DrLostCauses
@acpacek.bsky.social
Academic studying political causes/consequences of well-being. Fan of the interesting and important. Despairing Boston sports and happy Liverpool fan.
Views and opinions are my own, not my employer’s or my state’s. I speak as a private citizen.
Views and opinions are my own, not my employer’s or my state’s. I speak as a private citizen.
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DrLostCauses
@acpacek.bsky.social
· Oct 28
I’ll echo what many others have said here: if you can, please please please donate to your local food bank. We’ve all seen the headlines. Things are about to get brutal…real bad for a lot of people. Yes in your community. Please save “They voted for this” for later.
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For my new research unit Politics of Democracy at the Berlin Social Science Center @wzb.bsky.social, we have 3 open research positions.
2 postdocs: 4 + 2 years (100%)
1 doc: 2 years (75%)
Starting date: 1 March 2027 (negotiable)
Application deadline: 1 November
2 postdocs: 4 + 2 years (100%)
1 doc: 2 years (75%)
Starting date: 1 March 2027 (negotiable)
Application deadline: 1 November
October 2, 2026 at 6:57 AM
For my new research unit Politics of Democracy at the Berlin Social Science Center @wzb.bsky.social, we have 3 open research positions.
2 postdocs: 4 + 2 years (100%)
1 doc: 2 years (75%)
Starting date: 1 March 2027 (negotiable)
Application deadline: 1 November
2 postdocs: 4 + 2 years (100%)
1 doc: 2 years (75%)
Starting date: 1 March 2027 (negotiable)
Application deadline: 1 November
Apparently the vice president doesn't think African American women, who were born in the United States, should be in this country.
Someone should ask him why.
Someone should ask him why.
JD Vance on Angie Nixon: "Get the hell out of here. You don't belong in America"
October 1, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Apparently the vice president doesn't think African American women, who were born in the United States, should be in this country.
Someone should ask him why.
Someone should ask him why.
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My department - @ucdpolitics.bsky.social - is hiring two PERMANENT posts in any area of politics, international relations, theory, or development studies.
Please apply if you are on the academic job market, and if you're not, please do us a solid & spread the word!
Deadline NOV 9.
Please apply if you are on the academic job market, and if you're not, please do us a solid & spread the word!
Deadline NOV 9.
September 28, 2026 at 2:31 PM
My department - @ucdpolitics.bsky.social - is hiring two PERMANENT posts in any area of politics, international relations, theory, or development studies.
Please apply if you are on the academic job market, and if you're not, please do us a solid & spread the word!
Deadline NOV 9.
Please apply if you are on the academic job market, and if you're not, please do us a solid & spread the word!
Deadline NOV 9.
So he's leaving office?
President Donald Trump said he would consider giving preemptive pardons to members of his administration before leaving office, offering them wide-raging protection from prosecution.
Trump Says Preemptive Pardons for Administration Are Possible
President Donald Trump said he would consider giving preemptive pardons to members of his administration before leaving office, offering them wide-raging protection from prosecution.
bloom.bg
October 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
So he's leaving office?
What could possibly go wrong.
Hegseth announced Project Meridian on Wednesday, explaining the initiative will identify weapons and technologies for soldiers and propose solutions to test and implement the weapons.
Pete Hegseth Taps Elon Musk For Military Weapons Development Project
Hegseth announced Project Meridian on Wednesday, explaining the initiative will identify weapons and technologies for soldiers and propose solutions to test and implement the weapons.
www.forbes.com
September 30, 2026 at 9:55 PM
What could possibly go wrong.
Re-upping this is as changes to SNAP benefits are about to kick in.
I’ll echo what many others have said here: if you can, please please please donate to your local food bank. We’ve all seen the headlines. Things are about to get brutal…real bad for a lot of people. Yes in your community. Please save “They voted for this” for later.
September 30, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Re-upping this is as changes to SNAP benefits are about to kick in.
Centauri Prime turning off the planetary defense grid. IYKYK.
