Tomás Olivier @tomasolivier.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Join us for the first LAPPRI Research Seminar of 2026! Next week. Online. Details below. You can sign up here: syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 000
Reposted by Tomás OlivierJennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 20/01/2026American political scholars don't even have models for this shit. This corruption is so brazen and transparently transactional for self-enrichment, it's not been seen in US politics in 100 years. At this scale, it's never been seen. 24529194
Reposted by Tomás OlivierFrederick Melo, Reporter (TwinCities.com, Pioneer Press) @frederickmelo.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Nasra Ahmed, 23, was walking through the parking lot of her aunt’s St. Paul apartment complex when she found herself surrounded by 12 agents. Ahmed, born in the USA, says she showed them her I.D. She was forcefully detained and jailed anyway for more than 2 days. www.twincities.com/2026/01/18/s...twincities.comSt. Paul woman, a U.S. citizen, recounts her two days in detentionNasra Ahmed, 23, said she was taken to the hospital for an MRI with hands and legs shackled 6823231107
Reposted by Tomás OlivierMother Jones @motherjones.com · 17/01/2026The details are horrific. “He was just lifeless, like he had foam around his mouth... He had tears coming out of his eyes. I was giving him mouth-to-mouth, and I remember stopping, and I said, ‘I will give you all my breath ‘til you get yours back.’”motherjones.comICE's tear gas sent a 6-month-old to the hospital, the latest in an alarming patternFederal agents' use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools. 171007444
Reposted by Tomás OlivierNeil Stenhouse @nstenhouse.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Any social media post by an elected Democrat that doesn’t say what they are going to do is just proving @joshsternberg.com right. 052
Reposted by Tomás OlivierRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Donald Trump cannot be trusted to lead America into war. He is unaccountable to America. He is lawless. He only seeks conflict to cover up for his failures. Congress must step up and reassert its power. No more forever wars. 21446451277
Reposted by Tomás OlivierDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Translation: We found more pliable officials we can work with who won't ask too many questions about Venezuelan sovereignty 461010169
Reposted by Tomás OlivierElizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 03/01/2026A deluge of work on regime change after the 2003 invasion of Iraq yielded strong (and rare) agreement in IR: it doesn't work & has terrible consequences. @profdownes.bsky.social's book Catastrophic Success lays it out, but it's right there in the title. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...cornellpress.cornell.eduCatastrophic Success by Alexander B. Downes | eBook | Cornell University PressIn Catastrophic Success, Alexander B. Downes compiles all instances of regime change around the world over the past two centuries. Drawing on this impressive data set, Downes shows that regime change.... 16637260
Reposted by Tomás OlivierKyle Tran Myhre @guante.info · 26/11/2025Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important. We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls." 52117413818
Reposted by Tomás OlivierCenter for Policy Design & Governance @cpdgmaxwell.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Join us for the next LAPPRI Research Seminar on November 19th! Hosted by the Latin America Policy Process Research Initiative, this series features scholars who use policy process theories and methods to explore unique policy dynamics and challenges across Latin America. RSVP: lnkd.in/eKu8XfG3 022
Reposted by Tomás OlivierNicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents. I did it because the government isn’t. This is what I found. 300171727988
Reposted by Tomás OlivierGeoboo Song (송거부) @gbsong.bsky.social · 07/08/2025The upcoming PSJ 53(3) will feature a special issue on policy design, and it marks a real milestone for the journal. Special issue editors, Dr. Saba Siddiki (Syracuse), Tomás Olivier (Syracuse), and Cali Curley (Miami), put in an incredible amount 122
Reposted by Tomás OlivierCenter for Policy Design & Governance @cpdgmaxwell.bsky.social · 29/07/2025We are so excited to announce the launch of our new initiative: the Latin America Policy Process Research Initiative (LAPPRI)! LAPPRI will serve as a hub for scholars dedicated to advancing policy process research in Latin America. @tomasolivier.bsky.social #policyprocess #research #LatinAmerica 052
