Sam Eyler-Driscoll ๐๐ป๐
@sameyler.bsky.social
Founder/Lead Editor, Standard Error Research Editors (@standarderror.bsky.social, http://stderr-editors.com; opinions here are mine!)
Ex American Journal Experts/Springer Nature, Chicago Booth, @cepr.org, LSE
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Old-fashioned foreign interference: picking and choosing. "Trump administration favored Germanyโs far right in Washington visit.
A planned meeting collapsed after State Department officials told the German embassy it refused to meet with center-left German lawmakers." www.politico.eu/article/dona...
A planned meeting collapsed after State Department officials told the German embassy it refused to meet with center-left German lawmakers." www.politico.eu/article/dona...
February 5, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Old-fashioned foreign interference: picking and choosing. "Trump administration favored Germanyโs far right in Washington visit.
A planned meeting collapsed after State Department officials told the German embassy it refused to meet with center-left German lawmakers." www.politico.eu/article/dona...
A planned meeting collapsed after State Department officials told the German embassy it refused to meet with center-left German lawmakers." www.politico.eu/article/dona...
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With Trump once again blaming Black cities for "voter fraud," it's worth revisiting our piece about why this is a playbook as old as the nation --- and how it makes these accusations more believable to Whites:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
February 4, 2026 at 4:20 PM
With Trump once again blaming Black cities for "voter fraud," it's worth revisiting our piece about why this is a playbook as old as the nation --- and how it makes these accusations more believable to Whites:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Essential reading.
More or less vindicates the theory of Janine Wiedel's Shadow Elite that neoliberalism was post soviet corruption (that we built!) returning to the Metropole.
Also vindicates my theory that we have been dealing with a bipartisan, radicalised Anglo elite for at least a decade.
More or less vindicates the theory of Janine Wiedel's Shadow Elite that neoliberalism was post soviet corruption (that we built!) returning to the Metropole.
Also vindicates my theory that we have been dealing with a bipartisan, radicalised Anglo elite for at least a decade.
February 4, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Essential reading.
More or less vindicates the theory of Janine Wiedel's Shadow Elite that neoliberalism was post soviet corruption (that we built!) returning to the Metropole.
Also vindicates my theory that we have been dealing with a bipartisan, radicalised Anglo elite for at least a decade.
More or less vindicates the theory of Janine Wiedel's Shadow Elite that neoliberalism was post soviet corruption (that we built!) returning to the Metropole.
Also vindicates my theory that we have been dealing with a bipartisan, radicalised Anglo elite for at least a decade.
You and me both Mike!
February 4, 2026 at 10:18 PM
You and me both Mike!
Posts like this play to Americans' normative biases to neutralize progressives' tendency toward myopic analysis when they smell a big win coming. We don't point to authoritarian machinations out of despair. We want the fascists beat, a lot of them in jail, and their power pulled out at the roots.
February 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Posts like this play to Americans' normative biases to neutralize progressives' tendency toward myopic analysis when they smell a big win coming. We don't point to authoritarian machinations out of despair. We want the fascists beat, a lot of them in jail, and their power pulled out at the roots.
The main divergence on Bluesky today is cognitive (about the degree of political risk), not affective.
Too many people on Bluesky think that relentless expressions of despair are a sign of intellectual sophistication.
February 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
The main divergence on Bluesky today is cognitive (about the degree of political risk), not affective.
As long as the law fails to prevent people from coordinating on "plan national Jim Crow," these guys will keep trying.
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โJim Crow, but make it nationalโ is a more honest slogan than โMake American Great Againโ because the former is what they actually mean.
It's no accident that in reiterating his calls to "nationalize" elections, the president focused on Detroit, Philadelphia and Atlanta. A core tactic of the president and others seeking to undermine elections has been to target cities with lots of voters of color.
February 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM
As long as the law fails to prevent people from coordinating on "plan national Jim Crow," these guys will keep trying.
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Bannon did jail time for contempt of Congress in an investigation about his role in an armed insurrection. Breeziness about these people got us where we are
February 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Bannon did jail time for contempt of Congress in an investigation about his role in an armed insurrection. Breeziness about these people got us where we are
Yep. And democracies don't let fascist parties contest elections. The first-best time to proscribe this party was after Jan 6 but the second-best time is now
February 4, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Yep. And democracies don't let fascist parties contest elections. The first-best time to proscribe this party was after Jan 6 but the second-best time is now
We will not have a return to democracy until the Republican Party is proscribed
February 4, 2026 at 6:25 PM
There are a lot of people commenting on the practicalities of this. But the floating of the intention is enough to indicate they donโt consent to the rules of the game. The Republican Party is no longer democratic
๐จBREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this yearโs midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will โsurround the pollsโ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference.ย โIf you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,โ Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:25 PM
There are a lot of people commenting on the practicalities of this. But the floating of the intention is enough to indicate they donโt consent to the rules of the game. The Republican Party is no longer democratic
I do try but it is very hard to be confident that our current political economy can support the material conditions for democracy anymore without a catastrophic shock to wealth stocks
No, I do not want to be a โcreator journalistโ or โinfluencerโ or run a newsletter by myself
I want health insurance and a decent editor to work under and a team of comrades to work with, attend union meetings with, do good with
Launch the billionaires into the sun and pass out their wealth
I want health insurance and a decent editor to work under and a team of comrades to work with, attend union meetings with, do good with
Launch the billionaires into the sun and pass out their wealth
February 4, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I do try but it is very hard to be confident that our current political economy can support the material conditions for democracy anymore without a catastrophic shock to wealth stocks
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Indiana judge bars feds from deporting Chicago man acquitted of Gregory Bovino murder-for-hire www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/04/c...
