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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 6h

Today in life under competitive authoritarianism

Eric Beckman @erbeckman.bsky.social · 17h

Meanwhile, I just heard "Wonderwall" on the Spanish audio. I'm not a Spanish speaker or hearer, but sometimes less is more. The Spanish announcers at least consistently say the names of the players. #MNUFC

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 17h

There's a line of political agitation about schools and parents and gender identity that really comes down to a lot of people being angry that if your child is part of a supportive and accepting community it might undermine your ability to exert ultimate authority over your children.

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Eric Beckman @erbeckman.bsky.social · 18h

It's been a sad season for #MNUFC. Watching Boxy become a liability is one of the saddest bits for me.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 22h

We rightly worry most about the core electoral machinery and that's holding up pretty well, but any election under Trump is still something less than free and fair. Even if it's not enough to flip the outcome, state resources and power are unambiguously being abused to favor the incumbent party.

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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My Minnesota friends have already seen this, but I keep thinking about it and want more people outside our state to, too.

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Eric Beckman @erbeckman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

That's two Republics after 1940, though.

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Eric Beckman @erbeckman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

20 point overperformances in Iowa come to mind, too

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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026

The US has a long history of suffering and death as public spectacle and the administration has been tapping into that vein of US tradition since their return.

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Eric Beckman @erbeckman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Typically these are single use by rule in schools, as you be aware

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Eric Beckman @erbeckman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Or, De Gaulle could have been writing press releases from Belgium in 1914

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Not the odds, but the stakes. That's my shorthand for the organizing principle we most need in election coverage. Not who has what chances of winning, but the consequences for American democracy. Not the odds, but the stakes. Sep. 11, 2023

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#MedievalSky This from the New York Times, minutes ago: "Has plague ever been used as a bioweapon? Maybe — but it’s been a while. In the 14th century, according to one account, a Mongol army catapulted plague-infested bodies into the Crimean city of Caffa." Please don't let this nonsense persist!

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Indivisible Twin Cities @indivistwincities.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This is the first senate endorsement HRC has made for the midterms.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It’s important to understand that the modern GOP’s vision for the economy, as implemented by the party’s leader, is about allocating resources through a combination of patrimonialism, influence peddling and outright theft rather than open market transactions.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 07/10/2026

nothing says "pride," "empowerment," and "respect" quite like mass terminations as you force labor to eat the massive debt load from pointless consolidation and nepobaby cosplay

"As we work toward these goals, we must never lose sight of what matters most: our people. We will build a culture where people feel respected, empowered, supported and proud of the work they do. And we will extend that same commitment, with reliability and responsibility, to our creators, audiences, consumers, advertisers and partners."

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In an authoritarian regime, people publicly debase themselves to signal loyalty to the ruler

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Eric Beckman @erbeckman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

And how many of those "strongly disapprove" would choose something more extreme if it was on offer, such as "loathe?"

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Eric Beckman @erbeckman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

And only one region of the country

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Jennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It occurs to me...in a true constitutional crisis—where one branch of government instructs another branch to do something and the order is ignored—only one branch of government has an actual army to enforce its orders. (Juan Linz was right.)

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#MedievalSky In case your students this week come in w/ questions about the Russian plague case currently in the news, you can tell them: 1) if this is plague (Yersinia pestis), there is nothing unusual about it (a) being in Russia or (b) being the subject of lab research. Plague is worldwide.

The opening of a 2019 study of the 20th-century Soviet system for controlling plague. Citation: Susan D. Jones, Bakyt Atshabar, Boris V. Schmid, Marlene Zuk, Anna Amramina, and Nils Chr. Stenseth. "Living with Plague: Lessons from the Soviet Union's Antiplague Syste," PNAS 116, no. 19 (6 May 2019), 9155-9163, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1817339116.
Abstract: Zoonoses, such as plague, are primarily animal diseases that spill over into human populations. While the goal of eradicating such diseases is enticing, historical experience validates abandoning eradication in favor of ecologically based control strategies (which reduce morbidity and mortality to a locally accepted risk level). During the 20th century, one of the most extensive plague-eradication efforts in recorded history was undertaken to enable large-scale changes in land use in the former Soviet Union (including vast areas of central Asia). Despite expending tremendous resources in its attempt to eradicate plague, the Soviet antiplague response gradually abandoned the goal of eradication in favor of plague control linked with developing basic knowledge of plague ecology. Drawing from this experience, we combine new gray-literature sources, historical and recent research, and fieldwork to outline best practices for the control of spillover from zoonoses while minimally disrupting wildlife ecosystems, and we briefly compare the Soviet case with that of endemic plague in the western United States. We argue for the allocation of sufficient resources to maintain ongoing local surveillance, education, and targeted control measures; to incorporate novel technologies selectively; and to use ecological research to inform developing landscape-based models for transmission interruption. We conclude that living with emergent and reemergent zoonotic diseases—switching to control—opens wider possibilities for interrupting spillover while preserving natural ecosystems, encouraging adaptation to local conditions, and usi…

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Adam Hamilton @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🚨Republican Governor Mike Hayden endorses Adam: “Adam’s focus on finding common ground reflects the kind of approach I believe is needed in Washington.”

