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Adam Wellstead

@amwellstead.bsky.social

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The 66th most cited person at Michigan Tech. I live near a very big lake.

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Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks for reminding me why I canceled my NYT subscription.

Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · 5d

Alabama National Guard troops have been deployed to the hellscape streets of Oslo, Norway.

Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · 8d

Carney, who has an IQ score 110 points higher than the Orange Felon, seems somewhat amused by this farcical situation.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 18d

The same guy telling you Portland is war-ravaged, told you Mexico was going to pay for the wall and people were eating your pets in Ohio.

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Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · 19d

Another morning, no obituary.

Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · 19d

Another morning, no obituary.

Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · 28d

He's gone all DEI, using they/them to refer to the shooter.

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Solstice🍁 @notabot1.bsky.social · Sep 14

Canadians! Contact the CRTC and demand the removal of Fox from Canadian TV and internet. crtc.gc.ca

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Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · Sep 13

I posted a relatively benign comment about the Kirk shooting, but after recalling your blog about the 2023 free speech incident at my school and the fact that all mentions of DEI were erased the weekend after Trump EO, I deleted it.

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Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · Sep 13

Thanks for the morning laugh!

Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · Sep 13

I bailed from Twitter last October after Musk went full-blown MAGA. No regrets.

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Policy & Politics @policy-politics.bsky.social · Sep 9

Congratulations to @andreamigone.bsky.social & @howlettm.bsky.social on authoring one of our top 10 most cited articles of 2025!

Check it out 👇

doi.org/10.1332/0305...

A theory of policy advisory system quality: Hirschman 2.0 or what makes for good policy advice?

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Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · Sep 9

Welcome to the USA.

Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · Sep 7

I was once told by a former department chair that reviewing articles should be done on my own time.

Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · Sep 7

Is somebody using a Sharpie pen to rewrite the Constitution and Declaration of Independence?

Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · Sep 7

Wait until the next election?

Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · Aug 25

They look like Temu mall security guards.

Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · Aug 24

Eggs are still over $6/dozen.

Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · Aug 24

...and Hillary.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Aug 24

“I was r*ped sometimes 3 times a day on that island… and I was not the only girl on that island… Ghislaine must die in prison, because I’ve been in hell and back for the last 17 years.”

Listen to the survivors.

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Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · Aug 22

Another morning, no obituary.

Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · Aug 20

We are barely 1/8th of the way through this insanity.

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Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · Aug 16

Just over 1/8th of the way through his term. It's just going to get a whole lot worse.

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Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · Aug 16

Putin is the leader of this country.

Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · Aug 15

They should award him all of the Nobel prizes..that would be the best FU.

Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · Aug 14

ChatGPT doesn't do a great job summarizing articles or chapters.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 12

monthly jobs reports were nice when we had them

Trump’s pick to lead labor stats agency could pause monthly jobs report over accuracy concerns

Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni, tapped to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics, calls monthly jobs data unreliable after recent job downward revision.

www.foxbusiness.com

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Paul Cairney @paulcairney.bsky.social · Aug 12

The Conference on Policy Process Research 2026 is in Bern, Switzerland, January 20-23. You can submit your paper or presentation ideas here - policyprocessresearch.org - and can attend in person or online.

20-23 January 2026, COPPR, University of Bern

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Adam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · Aug 12

Do-nothing Democrats are certainly among the top 10.