Janet Donavan 🛟
@janetdonavan.bsky.social
Traveler, reader, dog and human mom, political scientist (in no particular order). I work at a mind factory in Boulder, CO but my views are not theirs.
Democracy isn’t going to save itself, people.
Democracy isn’t going to save itself, people.
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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I think a good strategy for your non-leftist social media presence (ie everywhere but here) is to give this photo - the remains of Danish soldiers returning in coffins after being killed in America's war in Afghanistan - as wide an audience as possible. Remind people who we're betraying
January 19, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I think a good strategy for your non-leftist social media presence (ie everywhere but here) is to give this photo - the remains of Danish soldiers returning in coffins after being killed in America's war in Afghanistan - as wide an audience as possible. Remind people who we're betraying
What the U.S. really needs is higher prices and more enemies.
January 18, 2026 at 9:12 PM
What the U.S. really needs is higher prices and more enemies.
😂 Reading this while thinking I cannot tell anyone I am starting a new project because, all the unfinished projects 😂.
January 18, 2026 at 5:49 PM
😂 Reading this while thinking I cannot tell anyone I am starting a new project because, all the unfinished projects 😂.
This checks out. I have been in Colorado almost 20 years and I will never get used to how expensive pizza is, and also how blah. Originally from Ohio with lots of Italian-American pizza for reasonable prices.
In other news this was interesting to me, I had no idea pizza prices in Oregon were so insane, or that there was so much variation generally
January 16, 2026 at 7:55 PM
This checks out. I have been in Colorado almost 20 years and I will never get used to how expensive pizza is, and also how blah. Originally from Ohio with lots of Italian-American pizza for reasonable prices.
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So, if I'm following all this correctly, a bunch of internet shitposters who spent years screaming "don't tread on me" and warning about federal agents stomping out people's rights... have been hired as ICE agents to go around breaking into people's homes, kidnapping & shooting them
January 15, 2026 at 11:33 PM
So, if I'm following all this correctly, a bunch of internet shitposters who spent years screaming "don't tread on me" and warning about federal agents stomping out people's rights... have been hired as ICE agents to go around breaking into people's homes, kidnapping & shooting them
Oh great, they are channeling Special Agent Oso. Seems about right for foreign policy in 2026.
Framing a violation of international law in the way of “4 easy steps to optimise your skincare routine” is a new level of ghoulishness.
I don’t even know what to say at this point.
I don’t even know what to say at this point.
January 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Oh great, they are channeling Special Agent Oso. Seems about right for foreign policy in 2026.
I’m feeling very Howard Beale right now and it is only Monday so that is bad. Does not help that I am ill.
January 13, 2026 at 5:54 AM
I’m feeling very Howard Beale right now and it is only Monday so that is bad. Does not help that I am ill.
Did we have to lose Bob Weir now?? This is the worst timeline.
January 11, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Did we have to lose Bob Weir now?? This is the worst timeline.
This one hits hard.
January 9, 2026 at 4:39 PM
This one hits hard.
This is horrifying. This is not something that happens in a free country.
"The move came after officials at Roosevelt High School said armed U.S. Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders."
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
This is horrifying. This is not something that happens in a free country.
Incredible that president has unilaterally invaded one country without any input from Congress, is saber-rattling with at least five other countries including a NATO ally, and Dems would rather change the subject to prices than jump up and down and say this is illegal and insane and must stop now.
January 7, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Incredible that president has unilaterally invaded one country without any input from Congress, is saber-rattling with at least five other countries including a NATO ally, and Dems would rather change the subject to prices than jump up and down and say this is illegal and insane and must stop now.
I will read this more closely later. Lot of people called out here. I mostly agree with this critique of empirical political science but am not quite comfortable with the way the author conceptualizes ideology. But that is a widespread issue I have with much of contemporary political theory.
Jason Blakely, "In the Land of the Data Blind"
"Political scientists subscribing to the dominant approaches to American government face what philosophers of science call an epistemological crisis..."
harpers.org/archive/2026...
"Political scientists subscribing to the dominant approaches to American government face what philosophers of science call an epistemological crisis..."
harpers.org/archive/2026...
In the Land of the Data Blind, by Jason Blakely
Why political science can’t grasp Trumpism
harpers.org
January 7, 2026 at 4:11 PM
I will read this more closely later. Lot of people called out here. I mostly agree with this critique of empirical political science but am not quite comfortable with the way the author conceptualizes ideology. But that is a widespread issue I have with much of contemporary political theory.
This is terrifying. Imagine what will be left of knowledge if these people stay in control. This is not something that happens in a democracy.
Texas A&M actually tells a philosophy professor he may not teach Plato.
Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
dailynous.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:55 PM
This is terrifying. Imagine what will be left of knowledge if these people stay in control. This is not something that happens in a democracy.
I took 10 days off work which is the most days in a row for at least 6 years. Trying to maintain a positive attitude but classes start on Thursday and so far this week I have thrown up and broken into hives while trying to get caught up. Send positive vibes, please!!
January 6, 2026 at 6:09 PM
I took 10 days off work which is the most days in a row for at least 6 years. Trying to maintain a positive attitude but classes start on Thursday and so far this week I have thrown up and broken into hives while trying to get caught up. Send positive vibes, please!!
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Just a reminder that many of the people Trump pardoned for rioting on January 6th have since been arrested again — for gun crimes, sexual assault, child sex crimes, domestic violence, kidnapping, and threatening lawmakers.
January 6, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Just a reminder that many of the people Trump pardoned for rioting on January 6th have since been arrested again — for gun crimes, sexual assault, child sex crimes, domestic violence, kidnapping, and threatening lawmakers.
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NEW: Mandatory evacuation order for the South Pointe neighborhood in Boulder County. Wildfire at 287 and Dillion (SE of Louisville)
January 5, 2026 at 10:34 PM
NEW: Mandatory evacuation order for the South Pointe neighborhood in Boulder County. Wildfire at 287 and Dillion (SE of Louisville)
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he's just gonna keep doing illegal shit as long as everyone keeps letting him
January 4, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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Mocktails?? Really people. Read the room.
January 4, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Mocktails?? Really people. Read the room.
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Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
January 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Trump’s actions are blatantly unconstitutional.
There is no dispute that Maduro is a brutal dictator — but only Congress has the power to declare war.
If Congress does not begin reasserting itself — immediately — our constitutional order will be permanently transformed.
There is no dispute that Maduro is a brutal dictator — but only Congress has the power to declare war.
If Congress does not begin reasserting itself — immediately — our constitutional order will be permanently transformed.
January 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Trump’s actions are blatantly unconstitutional.
There is no dispute that Maduro is a brutal dictator — but only Congress has the power to declare war.
If Congress does not begin reasserting itself — immediately — our constitutional order will be permanently transformed.
There is no dispute that Maduro is a brutal dictator — but only Congress has the power to declare war.
If Congress does not begin reasserting itself — immediately — our constitutional order will be permanently transformed.
Well, the governor of Colorado is at it again with the hot takes.
January 3, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Well, the governor of Colorado is at it again with the hot takes.
Feels like real potential for this to turn into something like the U.S. war against the Philippines.
January 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Feels like real potential for this to turn into something like the U.S. war against the Philippines.
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war