William Myers
@themyersproject.bsky.social
Political Scientist at UTampa talking judicial politics, political behavior, and federalism. IRB Chair. Book Review Co-Editor at Publius. Otherwise football, Legos, and board games. Show me pictures of food.
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Read every word. This is what the US government is doing to terrorize a major American city. Authoritarianism is here. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
I Want You to Understand Chicago
aphyr.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Read every word. This is what the US government is doing to terrorize a major American city. Authoritarianism is here. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Did you know gov shutdowns aren’t in the Constitution, any law, or Court ruling?
They exist because of a 1980 OLC memo—a lawyer’s opinion that everyone just went along with. Before 1980, funding gaps didn’t cause shutdowns.
What one memo created, another can undo. How the next D admin can undo it:
They exist because of a 1980 OLC memo—a lawyer’s opinion that everyone just went along with. Before 1980, funding gaps didn’t cause shutdowns.
What one memo created, another can undo. How the next D admin can undo it:
Why America’s Government Shutdowns Exist and How to End Them
One Legal Memo Created The Shutdown Era. Another Can End It.
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Did you know gov shutdowns aren’t in the Constitution, any law, or Court ruling?
They exist because of a 1980 OLC memo—a lawyer’s opinion that everyone just went along with. Before 1980, funding gaps didn’t cause shutdowns.
What one memo created, another can undo. How the next D admin can undo it:
They exist because of a 1980 OLC memo—a lawyer’s opinion that everyone just went along with. Before 1980, funding gaps didn’t cause shutdowns.
What one memo created, another can undo. How the next D admin can undo it:
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In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.
November 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.
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Hi, fellow faculty teaching undergrads. As we are getting into law school application season, please encourage your students to interact with good data sources. Steer them away from USNWR. They should instead be doing comparisons through lawschooltransparency.com.
LawHub — Law School Transparency
Find the best law school for you using the most comprehensive source of law school data.
lawschooltransparency.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Hi, fellow faculty teaching undergrads. As we are getting into law school application season, please encourage your students to interact with good data sources. Steer them away from USNWR. They should instead be doing comparisons through lawschooltransparency.com.
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Wrote up a little intervention post/explanation for my class about why using LLMs for trying to learn programming (as first time learners!) is bad and detrimental datavizf25.classes.andrewheiss.com/news/2025-11...
November 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Wrote up a little intervention post/explanation for my class about why using LLMs for trying to learn programming (as first time learners!) is bad and detrimental datavizf25.classes.andrewheiss.com/news/2025-11...
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Amid national economic insecurity, Minnesota just ranked as a top three state in the nation for job seekers.
That includes nation-leading job benefits, worker protections, and a diverse economy.
If you need a job, we want you here.
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-bu...
That includes nation-leading job benefits, worker protections, and a diverse economy.
If you need a job, we want you here.
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-bu...
bringmethenews.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Amid national economic insecurity, Minnesota just ranked as a top three state in the nation for job seekers.
That includes nation-leading job benefits, worker protections, and a diverse economy.
If you need a job, we want you here.
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-bu...
That includes nation-leading job benefits, worker protections, and a diverse economy.
If you need a job, we want you here.
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-bu...
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When he's finally gone, there is going to be this flood of books and tell all interviews from Republicans about how hard it was to be a Republican in Washington during this time and I am going to be galatically furious about it.
October 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
When he's finally gone, there is going to be this flood of books and tell all interviews from Republicans about how hard it was to be a Republican in Washington during this time and I am going to be galatically furious about it.
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The vast majority of these policies mean nothing to voters. They mean so little that we can get voters to change their opinions by telling them their party supports/rejects the policy. They mean so little that they will respond differently the next time you ask them. We have data establishing this.
Here with yellow checkmarks we have five examples of real things that Gavin Newsom and leading California Democrats espouse. Not a straw man.
My take is Democrats should drop these ideas, ideas that do not sound at all like economic populism to me.
My take is Democrats should drop these ideas, ideas that do not sound at all like economic populism to me.
October 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The vast majority of these policies mean nothing to voters. They mean so little that we can get voters to change their opinions by telling them their party supports/rejects the policy. They mean so little that they will respond differently the next time you ask them. We have data establishing this.
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We have reached the point where the *American Bar Association* cannot find attorneys willing to represent them in litigation against the Trump administration.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
October 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
We have reached the point where the *American Bar Association* cannot find attorneys willing to represent them in litigation against the Trump administration.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
I think about this article way too often.
The most Republican guy is the guy who owns the used car dealership, a tanning salon, and a boat in a place that has been economically decimated by deindustrialization
See, for instance:
See, for instance:
October 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I think about this article way too often.
Calling senior federalism scholars.
We have just advertised a Full Prof position in the Political and Social Sciences department at the EUI (@eui-sps.bsky.social). Here are the details. Please spread the word, and get in touch if you have any questions.
www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
www.eui.eu
October 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Calling senior federalism scholars.
