Tom Maher
@tommaher-soc.bsky.social
Sociology. Music. Bread.
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Because apparently i have to say it: any and all posts reflect my opinions as a private citizen. They do not reflect the University I work for.
please send me evenings and weekends.
Because apparently i have to say it: any and all posts reflect my opinions as a private citizen. They do not reflect the University I work for.
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Northwestern:
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Northwestern:
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Have to admit "asset managers discover Mollie Orshansky" was not on my 2025 bingo card.
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Have to admit "asset managers discover Mollie Orshansky" was not on my 2025 bingo card.
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At a recent gathering of Rogers Park volunteers, we heard from a neighbor who choked up telling us about their dad turning around and going home when he heard whistles up the street. "One of you may have saved his life that day." It all matters, it really does.
One thing that is tough about rapid response/patrols, besides constantly being threatened by armed secret police, is that for the most part they see the defeats. There are exceptions, but you’ll never know how many people were saved by slowing feds down, whistles, community alerts, etc.
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
At a recent gathering of Rogers Park volunteers, we heard from a neighbor who choked up telling us about their dad turning around and going home when he heard whistles up the street. "One of you may have saved his life that day." It all matters, it really does.
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Incredible. If you grew up in Indiana, you know what a big deal this is.
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Incredible. If you grew up in Indiana, you know what a big deal this is.
Columbia SC, No kings
October 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Columbia SC, No kings
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Here's Greenville, SC
October 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Here's Greenville, SC
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“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 4:05 PM
“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
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"Too big to fail" doesn't just mean that taxpayers end up bailing out poorly run or harmful co.s that dominate a market.
It also means "too big to boycott."
Want to boycott RayBan for privacy-destroying AI glasses? Parent ElissorLuxottica controls 48% of sunglasses market, much of eyecare market.
It also means "too big to boycott."
Want to boycott RayBan for privacy-destroying AI glasses? Parent ElissorLuxottica controls 48% of sunglasses market, much of eyecare market.
September 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"Too big to fail" doesn't just mean that taxpayers end up bailing out poorly run or harmful co.s that dominate a market.
It also means "too big to boycott."
Want to boycott RayBan for privacy-destroying AI glasses? Parent ElissorLuxottica controls 48% of sunglasses market, much of eyecare market.
It also means "too big to boycott."
Want to boycott RayBan for privacy-destroying AI glasses? Parent ElissorLuxottica controls 48% of sunglasses market, much of eyecare market.
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Tae Heung “Will” Kim, a doctoral student at Texas A&M University and longtime US permanent resident, has been in ICE detention for OVER one month. The AAUP stands with the Texas AAUP state conference in demanding Mr. Kim’s release.
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-st...
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-st...
AAUP Statement on Continued Detention of Tae Heung “Will” Kim
The AAUP stands with the Texas AAUP state conference in demanding the release of Tae Heung "Will" Kim from ICE detention.
www.aaup.org
August 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Tae Heung “Will” Kim, a doctoral student at Texas A&M University and longtime US permanent resident, has been in ICE detention for OVER one month. The AAUP stands with the Texas AAUP state conference in demanding Mr. Kim’s release.
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-st...
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-st...
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your crazy ass stupid post just fucked up the whole world . hope it was worth the likes. hope youre enjoying the clicks
July 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
your crazy ass stupid post just fucked up the whole world . hope it was worth the likes. hope youre enjoying the clicks
I am teaching social movements again in the fall. Does anyone have any good documentary recommendations?
August 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I am teaching social movements again in the fall. Does anyone have any good documentary recommendations?
"If the Trump administration is able to repeal the endangerment finding, it would not only erase all current limits on greenhouse gas pollution from cars, factories, power plants & other sources. It would prevent future administrations from trying to tackle climate change, with lasting implications.
E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
"If the Trump administration is able to repeal the endangerment finding, it would not only erase all current limits on greenhouse gas pollution from cars, factories, power plants & other sources. It would prevent future administrations from trying to tackle climate change, with lasting implications.
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Omer Bartov in today's NYT
Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Omer Bartov in today's NYT
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"Do you want America to be at war with Iran?"
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
June 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
"Do you want America to be at war with Iran?"
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
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"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history to help cut taxes for the richest people in the country....all without hearings, debate or public input." wilderness.org/articles/med...
250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
wilderness.org
June 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history to help cut taxes for the richest people in the country....all without hearings, debate or public input." wilderness.org/articles/med...
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“Harsh crackdowns may generate sympathy for protesters, said Omar Wasow, a political scientist at UC Berkeley who studies protest movements. The “spectacle of violence and repression,” he said, can frame states as ‘bullies’ unjustly squashing expression.” Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/w...
3 Lessons From International Protests Amid the L.A. Unrest (Gift Article)
Experts who study protest movements say the scenes unfolding in California broadly follow a script that has played out many times in other countries — sometimes with deadly consequences.
www.nytimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“Harsh crackdowns may generate sympathy for protesters, said Omar Wasow, a political scientist at UC Berkeley who studies protest movements. The “spectacle of violence and repression,” he said, can frame states as ‘bullies’ unjustly squashing expression.” Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/w...
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E.P.A. Plans to Reconsider a Ban on Cancer-Causing Asbestos www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
E.P.A. Plans to Reconsider a Ban on Cancer-Causing Asbestos
www.nytimes.com
June 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
E.P.A. Plans to Reconsider a Ban on Cancer-Causing Asbestos www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
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I have a lot more to say about this but for now, just: is YOU CANNOT GENERALLY CHANGE PEOPLE'S POLITICS THROUGH ADS OR TARGETED STRATEGIC WORD CHOICE.
The right wing media ecosystem works - to the extent it does - because it is a whole ecosystem, & because a lot of it is not actually politics.
The right wing media ecosystem works - to the extent it does - because it is a whole ecosystem, & because a lot of it is not actually politics.
FYI, in case u read this Times story and thought to yourself “but what or who is actually running this effort?” well, here’s the answer and also if you click the link u can see the prospectus in full, embedded in the article, and read it for yourself; www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
May 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I have a lot more to say about this but for now, just: is YOU CANNOT GENERALLY CHANGE PEOPLE'S POLITICS THROUGH ADS OR TARGETED STRATEGIC WORD CHOICE.
The right wing media ecosystem works - to the extent it does - because it is a whole ecosystem, & because a lot of it is not actually politics.
The right wing media ecosystem works - to the extent it does - because it is a whole ecosystem, & because a lot of it is not actually politics.
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Rare for a public poll, we did a survey experiment to test whether priming respondents about the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia impacts support for Trump's broader immigration agenda. It does. Support for blanket deportations fell 20 points after hearing about Garcia's case.
May 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Rare for a public poll, we did a survey experiment to test whether priming respondents about the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia impacts support for Trump's broader immigration agenda. It does. Support for blanket deportations fell 20 points after hearing about Garcia's case.