Geoff Allen
@gallen89.bsky.social
Political scientist; electoral systems, party politics, representation
Phoenix Suns fan
https://geoff-allen.weebly.com/notes-on-moment
Phoenix Suns fan
https://geoff-allen.weebly.com/notes-on-moment
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the suns' juggernaut gillespie-goodwind-bouyea-dunn-ighodaro lineups has an offensive rating of 188.9
December 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
the suns' juggernaut gillespie-goodwind-bouyea-dunn-ighodaro lineups has an offensive rating of 188.9
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Kudos to the student paper at the U of Utah for this great piece of reporting. And kudos to several faculty openly speaking out about an institution that is increasingly different from the one that wowed me 7+ years ago
Faculty cite fear of speaking out, limited transparency and weakened shared governance as tensions with administration rise. Read more from Addy Cowley, Emerson Hagy, and Luca DiGregorio below.
#UniversityofUtah #news #investagativejournalism
dailyutahchronicle.com/2025/12/06/p...
#UniversityofUtah #news #investagativejournalism
dailyutahchronicle.com/2025/12/06/p...
Political pressure, communication fuel U faculty concern – The Daily Utah Chronicle
Rising fears of speaking out and concerns over transparency have some faculty questioning the state of shared governance at the U.
dailyutahchronicle.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Kudos to the student paper at the U of Utah for this great piece of reporting. And kudos to several faculty openly speaking out about an institution that is increasingly different from the one that wowed me 7+ years ago
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Let's see if we can get at least $500,000 for something that repudiates all that shit, shall we? gofund.me/2f12393af
December 9, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Let's see if we can get at least $500,000 for something that repudiates all that shit, shall we? gofund.me/2f12393af
Everyone involved in Alligator Alcatraz, from the lowest guard to the highest level of the administration must be held accountable. There can be no pardons or immunities.
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Everyone involved in Alligator Alcatraz, from the lowest guard to the highest level of the administration must be held accountable. There can be no pardons or immunities.
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keep adding job status updates though #polisky - helps folks to know how the market is moving along
www.politicalsciencejobs.org/status-updates
www.politicalsciencejobs.org/status-updates
December 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
keep adding job status updates though #polisky - helps folks to know how the market is moving along
www.politicalsciencejobs.org/status-updates
www.politicalsciencejobs.org/status-updates
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Golden Globes not even nominating this year’s actual best drama (Andor) for Best Drama has gotta be some type of sick joke
a man in a suit is laying on a mattress
ALT: a man in a suit is laying on a mattress
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Golden Globes not even nominating this year’s actual best drama (Andor) for Best Drama has gotta be some type of sick joke
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You can’t have democracy if you don’t have accountability. That’s the entire point of the damn system.
December 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
You can’t have democracy if you don’t have accountability. That’s the entire point of the damn system.
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Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse.
Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
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I wish more people could appreciate that our Constitution has failed now that the separation of powers that it's predicated upon has given way to dictatorial rule rubber-stamped by confederates in other branches. As such, those of us seeking to rebuild liberal democracy are no longer bound by it.
The Supreme Court Friday agreed to decide whether President Donald Trump can unilaterally limit the constitutional right to citizenship granted to virtually every person born in the United States. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Supreme Court to Hear Trump's Bid To Eliminate Birthright Citizenship
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I wish more people could appreciate that our Constitution has failed now that the separation of powers that it's predicated upon has given way to dictatorial rule rubber-stamped by confederates in other branches. As such, those of us seeking to rebuild liberal democracy are no longer bound by it.
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from a state party director
December 6, 2025 at 6:52 AM
from a state party director
Kick his ass out of the caucus.
Pardoned Democrat Henry Cuellar wants GOP to probe his prosecutors
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Pardoned Democrat Henry Cuellar wants GOP to probe his prosecutors
The Texas lawmaker said in an interview he'd be willing to cooperate with a House Judiciary "weaponization" probe.
www.politico.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Kick his ass out of the caucus.
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I’m an @aaup.org member and have been an officer. Unfortunately this rings hollow when our partners in @aft.org leadership are openly boosting AI and signing deals with Trump backing billionaires. If AFT leadership doesn’t stand up for its members AAUP needs to consider the partnership.
