Jerold Duquette
@jeroldduquette.bsky.social
CCSU Professor of Political Science
Founder/Senior Contributor, MassPoliticsProfs.org
Founder/Senior Contributor, MassPoliticsProfs.org
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Murphy: "It's always been the fear & now is closer to the reality that the Trump admin is creating this mayhem, particularly in cities in swing states, to take control of elections. They're trying to trade the presence of ICE & the murder & mayhem they are causing for control of MN's elections"
January 25, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Murphy: "It's always been the fear & now is closer to the reality that the Trump admin is creating this mayhem, particularly in cities in swing states, to take control of elections. They're trying to trade the presence of ICE & the murder & mayhem they are causing for control of MN's elections"
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i think they are bad consolidating authoritarianism choices because effective consolidation involves carrots as well as (secret) sticks. this administration is doing the opposite. no carrots whatsoever and ostentatious public violence against members of the dominant racial/ethnic/religious group
Definitely. What my paranoia forces me to ask, "Are these bad political choices but good consolidating authoritarian choices?"
Because the media, as it has been lubricated for fascists' pleasure, is in the business of rewarding authoritarianism.
Because the media, as it has been lubricated for fascists' pleasure, is in the business of rewarding authoritarianism.
i think this attitude — that all opposition is illegitimate and nothing we do can be questioned— is probably pervasive in the white house and helps explain why they keep making terrible political choices
January 25, 2026 at 3:11 PM
i think they are bad consolidating authoritarianism choices because effective consolidation involves carrots as well as (secret) sticks. this administration is doing the opposite. no carrots whatsoever and ostentatious public violence against members of the dominant racial/ethnic/religious group
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this guy is a terrible liar who genuinely believes he is great at lying
CNN put together a clip of JD Vance claiming ICE agents have "absolute immunity" followed by him two weeks later claiming "I didn't say that officers who engage in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity"
January 24, 2026 at 3:20 AM
this guy is a terrible liar who genuinely believes he is great at lying
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Kudlow is just lying to his viewers: "Unemployment is at rock bottom. These are real facts. I'm not making this stuff up. Unemployment claims are as low as they're ever going to get."
December 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Kudlow is just lying to his viewers: "Unemployment is at rock bottom. These are real facts. I'm not making this stuff up. Unemployment claims are as low as they're ever going to get."
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This administration is filled with the absolute dumbest, meanest, cruelest pieces of shit.
And they're so *proud* to be dumb, mean, cruel pieces of shit too. They delight in it. They brag about it.
It's vice signaling as a way of life.
And they're so *proud* to be dumb, mean, cruel pieces of shit too. They delight in it. They brag about it.
It's vice signaling as a way of life.
December 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This administration is filled with the absolute dumbest, meanest, cruelest pieces of shit.
And they're so *proud* to be dumb, mean, cruel pieces of shit too. They delight in it. They brag about it.
It's vice signaling as a way of life.
And they're so *proud* to be dumb, mean, cruel pieces of shit too. They delight in it. They brag about it.
It's vice signaling as a way of life.
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Where we are as a country
During the Trump era, political violence has become an increasingly urgent problem.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
At least 11 Indiana Republicans were targeted with threats or swatting attacks amid redistricting pressure from Trump
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
During the Trump era, political violence has become an increasingly urgent problem.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
At least 11 Indiana Republicans were targeted with threats or swatting attacks amid redistricting pressure from Trump
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
December 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Where we are as a country
During the Trump era, political violence has become an increasingly urgent problem.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
At least 11 Indiana Republicans were targeted with threats or swatting attacks amid redistricting pressure from Trump
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
During the Trump era, political violence has become an increasingly urgent problem.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
At least 11 Indiana Republicans were targeted with threats or swatting attacks amid redistricting pressure from Trump
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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The end of a tariff exemption on goods worth $800 or less has left some U.S. shoppers with an extra shipping bill that must be paid before delivery.
A Surprise When Your Package Arrives: You Have to Pay the Tariff
The end of a tariff exemption on goods worth $800 or less has left some U.S. shoppers with an extra shipping bill that must be paid before delivery.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The end of a tariff exemption on goods worth $800 or less has left some U.S. shoppers with an extra shipping bill that must be paid before delivery.
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The end of academic freedom, Flowchart Edition.
December 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The end of academic freedom, Flowchart Edition.
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NEW: 34 retired admirals, generals, and service secretaries warn of the dangers of politicized domestic deployments, as the Trump admin appeals a judge's ruling that the National Guard deployment to DC is illegal. Read their brief to the D.C. Court of Appeals: protdem.org/4an4oDV
December 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
NEW: 34 retired admirals, generals, and service secretaries warn of the dangers of politicized domestic deployments, as the Trump admin appeals a judge's ruling that the National Guard deployment to DC is illegal. Read their brief to the D.C. Court of Appeals: protdem.org/4an4oDV
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I get in debates on X with right- wingers for fun, and the words they use now bear a one-to-one correspondence to the 1920 Klan. Read this from the grand wizard, a document everyone should know.
MAGA. KKK part of our USA DNA.
www.americanyawp.com/reader/22-th...
MAGA. KKK part of our USA DNA.
www.americanyawp.com/reader/22-th...
Hiram Evans on the “The Klan’s Fight for Americanism” (1926) | The American Yawp Reader
www.americanyawp.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I get in debates on X with right- wingers for fun, and the words they use now bear a one-to-one correspondence to the 1920 Klan. Read this from the grand wizard, a document everyone should know.
