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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 6h

Any advice on how undergrads and recent grads can get that experience in this environment? It's a brutal job market in enviro science.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 10h

Kevin has done the math. You need to be listening to what he has to say about the Louisiana case.

Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 10h

We now know that in the aftermath of Shelby County there was an explosion in vote dilution (via annexations) in once-covered municipalities. As ever, keeping our eye on the local level will be of paramount importance. Unfortunately, the decline of local media will make this v difficult

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 10h

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLLP...

Michael Stanley performing "My Town" at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

www.youtube.com

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 10h

Is anyone out there tracking suits against ICE/ICE personnel? I've seen several news stories where things have gone sideways and the people involved have announced that they have sued or will sue. Almost certainly too early for any resolutions, but I am curious.

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Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 10h

We now know that in the aftermath of Shelby County there was an explosion in vote dilution (via annexations) in once-covered municipalities. As ever, keeping our eye on the local level will be of paramount importance. Unfortunately, the decline of local media will make this v difficult

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 10h

If it turns out that this is a strategy coming from the top, someday we may remember Tom Homan's name the way we remember Bull Connor's.

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Mona Lena Krook @mlkrook.bsky.social · 1d

The website for my forthcoming book, Elect Women for a Change: The Path to Gender Parity in Politics, is now live!

www.paritypolitics.org

Reach out if you might be interested in having me come give a talk! The book will be published by Polity in February 2026.

Gendersky Polisky

Elect Women for a Change | Gender Parity in Politics

Women have made significant inroads into political life over the last 30 years. Yet many nations still lag behind. In the face of these developments, a new global movement is taking shape. Building on...

www.paritypolitics.org

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d

One of the first things my undergrads learn in con law (which I teach as con development) is that the Constitution provides extremely subtle hints about how the framers understood the powers and authority of each branch through the order and length of the first three articles.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d

I do get it that Nelson holds great credibility in certain circles, but the idea that "Congress has broad authority to shape the executive branch and place limits on the president's ability to fire officials" is some kind of groundbreaking historical discovery is absurd.

LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 1d

See how complicated this gets when you see this philosophy as anything other than "Republicans win and Democrats lose."

'Bombshell!' Ex-clerk to Clarence Thomas sends shockwaves with Supreme Court warning

The U.S. Supreme Court seems almost certain to side with President Donald Trump in an upcoming challenge to his authority to fire government officials for any reason, but a leading conservative legal ...

www.rawstory.com

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 1d

See how complicated this gets when you see this philosophy as anything other than "Republicans win and Democrats lose."

'Bombshell!' Ex-clerk to Clarence Thomas sends shockwaves with Supreme Court warning

The U.S. Supreme Court seems almost certain to side with President Donald Trump in an upcoming challenge to his authority to fire government officials for any reason, but a leading conservative legal ...

www.rawstory.com

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2d

Some cuts announced Friday have been reversed, including Ebola/measles response and MMWR team. Sadly, I think it's not outside the realm of possibility that the current Secretary does not know what the MMWR is.

More than 1,000 CDC staff receive layoff notices during government shutdown

Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2d

This one is possibly the most important merits case this term.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2d

Wow that is dark!

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2d

Happy internal awards season to all who celebrate!

Oprah meme: You get a letter from the dean!

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 4d

And let me highlight the DISCIPLINE at play here and across the country, too.

They are trying to goad protestors into lighting a Reichstag fire and those efforts are being met with suggestive hip thrusts from a giant inflatable frog.

This is movement not taking the bait.

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 6d

“Justice Kennedy, Off the Bench but Still Rendering Opinions” (Including a New Revelation About Bush v. Gore) electionlawblog.org?p=152411

"Justice Kennedy, Off the Bench but Still Rendering Opinions" (Including a New Revelation About Bush v. Gore) #ELB

Adam Liptak interviews Justice Kennedy: As a justice, he leaned mostly right, siding with the court’s conservatives to strike down campaign finance laws, to gut the Voting Rights Act and to expand the...

electionlawblog.org

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 7d

We are getting to the point where "Colorado looked at me funny one time!" is going to justify standing for anyone.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 7d

People don't necessarily understand how hard it is to organize and commit to nonviolence. It doesn't just happen by everyone agreeing that it's a good idea.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 8d

I think it is reasonable to fear theater kids.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 8d

To be 100% clear, I oppose violent threats against judges, Justices, or magistrates. I have my bones to pick, and we can discuss threats of court-packing, court reorganization, jurisdictional changes, changes to resource allocations, etc. But not threats of physical attacks on public servants.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 8d

I guess we were on the same unhappy wavelength this morning.

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 8d

I hope the FBI has the capacity to investigate this and that DOJ has competent people to charge and pursue convictions against those responsible.

Judge’s $1.5m home destroyed in huge fire as her family is rushed to hospital

Circuit court justice Diane Goodstein, who ruled against Trump administration last month, was out walking when mansion erupted into flames

www.the-independent.com

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 8d

As you read this puff piece about how brave and steadfast Amy Coney Barrett is, keep in mind that the house of South Carolina circuit court judge Diane Goodstein exploded over the weekend and some of her family members barely escaped with their lives. She had recently ruled against the admin.

As justices confront harassment, death threats and an assassination attempt, Barrett declares "I'm not afraid"

In an interview with CBS News, Justice Amy Coney Barrett said of the Supreme Court's emergency orders in the Trump cases, "This isn't the final decision."

www.cbsnews.com

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 10d

Omg

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 11d

A compelling read about a case with important historical resonance today!

The Sleepy Lagoon Case: It's Happening Again - University Press of Kansas

In 1968 President Lydon B. Johnson approved the establishment of a Mexican-American Heritage Week. Twenty years later President Ronald Reagan expanded the

kansaspress.ku.edu

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 11d

Housework is dangerous work. Currently recovering from a broken arm incurred from a fall while vacuuming cobwebs off a high ceiling. Were you assessed for concussion?

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 11d

There is a lot going on but I just want to shout out Albany's Bone & Joint. A very nice person over there handled all my FMLA paperwork for me very quickly and with great kindness.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 11d

I just took a quick scan through the merits docket for this term and hooboy.

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 11d

Happy to see this short piece out. It engages with Tim Kaufman-Osborn's wonderful and timely book, The Autocratic Academy.

The Advantages of taking the Long View: American Political Development and Higher Education | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core

The Advantages of taking the Long View: American Political Development and Higher Education

www.cambridge.org

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 11d

We have a good thing going here, a precious thing. I hope we do not see its destruction.

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