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Darin Self

@darinself.com
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Assistant Professor of Political Science -- Researching democratization, autocracies, the military, and political parties. Chair of Utah County Democratic Party -- making democracy work locally: secure.actblue.com/donate/utcountyd…

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Darin Self @darinself.com · 17h
My goodness, his mouth is making a cubic function
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 1h
It hurts that this guy nails millennial satire so perfectly that he creates absolute bangers while doing so.
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 1h
Maybe we should reform the system so that cops actually protect and serve their communities
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 2h
What's the point of my password if it doesn't log me in at all?
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 2h
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Cool, Cool, Cool - Detective Jake Peralta (B99)
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 2h
Just the taxpayers
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 3h
Hiring Aaron Rodgers to be your research assistant
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NewAccountWhoDis @newaccountwhothis.bsky.social · 17h
My God, the curve of his mouth lines up perfectly with his disapproval numbers
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Alan Wessman @alanwessman.bsky.social · 18h
Schmitt’s attempted maneuver this morning deserves ridicule, but there’s a more serious aspect to it. He was trying to frame Jack Smith. This was no innocent mistake, but part of a calculated effort to bear false witness against a person in order to harm the credibility of his work and character.
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 17h
My goodness, his mouth is making a cubic function
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 20h
BOOM
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Austin Riley Atlanta Braves on the Field
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 21h
Really odd that we accept that judges can just tell elected officials they're not allowed to levy taxes.
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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 21h
Do we seriously have to do Maoist newspeak every single time an 80 year old posts his idiotic ideas on the internet. It has been AI since before I was even born. Can literally anyone have a shred of dignity.
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 21h
I really need people to stop calling the use of methods like OLS as "description"
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 21h
Attaboy you diminutive Curaçaoan
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Ozzie Albies Celebrates for Atlanta Braves
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 22h
Nuremberg 'em
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 23h
First ad for the Braves vs Phillies is a betting commercial. I hate everything.
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 23h
Lindsey Graham dying and then the Dems potentially getting a 55th seat out of SC was not on my bingo card.
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 29/09/2026
Everything I've read on financial crises usually start with "When the bond yields began rising quickly..."
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 29/09/2026
I will say, I'm not seeing any source for this except one substack.
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 29/09/2026
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Jeremy Clarkson's Oh No! Anyway - Top Gear
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
While facing the threat of an export ban?
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The government's AI chatbot is able to say something that no Trump nominee is allowed to.
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 29/09/2026
I agree with Noah here. Trump is not acting like a proto-autocrat that has the advantage going into an election. One thing that really does matter for autocrats is the *perception* or ability to signal strength and popularity. Trump has lost that.
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 29/09/2026
We need to stop being clever and just do proportional representation.
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 29/09/2026
I can't wait to make this guy lose in 2 years.
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 29/09/2026
Despite Miranda's poor choice of teams I will second the sentiment...it is the best time of year. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SB1...
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Field of Dreams (5/9) Movie CLIP - People Will Come (1989) HD
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 29/09/2026
LOL WUT!???
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 29/09/2026
Not to mention this will increase fuel consumption when supply is already low
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Translation: Georgians who use a car little or not at all will subsidize heavy drivers even more than they already are.
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 28/09/2026
I wish there was a more serious movement within the academy to reform our institutions to create mechanisms of actual accountability so students, faculty, and staff can rid ourselves of leadership that regularly fails everyone but their donors.
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Luigi de Guzman @ouij.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In the Bundesliga, clubs must be majority owned by fans. I wish we had that in US sports
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 28/09/2026
One of the most reprehensible representatives in Utah has been charged with several felonies and has resigned. www.abc4.com/news/trevor-...
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 28/09/2026
The mayor of Ithaca (my friend and former fellow PhD candidate in Government at Cornell) announces a moratorium on permitting Greek Life activities until Cornell produces new standards of addressing sexual assault.
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 28/09/2026
If I were a betting man I would put Ossoff as the 28 favorite if a Dem wins GA's governorship
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 28/09/2026
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David Rose: If This Is Intended To Be Helpful, You Can Leave Now
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 28/09/2026
This is 100% true and why doomers who have no understanding how politics works need to stop showing up in my mentions.
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 28/09/2026
When you teach mid-morning to mid-afternoon classes
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Buster Bluth: Blowing Through Nap Time
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 28/09/2026
The internet was a mistake.
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 28/09/2026
Yes, if you want to make sense of the GOP you have to consider that Trump will be leaving power in 2 years and there will be a fight for control over party.
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 28/09/2026
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 28/09/2026
Mid-day 30yr mortgage rates just hit 7.50% The last time borrowing money to buy a home was this expensive was back in April 2024 but the trend looks like it could take us back to late 2023 when rates hit 8%
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 28/09/2026
This is very funny to me as the chair of the Utah County Democratic Party because there are exactly 0 municipalities in our county that have more than 1 left/liberal city councilors and 0 mayors.
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 28/09/2026
I love Aldi and need it to come to Utah
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 28/09/2026
This is fun and in now way bad for an economy that has been built heavily on cheap debt rather than innovation and increased labor productivity.
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Some writers go ballistic at the mere mention of AI because they take the training of AI models on their work to be a form of intellectual property theft. Like settler colonists, the AI boys want to treat it as a fiat accompli; "here's a pittance—let's move forward." But what if IP theft is ongoing?
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En Buen Ora @enbuenora.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
my god the direct use of the hot dog guy sketch from I Think You Should Leave in a political ad
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 27/09/2026
G.E.N.I.U.S
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 26/09/2026
This one day, everyone got really angry at a public radio guy because he stated an opinion about job interviews
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Rebecca Black - Fun Fun Fun
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Partisan websites disguised as independent, local news outlets are shaping chatbots’ responses about key races." Via: www.politico.com/news/magazin...
But the increasing ubiquity of AI is also quietly shaping the perceptions of voters who are simply trying to educate themselves about the candidates — and are unknowingly being served partisan talking points in the guise of neutral news summaries.

Leading AI chatbots cite partisan websites masquerading as independent local news outlets nearly half of the time when people ask about candidates and issues that the partisan sites have covered in the midterm campaign, according to a new audit by NewsGuard, an organization focused on news reliability where we work as analysts.
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