Sean Ehrlich
@seandehrlich.bsky.social
Associate professor of Political Science at FSU. Studies globalization, democratic institutions, & the EU. My no-longer-new book is still for sale: https://amzn.to/2Hycbj3
Thinking about pitching a movie to Netflix that is a cross of the Jungle and the Jungle Book.
November 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Thinking about pitching a movie to Netflix that is a cross of the Jungle and the Jungle Book.
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you know what, friends? fuck it. I just pitched my editor at @chronicle.com for a piece about breaking the silence on suicide in the academy. with finals coming up, I think it’s urgent. if you’re an academic who’s been suicidal & met with violent attempts to shut you down—DM me.
November 28, 2025 at 2:44 AM
you know what, friends? fuck it. I just pitched my editor at @chronicle.com for a piece about breaking the silence on suicide in the academy. with finals coming up, I think it’s urgent. if you’re an academic who’s been suicidal & met with violent attempts to shut you down—DM me.
All the other dogs at the show thinking “I can’t compete with you, Jolene.”
National Dog Show contestant Jolene is relatable on so many levels.
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
All the other dogs at the show thinking “I can’t compete with you, Jolene.”
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Crap. I was really hoping RFK and I had no shared beliefs but here we’ve found one.
CDC website altered at Robert F. Kennedy's behest to reflect his belief that "all events depicted in the film Ghostbusters really happened."
November 27, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Crap. I was really hoping RFK and I had no shared beliefs but here we’ve found one.
Crap. I was really hoping RFK and I had no shared beliefs but here we’ve found one.
CDC website altered at Robert F. Kennedy's behest to reflect his belief that "all events depicted in the film Ghostbusters really happened."
November 27, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Crap. I was really hoping RFK and I had no shared beliefs but here we’ve found one.
It’s not new but it is still available and relevant to current politics. If you’re interested in trade policy and politics, I honestly think it’s a fun read with all statistics confined to appendices which you can skip if you’re not into that sort of thing.
www.amazon.com/Politics-Fai...
www.amazon.com/Politics-Fai...
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
It’s not new but it is still available and relevant to current politics. If you’re interested in trade policy and politics, I honestly think it’s a fun read with all statistics confined to appendices which you can skip if you’re not into that sort of thing.
www.amazon.com/Politics-Fai...
www.amazon.com/Politics-Fai...
In addition to John’s many good points, the most criminally left off the list: Clue, GalaxyQuest, and Mean Girls. I’d also substitute Dogma for Clerks and Hot Fuzz for Shaun of the Dead but I won’t fight over it. And given how they’re stretching the definition of comedy, Die Hard should be on it.
The movie listed at #1 is so incredibly misplaced that it calls into question the veracity of the entire list. It belongs on the list, yes, but SO MUCH further down. An absolute, credibility-wrecking flub. Boo, @variety.com! Boo!
variety.com/lists/best-c...
variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
In addition to John’s many good points, the most criminally left off the list: Clue, GalaxyQuest, and Mean Girls. I’d also substitute Dogma for Clerks and Hot Fuzz for Shaun of the Dead but I won’t fight over it. And given how they’re stretching the definition of comedy, Die Hard should be on it.
It will always be infrastructure week.
absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 AM
It will always be infrastructure week.
I’m trying to find cites on the formal literature about how getting contradictory information from a biased sender makes that information more credible and I’m drawing a blank. I know it exists but I can’t find the right search terms to find it.
Can any of my fellow social scientists help out?
Can any of my fellow social scientists help out?
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I’m trying to find cites on the formal literature about how getting contradictory information from a biased sender makes that information more credible and I’m drawing a blank. I know it exists but I can’t find the right search terms to find it.
Can any of my fellow social scientists help out?
Can any of my fellow social scientists help out?
Looking forward to a few days of woke socialist Trump until someone else gets in his ear. Maybe he’ll say that we should raise taxes on the rich, which might get him in actual trouble.
November 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Looking forward to a few days of woke socialist Trump until someone else gets in his ear. Maybe he’ll say that we should raise taxes on the rich, which might get him in actual trouble.
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they're forcing kids to read "green eggs and ham" because of yolk
they’re forcing kids to read “the caine mutiny,” because of wouk
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
they're forcing kids to read "green eggs and ham" because of yolk
They’re forcing kids to listen to They Might Be Giants because of Polk.
they’re forcing kids to read “the caine mutiny,” because of wouk
November 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They’re forcing kids to listen to They Might Be Giants because of Polk.
Seriously, when I posted FSU polis I’d job listings for this year, there were so many comments making fun of FL and asking why anyone would apply to them. Well, because half the country is as bad or worse than FL on these issues. And it’s a good job outside of these issues.
I’d also like to thank Indiana for making Florida look good.
Indiana University, which has now been subordinated to the direct control of the Indiana GOP, announces that criticism of the MAGA movement and doctrines of the GOP is forbidden. An instructor is dismissed for speaking critical words about the MAGA movement.
