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Daniel Drezner
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Political science professor, academic dean, writer, podcaster, shaker of hands with Mel Brooks — you know, the usual kinks.

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Daniel W. Drezner is an American political scientist. He is known for his scholarship and commentary on international relations and international political economy.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · Feb 6
Sigh. We fucking warned you.
V Paul Musgrave ® @profmusgrave Around the department: Americanists: how bad can it be really? Comparativists: dictatorship, purges International relations: nuclear war 2017-01-12, 9:18 AM 708 Retweets 944 Likes Paul Musgrave @profmusgrave • 2017-01-12 Replying to @profmusgrave Americanists: haha but seriously IR and comparative: who is joking t189 © 194 L Jacob T. Levy @jtlevy • 2017-10-10 Replying to @profmusgrave Theorists: "We will go and view the city of tyranny, and once more take a look into the tyrant's soul." 01 Daniel W. Drezner @ @dandrezner • 2017-01-12 Political theorists: oh, so now you want to talk to us, do you? Paul Musgrave @@profmusgrave Around the department: Americanists: how bad can it be really? Comparativists: dictatorship, purges International relations: nuclear war L789 • 236

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 13h
Yeah that was weird as hell. I’ll be writing about it tomorrow.
jholbo.bsky.social John Holbo @jholbo.bsky.social · 1d
Also, I'm not sure he has clearly implied out loud before [checks notes] 'Europe needs to resume colonisation and imperial expansionism without guilt and then we'll get along with you fine', but I think I caught that. Maybe mine ears do play tricks on me.

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John Holbo @jholbo.bsky.social · 1d
Also, I'm not sure he has clearly implied out loud before [checks notes] 'Europe needs to resume colonisation and imperial expansionism without guilt and then we'll get along with you fine', but I think I caught that. Maybe mine ears do play tricks on me.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
So much this.
rikefranke.bsky.social Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 1d
The MSC is a very humbling experience for many because even pretty important people get their access passes scanned and then denied 😅
(I obviously am not important to begin with, so I just constantly see where I can squeeze in.)

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 1d
The MSC is a very humbling experience for many because even pretty important people get their access passes scanned and then denied 😅
(I obviously am not important to begin with, so I just constantly see where I can squeeze in.)

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
BREAKING: Marco Rubio has clearly never said the word “archetype” out loud. Until today.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
I would describe the vibe in this overflow Munich Security Conference room listening to Marco Rubio as “skeptical.”

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
I see Rubio is offering his standard caricature of the neoliberal era.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d
Welp.
Costco defied Trump’s DEI directive as Target and Walmart scaled back. Business is booming | Fortune
Many companies have dialed back their DEI programs since January 2025, but not Costco.
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
Decided to write about this a bit more: danieldrezner.substack.com/p/why-is-tho...

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d
US Sec of State Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich. He canceled attendance at last minute in move that EU official calls ‘insane’
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Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich
US secretary of state cancels attendance at last minute in move that EU official calls ‘insane’
www.ft.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump: “The Democrats refuse to vote for Voter I.D., or Citizenship. The reason is very simple — They want to continue to cheat in Elections. This was not what our Founders desired … There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!“
Trump: “The Democrats refuse to vote for Voter I.D., or Citizenship. The reason is very simple — They want to continue to cheat in Elections. This was not what our Founders desired. I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the very near future. There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!“

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
If I'm understanding this article correctly, she's coming but technically not in an official capacity because Mike Johnson reasons. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

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King Blackwhale @kingblackwhale.bsky.social · 1d
If you want to understand how the country doesn’t see MAGA for what it is, just watch any local news broadcast. Americans who aren’t plugged into the news basically hear “Democrats say the GOP doesn’t care about rights. The GOP says Democrats don’t care about safety. Now Chuck with the weather.”

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d
“.. after video evidence revealed “sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements.”