Indiana judge bars feds from deporting Chicago man acquitted of Gregory Bovino murder-for-hire
A federal judge in Indiana has temporarily barred federal officials from deporting a Chicago man acquitted last month of charges he offered money for the killing of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Boviโฆ
www.chicagotribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Indiana judge bars feds from deporting Chicago man acquitted of Gregory Bovino murder-for-hire www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/04/c...
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even more relevant today!
Hereโs why some billionaires are going soft on Trump
February 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
even more relevant today!
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The biggest threats to journalism in this country, and to the possibility of an informed and empowered electorate, stem from the political economy of the media. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Washington Post undergoing significant layoffs as part of โstrategic resetโ
Employees were told Wednesday that the paperโs sports desk would close among other cuts and restructurings
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:17 PM
The biggest threats to journalism in this country, and to the possibility of an informed and empowered electorate, stem from the political economy of the media. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Women internalize misogyny, learn that everything masculine-coded is deemed more valuable, and do ourselves and other women violence constantly to conform (itโs very hard to learn to stop). So this makes some sense to me
February 4, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Women internalize misogyny, learn that everything masculine-coded is deemed more valuable, and do ourselves and other women violence constantly to conform (itโs very hard to learn to stop). So this makes some sense to me
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Extremely embarrassed today by Gustavo Petro, what a weasel
February 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Extremely embarrassed today by Gustavo Petro, what a weasel
I hate this!!! www.instagram.com/p/DUUHnxAERk...
Gustavo Petro on Instagram: "Le propuse a Donald Trump un cambio en la moda: ponerle una โSโ a Amรฉrica.
Parece que le gustรณ. Amรฉricas."
48K likes, 2,116 comments - gustavopetrourrego on February 3, 2026: "Le propuse a Donald Trump un cambio en la moda: ponerle una โSโ a Amรฉrica.
Parece que le gustรณ. Amรฉricas.".
www.instagram.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:40 AM
I hate this!!! www.instagram.com/p/DUUHnxAERk...
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โIn my profession, I have seen many people break down in grief, but that image of Elizabethโs father will stay with me forever,โ she said. โI watched him sit in his car, bury his head in his hands, and cry uncontrollably. Those are images you do not forget.โ
Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE
Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liamโs return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.
sahanjournal.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:31 AM
โIn my profession, I have seen many people break down in grief, but that image of Elizabethโs father will stay with me forever,โ she said. โI watched him sit in his car, bury his head in his hands, and cry uncontrollably. Those are images you do not forget.โ
The people crave hardball obstructionism, please give the people hardball obstructionism
February 4, 2026 at 2:18 AM
The people crave hardball obstructionism, please give the people hardball obstructionism
This is praxis
A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.
Minneapolis Council committee delays liquor licenses for 2 hotels over hosting federal agents
The City Council will hold a public hearing on the liquor licenses for the Canopy by Hilton in the Mill District and Depot Renaissance Hotel.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This is praxis
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I don't know if non-lawyers understand how insane this statement is. I honestly can't think of anything remotely comparable in non-lawyer speak. I guess the closest would be a surgeon saying "Imagine if I had to wash my HANDS before doing surgery!"
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I don't know if non-lawyers understand how insane this statement is. I honestly can't think of anything remotely comparable in non-lawyer speak. I guess the closest would be a surgeon saying "Imagine if I had to wash my HANDS before doing surgery!"
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Many said we were exaggerating a year ago when we argued that Trump is a clear and present danger to our democracy. A year later they are eating their words.
Itโs up to every single one of us to save our democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Itโs up to every single one of us to save our democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
February 3, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Many said we were exaggerating a year ago when we argued that Trump is a clear and present danger to our democracy. A year later they are eating their words.
Itโs up to every single one of us to save our democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Itโs up to every single one of us to save our democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Kissing the ring is I believe how our Dear Leader is interpreting it www.skynews.com.au/world-news/u...
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February 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Kissing the ring is I believe how our Dear Leader is interpreting it www.skynews.com.au/world-news/u...