Iliya Liampert
@liampert.bsky.social
PhD student at Michigan State University. Research fellow at IPPSR. Race and ethnicity politics, descriptive representation, and institutional outcomes.
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Record-setting personnel issues are marring Trump’s second term
Record-setting personnel issues are marring Trump’s second term
The president has nearly doubled Joe Biden's mark for nominees withdrawn from the Senate in the first year.
dlvr.it
December 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Record-setting personnel issues are marring Trump’s second term
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Support Ukraine!
November 23, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Support Ukraine!
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@liampert.bsky.social, @mattgrossmann.bsky.social, and I are thrilled to launch SenateData, a new repository pertaining to the US Senate. We have variables on facets like bills, and members, including original data on senator characteristics and an associated R package. github.com/IPPSR/Senate...
GitHub - IPPSR/SenateData: SenateData: A Functional Tool for the SenateData Dataset
SenateData: A Functional Tool for the SenateData Dataset - IPPSR/SenateData
github.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
@liampert.bsky.social, @mattgrossmann.bsky.social, and I are thrilled to launch SenateData, a new repository pertaining to the US Senate. We have variables on facets like bills, and members, including original data on senator characteristics and an associated R package. github.com/IPPSR/Senate...
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The Senate nuclear option in 2025: a backgrounder. open.substack.com/pub/stevesno...
Note 45. The Senate’s Nuclear Option, 2025
When running for his leadership post, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) promised to protect the right of a minority to conduct a “legislative filibuster.” This was a line with the long-held vie...
open.substack.com
September 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The Senate nuclear option in 2025: a backgrounder. open.substack.com/pub/stevesno...
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Look at academia giving me a little hope
“52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy”
V-Dem data
V-Dem data
When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900
The world is in a “wave of autocratization.” Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces “U-Turn” as ...
www.tandfonline.com
September 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Look at academia giving me a little hope
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Thread on Senate nuking of supermajority cloture for their nomination reform resolution:
September 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Thread on Senate nuking of supermajority cloture for their nomination reform resolution:
Amidst a cacophony of political violence related news, Senate is being reshaped outside of public eye.
NEW: Senate Republicans trigger 'nuclear option,' changing rules to speed up Trump nominees
The vote is 53-45, with all GOP senators voting in alignment.
Details on the new rule, and what it means >> www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
The vote is 53-45, with all GOP senators voting in alignment.
Details on the new rule, and what it means >> www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate Republicans trigger 'nuclear option,' changing rules to speed up Trump nominees
The new rule, established by the GOP on party lines, will enable them to confirm Trump nominees in groups, rather than individually. It's the latest move to erode minority powers.
www.nbcnews.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Amidst a cacophony of political violence related news, Senate is being reshaped outside of public eye.
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September 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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New article thinking about the interplay between identity and solidarity among people of color. How stable is each orientation in a national sample? How much does each feed into each other over time, if at all? Do things look similar or different across PoC?
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
August 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
New article thinking about the interplay between identity and solidarity among people of color. How stable is each orientation in a national sample? How much does each feed into each other over time, if at all? Do things look similar or different across PoC?
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Just out at @polbehavior.bsky.social w/Carey Stapleton:
Voting by mail has the upside of boosting correct voting.
When people vote by mail rather than in-person, they are more likely to choose the presidential candidate best aligned with their preferences.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Voting by mail has the upside of boosting correct voting.
When people vote by mail rather than in-person, they are more likely to choose the presidential candidate best aligned with their preferences.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Effects of Voting by Mail on Correct Voting - Political Behavior
The share of Americans voting by mail surged in 2020. For those casting a mail-in ballot, their voting experience was different from those who voted in-person. When voting by mail, people can make the...
link.springer.com
August 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Just out at @polbehavior.bsky.social w/Carey Stapleton:
Voting by mail has the upside of boosting correct voting.
