Raul Pacheco-Vega
@raulpachecovega.bsky.social
Full Professor @ FLACSO Mexico. I study comparative public policy, water governance, waste management, public administration, environmental politics, homelessness, eldercare and care work, mixed/experimental methods.
I remain conflicted about wanting to be informed about the state of the world and wishing to preserve my sanity and my mental health.
November 22, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I remain conflicted about wanting to be informed about the state of the world and wishing to preserve my sanity and my mental health.
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BREAKING:
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says police responded to her home tonight in response to a bomb threat. Slotkin wasn't at home at the time.
This is two days after Trump said Slotkin and other Democrats committed "seditious conspiracy, punishable by death."
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says police responded to her home tonight in response to a bomb threat. Slotkin wasn't at home at the time.
This is two days after Trump said Slotkin and other Democrats committed "seditious conspiracy, punishable by death."
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
BREAKING:
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says police responded to her home tonight in response to a bomb threat. Slotkin wasn't at home at the time.
This is two days after Trump said Slotkin and other Democrats committed "seditious conspiracy, punishable by death."
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says police responded to her home tonight in response to a bomb threat. Slotkin wasn't at home at the time.
This is two days after Trump said Slotkin and other Democrats committed "seditious conspiracy, punishable by death."
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Chicago Pope!
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Chicago Pope!
We all know that he is doing this (attempting because it’s illegal and unconstitutional) because Ilan Omar is from Somali descent. And he’s a racist fascist.
Trump says he’s ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali refugees in Minnesota “immediately.”
November 22, 2025 at 3:19 AM
We all know that he is doing this (attempting because it’s illegal and unconstitutional) because Ilan Omar is from Somali descent. And he’s a racist fascist.
Every single word of this post.
“You’re broke and suffering because your degree isn’t valued by the market.”
Well, maybe the market SHOULD value my degree, because anyone who spends 15 minutes on social media can see that we are in a desperate need of critical thinking skills!
Well, maybe the market SHOULD value my degree, because anyone who spends 15 minutes on social media can see that we are in a desperate need of critical thinking skills!
November 22, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Every single word of this post.
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Another—more accurate—description of “scientific orthodoxy” is “fact.” It's shameful that the country’s medical policy is being led by a worm-brained roadkill-eating cook. And it's shameful that the paper of record helps sanitize this.
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 7:36 PM
Another—more accurate—description of “scientific orthodoxy” is “fact.” It's shameful that the country’s medical policy is being led by a worm-brained roadkill-eating cook. And it's shameful that the paper of record helps sanitize this.
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Spotify is helping ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities. Stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops running ads for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
November 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Spotify is helping ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities. Stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops running ads for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
Queer Demography exists.
(I'm queer, and definitely NOT a demographer, but I am glad that there is this important intersection between the study of LGBTQ+ populations and demography as a discipline, as well as its methods).
(Skeet inspired by the fact that someone cited a queer demography paper)
(I'm queer, and definitely NOT a demographer, but I am glad that there is this important intersection between the study of LGBTQ+ populations and demography as a discipline, as well as its methods).
(Skeet inspired by the fact that someone cited a queer demography paper)
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Queer Demography exists.
(I'm queer, and definitely NOT a demographer, but I am glad that there is this important intersection between the study of LGBTQ+ populations and demography as a discipline, as well as its methods).
(Skeet inspired by the fact that someone cited a queer demography paper)
(I'm queer, and definitely NOT a demographer, but I am glad that there is this important intersection between the study of LGBTQ+ populations and demography as a discipline, as well as its methods).
(Skeet inspired by the fact that someone cited a queer demography paper)
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Somehow in all the excitement over on the @storystudiochicago.bsky.social account, I didn’t manage to share this news (from a couple weeks ago) directly myself: We were awarded a $100,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation and could not be more excited 🧵
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Somehow in all the excitement over on the @storystudiochicago.bsky.social account, I didn’t manage to share this news (from a couple weeks ago) directly myself: We were awarded a $100,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation and could not be more excited 🧵
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JOB ADVERTISEMENT-POSSIBILITÉ D’EMPLOI
#CPSA_ACSPJobs
🔴 Assist Prof Indigenous Politics
⏰Jan 5 2026
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@raulpachecovega.bsky.social
#polisci
@csnrec.bsky.social
#cdnpoli
#PoliSciTwitter
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#CPSA_ACSPJobs
🔴 Assist Prof Indigenous Politics
⏰Jan 5 2026
👉 conta.cc/4r6uKAa
@raulpachecovega.bsky.social
#polisci
@csnrec.bsky.social
#cdnpoli
#PoliSciTwitter
@jonathanmalloy.bsky.social
@emmettmacfarlane.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 AM
JOB ADVERTISEMENT-POSSIBILITÉ D’EMPLOI
#CPSA_ACSPJobs
🔴 Assist Prof Indigenous Politics
⏰Jan 5 2026
👉 conta.cc/4r6uKAa
@raulpachecovega.bsky.social
#polisci
@csnrec.bsky.social
#cdnpoli
#PoliSciTwitter
@jonathanmalloy.bsky.social
@emmettmacfarlane.com
#CPSA_ACSPJobs
🔴 Assist Prof Indigenous Politics
⏰Jan 5 2026
👉 conta.cc/4r6uKAa
@raulpachecovega.bsky.social
#polisci
@csnrec.bsky.social
#cdnpoli
#PoliSciTwitter
@jonathanmalloy.bsky.social
@emmettmacfarlane.com
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@romanhoffmann.bsky.social opening the Wittgenstein Centre conference on “Demographic Perspectives on Migration in the 21st Century” at the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
November 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
@romanhoffmann.bsky.social opening the Wittgenstein Centre conference on “Demographic Perspectives on Migration in the 21st Century” at the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
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WHO to shed over 2,000 jobs by mid-2026, document shows reut.rs/48ryWlJ
WHO to shed over 2,000 jobs by mid-2026, document shows
The World Health Organization said its workforce would shrink by nearly a quarter - or over 2,000 jobs - by the middle of next year as it seeks to implement reforms after its top donor, the United States, announced its departure.
reut.rs
November 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
WHO to shed over 2,000 jobs by mid-2026, document shows reut.rs/48ryWlJ
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Calling one of his most devoted MAGA followers, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a “traitor” & a “lunatic" – after attacking his own supporters who demanded the release of the Epstein files – Trump shows again that he's loyal to nobody but himself. He demands 100% adherence to every horrible action.
