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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

good example of how interviewers can humiliate MAGA guys not by arguing with them but just getting them to straightforwardly describe their beliefs

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

It remains baffling to me that we have a clear constitutional requirement that the president can't enrich himself on the job, something we had no problem enforcing strictly for hundreds of years, and then this sweaty conman came by and the nation just sorta shrugged it off.

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Thanks for these resources, Alex (and team).

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Three Scary Rogue Agents in a Trenchcoat @alexhanna.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

THIS WEDNESDAY: join @dairinstitute.bsky.social as we launch the Luddite Lab Resource Hub, a resource for workers fighting AI at work. We provide strategies for worker-led governance and oversight of this tech through case studies, primers, and a resource library. www.eventbrite.com/e/launching-...

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Launching the Luddite Lab Resource Hub

Join DAIR and workers on the front line of resisting AI as we release the Luddite Lab Resource Hub, a new resource for fighting AI at work.

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Wrote a bit about the data center backlash, and why it is Good, Actually. The Data Center Bankshot davekarpf.beehiiv.com/p/the-data-c...

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The Data Center Bankshot

The

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Sarah Gunning, Ph.D. @sgunning.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

@raulpachecovega.bsky.social you would love this book! The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper www.amazon.com/Notebook-His...

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

“Any person who keeps working is not a failure. They may not be great writers, but if they apply the old-fashioned virtues of hard, constant labour, they’ll eventually make some kind of career for themselves as writers.” — Ray Bradbury #WritingSky #AcademicSky

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

“When I begin to doubt my ability to work the word, I simply read another writer and know I have nothing to worry about. My contest is only with myself, to do it right, with power, and force, and delight, and gamble.” ― Charles Bukowski #WritingSky #AcademicSky

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

You can read the introduction to the first edition of his book here: josephdharris57.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... Something funny happened to me: I read Harris' book on the couch (I woke up late because I went to bed super late), and my first instinct was to sit at my desk and start taking notes.

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Also, as someone who uses and teaches qualitative methods, Harris' approach to doing things with texts completely resonates with my own way of using text that I have analyzed (particularly quotations and extracts from my fieldnotes) to support my written analysis So, I stand corrected: GREAT BOOK.

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

In RE-READING Harris' book "Rewriting", I realize that the core of what he is teaching in the book COMPLETELY resonates with what I teach my students (and people on my blog), and with Graf & Birkenstein's "They Say/I Say": your work is in dialogue with other's work, so you DO THINGS WITH TEXTS.

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

- My 10 pages of a printed, physical book were from Harris’ “Rewriting: How to Do Things with Texts”. I’ll confess the first time I read it I didn’t like it. It felt like it was doing something different to what I wanted to learn to do (revising my own texts). Well, color me ashamed…

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Day 8 of #RPVHabits wherein I follow my own advice - 10 minutes of quiet, in the dark time for myself can’t be done in Mexico City, I’ve realized. Or at least the part of Mexico City where I am. So it had to be just 10 minutes of simply sitting still and reflecting as much as possible.

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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 27/05/2026

The National Science Foundation is terminating and suspending grants again, and at Grant Witness we need you to help to track them! 🧪 We can only identify research being suppressed by under-the-radar suspensions directly from researchers. Please report! grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0... #NSF

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New Grant Disruptions at NSF - We Need Your Help to Report! – Grant Witness

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

If I want to stay near Carleton University, where in Ottawa should I stay that is not overly expensive?

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

New, from me: The self-proclaimed "Most Transparent Administration in History" wants to compel all federal employees to sign Non Disclosure Agreements. The purpose is to vastly expand the culture of secrecy in government, undermining accountability. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-want...

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Trump wants all federal employees to sign NDAs

A breathtaking expansion of the culture of governmental secrecy

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

If you are curious about how I arrived to this unofficial "writing/research design/research methods & techniques guru" situation, I basically did what Tulley did in her book: I asked my former professors at UBC (and other universities): "what are your writing strategies? TEACH ME EVERYTHING".

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Day 8 of #RPVHabits, in which I follow my own advice. - Slept in (5:45 am wake up time). I listen to my body regardless of how much work I have to finish. My health first. - 10 pages of a physical book were from Christine Tulley’s How Writing Faculty Write. I love Tulley’s book, frankly.

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Ethan Hein @ethanhein.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Removing headphone jacks from mobile devices led directly to people just playing sound from their speakers in public

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Brandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

This runs against the *very* strong tradition of resignation and public statement in exchange for not criticizing administration policy while an actual employee of the federal government.

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

While I suggest that you read the chapter in its entirety, the core methodological tables are these two (most useful for those interested in research designs for undertaking comparative projects ):

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I am well aware that this is extraordinarily self-indulgent, but in re-reading one of my published book chapters on comparative methods for the study of waste, I DO love my writing. www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

Comparison is at the core of any scholarly enterprise, regardless of the number of cases. Even
if we do not think we really are comparing, we always look for difference, even within a single
unit of analysis. Intellectually, we are humans wired to contrast and detect variations across
systems and establish patterns that help us explain how variation occurs. Comparing across
different units of analysis is also an exercise in systematization and organization of information
that can provide a foundation for structured learning about different production models, organizational
systems, institutional arrangements, countries, regions, and cities. Comparative
methods have increasingly gained popularity in policy analysis (Peters and Fontaine 2020),
public administration (Jreisat 2005), public policy (Engeli and Rothmayr Allison 2014), but
they have been a staple of the main field of political science (Collier 1993). This chapter engages
mostly with comparative politics/policy/public administration because those are the main
areas/disciplines that I was trained in and that my research and teaching contribute to, but the
various fields and disciplines in which I publish (history, geography, methods) are also closely
related. Nevertheless, I also draw examples and ideas from the fields of anthropology, sociology,
and even literature.
I want to note that there is no single “comparative method”. When I indicate comparative
method(s) and whether I use plural or singular is a deliberate choice that signals the broad range
of words that attempts to express how different types of comparisons can be undertaken across
case studies, variables, and methods. One can contrast press releases and analyze text production
across different organizations to discern how anti-waste-facility non-governmental organizations
frame their messaging to achieve specific objectives. We can also compare different
treatment processes and the decision-making processes of engineers in charge of waste managem…

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Yes, I already saw you in the program, @alexciordia.bsky.social (not jealous at all, not whatsoever) 😆

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William Germano @williamgermano.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Thanks, RP-V! Happy to report that Chicago has just brought a a fourth edition, substantially updated!

