Reposted by Sarah ShugarsDave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I think I can speak for the entire political communication section of APSA when I say “fuck you Dietram Scheufele. None of us will collaborate with you or cite your research ever again.” 613222
Sarah Shugars @shugars.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Ahahaha, this is so incredible! Thanks to @stephlaubooks.com for digging this gem up! Everyone should go check out her awesome books! www.stephlaubooks.comstephlaubooks.comHome | Steph LauAuthor-Illustrator of picture books and graphic novels, including The Abominable Snow Dancer (Penguin Workshop) 110
Sarah Shugars @shugars.bsky.social · 03/05/2026UnSEEN/unHEARD is a great read! I’d encourage folks to check it out! 👇 032
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsLucia Motolinia @luciamotoliniac.bsky.social · 23/03/2026My new book, "Unity Through Particularism: How Electoral Reforms Influence Parties and Legislative Behavior," is finally out with Cambridge University Press. A 20% discount is available on the Cambridge site using the code UYTPM25. www.cambridge.org/us/universit... 2177
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsDr Emma Salisbury @salisbot.bsky.social · 28/02/2026As a professional military strategist, I just wanted to make sure everyone has a full understanding of the American strategy in Iran, thank you for your attention to this matter 15961861813
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsJennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 03/02/2026This is an excellent, accessible, if long, piece by @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social & @adambonica.bsky.social. Drawing on scientific evidence and ground-truth logic, they dismantle calls for Democratic moderation and prescribe a path that is pragmatic and courageous. www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...bostonreview.netHow Not to Defeat AuthoritarianismModeration used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated. 411657
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsTina Law @tinalaw.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Hey sociologists, I'm organizing an ASA Methodology session on AI! Submissions are due by 2/25. Looking forward to a timely cross-method convo on emerging research best practices and disciplinary norms and ethics in August. 1147
Sarah Shugars @shugars.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Cause all the devs are being fired and replaced by mediocre text regurgitation machines. 040
Reposted by Sarah Shugarstheresa gessler @gessler.bsky.social · 02/02/2026We're excited about the next edition of our Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology, this time organized by the 💫 local team in Mannheim! 0219
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsSarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 30/01/2026The book will be written about geographies of authoritarianism and how this regime zeroed in on cities w/ large Black populations, African immigrant populations, Black leadership and histories of Black protest. That book has already been written many times over about US history, but history repeatsnytimes.comFar From Minneapolis, Memphis Remains Under a Different Federal Crackdown 1345132
Reposted by Sarah Shugarsrainey reitman @reitman.bsky.social · 30/01/2026An article about this political moment, the role of journalism, and the very real dangers of state repression—told as a cheeky guide to buying a gas mask. I’ve been sending it to everyone; it both delights and horrifies me. Well done @sarahjeong.bsky.social www.theverge.com/policy/86857...theverge.comBest gas masks“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked. 212656
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsThe Communication & Technology Division of ICA @icacat.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Attention graduate students! The 15th annual Communication & Technology / Mobile Doctoral Consortium is now accepting student proposals to participate at #ICA26 in Cape Town. Proposals are due 2 Feb. Please read the requirements closely. sites.google.com/view/2026ica... 012
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsRepresentative Seth Magaziner @magaziner.house.gov · 27/01/2026Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days. His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record. 6702441710976
Sarah Shugars @shugars.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Had so much fun using my CSS and communication skills to create these cards for my pals over at @ircbpodcast.com. Congratulations on 500 episodes! 🎉❤️🔥 010
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsPatrick Gildersleve @gildersleve.uk · 22/01/2026We had a blast hosting Sarah @craicexeter.bsky.social . We should be having more of these much needed discussions as scholars - Sarah’s talk featured a great mix of critical edge and openness to dialogue 031
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsHaley Norris @hvnorrisphd.bsky.social · 22/01/2026absolutely incredible title slide. 051
Sarah Shugars @shugars.bsky.social · 22/01/2026I had the absolute pleasure to visit @craicexeter.bsky.social, where I laid out an argument for how critical & computational scholars should lead the conversation on AI. We need to expand research on harms, interrogate corporate hype, and support people’s critical understanding these technologies 0183
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Is this who we are? 2716472
Reposted by Sarah Shugarsalice e marwick @alicetiara.bsky.social · 22/01/2026So deserved! Kate is a fantastic researcher and a fantastic public scholar. Congrats!!! 071
Sarah Shugars @shugars.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Excited to be visiting the University of Manchester to discuss the challenges and benefits of linking survey and digital trace data. Thanks to Rachel Gibson and her team for hosting—they have been doing incredible work advancing methods and building community in this space. 040
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 03/01/2026Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes. 15375929820100
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 01/01/2026In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing. You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics. That is all. 3896592299
