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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 23h

"Economic issues not cultural wars' produces a party that both loses elections and abandons moral causes and vulnerable people. That’s not a theoretical argument—it’s the story of the Democratic Party of my entire adulthood." newrepublic.com/article/2159...

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Why Democrats Should Stop Using the Phrase “Culture Wars”

Texas’s Gina Hinojosa and others slamming the party for focusing too much on so-called cultural issues are pushing a flawed electoral and policy strategy.

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dan solomon @dansolomon.com · 28/09/2026

if texas goes the way it seems increasingly possible it might in november, we gotta talk about the political inbreeding that thirty years of single-party rule results in, and how that leaves that party with candidates who are utterly ill-equipped for a real general election

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Meredith Conroy @meredithconroy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I love TV so much! This was hard, but I've come to terms with my picks. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 27/09/2026

In defense of the detour ... On craft, A.I. and what gets lost when we skip the slow part. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Opinion | A.I. Shortcuts Are Ruining How We Think

Anything worth remembering came from a person who did not know where she or he was going until arriving.

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Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

New at the Smotus Report: A post-midterms GOP is not about to pivot away from Trump, even if they get wiped out

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What if November is catastrophic for the GOP?

Could the party pivot? How? Toward what or whom?

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 23/09/2026

Five cops in Indianapolis were just criminally charged with abusing Flock to spy on their ex-wives, their wives' ex-partners and women they met on duty. Audit was triggered by us at the @washingtonpost.com, the prosecutor said. From last month: wapo.st/4yfNHng

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dan solomon @dansolomon.com · 23/09/2026

lots of interesting stuff in the crosstabs here but let’s start by highlighting trump’s eighty (80) percent disapproval among voters under 30

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A post that’s so eye-opening because this is exactly what liberals will say is GOP distraction tactics, almost as a parody— and here it really is what Gaetz is saying unironically as his GOP message.

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Kevin Reuning @reuning.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Miami (Ohio) will be hiring a tenure track position in public law/judicial politics. We need someone who can teach con law and participate in the Miami community as a teacher-scholar. More info: miamioh.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/miamio...

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The Political Science Department at Miami University invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor in Public Law and/or Judicial Politics. This is a full-time, tenure-track position that will begin at the start of the academic year in August 2027.

Job Description

The successful candidate will teach courses in American constitutional law, civil rights and liberties, and a capstone or elective course in the candidate’s area of expertise for the undergraduate major; advise students; conduct relevant research leading to a record of published scholarship; and provide institutional and professional service, as part of Miami University’s teacher-scholar model.

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Meredith Conroy @meredithconroy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Is your favorite fictional president "accidental"?? If she's a woman, the answer is probably yes. I had some fun putting this together (and watching TV!). What political dramas/comedies did I miss? substack.com/home/post/p-...

Geena Davis as Mackenzie Allen in Commander in Chlef

Allison Janney as Grace Penn in The Diplomat

Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer in Veep

Bellamy Young as Millie Grant in Scandal

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/09/2026

one thing that is worth remember apropos this useful piece is that novel technologies do not necessarily require novel political solutions. americans have had to deal with fast-moving, disruptive technological change in the past, and they did so through collective, democratic action.

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Opinion | Bernie Sanders, Steve Case and Others on What Washington Should Do Now on A.I.

How can the government reel in the technology? Here are six ideas.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We're back! Thrilled to finally share the hate in my heart for Peter Duesberg, Thabo Mbeki and Dave Grohl

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RFK Jr.'s Buckwild Belief That HIV Doesn't Cause AIDS

Podcast Episode · Maintenance Phase · September 21 · 1h 20m

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Meredith Conroy @meredithconroy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Last week, Allison Janney won an Emmy for her portrayal of President Grace Penn in The Diplomat. Janney’s character offers us a new archetype for female presidents on screen. But (spoiler) she ascends to the Oval like most women on screen do — by accident. meredithconroy.substack.com/p/the-side-d...

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The side door to the Oval

Fictional women presidents and the limits of our imagination

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

bleak but essential read

Navarro told us that she was "shocked to see the growing number of websites in the network and the huge variety of the sites themselves - from cooking and space blogs, to small business and war news." What surprised her the most, though, was how so many of the sites under BBM's umbrella are effectively
"indistinguishable from one another, publishing the same kind of first-person Al-generated stories around self-help topics aimed at people who are lonely."

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Christina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Delighted our Element, Gender & Local Political Ambition, is out in the world! Look for a substantive thread with key findings soon! Shout out to the Representation of Women Lab, supported by @rooneyinstitute.bsky.social, @francoinstitutend.bsky.social, and our friends at the nonprofit United WE.

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Public Opinion Quarterly - POQ @poqjournal.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Anger leads to political participation. In POQ, Morell & Oceno explore the extent to which anger motivates political participation, the type of participation it drives, and how these differ between race and gender. Read now: doi.org/10.1093/poq/...

