Claire Haeg
@clairehaeg.bsky.social
Political Scientist at SLAC. Studies populism; scholarship of pedagogy. Aussie Expat in the Frozen North.
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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Thanks @rsmith670.bsky.social for this great diagram. I'd love to print it out and shove it down the throats of people who say Dems are killers!
September 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Thanks @rsmith670.bsky.social for this great diagram. I'd love to print it out and shove it down the throats of people who say Dems are killers!
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‘Trump tells his supporters they have been duped by the Epstein conspiracy, but some now know that they have been duped and dismissed by him: they can see that is cloaking a confession in an allegation.’
Judith Butler on Trump and Epstein:
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/au...
Judith Butler on Trump and Epstein:
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/au...
Judith Butler | Trumpists against Trump
Donald Trump has alienated a good number of his MAGA supporters by seeking to suppress the full disclosure of the...
www.lrb.co.uk
August 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
‘Trump tells his supporters they have been duped by the Epstein conspiracy, but some now know that they have been duped and dismissed by him: they can see that is cloaking a confession in an allegation.’
Judith Butler on Trump and Epstein:
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/au...
Judith Butler on Trump and Epstein:
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/au...
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Playing around with an idea which basically goes: faculty have lost (as in, these things have been cut, undermined or eroded) many of the incentives that might encourage them to work very hard.
August 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Playing around with an idea which basically goes: faculty have lost (as in, these things have been cut, undermined or eroded) many of the incentives that might encourage them to work very hard.
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RIP to a legend who besides giving 3 generations of my family a lot of joy also outlived his obit writer. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
July 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
RIP to a legend who besides giving 3 generations of my family a lot of joy also outlived his obit writer. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
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You should never follow any of these color charts. They are all stupid.
I'll show you why. 🧵
I'll show you why. 🧵
July 25, 2025 at 6:09 AM
You should never follow any of these color charts. They are all stupid.
I'll show you why. 🧵
I'll show you why. 🧵
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I answered some questions about Musk's "America Party" for Georgetown's Ask a Professor series.
www.georgetown.edu/news/a-us-po...
www.georgetown.edu/news/a-us-po...
A U.S. Politics Professor Explains Why Creating a Third Party Isn't So Easy - Georgetown University
Elon Musk is set to create the America Party, but will it have legs? A government professor and expert in American political parties answers.
www.georgetown.edu
July 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I answered some questions about Musk's "America Party" for Georgetown's Ask a Professor series.
www.georgetown.edu/news/a-us-po...
www.georgetown.edu/news/a-us-po...
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This is amazing. Yesterday Trump claimed he talked to his uncle about how brilliant the Unabomber was when the Unabomber was a student of his at MIT.
The Unabomber never went to MIT, he was identified in 1996, and his uncle died in 1985.
The Unabomber never went to MIT, he was identified in 1996, and his uncle died in 1985.
you genuinely have to admire his brain. getting hammered 24/7 on Epstein? better fabricate a personal link to the Unabomber, specifically mentioning one of the prestigious universities where Epstein peddled his influence
July 16, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This is amazing. Yesterday Trump claimed he talked to his uncle about how brilliant the Unabomber was when the Unabomber was a student of his at MIT.
The Unabomber never went to MIT, he was identified in 1996, and his uncle died in 1985.
The Unabomber never went to MIT, he was identified in 1996, and his uncle died in 1985.
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BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
July 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
ICE is a real problem. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/criti...
Critical Read About the BBB, Federalism and the Future of American Democracy
TPM Reader TS (Harvard sociologist/political scientist Theda Skocpol) and I often compared...
talkingpointsmemo.com
July 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
ICE is a real problem. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/criti...
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Reminder on Byrd process:
Parliamentarian has identified OBBB text that violates Byrd rule. Her advice doesn’t block text. She’s saying: If GOP still keep Byrd-offending text in OBBB & send it to floor, a senator can cry fowl (😉). Supporters would then need 60 votes to keep each proposal in bill.
Parliamentarian has identified OBBB text that violates Byrd rule. Her advice doesn’t block text. She’s saying: If GOP still keep Byrd-offending text in OBBB & send it to floor, a senator can cry fowl (😉). Supporters would then need 60 votes to keep each proposal in bill.
