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Michelle Dion is a political scientist, currently a professor in the department of political science and the Senator William McMaster… more

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kjhealy.co
Catfishing Bot has a poor understanding of jokes.
Esther @esther002.bsky.social • 3m Protesting for a cause is one thing — dealing with reimbursements and paperwork is another entirely. Shows that even grassroots movements aren't immune to administrative frustrations. • Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co . 6h It's great to be paid for protesting and everything but let me tell you the whole antifa reimbursement process is just terrible
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Reduction in force (RIF, I.e. firing) email and page 1 of the RIF memo.

CDC, this is absolutely illegal and our union (AFGE) will be suing.

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The union is asking that you send your RIF notice to: [email protected] with

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Dear [name redacted], I regret to inform you that you are being affected by a reduction in force (RIF) action. Please find attached a notice memorandum explaining the RIF and next steps. This RIF action does not reflect directly on your service, performance, or conduct. It is being taken solely for the reasons stated in the memorandum. After you receive this notice, you will be placed on administrative leave and will no longer have building access beginning Friday, October 10, unless directed otherwise by your leadership. Additionally, please save this email and its attachments, or forward them to a personal email address, for your records. Leadership at HHS appreciates your service. Sincerely, Tom Nagy The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is executing this Reduction in Force (RIF) to maximize efficiency and funding priorities. This memorandum constitutes a specific notice of a RIF. I regret to inform you that you are being affected by a RIF action. This RIF is necessary to reshape the workforce of HHS. This is your specific notice of the RIF. In accordance with the RIF procedures specified in Chapter 35 of Title 5 of the United States Code and Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 351, and HHS policy, you are being released from your competitive level based on your retention standing. Consequently, you will be separated from the Federal service effective December 8, 2025. In the event you are qualified and have assignment rights to a position that becomes available during the notice period, you will be informed via a specific, subsequent notice. Should the circumstances of the RIF notice change, this notice will be updated.
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cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
#OpenAccess from @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social -

A New Dataset Identifying LGBTQ2S+ Candidates in Canadian Federal Elections - https://cup.org/43dVFj3

- @kebaisley.bsky.social & @qalbaugh.bsky.social

#FirstView
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cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social
On this day in 1993, This Hour Has 22 Minutes debuted, bringing in 468,000 viewers for its first episode. To date the show has won 22 Gemini Awards and 11 Canadian Screen Awards.

Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇
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A promotional photo from the original cast of the Canadian satirical news comedy series *This Hour Has 22 Minutes* (premiered 1993 on CBC), featuring four cast members seated at a curved black desk with subtle underlighting, wearing business attire (suits and ties for the men, a dark blazer for one woman and a gray suit for the other). The background is a modern broadcast set in dominant shades of blue and purple, with angled panels, circular light fixtures on the walls, built-in shelves, and a large illuminated world globe projection integrated into the rear wall.
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by Michelle Dion

michelledion.bsky.social
This is pretty cool. Would have been super useful _before_ I submitted my latest grant app. :) But better late than never.
socialmedialab.ca
Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 13d
"New KM Compass App From the Social Media Lab Helps Researchers Translate Knowledge Into Real-World Impact" socialmedialab.ca/2025/10/02/n...
New KM Compass App From the Social Media Lab Helps Researchers Translate Knowledge Into Real-World Impact - Social Media Lab
TORONTO, ON – [October 02, 2025] — At a time when public trust in institutions is fragmented and misinformation spreads faster than evidence, researchers and experts face a critical challenge: how to ...
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by Michelle Dion

michelledion.bsky.social
Feel better!
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by Michelle Dion

michelledion.bsky.social
Does it count as inbox zero if you snooze all your messages until Saturday morning?
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by Michelle Dion

michelledion.bsky.social
What's the word, will @mpsa.bsky.social be extending the paper deadline tomorrow? Asking for a friend. 😆
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Reposted by Michelle Dion, Jacob T. Levy, Eugene McCann , and 1 more

dieworkwear.bsky.social
we need a word for a type of person who spends all their time working to live in a city so they can be near cool things, but they don't actually like going out
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Reposted by Michelle Dion, Rosemary A. Joyce, Melanie C. Green , and 2 more

reptedlieu.bsky.social
We do not deploy American forces against Americans in our own cities.

Our military is not trained for domestic law enforcement.

It’s illegal and un-American.
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by Michelle Dion — Reposted by David Darmofal

michelledion.bsky.social
Another Texas-Ex here hoping @utaustin.bsky.social stands up for academic freedom.
texasaaup.bsky.social
Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 11d
You’re next, @utaustin.bsky.social!
Take a stand for Longhorn Pride and #SaveUT!

