Jason Morín

Job Alert ‼️ The Department of Political Science at CSU, Northridge is seeking a tenure-track faculty member in American politics w/ a primary expertise in American political institutions. Preference will be given to those with a secondary expertise in public policy and racial/ethnic politics.

Music. Wait. Nevermind. I’m not good at this. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I present to you Exhibit A. Iowa is all about the bikes.

DOJ: Can’t we just rig an election via email?

Today LA County responded to DOJ’s request that a court order California officials to set aside ballots from some 20,000 voters that the DOJ says it thinks might be non-citizens. The county’s preliminary analysis of the list is devastating for DOJ, though not at all surprising.

Pleased to share the amicus brief we filed before the US Supreme Court in the Mi Familia Vota case. The case threatens to allow SCOTUS to implement many of the worst features of the SAVE Act and deserves your attention www.brennancenter.org/media/16412/...

Margaret Hamilton got us to the moon. What’s your excuse?

Do you disavow Satan?

Your daily PSA How Claims of Widespread Noncitizen Voting Fall Apart.

LA No Kings ✊🏾✊🏼✊🏿✊🏻✊🏽

that top line, my god

The proliferation of data centers across the U.S. is just like Apple forcing U2s Songs of Innocence onto our iphones. And how did that go over? #neverforget.

Does arresting the wife of an enlisted man and mother of four US citizen children, a person who’s been here since she was 6 years old, make our country great again?

Given *waves hands* all of this, we hope you'll find our thoughts on how a few high-profile state interventions can shape the turnout decisions of far more people:

Very few people out in the streets’: ICE surge rattles California’s Central Valley 1/2

Oh Cleveland! So happy for Jo Adell. The Guardians gave him something the Angels never could….a postseason.

Stephen "Miller did not want the facilities that were comfortable. He did not want facilities that were humane. We were told point-blank that that was not what the administration wanted." www.npr.org/2026/10/08/n...

My uncle was part of the 75 track and field team that’s being inducted into the CSUN Hall of Fame. What a baller. @gomatadors.bsky.social

What’s left in the fight for voting rights? A lot. In An American Problem, Michael G. Miller and @kevintmorris.bsky.social trace the Voting Rights Act’s history, its successes, and how Shelby County v. Holder weakened its protections. Available now: #[bit.ly/4y6W1ot

Spoke to my university student newspaper about the rise of ICE's "shadow surge" in the RGV. In the story, some UTRGV students describe how their family members are scared to leave their house. www.utrgvrider.com/the-rise-of-...

Now he’s gone too far www.tpr.org/government-p...

Come work with me! The Department of Political Science at Clemson University is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in Comparative Politics or IR + quantitative methods. Review of applications starts 10/19. See our ad for more details. www.higheredjobs.com/search/detai...

Strava giveth and Strava taketh away. lol ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Finally caught up to season six of Slow Horses where everyone plays by London rules.

In other Riverside news…..

One month left to apply! The Rapoport Family Foundation Dissertation #Grants provide up to $15,000 for US-based PhD candidates conducting American politics survey research. Apply Now! Application Deadline: 10/21/26,11:59PM PT buff.ly/HfkdGGX

You know, Nike owns converse.

The sadness continues for this alum and close friend of MALS. In times like these I remember that struggle is long and that the return of these programs in the future will be ever sweeter.

Well, hello. @kevintmorris.bsky.social.

Roughly 250 million adult U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in the 2026 midterm elections, an increase of 8.4 million since the 2022 midterms. More than half of this growth came from Hispanic adults. Meanwhile, Asian eligible voters have grown at the fastest rate.

Good luck, Bakersfield.

Trump’s Census Overhaul Would Exclude Some Immigrants and Remove Questions on Race www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...

#APSA 2026 was a real treat, especially getting to learn about the important work that amazing colleagues are doing. Watch out for the scholarship of Maya Khuzam! So excited to continue seeing her work!

This is still a question? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

What is this wet stuff falling from the sky in Los Angeles?

Congratulations to Angie Ocampo-Roland for earning the 2026 Emerging Scholar Award from the APSA Latina/o Caucus! Felicidades!!!

For a year, California's largest ICE facility has barred all detained residents from hugging loved ones. The policy has sparked so much fury that residents have launched campaigns across dorms demanding contact visits In my latest, see video from one detained organizer + how CoreCivic has responded

How about them apples? #ripgordonwood #APSA2026

Just having a convo about this with a student. Thought the probability would be lower this time, 60-40 in favor of name change but what do I know.

Dreams do come true.

A Canada-based company has been awarded a $382M ICE contract to transport detainees. That’s in addition to the $330M ICE paid them to convert warehouses into concentration camps. open.substack.com/pub/projects...

This actually is a big deal, not just because it hides the critical decision making of the Supreme Court in mystery, but because it hides larger phenomena too. Quick thread:

Incredible reporting: People are being held at SFO for a week or longer, with no access to attorneys, a bed or medical care. Some were driven in from other airports more than 100 miles away. Many are legal permanent residents. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

New from me: LAPD released video from an in-custody death that occurred in July. Jose Carlos Hoyos-Munoz appeared to be in crisis as 6 to 9 officers beat him three separate times. One officer is seen putting his knee into the back and neck of Munoz. He died 20 min later. lataco.com/lapd-beat-ha...