AI Is Not Inevitable
join AAUP for a conversation with educators, educator unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
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join AAUP for a conversation with educators, educator unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Kind of wild to see the end of a Party System happening in real time across the pond, while it still feels inconceivable at home
📊 Seat estimate | Labour wipeout
➡️ REF: 360 (+355)
🟢 GRN: 79 (+75)
🟠 LD: 72 (-)
🔵 CON: 48 (-73)
🟡 SNP: 45 (+36)
🟢 PLAID: 7 (+3)
🔴 LAB: 4 (-407)
Based on @findoutnowUK poll, 3 Dec (+/- vs GE24)
➡️ REF: 360 (+355)
🟢 GRN: 79 (+75)
🟠 LD: 72 (-)
🔵 CON: 48 (-73)
🟡 SNP: 45 (+36)
🟢 PLAID: 7 (+3)
🔴 LAB: 4 (-407)
Based on @findoutnowUK poll, 3 Dec (+/- vs GE24)
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Kind of wild to see the end of a Party System happening in real time across the pond, while it still feels inconceivable at home
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I love Creed and love this story. Creed is another one of the few movies and franchises that shows Black life with complexity and humanness. I‘ve watched Creed 2 far too much because of its focus on Black fatherhood.
Here’s my oral history of CREED, the movie not the band. With help from Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, and many more. www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/m...
If I Fight, You Fight: The Oral History of ‘Creed’
Ten years ago, Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan cemented their partnership and pulled off a million-to-one shot, bringing the ‘Rocky’ franchise into a new era
www.theringer.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I love Creed and love this story. Creed is another one of the few movies and franchises that shows Black life with complexity and humanness. I‘ve watched Creed 2 far too much because of its focus on Black fatherhood.
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After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
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A really nice figure of population and partisan malapportionment in national legislatures around the world
from Beramendi, Boix, Guinjoan, and Rogers (yassified by The Economist) priceschool.usc.edu/wp-content/u...
from Beramendi, Boix, Guinjoan, and Rogers (yassified by The Economist) priceschool.usc.edu/wp-content/u...
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
A really nice figure of population and partisan malapportionment in national legislatures around the world
from Beramendi, Boix, Guinjoan, and Rogers (yassified by The Economist) priceschool.usc.edu/wp-content/u...
from Beramendi, Boix, Guinjoan, and Rogers (yassified by The Economist) priceschool.usc.edu/wp-content/u...
Gerald is a great voice in the Suns community and his new venture is worth a follow.
For the 1st episode of the @sunsafterdark.bsky.social, you KNOW I had to reunite with @lindseysmithaz.bsky.social!
We talked about the Suns' surprise start, the movies (and one trash TV show) we've been watching...and yes, the tea on getting fired by our former employer: bit.ly/3MaH8z4
We talked about the Suns' surprise start, the movies (and one trash TV show) we've been watching...and yes, the tea on getting fired by our former employer: bit.ly/3MaH8z4
Episode 1: Surprising Suns & Getting Fired (with guest Lindsey Smith) | Suns After Dark: A Phoenix Suns Pod Site
Get more from Suns After Dark: A Phoenix Suns Pod Site on Patreon
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Gerald is a great voice in the Suns community and his new venture is worth a follow.
The Suns have made Shai play in the 4th quarter. This game is already a victory.
November 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The Suns have made Shai play in the 4th quarter. This game is already a victory.
The play-by-play guy for the Thunder is the biggest homer I've ever encountered, haha.
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 AM
The play-by-play guy for the Thunder is the biggest homer I've ever encountered, haha.
They're the champs and they've earned it, but goddamn does OKC get away with more contact on defense than most other teams.
November 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
They're the champs and they've earned it, but goddamn does OKC get away with more contact on defense than most other teams.
Barring a mid-career improvement in his health, Mitchell Robinson is trending toward one of the biggest 'What If?' stories of this generation of players. Absolutely huge impacts on the court - when he's actually on the court.
November 27, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Barring a mid-career improvement in his health, Mitchell Robinson is trending toward one of the biggest 'What If?' stories of this generation of players. Absolutely huge impacts on the court - when he's actually on the court.
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The problem with this article is they asked too many lawyers and not enough historians.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
John Roberts has secured his place in history alongside Al Capone and Bernard Madoff. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Opinion | Why Trump Won’t Face Prosecution This Time Around
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The problem with this article is they asked too many lawyers and not enough historians.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
Jordan Ott should have waved the white flag about 3 minutes ago. Someone's going to get hurt for no good reason. We're down 3 starters! Let it go!
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Jordan Ott should have waved the white flag about 3 minutes ago. Someone's going to get hurt for no good reason. We're down 3 starters! Let it go!
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🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
This new crop of referees is really, really bad man. Thin-skinned and inconsistent.
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
This new crop of referees is really, really bad man. Thin-skinned and inconsistent.