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Jon Pierre
@jonpierre.bsky.social
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Dad, husband, professor emeritus in political science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Joined Bluesky to hang out with the good guys, so don't let me down.
Nothing good starts in a getaway car.

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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 3h
"And that, Charlie Brown, is how you rig an election."
marcelias.bsky.social Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h
🚨BREAKING: Indiana Senate Elections Committee voted 6–3 to advance a controversial mid-decade redistricting bill that would all but guarantee the GOP wins all nine of the state’s congressional seats. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Indiana Senate Committee Advances Trump-Demanded Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h
🚨BREAKING: Indiana Senate Elections Committee voted 6–3 to advance a controversial mid-decade redistricting bill that would all but guarantee the GOP wins all nine of the state’s congressional seats. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Indiana Senate Committee Advances Trump-Demanded Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com

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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 1d
I guess this and other instances of district manipulation renders the question of whether the 2026 midterms were rigged moot.

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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 2d
Whisper it...

• J.R.R. Tolkien •

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 3d
Trump administration makes Trump's birthday a free-admission day for national parks while canceling free admission for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, according to park service web site.
www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
National parks cut free entry for MLK Day, add Trump's birthday
NPS changed its free admission days in 2026, removing MLK Day and Juneteenth while adding Trump's birthday.
www.usatoday.com

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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 5d
So the Senator works 16 hours a day, seven days a week, all year?? I do not think so. And Trump outworks him?

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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 6d
Julie Schumacher. "Dear Committee Members." I read it a few years ago and found it the other day in a corner of my bookshelf. Great book.

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Australian Journal of Public Administration @ausjpa.bsky.social · 6d
☕️ How does managing a #BlendedWorkforce impact the well-being of middle managers in the public service ❓

Vindhya Weeratunga, Fiona Buick, Deborah Blackman, Michael O'Donnellexplore the unintended consequences of the blended workforce model 👇

doi.org/10.1111/1467...

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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 7d
"Preventative MRI"? MRI is not a treatment. You don't prevent anything with a MRI.

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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 7d
So let's see... mini Christmas trees dipped in gold, golfclubs in solid gold, the latest SCOTUS ruling in a frame of, you guessed it, gold, a golden model of the Quatari 747 and on the desk the goldbar which just arrived from the Saudi friends.

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USpolitics 🇺🇸 @uspol.skyfleet.blue · 7d
Photos: White House reveals 2025 Christmas decorations
Photos: White House reveals 2025 Christmas decorations
The White House is ringing in the holidays, unveiling on Monday its annual Christmas decor theme: “Home is Where the Heart is.” The decorations are an ode to the “enduring American spirit of generosity, patriotism and gratitude,” the White House said. Take a look here at the White House as it is all dolled up...
thehill.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 9d
“I think you’re in my seat”
Pope on a plane with a baseball bat

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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 10d
AI could be used to fact-check him.
The horror, the horror.
patriottakes.bsky.social PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 10d
Speaker Mike Johnson listed “the rise of AI and what that might do to a society” as something that keeps him up at night

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 10d
Speaker Mike Johnson listed “the rise of AI and what that might do to a society” as something that keeps him up at night

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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 10d
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"Join ICE" - Jesse Welles (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 10d
I really like this guy. He sounds like young Bob Dylan. Join ICE!

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Superbugs 🦠🔬🏫🧒🏽 @superbugs.bsky.social · 11d
Why scientists have to become better communicators and learn how to engage different audiences.

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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 12d
His first contribution to the household.

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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 12d
Jag är i Paradiset.

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Florence So @floriso.bsky.social · 14d
🌟 JOB ALERT! 🌟

I’m hiring 1 postdoc for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting ca. Aug '26! Congenial colleagues + int'l & supportive environment. 💸 for conferences + workshops! Lots of professional networking opportunities with scholars! Deadline Jan 7th. Apply! (see more below 🧵)
Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science PAR 2025/838
The Department of Political Science is an international academic environment that welcomes students, researchers and
web103.reachmee.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 14d
am I even awake right now?
telegraph article: Wool of gay sheep passes woke test for New York fashion debut Designer Michael Schmidt’s I Wool Survive line uses fleece from rams ‘that prefer same-sex partners’

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d
absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14d
Trump Administration bizarrely demands the University of Pennsylvania hand over "names, phone numbers and physical addresses" for anyone who "belongs to Jewish clubs or groups on campus, and anyone who works in the university’s Jewish studies program"...

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Federal Suit Seeking Names of Some Jewish Employees at Penn Sparks Backlash
www.nytimes.com

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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 14d
That is exactly what it means.

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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 15d
What about political science, public administration, public management? State formation, democracy and government are inherently political processes.

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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 15d
Blessed are the peacemakers
Spidermen meme about blaming each other

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 16d
Never forget that Trump claimed it as HIS plan, Vance personally promoted it, the White House said Rubio authored it - and they all gave Zelensky a week to agree to it or lose all support.

Presidencies have collapsed & people have been imprisoned for FAR less.

Treachery.
Trump, Vance & Rubio in the Oval Office

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CNN @cnn.com · 18d
Italians have very strict rules when it comes to making carbonara. The classic combination of Italian pasta, pork and cheese are mixed with egg yolks and pepper preferably just moments before serving to create the perfect dish.
‘Fake’ carbonara sauce causes outrage in Italy | CNN
Italy is pushing to ban “Italian-sounding” foods abroad amid a scandal over the appearance of a Belgian-made carbonara sauce found on the shelves of a store in the European Parliament.
www.cnn.com