@apnews.com
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d
WOW. Incredible. This is the case in which DHS claimed that ICE officers had been attacked with a shovel and fired back in self-defense. Evidence since suggests an ICE officer fired through a closed door and struck someone on the other side.

Will DHS retract the prior claims?
Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney X.com BREAKING: ICE director Todd LYONS says the two officers involved in the Jan. 14 chase/ shooting incident appear to have lied under oath and are being investigated by DOJ. This comes after DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defended them as firing in self-defense. politico.com/news/ 2026/02/1... Attributable to Todd Lyons: Today, a joint review by ICE and the Department of Justice (DO) of video evidence has revealed that sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements. Both officers have been immediately placed on administrative leave pending the completion of a thorough internal investigation. Lying under oath is a serious federal offense. The U.S. Attorney's Office is actively investigating these false statements. Upon conclusion of the investigation, the officers may face termination of employment, as well as potential criminal prosecution. The men and women of ICE are entrusted with upholding the rule of law and are held to the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and ethical conduct. Violations of this sacred sworn oath will not be tolerated. ICE remains fully committed to transparency, accountability, and the fair enforcement of our nation's immigration laws.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
It’s Rubio this year.
smsaideman.bsky.social Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · 1d
hey, @dandrezner.bsky.social: who is scheduled to be the rep of the US govt? That is, who will be as obnoxious as JD Vance was last year?

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Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · 1d
hey, @dandrezner.bsky.social: who is scheduled to be the rep of the US govt? That is, who will be as obnoxious as JD Vance was last year?

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
One perverse upside to being the political economy wonk at a security conference is that these panels are always less well attended and I can get a good seat.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
Right now at Munich Security Conference, Thom Tillis is desperately trying to blame tariffs on Trump’s staff and FP’s Ravi Agrawal is saying he’s “gobsmacked” by that claim.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d
“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”

@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 2d
"Previous estimates showed the US economy generated 584,000 jobs in 2025, the first year of Trump’s second term, which was deeply discouraging.

Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 2d
<— off to Munich for some security thingie.

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Aryeh @aryehcw.bsky.social · 2d
Did we ever get an update on the "internal bleeding" suffered by the ICE agent who killed Renee Good? Did he bleed out? Bleed in?

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 2d
🎧 New episode of @chalkboardpolitics.bsky.social just dropped. The student producers interview Jeff Frieden on tariffs and the global economic order. A very useful overview from one of the best. Listen on @goodauth.bsky.social feed wherever you get your podcasts. goodauthority.org/news/will-ta...
Will tariffs unravel the global economic order? 🎧
Donald Trump has declared himself the “tariff king.” Though Trump has backed away from some of his most extreme tariff […]
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d
“.. US manufacturing accounted for 11% of GDP before this one-man war on trade began in 2018. By the second quarter of 2025, manufacturing had shrunk to 9.4% of GDP.” 👀

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 2d
The beclowning of the executive branch continues apace.
rikefranke.bsky.social Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 2d
Ah well 🤷‍♀️
“Officials targeted what they thought was a drug cartel drone, but turned out to be a party balloon, they said.”

Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser
www.nytimes.com

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 3d
“I have no comment for any of that,” he said at the outset of the call.

However, after initially declining to comment, Parikh proceeded to hold forth for nearly two hours. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
Meet the ‘Cabal’-Hating ‘Special Government Employee’ Involved in the Fulton County FBI Raid
Clay Parikh unloaded in a nearly two hour conversation with TPM.
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 3d
I’m not entirely sure I succeeded in making the point I was trying to make here, but please to read anyway. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-troubl...
The Trouble With Tulsi Gabbard.. and America
Anatomy of a weird week fot the DNI
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 3d
Totally a normal thing that would happen in a constitutional democracy.
apnews.com The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4d
The FAA is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport, for “special security reasons."

The FAA's notice did not provide additional details.
FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights
The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport.
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 3d
"Ford Discloses Additional $900 Million Tariff Hit"
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