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsKris Brown | President, @BradyUnited.org @krisbrown.bradyunited.org · 14/12/2025The horrific tragedy at Brown University is the 389th mass shooting this year and the 230th gun incident on school grounds so far this year. This is not normal and we don't have to live this way. bradyunited.org @bradyunited.org 812533959
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsLucy Li @lucy3.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Wisconsin-Madison CS is recruiting faculty for natural language processing! jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...jobs.wisc.eduAssistant Professor of Computer Sciences: Natural Language Processing (RISE-AI) - Madison, Wisconsin, United StatesCurrent Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula... 02312
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsAlex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Ah yes, the great electron shortage of 2025. 4406
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsDr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 18/11/2025What’s the story behind my book’s cover art? A thread🧵 141
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsFil Menczer @fil.bsky.social · 17/11/2025IU shuts down all DEI activities and scrubs DEI mentions from websites and courses, despite no laws requiring it. iubaaup.org/2025/10/23/e... 151
Sarah Shugars @shugars.bsky.social · 17/11/2025So excited to be hosting @jeremydfoote.com today at Rutgers’ Computational Social Science lab to hear more about his work around LLMs as social actors 1100
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsZander Furnas @alexanderfurnas.com · 12/11/2025There is a network of rapist bros who trade tips and best practices 03417
Sarah Shugars @shugars.bsky.social · 12/11/2025If you’re wondering which of my coat pockets has a hole in it, it’s the one I put my keys in (Don’t worry, I fished them out of the lining) 010
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 07/11/202570 extrajudicial killings 66721
Sarah Shugars @shugars.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Can’t believe I didn’t think to write: Dr. Shugars supports Sweet Shop! But seriously: I’m so pumped about @sweetshop.app. Buy comics, read comics. Your mental health will thank you 💜 020
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsKenny Meyers @kennym.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Sarah found one of my favorite share images, but there are others…. 132
Sarah Shugars @shugars.bsky.social · 06/11/2025🚨PSA for all my fellow comic fans: @sweetshop.app is a GREAT new app for digital comics. Check it out! 👇 sweetshop.app/join/MzQtP8sweetshop.appJoin the Sweet Shop waitlist!Claim your username and be among the first to enter Sweet Shop. 283
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsEleanor Power @eapower.bsky.social · 18/09/2025📣 Job alert! *Assistant Prof in Computational Social Science*. We're a friendly department, with sharp students, at a great institution, in a lovely city. We have real strengths in computational social science & are looking for a colleague to build this further. Share and reach out with quesions! 02126
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsBeth Popp Berman @epopppp.bsky.social · 18/09/2025You know things are rough when the AAUP's advice on how to use social media is just "set all your accounts to private." 13775340
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsBoulevard of Broken Memes @olizardo.bsky.social · 12/09/2025This time APSA is not on fire but the world is 052
Sarah Shugars @shugars.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Heading to Vancouver for #APSA2025! If you’re in town and would like to meet up, please feel free to reach out or say “hi” if you see me I’m especially happy to make time for grad students interested in text, networks, or other computational methods. Come be my friend! 👋🏻 050
Reposted by Sarah Shugarskim yi dionne (she/her) @dadakim.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Great job at the Pew Research Center for a Computational Social Science Assistant: pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.comComputational Social Science Assistant, Data LabsPosition Summary The Computational Social Science Assistant works with other staff at Data Labs to produce original research that expands on the work of the Pew Research Center using new methods, data... 01010
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsWe Are Higher Ed @wearehighered.bsky.social · 04/09/2025If you are a researcher in the LA area, please join the Science Fair for Suspended Research, sponsored by the UCLA Faculty Association and the UCLA Brain Research Institute! 1156
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsMegan Piontkowski Illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 25/08/2025New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download! California (by county/area) Chicago Colorado DC Metro Area (DMV) Massachusetts North Carolina Triangle Area NYC Philly Pittsburgh Portland, OR St. Louis Metro Area Washington State Please share! drive.google.com/drive/folder... 9440023274
Sarah Shugars @shugars.bsky.social · 28/08/2025“The makers of AI aren’t damned by their failures, they’re damned by their goals. They want to build a genie to grant them wishes, and their wish is that nobody ever has to make art again.” Only gets more 🔥 from there 071
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsUri Horesh @urihoresh.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Please consider following Language and Society Scotland, a new network for scholars, practitioners, writers, activists and other stakeholders working on issues broadly related to the study of language and society in Scotland. On Bluesky: @langsocscot.bsky.social 11813
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsDigital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 21/08/2025We are thrilled to announce that Josephine (“Jo”) Lukito will join the DDC as Professor in Digital Communication and DIAS Chair! @jolukito.bsky.social is a leading expert in the fields of political communication & computational methods, & will join us starting Feb 1, 2026. Velkommen til DCC Jo! 🤗🎉 4416
Reposted by Sarah ShugarsBrian C. Keegan, Ph.D. @brianckeegan.com · 22/08/2025Giving money to the poor is once again proven to be a much more effective and much less expensive than whatever neoliberal bureaucracies continue to defend. 075