When people vote by mail rather than in-person, they are more likely to choose the presidential candidate best aligned with their preferences.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Voting by mail has the upside of boosting correct voting.
When people vote by mail rather than in-person, they are more likely to choose the presidential candidate best aligned with their preferences.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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🚨Pre-print alert🚨
Research shows citizens in many Western democracies are increasingly affectively polarized––they feel warm toward their own party but quite cold toward opposing parties.
But how does it feel to “feel warmly”?
@katharinalawall.bsky.social, @mtsakiris.bsky.social & I asked.
🧵1/8
Research shows citizens in many Western democracies are increasingly affectively polarized––they feel warm toward their own party but quite cold toward opposing parties.
But how does it feel to “feel warmly”?
@katharinalawall.bsky.social, @mtsakiris.bsky.social & I asked.
🧵1/8
August 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
🚨Pre-print alert🚨
Research shows citizens in many Western democracies are increasingly affectively polarized––they feel warm toward their own party but quite cold toward opposing parties.
But how does it feel to “feel warmly”?
@katharinalawall.bsky.social, @mtsakiris.bsky.social & I asked.
🧵1/8
Research shows citizens in many Western democracies are increasingly affectively polarized––they feel warm toward their own party but quite cold toward opposing parties.
But how does it feel to “feel warmly”?
@katharinalawall.bsky.social, @mtsakiris.bsky.social & I asked.
🧵1/8
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the idea that “DEI” is to blame for racist assumptions about the ability of nonwhite people and not actual racism is such a perfect example of racecraft www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
Poll shows decline in belief that Blacks and Asians face racial discrimination
Meanwhile, about three in 10 people said DEI increased discrimination against white people.
www.nbcnews.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
the idea that “DEI” is to blame for racist assumptions about the ability of nonwhite people and not actual racism is such a perfect example of racecraft www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
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I've been documenting the manipulative fundraising texts flooding our phones. After receiving dozens personally, I've identified several categories of Democratic fundraising spam—but I know I'm only seeing a fraction. Help me crowdsource a public record: reply with your worst examples! 🧵
July 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I've been documenting the manipulative fundraising texts flooding our phones. After receiving dozens personally, I've identified several categories of Democratic fundraising spam—but I know I'm only seeing a fraction. Help me crowdsource a public record: reply with your worst examples! 🧵
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3 Supreme Court justices just said they’re fine with race discrimination in elections www.vox.com/scotus/42109...
3 Supreme Court justices just said they’re fine with race discrimination in elections
Turns out only half of the Republican justices want to kill off the Voting Rights Act.
www.vox.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
3 Supreme Court justices just said they’re fine with race discrimination in elections www.vox.com/scotus/42109...
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Been a busy year in the data mines.📊 Just published my mid-year roundup: 29 data visualizations on the state of US democracy, tracking everything from judicial resistance to billionaire influence to why Dems have a mobilization crisis, not a moderation problem.
All charts free to use:
All charts free to use:
On Data and Democracy (Mid-Year Roundup): Charting the Assault on American Democracy and A Path Forward
A narrative of a democracy in the balance, told through 29 data visualizations.
open.substack.com
July 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Been a busy year in the data mines.📊 Just published my mid-year roundup: 29 data visualizations on the state of US democracy, tracking everything from judicial resistance to billionaire influence to why Dems have a mobilization crisis, not a moderation problem.
All charts free to use:
All charts free to use:
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The is diabolical... a Python object that hallucinates method implementations on demand any time you call them, using my LLM Python library github.com/awwaiid/grem...
July 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The is diabolical... a Python object that hallucinates method implementations on demand any time you call them, using my LLM Python library github.com/awwaiid/grem...
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79%
Despite all the noise & BS.
Poll: Amid multi-state measles outbreak, 79% of Americans support routine childhood vaccine requirements hsph.harvard.edu/news/poll-am... via @hsph.harvard.edu #vaccineswork
Despite all the noise & BS.
