sociology, political science, UC-Irvine. social movements, proselytize about swimming and writing. he/him
Irvine, CA
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No Kings, no comms?
Meta blacked out communications during the last round of No Kings demonstrations; it's a stark warning about access to social media and audiences.
X ISN'T THE ANSWER.
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Gen Z goes global with revolution? If you're going alphabetically, start with Albania and you'll end up in the US--for now. politicsoutdoors.com/2026/10… via @davidsmeyer1
Protests in France and the US send different messages politicsoutdoors.com/2026/10… via @davidsmeyer1
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Next up in our grad spotlight series: Leah Ruppanner sociology M.A. ’06, Ph.D. ’09. An internationally renowned sociologist and @UCIrvine alum, Leah wants to help people to understand, measure and manage the emotional thinking that’s zapping their energy. ...
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I just finished @leahstokes' new book, The Carbon Wave. I'd planned to read it slowly over weeks, one short chapter each day as a break from other tasks-- to unwind. Ended up reading the entire thing in 24 hours, simply because I couldn't put it down. (1/2)
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5/6 but I did. and so did some of my colleagues here at the University of Chicago sociology department. See John Levi-Martin's assessment here: osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/mn…
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Cosigner access reproduces existing social inequalities | @UCIrvine-led study finds race shapes availability of key credit-building resource
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ALT Asia Bento standing along a UC Irvine pathway.
Leadership and Legacy; on Gloria Steinem
Thinking about all the appreciations and criticisms of Gloria Steinem's long activist life, I wonder if a more radical Steinem and Ms. could have been more influential. Answers welcome.
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A day for Labor (reposted) politicsoutdoors.com/2026/09… via @davidsmeyer1
This wonderful podcast series is worth listening to any time, but may offer special comfort and perspective now.
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Understanding the enduring impact of immigration detention is the focus of a new @MellonFdn-funded fellowship supporting UC Irvine sociology assistant professor Mirian Martinez-Aranda in the development of her book manuscript
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@united gate agents just lied to us in Santa Ana. They forced a bunch of us to check bags and promised they’d be at baggage claim when we landed. Instead, the bags are on other planes. Agents aren’t sure which ones, but promise they’ll be delivered some day.
I've been teaching at colleges and universities long enough to qualify: Where is the faculty lounge? How can I get a key?
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Congrats to @JeffreyKopstein, @UCIrvine Chancellor’s Professor of political science, whose essay “Polarization and Political Violence: When Polarization Turns Violent,” published in the Journal of Democracy, was among last month’s most-read @JHUPress journal articles!
Once again, last month's most-read Hopkins Press journal article featured Chico Harlan on The Role of Papal Politics in International Relations, from the Summer 2024 issue of Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
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ALT Top 20 Hopkins Press Journal articles of July 2026 Illustrated with a collage of the covers of the included journals: Georgetown Journal of International Affairs Journal of Democracy Reviews in American History Bulletin of the History of Medicine SAIS Review of International Affairs Library Trends portal: Libraries and the Academy Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved The CEA Critic Theory & Event Progress in Community Health Partnerships Diacritics New Literary History South Central Review World Politics Perspectives in Biology and Medicine American Imago Social Research Review of Higher Education and Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal
Jeanine Pirro told the truth, after exhausting other options; it might cost her job politicsoutdoors.com/2026/08… via @davidsmeyer1
Getting the facts out is important work for any campaign that seeks to promote democracy.....What resistance looks like: telling the truth.... politicsoutdoors.com/2026/08… via @davidsmeyer1
Davey Hearn is free....
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/da…
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Award-worthy work | @UCIrvine sociologist Irene Vega takes home three top prizes, a silver medal and an honorable mention for her first book, Bordering on Indifference
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Science meets justice | @UCIrvine professors Elizabeth Cauffman, Keramet Reiter, and Kristin Turney share research that is actively reshaping how California thinks about incarceration
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ALT Elizabeth Cauffman, Keramet Reiter and Kristin Turney stand side by side.
I'm glad to have known David Hearn so many years ago in college. In the middle of a 52 mile training ride? Completely credible and in character. Vandalism while dressed in training gear? Ridiculous!
Breaking news: U.S. Park Police officers arrested former Olympian David Hearn on a misdemeanor charge of destruction of government property.
Hearn said he touched the Reflecting Pool’s detached liner but “didn’t destroy or break or peel anything.” wapo.st/3QBU57J
