Chris Fariss

@cjfariss

Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan, studying the politics of human rights, violence, and repression.

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    14 hours ago

    I’ve written 13 tweets and deleted them because I don’t know what to say. What do you say to this? How do you reckon being religious or moral or proud of America with this? How to tolerate anyone who would affiliate with or vote for this monstrous administration of horrors?

    Breaking NBC: Lawyers say they can't find the parents of 545 migrant children separated by the Trump administration.
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    Oct 19

    687,308 votes have been cast as of 4pm in Harris County. We’re already halfway to our highest total turnout *ever*, which was in 2016, and we’re not even a week into early vote. Harris County and Texas are just getting warmed up.

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    Oct 18

    Visit for a timeline of Trump's actions regarding health care.

    The fact that Trump and his enablers have contracted the virus yet still refuse to mandate even the most basic precautions tells you one thing: As long as they have access to top quality healthcare, they are willing to sacrifice the health of the American people.
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    Oct 17

    During his presidency, Trump has attacked the government 488 times. This and more at

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    Oct 18

    "It's the students' fault" continues apace at . Because nobody could have foreseen that a highly contagious disease would race through the dorms and that students would lose trust in an administration that has fumbled basic testing logistics.

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    Oct 18

    Coward.

    Cornyn says he broke with Trump on deficit, border wall, but kept opposition private
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    Oct 15

    Completely unacceptable report from a GSI. can anyone advise. This is no way to treat our students.

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    Oct 15

    This letter presents a great outline of Trump's failed, even dangerous, foreign policy. If you want a list of nearly 700 foreign policy actions Trump has taken since coming into office, check out

    Statement of over 190 int'l relations and foreign policy Scholars on Trump Administration Foreign Policy Failures: "We Need New Leadership" cc:
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    Oct 15

    “As Texas goes, so too will the rest of the country. As Harris County goes, so too will Texas” – Texas GOP They're right. Harris County is going BLUE and so is Texas! Keep voting, y'all – 15 days of early in-person voting to go!

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    Jan 23

    The US approach to buying out properties vulnerable to flooding is rife w/ uncertainty and delays. Now, as climate change drives more extremes, the system must undergo a drastic overhaul or risk stranding millions in flood-prone homes, argues

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    Oct 14

    Agreed — and she’s killing it. Strong women just get the job done, and we’re doing it big here in Harris County with leading the way. 💪🏼

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    Oct 14

    That young right-wingers want to undermining elections should not surprise anyone... Be reminded that Trump himself has openly attacked the integrity of electoral institutions at least five-dozen times while holding the country's highest office. More at

    Charlie Kirk, a guy who supposedly wants to carry the fight for conservativism to college campuses, is delighted coronavirus shut down colleges because then college kids won't vote.
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    Oct 14

    On a day that the attempts to concoct a specious email controversy about ... a reminder that President Trump has engaged in nearly 200 open acts of corruption or nepotism since taking office. See for a timeline.

    Facebook said it will be limiting the distribution of a New York Post story making unverified claims about Vice President Joe Biden
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    Oct 14

    On this day in 2017, Trump played golf in Potomac Falls, VA, and tweeted in defense of his non-existent health care policy. For a timeline of the Trump Presidency, go to

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    Oct 13

    They suppress the vote, so we drive up turnout! Keep pushing everyone. Text five friends tonight and ask them what their voting plan is. One text, call, or zoom at a time, we're going to ensure every voice is heard. Too much is on the line to sit this one out. Plain and simple.

    Some voters are still at the polls, but it’s looking like more people voted today in Harris County (>128,000) than on the first day of Early Voting in the ENTIRE STATE OF GEORGIA. Kind of a big deal. cc:
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    Oct 12

    There is a great discrepancy between what Trump says and the reality of his presidency. We at have observed this in data.

    Opinion: If Trump is so tough on terrorism, why did the Taliban just endorse him?
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    Oct 12

    Trump said to Biden: "I've done more in 47 months than you've done in 47 years." Oh yeah, like what? We collected the data.

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    Oct 10

    We must build a better future for the next generation. Join me, Star Trek cast, & Trekkies - , , and - to support & . Things are only impossible until they’re not. Join us (link in bio!)

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    Oct 9

    I'm proud to have earned the 's endorsement in the race! It's time to bring Texas values back to Washington, D.C. And I'm ready to lead. 25 days. Let's go.

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    Oct 9

    Happy to start publicly distributing a working paper and I have been collaborating on for some time now! It's available here:

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