The Co-opted State by Sarah Brierley When politicians control bureaucrats' careers, governance suffers. This book uncovers how career control undermines public service delivery. 📚 https://cup.org/4pLCHdQ
Reda Tamtam (he/him)
@redatamtam.bsky.social
PhD Student in Politics @Princeton redatamtam.com
The older I get the more I appreciate Dutch art.
This is the 59th death in ICE detention since Trump took office.
Whitney Curry Wimbish@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · last wk.Another person has died in Trump's concentration camps. 47-year-old Julian Curo-Churata was from Peru. He died on Sept. 29 after he was imprisoned for three months in Richwood Correctional Center in Louisiana. That camp is run by LaSalle Corrections. There's no cause of death listed.
If Succession doesn't end up as first then it's wrong.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3w agoTV lovers, we're releasing a list of the 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century. To create the rankings, we polled more than 500 stars, showrunners and other industry experts. See rankings 100-81 now. nyti.ms/46CpICs
Ho appena finito di guardare questa serie TV ed è stata incredibile. www.pbs.org/show/dante-i...
Dante: Inferno to Paradise
Explore Dante's life and his epic masterpiece, "The Divine Comedy."
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Donald Trump has traded more securities than every member of Congress combined since he returned to office, per Bloomberg
The cruelty is the point. Shame on this administration and shame on the people who voted for this. www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/spring...
Springfield Haitian student takes his own life after being fitted with ICE ankle monitor, advocates say
A 20-year-old Wright State student took his own life on Interstate 70 out of anguish over a required ICE ankle monitor, according to local community advocates.
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For the last seven months straight, the U.S. government has refused to process immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries around the world; including visas for spouses of U.S. citizens. Today, a federal judge ruled the policy flagrantly illegal.
Bloomberg Law@bloomberglaw.com · 2mo agoThe State Department’s sweeping suspension of immigrant visas to nationals from 75 countries violated federal immigration law and exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s statutory authority, a district court ruled Friday.
The Pharrell Williams production on this album was so fun.
Pop Crave@popcrave.com · 2mo ago8 years ago today, Ariana Grande released 'Sweetener.'
The American Journal of Political Science has updated it's policy on AI accountability and transparency for authors and reviewers. Read the Editor's Blog here: ajps.org/2026/08/11/r.... The updated policy can be referenced here: ajps.org/ajps-ai-poli....
Revised AJPS Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy for Authors and Reviewers
The American Journal of Political Science has just published a revised artificial intelligence (AI) policy for authors and reviewers, available here. This new policy reflects our desire to prioriti…
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ICE is beginning to outfit Haitian immigrants with ankle monitors after the Trump admin ended their deportation protections www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
ICE begins outfitting Haitian immigrants with ankle monitors, attorneys say
Haitian immigrants in Ohio with temporary protected status are being called to ICE offices for check-ins after federal officials said their protections had ended.
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I’ve been doing an intensive Italian language course at Middlebury Language Program in Bennington Vermont for a month now. Italian friends from Napoli wrote down the unique words/sentences that I use. “Mi Piace Comparare” shows that I really love comparative politics!
👀 see you in October: The Rise and Fall of Tunisian Democracy, Cambridge University Press Grateful for the endorsements from Professors Melani Cammett and Milan Svolik and Prime Minister Youssef Chahed. Coming soon to a library near you! www.cambridge.org/core/books/r...
What explains the dramatic rise and fall of corporate commitments to DEI? In a new paper, co-authored with @nolanmc.bsky.social, we analyze the text of 1,694,664 securities disclosures for 15,105 publicly traded companies to understand the political forces behind these developments.
I really enjoyed watching this short documentary about EuQu an ERC project of CSIC; the University of Naples L’Orientale (UNO); the University of Copenhagen and the University of Nantes (UN). The European Research Council should force every team to make a short documentary haha.
Documentario dedicato al progetto europeo EuQu Italian Subs
YouTube video by Università di Napoli L' Orientale
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A lot of interesting results in the NY primaries.
If I'm the SNP I would be all over this.
Eleonora Alabrese@eleala.bsky.social · 4mo ago🏴 Scotland is one of the hardest hit regions w ~9% GVA loss by 2023 The biggest sectors (whisky & food, oil & chemicals, professional services) make up 44% of its EU exports. Brexit erected barriers across all of them. And Scotland didn’t vote for this... brexitcost.org/itl1/TLM.htm... 4/...
From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly has questioned why his country’s fans have been hamstrung in their attempts to support their national team during the World Cup, with Senegalese nationals facing a travel ban in the United States. nyti.ms/4xzxtoU
Out now and open access: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... Right on time to present some follow up work at @ councilforeuropeanstudies.org/2026-confere... and @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast with @sattlersthomas.bsky.social
Austerity and Populism
A large literature explains the rise of populist parties with the economic insecurities stemming from globalization and technological change. But despite the long-standing focus of the comparative and...
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As a Libyan I support both Mexico and South Africa!
Damn I was for the Spurs, but OG and Brunson deserve it at this point.
Omar Abdulkadir Artan est un arbitre réputé en Afrique. Mais les Etats-Unis lui disent non et que fait la Fifa ? Elle ferme les yeux (et baisse son froc). Elle aurait pu se battre, le défendre, au moins faire semblant... Elle a préféré publier un communiqué bidon. ➡️ https://l.liberation.fr/UIb
Member states and the European Parliament have struck a deal on the Return Regulation to build deportation camps (aka return hubs) in faraway countries. It’s a turning point for migration policy. The EU migration enters uncharted territory.
EU approves strictest-ever migration law, including return hubs
A new EU law will allow migrant return hubs outside the bloc and home searches in a bid to crack down on irregular migration. Civil society groups point to a “xenophobic" turn in EU politics. #EuropeN...
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