Reposted by Tomás OlivierForrest Fleischman @forrestf.bsky.social · 23/06/2025A couple years ago, I was approached by some scientists at The Nature Conservancy with a proposal: Would I help them create a better global restoration opportunity map? The resulting paper is now out, and I will explain my view of it in this thread. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comAddressing critiques refines global estimates of reforestation potential for climate change mitigation - Nature CommunicationsReforestation is a key climate change mitigation strategy, but global maps of its potential are widely criticized. This study shows that addressing those critiques substantially refines estimates of t... 23620
Reposted by Tomás OlivierRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Be warned: Trump will likely use his war with Iran as a pretext to further suppress dissent at home. We must resist his efforts to stifle freedom of speech, make warrantless searches and arrests of Americans, and put more military onto our streets. 22771601947
Tomás Olivier @tomasolivier.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Thanks to everyone who participated! This was such a great workshop, with lots of engaging conversations and the developing of a promising research agenda. I look forward to working on better understanding and theorizing about the policy process in Latin America! 031
Reposted by Tomás OlivierKim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 07/05/2025One of grants frozen at Cornell: $6.7M (4 yrs) to develop heart pumps for babies born w/ heart defects. It took decades of work to get to point of prepping device for in-human clinical trials. No private company could do this. The cruelty of the Trump administration is heartbreaking. So to speak.news.cornell.eduResearch at risk: Life-saving heart pumps for babies | Cornell ChronicleAfter receiving a stop-work order from the federal government, the future of a device to help children with heart defects is uncertain. 8933611763
Reposted by Tomás OlivierAl Shaw @shaw.al · 17/04/2025Our DOGE tracker is updated with a whole slew of new names, and now you can filter by agency to see which of the DOGErs have been where. Great work by @williamturton.bsky.social, @chrisbing.bsky.social, @kirstenberg.bsky.social and others! projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do... 5612264
Reposted by Tomás OlivierShana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Thread on attacks on democracy and the ways to counter it - collective action by civil society, mass mobilization and political leaders taking risks. Everyone plays a part. 055
Reposted by Tomás OlivierRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/04/2025"All we say to America is, 'Be true to what you said on paper.'" These words — spoken by MLK Jr. shortly before he was killed on this day in 1968 — ring just as true now. Let's honor his legacy by continuing the fight for social and economic justice. 10873072129
Reposted by Tomás OlivierDave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 04/04/2025This 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. 7131901157
Reposted by Tomás OlivierDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Take that, penguins of Heard and McDonald islands! 719524
Reposted by Tomás OlivierProf Julia Steinberger 🌹🌱🌍 #ClimateAction #Fightfascism @jksteinberger.bsky.social · 02/04/2025It's here. Pit in stomach feeling. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comTrump and Musk have ushered in a terrible era of cataclysm capitalism. But I have a plan to counter it | Julia SteinbergerThe speed with which US democracy is being dismantled is dizzying, but if we organise resistance now we can stop this, says Julia Steinberger of the University of Lausanne 32645197
Reposted by Tomás OlivierFred Stafford @fredstaffordcs.bsky.social · 02/04/2025🚨 Trump has now broken the Tennessee Valley Authority 🚨 Having now fired 2 board members & after starting with only 6 of 9 seats filled, Trump has decimated TVA's independent board of directors. They no longer have quorum needed to decide anything. 1/ www.knoxnews.com/story/news/p...knoxnews.comTrump fires TVA board chair, stripping power from governing body of largest US public utilityAfter the Trump administration fired another TVA leader without a stated reason, the board was left without a quorum to conduct business. 1014980
Reposted by Tomás OlivierTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 02/04/2025rebranding the 15 min city. 501524376
Tomás Olivier @tomasolivier.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Join us in our first ever Policy Design Summer studio! An opportunity to spend a weekend learning about policy design. 010
Reposted by Tomás OlivierRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Why have Musk-backed PACs spent $10M on the Wisconsin Supreme Court race? It's not just to uphold WI's abortion ban and gerrymandered maps. Tesla is suing WI over a state law that hurts its bottom line — a case that could be decided by its Supreme Court. Follow the money. 12144071343
