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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Chicagoland! What are you up to Sunday evening? Pull up to Skeleton Key Brewery to hear Cheryl Rodey perform, and engage in conversation with me. This is a fundraiser for the Illinois YMCA Youth & Government program. Advance tickets available at link in comments.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Primary elections are being held in Wisconsin and Minnesota today. Join me at 7:20am CDT tomorrow on @fox32chicago.bsky.social to talk about the results and what it might mean for the November elections.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

It's primary day in Michigan, Missouri, Virginia, Washington, and Kansas. I'll be at the @fox32chicago.bsky.social desk tomorrow morning at 8:20 CDT to talk about the most important results and what to expect next.

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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The New Books Network has named The Authoritarian Divide (by myself, Stanley Feldman, and Chris Weber as a Book of the Day. Chris W and I spoke with Dr. Lilly Goren about the book for her New Books in Political Science podcast. Check it out here:

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Christopher M. Federico et al., "The Authoritarian Divide: Partisan Identity, Voting, and the Transformation of the American Electorate" (Oxford UP, 2026) - New Books Network

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I will be live in studio at @fox32chicago.bsky.social Monday morning at 7:20 CDT to talk about his life, legacy, and what happens next.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It's a Thursday morning in June, which means we are anticipating significant Supreme Court decisions. I'll be live on @fox32chicago.bsky.social at 8:40am CDT to preview some of the salient cases. If the birthright citizenship decision comes down, I'll be back shortly after 9:00 to discuss.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I was there. It was a surprise, and it was some real energy.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

If you're attending #MPSA2026, @cmcilwain.bsky.social and I can help with dissemination. Considering placement for a manuscript on race and political communication? Have a chapter for an edited volume on the race and comm in the 2024 elections? Stop by the De Gruyter booth and see Ze'ev or DM me.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Early risers: I'll visit with the good folks at @fox32chicago.bsky.social tomorrow morning (Wednesday) at 7:15am in advance of the Supreme Court's oral arguments in the birthright citizenship case.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

My goodness @cbssports.bsky.social, are we still doing this in 2026? Leaving "men's" off the second headline positions it as a default. There's no reason to be still doing it after all these years. Kudos for being more specific in the first paragraph, but the headlines matter. Please fix.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Tomorrow is Election Day! Here's where you can find me: Tue 3/17, 5-7:45am CDT, @cbschicago.bsky.social Wed 3/17, 5-6:30am CDT, @cbschicago.bsky.social Wed 3/17, 7:15am CDT, @fox32chicago.bsky.social If you missed my election preview on @abc7chicago.bsky.social yesterday: lnkd.in/gh5Xn9FC

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Set those alarms now! I'll be live at @cbschicago on Election Day (via Zoom) and Wednesday (in studio) for post-election analysis.

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Nick Valentino @nickvalentino.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Dear ANES community, the link below introduces our new Board of Advisors, led by Jamie Druckman. Jamie follows John Aldrich, who deftly chaired the Board for nearly 2 decades. This new group will guide us through the 2028 election cycle. Our deepest thanks to outgoing and incoming Board members!

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Current Board Members - ANES | American National Election Studies

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Just a reminder that we'll gather with Congressman Foster this evening for a discussion of AI, education, and the workforce. If you can't join us in person in Naperville, please join us virtually from the Congressman's Facebook page at 6:30pm CST.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I'm excited to welcome Congressman @repbillfoster.bsky.social back to campus next Monday evening. I hope you'll consider joining us in what promises to be an important and timely conversation. (RSVP on my LinkTree.)

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I spent the past four days with dozens of thinkers from industry, government, and academia. We wrestled with current and future challenges and opportunities related to the role of AI in democracy for the next 250 years.

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Efrén Pérez @efrenpolipsy.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

New @repslab.bsky.social paper, led by #KasheenaRogbeer and co-authored w/ me: "Solidarity as a Bridge: Shared Discrimination is Indirectly Associated with Voting Intentions Among People of Color." It will be part of a symposium in Advances in Psychology, "The Psychology of Pushback." More later

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

If you are a member of @apsa.bsky.social, please consider putting forward a nominee for the annual Carey McWilliams Award. This year, I am serving on the committee with Dr. @johnsides.bsky.social and Dr. Erika Franklin Fowler. Past award winners include @jamellebouie.net (2025). More info below.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

I visited with Anita Blanton on @fox32chicago.bsky.social this morning. We talked about the vote to re-open the federal government and what we can expect next. youtu.be/8Kk4OFgBKF0

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

I'm honored to be joining my colleagues in sharing the hard work we've done over the past decade to support our international faculty.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

The North Central College Cultural Events Committee and the College of Arts and Sciences welcomes you to an evening with Dr. Monique Mitchell Turner, Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication at Michigan State University. The event is free and open to the public.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Members of the National Guard are arriving in Chicago this afternoon. I'll have thoughts live in the studio at @fox32chicago.bsky.social at 8:20am CDT tomorrow.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

