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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 12/09/2026

The US President's new proposal to tax international students has been approved by the White House for release this week. It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel.

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Minju Kim @minjulisettekim.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Attending APSA? I will host a book roundtable on my recently published book TAMING THE CAREERISTS! The roundtable will take place on Saturday, September 5, from 10am to 11:30am in Marriott Salon C.

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Jessie Trudeau @jessietrudeau.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Incredible data-driven investigation into DNC fundraising (read part I) and power in the media ecosystem below. Must read:

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Sebastian Karcher @adam42smith.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I'm hiring an Associate Director for the Center for Qualitative & Multi-Method Inquiry: www.sujobopps.com/postings/114... Run IQMR, work on QDR, help run events around methods @maxwellsu.bsky.social - great for recent MA or PhD interested in alt-ac 1/2

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Associate Director, Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry (CQMI)

Work collaboratively with the Director of the Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry (CQMI). Lead the planning and logistics for the annual Institute for Qualitative and Multi-method Research...

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Jessie Trudeau @jessietrudeau.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

With Brazil’s 2026 elections just over three months away, I wrote for @revistapiaui.bsky.social about how candidates campaign in criminally governed areas. In 2024, I surveyed 311 candidates for Rio’s city council to learn how they navigate these territories. piaui.uol.com.br/web/um-compl...

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Jessie Trudeau @jessietrudeau.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Sad, unbelievable news. I just saw Raúl at the REPAL workshop this month and as always, he was an exuberant cheerleader for all junior scholars there. Until next time 🤍

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Jessie Trudeau @jessietrudeau.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

🇧🇷 Ontem, fui palestrante no conferência "Os Impactos da Corrupção e das Organizações Criminosas nas Eleições." Muito obrigada à @esmpu.bsky.social pelo convite, foi uma honra participar no evento e um privilegio divulgar meu trabalho com todo mundo. Obrigada! Segue o link da apresentação aqui:

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Jessie Trudeau @jessietrudeau.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Yesterday, I presented my book manuscript as part of the "Impact of Corruption and Organized Crime on Elections" seminar @esmpu.bsky.social. Such a pleasure to engage with policymakers about my work - obrigada! Presentation link with (en🇺🇸 / pt🇧🇷 / sl🤟🏻) translations ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6fA...

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Seminário "Democracia, Direitos Humanos e Leniência: O Direito de Viver Sem Corrupção” - Dia 2

YouTube video by Escola Superior do MPU

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

*Women receive substantially lower "potential" ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings *Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap *Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues

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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 23/10/2025

More evidence supporting this really neat paper doi.org/10.1111/ajps... (JSTOR version: www.jstor.org/stable/45295...)

Why Underachievers Dominate Secret Police Organizations: Evidence from Autocratic Argentina

Adam Scharpf, Christian Gläßel

American Journal of Political Science
Volume 64, Issue 4
October 2020
Pages 791-806

Abstract
Autocrats depend on a capable secret police. Anecdotal evidence, however, often characterizes agents as surprisingly mediocre in skill and intellect. To explain this puzzle, this article focuses on the career incentives underachieving individuals face in the regular security apparatus. Low-performing officials in hierarchical organizations have little chance of being promoted or filling lucrative positions. To salvage their careers, these officials are willing to undertake burdensome secret police work. Using data on all 4,287 officers who served in autocratic Argentina (1975–83), we study biographic differences between secret police agents and the entire recruitment pool. We find that low-achieving officers were stuck within the regime hierarchy, threatened with discharge, and thus more likely to join the secret police for future benefits. The study demonstrates how state bureaucracies breed mundane career concerns that produce willing enforcers and cement violent regimes. This has implications for the understanding of autocratic consolidation and democratic breakdown.

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Alex Mierke-Zatwarnicki @mierkezat.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Trying to put together a list of restaurant & bar recs for friends coming to Vancouver (my hometown) for #APSA2025 has evolved into a ... slightly different project #polisky

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Aaron Ross Powell @aaronrosspowell.com · 02/07/2025

We're going to need Nuremberg trials when this is over, yes, and to send a significant number of people currently in the federal government to prison. But we're going to need an unwavering commitment to ostracizing the supporters of it, as well. Never accept them again in polite society.

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

If I had to sum up what I’ve learned from analyzing mountains of election data—and what Mamdani’s campaign exemplified perfectly—it’s this: Stop moderating. Start energizing.

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Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I couldn't agree more, and have been saying this for a couple of months at least. We are under an authoritarian regime right now, the question is whether it manages to consolidate its power or is beaten back by the democratic forces that are stilling operation.

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."

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Max Granger @maxgranger.info · 01/05/2025

Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele owes his rise to the very gangs he (and Trump) now call terrorists. In an exclusive interview with @elfaro.net, ex-gang leaders detail their secret alliance with Bukele. "He owes 75-80% of [his rise] to the gangs... We [gave him] the support he needed..."

