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by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
101 years ago: "American-Born Pope As Future Possibility"
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by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
100 years ago, the President of the United States treated his cold by having the Army lock him in an air-tight room filled with chlorine gas.

It went so well that the First Lady joined him the next day (just to hang out, she wasn't sick).

History is interesting.

by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
How did people feel about Congress 100 years ago? About the same.
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by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
I think I finally understand the Teapot Dome scandal.
a man is standing in front of a sign that says ' usted leadership for a stronger america '
ALT: a man is standing in front of a sign that says ' usted leadership for a stronger america '
media.tenor.com
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by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
My university is being re-classified as R1. How about that? Pretty cool.

carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/institution/...
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Reposted by Christopher J. Devine

joshchafetz.bsky.social
A good piece at Fox News about impoundment (in which I'm quoted). We need more like this in outlets that are read by Republicans. www.foxnews.com/politics/con...
'Constitutional crisis': The Impoundment Control Act takes center stage after Russell Vought's confirmation
Here's a look at what's up for debate regarding government spending — and what changes could emerge during the Trump administration.
www.foxnews.com
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Reposted by Christopher J. Devine

tjryan02.bsky.social
"[H]e shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed."
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by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
Gonna take a victory lap because I said all along that DeWine would pick Husted for Senate—ditto for Vance and Walz as VP.

What’s that, you say—did I also get the 2024 election right? I’m sorry, you’re breaking up.

www.wosu.org/2025-01-17/d...
DeWine to appoint Ohio Lt. Gov. Husted to succeed VP-elect Vance in the US Senate
More than a week after JD Vance resigned his U.S. Senate seat before his inauguration as vice president, Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to appoint his lieutenant governor Jon Husted to replace Vance.
www.wosu.org

by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
Thanks, Laura! I certainly will.
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by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
Pretty excited about this one.
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by Jacob T. Levy — Reposted by Christopher J. Devine

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by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
Starting a 6-week paternity leave today. Grateful to my university (and Harrison, too!) for making this possible.
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Reposted by Christopher J. Devine

ericcolumbus.bsky.social
A thread on how this wording is wrong—I blame staff!—and why it matters. The VP doesn't "certify" the results. That was the whole point in 2021. I was there!

The VP merely presides over the electoral count. Pence had no power to certify a winner, despite Trump insisting otherwise. 1/
@vp tweet 8:30am 1/6/25: Today, I will perform my constitutional duty as Vice President to certify the results of the 2024 election. This duty is a sacred obligation — one I will uphold guided by love of country, loyalty to our Constitution, and unwavering faith in the American people. And a video that includes that wording.
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by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
I did it for the first time this semester & followed the example from one of my grad school profs of buying them something with the money. He did a pizza party. I made a game of forecasting the election outcome & got the top two students a gift certificate of their choosing. Went over well, I think.

by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
Also, buy Heath’s book on the Biden-Harris transition, “Roadblocked” (50% off thru Thursday from UPK): kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700637072/
Roadblocked
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris began their transition to the White House in the most unusual of circumstances: a global pandemic, a sitting president violently ...
kansaspress.ku.edu

by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
Terrific interview w/ @heathbrown.bsky.social on the Trump transition. If you’re looking for a quick but informative update on the process (and various attendant controversies), check this out.

www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-...
Trump drops pretense of concern about e-mail security; prioritizes fear of 'deep state' persecution
Despite making an issue of the security of Hillary Clinton's e-mails when he ran against her in 2016, Donald Trump is raising national security concerns because of his own disregard for proper protoco...
www.msnbc.com
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by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
What a great interview, Heath! Very informative.
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by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
“Perhaps it’s the winning party that really faces the toughest question post-election: How do you build public support during an era of relatively slow growth, low trust in government and low satisfaction with the state of the country?”

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/u...
Postmortems Are Bad at Predictions: Democrats May Just Need a ‘Change’ Election
An opening will probably emerge for Democrats in four years, but it may not be what the party and pundits expect today.
www.nytimes.com

by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
Funny enough, this movie provides one of my earliest specific VP memories—(paraphrasing), “Everyone thinks I’m an idiot, but it’s all just a big fakade.”
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by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
Haha, same here.
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by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
Oh, that is so good! Thanks for sharing (I hadn't seen it). Tough question. My first thought was Cleveland b/c of Stevenson, but Sewall made me realize it was Bryan. Who was his other running mate in 1896, Tom Watson I think?
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Reposted by Christopher J. Devine, Timothy Hellwig

toddmakse.bsky.social
Happy to share my new paper online now @thejop.bsky.social

www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Punchline: state legislators whose districts are in out-of-state media markets are more likely to author and cosponsor policy innovations already adopted in the neighboring state.
Exposure to Neighbor Adoptions, Agenda Setting Behavior, and Policy Diffusion | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja
www.journals.uchicago.edu
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Reposted by Christopher J. Devine

williamadler78.bsky.social
TFW you watch Jeopardy! and all three contestants miss a response because it's about obscure Vice Presidents and you know there are like 8 other people on the planet who feel the way you do @juliaazari.bsky.social @profdevine.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idrt...
Presidential Candidates | Final Jeopardy! | JEOPARDY!
YouTube video by Jeopardy!
www.youtube.com
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by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
Man, I hear that. I’m good in the off-season when not thinking about baseball. These last few days have me missing it again.
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by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
Who do you see as the main piece in this trade—Hartle or Ortiz?

by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
I see one Hall of Fame career here.

Reposted by Christopher J. Devine

djmallinson.bsky.social
A Q&A that I did on my work with @leehannahwsu.bsky.social that appears in our @nyupress.bsky.social book Green Rush.

Cannabis Policy in Pennsylvania youtu.be/STmtMFiLGXY?... via @YouTube

Buy Green Rush here: nyupress.org/978147982793...
Cannabis Policy in Pennsylvania
YouTube video by Penn State Harrisburg
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by John Sides — Reposted by Christopher J. Devine

johnsides.bsky.social
For my new followers, I hope you'll also subscribe and read @goodauth.bsky.social -- a site about politics and political science that I help to run. The focus is research-informed analysis, not bland punditry or dubious hot takes.

Here's an example...
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by Christopher J. Devine

profdevine.bsky.social
Thank you. I checked, but not carefully enough. I appreciate you flagging this and will delete.

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