David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

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Political scientist. Political behavior + methods. Spatial analysis.
Speaking in a personal capacity. Opinions expressed are my own.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · May 8

Pope Leo XIV: JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others.

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 1h

NEW: Recently published remarks from Pope Leo XIV’s U.S. envoy take direct aim at JD Vance’s “post-liberal” political crusade.

Originally delivered in September, the speech warns of politicized religion and the dangers of Vance's creeping authoritarianism.

Pope Leo XIV’s US Ambassador Rips Vance’s “Post-Liberal” Crusade in Newly Discovered Speech

In a once-secret address now brought to light, Pope Leo's envoy to America delivers a stinging critique of JD Vance’s “post-liberal” Catholic movement — warning it flirts with authoritarianism.

www.thelettersfromleo.com

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 1h

I’m kind of fascinated by this map in The Times’ story on the University of South Carolina & other Southern schools. I wish they’d looked at more than just one year for this map, but I wonder why Texas lost so many students to other states.
www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...

Reposted by David Darmofal

AAUP @aaup.org · 1h

We launched a PAC!

“This PAC is an extension of our fight to ensure a future for American higher ed through bipartisan legislation that recognizes that college can be tuition-free, debt-free, welcoming to all, conducive to academic freedom & offer jobs with dignity.”

- Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

Professors Launch PAC to Fight Back Against Trump’s Attacks

The American Association of University Professors, a union whose members are fighting policies from the Trump administration and GOP Congress, launched a PAC this week to spend in federal elections.

news.bgov.com

Reposted by David Darmofal

Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you Pope Francis for the gift of Pope Leo XIV.

Secrets of Leo XIV’s Election: Smuggled Phones, Double Votes, and a Terrified Papabile

A major insider account of the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV has arrived — in Spanish — spilling jaw-dropping anecdotes from the Sistine Chapel.

www.thelettersfromleo.com

Reposted by David L. Anderson, David Darmofal

Michelangelo Landgrave @landgravephd.bsky.social · 2h

Teaching track political theory job at CU Boulder. 60k salary range. Going to be upfront that Boulder/Denver area is high COL... But there is a reason. Lots of amenities. Mountains, easy to get to Denver, etc. Blue politics.

jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

Assistant Teaching Professor - Political Science

jobs.colorado.edu

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Rep. Greg Stanton @repgregstanton.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you to the Center for Effective Lawmaking for this recognition.

Reposted by David Darmofal

Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 2h

@maxboot.bsky.social goes to an international security forum and concludes that the post-American world/era has arrived. Oof. 🎁 link wapo.st/3XjwvfH

Opinion | America has become a rogue nation. U.S. allies are looking elsewhere.

Europeans and Canadians are talking about making their own security arrangements.

wapo.st

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 2h

From the administration that loves to call itself “pro-life”

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths

The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.

www.washingtonpost.com

Reposted by Christina Pagel, David Darmofal

Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 2h

SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...

Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day

www.nytimes.com

Reposted by David Darmofal

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2h

Taxpayers have shelled out nearly $71 million for Trump's golf hobby since he retook office — and he's on track to exceed an eye-popping figure

Second-Term Tab For Trump’s Golf Hobby Tops $70 Million, On Track To Exceed $300 Million

The total would double the $151.5 million taxpayers shelled out for him to play golf during his first term.

www.huffpost.com

Reposted by David Darmofal

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 2h

The president calls a New York Times reporter “ugly,” the third insult toward a female reporter in recent weeks.

Trump insults another female reporter, this time for her looks

On Wednesday, the president called a New York Times reporter “ugly,” the third insult toward a female reporter in recent weeks.

nbcnews.to

Reposted by Robert C. Richards

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 3h

What Trump & Vance are doing to this country.

Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens

Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens

www.nytimes.com

Reposted by David Darmofal

Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 3h

When I worked for Obama, I advised him on how to talk to Russian leaders. I never gave the Kremlin advice on how to talk to Obama (and I talked to Ushakov many times!).

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 4h

For years now I’ve been speaking out against tariffs even when leftists like Warren & Sanders, in addition to Trump & Vance, were promoting them. Tariffs are inflationary & raise prices on the poor & working class while benefiting the wealthy. I was right & those on the far left & right were wrong.

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Rep. Greg Stanton @repgregstanton.bsky.social · 4h

Trump's tariffs are raising costs on everything from groceries to housing, not to mention squeezing our small businesses.

Families are already facing a cost-of-living crisis. Democrats have a bill to stop this abuse of tariff powers and bring down prices — we should vote on it.

