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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 4h

Our new report finds that more than one in six LBTQ Latinas have been unhoused at some point in the last five years. That's more than double the rate for all adults in LA County and more than four times the rate for GBTQ white men.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17h

After signing up for self-deportation, Emily and Deybis sold their car and moved to an unfinished basement. But DHS never sent them the promised plane tickets.

Now they worry about surviving winter. Weeks ago, they sold their daughter’s bed to pay rent.

➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4ohnDm6

Article excerpt: Emily said she made clear the family didn’t have Venezuelan passports but was told that wouldn’t be a problem; the U.S. government would procure any necessary documents for them. They said the operator gave them an Aug. 1 departure date and told them to expect their plane tickets by email.

Emily and Deybis sold their car and moved with their children to Columbus, Ohio, where Deybis’ nephew let them stay in his unfinished basement apartment until their departure. The plane tickets never came.

Then the nephew was detained in a traffic stop and deported. Panicked, Emily and Deybis said they called the toll-free number again and again, leaving messages that went unanswered. Emily submitted a new application and sent more emails.

Article excerpt: ...They found travel agencies that offer to procure travel documents at a cost but said they were told the Venezuelan government requires an arrival date and proof that plane tickets have been purchased. Emily and Deybis can’t afford them.

“Thank you so much for your patience and we understand your frustration,” they heard back in another email. “Wait for new instructions from DHS.”

As they wait, they worry about how they’ll survive when winter comes. Most days, Deybis visits local food pantries and looks for discarded items in alleys and on street corners that they can resell. A few weeks ago, they sold their daughter’s bed to help pay the rent.

“We’d rather be in Venezuela with our family than suffer here,” he said.

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Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 20h

In a recent late-night appearance, Margolyes said that, among other things, she won't apologize for how much she loves being a lesbian.

'Harry Potter's Miriam Margolyes identifies as 'unapologetically woke' 'left-wing dyke'

In a recent late-night appearance, Margolyes said that, among other things, she won't apologize for how much she loves being a lesbian.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 1d

The transgender former leader of the D.C. nonprofit Casa Rub, who pleaded guilty to fraud, asked to replace her lawyers.

Breaking: Judge delays Ruby Corado’s sentencing but orders U.S. Marshals to take her into custody

The transgender former leader of the D.C. nonprofit Casa Rub, who pleaded guilty to fraud, asked to replace her lawyers.

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 1d

Student government leaders of MIT, UVA, U of AZ, Dartmouth, UPenn, Brown, and Vanderbilt united in their opposition to the "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 1d

Just dusting these off and charging them up for #NoKings day this weekend. We'll be out in the streets in DC survey protest participants. On top of our usual questions about who's participation, what motivates them, and how engaged they are civically we are adding a NEW QUESTION about media diets!

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Efrén Pérez @efrenpolipsy.bsky.social · 1d

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Public Opinion Quarterly - POQ @poqjournal.bsky.social · 2d

How does proximity to injustice affect Native American political behavior?

In POQ, Sanchez & Foxworth examined Native American political behavior in the 2020 presidential election. They found that proximity was a strong mobilizing factor.

Read more: doi.org/10.1093/poq/...

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Kavanaugh stop

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

What if the unidentified masked men with guns don't accept the validity of your papers?

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

Rest in peace, Miss Major.

We will carry the bricks forward.

ACLU @aclu.org · 1d

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 2d

oooh this looks awesome! I’ve been having my students do this with a ton of mutate()s and with lots of tinkering, like this evalsp25.classes.andrewheiss.com/example/synt... but this seems a ton easier #rstats

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APSA @apsa.bsky.social · 2d

Civic Organizations and the Political Participation of Cross-Pressured Americans: The Case of the Labor Movement

Civic Organizations and the Political Participation of Cross-Pressured Americans: The Case of the Labor Movement By Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Columbia University Civic associations…

Civic Organizations and the Political Participation of Cross-Pressured Americans: The Case of the Labor Movement

Civic Organizations and the Political Participation of Cross-Pressured Americans: The Case of the Labor Movement By Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Columbia University Civic associations underpin American democracy. How can politically cross-cutting associations engage members who hold divergent viewpoints amidst increasing partisan polarization and nationalization of politics? I examine this question in the context of labor unions, studying how unions engage members who hold conservative views at odds with some of the union’s political actions.

