don't think I really have a strong accent when I speak Farsi, but for some reason, I sound like a baby. I think I sound less fluent, because I sound like a little kid 😭
I need to, like, put on a grown up voice or something!
I need to, like, put on a grown up voice or something!
November 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Random realization (trying to connect with heritage speakers here): I don't think I really have a strong accent when I speak Farsi, but for some reason, I sound like a baby. I think I sound less fluent, because I sound like a little kid 😭
I need to, like, put on a grown up voice or something!
I need to, like, put on a grown up voice or something!
Spoke with a recently naturalized citizen who did not want to vote, because they were scared that it would be possible for people to see who they voted for.
The only way someone will know who you voted for is if you tell them!
Please go vote!
The only way someone will know who you voted for is if you tell them!
Please go vote!
November 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Spoke with a recently naturalized citizen who did not want to vote, because they were scared that it would be possible for people to see who they voted for.
The only way someone will know who you voted for is if you tell them!
Please go vote!
The only way someone will know who you voted for is if you tell them!
Please go vote!
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ANES Data Release! electionstudies.org/data-center/...
The 3-wave ANES panel is now available. It merges data from 3 election studies (2016-2020-2024), the first time the ANES has collected interviews of the same respondents across 3 presidential elections.
The 3-wave ANES panel is now available. It merges data from 3 election studies (2016-2020-2024), the first time the ANES has collected interviews of the same respondents across 3 presidential elections.
2016-2020-2024-panel-merged-study - ANES | American National Election Studies
electionstudies.org
November 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
ANES Data Release! electionstudies.org/data-center/...
The 3-wave ANES panel is now available. It merges data from 3 election studies (2016-2020-2024), the first time the ANES has collected interviews of the same respondents across 3 presidential elections.
The 3-wave ANES panel is now available. It merges data from 3 election studies (2016-2020-2024), the first time the ANES has collected interviews of the same respondents across 3 presidential elections.
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Douthat writes that 2024, when Harris lost by 1.5% of the popular vote, was "an ideological referendum and progressivism lost." I wonder why he didn't view the 2020 election, when Trump lost by 4.5% of the popular vote, as a far more significant loss for conservatism.
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Comparing the relation between the presidential election results in 2020 and 2024 with the post-election commentary is a fascinating exercise.
2020
Biden 81,283,501 popular votes, 51.3%
Trump 74,223,975 popular votes 46.8%
2024
Trump 77,302,580 49.8%
Harris 75,017,613. 48.3%
2020
Biden 81,283,501 popular votes, 51.3%
Trump 74,223,975 popular votes 46.8%
2024
Trump 77,302,580 49.8%
Harris 75,017,613. 48.3%
November 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Douthat writes that 2024, when Harris lost by 1.5% of the popular vote, was "an ideological referendum and progressivism lost." I wonder why he didn't view the 2020 election, when Trump lost by 4.5% of the popular vote, as a far more significant loss for conservatism.
bsky.app/profile/larr...
bsky.app/profile/larr...
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GU Government’s second-year PhD comparativists are continuing our tradition of dressing up as social science concepts for Halloween. This year, we are regression discontinuity! 🎃📈
October 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
GU Government’s second-year PhD comparativists are continuing our tradition of dressing up as social science concepts for Halloween. This year, we are regression discontinuity! 🎃📈
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In the first half of this year, the income of President Trump's family business soared 17-fold to $864 million, based almost entirely on new crypto ventures that have been a magnet for overseas cash, a Reuters investigation found.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
October 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
In the first half of this year, the income of President Trump's family business soared 17-fold to $864 million, based almost entirely on new crypto ventures that have been a magnet for overseas cash, a Reuters investigation found.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
He knows what he did!!!! 😡
Mar Awa III, patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, also born in Chicago, gave Pope Leo a Cubs jersey.
October 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
He knows what he did!!!! 😡
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When designing reparations policies, authorities must ensure Black Americans have a seat at the table from the start write @mattnelsen.bsky.social of @univmiami.bsky.social, Monique Newton of @polisciatnu.bsky.social and @asdurso.bsky.social of Georgetown University
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
When designing reparations policies, authorities must ensure Black Americans have a seat at the table from the start | USAPP
As the beneficiaries of reparations policies, Black Americans must have a close part of the policy development process.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
When designing reparations policies, authorities must ensure Black Americans have a seat at the table from the start write @mattnelsen.bsky.social of @univmiami.bsky.social, Monique Newton of @polisciatnu.bsky.social and @asdurso.bsky.social of Georgetown University
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Trump on his recent trip to Walter Reed: "I got an MRI. It was perfect ... if I didn't think it was gonna be good, either I would let you know negatively, I wouldn't run, I'd do something."
(Note how he's openly talking about running for a third term.)
(Note how he's openly talking about running for a third term.)
October 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Trump on his recent trip to Walter Reed: "I got an MRI. It was perfect ... if I didn't think it was gonna be good, either I would let you know negatively, I wouldn't run, I'd do something."
(Note how he's openly talking about running for a third term.)
(Note how he's openly talking about running for a third term.)
THIS. There is a real stereotype is that “Racial and Ethnic Politics” is not a “rigorous subfield,” but it’s gonna be clear to us when you treat it as such and don’t put in the work. I can’t sugarcoat that.
I normally try to be a constructive reviewer. But if you are going to wander in from a different discipline and not even do a reasonable google scholar search to see if this is a question we have spent 100 years debating, then I am not going to sugar coat it.
October 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
THIS. There is a real stereotype is that “Racial and Ethnic Politics” is not a “rigorous subfield,” but it’s gonna be clear to us when you treat it as such and don’t put in the work. I can’t sugarcoat that.
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
My (first? only?) century!*
*yes, this is a cricket reference! 🏏
*yes, this is a cricket reference! 🏏
October 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
My (first? only?) century!*
*yes, this is a cricket reference! 🏏
*yes, this is a cricket reference! 🏏
Such a timely book… really recommend this episode and The Color of Civics by @mattnelsen.bsky.social
It was great chatting with @gorenlj.bsky.social from the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about The Color of Civics.
In the episode, we discuss key findings from the book, my experiences as a public school teacher that sparked my interest in civic education, and the story behind the book’s cover.
In the episode, we discuss key findings from the book, my experiences as a public school teacher that sparked my interest in civic education, and the story behind the book’s cover.
Matthew D. Nelsen,
Podcast Episode · New Books in American Politics · 10/23/2025 · 47m
podcasts.apple.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Such a timely book… really recommend this episode and The Color of Civics by @mattnelsen.bsky.social