Jonathan Weiler
@jonweiler.bsky.social
Award winning political scientist, also interested in the intersection between sports and politics. Aspiring raconteur. Substack: https://jonathanweiler.substack.com/
Mehdi was right and, also, Trump has obviously never had a problem with inflicting suffering on people. He just resents commitments. As in his personal life...
I hate to say I told you so but… I told you so.
#mythofantiwartrump
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July 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Mehdi was right and, also, Trump has obviously never had a problem with inflicting suffering on people. He just resents commitments. As in his personal life...
What is the point of inserting the word "concerns" into this headline, other than to obscure the utterly brazen corruption Trump is engaged in?
May 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
What is the point of inserting the word "concerns" into this headline, other than to obscure the utterly brazen corruption Trump is engaged in?
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This whole Van Hollen trip is evidence for @joshtpm.bsky.social’s theory that one of the things limiting the effectiveness of so many people’s resistance to Trump is lack of imagination to try creative tactics.
Okay I take back my confusion. Van Hollen just posted this as well. He got to meet with Mr. Abrego.
Diplomatic pressure 100% worked.
Diplomatic pressure 100% worked.
April 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This whole Van Hollen trip is evidence for @joshtpm.bsky.social’s theory that one of the things limiting the effectiveness of so many people’s resistance to Trump is lack of imagination to try creative tactics.
It's not just the stock market. About who the tariffs harm the most...
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Corruption, Cruelty and Chaos
In no particular order
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April 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It's not just the stock market. About who the tariffs harm the most...
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I know we're not supposed to say anything good about Europe, but we could learn a thing or two about how to be an opposition:
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Turtles All the Way Down
On bottomless bad faith and a way forward
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March 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I know we're not supposed to say anything good about Europe, but we could learn a thing or two about how to be an opposition:
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Gaslighting incoming - economic crackup addition. Hat tip @brianbeutler.bsky.social
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Where the rubber hits the road
What Trumpist gaslighting on his sabotage of America's economy could look like
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March 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Gaslighting incoming - economic crackup addition. Hat tip @brianbeutler.bsky.social
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Gaslighting incoming - economic crackup addition. Hat tip @brianbeutler.bsky.social
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Where the rubber hits the road
What Trumpist gaslighting on his sabotage of America's economy could look like
open.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Gaslighting incoming - economic crackup addition. Hat tip @brianbeutler.bsky.social
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We should start tallying Bobby's body count now. It's going to be big.
On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
February 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We should start tallying Bobby's body count now. It's going to be big.
In light of the new regime's full scale, vicious attack on trans folks, I'd hope those liberals who deemed it necessary to spend millions of pixels explaining why we really did need to keep scrutinizing med care for trans minors now realize they were just playing into the hands of that malevolence.
February 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
In light of the new regime's full scale, vicious attack on trans folks, I'd hope those liberals who deemed it necessary to spend millions of pixels explaining why we really did need to keep scrutinizing med care for trans minors now realize they were just playing into the hands of that malevolence.
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Yes!!! Say more of this!!! It’s the most astonishingly, openly corrupt administration in US history, literally from the first day, and it’ll only get worse. They aren’t even trying to hide it. It’s a degree of corruption that could destabilize the whole country, the whole world.
The story of this first week is corruption. Billionaires seated on the inaugural stage in front of the cabinet, crypto pump and dump, and the illegal firing of IGs. The media is acting like this is too chaotic and bewildering to interpret, but they are just afraid of sounding shrill. It’s corrupt.
January 26, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Yes!!! Say more of this!!! It’s the most astonishingly, openly corrupt administration in US history, literally from the first day, and it’ll only get worse. They aren’t even trying to hide it. It’s a degree of corruption that could destabilize the whole country, the whole world.
Terrorizing undocumented immigrants, shutting down DEI efforts and demonizing trans folks should make people feel much better about their ability to pay the rent and afford groceries, amirite?
January 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Terrorizing undocumented immigrants, shutting down DEI efforts and demonizing trans folks should make people feel much better about their ability to pay the rent and afford groceries, amirite?
