Hannah Pullen-Blasnik @hpullenblasnik.bsky.social · 15/05/2026This analysis shows the importance of further investigating how economic incentives and urban change may impact low-level policing, how concentrated corporate development may further enforce that relationship, and how space and control factor into the built environment. 030 0
Hannah Pullen-Blasnik @hpullenblasnik.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Corporate-owned redevelopment's relationship is larger (6.7%), suggesting that increasing corporatization may uniquely relate to policing. There is also a spatial spillover effect, with one additional corporate-owned permit associated with over 20% more disorder arrests in the area in some years. 110 0
Hannah Pullen-Blasnik @hpullenblasnik.bsky.social · 15/05/2026My first solo-authored article is out in City & Community! I find that areas with one more residential development permit have 2.7% more low-level arrests in the following year, controlling for crime, calls for service, area demographics, and year effects. doi.org/10.1177/1535...doi.orgSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 184 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikRahim Kurwa @rahimk.bsky.social · 15/05/2026To Protect and Serve Capital: Policing, Real Estate Development, and the Regulation of Invested Spaces in New York City - @hpullenblasnik.bsky.social, City and Community journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... 083 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikLily Mason @lilymasonphd.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Also true of research in general, where serendipity is often the source of discovery 329567 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikThe Sociological Quarterly @socquarterly.bsky.social · 09/03/2026ONLINE FIRST In this new TSQ article, Katy Habr examines how the proximity of traditional grocery stores in Southern California to platform firms is impacting job security and working conditions for employees. Read more at bit.ly/4ukDdBn 032 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 24/03/2026"AI cannot coexist with education--it can only degrade it" YES OMG YES 13904258 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikVictor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 06/02/2026I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors. Great work everyone. 5958021943 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now." 13324260513699 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/01/2026As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today. ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE. 296288648101 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikRoxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 24/01/2026There were six or seven agents, trying to harm a man who looks unarmed and still they murdered him in broad daylight. These ICE agents are venal, incompetent, cowardly and this type of execution will keep on happening because they are an unchecked paramilitary force of scared men who crave power. 181960383 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikMatthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 13/01/2026When we say that surveillance is a threat to the First Amendment because it makes it so easy for police to intimidate or enact retribution on someone based on their politics--this is exactly what we mean. This is state repression done via data collection. 2291144 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/01/2026Breaking News: President Trump said the U.S. would withdraw from the U.N.’s bedrock climate treaty, and 65 other treaties and agreements.nyti.msTrump Pulls Out of Global Climate TreatyThe action could make it more difficult for a future administration to rejoin the Paris climate accord, the agreement among most nations to fight climate change. 95202161 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/01/2026Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis" 12293829411450 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikHeba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 03/01/2026This is not the first US imperial atrocity for oil —let’s not exceptionalize it— but wow is is it awful. And the violation of Venezuelans domestically in the name of a sovereign borders they actually dgaf about. As Aimee Cesaire put it— the price of imperialism is the empire’s own civilization. 5874286 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikJuanLu De Paolis @juanludepaolis.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Solo recordar que el 6 de enero de hace cinco años Trump ya instigó un golpe de estado en su propio país y, luego, indultó a los golpistas que asaltaron el Capitolio. Los golpes de estado a principios de año ya son una tradición para él. 12463192 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikAdam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Despite what we are often told, this line from Mamdani’s inauguration speech is what true pragmatism actually looks like: “Beginning today, we will govern expansively and audaciously. We may not always succeed. But never will we be accused of lacking the courage to try.” 216187932888 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikBenjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Last week @theverge.com published my essay exploring the limitations of large-language models. This week, that same essay is cited by a federal judge in Michigan to distinguish the process of human reasoning from what these models do. Very, very gratifying. 231534355 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 21/11/2025In the richest city on Earth, 40% of NYC families can’t afford weekly food costs, and food prices are up 33% over the past decade. It’s time for a city government that puts affordability at the top of the agenda. 281123052821 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952 442229307901 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikMark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 20/11/2025While you were distracted by the Epstein files, RFK jr just updated the CDC website with his anti-vax talking points. This is dangerous and irresponsible. www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe... 1514661 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way. 179100832893 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikKim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Gen AI is a technology in search of a purpose. Frankly, many studies of Gen AI read like analyses in search of a question. This problem will likely get worse now that Trump has identified AI as one of few priority areas -- and the most "social sciencey" priority area -- for federal grants. 