Laura Tamman
@lauratamman.bsky.social
Clinical Assistant Professor of Political Science at Pace University. NYC politics is my jam. Alum of CUNY GC (PhD), St. Hilda’s College, Oxford (MA) and U of Georgia (BA). Devoted Swifty & Arcade Fire obsessed. I ❤️ good trouble. www.LauraTamman.com
Primary electorates=Who the fuck knows.
StephenSeidel35@stephenseidel35.bsky.social · 17h agoPolling on primaries
I say we remove this word from the dictionary.
Deva Woodly@devawo.bsky.social · 10h agoI’m telling you this as a political scientist. The person who is electable is the one who is elected. This can and does change over time. Any and all speculation about “electability” is either puffery or anxiety and is often both.
Frank Seddio. Whadda guy. "write something nice about me for once—say I look sharp, say I've got a 12-inch dick!"…. he repeatedly called one of the investors' lawyers, Lauren Zimmerman, "Mrs. Ding-a-ling" and told her "get a better hairdo, it really sucks."
Hell Gate *subscribe today!*@hellgatenyc.com · yesterdayDid Frank Seddio abuse the court process to help his client steal $2 million? No, he says: Emails sent from his address? Not sent by him. Court filings made with his login credentials? Not by him! A sworn affirmation bearing his e-signature? He didn't even know it existed.
100% understandable.
Pixie Casey@pixiecasey.bsky.social · yesterdayin insane local news, the 26 year old director of a rocky horror production was arrested for sending threatening messages to himself in order to get the play shut down bc he didn’t want to deal with cast drama www.mynbc5.com/article/rock...
“Overall, roughly 33% of city students were chronically absent in the 2024-25 school year” is a crazy, yet totally believable, statistic for NYC.
The City Reporter@thecityreporter.nyc · 2d agoPublic schools will adopt systemwide rules and appoint dedicated liaisons to help students missing school due to severe anxiety, depression or other disabilities. Via Chalkbeat New York www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/03/n...
May her memory be a blessing.
Jonathan W. Gray@elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 2d agoTo honor Johanna Fernandez @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social & colleagues at Brooklyn College are founding a student activism award in her name. Johanna was an exemplary scholar activist, as her work on the Young Lords shows. Please direct inquiries to Jeanne. Link to donate below tinyurl.com/5b3j7s89
This paper is everything. 👏🙏🏻🎯 It’s just in time to get added to my research methods syllabus. Now all I need is the research in an OpEd format I can share with the family group chat.
Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 2d agoUpdated our 'Do Moderates Do Better?' paper When you analyze the question rigorously (and don't assume correlation is causation), you find that moderates & non-moderates perform ~equally well in the Trump era Love working with @adambonica.bsky.social
Good day for a reminder that any individual member of the House can, at any time, all on their own, no permission needed, force a privileged vote on expelling another member.
Dear #polisky: I’m struggling to find good, relevant readings for the Congress module in my Intro to American class. I’m looking for something that specifically describes the powers of Congress, and will help students see which are, and are not, being utilized at the moment. Any recommendations?
This guy seems super honest and super likable and I think he should keep posting videos just like this.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d agoRep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"
It’s a legit challenge for educators to keep up with the constantly changing tech landscape. But at the moment, I don’t see how assignments and assessments can credibly be completed in any way other than in class, on paper.
Josh Block@joshablock.bsky.social · 3d agoHow about we actually give middle school kids math assignments they have to complete on paper? And then actually grade those assignments on paper too? You can’t have them do everything on Delta Math and then be surprised when they don’t know how to show their work without a calculator.
Hallelujah! This is an exciting addition to my syllabai.
eric gonzalez juenke@egojunk.bsky.social · 3d agoElection Madness is live! Check out our elections for the 2026 midterms. This is a free game that gets students interested in U.S. elections. It is simple to understand and easy to play. Can you pick the winners of 24 elections this fall? Will you beat our experts? Please share. election-madness.org
I can’t imagine this article being written about a white candidate.
