Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtErin Lockwood @erinkaylockwood.bsky.social · 10/09/2026AI as protection racket 45113
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtLarry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 13/06/2026This chart from Thomas Piketty illustrates what Jefferson Cowie calls “the Great Exception,” the period of the New Deal Order from the 1930s to the 1970s when inequality was low, and rates of unionization and federal marginal tax rates were high. 22761268
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 17/05/2026To graduating college students who boo commencement speakers for praising AI: We are very proud of you. Well done. 132323310
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 28/04/2026Hungarian oligarchs begin fleeing the country, transferring assets, in anticipation of corruption investigations giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FTgiftarticle.ft.comHungary’s business elite pivots away from Viktor OrbánSeveral loyalists have moved overseas while others vow to form ‘constructive co-operation’ with incoming premier 1422350970
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtJennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Highlights from the MPSA "Town Hall" on US democratic collapse, featuring leading scholars in political science. 🧵 (1) Moderator, @nazita.bsky.social , starts off with a plain description of democratic decline in the US with an impressive list of illiberal activity and rapid decline. 1/ 314849
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtVictor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Making tenure count, for MSNOW I wrote about my employer, The University of Iowa, creating a center for intellectual freedom. It's a reactionary project built on decades of conservative propaganda about higher ed.ms.nowOpinion | Beware conservatives promoting “intellectual freedom”Victor Ray: This conservative lie about schools like mine is furthering authoritarianism 432131763
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtAnat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 09/04/2026In 2024, we taught college students that protesting gets you tear gassed, suspended and possibly unable to get your degree. And people are wondering why young people seem under represented at protests. 417639
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtMonica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 04/07/2025So cool that people are still discovering this #Sinners syllabus, published by the African American Intellectual History Society, and composed by Jemar Tisby & Keisha N. Blain. Enjoy! 1564283
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 12/03/2026What stands out to me is the arrogance. The surefootedness that this was the correct thing to do despite no experience in government. The presumption that they were entitled to use their own uninformed judgement to cut funds to things that they don’t personally value www.404media.co/i-watched-6-...404media.coI Watched 6 Hours of DOGE Bro Testimony. Here's What They Had to Say For ThemselvesThe hours of videos provide fascinating, or perhaps horrifying, insight into the thinking of someone inside DOGE. 632099485
Reposted by Kelci Burckhardt404 Media @404media.co · 12/03/2026This is Nathan Cavanaugh, another DOGE staffer explaining how he flagged grants at NEH for "DEI" which would be reviewed for termination. 404 Media has reviewed hours of this footage and we'll have more soon. Part of a lawsuit by @acls1919.bsky.social, @modernlanguage.bsky.social + @historians.org 118786203535
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtEffie Seiberg @effies.bsky.social · 12/03/2026"Palantir CEO Alex Karp says his AI technology will lessen the power of “highly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democrat” while increasing the power of working-class men." Just saying it right out loud now. newrepublic.com/post/207693/...newrepublic.comPalantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic PowerThey’re saying the quiet part out loud now. 33652542800
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtThomas Zeitzoff @zeitzoff.bsky.social · 09/03/2026My first post on my new Peace & Violence Substack: “What Makes Them Tick: Why I Study Psychology & Political Violence” zeitzoff.substack.com/p/what-makes...zeitzoff.substack.comWhat Makes Them TickWhy I Study Psychology & Political Violence 0119
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 01/03/2026"The attack came despite US intelligence assessments that Iran was unlikely to pose an immediate threat to the US mainland within the next decade." So why do it? "A weeks-long lobbying effort by Israel and Saudi Arabia..." Ah. Not just weak, but cheap, too. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comPush from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack IranPresident Trump launched a wide-ranging attack on Iran after weeks-long lobbying by an unusual pair of U.S. allies in the Middle East: Israel and Saudi Arabia. 35141931768
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 26/02/2026Breaking news: A federal judge found that the IRS violated federal law “approximately 42,695 times” when it shared confidential taxpayer addresses with immigration enforcement officials last summer.wapo.stJudge: IRS broke law ‘approximately 42,695 times’ in giving DHS dataA court on Thursday issued an opinion on a data-sharing agreement between the taxpayer agency and federal immigration authorities. 14135191585
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtElizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 22/02/2026The amount of shit going down on this planet right now because of Donald Trump is truly unfathomable. 311290319
