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by Scott L. Greer

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Very grand, @utaustin.bsky.social, it really speaks well of your leadership and vision that you're apparently imitating the lesser Hungarian universities of the early 2000s.
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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 2d
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!

The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/
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by Scott L. Greer

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"what incipient authoritarians want to do is to turn a coordination game where everyone refuses to comply with the regime because everyone else refuses to comply, into a prisoner’s dilemma, where everyone expects everyone else to defect and side with the regime."
Trump's University Compact demonstrates weakness, not strength
The administration would act differently if it were confident
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by Scott L. Greer

scottlgreer.bsky.social
"Pete Hegseth’s War Department is thus best understood as a form of gender-affirming performance."
Gender-Affirming Flair
Pete Hegseth and the Gender Politics of the War Department
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by Scott L. Greer

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Paul Belcher’s starter pack on European public health

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The campaign to kill off rural health orgs is in full swing. How it started: www.cms.gov/newsroom/pre... How it’s going: www.statnews.com/2025/10/15/c... These were released on the SAME DAY.
Medicare payments to doctors paused as government shutdown drags on
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is pausing Medicare payments to doctors, as negotiations tied to the government shutdown drag on.
www.statnews.com
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by Scott L. Greer

scottlgreer.bsky.social
I mean, if they choose to fight what might be the crucial battle on basically their worst terrain, should Democrats object?
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by Scott L. Greer

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I still can’t get my head around the idea that my university built a dating app for research
Revel – Where dating meets discovery
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by Scott L. Greer

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In most rural areas population decline means that when their infrastructure goes, it probably will never return. And if it returns, it’s because the character of the place is changing eg with growing tourism or exurban development that increases population and supports new stuff. High stakes.
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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 3h
It’s like they’re desperate to bankrupt rural hospitals
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by Scott L. Greer

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Who do they think will be up in arms against the Democrats as a result of this?
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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 3h
Medicare has stopped paying physicians due to the shut down. Standing right on the third rail www.statnews.com/2025/10/15/c...
Medicare payments to doctors paused as government shutdown drags on
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is pausing Medicare payments to doctors, as negotiations tied to the government shutdown drag on.
www.statnews.com
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Reposted by Scott L. Greer, David R. Miller, Scott A. Imberman , and 2 more

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BREAKING via WSJ

The Trump administration is planning sweeping changes in criminal division at the IRS.

Full Story: on.wsj.com/3LbVFtK
The Trump administration is preparing sweeping changes at the Internal Revenue Service that would allow the agency to pursue criminal inquiries of left-leaning groups more easily, according to people familiar with the matter. A senior IRS official involved in the effort has drawn up a list of potential targets that includes major Democratic donors, some of the people said. The undertaking aims to install allies of President Trump at the IRS criminal-investigative division, or IRS-CI, to exert firmer control over the unit and weaken the involvement of IRS lawyers in criminal investigations, officials said. The proposed changes could open the door to politically motivated probes and are being driven by Gary Shapley, an adviser to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
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pamherd.bsky.social
It’s like they’re desperate to bankrupt rural hospitals
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by Scott L. Greer

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North Carolina effort wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people
North Carolina effort wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people
Officials say a North Carolina government initiative is eliminating over $6.5 billion in medical debt for more than 2.5 million residents.
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Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Stacie B. Dusetzina, Karen Benjamin Guzzo , and 6 more

pamherd.bsky.social
Medicare has stopped paying physicians due to the shut down. Standing right on the third rail www.statnews.com/2025/10/15/c...
Medicare payments to doctors paused as government shutdown drags on
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is pausing Medicare payments to doctors, as negotiations tied to the government shutdown drag on.
www.statnews.com
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Happy world hagfish day, nerds!

Your car has just been crushed by hagfish: Frequently Asked Questions – Southern Fried Science
Your car has just been crushed by hagfish: Frequently Asked Questions
Wait, what? Earlier today, Oregon State Police reported that a truck carrying a shipment of live hagfish overturned, spilling its slimy cargo all over the highway and damaging at least one vehicle.…
www.southernfriedscience.com
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@aaronecarroll.bsky.social of @academyhealth.bsky.social says, "The capacity to collect, analyze, and share high-quality, nonpartisan data is essential to good governance, accountability, and the health of every community...” Thanks, @josh-caplan.bsky.social.
#defenddata #HHSstrong #NCES
AcademyHealth Warns of "Collapse in the Nation's Health Evidence Infrastructure" Following Cuts to the National Center for Health Statistics | AcademyHealth
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Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Anna O. Law, Michael J. Allen , and 9 more