November 14, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Seriously, when I posted FSU polis I’d job listings for this year, there were so many comments making fun of FL and asking why anyone would apply to them. Well, because half the country is as bad or worse than FL on these issues. And it’s a good job outside of these issues.
I’d also like to thank Indiana for making Florida look good.
Indiana University, which has now been subordinated to the direct control of the Indiana GOP, announces that criticism of the MAGA movement and doctrines of the GOP is forbidden. An instructor is dismissed for speaking critical words about the MAGA movement.
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I’d also like to thank Indiana for making Florida look good.
This is the best explanation of the issue of the technical meaning of pedophile I’ve seen. Which isn’t surprising because Gianmarco is brilliant and if you haven’t seen his comedy, you should.
November 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This is the best explanation of the issue of the technical meaning of pedophile I’ve seen. Which isn’t surprising because Gianmarco is brilliant and if you haven’t seen his comedy, you should.
I appreciate Texas for making academic governance in Florida look benign.
“Texas A&M University System regents voted Thursday to limit how instructors may discuss matters like gender identity and race ideology in classrooms, tightening the rules in a conservative state where debates over academic freedom have flared for months.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I appreciate Texas for making academic governance in Florida look benign.
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Yesterday, I read about a medical condition called “exploding head syndrome” so, of course, my head exploded while I slept last night.
Don’t worry, it’s not nearly as bad as it seems.
Don’t worry, it’s not nearly as bad as it seems.
November 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Yesterday, I read about a medical condition called “exploding head syndrome” so, of course, my head exploded while I slept last night.
Don’t worry, it’s not nearly as bad as it seems.
Don’t worry, it’s not nearly as bad as it seems.
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Yesterday US tariffs were having no effect on prices. Today they are and will therefore be reduced on some commodities. Almost like the economy is being run on a completely haphazard basis according to one man's limited comprehension. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Plans Move to Ease Prices on Coffee and Bananas, Bessent Says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated that the Trump administration would soon unveil reductions in import duties on coffee, bananas and other foods — taking action after voter anger over the cos...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Yesterday US tariffs were having no effect on prices. Today they are and will therefore be reduced on some commodities. Almost like the economy is being run on a completely haphazard basis according to one man's limited comprehension. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Yesterday, I read about a medical condition called “exploding head syndrome” so, of course, my head exploded while I slept last night.
Don’t worry, it’s not nearly as bad as it seems.
Don’t worry, it’s not nearly as bad as it seems.
November 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Yesterday, I read about a medical condition called “exploding head syndrome” so, of course, my head exploded while I slept last night.
Don’t worry, it’s not nearly as bad as it seems.
Don’t worry, it’s not nearly as bad as it seems.
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Mark Kelly a NO, notable as he was allegedly one of the cavers
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Mark Kelly a NO, notable as he was allegedly one of the cavers
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Im seeing a lot of arguments like this from colleagues in PoliSci
My view from working on autocracy is that Dems were winning on the biggest fight- making autocratization unpopular and now they're giving that up.
Those are the costs
My view from working on autocracy is that Dems were winning on the biggest fight- making autocratization unpopular and now they're giving that up.
Those are the costs
I’m not sure the benefits outweigh the costs, but this is a reasonable case that there are benefits to ending the shutdown.
I will probably get excommunicated from Bsky for saying that, but I can see a case for ending the shutdown now.
- Millions of civil servants did not get a salary for over a month, and millions are losing SNAP going into the holiday season.
- But, just as important...
- Millions of civil servants did not get a salary for over a month, and millions are losing SNAP going into the holiday season.
- But, just as important...
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Im seeing a lot of arguments like this from colleagues in PoliSci
My view from working on autocracy is that Dems were winning on the biggest fight- making autocratization unpopular and now they're giving that up.
Those are the costs
My view from working on autocracy is that Dems were winning on the biggest fight- making autocratization unpopular and now they're giving that up.
Those are the costs
I’m not sure the benefits outweigh the costs, but this is a reasonable case that there are benefits to ending the shutdown.
I will probably get excommunicated from Bsky for saying that, but I can see a case for ending the shutdown now.
- Millions of civil servants did not get a salary for over a month, and millions are losing SNAP going into the holiday season.
- But, just as important...
- Millions of civil servants did not get a salary for over a month, and millions are losing SNAP going into the holiday season.
- But, just as important...
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I’m not sure the benefits outweigh the costs, but this is a reasonable case that there are benefits to ending the shutdown.
If you’re too squishy for MattY, you probably have some serious soul searching to do.
This seems significant
November 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
If you’re too squishy for MattY, you probably have some serious soul searching to do.
That wasted TO when they tried to substitute on defense sure seems important now.
November 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
That wasted TO when they tried to substitute on defense sure seems important now.
You can take the Team away from James Franklin, but you can’t take the James Franklin out of the team.
November 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
You can take the Team away from James Franklin, but you can’t take the James Franklin out of the team.