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The continuing resolution axed by Elon and co included a SNAP benefits extension. Now that it won't get passed soon, families will literally be going hungry during the holidays because of the world's richest man.
December 20, 2024 at 10:30 PM
The continuing resolution axed by Elon and co included a SNAP benefits extension. Now that it won't get passed soon, families will literally be going hungry during the holidays because of the world's richest man.
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I think the NYT's headline writers have just reached the pinnacle of their idiot craft:
November 25, 2024 at 6:06 PM
I think the NYT's headline writers have just reached the pinnacle of their idiot craft:
Party of the working class, part 1,000: apnews.com/article/loui...
Louisiana lawmakers pass income and corporate tax cuts, raising statewide sales tax to pay for it
Louisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature passed tax cuts on personal and corporate income on Friday in exchange for a statewide sales tax increase.
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November 25, 2024 at 4:13 AM
Party of the working class, part 1,000: apnews.com/article/loui...
Trump, the tribune of the working man, is going to unleash a holy war against working class Americans, on behalf of his only true constituents- the plutocrats:
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Trump and GOP eye new limits on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are weighing vast changes to the CFPB that could limit its powers and funding.
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November 24, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Trump, the tribune of the working man, is going to unleash a holy war against working class Americans, on behalf of his only true constituents- the plutocrats:
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It is curious.
But, but, but, I thought the Republican Party is the party of the working class?!
If so, what are the billionaires paying for?!
If so, what are the billionaires paying for?!
November 22, 2024 at 1:32 AM
It is curious.
Add this to what will be a *long* list of anti-labor moves.
No sicker joke than the assertion that Trump/Vance would be, in any way that matters, pro labor. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Amazon and SpaceX aim to defang the federal labor board. Trump may help.
Trump allies have discussed breaking tradition and firing opponents on the National Labor Relations Board, which also faces legal challenges from SpaceX and Amazon.
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November 21, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Add this to what will be a *long* list of anti-labor moves.
Let's just keep a running tally of all the anti-labor actions carried out by Trump and his ilk.
This has gone completely under the radar.
But it’s important.
A Trump-appointed judge just overturned Biden’s overtime rule that would have helped 4 million salaried workers with lower incomes ($35K to $58k).
Employers “promote” these workers to “manager” roles so they don’t have to pay overtime.
But it’s important.
A Trump-appointed judge just overturned Biden’s overtime rule that would have helped 4 million salaried workers with lower incomes ($35K to $58k).
Employers “promote” these workers to “manager” roles so they don’t have to pay overtime.
Federal Court Blocks Biden’s Overtime Expansion: Implications For Workers And Businesses
This ruling echoes similar legal roadblocks faced by previous administrations, highlighting the ongoing debate surrounding the Department of Labor’s authority to regul...
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November 21, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Let's just keep a running tally of all the anti-labor actions carried out by Trump and his ilk.
No sicker joke than the assertion that Trump/Vance would be, in any way that matters, pro labor. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Amazon and SpaceX aim to defang the federal labor board. Trump may help.
Trump allies have discussed breaking tradition and firing opponents on the National Labor Relations Board, which also faces legal challenges from SpaceX and Amazon.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:01 PM
No sicker joke than the assertion that Trump/Vance would be, in any way that matters, pro labor. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
The sheer absurdity of anyone claiming Trump era Republicans are pro free speech and debate: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
Florida Tries a Subtler Way to Curb Progressive Ideology: Cut Sociology
Conservatives in Florida have moved from explosive politics to subtler tactics to uproot liberal “indoctrination” in higher education by removing subjects like sociology from core requirements.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:05 PM
The sheer absurdity of anyone claiming Trump era Republicans are pro free speech and debate: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
Both sides....
November 20, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Both sides....
From a couple of years ago but, I hope, a useful way of understanding Trump and Trumpism as we gird for round two:
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Understanding Trumpism
I’m reading the historian Gary Gerstle’s The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order. It includes about a seven-page discussion of Trump and Trumpism that is among the most incisive and comprehensive di...
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November 20, 2024 at 3:59 PM
From a couple of years ago but, I hope, a useful way of understanding Trump and Trumpism as we gird for round two:
jonathanweiler.substack.com/p/understand...
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