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtJonathan Blanks @blanksslate.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Not to take away from Olúfẹ́mi's point, but to build on it: We have always lived among people who could do this...and we always will, to some extent. I don't know if that teacher would have done this 15 years ago, but that they would now says a lot about where we are *collectively.* 1/? 330458
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 21/02/2026i've decided not to listen to the audio of a teacher reporting a kindergartender because frankly I don't want to become the person that that event would turn me into. but one thing I hope we are collectively coming to grips with is what it meant that we have lived among such people this whole time 217103542755
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtEugene Freedman @eugenefreedman.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Another reminder. Anne Frank and her sister Margot didn't die in gas chambers. They died of Typhus due to overcrowding at Bergen-Belsen women's camp, which also experienced outbreaks of tuberculosis and typhoid fever. 4213123
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 11/02/2026I keep rereading this paragraph expecting the words to change 231928566
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Organizers of the National Prayer Breakfast invite Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez, the dictator of El Salvador, best know for his torture camps and friendly relations with drug cartels, as a featured speaker. The invitation is a good demonstration of the political values of Christian Nationalists. 17309131
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 31/01/2026Based on what I've seen, at least 4 current/former Harvard professors have now been named as Epstein associates. Which seems notable given prior reporting that Epstein used false promises of "elite" college admissions to lure young girls into his web of abuse. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comEpstein survivors say financier lured them with promise of college educationMultiple survivors claim Epstein dangled admission to top universities to ensnare them in his sexual abuse network 171434510
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtDr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/ 7529031423
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtToo Big to Fail @toobigtofail.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Literally EVERYTHING else aside: Officers involved in shootings - even shootings that everybody agrees were justified - always take time off to emotionally process their experience, go to therapy, process it. Sending somebody right back out says "this is an everyday part of your job, expect it." 522089591
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14/01/2026The FBI searched the home of a Washington Post reporter seeking classified state documents. Nothing she wrote about could be considered classified. They simply want to suppress dissent via intimidation. Don't let them. Here is what she wrote. Please share. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comI am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her. 211369643
Reposted by Kelci Burckhardtmolly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 03/01/2026babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes 211163385492
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtColin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 03/01/2026CNN just pointed it out, but since no one has posted it yet, I'll be that guy. Here's today's round of Kill Your Inner Mercator: Iraq, Afghanistan, and Venezuela in a way your brain can handle 9690184
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Really stark to see such division and incredibly disappointing to see The Washington Post go down the path of lawless authoritarianism. Jeff Bezos will go down as a villain of this era, and that is as it should be. 26763169
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtElizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Some thoughts on what Trump has done in Venezuela and what it might mean for US national security. Caveat: not a Latin America scholar so this is focused on US policy. Clearly huge consequences for Venezuela that others can address. First, despite the buildup, I didn't think Trump would do it. 1/ 25684293
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtNoah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 12/11/2025per Kate Manne, Katie Johnson already made these accusations...and was ignored. katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...katemanne.substack.comThe Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and EpsteinIt’s not what you think it is. 35724
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtAriella Elm @ariellaelm.com · 07/11/2025I need people to stop saying NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s win proves that Democratic Socialists need to run in every race around the country, or that New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill is the blueprint for all Dems looking to run for office. 1/ 1618148
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtClaire Adida @claireadida.bsky.social · 07/11/2025While elon becomes the world’s first trillionaire. 031
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 05/11/2025This! 👇 And yet, I have no doubt that political consultants will claim that it was all about his innovative use of social media (which was also great, but only part of the story, and mostly successful because he came across as “authentic”). 1387
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtDaniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 20/09/2025I wrote long today. open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...open.substack.comThe Weakness and Incompetence of American AuthoritarianismAnd why it needs to be continually highlighted. 110632