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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 2d

On Indigenous Peoples' Day, we're reminded that there are 285,000 American Indian and Alaska Native LGBT adults in the U.S. More than 60% of them live in the South and West. bit.ly/AIANSES

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 2d

From the world wars and Red Scare to the fight for Irish independence, here are some queer spies worth knowing.

Playing for both teams: 6 LGBTQ+ spies from history

From the world wars and Red Scare to the fight for Irish independence, here are some queer spies worth knowing.

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Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · 2d

New this week: BJS released the National Crime Victimization Survey for 2024 two weeks ago. It shows not statistically significant change in crime from 2023, but a methodological change adds more uncertainty than normal. I dug in so check it out!
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Deciphering The 2024 National Crime Victimization Survey

The Bureau of Justice Statistics released the National Crime Victimization Survey for 2024 recently and it finds that neither property nor violent crime were statistically significant from 2022 and 20...

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Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 2d

Wrote a thing. Up way too early burning the candle at both ends trying to write more things.
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Politics is about power. Our conversations about political parties should be, too.

Presidential excess is really about how the rest of the political system has failed

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Lee Drutman @leedrutman.bsky.social · 2d

New study finds Democrats represent public opinion better than Republicans: "the quality of statehouse democracy, here meaning the dynamic relationship between opinion and policy, is substantially weakened by Republican Party control of state government."

www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....

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eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 2d

New expressive participation slide for class. The Portland folks are trying to solve a collective action problem by 1) lowering the costs (normies don't like the idea of violence) and 2) making it fun and identity expressive. Good use of social science.

Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 4d

Hot off the presses! If you need a bigger size to print your stickers let me know!

The Portland frog as a founding father, surround by the words "give me ribberty or give me death"

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 3d

“The right’s war on the academy and education is part of a generational war over what young people, especially young white people, will be taught and how they will be socialized."
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Building a Political Home - Boston Review

Activist and scholar Cathy J. Cohen on winning power in the midst of a “generational war.”

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 3d

Attacks on the federal workforce are also attacks on Black workers, who are overrepresented in the public sector.

Black unemployment is 7.5%. I'm reminded of Coates' observation that Black Americans regularly experience conditions that would be considered a crisis if whites faced them.

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

BREAKING: An attempted coup is underway in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, the country's president says.

An attempted coup is underway in Madagascar, the country's president says

The president of madagascar says an attempted coup is underway in the Indian Ocean island country. A statement from President Andry Rajoelina’s office said it “wishes to inform the nation and the international community that an attempt to seize power illegally and by force” has been “initiated” on S

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Andrew R. Flores @aflor017.github.io · 3d

In my gay youth, my grandma would take me to the movies, and we would sneak in foods (like McDonalds!) and we would watch The First Wives Club among many other films.

I am sad to hear about Diane Keaton. She was a safe haven for others to see being gay was not that big of an issue.

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Andrew R. Flores @aflor017.github.io · 4d

Are we back to the 90s?

Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 4d

Some bigots are screaming about LGBTQ+ Pride outside Atlanta’s Piedmont Park, where the city’s Pride activities have started.

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Mark J. Nelson @mm-jj-nn.bsky.social · 4d

playtesting today!

A photograph of a table in the Washington National Cathedral with three laptops and a man working on one of them. Next to it is a poster for "American University National Cathedral Game"

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4d

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library's children and young adult sections has just been awarded $700,000 in a settlement. t.co/EA5L1kOZfV

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/wyoming-library-settlement-book-bans-terri-lesley.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwdGRjcANWLXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhlnY6nKj_j4zuP3VjNSstXWBaV1t8-sPQ5C3b_jS6WN...

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