🧡✊🧡✊🧡

@texasexes.org
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Reposted by Michelle Dion, Anna O. Law, David Darmofal

texasaaup.bsky.social
You’re next, @utaustin.bsky.social!
Take a stand for Longhorn Pride and #SaveUT!

🧡✊🧡✊🧡

@texasexes.org
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ocufa.bsky.social
The financial struggles plaguing our postsecondary education sector are not a sudden development, nor are they solely a result of federal changes to international student permit caps.
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Reposted by Michelle Dion, Anatoliy Gruzd

socialmedialab.ca
"New KM Compass App From the Social Media Lab Helps Researchers Translate Knowledge Into Real-World Impact" socialmedialab.ca/2025/10/02/n...
New KM Compass App From the Social Media Lab Helps Researchers Translate Knowledge Into Real-World Impact - Social Media Lab
TORONTO, ON – [October 02, 2025] — At a time when public trust in institutions is fragmented and misinformation spreads faster than evidence, researchers and experts face a critical challenge: how to ...
socialmedialab.ca
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by Maya Sen — Reposted by Michelle Dion, David Darmofal

mayasen.bsky.social
In March, Trump ordered the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent agency that is the main source of federal funding for public libraries

No other president has shown as much contempt for libraries or their mission

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
Florida Hands Over Prime Miami Property for Trump Library
www.nytimes.com
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yyz2yyc.bsky.social
Getting a research grant is 10% coming up with a good idea, 20% writing a polished application, and 70% hitting reload on a web browser to see if the SSHRC website will appear.
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carolyneholmes.bsky.social
I *loathe* reporting attendance for college students.
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propublica.org
After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic.

But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necessary.”
“Just Let Me Die”: After Insurance Repeatedly Denied a Couple’s Claims, One Psychiatrist Was Their Last Hope
After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic. But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necess...
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by Barry C. Burden — Reposted by Michelle Dion, Anna O. Law, David Lazer , and 12 more

bcburden.bsky.social
My department @uwmadison.bsky.social is hiring an assistant professor with expertise in environmental politics. Send us your application. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
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icpsrsummer.bsky.social
Now is your last chance! Get your ICPSR water bottle before they are gone! Baby blue or candy apple red, what is your fave? Come grab one from booth 412, our last day at APSA 2025!

#ICPSRSummerProgram #ICPSR #APSA2025
Three metal water bottles with black caps and key rings, two light blue and one red, all labeled 'ICPSR Summer Program' in bold letters.
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by Michelle Dion

michelledion.bsky.social
This just confirms for everyone that it's been a long time since I applied for a job, and I have not been department chair recently (ever). :) Thankful for both.
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icpsrsummer.bsky.social
Meet Data Jeff! What do you call multiple Data Jeff? Data Jeffs...or Datas Jeff? 🤔 Come visit us at booth 412 at Day 2 of APSA!

#ICPSRSummerProgram #ICPSR #APSA
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by Claire L. Adida — Reposted by Michelle Dion, Nazita Lajevardi

claireadida.bsky.social
The messages on the casings were video game references. @wsj.com & @theguardian.com & GOP leadership went with “trans ideology” instead.

I urge Dem leaders to denounce this over & over again. Denounce a rush to politicize an assassination and to attack a vulnerable minority. Keep it in the news.
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by Michelle Dion

michelledion.bsky.social
Oh... I meant departments! I assume they have to pay for interfolio, not candidates. Even worse if candidates have to pay.

In Canada, the "market" (<- lolz, none to speak of) is so small that it's all email based, and there's some expectation that advisors customize letters to position<-madness
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by Michelle Dion

michelledion.bsky.social
Does it cost them money though? Our time costs them nothing.
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by Michelle Dion

michelledion.bsky.social
And it will use that to help its advice. It will read your doc, too. FWIW.
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by Michelle Dion

michelledion.bsky.social
Do you have GitHub Pro? Or are you an educator (you get pro free)? Do you use RStudio? If all those are true you can access a trained copilot AI right in your .R, .Rmd, or .qmd. It’s trained on Tidyverse and open GitHub packages. You can give it permission to read your repo project files and
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by Michelle Dion

michelledion.bsky.social
Agree that women should go up sooner. At my Uni, prior Eng Provost worried that all in Humanities and Social Sciences went up 3-5 years later than others - so there’s generalized anxiety/insecurity probably, too.
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feministpoliprof.bsky.social
Smash the clash of civilizations narrative feeding the far right. Check out my new book, Imperial Sexism. First chapter free: academic.oup.com/book/60720/c...
The Clash
Abstract. “The Clash” opens by highlighting the misguided debates among politicians, pundits, activists, and scholars over how democracies should handle co
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by Michelle Dion

michelledion.bsky.social
Jeez. My book and nearly ever paper I’ve ever published, including ones in Spanish, are in there. 🧐 No wonder AI seems so smart. 🙄

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