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 4h

He’s got a lot more than just two obstacles to the job he’s lusted for his entire life. And one of the many obstacles is himself.

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 4h

I was today years old when I learned (thank you Wikipedia!) that the last Democrat to represent TN’s 7th district was Ed Jones, Meg Kinnard’s grandfather.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

MOTHER JONES: “You should be paying attention to the race in Tennessee’s 7th congressional district”

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 4h

Trump has cancelled countless green energy projects that would have expanded energy production.

Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 5h

Under President Trump, electricity prices are surging — up 11%! — leaving millions behind on their utility bills, with past-due balances at an all-time high.

American families deserve better.

Reposted by David Darmofal

PRRI @prri.org · 4h

Tues. Dec. 9 @ 3:00 PM ET, join us as we break down PRRI data on Americans’ immigration attitudes and trends shaping the national debate. Featuring @laura-e-alex.bsky.social, @melissadeckman.bsky.social, @russcontreras.bsky.social, and Diana Orces, Ph.D.
Register now!
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 4h

Hicks: Just in time for holidays, Graham hands political opponents an early Christmas gift

Yes. If people are tired of Graham’s behavior, @drannieandrews.com will be a vastly better senator.

Hicks: Just in time for holidays, Graham hands political opponents an early Christmas gift

Expect Sen. Lindsey Graham's political opponents to make great hay of his efforts to collect cash from the Justice Department for - gasp - investigating him.

www.postandcourier.com

Reposted by David Darmofal

Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 4h

A group of farm workers from around the country are suing to stop new, lower-wage federal guidelines that save money for farmers but cut pay for temporary foreign agriculture workers — hurting local laborers as a result, the suit alleges. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/26/r...

Farmworkers sue over Trump’s low wages for foreign guest workers • Ohio Capital Journal

A California union and a group of current farmworkers from around the country are suing to stop new federal guidelines that cut wages for temporary foreign agriculture workers — helping farmers but…

ohiocapitaljournal.com

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 4h

Thanks! I went to a talk earlier this semester by Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire & she spoke about how important AI is to the future of vaccine development. Plus you & I know how it has made a valuable contribution to our discipline as well.

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 4h

From the American Enterprise Institute: The Trump Era Is One of GOP Decline

www.aei.org

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 4h

Among the people who helped pay for Trump’s transition are Linda McMahon, Howard Lutnick, Steve Witkoff, & the now-U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio.

A Year Later, Donors to Trump’s Transition Come to Light

www.nytimes.com

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 4h

Family of Leavitt’s Nephew Blasts Her for Ignoring ICE Detention

Karoline Leavitt Slammed by Nephew’s Family for Ignoring ICE Arrest

The mother, currently held by ICE in Louisiana, has been in the U.S. since she was a child—and a member of the Leavitt family for over a decade, her sister claims.

www.thedailybeast.com

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 4h

George has built his movement by claiming a progressive orthodoxy in higher ed. that, at best, is wildly overstated on some campuses & non-existent on most campuses.The illiberalism on the right has always existed, from Fr. Coughlin to Kirk & Buckley to the antisemites who opposed Vatican II.

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 4h

I’ll read this from Robbie George, the mastermind of these conservative campus centers, later. But fwiw, there’s been no vibe shift at the University of South Carolina bc our school has never trued to push liberal politics on students, nor push George’s conservative politics on students either.

Reposted by David Darmofal

Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 4h

Democrat in TN-07 special headed toward overperformance at the very least. 12/2 will be a big day for political junkies. emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...

Tennessee 7th District 2025 Special Election Poll: Republican Van Epps and Democrat Behn Locked In Tight Race - Emerson Polling

Voters Split on Trump’s Job Performance as Economic Issues Top Voters’ Concerns A new Emerson…Full Release & Results

emersoncollegepolling.com

Reposted by David Darmofal

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 5h

what a coinkydink www.wsj.com/finance/cant...

Howard Lutnick’s Former Wall Street Firm Is Having Its Best Year Ever

Now run by three co-CEOs and Lutnick’s two elder sons, the firm is reaping rewards from early bet on crypto.

www.wsj.com

Reposted by Simon Hix, Ben H. Ansell, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham , and 3 more Simon Hix, Ben H. Ansell, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Brian Weatherson, Michael Larkin, David Darmofal

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 5h

People on BlueSky: AI is useless! A stochastic parrot!

Mathematicians/biologists/physicists: It is already helping us do frontier technical research and in some cases solve open problems arxiv.org/pdf/2511.16072

(There are of course, as always, many caveats, but the paper is genuinely remarkable)

arxiv.org

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