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Zach Brown

@zachthebrown.bsky.social
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UW PhD Student, Department of Sociology. Interested in political radicalization, online social movements, and conspiracy theories.

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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Sometimes it's the little things. My students put in a lot of work over the summer and seeing the passion in their final projects really makes me smile
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Successfully completing a conference talk=permission to buy a new note taking tablet
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Hey uhhh remember when the CDC was just going to let these people head back home and check in if they got sick... The incubation time still makes the math suggest nothing will come of this but
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Crying and changing a footnote in a paper under review to "Knowledge Fight was..."
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
This is why I'm a bit more pessimistic about the state of electoral politics in the US than some others. More efficient ideological sorting in elections since the 60s means that there are some states where it's just going to be nigh impossible for Democrats to compete for the foreseeable future.
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
This is rough to watch
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 24/01/2026
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
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Ben Rosen @benrosen.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Sigh adding it to the dissertation material
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today. This could be you.
Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
"They killed my wife," the distraught woman says, adding, "They shot her in the head."
An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman who was driving an SUV in Minneapolis on Wednesday. / Screenshot/@Breaking911"They killed my wife. I don't know what to do," the woman says through sobs in the footage, with a damaged SUV visible in the distance behind her. "We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head," the woman cries.
"We have a six-year-old at school," she says, almost unable to breathe, as a chaotic scene in which federal officers prevented at least one doctor who was on the scene from assisting the shot victim unfolds. "We're new here," the distraught woman says in despair.
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
In regards to shooting in Minneapolis: Witnesses say a doctor was at the scene and tried to help the woman who had been shot, but ICE agents refused to let him through. Around 10–15 minutes later, an ambulance arrived but was blocked by ICE vehicles occupying the street.-FOX 9 Minnesota
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Very funny to have the America 250 celebration out there with the national anthem at the 49ers game
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
This is so funny
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
The University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public is looking to bring on new postdoctoral scholars to join our research community starting in 2026-2027. Come collaborate w/ our amazing, interdisciplinary team working to understand & help people navigate our complex information ecosystem!
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Some days I ponder how it feels to be this detached
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
I wish it didn’t feel so unusual and inspiring to see a leader treating everyone like they matter and saying that we have a responsibility to help each other
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The UW Center for an Informed Public is looking for postdocs (for 2026-2028) from across diverse disciplines whose research sheds light on the challenges of our modern information environment, promotes civic health, and/or helps people/communities navigate online spaces: apply.interfolio.com/177901
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
1. Really funny that much of the engagement on her hasn't read the article. 2. This didn't surprise me and I think your conclusion explains a good bit of it. No Kings October was kinda like if they did Women's March 2017 again in July. Yes, the threat is still there, but what purpose does this hold?
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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Seems like a good omen that the ballot drop box at Gas Works was crammed full
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Wow
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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
I haven't seen people here mention this letter from the mayor of Illinois' 2nd-largest city (Aurora, 40+% Latino) to the Aurora Police following egregious attacks by immigration in Aurora and related protests So here it is!
Hello Chief and APD Leadership,

I just wanted to jot a quick thank you note for those who participated in this meeting with the Latino community about ICE in our neighborhoods.

Sadly, this problem is not going away anytime soon. Historically, the police have been on the wrong side of history during the civil rights movement and the labor movement - defending capital. The pivotal points in American history are when police realized that their solidarity should be with labor; not capital.

Labor vs. police: Learning from working-class history Workers World

In this current struggle, I believe that we are 2-3 years away from a moment where we see the shift in solidarity.

I would like to see Aurora lead, and show something different. It will create discomfort during the transformation. I noticed during the march towards Blue Kangaroo, when the police escort disappeared, that activists I didn't know used their vehicles to block the intersections and protect the marchers.All living things have the capacity to evolve and grow. Government is about to go through a huge evolutionary period and shed that which is not necessary, and re-focus on what is important.

As government continues to disintegrate from the top down, we have an opportunity to re-invent the ways we find food, water, shelter and protection.

We would like the Aurora Police Department to play a historic role in defending the United States of America, and our city against fascism. We have a unique opportunity to do something different, leave our mark in the history books, and make a difference. I'm excited about the opportunity and look forward to discussing it further.

