Reda Tamtam (he/him)
@redatamtam.bsky.social
PhD Student in Politics @Princeton
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This is funny because Im currently already under a ban.
The Trump admin has paused all immigration and naturalization processes for people from one of the 19 travel ban countries; including Cuba and Venezuela.
Even people who fully passed the citizenship exam are having their cases put on hold, just inches from the finish line.
Even people who fully passed the citizenship exam are having their cases put on hold, just inches from the finish line.
Scoop: The Trump administration has paused all immigration applications filed by people from 19 countries banned from travel to the United States earlier this year, halting green card and U.S. citizenship processing for broad swaths of people.
More coming soon.
More coming soon.
December 3, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This is funny because Im currently already under a ban.
For the first time in French history, a poll has the far-right RN candidate, here Jordan Bardella, winning the 2nd round of the election:
Jordan Bardella remporterait la présidentielle si elle avait lieu dimanche prochain - Odoxa
L'Opinion tranchée
www.odoxa.fr
November 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
For the first time in French history, a poll has the far-right RN candidate, here Jordan Bardella, winning the 2nd round of the election:
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Le musée d’Art moderne de Paris consacre une exposition à Otobong Nkanga : ses œuvres, patchwork de matières, textures et formes, mêlent questionnements identitaires et critique de la destruction de notre planète.
Otobong Nkanga au musée d’Art moderne de Paris, talent aiguille
Le musée d’Art moderne de Paris consacre une exposition à l’artiste d’origine nigériane dont les œuvres, patchwork de matières, textures et formes, mêlent questionnements identitaires et critique de la destruction de notre planète.
www.liberation.fr
November 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Le musée d’Art moderne de Paris consacre une exposition à Otobong Nkanga : ses œuvres, patchwork de matières, textures et formes, mêlent questionnements identitaires et critique de la destruction de notre planète.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
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In light of current reminders about how powerful rich men exploit and assault young women under the safety and guise of various forms of “employment,“ just wanna give a shout out to NYT for this gem last week where we learned about how #metoo *actually* ended harming the workplace. 🙄
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
In light of current reminders about how powerful rich men exploit and assault young women under the safety and guise of various forms of “employment,“ just wanna give a shout out to NYT for this gem last week where we learned about how #metoo *actually* ended harming the workplace. 🙄
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Everyone is saying it. Literally everyone
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Everyone is saying it. Literally everyone
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A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
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In this symposium on Syria contributors paint nuanced, grim, but clear-eyed pictures of multiple transitional challenges. Comparisons to other cases and situation in poli sci lit remind us Syria's not terribly unique. Amazingly, they all suggest ways through the obstacles.
zenodo.org/records/1745...
zenodo.org/records/1745...
MENA Politics, Fall 2025
zenodo.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
In this symposium on Syria contributors paint nuanced, grim, but clear-eyed pictures of multiple transitional challenges. Comparisons to other cases and situation in poli sci lit remind us Syria's not terribly unique. Amazingly, they all suggest ways through the obstacles.
zenodo.org/records/1745...
zenodo.org/records/1745...
As a new generation of train makes its inaugural journey in the French capital this week, enthusiasts on board see it as proof of the system’s superiority.
Is Paris Métro better than London Tube? Train buffs say yes
As a new generation of train makes its inaugural journey in the French capital this week, enthusiasts on board see it as proof of the system’s superiority
www.thetimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
As a new generation of train makes its inaugural journey in the French capital this week, enthusiasts on board see it as proof of the system’s superiority.
