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Erin S. Pumpkins

@erincikanek.bsky.social
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Political Scientist. Rhymes with mechanic. Emotions, media, measurement, food, coffee, rowing, and dogs. She/her Personal account

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Dr. Evan A. Gatti @eagatti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I am THRILLED to share that we are hiring a TT colleague!! Come work with us! @arthistoryelon.bsky.social @elonuniversity.bsky.social jobs.elon.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant Professor of History and Geography - Elon Campus, North Carolina, United States
Title: Assistant Professor of History and Geography Position Type: Faculty Full-Time VP Area: Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs Department: Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences Loca...
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Drew Engelhardt @amengel.bsky.social · 17h
The American voter only pays for what they need.
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Heather Randell @heatherrandell.bsky.social · 21h
Come work with me! The Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota is hiring an associate or full professor in the urban and regional planning program with expertise in housing policy or neighborhood affordability. More info: hr.umn.edu/Jobs/Find-Job Job Opening Number: 376233
Humphrey School website imagine saying "A Community Committed to Changing the World"
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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 22h
We've probably learned more about American politics from the ANES than any other single data source. The same is true for the GSS and sociology. Both of these are gone if Congress acquiesces to these NSF cuts.
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Junior Americanist Workshop Series @jawspolisci.bsky.social · 20h
New month, new JAWS session! Join us 10/21 at 1 PM ET, featuring work on public opinion and economic inequality by @ryanmundy.bsky.social and @zoewithoutawhy.bsky.social! Register here: virginia.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Erin S. Pumpkins @erincikanek.bsky.social · 21h
What an exhausting time to be a woman.
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 21h
This is sexual violence as a form of terrorism. It is political violence and it is chilling and horrific, and AOC was absolutely right to be terrified that the goons (now pardoned) laying siege to the capital would rape her if they found her. Small changes won't fix this. FLIP THE TABLE NOW
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 22h
Horrifying: Arizona Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by a man after he knocked her out. Another man approached her to do the same. “She began swinging her foot at him. ‘Not even worth it,’ she heard the man say as he moved away.”
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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Erin S. Pumpkins @erincikanek.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
POV: It’s time for pets
Waffles the large Bernese Mountain Dog rests his head on a fuzzy gray blanket and looks at you. 
You better pet him.
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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I’m going to start reviewing campaign books of potential 2028 Presidential candidates, after the midterms, so I wrote about what campaign books are and why we should pay attention to them (if we should) open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
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2028 Campaign Books Are Here
Arguably a dozen would-be Presidents have penned books in advance of their potential campaigns. Before I start reviewing them, let’s discuss what they are.
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Erin S. Pumpkins @erincikanek.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
POV: It’s time for pets
Waffles the large Bernese Mountain Dog rests his head on a fuzzy gray blanket and looks at you. 
You better pet him.
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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"With a Senate majority, and majority in the Lower House, we can change the Constitution and redemocratize this country." - Flávio Bolsonaro FB - not his critics - saying out loud that he wants to fundamentally strip people of their rights. Fascists mean what they say. g1.globo.com/google/amp/g...
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Flávio Bolsonaro quer mudar Constituição com maioria no Congresso | G1
Flávio Bolsonaro planeja usar maioria na Câmara e no Senado para mudar a Constituição e redemocratizar o país, sem detalhar as alterações pretendidas.
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
News of the Cornell rape case has fueled a 73% spike in calls to the National Sexual Assault hotline in the last week. "Yesterday alone, they were more than double normal. Many of those contacting the hotline say they were prompted to call as a direct result of reading about Jane Doe," says RAINN.
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Nick Carnes @carnes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's finally publication day for this decade-in-the-making book. @noamlupu.bsky.social and I explain why working-class jobs make up 70% of the average democracy's labor force, but only 2% of the average democracy's national lawmakers had working-class jobs when they got into politics.
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Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hey hey -- it's publication day! Couldn't be more excited for this to be out in the world. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 06/10/2026
I introduce the concept of “Emotional Administrative Burden” to describe the additional labor required by having to look at that guy’s face every time I need to conduct some piece of official business. In this essay I w
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
As we join the great theoretical scientist, he is deep in thought. So still, quiet and focused that he might almost be asleep. But inside that brilliant mind, what new idea is forming? What certainty is being meticulously interrogated? What ingenious theory is ready to change our world forever? (the scientist snores lightly) Ah, it seems he actually is asleep. And that's fine. Science is hard and not every day can be a success. We will come back another time.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The president of the United States says that "the New York Times, and many other Artificial Media Outlets, should be arrested" for denying that the arena in which he spoke had empty seats. It's really bad! www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
The Ohio Arena was already full to the brim — And yet these people were still trying to get in. The New York Times said, “There were empty seats” when, in fact, there were none, and thousands of people had to be turned away. The New York Times, and many other Artificial Media Outlets, should be arrested for their dishonesty and disservice to our Country. When Bernie Sanders has 500 to 1,000 people, they make it sound like it’s the biggest event that ever took place. When PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP has 50,000 people, they make it sound like nobody showed up! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute @dairinstitute.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Join us for the launch of our new resource, an archive of 2010s higher ed protest in the U.S. and Canada, designed for campus activists and others working on left and liberatory organizing. Register on Eventbrite for a panel discussion and tour of the site: www.eventbrite.com/e/launching-...
a white graphic with an image of picketing workers, carrying blue signs that read "on legal strike." Black text reads: A Decade of Mass Campus Protests Website Launch Event, October 20, 2026 9am PT/ 12PM ET

"Join the Distributed AI Research Institute as we launch 
our new resource, “A Decade of Mass Campus Protests: An Archive of U.S. and Canadian Higher Ed Activism in the 2010s.” 

