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Assistant professor at the University of Arizona SGPP | studying whiteness and racial justice, probably running🏃🏼‍♀️

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Shayla F. Olson @shaylafolson.bsky.social · 1h
I've seen this article shared a few times and want to highlight a few things. 1) this underlines the importance of religion in American politics. It's popping up everywhere in the midterm & I hope political scientists start taking religion more seriously www.cnn.com/2026/10/13/p...
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Republicans worry that evangelicals sitting the midterms out could cost them in key races | CNN Politics
Conservative leaders are sounding the alarm that more needs to be done in the final weeks before the midterm elections to educate and mobilize white evangelicals, a critical voting bloc in the preside...
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
@ilhanmn.bsky.social cosponsored a bill, the Make ICE Pay Act, that looks a lot like transitional justice for communities affected by named ICE operations. Read about it in my latest for @goodauth.bsky.social 👇🏻 goodauthority.org/news/the-mak...
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The Make Ice Pay Act, explained
A new bill seeks to shift federal funds to communities affected by ICE operations. Understand the Make ICE Pay Act and its connection to transitional justice and reparations.
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I guess, to be fair, there are no pawn shops in my data about small businesses that closed on Jan 23 in protest of ICE Operation Metro Surge and human rights abuses www.genevacole.com/iceout.html
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Arica Schuett @aricaschuett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨 Today is the date of my first solo publication. 🚨 You'd expect seasoned organizers to be the quickest to turn broad public support into electoral engagement. But in 2020, it was newer organizers who pushed their supporters toward electoral politics.
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Had a great time visiting my alma mater to participate in the convening “Documenting the Impact of DHS Activity in Minnesota” and also to get some feedback from the great folks at @umnpolisci.bsky.social
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Kyle Van Rensselaer @kylevanr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I'm excited to share 'City Limits and Partisan Sorting', available online at JPIPE! It's cool to see this chapter of my dissertation in print. doi.org/10.1108/JPIP... Using geocoded election results, registered voter data, and city shapefiles in the U.S., I show that…
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City limits and partisan sorting
To what extent does variation in access to local governance explain partisan sorting in the USA? Prior research shows that voters do not sort into neighborhoods based on partisan concerns alone. Howev...
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 12/09/2026
Program's up! 30+ teams share evidence abt impacts on health, educ, & econ + community response. Great folks @ziibiing.com @ottergoose.net @aaronrosenthal.bsky.social @chrisuggen.bsky.social @casemcnich.bsky.social @ngraetz.bsky.social @craigstetter.bsky.social docs.google.com/document/u/1...
Documenting the Impact of US DHS Activity in MN

Conference Date: Sept 22, 2026

Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Purpose

In December 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began a significant, sustained agent surge in Minnesota that affected the daily lives of many residents, but had severe impacts on immigrant communities and communities of color.

