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@goodauth.bsky.socialWe explain the Make Ice Pay Act.
A new bill proposes to use transitional justice tools to help communities impacted by ICE operations.
@erinkaylockwood.bsky.socialReposted by @goodauth.bsky.socialI wrote about the "are prediction markets gambling?" question, why it matters, and why the regulatory concerns surrounding prediction markets go well beyond this question for @goodauth.bsky.social.
@genevavalerie.bsky.socialReposted by @goodauth.bsky.social@ilhanmn.bsky.social cosponsored a bill, the Make ICE Pay Act, that looks a lot like transitional justice for communities affected by named ICE operations. Read about it in my latest for @goodauth.bsky.social 👇🏻
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@max-alyukov.bsky.socialReposted by @goodauth.bsky.socialMy latest for @goodauth.bsky.social on Russia's Duma election: it exposed a dilemma for the regime — it needs pseudo-democratic institutions to legitimate the war, but fears the uncontrolled political engagement it could unleash.

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@goodauth.bsky.socialWill these Black women gubernatorial candidates make history?
With a record number of Black candidates running for governor, these two campaigns could break new ground.
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@goodauth.bsky.socialIs society too soft and feminine? 🤔
Republicans think so.
See the data here.
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@goodauth.bsky.socialThe Kremlin had to work hard to fake a landslide.
With a final tally of 58%, Russia’s ruling party projects regime stability. But the effort invested in falsifications demonstrates discontent over the war.
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@goodauth.bsky.socialCan politicians escape their party’s brand?
Voters see the Democratic and Republican parties as more extreme than U.S. senators in those parties.
Read the latest:
@cwolbrecht.bsky.socialReposted by @goodauth.bsky.socialBig thanks to @goodauth.bsky.social & @michaeltessler.bsky.social for providing today’s #MomentofGender for my Gender, Politics & Power class. Just amazing figures.
@ianmhartshorn.comReposted by @goodauth.bsky.socialJust all the gender politics aside (or maybe only some of them aside)….having a super-natural level of testosterone in your 40s and 50s sounds miserable.
@cmslaughter.bsky.socialReposted by @goodauth.bsky.socialThe figures in this post are sobering!
@erinkaylockwood.bsky.socialReposted by @goodauth.bsky.socialEvery! Thing! Is! Gender!
@pbump.comReposted by @goodauth.bsky.socialIn my weekly newsletter, I recreated that terrific testosterone chart from @goodauth.bsky.social and tested some other possible correlates to Trump support.
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@goodauth.bsky.socialIs testosterone a measure of manhood?
Here is a look at Republicans’ fascination with testosterone in three charts. The latest from @tesler.bsky.social:
@goodauth.bsky.socialCan Roelf Meyer repair the diplomatic fractures between the United States and South Africa?
Read the latest on the quiet diplomacy of South Africa’s ambassador to the U.S. from @carolyneholmes.bsky.social:
@goodauth.bsky.socialHere's what political science research can tell us about U.N. peacekeeping – and the alternatives.
@jonathanbernstein.bsky.socialReposted by @goodauth.bsky.socialHell that's two Jen(n)s but I'll raise that @mattglassman312.bsky.social @mattgrossmann.bsky.social @matthewgreen.bsky.social @laderafrutal.bsky.social oh wait I forgot @proflind.bsky.social also everyone at @goodauth.bsky.social...who am I missing? (And that's just regular/semi-regular bloggers).
@carolyneholmes.bsky.socialReposted by @goodauth.bsky.socialMy newest in @goodauth.bsky.social - South Africa's new ambassador: trying to navigate in choppy waters by staying focused on trade and sports.
@goodauth.bsky.socialRussia’s 2026 Duma elections left voters few alternatives...
But here’s what authoritarian elections like this tell us about regime strategies and vulnerabilities.
