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Bryan Jones
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Political Scientist at UT Austin.

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Bryan D. Jones is an American political scientist and public policy scholar. He holds the J. J. "Jake" Pickle Regents Chair in Congressional Studies at the University of Texas. He is an Academic Director of the Comparative Agendas Project, which has received more than $2,650,000 of National Science Foundation grant funding. .. more

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Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 1d
Really important. Why is the corrupt US Justice Department demanding state voter rolls in violation of the NVRA? Why is Texas complying?
altnps.bsky.social Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2d
Texas officials have turned over the state’s voter rolls to the Justice Department. This action violates the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), which strictly limits how completed voter registration data can be disclosed and used. Under 52 U.S.C. § 20507(i), voter information may be

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Joshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 1d
Precedent-setting pay-to-play petition to SCOTUS starts with an investor-owned electric utility scandal in Ohio:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
Ohio utility corruption defendants to SCOTUS: Bribes are free speech
If the court rules in favor of a former lawmaker and a lobbyist convicted in Ohio’s HB 6 scandal, it would have huge implications for the utility sector…
www.canarymedia.com

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Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 1d
Not surprising.
ediparolev.bsky.social Justin @ediparolev.bsky.social · 1d
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.

I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.

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Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 1d
Trump threatened to take Greenland by force yesterday. We have a treaty with Greenland—NATO. So soldiers following such an order would be following an illegal order. If it were obeyed, officers should be court-martialed.

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Justin @ediparolev.bsky.social · 1d
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 2d
Great piece by my Cato colleague. “Since July, immigration agents have shot at least six people behind the wheel of a vehicle. The same playbook is used each time: the agent says they “feared for their life” as a vehicle was “weaponized” against them. Juries should decide, but we tie their hands.
Opinion | Renee Good wasn’t the first person shot in her car by ICE. The justification followed a familiar script.
Mike Fox: The officer who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis might never have to defend his actions before a judge or jury.
www.ms.now

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2d
Texas officials have turned over the state’s voter rolls to the Justice Department. This action violates the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), which strictly limits how completed voter registration data can be disclosed and used. Under 52 U.S.C. § 20507(i), voter information may be

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Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 2d
What the hell…
meidastouch.com MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d
SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.”

ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”

Via Alpha News

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d
SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.”

ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”

Via Alpha News

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Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 2d
Autocracy at work b
br00t4c.bsky.social br00t4c @br00t4c.bsky.social · 3d
FBI takes over case of ICE agent killing US woman and cuts Minnesota’s access to evidence

Minneapolis remains on edge, with several protests planned after shooting of Renee Nicole Good

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
FBI takes over case of ICE agent killing US woman and cuts Minnesota’s access to evidence
Minneapolis remains on edge, with several protests planned after shooting of Renee Nicole Good
www.theguardian.com

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Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 2d
Beginning of massive voter suppression that is to come in Texas
marcelias.bsky.social Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3d
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) threatened Houston with a state takeover of its elections on Thursday — an escalation of long-simmering GOP threats to gain control of voting in the fourth-largest city in the United States. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Texas governor threatens state takeover of Houston elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com

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Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 2d
Yeah, the unprofessional behavior of these thugs makes that choice more critical. She didn’t obstruct traffic. She waved ICE vehicles through. Then she was attacked.
bsexton.bsky.social Beatrice Sexton @bsexton.bsky.social · 2d
I can't get used to MAGA's expectation for people to deny basic instincts, like fight or flight. They were aggressive towards her, and she chose flight.

I'm not sure we know that she was there to obstruct traffic or even to protest.

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Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 2d
I just posted on local Facebook that I intend to stand out on our town green in our little NH town this evening 5:30-6 with a candle for Renee Good and all others killed without justice by fed forces. A lot of support. But you would certainly believe how many nasty, sometimes personal, responses.

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Beatrice Sexton @bsexton.bsky.social · 2d
I can't get used to MAGA's expectation for people to deny basic instincts, like fight or flight. They were aggressive towards her, and she chose flight.

I'm not sure we know that she was there to obstruct traffic or even to protest.