This one-day, in-person convening provides researchers from across disciplines and organizations with an opportunity to share and discuss research related to the effects of Operation Metro Surge and Operation PARRIS.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 07/09/2026
Registration is open, free, limited, & required. Great set of research presentations lined up on education, health, economy, mutual aid & more. Learn about the frontier evidence and connect with those working to generate it. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
My latest for @goodauth.bsky.social digs into the symbolic politics of the Trump administration and why historical narratives matter for contemporary politics
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Kettering Foundation @kettering.org · 20/08/2026
Today we announce the recipients of the 2026 Kettering Democracy Prize: the people of the Twin Cities and Hong Kong political prisoner and free speech advocate Jimmy Lai. bit.ly/4bZXg0s
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The People of the Twin Cities and Free Speech Advocate Jimmy Lai Win the 2026 Kettering Democracy Prize
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Sara @saralovesyou.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The MN Truth Council is still accepting additional people to talk about the experiences they had during Metro Surge. You can be anonymous or named, and this is an important part of making sure what happened is captured in full. Sign up on this site.
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MN Truth Council - The Advocates
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
If you're teaching political behavior, race and politics, or criminal justice in the fall, this is for you! My latest for @goodauth.bsky.social synthesizing some of the excellent literature on how carceral contact influences politics 👇 goodauthority.org/news/good-to...
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Good to Know: How contact with the carceral state affects our politics
Can direct and indirect contact with police and immigration enforcement officials influence political participation?
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 10/07/2026
monarca are launching their electoral engagement work ahead of the midterms with a lot of neighborhood-based democracy defense trainings coming up in minneapolis, including one in loring park on july 27 monarcamn.org/training
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Training — Monarca
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
New voices join Good Authority in 2026! We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows. Read their bios below and say hey in the comments! goodauthority.org/news/new-voi...
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New voices join Good Authority in 2026
We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows.
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Really excited to be part of the @goodauth.bsky.social fellows team this year! Looking forward to writing about all things racial justice, public opinion, and human rights in the coming months.
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American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
From our FirstView: The Effects of Exposure to New Electoral Rules: Field Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone by AVI AHUJA and @gmcclendon.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
🚨 🚨 🚨 NEW: A shocking @USCIS memo seems to declare that hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in this country and applying for green cards must instead apply for visas abroad; which could MASSIVELY disrupt lives. 🧵 on what we know, and what we don’t.
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Policy Memorandum
SUBJECT: Adjustment of Status is a Matter of Discretion and Administrative Grace, and an Extraordinary Relief that Permits Applicants to Dispense with the Ordinary Consular Visa Process
Purpose
This memorandum reminds officers and the public that adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) is a matter of discretion and administrative grace not designed to supersede the regular consular processing of immigrant visas. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reaffirms this consistent and longstanding approach and declares as a matter of general policy its intention to faithfully apply the statutes consistently with this understanding.
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Avi Ahuja @avi-ahuja.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
In our new policy brief for the @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social, Tetsekela Anyiam-Osigwe, Mengfan Cheng, and I explore the domestic politics and regional dynamics underpinning Senegal’s handling of its recent hidden debt crisis. We welcome your thoughts! psfl.princeton.edu/sites/g/file...
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American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
From our FirstView: Threats and Commitments: International Tribunals and Domestic Trials in Peace Negotiations by @genbates.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
FWIW, I'm interviewing people who experienced ICE in MN and it's not surprising to me that they didn't react with voter reg + pol donations. People are disenchanted with mainstream politics, spending spare $ on rent funds + buying groceries for neighbors. Mobilized by injustice a la @hlw.bsky.social
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Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
This week, the Supreme Court finally killed off the Voting Rights Act of 1965. I've spent the past decade studying the VRA and the attacks on it, so I thought I would offer some historical perspective, and where I think we're headed. This will be a long thread; buckle up.
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Avi Ahuja @avi-ahuja.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
New #OpenAccess Paper Alert! 🚨 In @apsrjournal.bsky.social, @gmcclendon.bsky.social and I present results from a collaborative field experiment with the Institute for Governance Reform around a switch from plurality rules to closed-list PR rules in Sierra Leone’s 2023 parliamentary elections. A🧵:
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Yesterday I met a French guy who, upon finding out I’m from Minnesota, asked me if I’m from Minneapolis “or one of the villages” #StPaul #NoKings
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Annual reminder that I went to CPAC (twice!) and found that it’s not *just* the circus it looks like from the outside.
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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 23/03/2026
#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social - The Effects of Exposure to New Electoral Rules: Field Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone - cup.org/41rDghm - @avi-ahuja.bsky.social & @gmcclendon.bsky.social #FirstView
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Grateful for the support from RSF and @j-palna.bsky.social and excited to work on this project with @genbates.bsky.social!
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 19/03/2026
"The events of 2020 reshaped how many white Minnesotans understand — and act upon — their racial identity," writes Geneva Cole in Community Voices. www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
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How the 2020 Twin Cities uprising set the stage for the ICE response - MinnPost
The 2020 uprising disrupted white blamelessness about racial injustice, leading some people to participate in acts of interracial solidarity.
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
New op-ed in @minnpost.bsky.social drawing on my research on white identity in Minnesota! I argue that white introspection following the uprising in 2020 helped create the conditions for white action in response to ICE Operation Metro Surge. www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
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How the 2020 Twin Cities uprising set the stage for the ICE response - MinnPost
The 2020 uprising disrupted white blamelessness about racial injustice, leading some people to participate in acts of interracial solidarity.
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Very excited to see this paper out in the world! Across 3 rounds of interviews with white Minnesotans, I show that white id varies and responds dynamically to shifts in context. Many whites have low id but vary in how they interpret whiteness—as providing them dis/advantages. 1/7
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Rent is due in Minnesota. Essentially every rent fund still needs donations to keep people in the houses that offer them protection from ICE. There’s a very long list of places to donate on this website. Please help spread the word!
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Stand With Minnesota
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Thank you to everyone who has engaged with this post — the questions and concerns raised are exactly the right ones to ask, and I want to address them directly here 1/6
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
I’m recruiting Minnesotans for a confidential study about experiences during ICE Operation Metro Surge that includes both surveys and interviews. Please share widely!
Share your experiences with ICE in Minnesota -- Call for research participants 

