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Daniel Drezner

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Political science professor, academic dean, writer, podcaster, shaker of hands with Mel Brooks — you know, the usual kinks.

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Daniel W. Drezner is an American political scientist. He is known for his scholarship and commentary on international relations and international political economy.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · Feb 6

Sigh. We fucking warned you.

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Paul Musgrave ® @profmusgrave
Around the department:
Americanists: how bad can it be really?
Comparativists: dictatorship, purges
International relations: nuclear war
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Americanists: haha but seriously
IR and comparative: who is joking
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Jacob T. Levy @jtlevy • 2017-10-10
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Theorists: "We will go and view the city of tyranny, and once more take a look into the tyrant's soul."
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Daniel W. Drezner @ @dandrezner • 2017-01-12
Political theorists: oh, so now you want to talk to us, do you?
Paul Musgrave @@profmusgrave
Around the department:
Americanists: how bad can it be really?
Comparativists: dictatorship, purges
International relations: nuclear war
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9h

a thing to ask yourself re: the GOP's electoral position is what could happen over the next year that could *improve* its position? and what could trump do, plausibly, that might *boost* his numbers with the public?

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 9h

George Will:
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9h

Good point from @swin24.bsky.social and team here: Trump and Hegseth suddenly refusing to take credit for the second strike, after they've spent weeks sadistically yukking it up over their killings, is a key tell:
zeteo.com/p/trump-hegs...

Trump Admin Lawyers Now Warn Boat Strike May Be Illegal, as Hegseth Passes the Buck

‘If the Washington Post is right, then a crime was committed,’ a Trump admin lawyer tells Zeteo, as Pete Hegseth tries to pass the buck.

zeteo.com

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Nathaniel Rakich @baseballot.bsky.social · 9h

With 90% of the expected vote counted, Van Epps (R) leads Behn (D) 52–47% in #TN07. Davidson County (Nashville) is pretty much fully reported, so Van Epps's margin should only grow from here.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 9h

You know who else was indicted out of the Southern District of New York following an investigation that was primarily conducted during the first Trump administration (and then convicted by a federal jury and sentenced to 45 years in prison)?

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, convicted of helping drug traffickers move more than 400 tons of cocaine into the U.S., was released from prison on Tuesday after being pardoned by President Donald Trump.

Hernández was sentenced to 45 years in prison in June 2024 after being arrested at the request of the United States in February 2022, weeks after handing over power to current President Xiomara Castro.

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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 13h

Sick baby ants sacrifice themselves to save their colony www.popsci.com/environment/...

Sick baby ants sacrifice themselves to save their colony

New research shows ill pupae emit a chemical signal before ever leaving their cocoons.

www.popsci.com

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 16h

NARRATOR: It wasn't the fog of war.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?

HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 16h

I don’t know what the right way to cover this madness is, and I recognize that what’s being attempted here is journalistically correct dry understatement, but it’s a bit too under-.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16h

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officials preparing immigration operation in Minnesota that would primarily focus on Somali immigrants, AP source says.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16h

Elon Musk’s charitable foundation grew larger than ever in 2024. But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Musk himself, who is the world's richest man.

Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders

The philanthropy has become one of America’s biggest, but most of its giving went to charities closely tied to the world’s richest man.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 18h

Definitely a winning message, he should say this every day.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump: "The word 'affordability' is a Democrat scam"

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 18h

While researching this piece on Trump pardons, rediscovered what some season 1 characters are up to now.

For Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl, they have shrugged off their voter suppression convictions and are now selling Trump pardons for $1 million.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the...

a picture of jack burkman and jacob wohl, two of the biggest fraudsters in the Trump era

For example, a nursing home magnate who withheld $38 million in payroll taxes was prosecuted by Trump’s Justice Department, with Trump’s former personal-lawyer-turned-US-Attorney Alina Habba claiming credit. After giving almost $1 million to lobbyists, the magnate was out after three months of his three year sentence. The lobbyists in question, Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl, became infamous for their laundering of conspiracy theories during Trump’s first term, and were subsequently convicted in multiple states for voter suppression efforts.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump: "The word 'affordability' is a Democrat scam"

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 19h

Nominations for the 2025 Albies are now open! danieldrezner.substack.com/p/nomination...

Nominations are open for the 2025 Albies!

It’s time to select the best work on political economy for the 2024 calendar year.

danieldrezner.substack.com

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 23h

One reason this & other information failures about operations in the Caribbean matter: even if you are keeping decisions close to the vest, basic, boring briefings (attendance?) about meetings you announced, or dry military readouts after publicized operations, give words credibility when it counts.

Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 23h

I can find no news reports about the Venezuela meeting that was supposed to happen in the Oval Office last night? Is it all just swamped by the Hegseth news?

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 23h

Congratulations to @helenlewis.bsky.social, this is the first thing i have read on this subject that didn’t leave me feeling icky afterwards.

Helen Lewis @helenlewis.bsky.social · 1d

New by me: "The only person in this story with real power is RFK Jr., and he is—I cannot believe I am typing this sentence—maintaining a dignified silence. He doesn’t need to 'reclaim the narrative' because he’s too busy helping kids catch measles."

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Olivia Nuzzi’s Tell-Nothing Memoir

Can American Canto turn scandal into literature?

www.theatlantic.com

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 23h

Another reason the damage from this administration will long outlive it.

Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 23h

Jay Bhattacharya and Matthew Memoli aren't bringing "gold standard science" to the #NIH, they are gutting research slowly but surely. When this time is over, they should be hauled before Congress, and shunned for the rest of their lives. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)

A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

www.nytimes.com

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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 23h

""With customers delaying purchases until tariff policies stabilize, ISM leaders say there’s little near-term relief in sight, even as inventory drawdowns and quicker supplier deliveries hint at some underlying recalibration." www.businessreport.com/article/what...

What US factory activity is signaling about the manufacturing sector

U.S. factory activity slid deeper into contraction in November, underscoring a manufacturing sector still stuck in a long slump, Bloomberg writes. The Institute for Supply Management, or ISM, index…

www.businessreport.com

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 23h

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)

A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

www.nytimes.com

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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 23h

"World Economy Surprisingly Resilient to Tariffs, OECD Says" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"It estimates that without booming AI investments the US economy contracted by 0.1% in the first half as household consumption growth moderated and government purchases fell."

World Economy Shows Surprising Resilience to Tariffs, OECD Says

The global economy is weathering Donald Trump’s trade tariffs better than expected as activity gets a boost from strong investment in artificial intelligence and supportive fiscal and monetary…

www.bloomberg.com

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 23h

I can find no news reports about the Venezuela meeting that was supposed to happen in the Oval Office last night? Is it all just swamped by the Hegseth news?

Reposted by Daniel W. Drezner

Helen Lewis @helenlewis.bsky.social · 1d

Olivia Nuzzi’s Tell-Nothing Memoir

Can American Canto turn scandal into literature?

www.theatlantic.com

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Emrys Schoemaker @emryss.bsky.social · 1d

India demands installation of government app on all smartphones

“The ministry-developed app, called Sanchar Saathi, will have access to the phone’s call log, memory and camera, according to the app’s privacy statement.”