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 17/09/2026

It was a treat to talk with @maryharris.bsky.social about the pitfalls of JD Vance's new pet proposal for paying married moms to stay home with their kids. And about the purity-test politics and propaganda that underlie his efforts to present himself as "pro-family." slate.com/podcasts/wha...

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JD Vance Enters the Mommy Wars

A strings—and rings—attached proposal.

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Meredith Conroy @meredithconroy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

In a restaurant in Palm Springs and a 60+ man and woman are railing about Trump and the Kennedy Center. And the Kennedys generally. They are pissed about the tarnished Kennedy legacy bc of RFK!

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Kevin Reuning @reuning.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Also, what a headline: "University of Missouri investigating professor after video alleges DEI sympathies" My god, DEI sympathies!

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Big Data Kane @cmwitko.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Here is a link to the paper that @stano.bsky.social posted about yesterday. BLUF: anti-feminist attitudes have long predicted Republican pres voting, but these attitudes are only recently more likely to be found among unmarried men without college degrees. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Backlashes to Gender Equality and Authoritarian Populism in the U.S. - Stan Oklobdzija, Christopher Witko, 2026

According to recent scholarship, backlash toward gender equality is fueling support for the authoritarian and populist right in many countries and, perhaps, the...

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Meredith Conroy @meredithconroy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I love the EMMYS I can't help it. Is anyone else watching???

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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 08/09/2026

This is the place for New Hampshire primary results tonight. (Not many more of these left.) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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New Hampshire Primary 2026: Live Election Results (Free Access)

Get live results and maps from the 2026 New Hampshire primary elections.

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Meredith Conroy @meredithconroy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Whenever I see something like this I wonder if there’s some complicated strategy to appropriate cultural moments the right has mostly alienated itself from through its own politicization of Hollywood. (Kanye also a choice?) But it’s probably just that some kid in the admin thought this looked cool?

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19thnews @19thnews.org · 01/09/2026

For women over 60, who may not be directly affected by abortion bans, the issue still feels deeply personal. The 19th spoke to five women voters over 60 in Maine, who all highlighted Susan Collin's vote for Brett Kavanaugh as a breaking point in their ability to trust her.

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Women who remember life before Roe are turning away from Susan Collins

Many women in their 60s who backed the Republican incumbent for years now point to her role in confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court as the moment when she lost their trust.

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Meredith Conroy @meredithconroy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I’m confused but I liked the first episode of Lanterns. !

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Meredith Conroy @meredithconroy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Working on something for the Geena Davis Institute today that necessitates a rewatch of The Last F**kable Day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPps...

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Inside Amy Schumer - Last F**kable Day (ft. Tina Fey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Patricia Arquette)

YouTube video by Comedy Central

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Meredith Conroy @meredithconroy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I clipped this. It’s worth listening to in full. I’m thrilled Bouie brought up polls about maintained support for DEI from 2025. I’m looking at Pew polling about BLM from the same time frame and triple checked it because public support also hasnt declined to the degree some discourse would suggest

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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Next time somebody says @bsky.app is weak, I posted this a couple days ago, @emayfarris.bsky.social replied tagging @today.yougov.com, and look at this…data from nearly 8,000 Americans on one of the most impt questions of the day. yougov.com/en-us/daily-...

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Which, if any, of the following is your favorite way to eat potatoes? | Daily Question

Which, if any, of the following is your favorite way to eat potatoes?

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Meredith Conroy @meredithconroy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Open seats means more women in Congress! @jazzmyth.bsky.social is the best kind of journo, even tracking down the one academic piece I knew of (from the 90s!) about special elections and women’s rep before we talked 👏☺️

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

“And please, when I fail, will you tell me? You have the absolute right to cuss me out, if need be, when I deserve it, because no one knows or cares about me more.” … “With all my heart, Natalie”

Dear Mr. President,
I'm sorry. I thought I was the only one left behind last night, and had no idea Margo's car was also pulled over, and sent back to the Airport. Since I was alone in the van outside Customs without my passport, I panicked, and should have just called Secret Service instead of you. I also am sorry if I was an embarrassment walking the course in Scotland. The first day I was told there were no carts, and people walked, which is why I walked. The second day, 1 was specifically asked by, I forget who his name was, but one of the main people who worked there, if I could continue walking, and tell any other girls who would head out there to do the same to spare the Course any more Carts. If there is anything else I have done to cause you trouble, please forgive me. I know that some people have said I haven't been texting them back, and there have been some International cell issues (John was having technical issues on the Plane too, so asked me to help him out).
I want things to always be right between us. I also know I've been distracted all week (forgetting to eat throughout the days, and even forgetting to sleep, and only catching a couple hours at a time). I haven't been myself, dwelling on the Past, and the pain of losing my Dad, and I started letting the remarks of people who haven't bothered me before, get to me-not because I care what others think, but because I see myself being lowered in your eyes and good opinion. That is the fear you see, because 1 never want to bring you anything but joy. I'm sorry I lost my focus. You are all that matters to me. I don't want to ever let you down. Thank you for being my Guardian and Protector in this Life-That's what I wanted to use this card for, when you saw me at the Cash Register, and once again did what you didn't have to do, and gifted me with Mementos of this Trip of a Lifetime, a Coming of Age. I will return a better person. I have to sign off now, as the cars are leaving.
See you soon.
With all my …

