Luis Ramiro
@ljramiro.bsky.social
Political Science Dept. UNED, Spain https://t.co/fH7XVoLcVY (lramiro@poli.uned.es).
European Political Science reviews editor.
European Political Science reviews editor.
"Ukrainians have been fighting & dying for their freedom, for their very lives, for 11 years now. They have suffered hundreds of thousands of dead & wounded... faced by an enemy that denies their very right to existence... a people getting brutalized for wanting what any state should be entitled to"
Hi All, Just sent out my free weekend update. It starts with the Ukrainian corruption scandal--we must all remember that this war is not about Zelensky personally, it’s about that for which the Ukrainians are fighting and dying. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #159: Ukraine Is Much More Than Zelensky
Ukraine’s Ranged War: Thermal Plants and Ports; Russia's Ranged War: Darkness and Death; Pokrovsk is all about the Relative Losses
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
"Ukrainians have been fighting & dying for their freedom, for their very lives, for 11 years now. They have suffered hundreds of thousands of dead & wounded... faced by an enemy that denies their very right to existence... a people getting brutalized for wanting what any state should be entitled to"
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Hang on, I thought the real reason they were deserting the government was because Zack and Nigel have a better TikTok game.....
Half of all UK jobs shed since Labour came to power are among under-25s
Exclusive: David Blunkett warns Keir Starmer Britain’s youth are in danger of becoming ‘lost generation’ on his watch
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Hang on, I thought the real reason they were deserting the government was because Zack and Nigel have a better TikTok game.....
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Why do @theresabernemann.bsky.social, @timo-sprang.net and I believe that #History is overrated (where the #farright is concerned)? #Videoabstract, full free article here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 📓 💻
November 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Why do @theresabernemann.bsky.social, @timo-sprang.net and I believe that #History is overrated (where the #farright is concerned)? #Videoabstract, full free article here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 📓 💻
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Open bribery by a foreign leader. The exact scenario that the Founders feared.
"no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
"no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
November 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Open bribery by a foreign leader. The exact scenario that the Founders feared.
"no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
"no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
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Now that the Sept and Oct data are (belatedly) in, it looks like 2025 will be the second warmest year in the record (~80% probability). The last three years are in a class of their own.
November 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Now that the Sept and Oct data are (belatedly) in, it looks like 2025 will be the second warmest year in the record (~80% probability). The last three years are in a class of their own.
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When I visited PEN Ukraine in Kyiv in September 2023, I was photographed by Kostiatyn Huzenko, who documented the war. He enlisted in the Ukrainian armed forces this April and was killed on November 1 by a Russian missile. Courage, truth, memory
united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
“If Caught in the Rain, He’d Smile”: In Memory of Kostiantyn Huzenko, Soldier, Artist, Friend
A marine, photographer, and friend, Kostiantyn Huzenko was killed by Russia in 2025. His spirit lives on in memories, photos, and the people he touched.
united24media.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
When I visited PEN Ukraine in Kyiv in September 2023, I was photographed by Kostiatyn Huzenko, who documented the war. He enlisted in the Ukrainian armed forces this April and was killed on November 1 by a Russian missile. Courage, truth, memory
united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
John McCain + The White Stripes... I had no idea this even existed
The White Stripes: Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground (Live) - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
John McCain + The White Stripes... I had no idea this even existed
Marciano, de Nona Fernandez. Fantástica, el Chile de la dictadura, el Fpmr, una generación, el fracaso, los costes y la memoria; y una estructura magistral (comprado, como ya de costumbre, en la encantadora El retiro de las letras, www.elretirodelasletras.com)
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Marciano, de Nona Fernandez. Fantástica, el Chile de la dictadura, el Fpmr, una generación, el fracaso, los costes y la memoria; y una estructura magistral (comprado, como ya de costumbre, en la encantadora El retiro de las letras, www.elretirodelasletras.com)
"Escribir, en cambio, se ha vuelto un acto de autopreservación. Uno no escribe para decir algo, sino para exhibirse."
La sociedad narcisista: todos escriben, nadie lee www.jotdown.es/2025/11/la-s...
La sociedad narcisista: todos escriben, nadie lee www.jotdown.es/2025/11/la-s...