1112 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 29/10/2025New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo “I’m an American citizen so leave me alone” “Alright, we just got to verify that” www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...404media.coICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify CitizenshipVideos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.” 37245982797 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikMar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Some good news! “Boston City Council has voted unanimously to ban its government from using facial recognition technology, including the police department, making it the largest city on the East Coast to do so.” www.builtinboston.com/articles/bos...builtinboston.comBoston Police Can No Longer Use Facial Recognition Software | Built In BostonThe law makes it illegal for city officials to “obtain, retain, possess, access, or use” facial recognition technology, acknowledging that it “has the potential to harm communities of color who are al... 91356376 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/08/2025The CDC is gutting a program that monitors foodborne illnesses. The program will now only track infections caused by two pathogens, rather than eight. Hello? How does this “Make America Healthy Again”?nbcnews.comThe CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnessesAs of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight. 38963742849 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 16/07/2025i can’t remember anything that has felt more foisted upon us than AI. repeatedly telling us why we actually need is like thinking a joke will get funnier the more you explain it. 19560371187 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikNoah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 16/07/2025WHOA. One of Eric Adams' former police commissioners just filed a lawsuit accusing him of running the NYPD like a "racketeering enterprise." 17362792038 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikHell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 02/07/2025As Trump continues to flood the city with masked ICE agents and inks a bill that's likely going to have devastating consequences for New York, "liberals" are joining rhetorical forces with the president by focusing their ire on Zohran Mamdani.hellgatenyc.comTrump Targets Mamdani While Opening a Literal Concentration CampPlus, more news for your Wednesday. 613443 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikMatthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 28/06/2025I don't care what band aids they put on the problem, Flock Safety's surveillance empire is incompatible with a free society.eff.orgFlock Safety’s Feature Updates Cannot Make Automated License Plate Readers SafeTwo recent statements from the surveillance company—one addressing Illinois privacy violations and another defending the company's national surveillance network—reveal a troubling pattern: when confro... 39522 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 25/06/2025In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City. 1558672759269 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 22/06/2025My statement on the Trump administration's illegal military actions and the wars that must end. 4661641233 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikJoshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 22/06/2025AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.” 3267064916135 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Zohran Mamdani is standing up to the oligarchy and fighting to make one of America’s most expensive cities affordable for the working class. If you’re a New York City voter, I urge you to rank him #1 on your ballot by next Tuesday. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social 147101062508 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 19/06/2025Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all. 6233659611249 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikPeter Sterne @petersterne.com · 19/06/2025Zohran Mamdani is so charismatic and polished that it's genuinely unsettling to see his composure break while he reflects on the Islamophobic attacks and death threats he's faced during the campaign: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...cityandstateny.comMamdani on threatening messages: ‘It takes a toll’The mayoral candidate choked up Wednesday as he described how he’s dealt with Islamophobia and accusations of antisemitism. 515833 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 17/06/2025The anti-abortion movement and what it has wrought is more horrifying than any horror movie. It is a rejection of the dignity of life and a mockery of human wellbeing 16378101915 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikPeter Sterne @petersterne.com · 17/06/2025Perhaps the City Council speaker now understands why Mamdani called for abolishing ICE. 0276 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikProf. Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · 17/06/2025A major danger of LLMs is that humans are SO predisposed to attribute knowledge to any entity that uses natural language fluently. We cannot imagine that a machine that outputs natural-seeming speech/text doesn't have cognition. Brilliantly articulated by @emilymbender.bsky.social et al. (2021). 341351481 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 17/06/2025As for so many across this country, Bernie Sanders has been the single most influential political figure in my life. As Mayor, I will strive to live up to his example by fighting for the working class every day and hopefully make Brooklyn’s own proud. 404153538 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 17/06/2025NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was just arrested by Trump’s ICE agents because he asked to see a judicial warrant. This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now. 140112683813 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikPeter Sterne @petersterne.com · 17/06/2025Holy shit. DHS just detained New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, a candidate for NYC mayor, as he was observing ICE arrests in court. 34943403 0
Reposted by Hannah Pullen-BlasnikEric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Bernie endorses Zohran 🙏 127642 0