Senate parliamentarian never sleeps! More Byrd droppings! These Ag panel droppings will get most 👀:
Mandating ⬆️ state $$ contributions to fund SNAP & banning undocumented from food benefits
These Byrd calls very slightly shift OBBB to center. Likely angers hawks, but might help Thune.
Full list ⬇️
Mandating ⬆️ state $$ contributions to fund SNAP & banning undocumented from food benefits
These Byrd calls very slightly shift OBBB to center. Likely angers hawks, but might help Thune.
Full list ⬇️
Several Additional Provisions in Republicans’ “One Big, Beautiful Bill” Are Subject to 60-Vote Threshold, According to Senate Parliamentarian | U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
The Official U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
www.budget.senate.gov
June 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Reminder on Byrd process:
Parliamentarian has identified OBBB text that violates Byrd rule. Her advice doesn’t block text. She’s saying: If GOP still keep Byrd-offending text in OBBB & send it to floor, a senator can cry fowl (😉). Supporters would then need 60 votes to keep each proposal in bill.
Parliamentarian has identified OBBB text that violates Byrd rule. Her advice doesn’t block text. She’s saying: If GOP still keep Byrd-offending text in OBBB & send it to floor, a senator can cry fowl (😉). Supporters would then need 60 votes to keep each proposal in bill.
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GOP: Our budget will reduce the deficit
CBO: It'll increase the deficit by $2.4 trillion
GOP: But with greater growth, it'll pay for itself
CBO: Accounting for growth it's $2.3 trillion
GOP: ...
CBO: Also, more debt raises interest rates, so the true effect is $2.8 trillion.
CBO: It'll increase the deficit by $2.4 trillion
GOP: But with greater growth, it'll pay for itself
CBO: Accounting for growth it's $2.3 trillion
GOP: ...
CBO: Also, more debt raises interest rates, so the true effect is $2.8 trillion.
June 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
GOP: Our budget will reduce the deficit
CBO: It'll increase the deficit by $2.4 trillion
GOP: But with greater growth, it'll pay for itself
CBO: Accounting for growth it's $2.3 trillion
GOP: ...
CBO: Also, more debt raises interest rates, so the true effect is $2.8 trillion.
CBO: It'll increase the deficit by $2.4 trillion
GOP: But with greater growth, it'll pay for itself
CBO: Accounting for growth it's $2.3 trillion
GOP: ...
CBO: Also, more debt raises interest rates, so the true effect is $2.8 trillion.
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An authoritarian bootlicker - the Founders are rolling in their graves. They thought the Congress would defend its prerogatives against a tyrannical executive branch.
House Speaker Mike Johnson calls for the Senate to "censure" Alex Padilla after he was restrained and handcuffed by FBI agents at Kristi Noem's presser, adding that it is "wildly inappropriate behavior."
So it looks like Republicans want to escalate this!
So it looks like Republicans want to escalate this!
June 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
An authoritarian bootlicker - the Founders are rolling in their graves. They thought the Congress would defend its prerogatives against a tyrannical executive branch.
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Lemme 'splain all the exciting news that came out of the high stakes US-China trade talks, and their exciting new agreement to agree on an old agreement.
June 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Lemme 'splain all the exciting news that came out of the high stakes US-China trade talks, and their exciting new agreement to agree on an old agreement.
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The elections in Poland will raise doubts about semi-presidentialism, rightly so. But it is important to get the critique right. There is unfortunately a widespread belief in political science & comparative constitutional law that constitutional design does not matter for democratic backsliding. 1/
June 2, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The elections in Poland will raise doubts about semi-presidentialism, rightly so. But it is important to get the critique right. There is unfortunately a widespread belief in political science & comparative constitutional law that constitutional design does not matter for democratic backsliding. 1/
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The Supreme Court holds that fascism is bad. Thomas and Alito dissent.
May 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The Supreme Court holds that fascism is bad. Thomas and Alito dissent.
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This obsession is with “young men turning to the right” is everything that is wrong with the discussion about the far right.
It is not just an inadequate read of what is happening, and a bias towards the male norm, but it also normalizes the far right and obscures support for inclusive politics. 🧵
It is not just an inadequate read of what is happening, and a bias towards the male norm, but it also normalizes the far right and obscures support for inclusive politics. 🧵
May 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
This obsession is with “young men turning to the right” is everything that is wrong with the discussion about the far right.
