Reposted by Dr. Drekate @thekatriarch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026it's time to look outside the mainstream sugar economy which has failed us 1132
Reposted by Dr. DreKimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026But I need to smile more. 713143326284
Reposted by Dr. DreSeth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026That's a full 0.5" of direct democracy 3646
Reposted by Dr. DreMatthew Hoppock @hoppock.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is what they do when you give them endless money. $20.5M in fees and costs for buying 7 warehouses they're now going to sell. $10M for unused Guantánamo tents, and unneded food. ICE bought 11 warehouses for $1.07B without any plan. Taxpayer money, burned. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-spe...cbsnews.comICE wasted millions of taxpayer dollars in rapid push to expand detention capacity, government watchdog findsWith an unprecedented budget, ICE spent billions in a rush to expand its detention network, wasting millions in the process, the Government Accountability Office found. 276
Reposted by Dr. DreCamilo Pérez-Bustillo @cperezbustillo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026abcnews.com/Politics/fed... 122
Reposted by Dr. DreDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The SNAP stuff was the part that they allowed to take effect before the midterms. That gives you a sense of just how awful the Medicaid stuff they are holding until after the midterms will be. 5344150
Reposted by Dr. DrePhilip Bump @pbump.com · 23/09/2026I wrote about how Trump is treating presidential power like it's his own possession and using it to punish blue states — but also about how at least he's promised lots of cash for all of us. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar... 552966771
Reposted by Dr. DreProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 410113456033
Dr. Dre @asilvaphd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026If I had three wishes, my first wish would be to erase mosquitoes from California and the other two wishes would be to mitigate the consequences. 000
Dr. Dre @asilvaphd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026gas is $6 and the federal minimum wage is $7.50. mitch mcconnell got 3 months paid leave and workers get none.. 000
Dr. Dre @asilvaphd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Ah, no...que pena... My auto-reply is up until the day before school starts... I'm a 👻 until sept 23... 000
Dr. Dre @asilvaphd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The University of Texas at Austin is planning to eliminate four majors: African and African diaspora studies, Mexican American and Latina/o studies, women's and gender studies, and the race, indigeneity and migration major.kut.orgUT Austin plans to cut Mexican American, African, women's and gender studies majorsThe decision comes after university officials consolidated seven ethnic studies departments into two earlier this year. Faculty within the College of Liberal Arts were told most majors could be consol... 021
Reposted by Dr. DreGood Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Are you following us on Substack? If you hangout there, make sure to subscribe to our channel to get all of our articles and insights. Link 👇 substack.com/@goodauthori...substack.comGood Authority | SubstackGood Authority’s mission is to bring insights from political science to a broader audience. 011
Reposted by Dr. DreRebecca Rauber @defeatthefascists.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The US is being run by worse-than-Nazi hyenas. “Amnesty International found in a report published in December, based on interviews with detainees and a tour of the facility, that the cages were used to punish detainees and amounted to torture, sparking a congressional probe.” 175
Reposted by Dr. DreNazita Lajevardi @nazita.bsky.social · 11/09/2026So many Islamophobic and racist stories today, but the most recent one I've heard of is just mind bogging is LSAC blocking Iranians from taking the LSAT. www.law.com/2026/09/10/i...law.comIranian Students Prohibited From Taking LSAT Following US-Imposed Sanctions | Law.comThe U.S. Treasury Department announced the suspension of several general licenses in its Iran Sanctions program, including goods and services offered by the Law School Admission Council. 210460
Reposted by Dr. DreEfrén Pérez @efrenpolipsy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026For those folks still scratching their heads about the immigration politics of some PoC, stop doing that and read this important paper instead… 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽💯💯💯 1199
Reposted by Dr. DreDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is a lie. Job growth and labor force participation rates are declining. The declining SNAP coverage is not a sign of economic health, but that the administrative burdens embedded in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are leading to massive coverage loss. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/when-the-o...donmoynihan.substack.comWhen the One Big Beautiful Bill comes dueReal people are losing SNAP. Medicaid will be next 17424123
Reposted by Dr. DreSperanta Dumitru @spe07.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The difference only makes sense because of mobility restrictions. In the past, refugees fleeing a country were also sought after by others. So a refugee could flee a country and choose another. UN should read my article about past policies to attract more foreigners link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comClient Challenge 043
Reposted by Dr. DreDon Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026gifted... www.kansascity.com/news/politic...kansascity.comU.S. Supreme Court rejects Missouri’s push to overturn gerrymandered map rulingThe move marks the end of a lengthy redistricting fight in Missouri and blocks a Republican attempt to oust Kansas City’s longtime congressman. 012
Reposted by Dr. DreChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 08/09/2026BREAKING: DC Circuit upholds district court order blocking IRS from sharing tax return information with ICE. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 8892257
Reposted by Dr. DreDon Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Gifted.. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/u...nytimes.comJudge Once Again Blocks Trump Administration’s Plans to Restrict Mail-In Ballots (Gift Article)The ruling arrived before the Supreme Court could decide whether to intervene but appeared certain to set off yet another round of appeals. 011
