Hilde Eliassen Restad
@herestad.bsky.social
Associate professor of IR at Oslo New University College (ONH). Fulbright, UWC, and UVa alumna. Fall’24 Fulbright Visiting Scholar @ClementsCenter UT Austin
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Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
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Fant den! Her er videostraumen.
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Redirecting...
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November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Fant den! Her er videostraumen.
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The federal government’s “Compact” will put the University of Texas at Austin under political control. Join with Longhorns for Liberty and tell President Jim Davis and the Regents to protect UT Austin’s independence by rejecting the Compact. alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/un...
University of Texas: Reject the federal government’s “Compact”
The federal government’s “Compact” will put the University of Texas at Austin under political control. Join with Longhorns for Liberty before the Board of Regents meeting on November 19-20 and tell Pr...
alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org
November 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The federal government’s “Compact” will put the University of Texas at Austin under political control. Join with Longhorns for Liberty and tell President Jim Davis and the Regents to protect UT Austin’s independence by rejecting the Compact. alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/un...
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Look the only way to stop a bad guy with a sandwich is an even badder guy with a sandwich 😎
This would have never happened if we had stronger sandwich control laws.
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Look the only way to stop a bad guy with a sandwich is an even badder guy with a sandwich 😎
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Universal swing in action: "What we saw last night was a directional shift toward Democrats in 99.8% of counties that held partisan elections." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
November 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Universal swing in action: "What we saw last night was a directional shift toward Democrats in 99.8% of counties that held partisan elections." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
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Trump: "They're gonna make DC a state and they're gonna make Puerto Rico a state. So now they pick up two states, four senators. They're gonna pick up electoral votes. It's gonna be a very, very bad situation. Now, if we do what I'm saying, they'll most likely never obtain power."
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Trump: "They're gonna make DC a state and they're gonna make Puerto Rico a state. So now they pick up two states, four senators. They're gonna pick up electoral votes. It's gonna be a very, very bad situation. Now, if we do what I'm saying, they'll most likely never obtain power."
😅
Did Schumer endorse Mamdani yet?
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
😅
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Every new post tonight is like Dems have flipped the Mehaden town sewer authority, long dominated by conservatives, by a +38 margin
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Every new post tonight is like Dems have flipped the Mehaden town sewer authority, long dominated by conservatives, by a +38 margin
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Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
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Nothing says “Democratic Leader” quite like “I will not tell you who I voted for in a general election.”
Q: It's election day in NYC. Did you vote for Mamdani or Cuomo?
Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."
Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."
November 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Nothing says “Democratic Leader” quite like “I will not tell you who I voted for in a general election.”
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Hilde gave a great interview about her new book tonight at Litteraturhuset. If you missed it, you can tune in tomorrow Nov 5th at 16:00 on www.drammenunlimitedradio.com to hear her talk about her book and more on US Politics, In Plain English.
November 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Hilde gave a great interview about her new book tonight at Litteraturhuset. If you missed it, you can tune in tomorrow Nov 5th at 16:00 on www.drammenunlimitedradio.com to hear her talk about her book and more on US Politics, In Plain English.
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Dick Cheney did more than anyone else to build up expansive and destructive executive branch powers in the wake of 9/11; he lived to see another president turn those same powers against his own daughter.
He should be a warning sign to the GOP today but too many of them are in the cult.
He should be a warning sign to the GOP today but too many of them are in the cult.
November 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Dick Cheney did more than anyone else to build up expansive and destructive executive branch powers in the wake of 9/11; he lived to see another president turn those same powers against his own daughter.
He should be a warning sign to the GOP today but too many of them are in the cult.
He should be a warning sign to the GOP today but too many of them are in the cult.
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On Lawfare Daily, @klonick.bsky.social spoke to @rickpildes.bsky.social about his article, “Political Fragmentation in Democracies in the West,” the link between social media and threats to democracy, and the unique way this technology is now impacting the United States political system.
November 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
On Lawfare Daily, @klonick.bsky.social spoke to @rickpildes.bsky.social about his article, “Political Fragmentation in Democracies in the West,” the link between social media and threats to democracy, and the unique way this technology is now impacting the United States political system.
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it's Election Day!
this is my roadmap for the day and night, below!
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this is my roadmap for the day and night, below!
(be sure to follow me and @boltsmag.org if you want updates and results during election day & election night, and/or bookmark the form below as we'll update it with results.)
Are you ready for Election Day?
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Here are more than 190 key elections that will be decided tomorrow—from mayors and prosecutors to school boards and judges—and why they matter.
Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts
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November 4, 2025 at 6:26 AM
it's Election Day!
this is my roadmap for the day and night, below!
(be sure to follow me and @boltsmag.org if you want updates and results during election day & election night, and/or bookmark the form below as we'll update it with results.)
this is my roadmap for the day and night, below!
(be sure to follow me and @boltsmag.org if you want updates and results during election day & election night, and/or bookmark the form below as we'll update it with results.)
I dag er det nøyaktig ett år siden Donald Trump ble valgt som president for andre gang. Etter å ha forsøkt seg på et statskupp den 6. januar, 2021, er altså Trump tilbake i Det hvite hus. Denne gangen med flere velgere enn sin motkandidat. Er det på tide og skrive den amerikanske nekrologen?
November 4, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I dag er det nøyaktig ett år siden Donald Trump ble valgt som president for andre gang. Etter å ha forsøkt seg på et statskupp den 6. januar, 2021, er altså Trump tilbake i Det hvite hus. Denne gangen med flere velgere enn sin motkandidat. Er det på tide og skrive den amerikanske nekrologen?
"The Meanings of a Second Nakba": On how "the globalization of the Nakba that has been spurred by the genocide in Gaza and its growing recognition as such." Please read this great article in this highly significant journal. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Meanings of a Second Nakba
Published in Journal of Genocide Research (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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November 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"The Meanings of a Second Nakba": On how "the globalization of the Nakba that has been spurred by the genocide in Gaza and its growing recognition as such." Please read this great article in this highly significant journal. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
After tomorrow, both the "national security moms" of the centrist wing of the Democratic Party, and the Democratic Socialist-wing of the party, will have cause for celebration. 2026 is coming right up.
November 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
After tomorrow, both the "national security moms" of the centrist wing of the Democratic Party, and the Democratic Socialist-wing of the party, will have cause for celebration. 2026 is coming right up.
How to Make Art Out of Confederate Monuments www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/m...
How to Make Art Out of Confederate Monuments
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November 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
How to Make Art Out of Confederate Monuments www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/m...
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Today at 16:00 catch our Chair and Vice-Chair on the 2nd edition of their Dems for Democracy radio program on Drammen Unlimited Radio with special guest @herestad.bsky.social where they talk about the current happenings in US politics and Hilde’s new book “USA. En Nekrolog?”
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October 29, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Today at 16:00 catch our Chair and Vice-Chair on the 2nd edition of their Dems for Democracy radio program on Drammen Unlimited Radio with special guest @herestad.bsky.social where they talk about the current happenings in US politics and Hilde’s new book “USA. En Nekrolog?”