Hegseth to cut more generals, admirals in bid to remake military’s top ranks www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec... The defense secretary is expected to announce that the number of top officers will be reduced by as much as 20 percent, officials said. the trump administration is a russian asset
Hegseth to cut more generals, admirals in bid to remake military’s top ranks
The defense secretary is expected to announce that the number of top officers will be reduced by as much as 20 percent, officials said.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 30, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Centauri Prime turning off the planetary defense grid. IYKYK.
These ads are…something, and you should watch them (and they’re pretty painful tbh).
judging just by what i have seen in brief snaps on the TL today, republicans are catastrophically unprepared for what’s going to be coming at them
Republican attack ad: "This Democrat loves transgender surgeries for minors"
Democratic attack ad: "This worthless sack of shit let a pedophile walk free and called you a stupid asshole"
Democratic attack ad: "This worthless sack of shit let a pedophile walk free and called you a stupid asshole"
September 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM
These ads are…something, and you should watch them (and they’re pretty painful tbh).
Come on Red Sox (he said quietly and with deep resignation)
September 29, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Come on Red Sox (he said quietly and with deep resignation)
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we’re hiring an assistant professor in American politics 🐘
apply.interfolio.com/194599
apply.interfolio.com/194599
September 29, 2026 at 5:19 PM
we’re hiring an assistant professor in American politics 🐘
apply.interfolio.com/194599
apply.interfolio.com/194599
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Make stuff. Do your hobbies. Geek out with your weird friends. Practice arts and crafts. Every society that ever burned to the ground left behind only the handicrafts, and every society saved from the brink was saved only by arts. Do not give up the joy of creating.
June 22, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Make stuff. Do your hobbies. Geek out with your weird friends. Practice arts and crafts. Every society that ever burned to the ground left behind only the handicrafts, and every society saved from the brink was saved only by arts. Do not give up the joy of creating.
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Our School of Politics and International Relations at @ucddublin.bsky.social is hiring two permanent (!) Assistant Professors in any field of political science, international relations, political theory, or development.
Deadline: 9 November
Start date: 30 August 2027
my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
Deadline: 9 November
Start date: 30 August 2027
my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
September 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Our School of Politics and International Relations at @ucddublin.bsky.social is hiring two permanent (!) Assistant Professors in any field of political science, international relations, political theory, or development.
Deadline: 9 November
Start date: 30 August 2027
my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
Deadline: 9 November
Start date: 30 August 2027
my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
In normal times this would be the story of the decade.
Extraordinary for any American president: Trump offered to sell weapons to Xi Jinping of China. That was revealed by David Perdue, US ambassador. Trump is withholding a $14 billion arms package to Taiwan approved by Congress. China aids Iran and Russia. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says (Gift Article)
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the U.S. ambassador to China. Trump is withholding a $14 billion arms package to Taiwan.
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2026 at 11:57 PM
In normal times this would be the story of the decade.
Uh so what happens when people take out loans, major in Trump Studies, and then switch majors?
Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1
Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
trib.al
September 28, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Uh so what happens when people take out loans, major in Trump Studies, and then switch majors?
This times infinity.
When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education.
We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.
We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.
Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1
September 28, 2026 at 11:28 PM
This times infinity.
Two vampire tv series that are worth a look (neither are great, both are interesting in their own ways).
Dracula: The Series
Forever Night
Both 90s shows (and you can tell)
Dracula: The Series
Forever Night
Both 90s shows (and you can tell)
September 28, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Two vampire tv series that are worth a look (neither are great, both are interesting in their own ways).
Dracula: The Series
Forever Night
Both 90s shows (and you can tell)
Dracula: The Series
Forever Night
Both 90s shows (and you can tell)
This is the way.
NEWS — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes fellow Democrats who say transgender athletes should be barred from women’s sports.
“That is not the party that we are. We start as a party of compassion and empathy.”
“That is not the party that we are. We start as a party of compassion and empathy.”
September 27, 2026 at 11:41 PM
This is the way.
A l’il Sunday shrimp sauce piquant. Beer, football, and total escapism for the moment.
September 27, 2026 at 10:08 PM
A l’il Sunday shrimp sauce piquant. Beer, football, and total escapism for the moment.
This. The party that could have prevented this ghoulishness enthusiastically embraced and endorsed it, and now that people are pissed, is trying to pretend to be upset about (checks notes) the thing they caused to happen.
Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t.
Congress funded the CDC's Alzheimer's work, the sickle cell and epilepsy data programs and a rape prevention unit, and Vought simply will not release the money. Grassley told him to his face he lacks the authority. The pocket rescission alone took 4.9 billion.
September 27, 2026 at 1:59 AM
This. The party that could have prevented this ghoulishness enthusiastically embraced and endorsed it, and now that people are pissed, is trying to pretend to be upset about (checks notes) the thing they caused to happen.
Are these the folks that shut down Canvas and who Canvas in turn paid a ransom to?
ShinyHunters hackers expanded attacks on Oracle's PeopleSoft, Google says reut.rs/4hfjTRJ
ShinyHunters hackers expanded attacks on Oracle's PeopleSoft, Google says
Google's cybersecurity unit said on Friday that hacking group ShinyHunters has renewed "mass exploitation" of a security flaw in Oracle's PeopleSoft software, after skirting defenses put up following attacks in the summer.
reut.rs
September 26, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Are these the folks that shut down Canvas and who Canvas in turn paid a ransom to?
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Call for Proposals: EPSS Copenhagen 2027 Pre-Conference Workshops!
We're seeking proposals for workshops on 23 June 2027, at the University of Copenhagen.
Whether you are a senior scholar or an ECR, we want your expertise!
⏳Deadline: 13 Nov 2026
🔗Apply here: epssnet.org/2027-copenha...
#EPSS2027
We're seeking proposals for workshops on 23 June 2027, at the University of Copenhagen.
Whether you are a senior scholar or an ECR, we want your expertise!
⏳Deadline: 13 Nov 2026
🔗Apply here: epssnet.org/2027-copenha...
#EPSS2027
Pre-Conference Workshops EPSS 2027
Submit your proposal for a pre-conference workshop at the EPSS 2027 Conference in Copenhagen to lead focused discussions and skill-building sessions for political science scholars.
epssnet.org
September 24, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Call for Proposals: EPSS Copenhagen 2027 Pre-Conference Workshops!
We're seeking proposals for workshops on 23 June 2027, at the University of Copenhagen.
Whether you are a senior scholar or an ECR, we want your expertise!
⏳Deadline: 13 Nov 2026
🔗Apply here: epssnet.org/2027-copenha...
#EPSS2027
We're seeking proposals for workshops on 23 June 2027, at the University of Copenhagen.
Whether you are a senior scholar or an ECR, we want your expertise!
⏳Deadline: 13 Nov 2026
🔗Apply here: epssnet.org/2027-copenha...
#EPSS2027
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📣 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!
Apply for a 2027-28 @casbsstanford.bsky.social residential fellowship and join a multi-disciplinary community of social and behavioral scientists like no other.
Deadline to apply: October 30, 2026 ⬇️ casbs.stanford.edu/apply-casbs-...
Apply for a 2027-28 @casbsstanford.bsky.social residential fellowship and join a multi-disciplinary community of social and behavioral scientists like no other.
Deadline to apply: October 30, 2026 ⬇️ casbs.stanford.edu/apply-casbs-...
Apply for a CASBS Fellowship
The Center offers a residential fellowship program for scholars working in a diverse range of disciplines that contribute to advancing research and thinking in social science. Fellows represent the…
casbs.stanford.edu
September 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM
📣 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!
Apply for a 2027-28 @casbsstanford.bsky.social residential fellowship and join a multi-disciplinary community of social and behavioral scientists like no other.
Deadline to apply: October 30, 2026 ⬇️ casbs.stanford.edu/apply-casbs-...
Apply for a 2027-28 @casbsstanford.bsky.social residential fellowship and join a multi-disciplinary community of social and behavioral scientists like no other.
Deadline to apply: October 30, 2026 ⬇️ casbs.stanford.edu/apply-casbs-...
If you needed another reason to leave Facebook, this is a pretty damn good one.
September 25, 2026 at 10:34 PM
If you needed another reason to leave Facebook, this is a pretty damn good one.
Living two houses away from Adrian Belew was probably the best thing I can say about my graduate school experience.
September 25, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Living two houses away from Adrian Belew was probably the best thing I can say about my graduate school experience.