Eric van der Vort
@ericibid.bsky.social
Political scientist working in state government and public history.
Knows about: social movements, courts/conlaw, climate; also, pollinator policy... somehow?
Urbanist. YIMBY. Improviser. My ideology: don't hurt people. Opinions mine, maybe yours.
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Knows about: social movements, courts/conlaw, climate; also, pollinator policy... somehow?
Urbanist. YIMBY. Improviser. My ideology: don't hurt people. Opinions mine, maybe yours.
🏳️🌈✡️
Rewater the Canal! Build green space around it.
Everyone is talking about it.
Everyone is talking about it.
January 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Rewater the Canal! Build green space around it.
Everyone is talking about it.
Everyone is talking about it.
Don't you dare turn your eyes away from history, even the awful, scary parts. If you don't watch it with your own eyes, you rely on others to tell you what you saw. We must all bear witness to what's coming.
January 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Don't you dare turn your eyes away from history, even the awful, scary parts. If you don't watch it with your own eyes, you rely on others to tell you what you saw. We must all bear witness to what's coming.
I think one of the things people don't always get about working in legislative politics is that, despite headlines, so much of the work is not flashy or high-profile. I'm working on introducing a bunch of bills for the start of session in NY. Here's a partial list. Much of it is pretty mundane!
January 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I think one of the things people don't always get about working in legislative politics is that, despite headlines, so much of the work is not flashy or high-profile. I'm working on introducing a bunch of bills for the start of session in NY. Here's a partial list. Much of it is pretty mundane!
Would totally give like $5 a month to a podcast that did episode by episode breakdowns of the greatest cartoon ever made:
January 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Would totally give like $5 a month to a podcast that did episode by episode breakdowns of the greatest cartoon ever made:
Sorry, it's obviously Steffi. And it's even... more? than you thought?
December 26, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Sorry, it's obviously Steffi. And it's even... more? than you thought?
The female reproductive system as demonstrated by this mermaid Barbie's... marsupial-esque? evolution.
Missing: the pregnant belly presumably filled with Barbie eggs.
Missing: the pregnant belly presumably filled with Barbie eggs.
December 26, 2024 at 2:07 AM
The female reproductive system as demonstrated by this mermaid Barbie's... marsupial-esque? evolution.
Missing: the pregnant belly presumably filled with Barbie eggs.
Missing: the pregnant belly presumably filled with Barbie eggs.
So I go to pick up my rental this morning. Guy at the counter -- too cheerful for 7am -- goes:
"I have a Mustang or a minivan."
Never have I felt more like a dude than when I made that choice
"I have a Mustang or a minivan."
Never have I felt more like a dude than when I made that choice
December 24, 2024 at 1:15 PM
So I go to pick up my rental this morning. Guy at the counter -- too cheerful for 7am -- goes:
"I have a Mustang or a minivan."
Never have I felt more like a dude than when I made that choice
"I have a Mustang or a minivan."
Never have I felt more like a dude than when I made that choice
Of the many things that are "not normal!" Time naming Trump as Person of the Year is like the most normal thing they can do. POTUS/POTUS-elect have been named Person of the Year more than 25% of the times it's been named.
December 12, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Of the many things that are "not normal!" Time naming Trump as Person of the Year is like the most normal thing they can do. POTUS/POTUS-elect have been named Person of the Year more than 25% of the times it's been named.
How can Americans be so uninformed about politics?
I have a PhD in Political Science, worked in the House as an APSA Congressional fellow, work in New York's legislative branch, and follow politics closely as a personal interest. I'm informed as heck.
I have never heard of this dude.
I have a PhD in Political Science, worked in the House as an APSA Congressional fellow, work in New York's legislative branch, and follow politics closely as a personal interest. I'm informed as heck.
I have never heard of this dude.
November 18, 2024 at 2:11 PM
How can Americans be so uninformed about politics?
I have a PhD in Political Science, worked in the House as an APSA Congressional fellow, work in New York's legislative branch, and follow politics closely as a personal interest. I'm informed as heck.
I have never heard of this dude.
I have a PhD in Political Science, worked in the House as an APSA Congressional fellow, work in New York's legislative branch, and follow politics closely as a personal interest. I'm informed as heck.
I have never heard of this dude.
One thing that's helped even out my feed a little bit. Hopefully the algorithm builds up and they put in a chronological timeline soon!!
July 9, 2023 at 12:07 AM
One thing that's helped even out my feed a little bit. Hopefully the algorithm builds up and they put in a chronological timeline soon!!
Highly recommend the new Rock Hudson documentary on HBO.
It's sweet and sad and heartbreaking. The lengths queer men had to go to just to have a taste of a happiness, and the ways they had to chip away at themselves bit by bit...
No, we're never going back to those days.
It's sweet and sad and heartbreaking. The lengths queer men had to go to just to have a taste of a happiness, and the ways they had to chip away at themselves bit by bit...
No, we're never going back to those days.
July 5, 2023 at 10:01 PM
Highly recommend the new Rock Hudson documentary on HBO.
It's sweet and sad and heartbreaking. The lengths queer men had to go to just to have a taste of a happiness, and the ways they had to chip away at themselves bit by bit...
No, we're never going back to those days.
It's sweet and sad and heartbreaking. The lengths queer men had to go to just to have a taste of a happiness, and the ways they had to chip away at themselves bit by bit...
No, we're never going back to those days.