Davin L. Phoenix

Assoc. Prof, @UCIrivine Political Science | @UMich PhD | He Him | My book, The Anger Gap: | @davinphoenix.bsky.social

[Davin L. Phoenix @Davin_Phoenix]

What can we glean from this moment about the tenuous place of Black anger in the public imagination? Will the Black electorate be defined by anger or exhaustion come November? Drawing on The Anger Gap, my OpEd in NYT:
https://t.co/XR9idRlG0E

[Davin L. Phoenix @Davin_Phoenix]

@ProfJonCollins

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I'm rooting for the Mariners but this gave me goosebumps. MLB postseason>>>>>>>

[Ian Hunter @BlueJayHunter]

"I was born ready. I was born ready. And I want it all for this city."

[Davin L. Phoenix @Davin_Phoenix]

Playoff baseball >>>>>>>>

[Davin L. Phoenix @Davin_Phoenix]

Not saying the CR movement failed. I'm saying it's inaccurate to attribute its success to how participants presented themselves. The movement succeeded despite its poor real-time perception by most everyday people & elites alike. Respectability wasn't the key to its success.

[Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @DrewPavlou]

I know that King was assassinated. That doesn’t mean that the Civil Rights Movement failed. They passed laws that restored the right to vote for millions of African Americans who had been denied it for literally centuries. It was an objective success and there is now a great giant granite statue to MLK Jr in the middle of DC where he is venerated as one of the greatest American heroes.

[Davin L. Phoenix @Davin_Phoenix]

It’s almost as if—and hear me out on this--what they wore didn’t actually matter. Just like every historical & contemporary resistance against state oppression & violence, they’d be discredited and demonized by people desperately clinging to a vile status quo regardless.

[Davin L. Phoenix @Davin_Phoenix]

Funny how the Civil Rights movement’s presentation of itself didn’t stop King from being assassinated or being targeted by a years-long FBI campaign, or prevent the majority of Americans from viewing the movement as being more hurtful than helpful to its cause.

[Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @DrewPavlou]

You actually have to care about how you present your movement to the public guys.

[Davin L. Phoenix @Davin_Phoenix]

Thibs deserves a ton of praise. But the claim that he maximized this roster is such a terrible take that I came back to this hell site just to say please, stick to politics.

[Astead @AsteadWH]

Thibs maximized that roster — looking forward to next years regression so we can have the long overdue convo that Becky Hammon was right abt Brunson

[Davin L. Phoenix @Davin_Phoenix]

Knicks in 6.
Happy birthday to me.

[Davin L. Phoenix @Davin_Phoenix]

That's a lot of words just to say "we caved and we're cooked"

[Prem Thakker @prem_thakker]

Columbia President, as school meets Trump demands to violate academic freedom:
"…we are guided by our values, putting academic freedom, free expression, open inquiry, and respect for all at the fore of every decision we make."

"Standing together for Columbia,
Katrina Armstrong"

[Davin L. Phoenix @Davin_Phoenix]

Mahmoud Khalil stirring up too much empathy & activism they about to send him to the negative zone with Luigi

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@benepstein55 Randle's D is an exercise in frustration because the tools and ability are there but the effort is too often missing. Fascinating to see Minny's long term play w/ him. I'm also hopeful the trade is win-win. Living how Minny's D has been trending up lately.

[Davin L. Phoenix @Davin_Phoenix]

BUT NOT TODAY

[Davin L. Phoenix @Davin_Phoenix]

I gotta quit sports

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@benepstein55 His mental hiccups are less egregious & frequent than I feared. The D remains a question mark/frustration, but I give him credit for trying consistently. Wolves have struggled so far, but DiVo will pop eventually & Julius always gets better as a season goes on. Your thoughts?

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@benepstein55 After the initial shock of the trade, I was optimistic about KAT raising the team's ceiling. So far, he's exceeded my expectations in a few areas. I underestimated his passing & tenacity on the boards. And he's just overall a better bucker getter than I gave him credit for

[Davin L. Phoenix @Davin_Phoenix]

I gotta quit sports

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@SalilBenegal I'll try to muster up the energy to post there. Definitely would rather talk Knicks than anything else

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Obligatory:
@davinphoenix.bsky.social

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Sabrina Ionescu campaign for mayor of NY off to a great start

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LFGM

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Need my X-Men fans to come thru on this one

[Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 @mtgreenee]

Yes they can control the weather.

It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can’t be done.