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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 28/09/2026

🚨 FACT: There is a federal criminal law that prohibits any armed agent of the federal government from being at the polls. There is only one exception. Marc Elias explains. Stay in the know: demdock.com/3T3Owjg

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It is so batshit to argue that the states should be denied because they used the court system and it took a while.

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"Democrats could win in November. Here's why that's bad for Democrats." Just can't help themselves.

CNN headline: "Democrats might win in the midterms — but a whole new set of problems awaits."

Lede: "Frustrations on the left preview pressures that await if the party can flip the House next year."

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🚨🚨🚨 UC Berkeley GSPP is hiring a postdoc. Focus is on using quant-causal methods to study immigration in the US, working with my star colleague @caitlinpatler.bsky.social aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05505

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PostDoctoral Scholar Employee - Goldman School of Public Policy

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

New working paper w/ Hanna Folsz In Jan 2025 Trump issued an executive order targeting corporate DEI programs. Many companies ended DEI fearing financial risk We find that firms that kept DEI performed just as well in financial markets, revenue, etc democracypolicylab.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...

The Trump administration has used executive authority to influence the behavior of civil society organizations such as law firms, universities, and corporations.
Do corporations that resist executive orders perform worse financially? In January 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order directing federal
agencies to investigate and compel firms to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Some firms complied with the order, whereas other firms
resisted by reaffirming their DEI programs. We find that S&P 500 firms that
maintained their DEI programs performed just as well as compliant firms, both
in terms of stock market returns and revenue. The results are robust across various measures of maintaining DEI, including measures based on executives’ public
statements about DEI programs, interest group ratings, firm financial statements,
and shareholder rejections of anti-DEI resolutions. The results suggest that, at
least in some areas, firms can resist pressure from the executive branch with
minimal costs to financial performance.

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"The police investigated themselves and found no problems" I'm not sure why this continues to be a defense against abuse of power.

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

New article dropped! Worked with a group of wonderful colleagues to look into violence among a low prevalence population that gets overlooked. 'Exploring gender-based violence experiences of LGBTQIA+ migrant youth in Canada.' Journal of Gender-based Violence doi.org/10.1332/2398...

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Of course, for weeks CNN has also been running a headline suggesting Mike Lindell had a meaningful shot at governor. CNN's going after that unicorn moderate-extremist demographic.

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A more accurate story is that establishment Dems are rapidly shedding voters to qualified people who actually want to create change.

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

"Roaring"? With a .4 margin? Or because Klobuchar beat a 26-year-old who never held office? Gee.

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Once I saw him for free at a record store and later that night for like $6. That was back when he had that awesome drummer from 12 Rods (though as a good Chapel Hill boy, I am of course partial to Jon Wurster).

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I'm not really prepared to pay $60 to see the Mountain Goats. Granted, the few times I saw Darnielle were like in 2002, but still.

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THE MOUNTAIN GOATS

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I saw Newsom play the whole of Ys in 2006 and it was a profoundly emotional experience. For years, even just recalling the performance of "Only Skin" was overwhelming. That bit toward the end? Oof!

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Haven't listened to Newsom much since Ys, so this track was fully new to me just now. Totally unexpected! It's so...much! And kind of a bop? Leaning against the wind and staring death in the face, but nevertheless a bop. Guess I've missed some things. music.youtube.com/watch?v=PYef...

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Time, As a Symptom

YouTube video by JOANNA NEWSOM - Topic

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🚨NEW: In the 9 months after last year’s reconciliation law enacted unprecedented SNAP cuts, the number of people receiving SNAP fell by more than 4.5 million. Based on available data, we estimate that at least 1.5 million fewer kids are receiving SNAP. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

Graphic showing the change in SNAP participation from July 2024 to April 2026. Between the reconciliation law's enactment in July 2025 and April 2026, the number of people receiving SNAP fell by more than 4.5 million.

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This is like that Tom Holland video. Have to watch it every time it comes around.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

That picture…

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Great argument against the "tolerance paradox," describing tolerance instead as a peace treaty, that when broken, nullifies the need for both sides to observe it.

