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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute
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Professor & Director V-Dem Institute, Political Scientist @Univ of Gothenburg.

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Staffan I. Lindberg is a Swedish political scientist and director of the V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg. Lindberg's main research interests are comparative politics, democracy and democratization, Africa, political organizations, corruption and clientelism. .. more

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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · Mar 22
Yes…. ”The Trump administration is descending into authoritarianism”
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 10h
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 11h
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 20h
Another war crime: Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture and execution, say doctors
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 1d
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Temporarily Blocks Layoffs During Federal Shutdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Temporarily Blocks Layoffs During Federal Shutdown
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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d
Same time that Pritzker is telling city and state officials to start arresting and prosecuting federal officials for assaulting Illinois citizens.

OT1H, this is clearly really bad.

OTOH, our federalized design might end up being an absolute godsend.
JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.
www.newsweek.com
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Reposted by Anna O. Law, Staffan I. Lindberg, Brendan Nyhan , and 12 more

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d
To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids
Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.
abcnews.go.com
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 2d
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Världsledande forskarna: USA inte en demokrati
USA är inte längre en demokrati. Det slår forskare fast – ett halvår innan världens största demokratimätning publiceras. – Just nu har USA med råge passerat gränsen till en autokrati, säger Staffan Li...
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 2d
Our work on U-turns making rounds.
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Can America recover from Trump? Here’s what new data says.
New political science research suggests democracy can survive leaders like Trump. But there’s a catch. 
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3d
The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 3d
Our work on U-turns making rounds.... :)
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Global democracy is more resilient than you may think | Brookings
Despite global backsliding, recent research shows that democracy remains resilient. Learn how pro-democracy movements are shaping its future.
www.brookings.edu
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 3d
Mitt svar i intervjun är "Nej".

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TOVE HOVEMYR: Är USA fortfarande en demokrati?
De flesta demokratier dör inte av omvälvande statskupper, utan av tusen nålstick. Har nålsticken i USA blivit för många?
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 4d
Proud of my daughter @ommamoon.art - and nice portrait!
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 6d
Elektoral autokrati är vår benämning.
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 6d
Trump’s war on the left: Inside the plan to investigate liberal groups - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d
Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 6d
Typical for autocracy...now in the US....
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s attack on George Soros is the next step in the autocrat’s handbook | Kenneth Roth
Having already attacked judges, lawyers, media companies and universities, the president has set his sights on civil society
www.theguardian.com
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 16d
Eliminating constraints and upsurping more of Congress power of the purse in one go. This is separate from the general shutdown. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
Trump Administration Defunds Federal Watchdog Office
www.nytimes.com
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 16d
Gift article. You can read it for free without a subscription. Autocrat--ruler Trump instruct military to follow orders in attack on Democrat cities in a "war on the enemies from within". Ugh.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
Trump and Hegseth Recount Familiar Partisan Complaints to Top Military Leaders
www.nytimes.com
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 16d
Yes….
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Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 16d
This precisely. 100%. 10/10. No notes.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d
Trump wraps up a speech to military leaders that represented a major escalation of his effort to weaponize the armed forces into a tool he can use to violently quash domestic dissent. Hard to imagine how anyone with a shred of dignity can keep serving after this, which of course is the point.
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 16d
Indeed..,,
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 16d
US turning into 1934 Germany, for real.
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Indeed too much like 1934 Nazi Germany for comfort. I don’t say this lightly.
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Rachael Koev @rachaelkoev.bsky.social · 16d
I remember in the spring you said, "At the pace at which it is happening, I would say that before the end of the summer, you no longer qualify as a democracy in the United States.” March feels like years ago. 😔
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Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 16d
This precisely. 100%. 10/10. No notes.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d
Trump wraps up a speech to military leaders that represented a major escalation of his effort to weaponize the armed forces into a tool he can use to violently quash domestic dissent. Hard to imagine how anyone with a shred of dignity can keep serving after this, which of course is the point.
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 16d
Indeed too much like 1934 Nazi Germany for comfort. I don’t say this lightly.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d
Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 16d
Indeed too much like 1934 Nazi Germany for comfort. I don’t say this lightly.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d
Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"
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Staffan I Lindberg /V-Dem Institute @silindberg.bsky.social · 16d
Trump announcing a war on enemies from within is coming to generals at meeting in VA. It is 1934 for real. 😪
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d
Trump to generals: "America is under invasion from within. We're under invasion from within. No different than a foreign enemy, but more difficult in any ways because they don't wear uniforms. At least when they're wearing a uniform you can take them out."
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 16d
An unprecedented violation of our civic and Constitutional traditions. Calling every military leader in the world back to the U.S. to hear a wildly inappropriate partisan campaign speech followed by a fascist call to use the military against Americans.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d
Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d
Trump to generals: "America is under invasion from within. We're under invasion from within. No different than a foreign enemy, but more difficult in any ways because they don't wear uniforms. At least when they're wearing a uniform you can take them out."
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Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 17d
This is a video summary of www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... about what has halted collapses of Democracy before. Via @bwyble.bsky.social by @marinanord.bsky.social (of @hertieschool.bsky.social, coincidentally!) @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social @silindberg.bsky.social & al.
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