Shana Gadarian
@sgadarian.bsky.social
Professor, Political Science | Syracuse University, Maxwell School | American politics, political psychology | Co-author of Anxious Politics and Pandemic Politics
Forty years ago, in 1986, NYC suffered over 1,600 homicides. Homicides would peak at over 2,200 a few years later. There were 305 in 2025.
Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 19h agoFood, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.
NEW: Missouri voters have rejected Amendment 4, which Republicans had passed to make citizen-initiated constitutional amendments effectively impossible. It would have required initiatives to pass in every congressional district—not just statewide—giving the overwhelmingly red districts a veto
Oh so we're just doing old school medieval European antisemitism now. No sugar coating, no dog whistles, just "Jews are the devil," right there on main. Very cool. Awesome. Love that for us.
Kyle Clark@kylec.bsky.social · yesterdayDepicting Jewish people with horns is a centuries-old, dehumanizing, antisemitic trope. Democratic Gov nominee Phil Weiser is outspoken about his mother’s birth in a Nazi concentration camp, his family members killed in the Holocaust, and the threat posed by antisemitism today.
I usually try to get as many answers as I can from a website or chatbot and when needed, I'll call a company. My experiences lately have made me never want to talk to anyone ever again or ever use a website. Why is everything so bad lately?
During his last session in Congress Flake was the 3rd most conservative member of the Senate.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · yesterdayNEWS: Former Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) has endorsed Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) for re-election Flake: “I’m still a conservative Republican. But character matters. And I want someone in that seat who takes the institution seriously and will protect the institution.”
I would like to propose the Taco Bell Principle When a person/institution Did A Problem, & IMMEDIATELY fesses up & takes proactive steps to solve it That's exactly what we want them to do? So how bout we let them live ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Sarah Taber@sarahtaber.bsky.social · 3w agoA quick word on Taco Bell: That's where we found the suspected lettuce, and it's not bc Taco Bell is gross. It's bc Taco Bell is REALLY GOOD at tracing product! Keeping track of exactly where they got their ingredients, & exactly what restaurants each shipment of ingredients went to!
OUT TODAY! 🥳 A straightforward, non-technical guide to thinking like a quantitative social scientist. Written for students, journalists, and curious citizens. A lot of thought and heart went into this. I genuinely hope folks enjoy it!
An interesting model. University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science and Arts is making first semester grades P/F on transcripts. www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
This University of Michigan college is moving away from traditional grading
LSA is the largest of UM’s 19 colleges and schools.
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Thrilled to share my new article with @emilythorson.bsky.social has been published @jhppl.bsky.social. While we found null effects of healthcare experiences on policy attitudes, it’s worth considering how this may shift as negative insurance experiences become more salient in public discourse.
Emily Thorson@emilythorson.bsky.social · 2d agoNew article with former SU grad student @emmadreher.bsky.social: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl.... We randomly assign people to recall in detail either interactions with their doctors or interactions with their insurance providers, and find no effect of either on health policy attitudes.
🚨New article alert🚨 new experimental work from @supolisci prof @emilythorson.bsky.social & SU PhD alum @emmadreher.bsky.social on the effect of recalled doctor experience on health policy attitudes.
Emily Thorson@emilythorson.bsky.social · 2d agoNew article with former SU grad student @emmadreher.bsky.social: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl.... We randomly assign people to recall in detail either interactions with their doctors or interactions with their insurance providers, and find no effect of either on health policy attitudes.
This is honestly one of the most shocking images coming out of this administration and that’s saying something
Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · 7d ago“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Making government work for all of our 4 legged friends.
Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭@mayorwu.boston.gov · 5d agoNow, any couple who gets married in City Hall can request a pet certificate upon uniting their household! 🐾 This certificate is dedicated to the shared commitment, love, nurture and proper cuddles our pets bring to our lives. Be sure to bring your pets to make the ceremony paw-fect.