La sociedad narcisista: todos escriben, nadie lee
Hoy he leído un artículo de El Mundo en el que relatan que Lantia Publishing acaba de anunciar la compra de Editorial Círculo Rojo, una operación que convie
www.jotdown.es
November 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
"Escribir, en cambio, se ha vuelto un acto de autopreservación. Uno no escribe para decir algo, sino para exhibirse."
La sociedad narcisista: todos escriben, nadie lee www.jotdown.es/2025/11/la-s...
La sociedad narcisista: todos escriben, nadie lee www.jotdown.es/2025/11/la-s...
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Useful undergrad resource: A brief overview of 200 important concepts in political science
link.springer.com/referencewor...
link.springer.com/referencewor...
IPSA Companion to Political Science
This open access companion is a comprehensive reference work for political science, detailing the 200 most central concepts of the discipline.
link.springer.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Useful undergrad resource: A brief overview of 200 important concepts in political science
link.springer.com/referencewor...
link.springer.com/referencewor...
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Mosques set on fire, shot at with air guns, and smashed with paving slabs.
Just the latest examples of the real world consequences of the political mainstreaming of racism
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Just the latest examples of the real world consequences of the political mainstreaming of racism
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Flags and Christian nationalist slogans feature in soaring attacks on UK mosques
Between July and October, 25 buildings were targeted in 27 attacks, according to British Muslim Trust
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Mosques set on fire, shot at with air guns, and smashed with paving slabs.
Just the latest examples of the real world consequences of the political mainstreaming of racism
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Just the latest examples of the real world consequences of the political mainstreaming of racism
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
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Daniel Ziblatt writes the way he studies democracy: with discipline, patience, and a refusal to look away from complexity.
He writes with the conviction that democracy depends on the continuous work of understanding.
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New on Etched in Marble: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
He writes with the conviction that democracy depends on the continuous work of understanding.
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New on Etched in Marble: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
Etched in Marble: Daniel Ziblatt on Writing, Struggle, and How Democracy Depends on Both
Writers on the Forces That Shape Us and the Writing That Endures
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Daniel Ziblatt writes the way he studies democracy: with discipline, patience, and a refusal to look away from complexity.
He writes with the conviction that democracy depends on the continuous work of understanding.
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New on Etched in Marble: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
He writes with the conviction that democracy depends on the continuous work of understanding.
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New on Etched in Marble: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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I liked this story more than most people on my timeline. The reasons I liked it are mostly to do with how it shows that much of the UK state exercises a purely notional control over anything. Trading Standards? Pfft. Companies House? Don't make me laugh. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Crime network behind UK mini-marts is enabling migrants to work illegally
Undercover reporters were told how easy it was to make big profits selling illegal vapes and cigarettes.
www.bbc.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I liked this story more than most people on my timeline. The reasons I liked it are mostly to do with how it shows that much of the UK state exercises a purely notional control over anything. Trading Standards? Pfft. Companies House? Don't make me laugh. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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"It is this nativism that has seeped so deeply into the mainstream, rather than the populism." Excellent post-election interview with @sldelange.bsky.social 🇳🇱
Professor de Lange: D66’s Victory in Dutch Elections Cannot Be Presented as a Victory over Populism
In an in-depth interview with the ECPS, Professor S...
www.populismstudies.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"It is this nativism that has seeped so deeply into the mainstream, rather than the populism." Excellent post-election interview with @sldelange.bsky.social 🇳🇱
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Trump posts his worst-ever net approval rating in a CNN poll this morning, 37% to 63% (-26) s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
s3.documentcloud.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Trump posts his worst-ever net approval rating in a CNN poll this morning, 37% to 63% (-26) s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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For those asking for background - I was in Sudan twice this year and wrote about it
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
November 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
For those asking for background - I was in Sudan twice this year and wrote about it
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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A horrific mass murder is unfolding in Sudan, where no one can see it. The RSF are murdering civilians in El Fasher, having finally defeated the Sudanese army forces holding out in the city. The BBC has managed to speak to some who escaped
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...
Sudanese survivors of el-Fasher siege tell the BBC about RSF brutality | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
www.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A horrific mass murder is unfolding in Sudan, where no one can see it. The RSF are murdering civilians in El Fasher, having finally defeated the Sudanese army forces holding out in the city. The BBC has managed to speak to some who escaped
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...
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❄️ December Issue Out Now! ❄️
Volume 2️⃣4️⃣ Issue 4️⃣
📗Our final issue of the year is a bumper one!