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Eric Beckman @erbeckman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

An excellent remind to call my Dem Representative, in a very safe seat, to remind her that I am an impeachment maximalist and that this is the way forward:

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I'm not naive enough to actually believe this will happen, but Democrats could be preparing, right now, lists of impeachment charges against (at a bare minimum) Hegseth, Kennedy, Mullin, Patel, Blanche, & Trump, as well as Bondi, Bovino, & Noem (still worth doing!) that rely purely on public facts,

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

But regardless of that general question, in the particular case the Cornell process happened in the shadow of DoEd telling universities that their procedures had to be much more protective of accused rapists than they had been, ASAP, using Title IX as the tool. //

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Louis Römer @lromeranth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

What is so outrageous here is that in a way, Rufo is exposing that the white supremacist hierarchy is not natural and must be violently enforced. THAT is the scandal.

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Eric Beckman @erbeckman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

These "limits" have been quite visible since 2015. That the 2016 primary did not end the media gullibility around this is damning.

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Eric Beckman @erbeckman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Wouldn't it be "sons of bitches"?

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Mike Pompeo has been rewarded with a teaching fellowship at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. The same school that canceled my class on media, race and international affairs. @columbiasipa.bsky.social share.google/KEvTy5yER71U...

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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to join SIPA faculty

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will join the School of International and Public Affairs as a fellow at SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics in March, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.

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Eric Beckman @erbeckman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If that comes to pass, nothing but perjury traps from Judiciary committee Dems. Then, impeach the motherfucker.

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Eric Beckman @erbeckman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

World history teacher here. The whole of the human experience can be summed up as "people move." It's the whole thing.

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Eric Beckman @erbeckman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It gets even more maddening when you learn that the Supreme Court deemed a Japanese man non-white because he was not a "Caucasian," and subsequently deemed a Punjabi man non-white because his "Caucasian-ness" would not be recognized by a common (White) man. Cases are Ozawa and Thind

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026

Anti-abortion activists would tell you Texas's abortion bans aren't to blame for Tierra Walker's death bc they have medical emergency exceptions But GOP lawyers have made *pretty clear* that those exceptions are just decorative and not actually meant to be used ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

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Tierra Walker’s Death Was Preventable. The Conservative Legal Movement Made It Predictable

Republican politicians have made Texas doctors increasingly afraid to provide lifesaving abortion care.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's good news that NY Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed Leticia James special prosecutor in this case, and here remember that Hochul became governor because Governor Andrew Cuomo was forced to resign in disgrace because of his serial sexual harassment...

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 02/10/2026

Well, Wes, this sent me down a bizarre astroturf rabbit hole. Let's see who the super creeps behind this are! WakeUpSaintPaul.org is a generic site with some bogus survey likely designed to collect names. It says its a "project of the Domestic Policy Caucus".

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Lily Mason @lilymasonphd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My new JOD piece arguing against the “cure polarization” approach to saving democracy.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."

Ukrainian female soldier: Okay, I said the idea is this: There is enough time to empty one full can of 32 grenades and be gone by the time the return mortar fire reaches us. I did the math.

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We’re raising money to help volunteers across the country document ICE flights. This helps with accountability, advancing policy, and demostrates to detainees, and their loved ones, that they’re worthy of being counted, and are cared for by their community. Please help: ottergoose.net/ice

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 01/10/2026

Minnesota GOP state Senate candidate Austin Peterson endorses government officials signing NDAs for data centers. "There's a reason why there's NDAs out there." (h/t Aaron Rupar)

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Indivisible Twin Cities @indivistwincities.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

LFG!! Multiple shifts available. Whether you are a seasoned canvassing pro or this is your very first time, we’ll make sure you’re fully prepared. We train you, go over talking points, and pair up (or bring a friend). White Bear Lake Location. Join us! www.mobilize.us/indivisiblet...

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Door Knock for Jim DeMay for House · Indivisible Twin Cities

ADDITIONAL SHIFTS ADDED! Ready to make a real impact? We are hitting the pavement to have those critical face to face conversations that win elections! Join your Indivisible Metro area friends on thi...

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What competitive authoritarianism looks like - officials in government trying to tilt the playing field against the opposition party or failing to restrain those in power from doing so. (We're not there yet, but this is what it looks like.)

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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It’s all awful and u are likely w women who are working to navigate, maintain, take care, and not rage/mourn in spaces where they didn’t choose to do that. Take good care of each other ♥️

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