Objective: To learn about how Operation Metro Surge influences the political actions and attitudes of Twin Cities residents 

Who can participate? You may be eligible if you are 18 years or older and currently live in the Twin Cities metropolitan area 

What does participation involve? Participants may be asked to complete a short online survey and/or take part in a one-hour interview about their experiences and perspectives. Participation is confidential and will be compensated. 

Questions? Contact Dr. Geneva Cole genevacole@arizona.edu 

Take the screening survey here: https://bit.ly/3OjV3nA

This research is being conducted by Dr. Geneva Cole, an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Arizona. This research is approved by U of A IRB #00007587
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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max nesterak @maxnesterak.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
This is what democracy looks like. So far I have mapped 819 businesses that shut down today to unequivocally say that Minnesotans want #ICEout Explore the map here: genevacole.com/iceout Support local mutual aid efforts here: www.canmn.org
Map of businesses in MSP that closed for the general strike
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Wes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
I didn't write this for people in the Twin Cities. I wrote this to everyone else, my feeble attempt to try to be witness to the occupation of Minnesota and the chaos of every single day right now. open.substack.com/pub/wburdine...
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Letter from an Occupied Minnesota
I want to write a bit about the last month in the Twin Cities.
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Michelle S. Phelps @michellesphelps.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
I tried to turn my rage yesterday into something that brings us some light. For @newrepublic.com, I wrote about how 2020 prepared Minneapolis for the current crisis of Trump's DHS. newrepublic.com/article/2050...
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Minneapolis Knows How to Resist This Violence
From George Floyd to Renee Good, the city has become all too familiar with fatal violence by law enforcement—and it knows exactly how to respond.
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Abolishing ICE is the moderate position.
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
I’ve been in AZ long enough that I could not feel or use my fingers after about 5 minutes, but this captures what was a peaceful and powerful showing of solidarity in Minneapolis today. We love our Somali neighbors.
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Given all the pie discourse, my grandfather used to say “I only like two kinds of pie. Hot pie and cold pie.” And frankly, I agree.
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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Primaries for senators
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
This kind of research is more important than ever, and this program is so so valuable. Apply!
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Teaching Transitional Justice in the United States this fall—and it feels more urgent than ever. Each week my students will listen to a podcast, but I’ve also curated a playlist that goes well beyond the syllabus. open.spotify.com/playlist/5Vh...
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Transitional Justice in the United States
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Michelle S. Phelps @michellesphelps.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
As we head into the Rise & Remember weekend, it stands out to me that the only full-book-length 1st person accounts of the aftermath the murder of George Floyd are by Black men in law enforcement: Chief Rondo, Charles Adam's Twin Cities, and Keith Ellison's Break the Wheel.
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APSA @apsa.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Today is your last chance to apply for the 2025 #ICER! This four-day residential workshop offers political scientists the skills to conduct ethical, engaging civic research. View the call for applications and apply now! buff.ly/fbZqQlq buff.ly/OPytUCX
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Call for Applications: 2025 APSA Institute for Civically Engaged Research (ICER) | Deadline: April 20, 2025
APSA’s Institute for Civically Engaged Research (ICER) is a four-day, residential institute that provides political scientists with training to conduct ethical and rigorous civically engaged research.
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Geneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Excited to celebrate #MPSA25 and stagflation by going shopping (because American lost my bags). Catch me wearing the same clothes in Palmer house for the next 4 days!
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Andres D. Uribe @andresuribe.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Glad to see this paper with Noah Schouela out and open access at @psrm.bsky.social. There’s a lot written about state capacity and civil war: how state (in)capacity explains when civil wars happen and where and how they are fought.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I'm running for Congress.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Tucson, Arizona today. Original projected attendance was 3,000 people. 23,000 showed up.
Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Greg Casar on stage in Tucson in front a crowd of 23,000 people.
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Center for Constitutional Rights @ccrjustice.org · 18/03/2025
Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
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