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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I'm speaking in Estonia next week. I will join Estonia's President Karis and Professors McFaul & Diamond. As authoritarianism grows in concern and public trust in democratic institutions erodes worldwide, this conversation asks what can be done about it. I'll post more.

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I'm trying. Sorry new followers. I just haven't gotten the Blue groove yet. I'll try again.

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

In a recent conversation/debate with Oren Cass, the right-wing apologist for Trumpian economics, he said I was all wrong about the threat to AI to the labor market. He also said I "misrepresented his views. Who is misrepresenting reality?

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Since it is already blocked by Iran, isn't Trump sort of threatening to kick a dead horse? What's up with this guy? Time for another one of those cognitive tests.

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

There are Republicans out there who look at Tisza and see Republican in the US mid-term elections and in 2028.

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

There are indeed religious fanatics involved in the war with Iran.

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Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Amid everything else, this week the US, Israel and Argentina were the only nations to vote against United Nations resolution to recognize slavery as a ‘Crime Against Humanity’. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/w...

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U.S. Rejects Vote to Recognize Slavery as a ‘Crime Against Humanity’

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Brendan Nyhan of Dartmouth University (r) was presented with the Robert Entman Award from the School of Media and Public Affairs at GW yesterday. Congratulations!

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Trump Picks ‘Alpha Male’ Influencer to Be Tourism Envoy www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/u...

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

This administration is filled by crass people who turn to other crass people to official positions. But then again, look at the president. Trump Picks ‘Alpha Male’ Influencer to Be Tourism Envoy www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/u...

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Trump Picks ‘Alpha Male’ Influencer to Be Tourism Envoy

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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 23/03/2026

Captain Robert Mueller, United States Marine Corp—no bone spurs. RIP 🇺🇸💪

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

A religious zealot cosplaying the Crusades.

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US Political Politics News 💙🌈🦋The Fighting Liberal @us-political-news.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Top Counterterrorism Official Suddenly Quits Over Trump’s Iran War Even the extremists are abandoning President Trump as he wages war on Iran. ...

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Top Counterterrorism Official Suddenly Quits Over Trump’s Iran War

Even the extremists are abandoning President Trump as he wages war on Iran.

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Trump didn't plan this war. Israel did.

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

So Israel kills a pragmatist who had the clout to negotiate with the US. Israel keeping Trump on his chain?

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Those three children would still have a father if Donald Trump had gone to jail for his many, many crimes, including inciting a deadly insurrection on January 6th, as he should have.

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Pete Hegseth Says ‘the Sooner David Ellison’ Buys CNN, ‘the Better’ www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b...

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Pete Hegseth Says ‘the Sooner David Ellison’ Buys CNN, ‘the Better’

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Conservative Euphoria Hits Chile as Right Surges in Latin America www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/w.... Liberals — meant in the classic philosophical sense— need to ask serious questions about themselves. What about liberalism drives Chileans into the arms of neo-Pinochet rightwing politicians?

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Conservative Euphoria Hits Chile as Right Surges in Latin America

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

From the www.workingclasspolitics.org newsletter

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Reporter: You just suggested that Iran somehow got its hands on a tomahawk and bombed its own elementary school on the first day of the war. But you're the only person in your government saying this. Why? Trump: Because I just don't know enough about it.

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

On the other hand, those immigrants Trump tells us to hate are statistically less likely to have a criminal record.

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

A Trump Order Protected a Weedkiller. And Also a Weapon of War. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/c... This “peace president “ is aiming for war criminal status.

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A Trump Order Protected a Weedkiller. And Also a Weapon of War.

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

The Disinformation Age, my book with Lance Bennett, continues to do well. It's open source, thanks to the Knight Foundation and the SSRC.

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André Gagné @profgagne.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Today at the Oval Office: Incompetence cannot be remedied through prayer or wishful thinking.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

It is so damning of US news media that so many outlets refuse to just straight up say that Senator Tim Sheehy assaulted an activist. He did not "help" Capitol police. They did not need his help. He wanted to assault the guy and did. He should resign.

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

The campaign patch is now available.

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I think Elon left way too much Ketamine in the Oval Office.

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Steven Livingston @stevenlivingston.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Remember when Fox News lost its mind when Obama wore a tan suit?

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NPR @npr.org · 23/02/2026

Observers watching federal immigration enforcement in Maine who were told by agents they were "domestic terrorists" and would be added to a "database" or "watchlist" are now part of a new federal class action lawsuit. n.pr/4s6JWgo

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A new lawsuit alleges DHS illegally tracked and intimidated observers

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending. . . there have been no convictions. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court

String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’

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André Gagné @profgagne.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

What a nightmare! That’s why I haven’t been travelling to the U.S. since Trump was elected, and still don’t plan to. U.S. tourism is suffering. It will take DECADES for the U.S. to recover from the reputational damage Trump has inflicted on his country. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks

Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

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Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Who needs electoral legitimacy? Trump’s authoritarian ambitions go global. His new “Board of Peace” carries $1 billion membership fee. Trump is the chairman — not just while he's president, but for life! He can invite new countries to join or expel others. Via @nytimes.com

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