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Confesiones de un líder pandillero que pactó con Bukele - Parte 1

YouTube video by El Faro

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Brian Taylor @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

President Donald Trump’s administration has abruptly revoked the visas of three international students at Syracuse University without explaining why the students were targeted, SU officials told syracuse.com.

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Trump administration revokes visas of 3 Syracuse University students without warning

SU says it received no notice or explanation about the targeting of its international students.

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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

I think a lot abt how marginalized people are expected to be perfect just to be treated w/ basic dignity, just to access legal protection. But democracy can’t mean rights for the respectable few. It has to mean fair and just treatment even for those seen as least deserving. That’s the real test.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

All science grants selected through peer review now must be reviewed by the commissars

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Jessie Trudeau @jessietrudeau.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Alarming. “The State Department had revoked 300 or more student visas, claiming these students were “lunatics.” Rubio claims students sought entrance into the U.S. “not just to study but to participate in movements that vandalize universities, harass students, take over buildings and cause chaos.”

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Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

International students will stop coming to American universities if their visas are going to be at risk. This will make our intellectual community poorer and also make tuition more expensive for domestic students.

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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 07/04/2025

2025 New Immigration Books Reading List, Your contributions needed! Help build a curated collection of fresh, thoughtful reads by sharing your favorite books about immigration. austinkocher.substack.com/p/2025-new-i...

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2025 New Immigration Books Reading List, Your contributions needed!

Help build a curated collection of fresh, thoughtful reads by sharing your favorite books about immigration.

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Tom Pepinsky @tompepinsky.com · 07/04/2025

So. I wrote a dissertation on how economic crises can lead to the breakdown of authoritarian regimes. Here are three key point to keep in mind as you watch the news this week 🧵

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Economic Crises and the Breakdown of Authoritarian Regimes

Cambridge Core - Asian Studies - Economic Crises and the Breakdown of Authoritarian Regimes

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

This feels like the defining image from this year’s Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting. The National Science Foundatipn paid for a booth in the exhibit hall. But the booth sits empty, because NSF has been DOGE’d, and there is no one left to send.

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Tanya Bandula-Irwin @tbandulairwin.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Spent the last two days in deep conversation about tax and conflict with this brilliant group in Helsinki, @unu-wider.bsky.social. More on our meeting and work here! www.wider.unu.edu/event/tax-co...

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UNU-WIDER @unu-wider.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

How does taxation shape conflict dynamics, and what role can fair and transparent tax systems play in building lasting peace? These were the key questions driving our two-day workshop. A big thank you to our participants, read more about the event: go.unu.edu/R9p34

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Jessie Trudeau @jessietrudeau.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Excited to share some new work on the size, distribution, and political implications of extortion payments in Rio @unu-wider.bsky.social today. Fantastic event, see program here: www.wider.unu.edu/event/tax-co...

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes? Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce. Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.

Title: What Costs More: Billionaire Tax Avoidance or Federal Workers?
Subtitle: Musk’s tax avoidance could fund 677K federal jobs
• Current Tax Rate: 3.27%
• Top Federal Tax Rate: 37%

Cost Comparison (Bar Chart):
• Cost of Musk’s Tax Avoidance (smallest bar, purple)
• Cost of Top 100 Billionaires’ Tax Avoidance (largest bar, red)
• Total Federal Workforce Salaries (mid-sized bar, green)
X-axis ranges from $0B to $380B, showing that billionaire tax avoidance covers a significant portion of federal workforce salaries.

Impact on Federal Workforce:
• Average Federal Salary: $106,000
• Jobs Musk’s Avoidance Could Fund: 677,782 (29.5% of all federal employees)

Federal Workforce Breakdown (Pie Chart):
• A segment representing 29.5% of the workforce highlights the share Musk’s avoided taxes could fund, labeled “Share Equal to Musk’s Avoided Taxes: 29.5%”.

Sources:
• Musk’s Tax Rate: ProPublica
• Billionaire Gains: Bloomberg Billionaires Index (Dec. 31, 2024)
• Federal Employee Data: USAFacts

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kim yi dionne (she/her) @dadakim.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

If you're just learning about the Bolsonaro news, I strongly recommend reading @hsulli.bsky.social & @edebruin.bsky.social's piece in @goodauth.bsky.social that details the steps Bolsonaro and his allies took to prepare for losing the 2022 presidential election. goodauthority.org/news/brazil-...

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The investigation into Brazil's coup plot continues.

Brazil's election coup plot was well planned by Jair Bolsonaro and his allies, a police report finds. Was Brazil's democracy at risk?

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Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Some brief thoughts from someone who studies public opinion. The federal firing spree can be made unpopular because it is being done in a haphazard way, there will be huge economic effects not just in DC but also across country & it's also likely illegal in many cases. But how to make that argument?

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