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Frank A. Stengel

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Political sociologist at Kiel U, private account Author, THE POLITICS OF MILITARY FORCE (http://bit.ly/2xNA05y) Co-editor, POPULISM AND WORLD POLITICS (2nd ed. 2025) 🏠 https://www.frankstengel.com https://linktr.ee/frankstengel

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Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.com · Jan 24

📣 Attention #Zeitenwende nerds: I'm happy to announce that my co-authored article (w/ Dirk Nabers) "Crisis and change in post-Zeitenwende German security policy" has been published *open access*.

Crisis and Change in Post-Zeitenwende German Security Policy - Politische Vierteljahresschrift

This article examines the nexus between crisis and change in the context of German security policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s announcement of a Zeitenwende (histor...

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Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.com · 7h

I believe the correct term is neck ass crack.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

Seems the Narcissist-in-Chief is mad about the Time Mag cover neckgina pic so please don’t share it widely

Thank you for your attention to this matter

Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.com · 7h

🤞🏼

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8h

we’ll see how his mayoral tenure shakes out but i am convinced that Mamdani has the juice. not just the charisma to win an election but the temperament to govern and the measured pragmatism of someone who genuinely believes what they’re saying and wants to accomplish real things.

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 7h

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.com · 7h

Yes.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 8h

Do ... do they not understand how burdens of proof work, even in misdemeanor cases?

"I dunno man, the evidence is messy, no one really knows how to save video" seems to create the sort of doubt that many people may find reasonable.

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 14h

Here's what prosecutors--PROSECUTORS!!!--said last week about why they had not given Sydney Reid video to her alleged assault of an FBI agent.

She's seeking to get her case thrown out before it goes to trial this week.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

There can be little doubt that the government failed in its duties, first by failing to collect
contemporaneous statements and other information from the officers from the incident and then
by neglecting to supervise the collection of that information, by relying on the officers’ conclusion
as to what is relevant and not relevant. Still, the government persists in trying to blame the defense.
Even at the hearing, the government deflected blame: “The ambiguity, I think, that arises here is
that we are trying to construct a very mundane incident three months after it happened involving,
I guess for lack of a better word, middle-aged people who just aren't great with technology, just
like everyone else in this courtroom.” Tr. at 10/10/25 at 14

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Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik @blaetter.bsky.social · 8h

»Auf die Idee, dass zur Gegenfinanzierung eines attraktiven Tickets die Privilegien des Autos gestrichen werden könnten, ist man in der Branche bisher nicht im Traum gekommen. Warum auch? Man fährt ja selbst Auto.« www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2025...

Alibi für die Autopolitik

Zur Entlastung von Städten und für den Klimaschutz ist ein Ausbau des öffentlichen Nahverkehrs unverzichtbar. Wer aber nur mehr Geld für den ÖPNV fordert, übersieht, dass das Verkehrssystem in…

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.com · 7h

If the AfD wins the next election, I'm getting myself a shark costume.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 21h

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 21h

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 7h

WE HAVE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE! nokings.org

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Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.com · 7h

#TACO

Maya Sen @mayasen.bsky.social · 9h

interesting!

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Maya Sen @mayasen.bsky.social · 9h

interesting!

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Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.com · 7h

Btw, I'm willing to buy the WaPo for five dollars.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8h

wow. bezos has destroyed this paper.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.com · 7h

Yeah, well, people (me included) paid for journalism, not propaganda.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8h

wow. bezos has destroyed this paper.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.com · 7h

And yes, I am dead serious that there are no red lines as long as there is any possibility for these people to claim they didn't know. Well, maybe tax increases for the rich, but that's it.

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Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.com · 7h

The line is crossed when Trump has committed suicide in his bunker after the civil war he started failed and pictures of all the camps for immigrants, POC and political opponents have been published in the NYT and indictments are being drafted. Until then nothing is too much for these guys.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.com · 7h

Nothing is too stupid, ridiculous or immoral for today's GOP. Nothing.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

Just now— @SpeakerJohnson announces he will lead a global pressure campaign to get the narcissist-in-chief a Nobel Prize next year

(Also revealing he doesn’t understand what “objective facts” are)

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 13h

This is exactly right: it's real violence, but a performance at the same time

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19h

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.com · 12h

I don't mean to be rude, but:

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Kristin Eichhorn @drkeichhorn.bsky.social · 17h

@soziopolis.bsky.social hat ein sehr lesenswertes Dossier zum Thema Frauen in der Wissenschaft veröffentlicht. @amreibahr.bsky.social und ich sind mit einem Beitrag zu #IchBinHanna vertreten! www.soziopolis.de/ziel-erkannt...

Ziel erkannt, Ziel verfehlt?

Warum wir allen Gleichstellungsmaßnahmen zur Förderung von Frauen in der Wissenschaft zum Trotz auf der Stelle treten

www.soziopolis.de

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Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.com · 13h

Und, ganz ehrlich: ein schönes Lagerfeuer wäre wahrscheinlich eine bessere Geldanlage als der Exzellenz-Mumpitz.

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Amrei Bahr @amreibahr.bsky.social · 15h

#ExStra ist massiv in der Kritik. Aber wie könnte man die Mittel sinnvoller einsetzen? In seinem Blog hat @jmwiarda.bsky.social letzte Woche ein vielversprechendes 2-Säulen-Programm vorgeschlagen. 1 Säule: Programm Dauerstellen & Karrieren. Politik täte gut daran, das umzusetzen! #IchBinHanna Mehr: