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Julia Azari

@juliaazari.bsky.social

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Political science professor. Has thoughts about that thing someone said. Book: Backlash Presidents: From Transformative to Reactionary Leaders in American History https://tinyurl.com/te8cmzmr https://goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/

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Michael Sargent @sargeinpolipsych.bsky.social · 9h

Tomorrow at 5am Eastern, the next episode of Circumscription drops (episode title: "Unreconstructed"), featuring my conversation with @juliaazari.bsky.social about transformative presidents and their backlash successors. Check it out: circumscription.fireside.fm

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Where We Set The Limits

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Michael Sargent @sargeinpolipsych.bsky.social · 9h

I didn't expect this Wikipedia entry to be a relevant link to include on the episode page for my next episode, but @juliaazari.bsky.social made sure it became relevant: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faintin...

Fainting goat - Wikipedia

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Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 15h

does it help if i promise that even if we did end up on different sides of this tangled question*, I was definitely not mad at you :) ?
*i probably took multiple conflicting sides at different times

Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 19h

i mean i write about elections so i'm definitely guilty of this, but more importantly, how else will we lay the blame at the feet of Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris and make barely disguised misogynistic statements?

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Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 19h

is it really pure pedantry if it's only like 90% pedantry? *ducks, prepares to be blocked*

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Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 19h

and here's the podcast discussion about my book recorded yesterday www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-j...

Dr. Julia Azari - Kudzu Vine

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Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 19h

while we're all chatting i guess i'll reshare the stuff i did in the last 24 hours: here's my piece on parties and power goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/politics-i...

Politics is about power. Our conversations about political parties should be, too.

Presidential excess is really about how the rest of the political system has failed

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Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 21h

these people are so obsessed with the pronoun thing. honestly. i am 45. my brain and mouth run at different speeds. i make pronoun errors. i apologize and move on and have yet to be canceled. and having the stuff in one's email signature cuts down on such incidents.

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Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 21h

i hate it when my inability to wear an offensive Halloween costume compromises my research

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Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 1d

thank you, Heath - your positive energy and support are helping to keep me going!

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Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 1d

Wrote a thing. Up way too early burning the candle at both ends trying to write more things.
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Politics is about power. Our conversations about political parties should be, too.

Presidential excess is really about how the rest of the political system has failed

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Kudzu Vine Politics @kudzuvine.bsky.social · 1d

We would like to thank @juliaazari.bsky.social of Marquette University for joining us to discuss her new book Backlash Presidents
Listen to the interview with Dr. Azari and the rest of the show at: open.spreaker.com/A4NZ/6u5x05f2

Dr. Julia Azari

Dr. Julia Azari joined us to discuss her new book Backlash Presidents: From Transformative to Reactionary Leaders in American History. Julia R. Azari is profe

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Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 1d

correct. bizarre victimhood strikes again.

A.J. Bauer @ajbauer.bsky.social · 1d

No one is betting against Weiss. Critics aren't saying she will fail. They're worried she will succeed.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 1d

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 2d

narratives are important but never the whole story, and news media aren't exactly separate from the process of their creation.

Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 2d

"Depends on who you ask" framing is one of the most grating tics in modern political journalism. Objective reality exists and your job is to describe it.

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 2d

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 2d

also, if you're reading this and have a podcast, you should invite me. i'm fun.

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Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 2d

really excellent point

Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 2d

Michael said I could swear on his podcast, so...

Michael Sargent @sargeinpolipsych.bsky.social · 2d

A new episode of Circumscription drops on Tuesday morning, and it features my conversation with political scientist @juliaazari.bsky.social. For now, a teaser: youtu.be/uGIN3oZvZ4E