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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

📢NEW MAP ALERT! 🗺️ Democracy isn't just a concept; it’s a living, breathing journey. Today, I’m proud to share "Democracy Stripes: Venezuela Edition." A visual timeline of our nation’s political history from 1789 to 2024. Time for another #1Week1Project📅💻 Let's open a 🧵👇🏽

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I strongly recommend reading this book, it's amazing how this authoritarian alliance is crumbling before our eyes. What happened to them? Maybe by collaborating strongly made them also prone to fall after the demise of a weak link? #Democratization📈 #PoliticalScience🏛

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

What would it take to build a inclusive digital state for Venezuela? 💻 Not slogans, not apps -> Institutions🏛 We’re launching an independent, cross-disciplinary initiative to explore how Venezuela could responsibly digitalize public governance. Let's open a 🧵⬇️

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

It started with a simple ArcGIS shapefile. Now I’m writing R scripts to map bathymetry and using Google Earth Engine to watch the world change in 4K. 📈🛰️ I’ve officially updated my digital garden with a dedicated Maps section, check it out! 🗺▶https://pablohernandezb.dev/maps

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

📢 New Map Alert! Just finished this detailed 3D hydrologic map of Venezuela🇻🇪. See the country's rivers like never before! It's time for another #1Week1Project📅💻, find out how you can make your own gorgeous map too! Let's open a 🧵👇🏽 #HydrologicMap💧🗺 #DataArt🎨📊

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Reflecting on the last year, I realized I haven't been to a restaurant in the last 7 months; that's right, I have eaten homemade food only. Last time I went to the movies was 11 months ago. My life turned upside down and I wonder if all this sacrifice is worth it. #MyJourney

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Hoje tem 300 dias praticando Português🇧🇷 no Duolingo. Voçe quer falar comigo? #WorldLanguages🌎💬

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

I have a Google Keep note where I write down all my research ideas and it keeps growing and growing, I wonder if I ever going to even complete at least half of them. #Research🥼 #PoliticalScience🏛

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

t's time for another #1Week1Project📅💻, this time I'll discuss the process of creating a dataset of electoral data using web scraping techniques. This is part of the Gender Parity Analysis in Authoritarian Elections project that takes the country-case of Venezuela.

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

🚨 Job Market Announcement 🚨 I’m excited to share that I am officially on the academic job market (2025–2026)! 🎓 I recently earned my PhD in Political Science (Texas Tech University) and am currently teaching as Professor Ad Honorem at Universidad Simón Bolívar (VE). 🧵 A bit about my work ⬇️

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

This week on #1Week1Project📅💻, I downloaded and explored the slave trades voyages from 1500s to the 1800s curated by the Slaves Voyages project. This is part of the Trans-Atlantic & Intra-American Slave Voyages Analysis in the Southern Caribbean.

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

I'm launching a new initiative called #1Week1Project📅💻 where I code to either contribute to a community, collect a dataset, develop research, or learn a new skill. This week, I added localization to the ERT library in R, developed by the @vdeminstitute.bsky.social.

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V-Dem Centro Regional AmLat @vdemamlat.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

📢 Anunciamos la publicación en español del Informe sobre la Democracia 2025: ¿Democracia truncada?, elaborado por @vdeminstitute.bsky.social junto a su Centro Regional para América Latina. 👇🧵

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Being an independent researcher is challenging. I haven't been able to advance much on my research mainly because: - Can't access to academic journals - Don't have an HPCC where to run models with million of observations

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this wonderful cause! #STARVoting #DemocracyReform #CondorcetWinner

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STAR Voting @starvoting.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

A Social Sciences class at the Universidad Simón Bolívar in Caracas, Venezuela is using STAR Voting as part of their project learning about political parties and elections. You can learn more about it (in Spanish) and even vote in the election here: sites.google.com/usb.ve/repub...

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Repression is increasing in Venezuela after Operation Guacamaya🦜. Ther regime kidnapped Juan Pablo Guanipa and more than 70 human rights and political activists, journalists, professors, and students. #FreedomForPoliticalPrisoners #FreedomForVenezuela🇻🇪

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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 24/05/2025

Join us tomorrow for a Roundtable to discuss our book: “Authoritarian Consolidation in Times of Crisis: Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro” edited by @jpolga.bsky.social & Raúl Sánchez #LASA2025

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Dear friends at #BlueSky! 👋 I am actively looking for new opportunities! My background is in data science, political science, and web development. Portfolio & more info at pablohernandezb.dev. Please repost this, and any leads or connections appreciated! #OpenToWork #JobSearch

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Pablo Hernandez Borges's personal website. PhD in Political Science from TTU | Data Analyst | Data Scientist | Video Games.

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Guys, I'm dead serious, the market for political scientists is shrinking at an incredible speed, I've been applying for faculty/post-doc positions since last Summer and this number at #HigherEdJobs never dropped below 490. #JobMarketCrash📉

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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

I'm delighted that Authoritarian Consolidation in Times of Crisis: Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro, the book I co-edited with Raúl Sánchez Urribarrí, has officially been published! It is available at in paperback, hardcover and eBook almost everywhere. See: www.routledge.com/Authoritaria...

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Authoritarian Consolidation in Times of Crisis: Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro

Bringing together experts from across the social sciences, this volume examines the consolidation of authoritarianism in Venezuela under the government of Nicolás Maduro. Taking a comparative perspect...

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Red de Politólogas - #NoSinMujeres @redpolitologas.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

📣Nuestra colega @maripuerta.com participa en este LASA Dialogues. Imperdible. #NoSinMujeres

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

There is a lot of anxiety and fear among the Venezuelan diaspora in the US after the DHS attempt to eliminate the TPS which would end protection for around 350.000 compatriots. If you know any immigration lawyers that work pro bono, please DM me their contacts, a million thanks!

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Under the threat of deportation, it's comforting to see the Venezuelan community coming together, Magazuelans and Progrezuelans working side by side to fight the DHS decision to terminate TPS (redesignation 2023).

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Red de Politólogas - #NoSinMujeres @redpolitologas.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Nuestra colega @maripuerta.com analizando las últimas decisiones del gobierno Trump para Univisión. #NoSinMujeres

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I just officially launched my new website! 🚀 Head over to pablohernandezb.dev to learn more about me and what I do. #WebDevelopment 🌐 #DataScience⚛ #PoliticalScience🏛

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Pablo Hernandez Borges's personal website. PhD in Political Science from TTU | Data Analyst | Data Scientist | Video Games.

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

And just like that, the IRS saved me from starvation by giving me a tax refund during New Year's Eve; I guess this is the equivalent of Mario getting a 1-Up Mushroom.

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

You know you are close to hit rock-bottom when your bank charges you 15 dollars a month to keep your account open. It seems counter-productive because eventually it will reach zero. I am going through the darkest period of my life, stranded, jobless, and almost homeless. Be kind to one another.

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I can't believe it has been 8 months since I made a post here, and 3 months since my last post on X. A bit of an update: there won't be #MPSA2025 for me, still looking for a job, and no more teaching for me in the foreseeable future. Real life has been cruel but I am still alive and kicking.

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 13/04/2024

I had an amazing #MPSA2024 conference last week. Now back to reality: teaching four courses, grading, and trying to find a job before my OPT ends.

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Pablo Hernández Borges @pablohernandezb.bsky.social · 18/02/2024

Hello world! I'm new here, and I just updated my profile and background pics to reflect that I'm a Dune fan.

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