"You’re there to play a sport, and you’re there to represent your country . . . you’re not there to pop off about politics." - VP Vance
Sports, and the Olympics especially (!), have always been political.
(and "popping off about politics" can be an effective way to represent your country)
The “God bless America” and then naming all of the countries in the Americas is a beautiful rebuttal of Christian Nationalism
BREAKING NEWS: Sharon Owens and Dorcey Applyrs were just elected as the first Black mayors of Syracuse and Albany.
Yessss. 👏
This team is already so fun 😄
Also a shameless plug for my research a few years back with @cjobolin.bsky.social about support and opposition to women's ordination in the U.S.: /3
blog.oup.com/2018/06/wome...
My new article with Politics and Religion is available! It’s Open Access, so give it a read. 🎉
As the gardening season is nearing its end (😭), I present the tiniest and the tallest (11 feet!) flowers I grew this season.
Ooh. I’ll have to check this out!
My husband and I were just such good active listeners on a historic homes tour that the tour guide asked if we were architects 😂
We explained that we’re just professors that appreciate a good head nod during class.
More rose updates from our neighbors—they just keep blooming 🥰
We’re in KY for a few weeks visiting family, and our next door neighbors are sending us rose updates. Only one had bloomed before we left 🤩
Shoutout to my other junior colleagues & friends writing their own books this summer @jztidecat.bsky.social @cogitoergodoom.bsky.social
👏👏
After a whirlwind semester where I won a teaching award (😊) and had a grant terminated by the Trump administration (😑), I’m ready for a summer focused on finishing my book manuscript.
I just got an ad during a podcast about a 2-month free trial of ChatGPT plus for students, and OH BOY am I NOT the target audience for that ad.
“Chat GPT Plus is here to help you through finals.”
•Research faster!
•Spark creativity!
•Upload, summarize, go!
😭
In the six months since Trump won in November, 45k+ people have signed up to consider a run for office with @runforsomething.net -- that's officially more than the # of people who signed up with us in the first *three* years of Trump 1.0.
People are ready to fight back.
Track is the move!
You just need shoes
Some good news in Kentucky:
-KY’s first majority women Supreme Court
-KY’s first woman to serve as chief justice
-KY’s first Black woman to serve in the Supreme Court
apnews.com/article/kent...
I think a lot abt how marginalized people are expected to be perfect just to be treated w/ basic dignity, just to access legal protection. But democracy can’t mean rights for the respectable few. It has to mean fair and just treatment even for those seen as least deserving. That’s the real test.
Unexpected snow calls for 2 lil treats from Trader Joe’s: a mini tote and a mini hydrangea.
1) garbanzo beans for scale
2) cat approved
Friends, the new APSA Status Committee on Disability has sent out a survey to present and past APSA members.... (it's rolling out so if you didn't get it yet, you will). We are looking for an awesome response rate from ALL political scientists. Please fill it out! @apsa.bsky.social
ICMYI: reported protests in the US in 2025 are almost certainly outpacing protests during Trump 1.0. In March 2025, we recorded significant growth in the number of cumulative events, and also an uptick in the rate of events (# of protests/week).
A reminder as Todd Golden makes the Final Four: he has multiple allegations of sexual harassment against him. Yet again, a powerful man’s career has not been ruined by his abhorrent behavior: www.cbssports.com/college-bask...
SWEET 16!
😅😅😭
50-something degrees and sunny calls for seed starting and visits from the neighbor cat
**March is so fun for sports purposes. Thank God for sports.
A good full day of basketball: Murray State women playing their quarterfinal game now, going to support the UAlbany women in the conference championship at 5, and watching UK men (way too late) tonight
🏀 March is so fun 👏
