Genevieve Bates
@genbates.bsky.social
Assistant Prof at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Transitional justice, human rights, and int’l law. https://www.genevievebates.com/
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Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
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Americans oppose the change to 'Department of War' and it's not especially close. @robertralston.bsky.social and I found that relatively few think the change will make America safer, focus the department's mission, or make it more lethal.
Trump and Hegseth's "Department of War" rebranding is more than just a name. It signals their vision of a force that disdains legality, as if whoever commits the most war crimes wins.
But as new research by @doncasler.bsky.social and @robertralston.bsky.social shows, the change is very unpopular,
But as new research by @doncasler.bsky.social and @robertralston.bsky.social shows, the change is very unpopular,
Most Americans oppose the ’Department of War’ rebranding
Even 42% of Republicans are no fans of the change.
goodauthority.org
November 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Americans oppose the change to 'Department of War' and it's not especially close. @robertralston.bsky.social and I found that relatively few think the change will make America safer, focus the department's mission, or make it more lethal.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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Those of you at universities might share our recent report on public opinion with their leadership.
There are takeaways that are highly relevant to their choices in the current moment. In particular, there is broad, bipartisan, but latent, support for higher education.
edbarometer.org
There are takeaways that are highly relevant to their choices in the current moment. In particular, there is broad, bipartisan, but latent, support for higher education.
edbarometer.org
American Higher Education Barometer
Measuring American Attitudes Towards Higher Education
edbarometer.org
October 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Those of you at universities might share our recent report on public opinion with their leadership.
There are takeaways that are highly relevant to their choices in the current moment. In particular, there is broad, bipartisan, but latent, support for higher education.
edbarometer.org
There are takeaways that are highly relevant to their choices in the current moment. In particular, there is broad, bipartisan, but latent, support for higher education.
edbarometer.org
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This is a very general problem with all the Trump admin "let's bring back the 19th century!" plans: you can't do it. The 19th century in 2025 just looks like your country falling apart.
It’s worse than that. 19th c. medicine in the 21st c. won’t produce 19th c. outcomes. Not when airplanes mix ppl globally on a daily basis, when pop. density has risen to dizzying heights, when human communities have encroached on animal habitats to unprecedented levels…
It’ll be so much worse.
It’ll be so much worse.
October 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
September 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
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My department @uwmadison.bsky.social is hiring an assistant professor with expertise in environmental politics. Send us your application. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
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September 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
My department @uwmadison.bsky.social is hiring an assistant professor with expertise in environmental politics. Send us your application. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
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Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago.
Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.
Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.
September 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago.
Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.
Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.
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A Facebook friend posted this earlier today and as someone from the Chicago area, I felt this in my chest:
September 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
A Facebook friend posted this earlier today and as someone from the Chicago area, I felt this in my chest:
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Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.
Photos capture Chicagoans’ protest against ICE and Trump’s intervention plans
CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.
bit.ly
September 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.
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The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
September 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
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Pardon the peak Blueskyism, Nate Silver, but I looked to see how the Times was covering Trump’s declaration of war against Chicago and all I found was this.
And my reaction is what the fuck.
And my reaction is what the fuck.
September 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Pardon the peak Blueskyism, Nate Silver, but I looked to see how the Times was covering Trump’s declaration of war against Chicago and all I found was this.
And my reaction is what the fuck.
And my reaction is what the fuck.
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Do not come, Donald Trump.
You are neither wanted nor needed here in Illinois.
You are neither wanted nor needed here in Illinois.
August 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Do not come, Donald Trump.
You are neither wanted nor needed here in Illinois.
You are neither wanted nor needed here in Illinois.
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American University is currently hiring two faculty positions in international affairs!
Assistant Professor, International Security:
www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...
Assistant Professor, Economic Security
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37868709...
Assistant Professor, International Security:
www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...
Assistant Professor, Economic Security
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37868709...
LinkedIn
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August 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
American University is currently hiring two faculty positions in international affairs!
Assistant Professor, International Security:
www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...
Assistant Professor, Economic Security
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37868709...
Assistant Professor, International Security:
www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...
Assistant Professor, Economic Security
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37868709...
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I'm on the committee for this this year! I'm excited to read your work. Deadline is August 15th.
August 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I'm on the committee for this this year! I'm excited to read your work. Deadline is August 15th.
🚨 🚨Calling all #polisky grad students who presented at #ISA2025: I'm chairing the committee for the Human Rights Section’s Steven C Poe best grad student paper award. We are currently accepting nominations, including self-nominations, and all you have to do is email your paper to me!
August 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority strikes down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban.
July 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority strikes down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban.
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Thousands sing "This Land is Your Land" during a 'No Kings' protest in Napa, CA.
June 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Thousands sing "This Land is Your Land" during a 'No Kings' protest in Napa, CA.
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Americans turned out en masse in communities across the country Saturday, raucously pushing back on what they see as President Donald Trump’s widening authoritarianism, attacks on immigrants and federal cutbacks to lifesaving programs.
‘No Kings’ rallies draw huge crowds to protest Trump and his policies
Across the country, relatively few disruptions were reported during protests and marches where the mood ranged from joyful to defiant.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Americans turned out en masse in communities across the country Saturday, raucously pushing back on what they see as President Donald Trump’s widening authoritarianism, attacks on immigrants and federal cutbacks to lifesaving programs.
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With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, I’m going to underline this point again.
I know there's a lot going on, but the Secretary of Homeland Security declaring that federal troops are in California and Los Angeles to "liberate" the state and city from its duly-elected leaders really is a fourteen-alarm fire.
It's mind-blowing how little attention this extraordinary statement has received. It's briefly mentioned in a couple news articles, but this MSNBC opinion piece is the only extended discussion of it I've seen: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
June 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, I’m going to underline this point again.
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Worth bearing in mind that illegal entry is a misdemeanor and being unlawfully present in the country is not even a criminal offense, but a civil one. This is the equivalent of saying we need to torch the Constitution & send in the SWAT team to catch jaywalkers & people with overdue library books.
We hear about how pro-immigrant side is extreme. There is literally nothing more extreme than this statement. Being willing to sacrifice the country’s foundations for an evil goal
June 9, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Worth bearing in mind that illegal entry is a misdemeanor and being unlawfully present in the country is not even a criminal offense, but a civil one. This is the equivalent of saying we need to torch the Constitution & send in the SWAT team to catch jaywalkers & people with overdue library books.