Luke Heslip

Educator | Politics Ph.D. student at @UCSC | @uaw_4811 | Parties, elections, & American political development | Frm instructor at @poliscisfsu | Bay Area

[Luke Heslip @HeslipLuke]

Officially teaching my first graduate seminar on political science pedagogy! @UCSC #AcademicTwitter #PoliSci

[Anderson Clayton☀️ @abreezeclayton]

same, girl. same.

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇮🇹🇺🇸 Italy's Meloni responds to Trump:

"President Trump, these constant, unprovoked attacks are senseless.

As for my popularity, being your friend certainly has not helped it, nor does it depend on my relationship with you.

My popularity depends on my ability to defend Italy’s national interest, and that is exactly what I have always done.

[The] use [of American bases in Italy] is governed by agreements that we have always respected, and that cannot be violated as long as I am Prime Minister.

Italy remains a sovereign nation.

In any case, my popularity is none of your concern. I suggest you focus on yours."

Source: Giorgia Meloni via @clashreport / Writer: Oliver

[Nate Silver @NateSilver538]

Here’s my interview with @smotus on his new book about Trump and the GOP. I hope this provides a nice break from the news cycle to zoom out and look at one of the most important stories in American political history through a political science lens.
https://t.co/hlRAPLqcHt

[Andrew Solender @AndrewSolender]

Today I learned "Hotel California" singer Don Henley is an incredibly prolific Democratic donor:

[New Liberals 🇺🇦🇹🇼🌐 @CNLiberalism]

Fuck you

[Nassau Centrist Mapper @LIEngProf]

Claire McCaskill’s primary meddling strategy paid off in full after Todd Akin’s “legitimate rape” gaffe.

McCaskill won 6/8 House seats in MO, including some in solid red territory, despite Obama only winning the St. Louis 1st & KC 5th CDs.

Mappers: @MadLibHatter @bluearrowMaps @SageOfTime1 @Thorongil16 @DemHackMaps @JMilesColeman @RJ_maps @cinyc9 @redwoodcntymaps @NinetyDegreeZ @HugeGuilfordCo @tencor_7144 @josh_metcalf @nnjpolitics @Leonz0_o @ModRightMaps

[Ruben Gallego @RubenGallego]

We got JCPOA without getting 13 service members killed, Billions of dollars of equipment destroyed, and losing a war.

[Everything Price Sufferer (but especially eggs) @agraybee]

I don't have a lot of litmus tests but one of them is being able to give a simple yes to the question of whether murderers should go to prison.

[Andrew Egger @EggerDC]

It's amazing the moments you forget

[umichvoter @umichvoter]

Manhattan has competitive congressional primaries in the entire island

[Bayliss Wagner @baylisswagner]

Breaking: Trump hedges his bets on South Carolina and endorses *both* candidates in the Republican governor's runoff after previously backing Lt. Gov. @PamelaEvette.

Recalls his 2022 endorsement of "ERIC" in a race b/w two candidates named Eric.

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

Trump now alienating even fellow right-wing politicians in Europe, but at least we have some great new friends in Teheran.

[Ellis Bates @ElliscbIV]

Dunlap, one of three progressive options in the race, defeated DCCC-backed Baldacci, who was widely viewed as the most electable candidate.

Democrats now face a steeper hill to hold this Trump +9 seat.

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

Terrible outcome here, the people who got mad at Jared Golden and drove him from office aren’t going to like Paul LePage more.

[Political Polls @PpollingNumbers]

The Times reports that Keir Starmer is considering stepping down.

[The Bulwark @BulwarkOnline]

Trump: "I didn't guarantee no war."

Trump guaranteeing no more wars:

[The Bulwark @BulwarkOnline]

Trump is in a one-sided war with former President Obama, and with the latest MoU with Iran, it just emphasizes just how obsessed he still is with the former president.

Today's latest from @JillDLawrence: https://t.co/t5NQwxaVGd

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

Maybe this is one reason why Americans think the economy is bad

[Swann Marcus @SwannMarcus89]

It's so funny the extent to which normie libs shithouse Republicans in swing states and then the media and activists just pretend Democratic Socialism is popular because of mayoral elections in the bluest munipalities in the country

[Ethan C7 @ECaliberSeven]

Damn. Landslide for Burnham in a very working class, Reform UK-friendly area.

Have to imagine this makes Burnham the strong favorite to replace Starmer as the UK’s prime minister in a few months.