MAGA. KKK part of our USA DNA.
www.americanyawp.com/reader/22-th...
MAGA. KKK part of our USA DNA.
www.americanyawp.com/reader/22-th...
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Headline writers: You have one job
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Headline writers: You have one job
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The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
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Massachusetts Politics in 2024-25: Irrelevant Republicans,
Pragmatic Voters, and Constitutional Vandalism from the State House and the White House
@jeroldduquette.bsky.social
Central Connecticut State University
#mapoli
digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nejps/vol15/...
Pragmatic Voters, and Constitutional Vandalism from the State House and the White House
@jeroldduquette.bsky.social
Central Connecticut State University
#mapoli
digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nejps/vol15/...
Massachusetts Politics in 2024-25: Irrelevant Republicans, Pragmatic Voters, and Constitutional Vandalism from the State House and the White House
By Jerold J. Duquette, Published on 11/21/25
digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Massachusetts Politics in 2024-25: Irrelevant Republicans,
Pragmatic Voters, and Constitutional Vandalism from the State House and the White House
@jeroldduquette.bsky.social
Central Connecticut State University
#mapoli
digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nejps/vol15/...
Pragmatic Voters, and Constitutional Vandalism from the State House and the White House
@jeroldduquette.bsky.social
Central Connecticut State University
#mapoli
digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nejps/vol15/...
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Democrats improved most in elections where turnout dropped the most & in Hispanic areas
x.com/theeconomist...
x.com/theeconomist...
November 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Democrats improved most in elections where turnout dropped the most & in Hispanic areas
x.com/theeconomist...
x.com/theeconomist...
Will the same guys who changed the all the DoD signage be removing the blindfolds from depictions of Lady Justice at the DoJ.
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Will the same guys who changed the all the DoD signage be removing the blindfolds from depictions of Lady Justice at the DoJ.
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Since 2015, Trump has never been able to turn out his low-political engagement voters (who are very hard to reach in polls) in elections when his name is not on the ballot. The pattern continues.
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Since 2015, Trump has never been able to turn out his low-political engagement voters (who are very hard to reach in polls) in elections when his name is not on the ballot. The pattern continues.
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Kristi Noem: "We will continue to do this work until there are no longer anybody in our communities that's here illegally."
October 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Kristi Noem: "We will continue to do this work until there are no longer anybody in our communities that's here illegally."
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One of the things that makes my head explode is that the Trump administration is arguing in court that they cannot possibly issue SNAP benefits even though they are required to do so by Congress, but they are ensuring that ICE agents have all the funding they need during the shutdow.
October 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
One of the things that makes my head explode is that the Trump administration is arguing in court that they cannot possibly issue SNAP benefits even though they are required to do so by Congress, but they are ensuring that ICE agents have all the funding they need during the shutdow.
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Seriously though.
If there's a time NOT to be a weird hipster who thinks collaborating with "more privileged" groups is "uncool" or "not a real fight", it's definitely now.
Get off your soapbox Sadie, and join the rest of the people on the podium to speak up as a united front.
If there's a time NOT to be a weird hipster who thinks collaborating with "more privileged" groups is "uncool" or "not a real fight", it's definitely now.
Get off your soapbox Sadie, and join the rest of the people on the podium to speak up as a united front.
A successful protest movement requires as broad a coalition as possible.
If you’re recoiling from the support of mainstream privileged segments of society, you’re not trying to win the fight, you’re just trying to win personal praise.
If you’re recoiling from the support of mainstream privileged segments of society, you’re not trying to win the fight, you’re just trying to win personal praise.
October 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Seriously though.
If there's a time NOT to be a weird hipster who thinks collaborating with "more privileged" groups is "uncool" or "not a real fight", it's definitely now.
Get off your soapbox Sadie, and join the rest of the people on the podium to speak up as a united front.
If there's a time NOT to be a weird hipster who thinks collaborating with "more privileged" groups is "uncool" or "not a real fight", it's definitely now.
Get off your soapbox Sadie, and join the rest of the people on the podium to speak up as a united front.
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Murder, in other words
These strikes are illegal for about 7 reasons:
1. Not self-defense
2. No (or any) Congressional authorization
3. No evidence of criminal wrongdoing
4. Occurred in int'l waters
5. No open state of hostilities
6. Criminal groups are not terrorists legally
7. No id on people killed or group targeted
1. Not self-defense
2. No (or any) Congressional authorization
3. No evidence of criminal wrongdoing
4. Occurred in int'l waters
5. No open state of hostilities
6. Criminal groups are not terrorists legally
7. No id on people killed or group targeted
U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Murder, in other words
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If Trump can order the murder of people on boats without any accountability, he can order the murder of people on land without any accountability.
That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
October 15, 2025 at 1:43 AM
If Trump can order the murder of people on boats without any accountability, he can order the murder of people on land without any accountability.
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"When the dust settles, we’ll probably see a whole lot of books written about the fancy math games that convinced investors that two companies passing $100 billion back and forth were creating $200 billion in value instead of having a net financial impact of 0" davekarpf.substack.com/p/its-giving...
It's Giving Enron
On the AI bubble, and the various echoes of the dotcom crash
davekarpf.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
"When the dust settles, we’ll probably see a whole lot of books written about the fancy math games that convinced investors that two companies passing $100 billion back and forth were creating $200 billion in value instead of having a net financial impact of 0" davekarpf.substack.com/p/its-giving...