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Dr. Stephanie N. Shady
@stephanienshady.bsky.social
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Political Science Lecturer @ WashU. National ID, migration, religion, political psych, Europe/U.S. Third-gen🇪🇬. UNC PhD, TCU alum. She/ella/elle/هي 🏳️‍🌈 Posts don't represent my employer.
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karenattiah.bsky.social
My first piece for @theguardian.com on MBS’s visit to the U.S., seven years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.

Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Saudification of America is under way | Karen Attiah
Jamal Khashoggi’s plight and murder was a warning sign for the US, of the impending loss of freedom and censorship that would sweep the country
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
#OpenAccess from the new issue of @journalrep.bsky.social -

Researching and Understanding Far-Right Politics in Times of Mainstreaming - https://cup.org/47ddwt9

- @georgenewth.bsky.social, @k8ebrown.bsky.social & @aurelmondon.bsky.social

#JREP10
JREP abstract discussing contemporary research on the far-right and mainstream politics, focusing on methodological frameworks and historical contextualization, with a case study on UK politics.
November 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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casmudde.bsky.social
What an absolute sexist 🐽

Obviously, there are many more, less famous, Summers-types in academia, and in every discipline. As long as we don’t shame and exclude them, women will continue to be harnessed, marginalized, and pushed out of academia. 😡
econmarshall.bsky.social Marshall Steinbaum @econmarshall.bsky.social · 3d
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
stephanienshady.bsky.social
Policing classroom content based on a government proxy's ideology is propaganda, not education.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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annameier.bsky.social
1882 to 198! Solidarity, new comrades, and congrats to the Coalition of Graduate Employees.
Penn State graduate students overwhelmingly vote in favor of unionizing
The election took place last month.
www.centredaily.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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nathankalmoe.bsky.social
The feds are literally creating “no prayer” zones, where prayer is illegal. 👇🏻
November 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in: - Los Angeles - Phoenix - Philadelphia - Denver - El Paso - San Diego - Seattle/Portland - New Orleans Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both. Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed. Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino. ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year. I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations. I am hearing from both sides of this friction. One senior DHS official tells me: "ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?". Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me: "What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table." It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there. Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results. Official statement to @FoxNews via @TriciaOhio : "While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country." 7:57 PM · Oct 27, 2025 · 29.6K Views
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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thigbie.bsky.social
At long last, and after untold legal fees, UC has released the DoJ's proposed settlement terms to UCLA. Over $1B in fines, invasive monitoring, ideological vetting of international students, exclusion of trans athletes, etc. This would destroy the university as we know it.
ucop.edu/communicatio...
October 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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anjalikdayal.bsky.social
there's an affirmative, joyful case for migration and immigration and if you're a leader you could make it pretty easily if you don't think in zero-sum terms or if you're not a weirdo bigot
October 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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coachfinstock.bsky.social
Degenerate art (German: Entartete Kunst) was a term adopted in the 1920s by the Nazi Party in Germany to describe modern art. During the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler, German modernist art, including many
October 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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heathercherone.bsky.social
FULL STORY: U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis ordered Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, who has led a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs, to appear in her courtroom in person at 10 a.m. Tuesday. @wttw.bsky.social
Federal Judge Orders Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino, Who Fired Tear Gas at Little Village Crowd, Into Court
The judge’s order came less than 24 hours after Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino fired tear gas at a crowd during an aggressive raid in Little Village.
news.wttw.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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sky.skymarchini.net
Troops being paid by a private entity makes them a private army.
adamcancryn.bsky.social Adam Cancryn @adamcancryn.bsky.social · 25d
New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.

Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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lawrencehurley.bsky.social
24 states have filed a brief at the Supreme Court in support of the Trump administration's effort to curb birthright citizenship, suggesting that it is not correct to say the issue is "settled and beyond debate."
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
October 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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chanda.blacksky.app
A Bard College student was kidnapped by ICE and Bard’s administration is advocating for his release and has created a website to assist the rest of the community in joining them.

That’s what academic leaders should be doing for their students right now. www.instagram.com/p/DQKSTDJkeF...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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epsjournal.bsky.social
This #OpenAccess week, we’re delighted to share that all articles accepted for publication from Volume 25 (2026) onwards in European Political Science will be #OpenAccess.

As part of @ecpr.bsky.social's partnership with @universitypress.cambridge.org
October 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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carolyneholmes.bsky.social
As @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social says:

I do not regret to inform you that we will win.
carolyneholmes.bsky.social Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · Oct 19
After the Indiana University administration sought to censor student journalists by firing the director, and then cutting the print edition of the 158 year old newspaper, student journalists at Purdue stepped in to print and deliver the paper:

www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/l...
Purdue student journalists deliver special 'solidarity' newspaper to IU Bloomington campus
The special edition blasted across town features columns from IDS and Exponent editors, alongside QR codes to support both student papers.
www.heraldtimesonline.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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polphilpod.bsky.social
a lesson from US democratic backsliding:

reactionary centrists will be predictively wrong, again & again, & it's important to point this out
polphilpod.bsky.social Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · Oct 18
if only someone had warned labour this wouldn't work
October 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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jbendery.bsky.social
Today's official crowd count estimate from #NoKings coalition:

7 million people turned out nationwide

That's 2 million more than the #NoKings peaceful protests in June
October 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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orangesage.bsky.social
#NoKings Miami!
October 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
stephanienshady.bsky.social
WashU should reject the government's offer to trade research ethics and standards for money and maintain a commitment to the democratic principles that rigorous research and innovative education require. Our AAUP executive committee statement: sites.wustl.edu/aaup/
Washington University chapter of the AAUP
[Scroll down for information on the chapter, how to join, and how to reach us for help.] Statement of the Executive Committee on Trump's "C...
sites.wustl.edu
October 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
SCOOP: The State Department's new reorganization plan includes the opening of an "Office for Remigration," a term popularized by far right extremists and neo-Nazis in Europe. The office will coordinate directly with DHS "to advance the President’s immigration agenda."

My report:
State Department set to launch ‘Office of Remigration’
The concept of remigration has explicitly neo-Nazi roots and has been popularized in Europe.
www.thehandbasket.co
May 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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catherinedevries.bsky.social
Every academic career is built on rejection, but we don’t show it.

CVs list publications, grants & awards, not rejected manuscripts, unfunded proposals, or failures.

But those invisible rejections shape us more than our successes ever do.

👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...

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Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Shape You More Than Your Publications
The Art of Learning from Rejection
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
“.. Fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone,” Dr. Kornbluth wrote.

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
October 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM