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Assistant Professor of Political Science -- Researching democratization, autocratic regime durability, the military, and political parties. Unsure of what to post on BlueSky when its cloudy outside.

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Discussant give comments rather than pontificate about your own ideas challenge

It's "cool" to hate Creed and Nickleback. They're not great, but they're not as bad as some people make them out to be.

listen, they’re cringe and terrible but when i tell you cree’s “my sacrifice” was like fucking nitro for the last chunk of the 5K i ran this morning, you better believe it

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we’re in danger

NEWS --> Mark Robinson, the MAGA extremist GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, appeared to endorse political violence against unnamed foes in a recent speech. "Some folks need killing!" he shouted. "It's a matter of necessity!" Video and story here: newrepublic.com/article/1834...

MAGA Gov Candidate’s Ugly, Hateful Rant: “Some Folks Need Killing!”newrepublic.com Mark Robinson, the GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, has a long history of incendiary comments. But he may have topped himself this time.

Someone says "leverage novel data" *drink*

All good news is bad news for Democratic led government.

Breaking news: Employers added 206,000 jobs in June, a gradual cooldown from the previous month and the latest sign that the U.S. economy is settling after four years of breakneck growth.

Economy adds 206,000 jobs in June, reflecting continued resilience in labor marketwapo.st New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that jobs growth has moderated to 206,000 positions in June.

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I am going to keep resharing this because everyone needs to know about what the GOP will do if they win this election.

Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be" www.mediamatters.org/project-2025...

Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court immunity decision: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution"www.mediamatters.org

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"many elite supporters" but no one on the record - excuse the language, but this is so fucking irresponsible. Are you an insider with relevant information? We get that you have jobs and reputations you think are important. But we're barreling towards a Trump presidency w/o institutional guardrails.

The Conspiracy of Silence to Protect Joe Bidennymag.com The president’s mental decline was like a dark family secret for many elite supporters.

In addition to @smotus.bsky.social tweet on this w/re to Trump Biden has presided over a major economic recovery that has outpaced every other major economy in the world. Domestic violence has decreased. A pandemic is under control. NATO is stronger. That is a great way to govern!

IMO this is a straight-up ageist and ableist image, no?

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Trump organized an insurrection, got some of his closest allies and hundreds of supporters jailed for it, got impeached and indicted in multiple criminal cases for it, ended the US's tradition of peaceful transitions of power, and last week promised he'd do it all again. And this is the headline.

IMO this is a straight-up ageist and ableist image, no?

Biden telling people that he'll go out less after 8pm and get more sleep is a great strategy in being relatable.

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The New York Times Crisis of Confidence: badly shaken in the wake of bad editorial decisions, many are calling for the paper to resign.

To paraphrase @smotus.bsky.social I don't necessarily think editors at major media are conservative bootlickers but I don't know what would be different if they were.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett had a breakout term on the Supreme Court. With piercing questions from the bench, and a willingness to break ranks with other Republican nominees in an era of conservative dominance on the court.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett is charting her own path on the benchwapo.st With piercing questions and a willingness to break ranks with fellow conservatives, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett played a new role this term.

Getting in with fascists because a sitting president doesn't do what you want.

I’m not saying the paper of record is trying to hound the president from office out of a fit of pique because he won’t sit down for an interview, but if it were, how different would things look? www.politico.com/news/2024/04...

NYT blasts Biden for avoiding interviewswww.politico.com The Times in a statement called it “troubling” that Biden “has so actively and effectively avoided questions from independent journalists during his term.”

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Trump went on social media and published a literal list of enemies he's going to imprison after he wins.

Meanwhile, at the top of AP News apnews.com/article/pres...

Biden vows to keep running as signs point to rapidly eroding support for him on Capitol Hillapnews.com President Joe Biden is vowing to keep running for reelection as he rejects pressure from within his Democratic Party to withdraw after a disastrous debate performance raised questions about his readin...

All they care about is clicks and entertainment. Democracy be damned.

Wild to watch horserace journalists suggest the most politically suicidal shit and pretend it's savvy. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Yup. Fake. www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

'Fraud': Trump campaign denies federal filing naming Michael Flynn as VP running matewww.rawstory.com A new political committee registered with the Federal Election Commission indicates Donald Trump will name his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, as his vice presidential running-mate.Bu...

Credit to @pauliinapatana.bsky.social for this finding

Transit funding = antifascist praxis

Dems: Joe Biden, who is currently governing quite well but is also old, should drop out. GOP: Trump, who is a convicted felon and led a coup, is our nominee and we will eviscerate anyone in the party who disagrees Media: The bigger story here is age.

Someone needs to explain to the owner/political editors of the NYTimes what the introduction of a personalized autocratic regime means for their survival.

7/1/2024 will go down as one of the worst days in American history, and this is how the NYT website was covering it yesterday, under seven (7)(VII) articles about Biden's age.

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these people do not intend to ever lose power again

Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court immunity decision: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution"www.mediamatters.org

AYFKM Stop playing by the old rules.

NEW: Trump sentencing likely delayed. Manhattan DA's office says it would not oppose a brief delay to brief issues surrounding immunity decision. (via Frank G. Runyeon, Law360)

Love all these museums in the Netherlands that talk about how they have/love chocolate and spices but not why.

I get the worry that the SCOTUS ruling will embolden Trump should he win re-election but we should also worry about how it will embolden him to commit crimes *now* to win power.

I may have to keep visiting Amsterdam just for the Indonesian food.

Being born in the 80s I felt like Nixon was ancient history. Republicans have been fighting to undo what was done to him ever since

On page 8, Chief Justice Roberts decides that no prosecution of the president can be premised either on a use of the pardon power or on the firing of an executive branch official (like, say, the Special Counsel investigating the president).

The American mind cannot comprehend the size of European hotel rooms.

Masterful gambit Mr. Macron. Rather than change how you govern you handed the far right power.

Breaking: Le Pen’s far-right party is projected to come first in French vote Read more: www.bloomberg.com/news/live-bl...

Bluesky needs a bit more heft in international politics. I need info on the French elections but we're still not to the level of old Twitter, and that place is just full of bots and trash.

The NYTimes is making a choice with these articles.

Donald Trump's rally in Chesapeake, Virginia, turned into a victory lap after Thursday's presidential debate. Trump and his supporters reveled in the moment and mused about Democratic candidate alternatives to President Biden.

Too Much Winning? Even Trump’s Fans Are Uneasy After Biden’s Weak Debate.www.nytimes.com In Virginia, Donald Trump and his supporters reveled in the moment, and mused about a shadowy Democratic plan to shift candidates.