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Tolerance is not a moral precept

The title of this essay should disturb you. We have been brought up to believe that tolerating other people is one of the things you do if…

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Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

A data-driven analysis of how the New York Times's treatment of transgender subjects shifted "from rights-based framing toward more skeptical, conflict-driven coverage" since 2014, centering trans-rights opponents over trans people themselves. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...

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The New York Times helped turn trans rights into political controversy, analysis finds

A new data investigation says the paper of record increasingly framed transgender rights as a debate instead of a lived reality.

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Maybe even "grief" is too strong. Losing friends while raising kids makes anyone feel hard about mortality, meaning, and one's role in the universe (where previously it was more an academic consideration?) Whatever, I like it.

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I've always thought 'Good News...' was their most thematically consistent album, but this is very strong competition. Just less an intellectual exercise and more an exorcism of grief, perhaps? Listen through with that mindset and the 'unevenness' falls away.

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

But I don't think it's fully fair either. Though prior albums have all been existential, this is a far more melancholic and fatalistic album, reflecting the band's past few years. A few listens in and you start to feel the ebb and flow, the dip in and out of time via current and early sounds.

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

The first half of this album is great. I get the critiques that the album is a bit uneven, like a mix of unfinished ideas, but the standard for cohesiveness is very high for this band. Still far more impressive and impactful than other bands.

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I saw them with Against Me in an old tobacco warehouse in Winston-Salem in 2003. Opening for them was a fully nude Amish Jihad.

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I had a Whiskey & Co. shirt I wore for like 20 years. I should go get a new one.

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Does Riot Fest have Teddy Duchamp's Army? Does Riot Fest have Sleepytime Trio? Does Riot Fest have Small Brown Bike? I think not.

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

EBPs can't be successful in a vacuum. Successful programming means providing support to those responsible for implementation. This doesn't have to mean new resources; connecting staff to existing supports may also improve perceived organizational readiness.

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

We found that resources and support from administrators, the school, and the school system were associated with stronger belief in the readiness of staff to implement EBP. This outweighed one's personal resources as well as the factors related to the broader school environment.

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I got this album 30 years ago and probably stopped listening to it 29 years ago. Weird to be [many] years old and appreciating this band much more now.

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Don't Have The Cow

YouTube video by SNFU - Topic

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Not to be confused with the singer "Billy Nomates," this Billy No Mates is an offshoot from the singer of Snuff. A whole album that's more along the lines of Snuff's most anthemic songs. Criminally under the radar. The second album has Lagwagon's Joey Cape and Sergie from Samiam!

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High Tide 03.27 & 15.39

YouTube video by The Billy No Mates - Topic

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Implementation Science Journals @implementsci.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

🚨Opportunity to join the Implementation Science journals family! The #impsci journals are seeking a Social Media Editor to join our esteemed Editorial Board and increase the visibility, reach, and impact of our research. 👉Apply here now: link.springer.com/journal/1301... #implementationscience

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Implementation Science

Implementation Science is a pioneering, highly-accessed journal dedicated to publishing evidence regarding methods for promoting the uptake of consolidated ...

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

“Acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population are prohibited.” Geneva Convention Additional Protocol I and Department of Defense Law of War Manual, § 5.2.2

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

My student loan payments just went up 2900%. I hate it here.

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

A 20% budget cut atop multiyear funding-induced cuts to research and direct terminations of projects underway will further degrade American leadership in science. This is early news & not even a proposal or appropriations - precisely the reason to speak out now. rollcall.com/2026/03/27/s...

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Sources: White House to propose 20 percent cut to NIH funding

The White House is expected to ask Congress to cut National Institutes of Health spending by 20 percent in the president’s fiscal 2027 budget request, according to multiple sources with knowledge of t...

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404 Media @404media.co · 12/03/2026

This is Nathan Cavanaugh, another DOGE staffer explaining how he flagged grants at NEH for "DEI" which would be reviewed for termination. 404 Media has reviewed hours of this footage and we'll have more soon. Part of a lawsuit by @acls1919.bsky.social, @modernlanguage.bsky.social + @historians.org

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Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

The graves dug for 153 Iranian female school children who were killed by an Israeli-American strike. Photo: IRNA

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Christopher Fleming @cmfleming.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Also see: waffles with peanut butter and maple syrup (the cheap stuff)

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