Poll: Amid multi-state measles outbreak, 79% of Americans support routine childhood vaccine requirements hsph.harvard.edu/news/poll-am... via @hsph.harvard.edu #vaccineswork
Poll: Amid multi-state measles outbreak, 79% of Americans support routine childhood vaccine requirements | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
A new poll from Harvard Chan School and the de Beaumont Foundation shows that childhood vaccine requirements are widely supported across political groups.
hsph.harvard.edu
June 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
79%
Despite all the noise & BS.
Poll: Amid multi-state measles outbreak, 79% of Americans support routine childhood vaccine requirements hsph.harvard.edu/news/poll-am... via @hsph.harvard.edu #vaccineswork
Despite all the noise & BS.
Poll: Amid multi-state measles outbreak, 79% of Americans support routine childhood vaccine requirements hsph.harvard.edu/news/poll-am... via @hsph.harvard.edu #vaccineswork
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Hey there #MPSA25! @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social reporting for duty. Stop by the booth before 5pm Saturday to snag a free book or element. You can also shop our online booth at a 30% discount.
@mpsa.bsky.social
@mpsa.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Hey there #MPSA25! @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social reporting for duty. Stop by the booth before 5pm Saturday to snag a free book or element. You can also shop our online booth at a 30% discount.
@mpsa.bsky.social
@mpsa.bsky.social
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Teaching my students about gganimate in their final R lab tomorrow - pretty pleased with this demo of GB vote shares from 1832 to 2024, and never fail to be impressed by this package - from line chart to this in one line of code!
March 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Teaching my students about gganimate in their final R lab tomorrow - pretty pleased with this demo of GB vote shares from 1832 to 2024, and never fail to be impressed by this package - from line chart to this in one line of code!
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if anyone is interested in reading a book about how the laptop class created a partisan and political mess out of COVID-19, I would heartily recommend Pandemic Politics by @sgadarian.bsky.social @saragoodman.bsky.social and me
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Pandemic Politics
How the politicization of the pandemic endangers our lives—and our democracy
press.princeton.edu
March 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
if anyone is interested in reading a book about how the laptop class created a partisan and political mess out of COVID-19, I would heartily recommend Pandemic Politics by @sgadarian.bsky.social @saragoodman.bsky.social and me
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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America hasn’t felt this upside down since I was a child in an internment camp.
March 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
America hasn’t felt this upside down since I was a child in an internment camp.
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Merz just said on German TV that the primary priority of his government will be to ensure that Europe can achieve full strategic independence from the United States in the defence against Russia.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
February 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Merz just said on German TV that the primary priority of his government will be to ensure that Europe can achieve full strategic independence from the United States in the defence against Russia.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
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@liampert.bsky.social, @mattgrossmann.bsky.social, and I are excited to be expanding our database to include the Senate. Please feel free to reach out to me directly about the list of initial sources or if you want your data on the US Senate to be included (annual or biannual). Thank you!
We are expanding CongressData to include the Senate, building on our state & House data. We aim to compile state, Senator, & legislative panel data. Please check our list of initial sources & comment or suggest additions:
matthewg.org/Senatevariab...
matthewg.org/Senatevariab...
matthewg.org
February 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
@liampert.bsky.social, @mattgrossmann.bsky.social, and I are excited to be expanding our database to include the Senate. Please feel free to reach out to me directly about the list of initial sources or if you want your data on the US Senate to be included (annual or biannual). Thank you!
Reposted by Iliya Liampert
We are expanding CongressData to include the Senate, building on our state & House data. We aim to compile state, Senator, & legislative panel data. Please check our list of initial sources & comment or suggest additions:
matthewg.org/Senatevariab...
matthewg.org/Senatevariab...
matthewg.org
February 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We are expanding CongressData to include the Senate, building on our state & House data. We aim to compile state, Senator, & legislative panel data. Please check our list of initial sources & comment or suggest additions:
matthewg.org/Senatevariab...
matthewg.org/Senatevariab...