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A record 154,000 public school students in New York City were homeless during the last school year, according to data released Monday. It's grim evidence that the city’s worsening housing crisis is wreaking havoc on its youngest and most vulnerable residents. nyti.ms/43rE1II
October 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A record 154,000 public school students in New York City were homeless during the last school year, according to data released Monday. It's grim evidence that the city’s worsening housing crisis is wreaking havoc on its youngest and most vulnerable residents. nyti.ms/43rE1II
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It's easy to mock the French for seeming to want unlimited government spending. I've done it myself. But I sympathise with their anger: France is an underfunded social democracy crossed with an oligarchy. Me
@financialtimes.com on France's undertaxed billionaires - close to Macron on.ft.com/4qwaFDh
@financialtimes.com on France's undertaxed billionaires - close to Macron on.ft.com/4qwaFDh
Time to guillotine France’s super-rich tax breaks
[FREE TO READ] Does the country need a wealth tax?
on.ft.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
It's easy to mock the French for seeming to want unlimited government spending. I've done it myself. But I sympathise with their anger: France is an underfunded social democracy crossed with an oligarchy. Me
@financialtimes.com on France's undertaxed billionaires - close to Macron on.ft.com/4qwaFDh
@financialtimes.com on France's undertaxed billionaires - close to Macron on.ft.com/4qwaFDh
So CBS as an outlet just copies and retypes reports from the Free Press? Yikes.
CBS News would never put a thinly sourced 'story' by a rookie blogger like this on it's air. Until now. The Free Press isn't a journalism outlet, it's bloggers aren't reporters. This piece is more NYPost than Tiffany Network but I guess that's the goal.
www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...
www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...
Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming the NYC mayor, The Free Press reports
The Free Press spoke to several New York City Police Department officers who are worried about Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor. Olivia Reingold joins CBS News with more.
www.cbsnews.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
So CBS as an outlet just copies and retypes reports from the Free Press? Yikes.
The new surprise Prime Minister in France is… the outgoing resigned Prime Minister.
Nouveau Premier ministre : finalement renommé à Matignon, Lecornu «accepte par devoir la mission» confiée par Macron ➡️ bit.ly/3Wt7Pkq
October 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The new surprise Prime Minister in France is… the outgoing resigned Prime Minister.
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What the graduate unemployment story gets wrong on.ft.com/42wdJ82 | opinion
What the graduate unemployment story gets wrong
People with a degree are faring better, not worse than their non-graduate counterparts
on.ft.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
What the graduate unemployment story gets wrong on.ft.com/42wdJ82 | opinion
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Les préfets ont reçu ordre de l'Intérieur de réserver les dates du 16 et 23 novembre pour des élections, selon mes infos (source préfectorale), qui confirment celles du Canard. Macron semble préférer prendre le risque de mettre le RN au pouvoir que d'appeler la gauche à Matignon. #Off
October 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Les préfets ont reçu ordre de l'Intérieur de réserver les dates du 16 et 23 novembre pour des élections, selon mes infos (source préfectorale), qui confirment celles du Canard. Macron semble préférer prendre le risque de mettre le RN au pouvoir que d'appeler la gauche à Matignon. #Off
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Why do authoritarian states charge political opponents with non-political crimes? In our @thejop.bsky.social paper with Jennifer Pan & @yiqingxu.bsky.social, we examine how *Disguised Repression* undermines opponents’ moral authority and mobilization capacity. doi.org/10.1086/7342...
October 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Why do authoritarian states charge political opponents with non-political crimes? In our @thejop.bsky.social paper with Jennifer Pan & @yiqingxu.bsky.social, we examine how *Disguised Repression* undermines opponents’ moral authority and mobilization capacity. doi.org/10.1086/7342...
Sébastien Lecornu resigns 27 days into his job, and a day after nominating his government. Breaking the record for shortest PM tenure in France.
📊 Démission de Sébastien Lecornu : qui sont les Premiers ministres les plus éphémères de la Ve République ?
➡️ bit.ly/46V47F0
➡️ bit.ly/46V47F0
October 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Sébastien Lecornu resigns 27 days into his job, and a day after nominating his government. Breaking the record for shortest PM tenure in France.
