Andrew Sinclair
@jandrewsinclair.bsky.social
Ast. Prof. of Gov't, Claremont McKenna College. Interested in political reform, public policy process, public administration, electoral institutions, and political behavior. Polling at the Rose Institute of State and Local Government.
Pinned
A theory. Everyone who cares about politics on bluesky ALSO needs to make a habit out of posting about their other interests and hobbies. Making bluesky work for many communities of interest will increase the political reach of the experts here.
By the worst means, the worst. For mine own good, // All causes shall give way: I am in blood // Stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more, // Returning were as tedious as go o'er: // Strange things I have in head, that will to hand; // Which must be acted ere they may be scann'd. — Macbeth
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
By the worst means, the worst. For mine own good, // All causes shall give way: I am in blood // Stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more, // Returning were as tedious as go o'er: // Strange things I have in head, that will to hand; // Which must be acted ere they may be scann'd. — Macbeth
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3/ "Even if the U.S. were at war with the traffickers, an order to kill all the boat’s occupants if they were no longer able to fight 'would in essence be an order to show no quarter, which would be a war crime,' said Huntley, now director of the national security law program at Georgetown Law."
November 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
3/ "Even if the U.S. were at war with the traffickers, an order to kill all the boat’s occupants if they were no longer able to fight 'would in essence be an order to show no quarter, which would be a war crime,' said Huntley, now director of the national security law program at Georgetown Law."
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5/ Administration explanation to Congress seems to be a bold-face falsehood: claiming double-tap strike was to clear debris, not to kill survivors.
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
5/ Administration explanation to Congress seems to be a bold-face falsehood: claiming double-tap strike was to clear debris, not to kill survivors.
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
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1/ Collective punishment of tens of thousands of vetted Afghan partners won’t prevent radicalization. But it will guarantee fewer allies, more enemies, and higher risks for U.S. troops the next time we deploy.
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
Opinion | The Ambush on the National Guard
The alleged shooting by an Afghan ‘partner’ shouldn’t condemn all who assisted the U.S. and now live here.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
1/ Collective punishment of tens of thousands of vetted Afghan partners won’t prevent radicalization. But it will guarantee fewer allies, more enemies, and higher risks for U.S. troops the next time we deploy.
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
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This is so deeply at odds with the vision and history of America. Take pretty much any ethnic or racial group that are part of the American mosaic America today - they have all faced the same accusation. The moment these accusations are turned into policy are some of the most shameful in US history
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This is so deeply at odds with the vision and history of America. Take pretty much any ethnic or racial group that are part of the American mosaic America today - they have all faced the same accusation. The moment these accusations are turned into policy are some of the most shameful in US history
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Abraham Lincoln, 1855.
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
![I am not a Know-Nothing. That is certain. How could I be? How can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes, be in favor or degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring that "all men are created equal." We now practically read it "all men are created equal, except negroes" When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read "all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics." When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty -- to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocracy [sic].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:egd33s7iuqsmwlwab6mbtrqi/bafkreiaaicjid4jg3oongeah73ukqvwsqv4vwbp75q4f755nldtcfermhi@jpeg)
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Abraham Lincoln, 1855.
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
Charlie Brown: “This time I'm gonna kick that football clear to the moon!”
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Charlie Brown: “This time I'm gonna kick that football clear to the moon!”
Surprising fact. Jonathan Turley, later famous for other reasons, once endeavored to save "Five Wives Vodka" from a sales ban in Idaho. Happy Thanksgiving! www.idahostatejournal.com/news/state/i...
Idaho throws out Five Wives Vodka ban
BOISE (AP) — It’s okay to have Five Wives in Idaho — at least it it’s the vodka distilled in Utah.
www.idahostatejournal.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Surprising fact. Jonathan Turley, later famous for other reasons, once endeavored to save "Five Wives Vodka" from a sales ban in Idaho. Happy Thanksgiving! www.idahostatejournal.com/news/state/i...
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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)
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
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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)
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)
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Burr Ridge resident Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and MouseTrap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99.
Toy inventor Burt Meyer, who dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, dies age 99
Burr Ridge resident Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and MouseTrap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99.
trib.al
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Burr Ridge resident Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and MouseTrap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99.
How many lifting political scientists are there? How should we find each other? #polisciliftsatMPSA?