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 20/09/2025I would like Never Trump Republicans to demand that George W. Bush appear and speak up for democracy in this country. Why do ppl always ask Obama to do things and “where is Kamala”? Where is the 43rd President of the United States while democracy crashes & burns. This is the party he led. 1/ 1453754931
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtJohn Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 17/08/2025A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵 An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror. 9074503200
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 03/08/2025The story of how Trump sells access to the White House - to benefit himself and his family financially and to benefit his political operation - is shocking and sordid. No President has ever monetized access like Trump has. 1/ It's a story you need to know. 10025461127
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtAnna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Communist regimes insisted on a "propaganda of success," with the media daily and breathlessly reporting ever-higher quotas being met by the heroic workers and massive economic growth. Stalin sent the (few) authors of unfavorable economic reports to the gulag. This of course is very different. 412547
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtSarah Bauerle Danzman @sarahbauerled.bsky.social · 02/08/2025In political science, there has been a long and frustrating debate over what about democracy, precisely, leads to growth. Of course, it’s multi-causal. But I always emphasize the information environment. Markets can’t work when info is bad. Info is likely to be bad in authoritarian circumstances. 1234181
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 01/08/2025"Before January 2025 there had been no—zero, zilch—interest in killing off USAID. It wasn't something Trump ran on. It wasn't envisioned in Project 2025. It was only once Elon Musk decided that USAID was evil that destroying the agency became a policy goal for the Republican party."thebulwark.comThe Boy Genius Who Killed 14 Million Poor PeopleWhat is the moral weight of responsibility for the men who carried out DOGE’s work? 602090799
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Man who shut down the largest collective effort by America to help the most vulnerable people in the world, condemning millions to death, suggests that his businesses will save them donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-... 351459318
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtRobert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social · 01/08/2025At only 6 months in, we’ve now entered the Ministry of Truth stage of the authoritarian regime. Smithsonian bows to Trump pressure, removes any mention of his two impeachments from its presidential impeachment exhibit. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...washingtonpost.comSmithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American history museumA temporary placard, on display since 2021, described the president's historic impeachments. Officials said the exhibit was restored to an earlier version following a review of legacy content. 1514965
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Wow. A group of top scholars at Harvard just sent a letter to its president, Alan Garber, warning against surrendering to Trump. Signatories include Steven Levitsky, Dani Rodrik, Ryan Enos, Theda Skocpol, and Steven Walt. Someone forwarded it to me. Read it here: 9237841220
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtCarolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Imagine: an intro to political theory class that is entirely done in the style of Subway Takes. So, what’s your take? Hobbes: people are the worst. government should restrain that. Rousseau: social contracts can be just ~vibes~ Rawls: we would make better decisions if no one knew who they were. 5316
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtHank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 28/07/2025I doubt that there is a single family in America that hasn’t benefitted directly from the NIH. 654821605
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtAmy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Study finds A.I. LLMs advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. When prompted w/ a user profile of same education, experience & job role, differing only by gender, ChatGPT advised the female applicant to request $280K salary; Male applicant=$400K. thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...thenextweb.comChatGPT advises women to ask for lower salaries, study findsA new study has found that large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT consistently advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. 8919231014
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 19/07/2025You can read all the retrospectives about Epstein running now. But to really understand the case, go right to the @jkbjournalist.bsky.social series in the @miamiherald.com that ran 7 years ago (and for completely inexplicable reasons, never won a Pulitzer). www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...miamiherald.comHow a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetimePalm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein was accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls. Prosecutors, including future Trump labor secretary Alexander Acosta, cut Epstein an extraordinary... 381992916
Reposted by Kelci BurckhardtClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Now seems the time to repost this big story we did a few years ago... www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comI called everyone in Jeffrey Epstein's little black book.What I learned about rich people, conspiracy, Ghislaine, stand-up comedy, and evil from 2,000 phone calls. 7730881275