Dear Mr. President,
Now this is the Note I wanted to write (But the apology needed to come first.)
I have learned so much about myself on this Trip-I always knew coming home to my roots would be enlightening, but I had no idea how much. For the first time, in I don't know how long, you forced me to "unplug." We could be out on the Course, with no machines, and even forget what time it was! I didn't have to be "Human Printer." I could take time to enjoy good conversation, and still get all my work done at the end of the day. In fact, I even had time to take long morning and evening walks to enjoy each Sunrise and Sunset (though I did forget to eat and sleep!). With so much thinking time, I confess it did have a slightly negative effect at times, that I know you picked up on, but the end result, I believe, will be worth it. I had no idea how rapidly I was approaching burnout, and starting to envy those whose only "job" seems to be to talk with you, and look pretty. I want that job!! So many times, I'm just trying to stay afloat with all that's coming in for you, I look like a hunchback who didn't have time to freshen up (at least you know what I should look like)! Plus, I miss the days when you used to call, during my Talkshow days, and we'd talk about everything and nothing. I want to get back to that synergy. We shouldn't have to talk about work all the time!! I've always felt like an in-betweener, somewhere between Staff and those you enjoy talking to on the Plane or at Dinner, because that's who I used to be to you when I was a "Talkshow Host" (as much as I hated that actual job!). I wish I could hear every conversation, because that's when you're having a good time, getting away from it all, at least for a few moments.
But after going through all this self-analysis, my conclusion? I need to reunite my past self with my current into a better version who will make you proud. And please, when I fail, will you tell me? You have the absolute right to cuss me out, if n…

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Meredith Conroy @meredithconroy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This and the Harp story in the news cycle simultaneously is funny. The official role of women in Trump’s White House is small and at the cabinet level has shrunk considerably since inauguration. All by design of course. No way they like the implication of rouge women in power 😅

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I watched 8 hours of Roku’s 24/7 AI slop channel (bc I hate myself) to try and figure out: Who on Earth is this for? www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

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The Home Slopping Network

A new channel on Roku’s TV service offers all-you-can-eat AI programming. I binged eight hours of it.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

the play here is to make ossoff defensive by calling him sexist, something liberals care about but they don't. The problem is, they *used* to pretend to care and now they're like "let's rip up anti-discrimination law, repeal the 19th and force most women to be homemakers" bsky.app/profile/matt...

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Meredith Conroy @meredithconroy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Trump endorsees for governors races appear to be lagging his endorsees for congress. Losers include - Wyoming (Megan Degenfelder) Minnesota (Mike Lindell) Iowa (Randy Feenstra) Georgia (Burt Jones) South Carolina (he endorsed both in a runoff here, but Pamela Evette first, who lost)

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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Texas Tech is using A.I. to cut left-leaning content in its curriculum. Some say the effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/u...

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Texas Tech University Is Using A.I. to Cut Left-Leaning Content (Gift Article)

Texas Tech is using A.I. to cut left-leaning content in its curriculum. Some say the effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The pearls are being clutched so hard they're turning into dust.

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James Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

"In a recent analysis for 50+1 on this year’s primaries through June 30th, we found that 44% of Democrats’ nominees for House, Senate, and Governor are women. For Republicans, it’s just 18%." – @meredithconroy.bsky.social

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The "Year of the Woman" keeps happening — just not for Republicans

44% of Democrats' nominees in primaries so far are women; just 18% of Republicans' are. What gives?

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Andrew Sinclair @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The thing about Ossoff... is that he seems really mad. Smart, but also really mad. And that's just great politics. 1/3

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David Nir @davidnir.com · 13/08/2026

This is an excellent, overlooked point. With David Crowley's win on Tuesday, three different Black Democrats could win governor's races in November. The other two are Keisha Lance Bottoms in GA & Aaron Ford in NV. That would equal the total number of Black people elected governor *ever*.

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Expert: David Crowley’s Primary Win Sets Up Historic Midterms for Black Democrats Across the US – The Root

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Alex Turner @turnerinroc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

"we need to run a straight, white, Christian dude or Republicans will get weird" Meanwhile Republicans in texas: "James Transerico is a vegan soy-boy secret Muslim who believes in 6 genders"

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rimidar @rimidar.au · 12/08/2026

Nodding thoughtfully as I write down ‘Americans like Thanksgiving’ in a little notebook and underline it a few times

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Michael Leo Owens @milophd.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

“[S]ince the “Year of the Woman” in 1992, Democrats have steadily elected more women, while the GOP flounders on this same front.” Super insightful and helpful @meredithconroy.bsky.social! I hope more people will subscribe to GENDER GAP!!!

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Darin Self @darinself.com · 10/08/2026

You're going to want to sit down for this. The current GOP does not recruit women to run for office/women do not want to run for office with this GOP.

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