✍️ 42 Contributors
✒️ Edited by Stella Ladi, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social
👉https://buff.ly/Ur4MxPk
Volume 2️⃣4️⃣ Issue 4️⃣
📗Our final issue of the year is a bumper one!
✍️ 42 Contributors
✒️ Edited by Stella Ladi, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social
👉https://buff.ly/Ur4MxPk
October 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
❄️ December Issue Out Now! ❄️
Volume 2️⃣4️⃣ Issue 4️⃣
📗Our final issue of the year is a bumper one!
✍️ 42 Contributors
✒️ Edited by Stella Ladi, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social
👉https://buff.ly/Ur4MxPk
Volume 2️⃣4️⃣ Issue 4️⃣
📗Our final issue of the year is a bumper one!
✍️ 42 Contributors
✒️ Edited by Stella Ladi, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social
👉https://buff.ly/Ur4MxPk
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Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & then it's Tuesday & @willbunch.bsky.social is on it:
The Founders knew Congress - especially the House - was the backbone of U.S. democracy. It should be a huge story that Mike Johnson, serving Trump, has all but shut it down
From the Reichstag Fire to Putin's toothless Duma, this is what dictators do. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
From the Reichstag Fire to Putin's toothless Duma, this is what dictators do. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It didn’t take a Reichstag Fire to burn down Congress | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, what’s troubling about Maine’s Nazi tattoo flap.
www.inquirer.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & then it's Tuesday & @willbunch.bsky.social is on it:
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Recent articles on the radical left in Southern Europe in @sespjournal.bsky.social. @raulgomez.bsky.social @ljramiro.bsky.social & @lamprinirori.bsky.social analyze whether changes in programmatic stances & voter base are associated w/major events. Open access
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Recent articles on the radical left in Southern Europe in @sespjournal.bsky.social. @raulgomez.bsky.social @ljramiro.bsky.social & @lamprinirori.bsky.social analyze whether changes in programmatic stances & voter base are associated w/major events. Open access
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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I've said this before:
“Democrats win every national election or the republic falls” is more-or-less true short-term, but is totally unworkable long-term. No party will have a perfect strategy, and fate outside of politicians' control will intervene. Long-term, every party will lose sometimes.
“Democrats win every national election or the republic falls” is more-or-less true short-term, but is totally unworkable long-term. No party will have a perfect strategy, and fate outside of politicians' control will intervene. Long-term, every party will lose sometimes.
October 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I've said this before:
“Democrats win every national election or the republic falls” is more-or-less true short-term, but is totally unworkable long-term. No party will have a perfect strategy, and fate outside of politicians' control will intervene. Long-term, every party will lose sometimes.
“Democrats win every national election or the republic falls” is more-or-less true short-term, but is totally unworkable long-term. No party will have a perfect strategy, and fate outside of politicians' control will intervene. Long-term, every party will lose sometimes.
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Words have consequences www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55%
Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Words have consequences www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Test run for 2026. Here's what I wrote in the NY Times about the federal government potentially interfering with the 2026 elections and what we need to do about it. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...
October 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Test run for 2026. Here's what I wrote in the NY Times about the federal government potentially interfering with the 2026 elections and what we need to do about it. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...
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Really important work by @adambonica.bsky.social. The parallels between the US and Europe are striking. On the one side, tons of evidence that centrism (or anti-immigration) is not a vote-winner for the left. On the other, a center-left establishment that just does not want to believe it. 1/
Look. It would be great if there was one simple trick for winning elections. But 'just be more moderate' isn't it.
In fact, you can use the NYT's exact method to 'prove' a 'Progressive Advantage' of +1.4 pts.
This piece shows what's really going on: funded candidates do better than unfunded ones.
In fact, you can use the NYT's exact method to 'prove' a 'Progressive Advantage' of +1.4 pts.
This piece shows what's really going on: funded candidates do better than unfunded ones.
The New York Times’ “Moderation Advantage” Is a Statistical Illusion
After accounting for money and incumbency the supposed electoral bonus for moderate candidates vanishes entirely.
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Really important work by @adambonica.bsky.social. The parallels between the US and Europe are striking. On the one side, tons of evidence that centrism (or anti-immigration) is not a vote-winner for the left. On the other, a center-left establishment that just does not want to believe it. 1/