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Henry Farrell
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Professor of democracy and international affairs. http://www.henryfarrell.net and newsletter at http://www.programmablemutter.com. Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy (Holt, Penguin). https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781250840554. .. more

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Henry Farrell is an Irish-born political scientist at Johns Hopkins University. He previously taught at the University of Toronto and earned his PhD from Georgetown University. His research interests include trust and co-operation; e-commerce; the European Union; and institutional theory. He is an elected member of the Council on Foreign Relations. .. more

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 9m
life that should be obvs.

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 12m
I should be clear that this piece is basically a riff on Sergey's arguments about Putin.
filipecampante.bsky.social Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · 2d
Really perceptive piece, by two of my brilliant @jhu.edu colleagues, @himself.bsky.social and @radchenko.bsky.social.
theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d
Trump and Putin share a craving for status. That’s why they both want to destroy Europe | Henry Farrell and Sergey Radchenko

himself.bsky.social
Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 47m
It argues explicitly that consumption goods such as big TVs etc are no substitute for the good live, of great neighborhoods, housing security etc. It's a flavor of big city urbanism asking why the cities that ought be great have lost their edge.

himself.bsky.social
Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 51m
Building on the foundations of Comrade Shalizi Thought bactra.org/weblog/699.h...
The Singularity in Our Past Light-Cone
bactra.org

himself.bsky.social
Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 1d
Happy Christmas from Ireland and the world's most rotund Christmas tree.

himself.bsky.social
Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 2d
In contrast, I think these measures are ineffective showboating that are more about publicity than consequences. We may see more serious and effective measures in future. We may not.

Reposted by Henry Farrell

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Nils Gilman @nilsgilman.bsky.social · 2d
Sanctioning individuals is a long-standing policy instrument for the U.S. — it’s just that the Trumpniks are no longer applying it to the likes of genocidaires or arms smugglers but instead are using it to harass human rights activists, climate campaigners, etc. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/t...
U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Laurent Pech, Henry Farrell

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Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 2d
I expect US sanctions against @thierrybreton.bsky.social
to force the EU to reverse its deregulation wave, starting with the #digitalomnibus—a gift to US companies and an own goal for European consumer and citizen protection. www.reuters.com/legal/govern... @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
US targets former EU commissioner, activists with visa bans over alleged censorship
The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed visa bans on a former European Union commissioner and anti-disinformation campaigners it says were involved in censoring U.S. social media platforms, in the...
www.reuters.com

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Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · 2d
Really perceptive piece, by two of my brilliant @jhu.edu colleagues, @himself.bsky.social and @radchenko.bsky.social.

Reposted by Dani Rodrik, Stephen M. Walt

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 3d
"Trump boasts in ... the strategy that, at last, ‘America is strong and respected again”. The problem is that this obviously isn’t true. Countries ... treat it like an angry, incoherent drunk with a bazooka. You say whatever you hope might calm them down, but you certainly don’t respect them."
Trump and Putin share a craving for status. That’s why they both want to destroy Europe | Henry Farrell and Sergey Radchenko
Liberal democracies view Putin’s Russia as a bully – and Trump’s US as an angry drunk with a bazooka. The response is pure venom, say Henry Farrell and Sergey Radchenko of Johns Hopkins
www.theguardian.com

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Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 3d
Worth it for the last line alone

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 3d
American presidents who've had things named after them en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooverv...
Hooverville - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org

Reposted by Daniel W. Drezner

himself.bsky.social
Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 3d
YouTube just took it down.

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 3d
rats and ships ain't in it.
himself.bsky.social Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 3d
Never been a huge fan of the 'if you lose ...' genre. But Hans von Spakovsky.

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 3d
Never been a huge fan of the 'if you lose ...' genre. But Hans von Spakovsky.

Reposted by Nandita Sharma, Brendan Nyhan, Philip N. Cohen , and 13 more

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3d
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
www.youtube.com

Reposted by Henry Farrell

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Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 4d
Big FT Investigation - Binance allowed suspicious accounts to operate even after 2023 US plea agreement. Details of the transactions come after Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao in Oct. The Trump family has since expanded business ties with Zhao’s exchange www.ft.com/content/5d8a...
Binance allowed suspicious accounts to operate even after 2023 US plea agreement
Leaked files show continued activity despite links to terror networks, failed ID checks and other red flags
www.ft.com

himself.bsky.social
Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 4d
One of the things I have not seen anyone take up, either to praise or criticize, is that the Abundance book has a vision of the good life that is explicitly anti-consumerist.
mattyglesias.bsky.social Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 4d
Tariffs are Trump’s least-popular idea.

They’ve totally failed substantively.

But a little circle of brain-poisoned leftists hate “abundance” so much they want to defend Trump on trade.

Reposted by Henry Farrell

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 4d
Tariffs are Trump’s least-popular idea.

They’ve totally failed substantively.

But a little circle of brain-poisoned leftists hate “abundance” so much they want to defend Trump on trade.

himself.bsky.social
Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 5d
there's a dissertation to be written on Comrade French's profound intellectual influence on Comrade Lenin.

Reposted by Jacob T. Levy

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 5d
"Field detects a strain of decadence underlying the fanaticism, with soft, comfortable men mistaking cruel titillation for insight and trying their mightiest to look tough: “It is unseemly, and it is unmanly, and some of you will miss your liberalism when it’s gone.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/b...
The Intellectuals Fueling the MAGA Movement
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Joanna Bryson

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 6d
All these worlds are yours – except Europa. Attempt no landing there.
timdickinson.bsky.social Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 6d
Some of these redactions are almost like modern art

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 6d
that is, indeed, an excellent point. Here is the story (actually their "advisory committee" rather than the board, - www.politico.com/news/2021/01... )
Harvard removes Republican Elise Stefanik from advisory committee
Stefanik was among the 147 House Republicans who voted against certifying President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory.
www.politico.com

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 6d
Some of these redactions are almost like modern art

himself.bsky.social
Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 6d
In fairness they dumped her from the board!

himself.bsky.social
Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 7d
putting the arse back into arsenal
kateross.bsky.social Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 19d
Holy Hell!

Look at this highly produced ad for Anduril starring Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense, after it was found Anduril’s drones were crashing.

The billionaires behind Peter Thiel’s Palantir, & Founder’s Fund & Anduril’s Palmer Luckey get free press glaze from the US Cabinet.

himself.bsky.social
Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 7d
In principle, the EU has an "Anti-Coercion Mechanism" on its books ...

Reposted by Henry Farrell

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Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · 7d
Greer threatens Section 301 investigations against the EU to force the bloc to dismantle its digital regulations that target anti-competitive behavior and content moderation failures by US Big Tech

www.cnbc.com/video/2025/1...
USTR Jamieson Greer on EU tech fines: Number of investigations we could conduct to take action
Ambassador Jamieson Greer, United States Trade Representative, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss tensions around tech with the European Union, how to think about what happens next and much more.
www.cnbc.com

Reposted by Henry Farrell

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Quinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 7d
solving the calculation debate by jailbreaking the chatbot

Reposted by Steve Peers, Laurent Pech, Henry Farrell

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noyb @noyb.eu · 7d
noyb WIN: The Austrian Supreme Court has ruled that Meta must give users full access to their data. All of Meta's claims of trade secrets or other limitations were rejected, leading to unprecedented access to the inner workings of Meta.

noyb.eu/en/austrian-...
Austrian Supreme Court: Meta must give users full access to their data
The Austrian Supreme Court has issued a ruling in an 11-years long procedure against Meta
noyb.eu