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Steven L. Taylor

@sltaylor.bsky.social

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Professor Emeritus of PoliSci and former Dean of Arts & Sciences. My research is focused on comparative democratic institutions.🖖🤘

I write about politics at www.outsidethebeltway.com

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Steven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 13h

Indeed.

Steven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 13h

It is amazing and frustrating to watch the cycle of every new drug being vast as a super drug that can only be stopped by some extraordinary new and panic soaked response.

Steven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 2d

He has also long had too much confidence in his ability to be a generalist who can pretend like short-term research can make him an expert.

Steven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 2d

Ever since it became clear that he knows he needs clicks for his business model, I have known that he mostly should be ignored as any kind of intellectual.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

Here's a good substantive response to Stephen Miller's latest rantings from @sltaylor.bsky.social (he also discusses our big Miller piece so thanks for that):
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Miller Continues His White Christmas Twitterings – Outside the Beltway

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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 4d

Of all the examples of people dying because somebody inexperienced was in charge, the biggest, most horrifying was Elon Musk and DOGE. No idea what AID did, didn’t care, blew it up and at least 600,000 people died unnecessarily as a consequence. Mass murder out of ignorance and bias. Thanks, Elon.

shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 4d

the very last person who should be prattling on about the dangers of inexperience is the grifting troglodyte who killed millions when he was put in charge of “efficiency”

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4d

Best Twitter riposte of the day

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 4d

the very last person who should be prattling on about the dangers of inexperience is the grifting troglodyte who killed millions when he was put in charge of “efficiency”

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4d

Best Twitter riposte of the day

Steven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, the problem are those OTHER immigrants. Also not the ones the are descended from! Just the OTHER ONES!!

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 6d

Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino is having fun posting this morning.

Rep. Ilhan Omar & 4 @Ilhan•3h
Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating in Minnesota and beyond! Wishing you a holiday filled with love, joy, and warmth.
@ 742.

Commander Op At Large CA... &•27m S ...
Merry Christmas, Minnesota, you are doing better each day with massive deportations of illegal aliens. Ilan, more to come - Merry Christmas and God bless you on Christ's birthday. MERRY CHRISTMAS and may American exceptionalism continue!!!!

Commander Op At Large CA... 8•50m O
Our gift to you, America.
Ensuring a safer nation for all. And for all, a good night.
#USBP #CBP #DHS #Christmas #Gift

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 10d

UPDATE: in point of fact there is not an innocent explanation for this.

Steven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 10d

For it negatives, there are some ways in which the internet is an ongoing miracle.

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Jason Reid @jasonreiduk.bsky.social · 10d

An absolutely magnificent Freudian slip! 🤌🏼

Steven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 10d

Love is thicker than water, dontcha know.

Steven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 11d

I trust Vince Gilligan. But I also genuinely like the show.

But we can agree on TOS and No Country for Old Men, and such as that.

Steven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 11d

I don’t think this show is as much about the mystery as Lost was. I think it is about characters and philosophical themes. But we shall see.

Steven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 11d

I am. And however many seasons after.

BTW: I don’t think this is Lost.

Steven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 11d

Clearly it is not for everyone. But I have to strenuously disagree. I think it has been excellent.

Substack

Thoughts on Blade Runner 2049

A sequel that does ultimatelty make a case for itself. A sequel that does ultimatelty make a case for itself.

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Ruminations on the Sunset

Visual thoughts inspired by Ridley Scott's Blade Runner. As we discussed on this week’s Ancient Geeks (get it wherever you get your podcasts!), one of the things about the film that really appeals to me is its visuals. I am hardly the first person to note the beauty of the film, but as we go through our podcast journey of revisiting classics from our youth, one of the joys is seeing how a work that you have …

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 14d

Hegseth. Patel. Bongino. And now Bhattacharya ("too busy podcasting").

When you hire people based on their social media profiles, you get.... content creators.

But we need DOD, the FBI, and the NIH to *work*.

Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 14d

And this will drive him *crazy*.

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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 14d

And this will drive him *crazy*.

But inside the agency, officials describe Bhattacharya as a largely ineffectual figurehead, often absent from leadership meetings, unresponsive to colleagues, and fixated more on cultivating his media image than on engaging with the turmoil at his own agency. "We don't really hear from or about Jay very much," one official told me.
(Most of the current and former NIH officials who spoke with me for this article requested anonymity out of fear of retaliation.) Many officials call Bhattacharya
"Podcast Jay" because of the amount of time that he has spent in his office recording himself talking. "Bhattacharya is too busy podcasting to do anything," one official told
me.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 17d

The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.

All from his movies.

Steven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 17d

It is an especially poignant question for those who study institutional design!

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Steven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 17d

Allow me to simple give kudos to “No Country for Old Men.”

Thank you for your attention in this matter.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17d

Trump on the shooting at Brown University: “Things can happen”

Steven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 18d

The spice must flow!

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Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 22d

"there's a new serif in town"

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22d

Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move

Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri

The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22d

Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move

Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri

The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.

www.huffpost.com