This new website chronicles campus protest, especially 
anti-racist protest, during the turbulent 2010s.

Join us for a panel discussion and site tour.

Register at: bit.ly/decade-of-campus-protest
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🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 05/10/2026
Yeah, this is a big time impeachment abuse of power.
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John Paczkowski @pczki.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Personal news:
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Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Coming Tuesday.
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Grace @gracekind.net · 04/10/2026
Martin Luther speech bubble meme
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Sameer Ashar @sameer-ashar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is my nephew, please forward to your networks, esp any University of Maryland students.
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Drew Engelhardt @amengel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Folks should check out this (open access) article from Dr Solís providing great context for Latino Republican partisanship. Folks offer nuanced links between their panethnic attachments and partisanship, among other themes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Erin S. Pumpkins @erincikanek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We did it Joe
A Frito pie with cheese and Fritos on top
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Erin S. Pumpkins @erincikanek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I’m sorry I cannot engage with the disagreement about disagreement right now. I’m making Frito-chili pies.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 04/10/2026
Heatwaves killed over 8,000 people in France this year. Here are some of their stories
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Heatwaves killed over 8,000 people in France this year. Here are some of their stories
The French health authorities reported that 8,124 deaths were related to the extreme heatwaves between late May and late August in France. Le Monde spoke to the friends and families of 11 of the victims to find out about the lives behind those numbers.
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Erin S. Pumpkins @erincikanek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The number of stars for the branches of the military aren’t even right. And the US Men definitely haven’t won that many World Cups.
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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Any suggestions for middle grade books with arab protagonists? My kid just said they dont like being arab because "we're always the bad guys."
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Erin S. Pumpkins @erincikanek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“Boy have you done a job!” is what you say to a child when they proudly show you the giant mess they’ve made.
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Erin S. Pumpkins @erincikanek.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
For some reason my email is not working on my phone. I feel free.
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Woman Singing in Alpine Meadow
Alt: Julie Andrews as Maria from the Sound of Music Singing in an Alpine Meadow
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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ok i think this really needs to be said: zuckerberg is not a fan of high-end fashion, he is a fan of visibly expensive t-shirts
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Jason Morín @jasonlmorin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Job Alert ‼️ The Department of Political Science at CSU, Northridge is seeking a tenure-track faculty member in American politics w/ a primary expertise in American political institutions. Preference will be given to those with a secondary expertise in public policy and racial/ethnic politics.
careers.pageuppeople.com
Career Opportunities
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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 03/10/2026
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Incarcerated women report rampant sexual abuse by guards and the guards retaliate by spraying them with chemical agents and sending them to the hospital as a warning. Rape culture and brazen misogyny from the highest institution to the lowest.
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Erin S. Pumpkins @erincikanek.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If someone has this please share, because I would like it for my media and democracy class next term.
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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Do yourself a favor. Read these 7 pages by @lilymasonphd.bsky.social right now. It is the most concise explanation of the current situation in U.S. politics I've seen and it captures why calls to reduce "polarization" can ultimately worsen the problem 🧵 www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/pol...
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Polarization Is Not the Problem | Journal of Democracy
Americans have never been angrier with one another. But polarization is not the disease—it is the response to a revanchist movement seeking to roll back sixty years of social progress.
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Jack Santucci @jacksantucci.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Understanding Evolving Republican Attitudes Towards Democracy
Insightful reports, innovative tools, and research publications aimed at enhancing civic engagement and strengthening democracy. Learn more. Understanding Evolving Republican Attitudes Towards Democra...
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Time orders Old Age to destroy Beauty (flipped, detail), by Pompeo Girolamo Batoni, 1746, 📸 by @madelinepcarter.bsky.social
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Erin S. Pumpkins @erincikanek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This week has been bad on multiple dimensions, so I am going to watch the most absurd, seasonal tv I can think of: Ghost Adventures.
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Zak Bagans Ghost Adventures
Alt: Zak Bagans Ghost Adventures
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Literal No Kings. Either Article I means something or it doesn't.
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Chicago Pope from the top rope!
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Erin S. Pumpkins @erincikanek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The pope is such a Chicagoan it’s insane. Pure Chicago hater behavior. You love to see it.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A goose saying "what adversity?"
the same goose chasing a man yelling "what adversity was Deshaun Watson dealing with?"
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026
“AI companies are fixated on adding features right now…But as always, the more features, the broader the attack surface. So all of these companies need to be fully focused on security, and from what I can see, it still often seems like an afterthought.”
wired.com
A Flaw in ChatGPT’s Mac App Could Have Let Hackers Grab Sensitive Data
While the focus has been on AI agents’ hacking capabilities, a recently patched vulnerability in a ChatGPT app shows that AI software is itself an inviting—and vulnerable—target.
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mark brandt @mjbsp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How do people make decisions in complex conjoint experiments of policy choices? When decomposing individual responses into different strategies, most people use a heuristic strategy. Personally, I was surprised how many people are using the rational strategy! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Erin S. Pumpkins @erincikanek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A cartoon data viz. 
“I’ve learned that a lot of guys visualize our social environment like this:” 
A binary where it’s mostly “good men” and a small red square with “created evil med” 

Buts it’s actually closer to this. 
A spectrum from “monsters so cruel we can’t even fathom them” in red which fades to white, with “heroic men who will intervene” on the other side
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Listening to Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit wave away the sexual assault charges against DeShaun Watson — even saying “winning is the best deodorant” — was pretty jarring, especially this week.
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Danbischof @danbischof.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Postdoc position within my group 3 years (100% TVl-13): stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/2... ⏱️ 06.11.2026 If you have questions: get in touch!
stellen.uni-muenster.de
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in, salary level E 13 TV-L)
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