William Brown
@williamtwbrown.bsky.social
Poli Sci PhD @ Stony Brook
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President Trump lashed out at Powell for not acting sooner to lower interest rates. The president's own tariffs make that more difficult, by putting upward pressure on prices.
Trump calls for Fed Chair Jerome Powell's 'termination' in blistering attack
President Trump lashed out at Powell for not acting sooner to lower interest rates. The president's own tariffs make that more difficult, by putting upward pressure on prices.
www.npr.org
April 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
President Trump lashed out at Powell for not acting sooner to lower interest rates. The president's own tariffs make that more difficult, by putting upward pressure on prices.
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"Still, legal analysts have raised questions about the legality of sending US citizens to prisons abroad."
what are we doing here. it is illegal. there is literally zero question that it is illegal. what is this 'raised questions' stuff.
what are we doing here. it is illegal. there is literally zero question that it is illegal. what is this 'raised questions' stuff.
President Donald Trump said that he asked if El Salvador could build more prisons to jail as many American criminals as possible — US citizens included
Trump Wants El Salvador to Build More Prisons to Jail Americans
President Donald Trump said that he asked his counterpart Nayib Bukele if El Salvador could build more prisons to jail as many American criminals as possible — US citizens included.
www.bloomberg.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"Still, legal analysts have raised questions about the legality of sending US citizens to prisons abroad."
what are we doing here. it is illegal. there is literally zero question that it is illegal. what is this 'raised questions' stuff.
what are we doing here. it is illegal. there is literally zero question that it is illegal. what is this 'raised questions' stuff.
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The executive targets his opponents w/bogus investigations. His government disappears people w/out due process and vanishes them beyond reach. He usurps legislative power, controls public funds at will, & consolidates power. Loyalty is expected — or else.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
April 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The executive targets his opponents w/bogus investigations. His government disappears people w/out due process and vanishes them beyond reach. He usurps legislative power, controls public funds at will, & consolidates power. Loyalty is expected — or else.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
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Louder, for all the would-be capitulating university presidents at other institutions in the back
Exclusive: Weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered NIH to pull $250 million in biomedical research grants to Columbia University, the agency is freezing all remaining grant money owed to the university until further notice. scim.ag/4if5Rg1
NIH freezes all research grants to Columbia University
Amid negotiations with Trump, the university could risk losing nearly $700 million
scim.ag
April 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Louder, for all the would-be capitulating university presidents at other institutions in the back
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These lies are reprehensible. That includes what they're saying about Mr. Abrego, a man who has never even been charged with a crime and whose sole criminal arrest was for loitering outside a Home Depot seeking work; they've called him a "violent criminal" and accused him of human trafficking.
I just want to reiterate that the White House Press Secretary — predictably but notably — lied through her teeth about this when asked.
April 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
These lies are reprehensible. That includes what they're saying about Mr. Abrego, a man who has never even been charged with a crime and whose sole criminal arrest was for loitering outside a Home Depot seeking work; they've called him a "violent criminal" and accused him of human trafficking.
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Like this paper? Here's another that will be right up your alley.
Here, the authors merge voter files & online resumes to create a dataset of 34.5M people.
They show that Dems & Reps choose distinctive career paths and employers. This leads to a lot of partisan segregation at the workplace.
Here, the authors merge voter files & online resumes to create a dataset of 34.5M people.
They show that Dems & Reps choose distinctive career paths and employers. This leads to a lot of partisan segregation at the workplace.
April 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Like this paper? Here's another that will be right up your alley.
Here, the authors merge voter files & online resumes to create a dataset of 34.5M people.
They show that Dems & Reps choose distinctive career paths and employers. This leads to a lot of partisan segregation at the workplace.
Here, the authors merge voter files & online resumes to create a dataset of 34.5M people.
They show that Dems & Reps choose distinctive career paths and employers. This leads to a lot of partisan segregation at the workplace.
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things can possibly get worse from here
April 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
things can possibly get worse from here
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Wow who could’ve guessed that this would happen
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
April 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Wow who could’ve guessed that this would happen
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
Best academic dunk I’ve read in a hot minute, thank you @joho.bsky.social sciencebasedmedicine.org/laptopclassb...
A Review of “In Covid’s Wake”: According to Laptop Class Professors, the Heroes of the Pandemic Were Laptop Class Professors
The authors of the Great Barrington Declaration prevented fair and honest discussion by constantly spreading fake information. The authors of a new book don't care at all.
sciencebasedmedicine.org
April 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Best academic dunk I’ve read in a hot minute, thank you @joho.bsky.social sciencebasedmedicine.org/laptopclassb...
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I can’t compete with this
April 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I can’t compete with this
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Voters don't like when politicians use partisan attacks. But... they think the other side does.
"*I* may not thrive on partisan hostility, but others surely do."
This continues the cycle, leading to a breakdown in political trust and civility.
"*I* may not thrive on partisan hostility, but others surely do."
This continues the cycle, leading to a breakdown in political trust and civility.
March 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Voters don't like when politicians use partisan attacks. But... they think the other side does.
"*I* may not thrive on partisan hostility, but others surely do."
This continues the cycle, leading to a breakdown in political trust and civility.
"*I* may not thrive on partisan hostility, but others surely do."
This continues the cycle, leading to a breakdown in political trust and civility.
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my most conservative-coded trait these days is that i honestly think that the worst possible thing that can happen for young men is for the entire society to coddle them. what they need to hear is that they have one life to live and they have to take responsibility for it.
Young men don't open bank accounts. They are too expensive. They download coin base or Robinhood app and buy crypto. That's their savings
If one party pushes that number higher. They vote for em. Gensler/Biden caused those savings to go down. The demo with the biggest change was young men
If one party pushes that number higher. They vote for em. Gensler/Biden caused those savings to go down. The demo with the biggest change was young men
This is legit the dumbest thing I've ever seen him say
March 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
my most conservative-coded trait these days is that i honestly think that the worst possible thing that can happen for young men is for the entire society to coddle them. what they need to hear is that they have one life to live and they have to take responsibility for it.
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Wondering why Democrats keep selling out your values—and our democracy—in the name of ‘moderation’? Is it because the party leadership is too old, or too conservative?
Turns out, it’s the same problem.
Turns out, it’s the same problem.
March 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Wondering why Democrats keep selling out your values—and our democracy—in the name of ‘moderation’? Is it because the party leadership is too old, or too conservative?
Turns out, it’s the same problem.
Turns out, it’s the same problem.
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The ability to control mass party opinion this directly is unlike anything I’ve really seen in my time covering politics.
March 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The ability to control mass party opinion this directly is unlike anything I’ve really seen in my time covering politics.