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Jessie Trudeau

@jessietrudeau.bsky.social

Assistant Professor at Syracuse University studying crime, police, development. Formerly Brown University postdoc, Harvard PhD. Xword constructor, ballet dancer, aspiring naturalist

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Jessie Trudeau@jessietrudeau.bsky.social · yesterday

Incredible data-driven investigation into DNC fundraising (read part I) and power in the media ecosystem below. Must read:

Adam Bonica@adambonica.bsky.social · 2d ago

I wrote this because most journalists facing this pressure can’t. The paper we count on to check authoritarianism spiked an investigation into the Democratic Party because the party’s lawyers threatened to sue. Holding authoritarians accountable starts with holding your own side accountable.

Sebastian Karcher@adam42smith.bsky.social · 2w ago

I'm hiring an Associate Director for the Center for Qualitative & Multi-Method Inquiry: www.sujobopps.com/postings/114... Run IQMR, work on QDR, help run events around methods @maxwellsu.bsky.social - great for recent MA or PhD interested in alt-ac 1/2

Associate Director, Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry (CQMI)

Work collaboratively with the Director of the Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry (CQMI). Lead the planning and logistics for the annual Institute for Qualitative and Multi-method Research...

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Jessie Trudeau@jessietrudeau.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🇧🇷 Ontem, fui palestrante no conferência "Os Impactos da Corrupção e das Organizações Criminosas nas Eleições." Muito obrigada à @esmpu.bsky.social pelo convite, foi uma honra participar no evento e um privilegio divulgar meu trabalho com todo mundo. Obrigada! Segue o link da apresentação aqui:

Jessie Trudeau@jessietrudeau.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Yesterday, I presented my book manuscript as part of the "Impact of Corruption and Organized Crime on Elections" seminar @esmpu.bsky.social. Such a pleasure to engage with policymakers about my work - obrigada! Presentation link with (en🇺🇸 / pt🇧🇷 / sl🤟🏻) translations ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6fA...

Jessie Trudeau@jessietrudeau.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Yesterday, I presented my book manuscript as part of the "Impact of Corruption and Organized Crime on Elections" seminar @esmpu.bsky.social. Such a pleasure to engage with policymakers about my work - obrigada! Presentation link with (en🇺🇸 / pt🇧🇷 / sl🤟🏻) translations ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6fA...

Seminário "Democracia, Direitos Humanos e Leniência: O Direito de Viver Sem Corrupção” - Dia 2

YouTube video by Escola Superior do MPU

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Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 9mo ago

*Women receive substantially lower "potential" ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings *Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap *Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues

AEA Journals@aeajournals.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Forthcoming in the AER: "“Potential” and the Gender Promotion Gap" by Alan Benson, Danielle Li, and Kelly Shue. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Andrew Heiss@andrew.heiss.phd · 10mo ago

More evidence supporting this really neat paper doi.org/10.1111/ajps... (JSTOR version: www.jstor.org/stable/45295...)

Why Underachievers Dominate Secret Police Organizations: Evidence from Autocratic Argentina Adam Scharpf, Christian Gläßel American Journal of Political Science Volume 64, Issue 4 October 2020 Pages 791-806 Abstract Autocrats depend on a capable secret police. Anecdotal evidence, however, often characterizes agents as surprisingly mediocre in skill and intellect. To explain this puzzle, this article focuses on the career incentives underachieving individuals face in the regular security apparatus. Low-performing officials in hierarchical organizations have little chance of being promoted or filling lucrative positions. To salvage their careers, these officials are willing to undertake burdensome secret police work. Using data on all 4,287 officers who served in autocratic Argentina (1975–83), we study biographic differences between secret police agents and the entire recruitment pool. We find that low-achieving officers were stuck within the regime hierarchy, threatened with discharge, and thus more likely to join the secret police for future benefits. The study demonstrates how state bureaucracies breed mundane career concerns that produce willing enforcers and cement violent regimes. This has implications for the understanding of autocratic consolidation and democratic breakdown.
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 10mo ago

NBC News finds that: -- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six. -- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam. -- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

APSA@apsa.bsky.social · last yr.

Nicholas D’Amico Receives the 2025 Kenneth Sherrill Prize for “Rainbow Participation? Assessing the Forces Motivating the LGBTQ Participation and Political Identity in the United States” The Kenneth Sherrill Prize is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor…

Nicholas D’Amico Receives the 2025 Kenneth Sherrill Prize for “Rainbow Participation? Assessing the Forces Motivating the LGBTQ Participation and Political Identity in the United States”

The Kenneth Sherrill Prize is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral dissertation proposal for an empirical study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) topics in political science.    Citation from the Award Committee: Nicholas D’Amico is the winner of the 2025 Kenneth Sherrill Prize, which recognizes the best doctoral dissertation proposal for an empirical study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender topics in political science.

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Aaron Ross Powell@aaronrosspowell.com · last yr.

We're going to need Nuremberg trials when this is over, yes, and to send a significant number of people currently in the federal government to prison. But we're going to need an unwavering commitment to ostracizing the supporters of it, as well. Never accept them again in polite society.

Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · last yr.

“In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion. During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself…”

120. Upon arrival at CECOT, the detainees were greeted by a prison official who stated, "Welcome to CECOT. Whoever enters here doesn't leave." Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was then forced to strip, issued prison clothing, and subjected to physical abuse including being kicked in the legs with boots and struck on his head and arms to make him change clothes faster. His head was shaved with a zero razor, and he was frog-marched to cell 15, being struck with wooden batons along the way. By the following day, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia had visible bruises and lumps all over his body. 121. In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion. During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself The detainees were confined to metal bunks with no mattresses in an overcrowded cell with no windows, bright lights that remained on 24 hours a day, and minimal access to sanitation. 122. After approximately one week at CECOT, prison director Osiris Luna and other officials separated the 21 Salvadorans who had arrived together. Twelve individuals with visible gang-related tattoos were moved to another cell, while Plaintiff Abrego Garcia remained with eight others who, like him, upon information and belief had no gang affiliations or tattoos. 123. As reflected by his segregation, the Salvadoran authorities recognized that Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was not affiliated with any gang and, at around this time, prison officials explicitly acknowledged that Plaintiff Abrego Garcia's tattoos were not gang-related, telling him "your
Adam Bonica@adambonica.bsky.social · last yr.

If I had to sum up what I’ve learned from analyzing mountains of election data—and what Mamdani’s campaign exemplified perfectly—it’s this: Stop moderating. Start energizing.

Filipe Campante@filipecampante.bsky.social · last yr.

I couldn't agree more, and have been saying this for a couple of months at least. We are under an authoritarian regime right now, the question is whether it manages to consolidate its power or is beaten back by the democratic forces that are stilling operation.

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Stan Oklobdzija@stano.bsky.social · last yr.

"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."

Marco Foster@marcofoster.bsky.social · last yr.

HAPPENING NOW: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was just taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center

Hakeem Jefferson@hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · last yr.

I think a lot abt how marginalized people are expected to be perfect just to be treated w/ basic dignity, just to access legal protection. But democracy can’t mean rights for the respectable few. It has to mean fair and just treatment even for those seen as least deserving. That’s the real test.

Jessie Trudeau@jessietrudeau.bsky.social · last yr.

Alarming. “The State Department had revoked 300 or more student visas, claiming these students were “lunatics.” Rubio claims students sought entrance into the U.S. “not just to study but to participate in movements that vandalize universities, harass students, take over buildings and cause chaos.”

Ashley Mowreader@amowreader.com · last yr.

I'm tracking international students who have had their visas revoked / legal status changed in the past month, check out this handy map to see which institutions have reported visa revocations: public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...

Dave Karpf@davekarpf.bsky.social · last yr.

This feels like the defining image from this year’s Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting. The National Science Foundatipn paid for a booth in the exhibit hall. But the booth sits empty, because NSF has been DOGE’d, and there is no one left to send.

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UNU-WIDER@unu-wider.bsky.social · last yr.

How does taxation shape conflict dynamics, and what role can fair and transparent tax systems play in building lasting peace? These were the key questions driving our two-day workshop. A big thank you to our participants, read more about the event: go.unu.edu/R9p34

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Adam Bonica@adambonica.bsky.social · last yr.

How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes? Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce. Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.

Title: What Costs More: Billionaire Tax Avoidance or Federal Workers? Subtitle: Musk’s tax avoidance could fund 677K federal jobs • Current Tax Rate: 3.27% • Top Federal Tax Rate: 37% Cost Comparison (Bar Chart): • Cost of Musk’s Tax Avoidance (smallest bar, purple) • Cost of Top 100 Billionaires’ Tax Avoidance (largest bar, red) • Total Federal Workforce Salaries (mid-sized bar, green) X-axis ranges from $0B to $380B, showing that billionaire tax avoidance covers a significant portion of federal workforce salaries. Impact on Federal Workforce: • Average Federal Salary: $106,000 • Jobs Musk’s Avoidance Could Fund: 677,782 (29.5% of all federal employees) Federal Workforce Breakdown (Pie Chart): • A segment representing 29.5% of the workforce highlights the share Musk’s avoided taxes could fund, labeled “Share Equal to Musk’s Avoided Taxes: 29.5%”. Sources: • Musk’s Tax Rate: ProPublica • Billionaire Gains: Bloomberg Billionaires Index (Dec. 31, 2024) • Federal Employee Data: USAFacts
kim yi dionne (she/her)@dadakim.bsky.social · last yr.

If you're just learning about the Bolsonaro news, I strongly recommend reading @hsulli.bsky.social & @edebruin.bsky.social's piece in @goodauth.bsky.social that details the steps Bolsonaro and his allies took to prepare for losing the 2022 presidential election. goodauthority.org/news/brazil-...

The investigation into Brazil's coup plot continues.

Brazil's election coup plot was well planned by Jair Bolsonaro and his allies, a police report finds. Was Brazil's democracy at risk?

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Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · last yr.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil former leader Bolsonaro knew and agreed to a plan to poison President Lula, top prosecutor says.