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🇨🇵📊 sondage pour les élections municipales à Grenoble :
🟢EELV-PS 31%
🔵LR 21%
🔴FI 12%
🟠Renaissance 11%
🟣Place Publique 9%
⚫RN 8%
🔵Horizons 7%
E. Piolle ne se représente pas et la majorité EELV-FI a éclaté, une alliance EELV-PS semble envisageable.
www.ledauphine.com/elections/20...
🟢EELV-PS 31%
🔵LR 21%
🔴FI 12%
🟠Renaissance 11%
🟣Place Publique 9%
⚫RN 8%
🔵Horizons 7%
E. Piolle ne se représente pas et la majorité EELV-FI a éclaté, une alliance EELV-PS semble envisageable.
www.ledauphine.com/elections/20...
Exclusif. Municipales 2026 à Grenoble : le sondage qui donne un gros avantage à la liste de Laurence Ruffin
En septembre, l’Ades (association écologiste de Grenoble) commandait un sondage à l’Institut Cluster 17 en vue des municipales de mars 2026.
www.ledauphine.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
🇨🇵📊 sondage pour les élections municipales à Grenoble :
🟢EELV-PS 31%
🔵LR 21%
🔴FI 12%
🟠Renaissance 11%
🟣Place Publique 9%
⚫RN 8%
🔵Horizons 7%
E. Piolle ne se représente pas et la majorité EELV-FI a éclaté, une alliance EELV-PS semble envisageable.
www.ledauphine.com/elections/20...
🟢EELV-PS 31%
🔵LR 21%
🔴FI 12%
🟠Renaissance 11%
🟣Place Publique 9%
⚫RN 8%
🔵Horizons 7%
E. Piolle ne se représente pas et la majorité EELV-FI a éclaté, une alliance EELV-PS semble envisageable.
www.ledauphine.com/elections/20...
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It's becoming difficult to hide that a major purpose of the Trump administration is siphoning tax revenues from Blue states and redirecting them into subsidies for Red states. At what point does this become intolerable?
Next move from OMB - canceling $8 billion in clean energy funds. You will note, all of the projects are in states led by Democrats
October 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
It's becoming difficult to hide that a major purpose of the Trump administration is siphoning tax revenues from Blue states and redirecting them into subsidies for Red states. At what point does this become intolerable?
The far-right RN in France get two Vice President seats in the Assemblé Nationale thanks to votes from Macron’s party MPs.
Le RN de retour au bureau de l’Assemblée nationale
Les députés RN Sébastien Chenu et Hélène Laporte ont bénéficié des voix du bloc central pour retrouver leurs postes de vice-présidents, contre l’avis de la gauche, pour qui aucun suffrage ne devait al...
www.lemonde.fr
October 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The far-right RN in France get two Vice President seats in the Assemblé Nationale thanks to votes from Macron’s party MPs.
I personally benefited from this when I applied, and I highly recommend it with wonderful people!
We will (again) be organizing PS-Prep this year.
I especially encourage (and hope to speak with) students from outside the US to apply, to understand an applicational system that is different, voluminous and complicated.
I will also encourage students early in their degree to ...
I especially encourage (and hope to speak with) students from outside the US to apply, to understand an applicational system that is different, voluminous and complicated.
I will also encourage students early in their degree to ...
September 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I personally benefited from this when I applied, and I highly recommend it with wonderful people!
Straighten them out one by one, reminds me a lot of "zenga, zenga" (alleyway by alleyway).
Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"
September 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Straighten them out one by one, reminds me a lot of "zenga, zenga" (alleyway by alleyway).
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I’m thrilled that my job market paper, “Land, Power, and Property Rights: The Political Economy of Land Titling in sub-Saharan Africa,” is hot off the press and open-access at @apsrjournal.bsky.social. A quick thread featuring more than you ever wanted to know about land tenure.
September 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I’m thrilled that my job market paper, “Land, Power, and Property Rights: The Political Economy of Land Titling in sub-Saharan Africa,” is hot off the press and open-access at @apsrjournal.bsky.social. A quick thread featuring more than you ever wanted to know about land tenure.