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William Adler

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Professor of Political Science, Northeastern Illinois University. I wrote a book: https://www.pennpress.org/9780812253481/

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · Jan 19

Supreme Court rules 6-3 that it's "whatever Trump says"

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1h

So much this

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 1h

“Your research: suddenly relevant.”

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 2h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 4h

Don't confuse the Speaker with facts

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h

The One Big Beautiful Bill cut a trillion dollars from healthcare, Schoolmarm Johnson

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Mike Johnson: "Republicans are the party that are fixing healthcare. We just demonstrated that in the one big beautiful bill."

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Dan McCrum @mccrum.bsky.social · 1d

This isn’t funny. Judges only speak to the press when they’re in extreme distress

Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 1d

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 5h

Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are national treasures who Trump will definitely try to indict www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSfC...

Pam Bondi Hearing Cold Open - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 6h

“Who was president in 2020?” remains one of the most pertinent questions in American politics—absurd, yes, but here we are—and that extends to “who was president January 1 - 19, 2021?”

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 6h

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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Kat O’Brien @lavidagata.bsky.social · 8h

He’s been in the U.S. for two decades with no criminal history, and his 5-year-old som has brain cancer. ICE is intent on deporting him.
www.inquirer.com/news/ice-rai...

He was caring for his 5-year-old son with brain cancer. Then he was detained by ICE.

A court has temporarily blocked Johny Merida Aguilar's deportation to Bolivia.

www.inquirer.com

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 1d

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 17h

This government is a well-oiled machine that’s definitely not suffering from internal power struggles hastily papered over as technical mistakes

The employees "were sent incorrect
notifications, which was fixed last night and this morning with a technical correction," a senior administration official said. "Any correction has already been remedied."

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 17h

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 20h

Unprecedented corruption

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

I for one welcome our frog overlords

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

wait wat

Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 1d

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

yes

William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

she's from Canada, you wouldn't know her

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 1d

ICE went after rideshare drivers at O’Hare today, according to statement from Illinois Drivers Alliance

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

...and counterproductive? The more you take control the instruments of government communication, the harder it becomes to credibly blame others.

William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

Petty garbage www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/u...

Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown “rolling out” at TSA security checkpoints across the country | CNN

Travelers waiting in airport security lines across the country will now be met with a video where the Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown.

www.cnn.com

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

"Cruel and absurd: The Trump administration"

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 1d

Both cruel and absurd

William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

Petty garbage www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/u...

Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown “rolling out” at TSA security checkpoints across the country | CNN

Travelers waiting in airport security lines across the country will now be met with a video where the Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown.

www.cnn.com

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

good reference

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Petty garbage www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/u...

Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown “rolling out” at TSA security checkpoints across the country | CNN

Travelers waiting in airport security lines across the country will now be met with a video where the Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown.

www.cnn.com

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Elizabeth Picciuto @epicciuto.bsky.social · 2d

Blown away by how good an idea the costumes are. More shareable and fun than pics of a regular protest, and it’s immediately clear that the protestors are non-violent.

dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 2d

there are SO many more inflatable costumes tonight. clearly we have settled on a motif

Wide shot of many people in inflatable costumes

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 2d

I think you should do some reading about this before speaking so confidently

William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 2d

Sort of! Ideologically they're not