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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

What Do Authoritarians Do When They Are About to Lose an Election? Trump’s schemes to subvert the midterms have so far failed. What happens next? A reflection on the threat as well as the limits of authoritarian escalation. My new piece:

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What Do Authoritarians Do When They Are About to Lose an Election?

Trump’s schemes to subvert the midterms have so far failed. What happens next? A reflection on the threat as well as the limits of authoritarian escalation

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“The Supreme Court has ruled that the Constitution does not guarantee a painless execution, a decision states such as Tennessee cite to defend their lethal injection protocols. Very well. Then states should stop telling the public that lethal injection is clinical and not cruel.”

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Opinion | I Consulted With Christa Pike’s Death Row Team. I Knew This Could Happen.

Lethal injection failures are not glitches; they are features of the process.

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A+ reporting by @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social UC’s motion “marks a significant new chapter in the conflict between the Trump administration and the nation’s preeminent public university system. It is the first time UC has formally asked a court to reject the government’s antisemitism case against it.”

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UC asks judge to dismiss DOJ antisemitism suit, calling it 'political coercion'

UC asked a federal judge to throw out the DOJ's Title VI lawsuit accusing UCLA of ignoring antisemitism, calling the case political coercion.

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Newsom signed this moments ago from the top of the Golden Gate Bridge with Sen. Wiener, the bond bill author. It was Newsom’s last bill signing as governor of California (barring a special session, maybe?). From his press release:

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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 27/09/2026

What an odd moment in United States history. A U.S. president is running an overtly political camaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government. Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...

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A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government (Gift Article)

The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.

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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 26/09/2026

Meta's platforms have repeatedly been caught running ads for deepfake "nudify" apps that let you virtually undress real people without their consent, but they won't run an a trailer for an upcoming documentary that reflects poorly on Elon Musk. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...

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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)

YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

You should read this story. I lay out how roughly half of unionized workers at Cal State University are underpaid. And even if you factor in the system's benefits, a third remain underpaid. calmatters.org/education/hi...