Proud disciple of the @karenattiah.bsky.social school of Don’t Let the Fascists be Stronger than You.
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
How many lifting political scientists are there? How should we find each other? #polisciliftsatMPSA?
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It's important to remember why this is true. The president's command of the armed forces comes only from the Constitution. He has no magical authority beyond it. And the Constitution also says that Congress has the power to "make rules for the government and regulation" of those armed forces. 1/1
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
It's important to remember why this is true. The president's command of the armed forces comes only from the Constitution. He has no magical authority beyond it. And the Constitution also says that Congress has the power to "make rules for the government and regulation" of those armed forces. 1/1
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I check in at Fifty Plus One courtesy of @gelliottmorris.com every day. One of the polls added to the average today is a "Wow. Holy shit that's bad" one.
americanresearchgroup.com/economy/
americanresearchgroup.com/economy/
Trump Job Approvals and The National Economy
americanresearchgroup.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I check in at Fifty Plus One courtesy of @gelliottmorris.com every day. One of the polls added to the average today is a "Wow. Holy shit that's bad" one.
americanresearchgroup.com/economy/
americanresearchgroup.com/economy/
If you are in LA County, this is a story to follow: laist.com/news/politic...
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 AM
If you are in LA County, this is a story to follow: laist.com/news/politic...
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So I’ve made it official folks: I’ve filed the paperwork to run for Governor of Alabama. It’s time to remind this state of who we are and what we can accomplish together.
#DougForAlabama
#DougForAlabama
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
So I’ve made it official folks: I’ve filed the paperwork to run for Governor of Alabama. It’s time to remind this state of who we are and what we can accomplish together.
#DougForAlabama
#DougForAlabama
This is ridiculous. laist.com/news/la-coun...
LA County’s $2M CEO payout was over claims she was harmed by ballot measure
Davenport requested the settlement for “reputational harm, embarrassment and physical, emotional and mental distress caused by the Measure G.”
laist.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is ridiculous. laist.com/news/la-coun...
We should be fighting for Australia instead of thinking about an attack on Venezuela. That’s still worth 2 extra armies but there is only one entry-point.
November 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
We should be fighting for Australia instead of thinking about an attack on Venezuela. That’s still worth 2 extra armies but there is only one entry-point.
Oof
I’m reading a book about former congressman Mark Foley but it’s just got too many pages for me to handle.
I’m reading a book on anti gravity. It’s impossible to put down
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Oof
Look out! They are also competing for longest road!
November 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Look out! They are also competing for longest road!
Ken Burns Am Rev. has some great music in it. If I’m not mistaken, in the Ep2 segment on the American retreat to Île aux Noix it is “Neil Gow's Lament for his second wife” in the background.
November 23, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Ken Burns Am Rev. has some great music in it. If I’m not mistaken, in the Ep2 segment on the American retreat to Île aux Noix it is “Neil Gow's Lament for his second wife” in the background.
“This is fun.”
Utterly lawless
November 23, 2025 at 4:18 AM
“This is fun.”
The conflict between the Russian government and Ukraine is one of those few conflicts in which one side is clearly and unambiguously right. The United States should support Zelensky’s peace plan: Russian troops leave Ukraine, war over.
November 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The conflict between the Russian government and Ukraine is one of those few conflicts in which one side is clearly and unambiguously right. The United States should support Zelensky’s peace plan: Russian troops leave Ukraine, war over.
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Americans remain “frustrated” about rising prices and have a dimming view of their personal finances, a survey found.
Economic Confidence Improved Slightly After Shutdown Ended—But Remains Near Historic Lows
Americans remain “frustrated” about rising prices and have a dimming view of their personal finances, a survey found.
www.forbes.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Americans remain “frustrated” about rising prices and have a dimming view of their personal finances, a survey found.
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I lived life as an autistic person for 41 years, and frankly it's wild to see someone who views your existence as a blight elevated to a position of such consequence. I generally see no reason to discuss being on the spectrum publicly, but I'll make an exception for this vile eugenicist. 1/x
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I lived life as an autistic person for 41 years, and frankly it's wild to see someone who views your existence as a blight elevated to a position of such consequence. I generally see no reason to discuss being on the spectrum publicly, but I'll make an exception for this vile eugenicist. 1/x
Los Angeles in the rain.
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Los Angeles in the rain.