Don Van Atta
@oldsovetlog.bsky.social
I study (agrarian) politics in the former Soviet states.
Long-term policy advisor in Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Tajikistan. Resident director of 5 USAID-funded projects.
Democratic institutions are hard to build and keep.
Berkeley PolSci PhD eons ago.
Long-term policy advisor in Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Tajikistan. Resident director of 5 USAID-funded projects.
Democratic institutions are hard to build and keep.
Berkeley PolSci PhD eons ago.
I guess we know where part of the OBBB money is going. The joke used to be that there’s no unemployment in the USSR because KGB always hiring.
Now it’s ICE and CBP to check out all that data. (AI is what, 60% accurate?) Trump’s economic plan.
Now it’s ICE and CBP to check out all that data. (AI is what, 60% accurate?) Trump’s economic plan.
December 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I guess we know where part of the OBBB money is going. The joke used to be that there’s no unemployment in the USSR because KGB always hiring.
Now it’s ICE and CBP to check out all that data. (AI is what, 60% accurate?) Trump’s economic plan.
Now it’s ICE and CBP to check out all that data. (AI is what, 60% accurate?) Trump’s economic plan.
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Anyone who sends Mike Johnson an email is now required to include in the subject line: ICYMI
December 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Anyone who sends Mike Johnson an email is now required to include in the subject line: ICYMI