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 3d agoAbdul El-Sayed is mixing populism and anti-Zionism in a way that has little precedent in the Democratic Party—and the ramifications of his conspiratorial rhetoric may be difficult to control, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues.
“Just to be clear, we think @aoc.bsky.social should run for president, but the choice is hers, of course,” NYC-DSA co-chair Grace Mausser told me. gothamist.com/news/a-peopl... And @elizabethkim.bsky.social spoke to pollsters who see her path gothamist.com/news/aocs-pa...
A people’s guide to the ‘Commie Corridor’ of Brooklyn and Queens
The stronghold of young, leftist and college-educated voters fueled Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rise.
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Read my July 18 story for the original reporting that the New York Times didn’t link to... www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller
Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.
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Eric Umansky@ericumansky.bsky.social · last wk.GOP House member--and fmr Trump advance man--allegedly -threw boiling water on his then-wife -held a gun to her head -broke his daughter's collarbone. She's 2 -abused abuse a fmr Trump WHer too When a reporter asked him about it , he threatened to block their # www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
very cool new job opening in the Mayor's Office: cityjobs.nyc.gov/job/executiv...
Executive Director, Mayor’s Office of Ethnic and Community Media
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The photo says so much. What a moving story. 🎁 link. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/n...
New York Has a New Sheriff, and His Mentor Is Serpico (Gift Article)
Edwin Raymond, a retired police lieutenant and former whistle-blower himself, was sworn in at a ceremony that paid homage to Frank Serpico, the famous anti-corruption detective of the 1970s.
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Summer Lee’s State House campaign manager was barred from volunteering for her congressional. That is telling.
Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · last wk.I spoke to Summer Lee’s 2022 campaign manager who shared on the record for the first time that Moraff was banned from campaign events/activities after the team learned of allegations of sexual misconduct (including assault) from six different people. www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
The SHSAT is complete bullshit. The fact that it is used as the only criteria for entrance to a set of outstanding public schools in NYC is super fucked up. nymag.com/intelligence...
It’s Time to End the Test That’s Grotesquely Segregating NYC Schools
The SHSAT is a wildly unfair method of evaluating students disguised as a merit-based system.
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How come political ads have to say who paid for them, but influencers doing the exact same thing don't have to say who is paying for their message? Seems like something a normal legislative branch might consider writing some policy on.
It makes me smile Every. Single. Time: “Free for everyone to read because Jim Dolan doesn’t want you to.”
Katie Drummond@katie-drummond.bsky.social · 2w agoNEW: Madison Square Garden's sprawling surveillance system can monitor guests down to the second. Its owners recently made a major exception -- for Taylor Swift. Scoop from @noahshachtman.bsky.social. Free for everyone to read, because James Dolan doesn't want you to:
This was a fascinating interview. I learned a lot!
Omar Wasow@owasow.bsky.social · 2w agoWhy has DSA grown? One argument from this research: not just ideology, but organization. Strong membership plus ongoing and continuous participation in social movements creates credibility, committed volunteers, political skills, and durable electoral capacity. www.niskanencenter.org/inside-the-d...
I feel the same way about my synagogue community. I never regret showing up for stuff there.
Jonathan Ladd@jonathanmladd.com · 2w agoIf people are actually unhappy with the shallowness of their activities. I don't know what will work for you, but can offer my own testimony. Interacting with people in church is not a positive experience 100% of the time, but it usually is, and it is incredibly good for my mental health.
If you lawyers see any case where the fed govt is arguing the national government was *always* in charge of migration across US history, the legal history record says differently. If you need a historian who knows where the location of the line was between fed/state authority was & why, that's me.
Barb McQuade@barbmcquade.bsky.social · 2w agoJudge dismisses Trump’s suit against Minnesota state and local police for declining to assist ICE’a deportation efforts. Do your own dirty work! Judge was appointed by … Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...
I’m going to incorporate this video into my Intro to American Government class.
Jennifer ♾️ aura points KP@jeniuskp.bsky.social · 3w ago