Sam Eyler-Driscoll 🍉🌻🍁
@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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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.
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.
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
There are a lot of people commenting on the practicalities of this. But the floating of the intention is enough to indicate they don’t consent to the rules of the game. The Republican Party is no longer democratic
🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” 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 don’t 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 “creator journalist” or “influencer” 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 Bovi…
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!
Here’s 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 ‘strategic reset’
Employees were told Wednesday that the paper’s 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...
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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
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“In my profession, I have seen many people break down in grief, but that image of Elizabeth’s father will stay with me forever,” she said. “I watched him sit in his car, bury his head in his hands, and cry uncontrollably. Those are images you do not forget.”
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 Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.
sahanjournal.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:31 AM
“In my profession, I have seen many people break down in grief, but that image of Elizabeth’s father will stay with me forever,” she said. “I watched him sit in his car, bury his head in his hands, and cry uncontrollably. Those are images you do not forget.”
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.
It’s up to every single one of us to save our democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
It’s 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.
It’s up to every single one of us to save our democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
It’s up to every single one of us to save our democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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
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The basic lesson of the Second World War was that democracy requires a cordon sanitaire and US institutions could not enforce ours and now we are on a step function toward authoritarian hell until that barrier is restored
February 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
The basic lesson of the Second World War was that democracy requires a cordon sanitaire and US institutions could not enforce ours and now we are on a step function toward authoritarian hell until that barrier is restored
It’s extremely bad for the prospects of our democracy that the sole small-d democratic party has an incentive to keep a fascist party held only just in abeyance instead of casting it permanently outside the bounds of legitimate politics
It really bums me out that Klobuchar, who was instrumental in normalizing Trump as just another political adversary, is almost certainly going to be the next governor of Minnesota, a state currently paying a severe price for that normalization of fascism.
Here's all the Klobuchar v. Republican matchups from that SurveyUSA poll
Best Klobuchar lead is +20, worst is +14
Best Klobuchar lead is +20, worst is +14
February 3, 2026 at 3:54 PM
It’s extremely bad for the prospects of our democracy that the sole small-d democratic party has an incentive to keep a fascist party held only just in abeyance instead of casting it permanently outside the bounds of legitimate politics
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In fact eroticized exploitation, abuse, domination, and violence are in fact normative parts of male heterosexuality—they’re largely constitutive of how men define themselves as men. The big feminist and queer intervention in sexual politics has been to say that this is corrosive and unnecessary.
Presented without comment. I just want everyone here to know.
I want you to know what you're looking at the next time you see this guy being interviewed or RTed by an Abundance bro.
1/8
I want you to know what you're looking at the next time you see this guy being interviewed or RTed by an Abundance bro.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
In fact eroticized exploitation, abuse, domination, and violence are in fact normative parts of male heterosexuality—they’re largely constitutive of how men define themselves as men. The big feminist and queer intervention in sexual politics has been to say that this is corrosive and unnecessary.
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The compromise will be that Alberta gets to vote
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
The compromise will be that Alberta gets to vote
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This is my most recent post on the subject—shots of not-fully-elaborated threads, and a link to a medium piece from 2020 that updates (& links to) the original Transfer Union argument which was 2014 (but really 2010ish) bsky.app/profile/raja...
For years, I have argued that memories of Reconstruction & Civil Rights made Dems plump for an ever-more-powerful Federal Govt, but this is risky for Dems not just because of the structure of US electoral institutions but even of US opinions. This sucks but karthiksankaran.medium.com/is-the-us-ri...
February 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
This is my most recent post on the subject—shots of not-fully-elaborated threads, and a link to a medium piece from 2020 that updates (& links to) the original Transfer Union argument which was 2014 (but really 2010ish) bsky.app/profile/raja...
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Genuinely they remind me of the guys who batter their wives to try to prevent them from divorcing them
February 3, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Genuinely they remind me of the guys who batter their wives to try to prevent them from divorcing them
Constantly reminded of @rajakorman.bsky.social’s characterization of the US as a “transfer union”—these guys constantly prevaricate about the direction of the subsidies to sublimate their fears about losing them
Markwayne Mullin: "I agree with what Lindsey is saying on defunding these sanctuary cities. We should pull our TSA agents out of their airports and not allow their airpot to be classified as international or even a regional hub. We should pull all of our aid."
February 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Constantly reminded of @rajakorman.bsky.social’s characterization of the US as a “transfer union”—these guys constantly prevaricate about the direction of the subsidies to sublimate their fears about losing them
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The Broligarchs are products of unprecendented prosperity--largely in tech, largely funded by the American taxpayer via NSF grants, federal contracts, etc.--which they used to fund state capture.
They bought & neutered democratic institutions (Congress, the IRS & FTC) that constrained them.
They bought & neutered democratic institutions (Congress, the IRS & FTC) that constrained them.
February 3, 2026 at 1:14 PM
The Broligarchs are products of unprecendented prosperity--largely in tech, largely funded by the American taxpayer via NSF grants, federal contracts, etc.--which they used to fund state capture.
They bought & neutered democratic institutions (Congress, the IRS & FTC) that constrained them.
They bought & neutered democratic institutions (Congress, the IRS & FTC) that constrained them.
Wonder if he expects all these new imperial subjects would vote for his Nazi party
abcmedia.am/en/news/2311...
abcmedia.am/en/news/2311...
‘Canada would be the 51st, Greenland the 52nd, and Venezuela the 53rd state’: Trump jokes at dinner - ABCMEDIA
During a dinner held on Saturday, US President Donald Trump jokingly spoke about the “annexation” of Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela, The Washington Post
abcmedia.am
February 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Wonder if he expects all these new imperial subjects would vote for his Nazi party
abcmedia.am/en/news/2311...
abcmedia.am/en/news/2311...