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David Faris

@davidfaris.bsky.social

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Prof. of Politics @rooseveltu.bsky.social, writer @thenation. Author, IT’S TIME TO FIGHT DIRTY and THE KIDS ARE ALL LEFT. Chicago, in the Medium Bucket. Dad, husband. The alarmists were right. Views are mine alone. blogs.roosevelt.edu/dfaris

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David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 5h

Every single story about what the destructive collision between AI and our phones is doing to us is somehow more depressing than the last.

Secret Billionaires, Mafia Brides, Alpha Kings: The Insane World of Microdramas (Gift Article)

Vertical soap operas for your phone have taken over film and TV production, and they may soon need no humans at all.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Helps to catch the ball when playing them

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Deep cut

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

He’s not dead until a majority of -Republicans- agrees.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I can barely bring myself to do it, the only argument is beating LA materially improves the chances of shortening the labor stoppage

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Another thank you card you can address to John Roberts.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Now we’re cookin’.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Feels doable bc they are pulling cash out of the Cooper-Whatley race though. Not likely but possible!

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David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Flipping the North Carolina legislature would be incredible. Great thread here.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The coordinated campaign of claims about how the US has normalized Hormuz and thus has won the war isn't convincing anyone. Not only is the military operation unsustainable, it isn't addressing the cascading series of bottlenecks and shortages caused by the ongoing crisis. New for @thenation.com

The GOP Sells the Mirage of a Hormuz Victory

The American action in the contested strait isn’t sustainable—and won’t alter the economic and political fallout from its closure.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Trumpmentum!

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hey your last title is only five years old! It’s all gravy for another five years at least!

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’m going to write two books

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Phillies threw $300 million worth of starting pitchers and the Braves went with a bullpen game started by a guy with 72 career innings pitched and I'm sure you can imagine how this has worked out for the 2026 Philadelphia Phillies.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The 2026 Phillies: All the Wrong Moves

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What a tragedy. One should be allowed to dismantle democracy piece by piece and deprive millions of people of core constitutional rights over the course of two decades and still vacation in peace!

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

All you need is a Dingdong+ subscription for the Wild Card round and cable for the division series and YouTube for some games and Peacock for others and you can always do a free trial add-on of Streamz+ in some markets. Simple!

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Maybe all we need in the bullpen is “Andrew Painter”

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Oral argument is great but the vast majority of US professors have student ratios too high to sustain 45 minute oral exams. You can advocate for that without claiming that writing is unnecessary. Yes the piece is more nuanced than the headline but it’s not like it’s totally inaccurate.

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David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

😂

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David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I can't believe I'm still thinking about this article. I resent its existence.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What??

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There's a growing mountain of evidence to the contrary.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Big if true! No one thought writing was the best way to learn until the nineteen seventies!

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David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

You have got to be kidding me.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Go White Sox etc but this has to be the most mediocre playoff matchup in baseball history

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We do not have a championship caliber bullpen. Losing Keller was a killer.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Relatable.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Legendary

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Come into the hopium den with me, @maryharris.bsky.social and @lizzieohreally.bsky.social. Great fun to be back on What Next!

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A Hit of Democratic Hopium

Podcast Episode · What Next | Daily News and Analysis · September 29 · 33m

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Pfffff

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This video, man.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Don’t worry we have Turner for another 7 years, we’ll be fine

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David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Not the headline we were hoping for, fellow Phillies lunatics.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Jesus Fucking Christ.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

So many options!

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Are you mad at the New York Times today because of the poll or the list?

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 23/09/2026

I had not seen this clip where Tammy Duckworth advises Democrats to "not impeach anybody," "get back to work" and "allow" Donald Trump to "save face" and I would just like to remind the senator from IL that the federal government took 4,000 Chicagoans and murdered a 38-year-old father last fall.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

RCP never tells me when they are putting something I wrote on their front page but I can always tell by the sudden influx of weird emails from aggrieved right-wingers.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My super awesome wife Sheerine Alemzadeh is publishing a book on December 15th, a labor of love called "Survivor Genius: A New Vision for Ending Gender-based Violence." I've read it and it is really amazing. Please consider a pre-order, 10% of proceeds would go to @healingtoaction.bsky.social.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The political environment right now for the GOP is like what would have happened in 2020 if Trump himself had created Covid in a lab and unleashed it on purpose.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

What is taking shape out there is potentially the biggest blowout election of the 21st century and there might not be more than a handful of truly safe Republicans in the Senate. New for @thenation.com

The GOP’s Incredible Shrinking Senate Map

Trump has so badly damaged the Republican Party’s brand that strategists are contemplating bitter fights—and losses—in races they’d been banking on as sure things.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Look we’re just trying to ensure we land in our official Dombrowski era win range of 87-93

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

While it's in some ways welcome to be relieved of Trump's weekly, market-manipulating pronouncements about Iran "begging" for a deal that's just around the corner, his newfound disinterest in ending the war is colliding with the gathering risk of further disasters. New for @thenation.com

Trump Has Lost Interest in the Iran War, but It’s Still Quite Interested in Him

The United States is losing the conflict, stoking chaos in the region, and inviting economic calamity—all with no end in sight.

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ooooooof

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David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ok I’ll bite what is “Ed Sheeran”?

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

On the double!

David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

There’s a new ESJM novel??