Dr. Dre @asilvaphd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026My book is ready for preorder! Chuffed to see the cover on the banner at #APSA26. for 30% off: NYUAU30 @nyupress.bsky.social 110
Reposted by Dr. DreRobin L Turner @robinlturnerphd.blacksky.app · 02/09/2026“Authoritarians systematically target higher education as part of a broader attack on the independence of institutions that might question their power. That is what Orban did in Hungary. In Turkey, Erdogan did not just purge military academies; he abolished them. …”👇🏽 021
Dr. Dre @asilvaphd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026EXCITED To be at @wcps.bsky.social TODAY!!! Backroom ball, Sheraton! 010
Dr. Dre @asilvaphd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Notes to New Mothers comes out today! It’s a book that offers community and validation to moms:) www.amazon.com/dp/132411705...amazon.comNotes to New Mothers: Knight, Rebecca, Buntin, Julie: 9781324117056: Amazon.com: BooksNotes to New Mothers [Knight, Rebecca, Buntin, Julie] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Notes to New Mothers 000
Reposted by Dr. Dreeric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026www.reuters.com/reuters-ipso... 0194
Reposted by Dr. DreForbes @forbes.com · 24/08/2026The U.S. Postal Service has said it won’t implement the rule for the midterms unless the Supreme Court allows it.forbes.comWill New USPS Rule Impact Your Ballot In November? What To KnowThe U.S. Postal Service has said it won’t implement the rule for the midterms unless the Supreme Court allows it. 71477233
Dr. Dre @asilvaphd.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Arday reminds me that, no matter how high you might rise, POC are readily expendable in academia 000
Reposted by Dr. DreTimothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 14/08/2026🚨 Yet ANOTHER study finds "NO evidence that rising numbers of undocumented immigrants are linked with violent crime." There has NEVER been evidence to support this racist BS❗ Undocumented migration does not raise crime rates, huge study finds www.nature.com/articles/d41... via @nature.comnature.comUndocumented migration does not raise crime rates, huge study findsAnalysis of neighbourhoods in more than 100 US cities finds no evidence that rising numbers of undocumented immigrants are linked with violent crime. 7682267
Reposted by Dr. DreJosh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Texas comptroller just (after delay) released the numbers. 70% of voucher users this year were never in public schools. Almost precisely what I predicted to the Texas legislature when I testified 18 months ago. 16835
Reposted by Dr. DreJennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Well then it's a good thing that presidential executive orders do not have authority to change the vaccine schedule and probably the newspapers should report it that way. 315052
Reposted by Dr. DreSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 10/08/2026“The idea wasn’t just to retroactively protect ‘the babies of slaves’; it was to prospectively forestall future efforts to deny citizenship based on whatever other non-sovereignty-based criteria might be politically popular in any given moment.” Me on why Trump’s new EO is *still* unconstitutional:stevevladeck.com243. Birthright Citizenship, ReduxPresident Trump's new attempt to cabin birthright citizenship is a lot narrower than the one the Supreme Court struck down in June. Its key provisions are still unconstitutional. 322121557
Reposted by Dr. Dreeric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 02/08/2026If you are a teacher and want your class to play along with thousands of other students across the country this fall, please fill out this short form here to get more information. forms.gle/6hwmgSP98Yzg...forms.gleElection Madness Instructor Interest FormThis link is for instructors/teachers only. If you are an instructor or teacher and would like more information about this free and public game, please fill out the form below. If you would like more ... 113
Reposted by Dr. DrePhil Rocco @philiprocco.bsky.social · 03/08/2026As many as 33,000 Wisconsinites have lost SNAP benefits in the last year. For reference, the margin in the 2024 presidential election was 29,397 votes. www.wpr.org/news/thousan...wpr.orgThousands of Wisconsinites have lost food aid in largest cut in US historyThe One Big Beautiful Bill passed last year by President Donald Trump and Republicans is the largest cut to healthcare and food aid in the nation’s history, advocates say. Food pantries are seeing a n... 21914
Dr. Dre @asilvaphd.bsky.social · 03/08/2026i ❤️ SOFSA!! www.reuters.com/legal/govern...reuters.comNonprofit groups sue US Agriculture Department over rules on grantsFive nonprofit organizations sued the U.S. Agriculture Department on Thursday over grant conditions they say restrict speech in support of diversity initiatives and immigration rights. 000
Reposted by Dr. DreThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Also 5-7 million people have lost health care…. USAID getting dodged killed kids… our bombs are dropping on kids in Gaza and Iran and Lebanon… and on and on… the worst kind of gaslighting 1712361948
Reposted by Dr. DreKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 30/07/2026BREAKING: The 9th Circuit has rejected ICE's unprecedented mass detention policy — the 5th striaght appellate loss for the Trump administration and perhaps the most significant, covering California, Arizona, Nevada and Washington, among others. cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op... 262759893
Reposted by Dr. DreHannah Walker @hlw.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Excited to share this new book by @asilvaphd.bsky.social "Direct Democracy Rules" (best title) examines how propositions, initiatives, and referendums shape state immigration policy and changed the role of citizens in immigration policymaking. Here's a discount code! GO! NOW! 153
Reposted by Dr. DreChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/07/2026Dead or alive, Mitch McConnell is on extended medical leave — on your dime. This is the same Mitch McConnell who voted against: paid family and medical leave for everyone else. 969225527555
Reposted by Dr. DrePeggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 24/07/2026$50 billion snapped into existence for GEO detention real estate proves homelessness and hunger were always solvable. Corrupt Trump and his Republican puppets chose cages over compassion, and that’s a choice we won’t forget. #RepublicanCostOfCorruption 615388