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Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 2d
She knew that ICE disappears even citizens. I’d guess she thought about her child. But no matter. She was clearly murdered.
laurachapin.bsky.social Laura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 3d
As a woman, your entire life is spent being on alert for rape and sexual violence.
An armed dude in tactical gear with a mask and no nametag or badge number screaming profanities at you, jerking your car door handle, means you are hitting the child locks and getting the fuck out of there.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2d
The US economy added just 50,000 jobs in December, and the numbers for October and November have been revised down.

To put that in perspective, the average monthly job growth in 2023-24 — the worst economy ever, human beings had never seen such suffering — was 192,000.

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Washington Monthly @washingtonmonthly.com · 2d
As Washington Falters, California Leads the Way on Scientific Research.

washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/09/c...
As Washington Falters, California Leads the Way on Scientific Research
Using its economic leverage, California has been forging its own path on scientific research for 25 years. Here’s how.
washingtonmonthly.com

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Laura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 3d
As a woman, your entire life is spent being on alert for rape and sexual violence.
An armed dude in tactical gear with a mask and no nametag or badge number screaming profanities at you, jerking your car door handle, means you are hitting the child locks and getting the fuck out of there.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d
Pastor: I said to this ICE agent, 'Take me, stop harassing her.' The agent got in my face, pointed a gun at me, and said, 'Are you afraid now?' To which I said, 'I am not afraid.'

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3d
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) threatened Houston with a state takeover of its elections on Thursday — an escalation of long-simmering GOP threats to gain control of voting in the fourth-largest city in the United States. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Texas governor threatens state takeover of Houston elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com

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br00t4c @br00t4c.bsky.social · 3d
FBI takes over case of ICE agent killing US woman and cuts Minnesota’s access to evidence

Minneapolis remains on edge, with several protests planned after shooting of Renee Nicole Good

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
FBI takes over case of ICE agent killing US woman and cuts Minnesota’s access to evidence
Minneapolis remains on edge, with several protests planned after shooting of Renee Nicole Good
www.theguardian.com

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Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 3d
Why don’t ICE creeps wear uniforms?

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Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 3d
Randy, I assume by ‘foreign invasion’ you mean ICE in our cities.
bsexton.bsky.social Beatrice Sexton @bsexton.bsky.social · 3d
Law enforcement isn't supposed to stand in front of vehicles or shoot at vehicles driving away.

So many broken and heartless people in government.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
Rep. Randy Fine: "It's time for Americans to say 'enough,' and if you get in the way of the government repelling a foreign invasion, you're gonna end up just like that lady did yesterday."

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Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 3d
Seems like whites in S Africa got a pretty good deal after the end of Apartheid.

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Bryan Jones @alongcamejones.bsky.social · 3d
Listen only what you want to hear.
adamkeiper.com Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 3d
Maybe not the kind of relationship you want w your top intelligence official:

"The White House excluded DNI Tulsi Gabbard from months of planning…because [of] her previous opposition to military action in Venezuela.…White House aides joked that the acronym of her title stood for 'Do Not Invite.'"
US Spy Chief Gabbard Excluded From Maduro Plan Over Past Views
The White House excluded Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard from months of planning to oust Nicolas Maduro because her previous opposition to military action in Venezuela cast doubt on he...
www.bloomberg.com

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 3d
Maybe not the kind of relationship you want w your top intelligence official:

"The White House excluded DNI Tulsi Gabbard from months of planning…because [of] her previous opposition to military action in Venezuela.…White House aides joked that the acronym of her title stood for 'Do Not Invite.'"
US Spy Chief Gabbard Excluded From Maduro Plan Over Past Views
The White House excluded Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard from months of planning to oust Nicolas Maduro because her previous opposition to military action in Venezuela cast doubt on he...
www.bloomberg.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
"This was a family that could've been like mine" -- Philip Bump breaks down crying on MS NOW when talking about the stuffed animals in Renee Good's car when she was killed

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Beatrice Sexton @bsexton.bsky.social · 3d
Law enforcement isn't supposed to stand in front of vehicles or shoot at vehicles driving away.

So many broken and heartless people in government.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
Rep. Randy Fine: "It's time for Americans to say 'enough,' and if you get in the way of the government repelling a foreign invasion, you're gonna end up just like that lady did yesterday."

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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 3d
Trump is reshaping election control by installing loyalists and stripping state power, a sweeping federal grab that could let the White House decide how America votes and who counts the ballots.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...