It is not just an inadequate read of what is happening, and a bias towards the male norm, but it also normalizes the far right and obscures support for inclusive politics. 🧵
It is not just an inadequate read of what is happening, and a bias towards the male norm, but it also normalizes the far right and obscures support for inclusive politics. 🧵
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15 years ago, I argued that that the populist radical right was a "pathological normalcy" (radicalization of the mainstream), rather than a "normal pathology" (unrelated to the mainstream). Today, in some areas/positions (but not all ❗❗), the far right is the "normalcy" (i.e. mainstream).
The populist radical Right: A pathological normalcy
According to the conventional view, the far-Right in Europe is antithetical to the values of liberal democracy. New research showing that far-Right ideology is a radicalization of mainstream values ha...
www.eurozine.com
May 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
15 years ago, I argued that that the populist radical right was a "pathological normalcy" (radicalization of the mainstream), rather than a "normal pathology" (unrelated to the mainstream). Today, in some areas/positions (but not all ❗❗), the far right is the "normalcy" (i.e. mainstream).
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Land doesn't vote, part 1 million
With CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation.
April 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Land doesn't vote, part 1 million
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From almost 2 years ago…
Cas Mudde, political scientist: ‘Anyone should be worried about Trump being in power’
The Dutch academic talks to EL PAÍS about welfare chauvinism, the rise of ‘far-right porn’ and how the mainstream became radicalized
english.elpais.com
April 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
From almost 2 years ago…
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I exist to promote research. I'm powered by the The Eclectic, Erratic Bibliography on the Extreme Right in Western Europe https://www.kai-arzheimer.com/extreme-right-western-europe-bibliography/
Bibliography on the Extreme Right in Western Europe
A bibliography of more than 1500 titles on the parties of the Extreme Right in Western Europe (aka the Populist Right, Radical Right, Anti-Immigrant Right)
www.kai-arzheimer.com
April 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I exist to promote research. I'm powered by the The Eclectic, Erratic Bibliography on the Extreme Right in Western Europe https://www.kai-arzheimer.com/extreme-right-western-europe-bibliography/
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Damn, they posted this from the socials.
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
April 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Damn, they posted this from the socials.
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My talk @fsi.stanford.edu yesterday on the prospects for a peace deal in the Russo-Ukraine War.
youtube.com/watch?v=nems...
youtube.com/watch?v=nems...
Brian Taylor — The Russo-Ukraine War: Peace For Our Time?
YouTube video by Stanford CDDRL
youtube.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
My talk @fsi.stanford.edu yesterday on the prospects for a peace deal in the Russo-Ukraine War.
youtube.com/watch?v=nems...
youtube.com/watch?v=nems...
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Re-upping this given recent rants about the Fed...
Dot Plots and the Wrath of Khan open.substack.com/pub/louisjoh...
Dot Plots and the Wrath of Khan open.substack.com/pub/louisjoh...
Dot Plots and the Wrath of Khan
Donald Trump is the Genesis Device of monetary policy
open.substack.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Re-upping this given recent rants about the Fed...
Dot Plots and the Wrath of Khan open.substack.com/pub/louisjoh...
Dot Plots and the Wrath of Khan open.substack.com/pub/louisjoh...
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“In March, @stevelevitsky.bsky.social and fellow prof @ryanenos.bsky.social authored a letter, co-signed by 800 colleagues, calling on Harvard to defend itself and academic freedom more broadly by mounting ‘a coordinated opposition to anti-democratic attacks.’
Their pressure seems to have helped…”
Their pressure seems to have helped…”
This professor studies dictatorships. He helped convince Harvard to stand up to Trump
Harvard professor Steve Levitsky has spent decades studying democracies and how they fail. He's now raising alarm bells over what he sees as a slide toward autocracy under President Trump.
www.latimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
“In March, @stevelevitsky.bsky.social and fellow prof @ryanenos.bsky.social authored a letter, co-signed by 800 colleagues, calling on Harvard to defend itself and academic freedom more broadly by mounting ‘a coordinated opposition to anti-democratic attacks.’
Their pressure seems to have helped…”
Their pressure seems to have helped…”