Erik E. Mueller
@erikemueller.com
he/هو. nonstate armed actors, the state, armed conflict, North Africa, West Asia.
PhD student @umnpolisci.bsky.social. Comparative Politics & Methods.
Previously at RAND and CPOST.
Timberwolves. Lynx. Minnesota.
www.erikemueller.com
PhD student @umnpolisci.bsky.social. Comparative Politics & Methods.
Previously at RAND and CPOST.
Timberwolves. Lynx. Minnesota.
www.erikemueller.com
Pinned
Some personal news:
1. I am now a father. Absolutely rules. Please send along your favorite dad jokes.
2. RAND laid me off alongside ~190 others at the start of November. I am open to research opportunities in security & defense. I am happy to chat & (re-) connect with others.
1. I am now a father. Absolutely rules. Please send along your favorite dad jokes.
2. RAND laid me off alongside ~190 others at the start of November. I am open to research opportunities in security & defense. I am happy to chat & (re-) connect with others.
Gift link: Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukra...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Gift link: Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
can they make an adult version of the baby björn lounger?
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
can they make an adult version of the baby björn lounger?
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What’s particularly disconcerting about the Venezuela stuff is how entire parts of the foreign policy establishment are endorsing/running cover for an administration that clearly has no plan or actual strategy
I regret to inform you’ll this is not the most insane article about Venezuela today lol
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
What’s particularly disconcerting about the Venezuela stuff is how entire parts of the foreign policy establishment are endorsing/running cover for an administration that clearly has no plan or actual strategy
Going back to 1. here quickly - I cannot express enough gratitude to my broader family, friend, and University of Minnesota Political Science communities for their support and assistance to our family as it has just grown. I’ll forever be grateful.
Some personal news:
1. I am now a father. Absolutely rules. Please send along your favorite dad jokes.
2. RAND laid me off alongside ~190 others at the start of November. I am open to research opportunities in security & defense. I am happy to chat & (re-) connect with others.
1. I am now a father. Absolutely rules. Please send along your favorite dad jokes.
2. RAND laid me off alongside ~190 others at the start of November. I am open to research opportunities in security & defense. I am happy to chat & (re-) connect with others.
November 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Going back to 1. here quickly - I cannot express enough gratitude to my broader family, friend, and University of Minnesota Political Science communities for their support and assistance to our family as it has just grown. I’ll forever be grateful.
“The United States is poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations in the coming days, four U.S. officials told Reuters, as the Trump administration escalates pressure on President Nicolas Maduro's government.”
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
“The United States is poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations in the coming days, four U.S. officials told Reuters, as the Trump administration escalates pressure on President Nicolas Maduro's government.”
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 24 killed
apnews.com/article/gaza...
apnews.com/article/gaza...
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 24 killed
Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 24 killed
apnews.com/article/gaza...
apnews.com/article/gaza...
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personally think it is a massive mistake to not resign NAW but that is just me
June 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
personally think it is a massive mistake to not resign NAW but that is just me
Some personal news:
1. I am now a father. Absolutely rules. Please send along your favorite dad jokes.
2. RAND laid me off alongside ~190 others at the start of November. I am open to research opportunities in security & defense. I am happy to chat & (re-) connect with others.
1. I am now a father. Absolutely rules. Please send along your favorite dad jokes.
2. RAND laid me off alongside ~190 others at the start of November. I am open to research opportunities in security & defense. I am happy to chat & (re-) connect with others.
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Some personal news:
1. I am now a father. Absolutely rules. Please send along your favorite dad jokes.
2. RAND laid me off alongside ~190 others at the start of November. I am open to research opportunities in security & defense. I am happy to chat & (re-) connect with others.
1. I am now a father. Absolutely rules. Please send along your favorite dad jokes.
2. RAND laid me off alongside ~190 others at the start of November. I am open to research opportunities in security & defense. I am happy to chat & (re-) connect with others.
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one of the underrated factors for the rise in scamming across U.S. society is the death of local media.
It gets lost in the shuffle, but the Speaker of the House is someone who, by all rights, should’ve had his career ended a decade ago by a Shreveport TV news investigative team.
Fond memories of that time Mike Johnson was president of a local law school that never opened its doors, in part because it was attached to a Baptist college that was losing its accreditation, and in part because it was always a scam from the start
November 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
one of the underrated factors for the rise in scamming across U.S. society is the death of local media.
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This is fucking horrifying.
Swastikas and nooses are just “potentially divisive”? Are you kidding me?
Swastikas and nooses are just “potentially divisive”? Are you kidding me?
November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is fucking horrifying.
Swastikas and nooses are just “potentially divisive”? Are you kidding me?
Swastikas and nooses are just “potentially divisive”? Are you kidding me?
changing the insider threat program to welcome the insider threat
November 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
changing the insider threat program to welcome the insider threat
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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Residents of the West African city of Timbuktu smuggled out tens of thousands of priceless manuscripts over a decade ago as al-Qaida-linked extremists swept into this part of Mali. Now the manuscripts have been returned after years of digitizing and other measures.
Timbuktu's famed manuscripts escaped al-Qaida but the threat remains
Residents of the West African city of Timbuktu smuggled out tens of thousands of priceless manuscripts over a decade ago as al-Qaida-linked extremists swept into this part of Mali.
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Residents of the West African city of Timbuktu smuggled out tens of thousands of priceless manuscripts over a decade ago as al-Qaida-linked extremists swept into this part of Mali. Now the manuscripts have been returned after years of digitizing and other measures.
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Worth pointing out that researchers say there's no concrete evidence of an actual organization or cartel by that name.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
November 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Worth pointing out that researchers say there's no concrete evidence of an actual organization or cartel by that name.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Janet Yellen Says the US Is Undermining Its Economic Success
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Janet Yellen Says the US Is Undermining Its Economic Success
The former Treasury secretary warns that Trump’s attacks on the rule of law, the Fed and universities threaten the foundations of American prosperity.
www.bloomberg.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Janet Yellen Says the US Is Undermining Its Economic Success
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
is this what we are calling the big beautiful bill now?
Trump is on one about Obamacare posting "UNAFFORDABLE CARE ACT!"
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
is this what we are calling the big beautiful bill now?
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“President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday it was formally withdrawing a plan by his predecessor to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when U.S. flight disruptions are caused by carriers.” www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/...
Trump admin drops Biden plan to require passenger compensation for delayed flights
The Trump administration said on Friday it was formally withdrawing a plan to require airlines pay passengers cash compensation for U.S. flight disruptions.
www.cnbc.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday it was formally withdrawing a plan by his predecessor to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when U.S. flight disruptions are caused by carriers.” www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/...
We should still have Lincoln on a coin in circulation though.
November 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We should still have Lincoln on a coin in circulation though.
Honestly amazing how little the Kings play Keon
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Honestly amazing how little the Kings play Keon
Exclusive: US military to establish presence at Damascus airbase, sources say - www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Exclusive: US military to establish presence at Damascus airbase, sources say - www.reuters.com/world/middle...