Emily Farris
@emayfarris.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science who thinks you should care more about local politics (especially sheriffs) and foster dogs.
Coauthor of 📖 Power of the Badge out now: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo220537347.html
Coauthor of 📖 Power of the Badge out now: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo220537347.html
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“Data indicates that CBP has far more allegations and arrests for abuse and corruption than other agencies and very little oversight … CBP personel have been arrested for corruption, sexual assault, aggravated assault, domestic violence, and sex crimes against children.”
“When the Border Patrol was created in 1924, white supremacists entered the agency, building the culture of xenophobia and impunity that exists to this day … CBP agents are arrested for criminal activity and corruption at a per-capita rate that exceeds any other federal agency.”
November 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
“Data indicates that CBP has far more allegations and arrests for abuse and corruption than other agencies and very little oversight … CBP personel have been arrested for corruption, sexual assault, aggravated assault, domestic violence, and sex crimes against children.”
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
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The reason why most women my age couldn't care less if Bill Clinton goes down with the ship is that we were teens & young women when the Anita Hill and Monica Lewinsky scandals happened. It's rotten to the core. All the way down. Your "lost" era is not ours.
November 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The reason why most women my age couldn't care less if Bill Clinton goes down with the ship is that we were teens & young women when the Anita Hill and Monica Lewinsky scandals happened. It's rotten to the core. All the way down. Your "lost" era is not ours.
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Great reporting on the Rankin County (MS) sheriff's office & jail conditions by @mississippitoday.org & @revealnews.org, with reporting from @merrillcollege.bsky.social grad Steph Quinn!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
cc @emayfarris.bsky.social @mirya.bsky.social
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In a Brutal Mississippi Jail, Inmates Say They Were Enlisted as Enforcers
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Great reporting on the Rankin County (MS) sheriff's office & jail conditions by @mississippitoday.org & @revealnews.org, with reporting from @merrillcollege.bsky.social grad Steph Quinn!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
cc @emayfarris.bsky.social @mirya.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
cc @emayfarris.bsky.social @mirya.bsky.social
My parents rescued a dog two weeks ago who had spent the entirety of the two years of her life outside. Tonight, Molly seems to be living the good life.
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
My parents rescued a dog two weeks ago who had spent the entirety of the two years of her life outside. Tonight, Molly seems to be living the good life.
She absolutely does not deserve threats of violence, because no one does.
Trump literally putting Marge’s life in danger because she wants to see the Epstein files
November 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
She absolutely does not deserve threats of violence, because no one does.
I hope this guy never gets another good pierogi in his lifetime.
Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I hope this guy never gets another good pierogi in his lifetime.
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When I chose to study politics for a living I had no idea that politics would get this dumb.
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
When I chose to study politics for a living I had no idea that politics would get this dumb.
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“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
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“With immigration agents under intense pressure to deport thousands of people each day, Ms. Lopez was pushed through the system swiftly and was deported within four days of the factory raid.
As a result, Jorge is now cared for by two siblings who are barely adults themselves.”
As a result, Jorge is now cared for by two siblings who are barely adults themselves.”
She Was Deported in Error. Her Child Was Left Behind.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
“With immigration agents under intense pressure to deport thousands of people each day, Ms. Lopez was pushed through the system swiftly and was deported within four days of the factory raid.
As a result, Jorge is now cared for by two siblings who are barely adults themselves.”
As a result, Jorge is now cared for by two siblings who are barely adults themselves.”
I only drink hot water or tea at work but this post it note made me chuckle.
November 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I only drink hot water or tea at work but this post it note made me chuckle.
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
Um, hey @thefireorg.bsky.social - I definitely didn't say what you said I said on your website. WTF?
November 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Um, hey @thefireorg.bsky.social - I definitely didn't say what you said I said on your website. WTF?
Working on something involving sheriffs and recalls, and I am amused by a sheriff's ex-wife leading a recall effort against him and saying "this is not spite work." Sure, girl.
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Working on something involving sheriffs and recalls, and I am amused by a sheriff's ex-wife leading a recall effort against him and saying "this is not spite work." Sure, girl.
What a disappointment Buttigieg is.
Speaking at a Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity. #TribFest25
Pete Buttigieg critiques Democrats for focus on identity
The former U.S. transportation secretary said the Democratic Party should focus more on issues gripping the country, such as health care and housing affordability.
www.texastribune.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
What a disappointment Buttigieg is.
Yes. It isn’t fun.
Do political science profs have to explain to their students that, for most of American history, it was actually borderline unthinkable that elected officials and their spokespersons would constantly talk like trashy reality show contestants?
After calling Schumer a "Palestinian," Leavitt refers to "Gavin Newscum." So she's just ripping off her boss's smears now.
November 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Yes. It isn’t fun.
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"The professor will no longer be able to teach a class on diversity after she showed students a diagram that included the 'Make America Great Again' slogan as an example of white supremacy."
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"The professor will no longer be able to teach a class on diversity after she showed students a diagram that included the 'Make America Great Again' slogan as an example of white supremacy."
The college president would get so sick of me.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 14, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The college president would get so sick of me.
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
But those emails…
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
But those emails…
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#OpenAccess from the latest issue of @journalrep.bsky.social -
Federal Enforcement and Black Political Representation: Evidence from Reconstruction and the Voting Rights Act - cup.org/4drlmAz
- @michaelgreenberger.bsky.social & Jasmine Carrera Smith
#JREP10
Federal Enforcement and Black Political Representation: Evidence from Reconstruction and the Voting Rights Act - cup.org/4drlmAz
- @michaelgreenberger.bsky.social & Jasmine Carrera Smith
#JREP10
November 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
#OpenAccess from the latest issue of @journalrep.bsky.social -
Federal Enforcement and Black Political Representation: Evidence from Reconstruction and the Voting Rights Act - cup.org/4drlmAz
- @michaelgreenberger.bsky.social & Jasmine Carrera Smith
#JREP10
Federal Enforcement and Black Political Representation: Evidence from Reconstruction and the Voting Rights Act - cup.org/4drlmAz
- @michaelgreenberger.bsky.social & Jasmine Carrera Smith
#JREP10
Running for Railroad Commissioner (which regulates the state’s oil and gas industry…) in order to stop the “Islamic invasion.”
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Running for Railroad Commissioner (which regulates the state’s oil and gas industry…) in order to stop the “Islamic invasion.”
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New today at Science Advances from @kshoub.bsky.social and me. We revisit the question of whether a local tragedy (mass shooting) influences voter behavior. They do, at least at the local level, with some important caveats and implications for policy. Short thread...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
New today at Science Advances from @kshoub.bsky.social and me. We revisit the question of whether a local tragedy (mass shooting) influences voter behavior. They do, at least at the local level, with some important caveats and implications for policy. Short thread...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Nothing matters folks are really annoying so I am mad at myself for being a nothing matters person this morning in response to the latest news.
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Nothing matters folks are really annoying so I am mad at myself for being a nothing matters person this morning in response to the latest news.