@Prof_MPastor

Distinguished Professor of Sociology & @ERI_USC Director. Most important: Proud pop. https://xitter.cf/t.co/O8KQifvvaA

 Los Angeles, CA
dornsife.usc.edu/eri/manuel-pastor/
Joined September 2013
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It's just so curious: why would Trump do this? OK, everyone: let's watch right-wing analysts try to avoid the obvious explanations . . . nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/po…

Trump Signs Order Waiving New Russia Sanctions

The sanctions were part of a measure that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July.

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Which would be a good reason to go Blue . . . Accountability, anyone?
Rachel Bitecofer 🗽🦆
@RachelBitecoferOct 13
Johnson on Fox: "If [Democrats] took over, they would turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body. They'd spend every day investigating the president, the first family, the cabinet, donors to the party, leaders of business ...
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Proud of this co-authored piece: immigration raids created fear of accessing services & hurt community well-being. Like my tía would have said about most of my academic pieces, "everyone knows that." But nice to have dif-in-dif regressions to back u up. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…

ED Visits After Heightened Immigration Enforcement in Los Angeles County

This cross-sectional study examines whether an increase in immigration enforcement activity in Los Angeles County during June 2025 was associated with changes in emergency department and inpatient...

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What if immigration policy focused on evidence instead of stoking fear? Join us Oct 15 for a Game Changers webinar on a new report :The Wealth of Welcome" & how immigrant inclusion strengthens workers, communities, & our economy bit.ly/GCWebinarLabor
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I’ve been off social media but my official pronouncement: this motherfucker is a piece of shit.
Aaron Rupar
@atruparOct 5
Trump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."
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One of my favorite places and one of my favorite people. Enjoy!
Carmen Perez@msladyjustice1Jul 19
Before reconnecting with our Galaxy family and diving into conversations on ending mass incarceration and building safer communities, we made a quick detour to Luquillo. 🌴🇵🇷 Sometimes the work begins by grounding yourself in the beauty of the place that welcomes you.
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It is indeed a minoritarian project.
Thomas Glenn@tglenn06May 13
Replying to @RonBrownstein @Prof_MPastor
None of that matters. This stuff has been has been 40 years in the making. They’re just taking advantage of the moment in time to cement their power forever regardless of their decreasing % of the population.
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How can RFK Jr figure out new ways to be horrible and torture people? Please go back to cutting the penises off raccoons. Maybe that will bring you enuf joy to leave the rest of us alone. Less measles, please. nytimes.com/2026/05/04/scien… via @NYTimes

Kennedy Starts a Push to Help Americans Quit Antidepressants

The health secretary has long complained that Americans overuse psychiatric medications. New policies he is introducing aim to change that.

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This could probably help with the whole selective prosecution motion . . .
Glenn Tunes@glenn_tunesMay 1
DEMENTED ASSHOLE 🙄🤡
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Hey @Uber your LAX lanes are jammed while cabs and Lyft are moving fine. Wassup? 10 pm 4/30
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Hey @SouthwestAir . Now that you assign seats and stuff and are closer in style to other airlines (tempted to say more like a "real" airline), how about upgrading your wifi so the connection speeds are (when not intermittent) a step above glacial? Seriously, it would help . . .
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Thanks—it was great to be there!
Tate Hill@tatehillApr 2
“Central CA is the next frontier for the state of California” — @Prof_MPastor at the @SHFCalifornia CEMI & Assembly Select Committee hearing.
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New opinion piece: War abroad, injustices at home and a theme running through it all latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Contributor: War abroad, injustices at home and a theme running through it all

For a template to connect the public’s wariness about war with concerns about affordability and xenophobic immigration policies, look to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson.

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This is just to create pain. The Trump administration has no bottom.
Kyle Potter
@kpottermnFeb 22
NEW: Both TSA PreCheck and Global Entry programs will be shut down by the federal government as of 6am ET Sunday, per the @washingtonpost. DHS says it’s prioritizing the “general traveling population” after funding for agency lapsed in shutdown showdown. washingtonpost.com/nation/20…

DHS reverses course on suspending TSA PreCheck after outcry

The reversal came after discussions with the White House and TSA, an official said. DHS will still suspend the Global Entry program as the partial shutdown continues.

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Welcome — or, should I say, Bienvenidos?
Meghan McCain
@MeghanMcCainFeb 11
Been listening to nothing but Bad Bunny since the Super Bowl. Congrats to all the lunatics who have inadvertently turned me into the biggest Bad Bunny stan on the planet now. (My favorite song is Titi Me Pregunto & NuevaYol)
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News I’m here for,
Senator María Elena Durazo@SenMariaEDurazoFeb 10
Huge congratulations to Villa's Tacos for their Super Bowl halftime moment! Victor Villa started selling tacos from his grandmother's front yard in Highland Park eight years ago.
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When you’re explaining . . .
KidRock
@KidRockFeb 10
My halftime performance was pre recorded but performed live. No lipsycing like the haters and fake news are trying to report. When they synced the cameras to my performance on Bawitdaba, it did not line up as I explain in this video.
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Defining delusion . .
Rep. Jack Kimble
@RepJackKimbleFeb 7
The crowd at the Olympics was not booing JD Vance. If you’ve ever been at a sporting event where they yell Coop or Lou it sounds very similar. They were yelling JD.
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After the war, what do we do with the collaborators? Been watching a lot about the Nuremberg trials and how far does responsibility go . . .
Mark Gurman
@markgurmanJan 28
NEW: @tim_cook responds to ICE killing in Minneapolis in internal memo to employees, saying it’s “time for deescalation” and that he had a “good conversation” with Trump about the situation this week where he shared his views. Story on @TheTerminal.
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