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Associate Professor - Political Science @ Illinois State University: judicial politics & state supreme courts. cats. women's sports. basketball. she/her

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PSLF reddit remains one of the best places on the American internet. there is this amazing hidden collective action among public servants agreeing to stay on forbearance as long as possible and I think that’s beautiful

11.03.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dancer's rebuttal to Magic City cancellation, Luke Kornet, and NBA moralizing: 'It's a slap in the face" | Sporting News NatsHoney gives her dancer's perspective on the Magic City-Hawks controversy.

Everyone seems to have voiced their opinion on the Hawks' Magic City Night. Nobody bothered to invite the women in the industry into the discussion.

Here's my Q&A with NatsHoney, the president of Strippers United, who shared a much-needed perspective:

www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/atlan...

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Gov. Landry calls for more school voucher money, judicial overhaul to open legislative session β€’ Louisiana Illuminator Gov. Jeff Landry is calling for the Louisiana Legislature to double funding for his private school voucher program and take action to hold β€œincompetent” judges accountable.Β  Landry used his annual Sta...

Gov. Landry calls for more school voucher money, judicial overhaul to open legislative session lailluminator.com/2026/03/09/g...

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NEW piece from me @goodauth.bsky.social on the disastrous consequences of Trump and Rubio dismantling U.S. diplomacy. Managing the Iran War will be much harder; so will picking up the pieces. Diplomacy is a tool of war AND of peace.

(Loosely based on thread below.)
goodauthority.org/news/trump-a...

09.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 255 πŸ” 109 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 5

Trump can just openly say β€œI am doing this to bring in a one party state for 50 years” and commentators will hem and haw about the intricacies of carrying off a talking filibuster

09.03.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 798 πŸ” 204 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

One, they wanted the content.
Two, they wanted to get rid of women and Black people.
Three, they wanted to install loyalists.

09.03.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 837 πŸ” 284 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 8
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Former Wisconsin Chief Justice Annette Ziegler will not run for reelection MADISON, Wis. -- Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Annette Ziegler will not run for reelection in 2027, she announced Monday, ending two decades of service on the state's top

Another conservative justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Annette Ziegler, just announced she'll retire ahead of next year's elections.

Her announcement comes just weeks before conservatives are trying to defend a different open seat.

Liberals could emerge with a 6-1 majority by 2027.

09.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 318 πŸ” 99 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 13

Utah Republicans have passed a bill that would let GOP cities secede from the only big blue county, where Dems may gain full control of county govt in 2026.

Salt Lake County has 1/3 of Utah’s residents, but that could drop considerablyβ€”unless courts block this for violating the legislative deadline

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WH press secretary Karoline Leavitt tells Fox News that a military draft is on the table.
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Post Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com WH press secretary Karoline Leavitt tells Fox News that a military draft is on the table. 4:19 PM β€’ Mar 8, 2026 CEverybody can reply 276 reposts 699 quotes 685 likes 36 saves 184 β‘  975 685

This is an irresponsible, misleading post that misrepresents what Leavitt said. There's enough awful stuff happening. Don't confuse people.

08.03.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 2835 πŸ” 437 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 0

(I watched the clip. She’s asked about a possible draft but when she says all options on the table, she seems to be talking about whether ground troops are going in. Not that I mind her causing a firestorm with her sloppiness.)

08.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 389 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 11

I think they think they can just order regime change on DoorDash

08.03.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 449 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3

Yep. You’re going to say β€œfuck tha police” one day and a month later you won’t be able to get through TSA.

08.03.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 576 πŸ” 155 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 5
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At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.

β€œ[A] legal permanent resident who spent several weeks at the Camp East Montana detention facility in Texas, told AP that he overheard a security guard talking about a betting pool for which detainee would next die by suicide.”

Just reforming ICE will not stop this kind of monstrosity.

08.03.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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The pride and power of Iowa State basketball's Audi Crooks Audi Crooks hears the haters. But Iowa State's star inherited resilience from her mom and joy from her dad. Her high-scoring game is the ultimate counterpoint.

Spent some time in Iowa and went long on Iowa State’s Audi Crooks. Despite her dominance, she deals with a lot of negativity, especially about her body. But no matter what is said about her, Audi Crooks wears a smile. www.espn.com/womens-colle...

08.03.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 3508 πŸ” 592 πŸ’¬ 126 πŸ“Œ 49

MeToo pushed a few big-name bad actors out of their positions, but it did very little to grapple with the systems and the cultures and the people that empowered those bad actors and allowed them to operate with impunity.

08.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 648 πŸ” 162 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4
Prof. Peters teaching at Yale, she stands by a blackboard and is wearing pants and a blazer. She looks to be in her mid 40s but it is hard to say. Picture from Yale law school website obituary.

Prof. Peters teaching at Yale, she stands by a blackboard and is wearing pants and a blazer. She looks to be in her mid 40s but it is hard to say. Picture from Yale law school website obituary.

In honor of international Women's Day I am going to tell you a story about Ellen Ash Peters, the first female professor at Yale Law and the first female Justice on the Connecticut Supreme Court.

08.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 191 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6

β€œWe are marching through the world, cleaning out the bad guys… he is the greatest commander-in-chief of all time.”

I hope this guy lives to face charges.

Also enough with the goddamn baseball caps, what is wrong with these gross people?

08.03.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 207 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 6

I know what the Western press called it when Iraqis used IEDs against Americans in 2004. It wasn't an "anti-American demo."

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Iran’s people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.

08.03.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 25305 πŸ” 8109 πŸ’¬ 781 πŸ“Œ 329
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Americans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown A WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive federal campaign to detain and demonize dissenters.

Impressive work from the WSJ.

08.03.2026 02:21 πŸ‘ 176 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas Video of last year's fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez obtained by CBS News appears to contradict claims that Martinez was shot by an ICE agent because he "accelerated" and "intentionally ran over"...

DHS claimed "an ICE agent had fired 'defensive shots' into Martinez's vehicle after Martinez 'intentionally ran over' another agent."

But body cam video now "shows that Martinez's vehicle, a blue Ford Fusion, was stationary or going at a very low rate of speed when he was fatally shot."

07.03.2026 00:59 πŸ‘ 5310 πŸ” 2421 πŸ’¬ 97 πŸ“Œ 154
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Donald Trump’s Presidency Is in Free Fall Republicans typically lead on the economy, national security, and immigration. Trump is squandering the GOP’s traditional strength on all three.

Remarkable: With support for the Iran war tanking, Trump is now throwing away the GOP's advantage on three core issues: Economy, immigration, national security.

A year ago it looked like he might be popular on all three. He lit it all on fire. 1/

(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2074...

07.03.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 3312 πŸ” 979 πŸ’¬ 195 πŸ“Œ 140

Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and we’re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs

06.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 30338 πŸ” 7526 πŸ’¬ 224 πŸ“Œ 238
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Tesla sued after Austin shooting suspect allegedly assaulted co-worker A 65-year-old woman says the automaker ignored warning signs before Ndiaga Diagne, the suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting, assaulted her. She sued Thursday.

the Austin mass shooter was a Tesla employee who assaulted a coworker during a company-allowed prayer break late last year

the company refused to give the victim her assailant's name so she could press charges, and he went on to become a mass shooter

www.statesman.com/business/art...

06.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 5306 πŸ” 1903 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 138

We can afford anything we want. The problem is we want all the wrong stuff.

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β€œListen, people knew the risks when they signed up to be an American.”

06.03.2026 03:37 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Governor would appoint with an election to fill the seat in November

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