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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 · 6h
Talking ‘bout my hard-working generation. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-extrem...
The Extreme Generation X
My generation is a lot of things but it ain't slacking off.
danieldrezner.substack.com

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 21h
“But in a modern, free, and truly democratic society, it should not be a mystery for days to its population and its voters whether or not their president has just bombed a new sovereign nation, without any declaration of war – all while the federal government that’s funded by our tax dollars…

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d
"A movement that once vowed to rescue higher education from ideological excesses is now perfecting and entrenching them"

A full-circle moment as the right embraces the tactics they once condemned and the left experiences what it's like to be on the wrong side of them
dandrezner.bsky.social Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
“Rather than dismantling the excesses of the woke era, the new Trump-friendly programs and policies simply repurposed them to serve a different ideological agenda. The result is a new orthodoxy even more stifling than the last.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
Opinion | Harvard’s New Campus Orthodoxy Is Even More Stifling Than the Old
www.nytimes.com

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
“If Mr. Trump’s suggestion that the United States had struck a site in the region proves accurate, it would be the first known attack on land since he began his military campaign against Venezuela.”

That’s a pretty big “if.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/u...
Trump Says the U.S. Struck a ‘Big Facility’ in Campaign Against Venezuela
www.nytimes.com

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 1d
Prosecutors alleged that the university had provided funding to media outlets and individuals labeled “foreign agents.”
Russia Designates George Washington University as ‘Undesirable’ Organization - The Moscow Times
Russia’s General Prosecutor’s Office on Monday designated the George Washington University as an “undesirable” organization, accusing the U.S.-based institution of promoting anti-Russian sentiment and...
www.themoscowtimes.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d
This is not how a normal Justice Department talks about an ongoing investigation—or about putative targets and their uncharged conduct.
Harmeet K. Dhillon & @HarmeetKDhillon X.com Ok. * Stuff happens Jan 6 2021. This date is IRRELEVANT to prosecuting conspiracy or other wrongdoing re weaponazation (general 5 year statute) * Jan 6 committee in Congress forms in the summer. This is a relevant date (SOL mid 2026 potentially) *Jack Smith appointed over a year later as special counsel in November ... statute runs on his obvious shenanigans late 2027 * Democrats in Congress and those in the states colluding with Biden WH hide their behavior, some of which STILLL HASN'T come to light! Statute runs on this five years after their concealed behavior is known to the government. This means the statute could run in the next administration. STOP POSTING CLICKBAIT BS!! You are being used!

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
“Rather than dismantling the excesses of the woke era, the new Trump-friendly programs and policies simply repurposed them to serve a different ideological agenda. The result is a new orthodoxy even more stifling than the last.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
Opinion | Harvard’s New Campus Orthodoxy Is Even More Stifling Than the Old
www.nytimes.com

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Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social · 1d
The biggest shift in my thinking in 2025 was around housing, with inventory growth spreading beyond TX/FL to all of the South and West. I now believe inventory nationwide will return at least to mid-2010’s levels, which means affordability really will return to 2010’s levels:

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
Goddamn that was an entertaining football game.

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 1d
Not to go all Rob Lowe here but three week 18 games for division titles is awesome

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 1d
One thing I genuinely miss about Twitter vs Bluesky is you could practically follow every play of a Bears game just by the WOWs and UGHs and KILL ME NOWS etc

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
I don’t think they made him sympathetic so much as charismatic. Props to Keon Alexander, he absolutely nailed it.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
Damn, Brock Purdy. I mean, damn.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d
The largest generation in U.S. history is in their 70s now. And Stephen Miller’s podcaster wife thinks it’s suspicious that there’s a huge surge in home health aides.
Katie Miller: BLS data confirms home health aides as the fastest-growing U.S. occupation with a 10% surge to over 500,000 in 2024. It's MOSTLY Medicaid-funded. 42% are foreign-born across the US. 78% are foreign-born in NYC where most home health aides are used. Want to guess where the fraud is? 6:15 AM • 12/28/25 • 6.4M Views

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
“Hi, I’m Daniel Drezner, CEO and founder of Marco Inarus Enterprises…”
aelkus.bsky.social ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 1d
name your shit after more eclectic dark forces

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 1d
name your shit after more eclectic dark forces

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
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Bad Listener | Progressive Insurance Commercial
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
<— Will always chuckle at the Progressive ads featuring backup QBs, particularly the one where Teddy Bridgewater subs in for the friend, sits down, and says, “Go.”
a man wearing a purple vikings hat and gloves is looking at the camera .
ALT: a man wearing a purple vikings hat and gloves is looking at the camera .
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
Avatar: Fire and Ash vs. Evil Dead
dmnd.me Jeremy Diamond ☕️ @dmnd.me · 2d
Halt and Catch Fire and Ash

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d
In this clip from a right wing radio show on Friday, Trump claims that on Christmas Eve the US “knocked out” a facility in Venezuela from which the supposed drug boats launch. Has this been reported anywhere else?

The station’s write up doesn’t mention it: wabcradio.com/2025/12/26/s...

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 1d
China’s anti-corruption campaign claims 3 more top military officers–SCMP: ‘Wang Renhua, head of the Central Military Commission’s Political and Legal Affairs Committee; Zhang Hongbing, political commissar of the People’s Armed Police (PAP); and Wang Peng, director of the CMC’s training department.’
China’s anti-corruption campaign claims 3 more top military officers
Two generals and an admiral have been expelled from the national legislature after noticeable absences in recent months.
www.scmp.com

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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 1d
Trump says this December 26 in an interview with John Catsimatidis that the US destroyed a drug trafficking plant in Venezuela on Christmas Eve.

“They have a big plant. A building from where the boats leave. Two nights ago we hit them hard.”

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good hyuck, babe! @markpopham.bsky.social · 2d
it does kind of feel like a lot of bluesky users spent four days around their extended family and immediately got on here to be like "the pizza you ate as a child sucks. the twin cities are overrated. what else. pencils should be illegal" you all are disregulated and you need to settle down!!

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Jeremy Diamond ☕️ @dmnd.me · 2d
Halt and Catch Fire and Ash

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