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These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"
We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.
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Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Michael Barnett

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Medicare payments to doctors paused as government shutdown drags on

www.statnews.com/2025/10/15/c...
Medicare payments to doctors paused as government shutdown drags on
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is pausing Medicare payments to doctors, as negotiations tied to the government shutdown drag on.
www.statnews.com
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by Scott L. Greer

scottlgreer.bsky.social
I kind of like "reform" or "return to original intent" or "reconstitutionalize"
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by Scott L. Greer

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"Constitutionally insulated from political pressures, Macron became the divisive creature of France’s presidential regime. Few democratic systems appear so designed to turn legitimate political ambitions into narcissistic personality disorders."
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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 4h
Very good.

[Macron, whom] "many hoped would be transformative proved to be just another young man with old-fashioned ideas. Within weeks, he embraced the trappings of the office and set about governing the country in a top-down, micromanagerial manner maladapted to a restive and anxious country"
France's political upheaval isn't temporary - it's a profound constitutional crisis | Pierre Purseigle
The old prime minister is back with a new team, but it can’t last: a democracy can’t have a president with the powers of a king, says French historian Pierre Purseigle
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by Scott L. Greer

scottlgreer.bsky.social
Very good.

[Macron, whom] "many hoped would be transformative proved to be just another young man with old-fashioned ideas. Within weeks, he embraced the trappings of the office and set about governing the country in a top-down, micromanagerial manner maladapted to a restive and anxious country"
France's political upheaval isn't temporary - it's a profound constitutional crisis | Pierre Purseigle
The old prime minister is back with a new team, but it can’t last: a democracy can’t have a president with the powers of a king, says French historian Pierre Purseigle
www.theguardian.com

by Scott L. Greer

scottlgreer.bsky.social
Given that undermining racial equality legislation and making it hard for Democrats to win are to animating passions of the majority party on the Court, this looks like our future
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Emily Badger @emmbadger.bsky.social · 12h
If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act falls, Democrats might need to win the national popular vote by 5 to 6 points to take control of the House, via Nate Cohn
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
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#Breaking: Medicare payments to doctors paused as government shutdown drags on www.statnews.com/2025/10/15/c...
Medicare payments to doctors paused as government shutdown drags on
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is pausing Medicare payments to doctors, as negotiations tied to the government shutdown drag on.
www.statnews.com
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by Scott L. Greer

scottlgreer.bsky.social
Next question: what happens if Democrats do actually overcome this and get a trifecta? What is their legislative response, how do they change the Court?
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Emily Badger @emmbadger.bsky.social · 12h
If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act falls, Democrats might need to win the national popular vote by 5 to 6 points to take control of the House, via Nate Cohn
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
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by Scott L. Greer

scottlgreer.bsky.social
1. They will have a lot of time to process it- no spring crisis and autumn election like in 08 or 20. 2. Our parties have built very elegant minimum winning coalitions under current rules, getting votes needed for power and no more. But no reason that should continue to work.
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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 6h
i do actually think the american electorate will respond pretty drastically to this administration, but the key thing is does that reaction actually stick? i really dunno, we've lost a lot of the institutional glue and machinery that would socialize voters into a mostly stable majority

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Cas Mudde, Karen Benjamin Guzzo , and 1 more

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Trump found another $20 BILLION to give to Argentina, totaling their bailout to $40 BILLION.

Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.

Shame.
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i do actually think the american electorate will respond pretty drastically to this administration, but the key thing is does that reaction actually stick? i really dunno, we've lost a lot of the institutional glue and machinery that would socialize voters into a mostly stable majority
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This guy was a clerk for Justice Gorsuch. Anyone want to argue this is not a racist (and damn stupid) taunt?
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by Jacob T. Levy — Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Ben H. Ansell, Elizabeth Saunders , and 12 more

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Brown rejected the compact!

www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...
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by Scott L. Greer

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I’m being trolled
Children’s book with”CDC?” In big letters on the front over a cartoon of a man speaking to a child on the seashore

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The mechanism through which Trump is paying the troops is the most blatant large Antideficiency Act (ADA) violation in US history. It's also clearly willful. No one has been charged under the ADA before, but violations carry a two-year jail term. The statute of limitations is five years.
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