Respectfully, John Laesch Mayor, City of Aurora laesch@aurora.il.us
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 24/10/2025
1. We ( @jbakcoleman.bsky.social, @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, and I) have a new preprint up on the arXiv. There we explore how social media companies and other online information technology firms are able to manipulate scientific research about the effects of their products.
Three schematic diagrams. The first illustrates selective publishing of internal resection, the second selective causal focus, and the third selective access and funding for researchers.
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Instant classic, too much stress
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ice.cream.assassin (spooky edition) @icassassin.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Felt compelled
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
It's feel like we're counting down to the first mass killing of US citizens by the US military.
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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
WE ARE HIRING! 2 Lecturers in Quantitative Social Science. Want a friendly interdisciplinary department in one of the world's most vibrant cities? This just might be for you. Apply by: 10 Oct www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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WIRED @wired.com · 11/07/2025
BREAKING: Metadata shows the FBI’s ‘raw’ Jeffrey Epstein prison video was likely modified. 🧵
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Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 02/07/2025
Seattle friends: In a few days, Kevin Gross and I will be having talking about how science works and the importance of teaching science as a social process. The best part: It'll be at Burke Gilman brewing, and we won't be speaking all that long. So you can have beer—and talk back!
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Reuters @reuters.com · 13/06/2025
Exclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows reut.rs/3ZvxVoY
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Exclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows
Marines deployed to Los Angeles carried out the detention of a civilian on Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by President Donald Trump.
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Sooooo there's a lot going on this week (don't look at the new Vaccine Council commissioners), but new article I helped piece together came out! Full article: Dynamic networks of negotiation for international climate change cooperation www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Dynamic networks of negotiation for international climate change cooperation
The global response to climate change is negotiated through the UNFCCC’s Conferences of the Parties (COPs). Initially focused on reducing emissions from developed countries, the UNFCCC has shifted ...
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
That was a bit spicy from Newsom
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Hegseth threatens marines to LA
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Just gonna include this image for my diss outline under the section "Why Qanon still matters in 2025 and beyond"
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
just checking in on the president before bed… he just reposted some qanon brain rot about how joe biden was secretly executed in 2020 and replaced with a clone and/or robot 👍
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Katie Wilson @wilsonkatieb.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
I’ve heard from so many people about yesterday’s events at Cal Anderson Park in Capitol Hill. It’s clear this situation was seriously mishandled by Mayor Harrell’s administration, resulting in unnecessary arrests, injuries, and loss of trust in our city government. 🧵
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Seattle Police make multiple arrests during counter-protest of fundamentalist church group’s rally in Cal Anderson Park — UPDATE
With reporting by Hannah Saunders Seattle Police moved on counter-protesters at a fundamentalist Christian group’s rally Saturday afternoon in Cal Anderson Park. Multiple arrests and injuries…
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Rebekah Tromble @rebekahtromble.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
I spoke with Science about scholars—myself included—self-censoring. In my case, my team and I feared losing our NSF funding for Expert Voices Together (expertvoicestogether.org), a program, ironically, built to support researchers and journalists under attack. www.science.org/content/arti...
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Trump’s ‘fear factor’: Scientists go silent as funding cuts escalate
Many worry about retribution. But for others, speaking out is worth the risk
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Who would Jesus send to an El Salvador torture prison? X user @christfollower1488 thinks he's know the answer.
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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 23/03/2025
If the people do "rise up" it will be "no not like that
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Institute for Countering Digital Extremism @icde.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
📢 Announcing the launch of the Institute for Countering Digital Extremism (ICDE)! 📢 ICDE is a non-profit think tank and consulting group dedicated to combating violent extremism and advancing counterterrorism strategies in the digital age. Learn more at www.counteringextremism.org
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The Institute for Countering Digital Extremism
ICDE is a non-profit think tank and consulting group dedicated to combating violent extremism and advancing counterterrorism strategies in the digital age.
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Uhhhhhhhhhh
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Cool so what happens if GOP attach a national abortion ban to a CR? You'll vote for that too? 🚮
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
I love a feckless party
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Zach Brown @zachthebrown.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Fucking hell
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
I'm just a small-town professor. I'll never be a provost or chancellor. But here's some free advice: we're about to hold the most watched college sports event in 🇺🇸. Every college president should be all over TV, at every game, explaining why the March Madness of federal budget cuts is a huge crisis.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Elon Musk’s temper tantrum lawsuits made me lose my job and then he and Chaya Raichik sent hordes of chuds to harass me and my colleagues who were also laid off. None of us have shut up, so maybe people on the Hill should also do their fucking jobs.
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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 07/03/2025
Sloan Foundation announced a program to support postdocs in philosophy, sociology, and metascience who want to understand how AI will affect science. Pass it along to anyone who might be interested, the Institute for Complex Social Dynamics might be interested in hosting sloan.org/programs/dig...
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Call for submissions: Metascience and AI postdoctoral fellowship | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Our mission is to make the world a better place through the advancement of scientific knowledge.
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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Are you a PhD student in Political Science or Sociology interested in religion & public life? Apply for a *fully funded* opportunity to join us this summer (June 16-21) as part of the inaugural Wheatley Seminar in Religion & Politics. Apply by March 31. Details here: wheatley.byu.edu/religionsemi...
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Wheatley Seminar on Religion and Politics
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
oh wow a Democrat who knows how to message succinctly and effectively what's happening here why do I smell toast
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