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Julie Novkov
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Academic (poli sci, law, and US political development), administrator, gymnastics fan, resident of upstate New York. Go Great Danes! Views expressed here are solely my personal opinions. Born at 321 PPM CO2. #polisky #skystorians .. more

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Julie Novkov is an American political scientist, currently a professor of political science and women's, gender, and sexuality studies at the University at Albany, SUNY. She studies the history of American law, American political development, and subordinated identities, with a focus on how laws are used for social control while also being affected by social reform movements. .. more

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 5h
It will interact particularly badly with the increasingly metric-driven environment we inhabit.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 5h
We are certainly talking about it and actively encouraging a variety of strategies.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 5h
Must try!

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 6h
Those grants have historically helped a lot of excellent students start distinguished research careers. We're not even eating our seed corn. We're tossing it in the ditch.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 6h
Looking for a last-minute traditional Thanksgiving dessert for your vegan cousin? This is fantastic, and IMHO, better than regular pumpkin pie! Simple ingredients, easy to make.
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Easy Vegan Pumpkin Pie!
Just 9 easy ingredients, mix in a blender or in a bowl, pour into a pie shell, and then bake. Done! The #1 most popular recipe on my blog, it's an all-time fan-favorite recipe!
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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 6h
I'm thankful for YOUR posting! Your birds are always a moment of ahhhhhhhh for me.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d
Very much off topic, but I love and miss that place. Such a fun hike to do with little kids.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d
Also no poor people work long hours and live in places where they can't count on secure mail delivery for packages that may have to sit out in the open for a while.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d
Completely foreseeable and intended, and further advances the reframing of all disfavored immigrants (including documented immigrants) as dangerous and criminal.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d
Setting rigid, aggressive targets incentivized going after law-abiding people who do things like show up for work, go to immigration court hearings, and pick up their kids. Much easier to find the mom/dad at her shift at Home Depot than the Really Bad Guy hiding from authorities.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d
If you're a James Herriot fan, you know the chapter where he talks about filling out the TB paperwork and screwing it up every time and driving the admin folks nuts? Yeah, that's me. I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d
Dealing with some first-world problems today.
sad girl doing homework meme: "me doing travel card reconciliation paperwork."

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d
My biggest concern is that we do not have a workable legal accountability structure for foreseeable injuries incurred through its use. In fact, our current models of causality, injury, and transparency make some of these injuries difficult even to perceive.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d
Sorry I cannot find the original post that led me to this essay, but if you haven't read it yet, it really provides a lot to consider about why so many US folks feel like they are struggling economically and how supports for low-income people leave major gaps.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d
It is! But these kinds of uses are not getting as much attention. I also wish we'd do a better job of recognizing the scientists who are designing the models instead of just saying the companies' names. e360.yale.edu/features/art...
A.I. Is Quietly Powering a Revolution in Weather Prediction
Weather forecasts powered by artificial intelligence are usually more accurate — and require less computational energy and fewer human hours — than conventional predictions. But questions remain about...
e360.yale.edu

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NBC4 Columbus @nbc4i.com · 1d
A bipartisan bill that would eliminate fees for state IDs and birth certificates for Ohioans experiencing homelessness is headed to the House floor. https://nbc4i.co/4okxNSL?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 
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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d
Anyway, I presume they'll leave the attack on the Girl Scouts to RFK, Jr., who will tell people not to buy Girl Scout cookies. I'm kind of surprised that didn't happen last year.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d
See, that's the hilarious bit to me. The Girl Scouts have been to the left of the Boy Scouts for a while. Going after the Boy Scouts is genuinely dumb.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d
This was all I could think of.
Image of hand dryer with graffiti: "Push button for short speech by Donald Trump"

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d
That to me was one of the most brilliant things about Get Out. (The TSA guy.)

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d
Ghostbusters, but the EPA guy is the hero.
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If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d
Fantastic news!!!

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2d
"You'll be visited by three spirits"
The three spirits
Gymnasts Zhang Boheng, Hashimoto Daiki, and Noe Seifert

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2d
See, some enterprising grad student needs to get out into the field and find out how many husbands just blindly are voting the way their wives tell them to because researching confusing ballot initiatives and nonpartisan judicial candidates has become women's shitwork.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2d
Has the mitzvah been fulfilled if you provide tofurky or vegan Wellington to your vegan son whom you love as long as the turkey is on the holiday table and displayed as the poultry of our affliction? The sages agree that it is, even if only a turkey breast is displayed.