Doing something new this year and talking to first year medical students about partisanship and health attitudes. Big takeaway.
Not Great, Bob! - Mad Men Quote
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Talarico is polling better vs. Paxton than Beto O'Rourke (D) ever did in his close 2018 defeat vs. Sen. Ted Cruz (R). #TXSen From April-July 2018, Cruz led every poll vs O'Rourke. But Paxton has only led 3 of 12 surveys in the same period of 2026. More: decisiondeskhq.substack.com/p/james-tala...
Tomorrow is July 32 for all academics who celebrate. Especially me, winding down a sabbatical and facing reentry into regular duties. Live shot of me
Crying
Alt: Small child in the ground kicking and screaming in a tantrum
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Joseph M. Adelman@jmadelman.bsky.social · 5d agoBecause the 1st is a Saturday, “How is it August already?!” will be observed today, Friday, July 31, 2026. Please panic accordingly.
The month of Sundays is on the horizon.
Michael Scott's Heartbroken Expression in The Office
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Joseph M. Adelman@jmadelman.bsky.social · 5d agoBecause the 1st is a Saturday, “How is it August already?!” will be observed today, Friday, July 31, 2026. Please panic accordingly.
I do not care for the smol bean-ing of policy. A policy can be well intentioned but a bad idea because of the tradeoffs involved which is why assessing those tradeoffs is important. It's not bad to point that out.
i understand the impulse to react to a terrible story by saying that you’re not surprised, but i hope i’ll always be surprised by terrible stories.
Went to see Hadestown at the movies last night. It's a proshot of a live performance in London. It's mostly the original cast members and it was produced beautifully. You can feel the energy of the live audience and the filming wasn't distracting. Totally worth it.
What the fuck kind of shit is this. How desperate to create legal fictions and create PR wins can the administration possibly be that they're going to deny that people KIA and WIA were part of the Iran conflict.
Faytuks Network@faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · last wk.Pentagon updates official casualty database from the Iran war, adds new “Overseas Operations” category for personnel killed/wounded since July 7
If the media were serious about covering higher education in 2026, the actual National Conversation™️ would be “How have universities managed to retain such a high level of trust, relative to almost all the other institutions in 🇺🇸, amidst decades of assault from the far right authoritarian party?” 🧐🤔
Chris Warren@chriswarren.info · last wk.
Americans have more confidence in higher education than in big tech companies, and the gap is growing rather than shrinking. The higher ed-doomsday pundits need to get on board with the real vibe shift in public trust that is happening right now.
Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · last wk.I look forward to all the reports & coverage about all of the internal problems & mistakes of all of these other institutions, in the same way that universities are constantly blamed (& blaming themselves) for “declining trust.” “Compared to what?” news.gallup.com/poll/712436/...
"The connection between African Americans and Jewish Americans was forged in the struggle for civil rights. This shared history is now under attack." An absolute MUST READ by Ashley Laverne Jackson, daughter of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Opinion | My father was Baptist minister Jesse Jackson. Yet he blessed my conversion.
As a Black and Jewish woman, I claim a twin inheritance.
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Charts like this one are the most important thing for explaining the behavior of low-info voters.
Politico@politico.com · 2w agoGas prices are high. Americans think they’re even higher. 3 in 5 Americans believe gas prices in their area have risen by more than they actually have, according to an analysis of results from our poll. And 46% say the change in gas prices will impact how they plan to vote in November.
"DOE accepts that the inclusion of grants in the October notice tranche was based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient's state, i.e., whether the recipient's location and/or place of performance was in a Blue State or a non-Blue State."
Ruben Rabasa in ITYSL: He Admit It!
ALT: Ruben Rabasa in ITYSL: He Admit It!
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tony romm@tonyromm.bsky.social · 2w agoIt's part of a major federal court case over those cancelations. Here's what the government admitted as part of a process meant to avoid discovery (and perhaps spare it from sharing more damaging records):
NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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