Marjorie Taylor Greene says fallout with Trump ‘has all come down to the Epstein files’
The Georgia Republican said the president’s recent attacks on her could put her life in danger.
www.politico.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Calling one of his most devoted MAGA followers, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a “traitor” & a “lunatic" – after attacking his own supporters who demanded the release of the Epstein files – Trump shows again that he's loyal to nobody but himself. He demands 100% adherence to every horrible action.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
I am a political scientist, and a specialist in comparative public policy. Criticising governments is not only in my purview, it's part of my fucking job.
November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I am a political scientist, and a specialist in comparative public policy. Criticising governments is not only in my purview, it's part of my fucking job.
My Twitter/X seems to not be working and I don’t know why. Maybe because I retweeted hundreds of posts critical of both the US and Mexican governments?!
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
My Twitter/X seems to not be working and I don’t know why. Maybe because I retweeted hundreds of posts critical of both the US and Mexican governments?!
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Guide for the perplexed:
One academic expressing an opinion about another academic’s work = not censorship
A university dictating what its staff can and cannot teach = censorship
One academic expressing an opinion about another academic’s work = not censorship
A university dictating what its staff can and cannot teach = censorship
'Courses that “advocate race or gender ideology, sexual orientation, or gender identity” now require presidential approval at Texas A&M system campuses, the system Board of Regents decided Thursday.'
Much will rest on interpretations of 'advocate' and 'ideology'. Or will it? 1/4
Much will rest on interpretations of 'advocate' and 'ideology'. Or will it? 1/4
Texas A&M Requires Approval for Courses That “Advocate” Certain Ideologies
Many faculty members decried the new restrictions on race- and gender-related courses as an assault on academic freedom. Meanwhile, the board also discussed a once-per-semester systemwide course revie...
www.insidehighered.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Guide for the perplexed:
One academic expressing an opinion about another academic’s work = not censorship
A university dictating what its staff can and cannot teach = censorship
One academic expressing an opinion about another academic’s work = not censorship
A university dictating what its staff can and cannot teach = censorship
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Any PhDs (maybe ABDs) out here in the NJ-NYC area who'd be interested in teaching a (once a week) masters level course in international security in the spring semester? We're a 30min train ride from Penn Station NY.
Reach out if you have someone in mind (including yourself)!
Reach out if you have someone in mind (including yourself)!
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Any PhDs (maybe ABDs) out here in the NJ-NYC area who'd be interested in teaching a (once a week) masters level course in international security in the spring semester? We're a 30min train ride from Penn Station NY.
Reach out if you have someone in mind (including yourself)!
Reach out if you have someone in mind (including yourself)!
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The agents did not have prior permission to enter the grounds, the club said in a release to members.
Border Patrol storms Myers Park Country Club, attempts to detain employee
The agents did not have prior permission to enter the grounds, the club said in a release to members.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The agents did not have prior permission to enter the grounds, the club said in a release to members.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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This voluminous and multidisciplinary literature is, uh, NOT AT ALL daunting for someone wanting to do research into this subject 😜 #envhist #energyhist #cdnhist
I've barely started research into the history of oil in Alberta, but already I'm noticing a marked tendency/desire to create bibliographies about oil, oil sands, etc. See, e.g., this *1338*-page Canadian Petroleum History Bibliography 🤯 www.petroleumhistory.ca/history/phsB...
November 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This voluminous and multidisciplinary literature is, uh, NOT AT ALL daunting for someone wanting to do research into this subject 😜 #envhist #energyhist #cdnhist
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The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Customs and Border Protection, has said it was focusing on North Carolina because of so-called sanctuary policies, which limit cooperation between local authorities and immigration agents. https://to.pbs.org/3JFfObz
After weekend's Border Patrol surge in Charlotte, North Carolina governor says effort is 'stoking fear'
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says they've seen agents in paramilitary gear targeting citizens based on their skin color and picking up random people off sidewalks. Stein called on residents to stay ...
to.pbs.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Customs and Border Protection, has said it was focusing on North Carolina because of so-called sanctuary policies, which limit cooperation between local authorities and immigration agents. https://to.pbs.org/3JFfObz
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I'm not linking to the article because 1) I don't know if the woman named ever had a relationship with Larry Summers and 2) I have no idea whether it was consensual. But the fact that he's teaching 3 classes this fall, with all of this going on, and nobody has pulled him out is absolutely bonkers.
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I'm not linking to the article because 1) I don't know if the woman named ever had a relationship with Larry Summers and 2) I have no idea whether it was consensual. But the fact that he's teaching 3 classes this fall, with all of this going on, and nobody has pulled him out is absolutely bonkers.
It's hard NOT to feel depressed right now. What's happening in the US AND in Mexico (no, she's not and should NOT be seen as a shero) is very frustrating.
November 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
It's hard NOT to feel depressed right now. What's happening in the US AND in Mexico (no, she's not and should NOT be seen as a shero) is very frustrating.