The federal government is barreling toward a shutdown, and I'll be live in the studio at @fox32chicago.bsky.social at 7am CDT. Stream here: www.fox32chicago.com/live

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

OTD, 2024: One year ago, North Central College hosted "TayTalks," the interdisciplinary event that invited us to view Taylor Swift through the lens of the liberal arts. We can't recapture the energy in the hall, but you can revisit the evening's content here: www.northcentralcollege.edu/tay-talks

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I'll offer thoughts about President Trump's address to the UN General Assembly on @abc7chicago.bsky.social at 5pm and 6pm CDT.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

"That's a nice TV network you have there. It'd be a shame if anything happened to it." -- FCC

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I'll be LIVE on TikTok with the great comic Chey Bell on Thursday evening. Click the link to register and join us for an exciting conversation about workplace culture. www.tiktok.com/live/event/7...

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Catch me at 4:30 and 6:00pm CDT on @cbschicago.bsky.social. I visited with Sabrina Franza about President's Trump's plans for a military occupation of Chicago.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Call me white, call me old, even call me a hippie. But back off criticizing my napping! #naps4eva

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

We have an amazing support staff team in CAS, and we have an opening. If you're interested in working with us, follow the link and apply! northcentralcollege.peopleadmin.com/postings/14940

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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Starting Aug 25, I’m teaching a 4-week online course on the psychology of misinformation—how it spreads, how to spot it, and how AI/algorithms shape what we see. Course details and syllabus here! matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/the-social...

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The Social Psychology of Misinformation: A 4-Week Online Course

Starting August 25th, learn why misinformation spreads, how to spot it in real life, and how AI and algorithms shape today’s information landscape.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

We're hiring! We are searching to fill nine tenure-track openings (fall 2026 starts) in the College of Arts and Sciences at North Central College this year. Positions are being added as we speak, so check back and share widely. tinyurl.com/y8dpkp34

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

The author of the post is an absolute fool. He either actually believes he's not political, or he thinks we're dumb enough to believe it. He knows nothing about how most universities work, but that doesn't stop him from rambling in absolutes. I can't believe anyone published this.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Political scientists: @cmcilwain.bsky.social and I are editing a book on the 2024 elections in the US (part of our @degruyterbrill.bsky.social series), with a focus on race and political communication. Do you have a paper that might make a good chapter? If so, reach out to one of us.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

I have a few media hits coming up: At 4pm and 5pm today, you can catch me chatting on @cbschicago.bsky.social discussing Governor Pritzker's announcement that he'll seek a third term. Tomorrow at 7:15am, I'll talk about the NATO summit and foreign policy live on @fox32chicago.bsky.social.

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Let me put it this way: Apple has all the money it could ever want. It can afford to pay the full cost of making iPhones. Instead, Harvard et al. subsidize Apple by educating its future employees. But … (1/2)

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

I'm no historian, but it's probably safe to say we've never had a US president who wasn't spanked as a child. Wonder what the first one might be like.

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

How bad will it be? Catastrophic. Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come. But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget. Speak up now before it is too late. (inflation adjusted $-s below)

NSF, NASA and NIH budgets per year, inflation adjusted from 2000-2025 along with the proposed cuts. NSF includes research component only. Massive cuts across all sectors, well below support spanning 25 years.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Are you a new dean or associate dean in an arts and sciences unit? If you are -- or if you know one -- please consider joining me at the Seminar for New Deans this August. Feel free to DM me for more information or any questions you might have. www.ccas.net/i4a/pages/in...

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2025 Seminar for New Deans | Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences

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Jennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Just got this in the mail today. Congratulations, Jane Sumner! Can’t wait to this with my students. It looks awesome! The discipline needed this book. 🥳📕

A photo of a book, “R for Political Science Research.”

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

In 1960, Yale psychologist Stanley Milgram published results of an experiment in which Americans were ordered to inflict harm on others. Today, in Trump's America, the entire country is a part of an updated Milgram experiment. My Nation column on this... www.thenation.com/article/arch...

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America Is Now One Giant Milgram Experiment

Stanley Milgram would have understood this morally cretinous moment all too well.

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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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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Just waking up? Wondering what happened in yesterday's elections? Don't be sad about missing me last hour. You have one more chance at 6:05am CDT.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Early risers: I'll have post-election analysis tomorrow morning at 5:05am and 6:05am CDT. Tune into CBS Chicago.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Anybody remember when this was a scandal? archive.thinkprogress.org/card-obama-h...

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I'm wondering if this wasn't the plan all along. Floating the idea of recess appointments should have tipped us off. As GOP lawmakers retreat in Florida to plan how best to support the President, they should probably just hit the swimming pool. They're not part of his plans.

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Stephen Maynard Caliendo @smcaliendo.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Yep, there it is. This is absolutely outrageous. Folks wanted an outsider, and this administration is full of folks who have no idea what they're doing or how anything works.

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