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

This conference in honor of Dr. Donatella Della Porta looks like a Who Is Who in social movements studies: www.sns.it/it/evento/so... (no, I wasn't invited nor am I presenting, but I can recognize great work when I see it, and Dr. Della Porta has been a bastion of solid scholarship in SocMov).

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Social movement studies in intense times | ScuolaNormaleSuperiore

Programme3rd June Plenary I4 JuneFirst SessionSecond Session

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

But I am also reminded of what Julia Cameron said: "The trick of finding writing time is to make writing time in the life you've already got. That's where you've got leverage. Stop imagining some other life as a "real" writer's life". This is the life I have, and I have to make it work. I can.

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

It reminded me that I KNOW how to get a book written and completed and submitted and published. I just need the time, clarity of mind and space to get it done. And it's not easy. I remember getting annoyed at Helen Sword and Joli Jensen for suggesting we carve time out of our busy schedules.

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Would I have enjoyed seeing a lot of people I really like and whose research interests are aligned with mine in Paris this week? Obviously. But I need to be in Mexico so I can be closer to my Mom while she undergoes clinical studies. Loved re-reading @williamgermano.bsky.social 's book.

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Experiencing the challenges of sustaining a writing practice while providing full time care and juggling a full time job has made me substantially more sensitive to the importance of discussing and making care work valued in the academic community. This week, I am missing a global conference.

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

The chapter I chose was Chapter 3 (and yes, I read more than 10 pages, I finished the entire thing). Obviously, I'll admit: every book I post on these threads is a book I've already read, so I'm not actually "reading" but instead, "re-reading". I am so behind in my writing commitments!

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

- Read 10 pages of a printed book. This time, I chose “Getting It Published” by @williamgermano.bsky.social You may remember William Germano of “From Dissertation to Book” fame. “Getting It Done” is about writing an entirely new book, not about revising your dissertation to publish a book off it.

William Germano’s book Getting It Publishef.

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

- Washed my face, brushed my teeth. - Moved/walked - movement is key, I think, first thing in the morning. I used to go to the gym right as I woke up. Then my Mom's health became iffy and I didn't have time to exercise. But now I am trying to get back into the routine of doing morning exercise.

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Day 7 of #RPVHabits in which I follow my own advice. - 10 minutes of complete silence and darkness are impossible where I live, I just realized. There's always some light, some noise, SOMETHING. So I just decided to change this rule to 10 minutes of self-reflection first thing in the morning.

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

*more importantly* this is so annoying. I did not realize my typos until DAYS after...

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Day 6 of my #RPVHabits - 10 minutes of in-the-dark quiet time - 1 chapter of Howie Becker’s Writing for Social Scientists (couldn’t stop at 10 pages, my choice was Chapter 5 “Learning to Write as a Professional” - It’s a Monday and last night I was too tired to write my To-Do List. Working on it.

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I *love* the challenge and the friction. iPhone auto-correct, I hate you.

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Folks, I will not be attending #LASA2026 My Mom's health has been a bit up-and-down over the past few months and I can't travel that far right now. I hope you all have a good time, and I am sorry I am missing you all. It was THE opportunity to see so many of you. Family first.

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Like @professajay.bsky.social, every time I go to New Orleans I gain like 10 pounds. But whatever, calories consumed with friends don't count :)

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I am not jealous at all that you get three days in the best food city in the United States of America. Not jealous at all.

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Waffle 🧇 @wafflecut.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Every couple months I check in on the latest Adrian Chiles articles and I’m always absolutely blown away. These are all from the last couple months. The man is operating at an incredibly high level.

Opinion
When I want to feel loved, Ijust go to a hardware store
Adrian Chiles

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The best filing system? The one where every piece of paper goes in the bin
Adrian Chiles

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I can't stop pilfering from other people's plates - but don't even think about grabbing my chips
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I thought my pigeon curse was lifting. Then it took a darker turn
Adrian Chiles

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Fifteen years ago, when I arrived at Columbia U, David Rosner already had the kind of research career and impact one can only hope for--and yet no one was more generous or kind. I was deeply honored to blurb his final book. I will miss him greatly. RIP David the great. May your memory be a blessing.

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Dr. Planey and I are at the exact same stage.

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Receiving these kinds of emails never gets old. I provide public goods to fellow academics, students and society in general largely because I strive to create a better, more humane and human academic environment.This is from a few years ago. To this day, I keep getting these emails. Really happy.

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

As some of you know, I’ve been under tremendous stress over the past 5 and a half months. But what I’ve realized again is that I DO love writing. As I have said before, I live the challenge and the friction and the hard work that comes with writing, and more importe Roy, with writing well.

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a person is writing in a book that says " palace to share the prisoners "

ALT: a person is writing in a book that says " palace to share the prisoners "

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Set *canon* (not cañón, which is the word in Spanish for “cannon” with two N’s).

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