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Strongbird @songbird.bsky.social · 2d
What are the mitzves of Thanks Giving, a festive meal, to eat the turkey bird, to hear the story of thepilgrim, to watch the football game. And some say to argue with an uncle.

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Ben K. @benjaminkabak.com · 2d
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2d
Shots fired!
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As Judge Boasberg considers how to move forward with contempt proceedings re: Alien Enemies Act flights, plaintiffs provide list of names for potential witness testimony.

The list includes former DOJ official Emil Bove, who is now a federal judge on the 3rd Cir.
2 of 4 PETITIONERS-PLAINTIFFS' RESPONSE TO THE COURT'S NOVEMBER 24, 2025 ORDER In response to this Court's order of November 24, 2025, Petitioners-Plaintiffs ("Plaintiffs") respectfully provide their position on how the Court's fact-finding inquiry should proceed. First, the Court should immediately require the government to promptly file declarations) identifying all individuals involved in the decision not to halt the transfer of class members out of U.S. physical custody on March 15 and 16, 2025, regardless of whether they were the ultimate decision-maker or had direct input into the decision, as well as all those with knowledge of the decision-making process. Second, once these declarations are filed and depending on what information they disclose, the Court should then determine the appropriate sequence of witness testimony, and the manner in which that testimony should be provided. At this initial stage, Plaintiffs list as potential witnesses only those identified in the whistleblower disclosure of Erez Reuveni, former Acting Deputy 1 Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB Document 193 Filed 11/25/25 Page 2 of 4 Director of the Department of Justice ("DOJ") Office of Immigration Litigation ("OIL"), see ECF 158-1 ("Reuveni Disclosure"): 1. Former Acting Deputy Director of OIL Erez Reuveni' 2. Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign 3. Former Acting Director of OIL August Flentje 4. Counselor to the Deputy Attorney General James McHenry 5. Associate Deputy Attorney General Paul Perkins 6. Senior Counselor to the Secretary of Homeland Security James Percival 7. Acting General Counsel for the Department of Homeland Security Joseph Mazzara 8. Former Acting Assistant Attorney General (now Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General) Yaakov Roth 9. Former Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove This list is not intended to be exhaustive: it reflects only those individuals expressly identified in the whistleblower materials. Beyond these individuals, the whistlebl…

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2d
If you're going to pick one single way to honor the legacy of Ronald Reagan, this is not a good choice.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d
As Judge Boasberg considers how to move forward with contempt proceedings re: Alien Enemies Act flights, plaintiffs provide list of names for potential witness testimony.

The list includes former DOJ official Emil Bove, who is now a federal judge on the 3rd Cir.
2 of 4 PETITIONERS-PLAINTIFFS' RESPONSE TO THE COURT'S NOVEMBER 24, 2025 ORDER In response to this Court's order of November 24, 2025, Petitioners-Plaintiffs ("Plaintiffs") respectfully provide their position on how the Court's fact-finding inquiry should proceed. First, the Court should immediately require the government to promptly file declarations) identifying all individuals involved in the decision not to halt the transfer of class members out of U.S. physical custody on March 15 and 16, 2025, regardless of whether they were the ultimate decision-maker or had direct input into the decision, as well as all those with knowledge of the decision-making process. Second, once these declarations are filed and depending on what information they disclose, the Court should then determine the appropriate sequence of witness testimony, and the manner in which that testimony should be provided. At this initial stage, Plaintiffs list as potential witnesses only those identified in the whistleblower disclosure of Erez Reuveni, former Acting Deputy 1 Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB Document 193 Filed 11/25/25 Page 2 of 4 Director of the Department of Justice ("DOJ") Office of Immigration Litigation ("OIL"), see ECF 158-1 ("Reuveni Disclosure"): 1. Former Acting Deputy Director of OIL Erez Reuveni' 2. Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign 3. Former Acting Director of OIL August Flentje 4. Counselor to the Deputy Attorney General James McHenry 5. Associate Deputy Attorney General Paul Perkins 6. Senior Counselor to the Secretary of Homeland Security James Percival 7. Acting General Counsel for the Department of Homeland Security Joseph Mazzara 8. Former Acting Assistant Attorney General (now Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General) Yaakov Roth 9. Former Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove This list is not intended to be exhaustive: it reflects only those individuals expressly identified in the whistleblower materials. Beyond these individuals, the whistlebl…