Reposted by Tomás OlivierGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 12/03/2025This isn’t about fixing bureaucracy in Washington. This is about defunding your local public school. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/03/...amp.cnn.comEducation Department cutting nearly half of workforce | CNN PoliticsThe US Education Department said it is cutting nearly 50% of its workforce, according to senior agency officials, as President Donald Trump has proposed eliminating the agency altogether. 22882182352
Reposted by Tomás OlivierAmy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 10/03/2025Make no mistake—this is a direct result of President Trump’s tariffs and will make life more expensive for Minnesotans. Higher electricity costs today and more rising costs to follow if these reckless policies continue. 4135891
Reposted by Tomás OlivierInstitutional Grammar Research Initiative (IGRI) @theigri.bsky.social · 27/02/2025REMINDER: Join us for our next IGRI Research Seminar on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, from 12-1pm EST! Rachel McGovern will present on her recent publication, "The narrative policy framework and institutions," co-authored with Michael Jones. RSVP here, or at the QR code: t.co/dzZv9mHvut 002
Reposted by Tomás OlivierGeoboo Song (송거부) @gbsong.bsky.social · 26/02/2025This is the final reminder that we are accepting nominations for the APSA STEP Emerging Scholar Award. The deadline is Saturday, March 1. Looking forward to your nominations! 031
Reposted by Tomás OlivierMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 23/02/2025NEW — The National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 282 just emailed its ~8,000 employee members strongly advising them NOT to reply to the “What did you do last week?” email from OPM/Musk. 8160821710
Tomás Olivier @tomasolivier.bsky.social · 23/02/2025One week left! Nominate your best (and/or favorite) recent publication. 032
Reposted by Tomás OlivierInstitutional Grammar Research Initiative (IGRI) @theigri.bsky.social · 13/02/2025This week, the IGRI held its annual Doctoral Student Workshop at @arizonastateuni.bsky.social in Tempe, AZ. The event provided an in-depth learning experience guided by the IGRI Directorate: Saba Siddiki, @utebrady.bsky.social, and Christopher Frantz. Thank you to all who participated! 022
Reposted by Tomás OlivierNicholas Guyatt @nicholasguyatt.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Assuming we make it through the next couple of decades, this will be an incredible image for future historians/students of the Trump era 318125984655
Reposted by Tomás OlivierPolicy Studies Journal @psjeditor.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Explore the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) Framework collection on PSJ’s website! This research unpacks how rules, norms, and strategies shape collective decision-making across various policy domains. Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal 022
Reposted by Tomás OlivierShana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Had an email from a former thesis student asking me to be a reference for a new job interview and laying out how each of her experiences at SU helped with this potential job. Super helpful reference when I get a call. Highly recommend if you reach out to people for a reference. 1172
Tomás Olivier @tomasolivier.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Thanks for sharing this, @psjeditor.bsky.social! @sechindra.bsky.social 043
Reposted by Tomás OlivierDana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 13/12/2024This looks like a great paper--also consistent with related recent research that finds people who experience climate shocks are more likely to support climate action (no matter their political ideology). So, personal 👏experience 👏matters (and affects attitudes) 3215
Reposted by Tomás OlivierShana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Political scientists, we need to up our game. Also, what might we throw? Stuffed Plato? 1811312
Reposted by Tomás OlivierSeth @sethjmeyer.bsky.social · 08/12/2024A way to protect your PayPal data 062
Reposted by Tomás OlivierAndrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 04/12/2024The viridis palettes are great perceptually uniform color maps for #dataviz, but sometimes at the extremes they're too pale/dark. With ggplot and #rstats, though, you can truncate the palette to avoid the paler colors. I wrote a little guide for how datavizf24.classes.andrewheiss.com/news/2024-12... 819247
Reposted by Tomás OlivierBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Vivek is literally an unelected federal bureaucrat. 18256384410076
Reposted by Tomás OlivierDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/11/2024"Everyone who disagrees with me is a pedo" by Elon Musk 2212944277