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#polisky doctoral candidates: $10,000 for dissertation research, due December 1
www.horowitz-foundation.org/apply
www.horowitz-foundation.org/apply
October 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
#polisky doctoral candidates: $10,000 for dissertation research, due December 1
www.horowitz-foundation.org/apply
www.horowitz-foundation.org/apply
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You can also look at the shutdown assistance map here to find local places to donate to myfedbenefitshelp.com/shutdown-ass...
Shutdown Assistance Map - Resources for Furloughed/Excepted Federal Workers - MyFEDBenefits
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October 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM
You can also look at the shutdown assistance map here to find local places to donate to myfedbenefitshelp.com/shutdown-ass...
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If you are looking to support federal employees, one good place to donate to is the Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund.
They are providing shutdown grants for federal employees that would be making less than $60k.
feea.org/support/
They are providing shutdown grants for federal employees that would be making less than $60k.
feea.org/support/
Support Us - Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund
FEEA relies on individual and institutional donors to support our work. Learn how you can help, and see which companies and organizations contribute.
feea.org
October 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
If you are looking to support federal employees, one good place to donate to is the Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund.
They are providing shutdown grants for federal employees that would be making less than $60k.
feea.org/support/
They are providing shutdown grants for federal employees that would be making less than $60k.
feea.org/support/
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation warned that President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom would “overwhelm the White House itself,” which spans just 55,000 square feet. https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC
October 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The National Trust for Historic Preservation warned that President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom would “overwhelm the White House itself,” which spans just 55,000 square feet. https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC
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ICYMI: In this amicus brief I offer an alternative (to my mind, more straightforward) way to think about why Trump lacks authority to deploy the National Guard in Chicago.
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
www.supremecourt.gov
October 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
ICYMI: In this amicus brief I offer an alternative (to my mind, more straightforward) way to think about why Trump lacks authority to deploy the National Guard in Chicago.
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
Universities need to figure out how to utilize professional development opportunities to create pathways out of academia for senior, tenured people to make way for the next generation. The older we get, the less likely we see options and that’s creating a stranglehold.
This is very bleak for institutional science, but as someone on the job market this cycle, I think it is kind of a blessing in disguise for people who were considering applying to PhD programs next cycle... The academic jobs just don't really exist anymore
October 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Universities need to figure out how to utilize professional development opportunities to create pathways out of academia for senior, tenured people to make way for the next generation. The older we get, the less likely we see options and that’s creating a stranglehold.
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Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.
October 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.
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CEIR has released an important report on who pays for what in election administration (state or local governments). I'm sure I'm going to use this one a lot.
electioninnovation.org/research/wh...
electioninnovation.org/research/wh...
Who Pays for Election Administration? | The Center for Election Innovation & Research
The Division of State and Local Legal Responsibilities The decentralized nature of election administration in the United States often leads to misunderstandings about who pays […]
electioninnovation.org
October 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
CEIR has released an important report on who pays for what in election administration (state or local governments). I'm sure I'm going to use this one a lot.
electioninnovation.org/research/wh...
electioninnovation.org/research/wh...
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What a self-report.
Editor at the NYT admits to reading the world through the lense of his X feed, which makes sense of so much that comes from the NYT and other legacy media outlets (where I assume this is also a problem).
Editor at the NYT admits to reading the world through the lense of his X feed, which makes sense of so much that comes from the NYT and other legacy media outlets (where I assume this is also a problem).
This guy was probably pretty excited when Olivia Nuzzi got hired by Vanity Fair.
October 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
What a self-report.
Editor at the NYT admits to reading the world through the lense of his X feed, which makes sense of so much that comes from the NYT and other legacy media outlets (where I assume this is also a problem).
Editor at the NYT admits to reading the world through the lense of his X feed, which makes sense of so much that comes from the NYT and other legacy media outlets (where I assume this is also a problem).
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Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Tax Day Is Met With Tea Parties (Published 2009)
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
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Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]
October 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]
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Remember April 2009 when about 250,000 people took to America’s streets in Tea Party rallies and the media was like “oh man, the Dems are in trouble?” Approximately 28X as many people took to the streets to protest Trump yesterday. Didn’t even make the NYT front page.
In April of 2009 I observed the Tea Party rally in Salem. As this front page story says, there were a couple hundred people there. This past weekend in Salem there were roughly 2-3000 people at the Hands Off rally. Yet the Tea Party coverage seemed to take that event far more seriously.
October 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Remember April 2009 when about 250,000 people took to America’s streets in Tea Party rallies and the media was like “oh man, the Dems are in trouble?” Approximately 28X as many people took to the streets to protest Trump yesterday. Didn’t even make the NYT front page.
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If today tells you one thing it’s that you are NOT alone.
October 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
If today tells you one thing it’s that you are NOT alone.