Ioannis Ziogas
@ziogas.bsky.social
Politics and Data Science. Assistant Teaching Professor @Georgetown.
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@ziogas.bsky.social
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I predict economic depression by Jan 2026.
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
Schumer is a horribly ineffective leader.
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Schumer is a horribly ineffective leader.
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The centrists in the Senate Democratic caucus saw that the country was rallying to the party in the 2025 elections and resolved that they would do anything they could to kill that momentum.
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The centrists in the Senate Democratic caucus saw that the country was rallying to the party in the 2025 elections and resolved that they would do anything they could to kill that momentum.
Aged, respectively:
67
81
61
78
67
80
68
With an avg age of 72 -- and zero Senators from MD (hardest hit state) -- these Democrats are out of touch and have to be primaried.
67
81
61
78
67
80
68
With an avg age of 72 -- and zero Senators from MD (hardest hit state) -- these Democrats are out of touch and have to be primaried.
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Aged, respectively:
67
81
61
78
67
80
68
With an avg age of 72 -- and zero Senators from MD (hardest hit state) -- these Democrats are out of touch and have to be primaried.
67
81
61
78
67
80
68
With an avg age of 72 -- and zero Senators from MD (hardest hit state) -- these Democrats are out of touch and have to be primaried.
Greenblatt and the ADL will respond with "she doesn't mean it."
At the same time, Columbia and Cornell will enjoy the fruits of aligning with Trump's ideological camp that includes Candace and Fuentes.
At the same time, Columbia and Cornell will enjoy the fruits of aligning with Trump's ideological camp that includes Candace and Fuentes.
There’s no daylight between what Candace says here about “the Jews” & what Nazi propagandists & Father Coughlin said about the Jews in the 1930s. Her show is one of the top 5 “conservative” podcasts in the US. She has 5.5 million subscribers on YouTube and 7.3 million followers on X.
November 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Greenblatt and the ADL will respond with "she doesn't mean it."
At the same time, Columbia and Cornell will enjoy the fruits of aligning with Trump's ideological camp that includes Candace and Fuentes.
At the same time, Columbia and Cornell will enjoy the fruits of aligning with Trump's ideological camp that includes Candace and Fuentes.
@wtopnews.bsky.social this is who you're running ads for.
Not ICE. Border Patrol. They’re wearing Border Patrol uniforms with clear Border Patrol patches on them.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
@wtopnews.bsky.social this is who you're running ads for.
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ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
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It would be impossible to overstate how deranged and fascistic the US government’s social media accounts have become. Protect “the west” against Spanish speaking Catholics?
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
It would be impossible to overstate how deranged and fascistic the US government’s social media accounts have become. Protect “the west” against Spanish speaking Catholics?
Trump continues to spew his racist messages about South Africa.
November 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Trump continues to spew his racist messages about South Africa.
When democrats win back the house and senate they should defund the DHS and use all that money for SNAP, healthcare, and free ice cream for everyone, except the DHS/ICE/CBP employees who will get one turnip each.
November 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
When democrats win back the house and senate they should defund the DHS and use all that money for SNAP, healthcare, and free ice cream for everyone, except the DHS/ICE/CBP employees who will get one turnip each.
So this is what Melania referred to with her "I just don't care, how about you" jacket.
November 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
So this is what Melania referred to with her "I just don't care, how about you" jacket.
One thing that surprised me was how easily major institutions -- supposedly beacons of truth and knowledge -- caved to the whims of an authoritarian.
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
nyti.ms
November 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
One thing that surprised me was how easily major institutions -- supposedly beacons of truth and knowledge -- caved to the whims of an authoritarian.
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Happy FSTL day to all who celebrate
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Happy FSTL day to all who celebrate
FIFA has a long and well-documented history of corruption, so awarding a "peace prize" to a corrupt president tracks.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Trump ally Infantino to award first Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw in DC
Fifa unveils a new peace prize to be awarded at the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, citing a mission to honor efforts to end conflict
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
FIFA has a long and well-documented history of corruption, so awarding a "peace prize" to a corrupt president tracks.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
How much did this trial cost and how many sandwiches could this have paid for?
November 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
How much did this trial cost and how many sandwiches could this have paid for?
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This is appalling. There has to be a way to hold massive companies accountable for *knowingly* facilitating & profiting from criminal behavior. And yes, I understand the value of Section 230, but here we have a trillion $ company that profits by letting its users get scammed. Has to be a better way.
Over the years I have read A LOT of damning stories about what Meta executives were saying internally about serious harms on their platforms (most of them written by Reuters’ @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social ). His new story is a blockbuster:
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
sherwood.news/tech/meta-pr...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
sherwood.news/tech/meta-pr...
Meta projected 10% of 2024 revenue came from scams and banned goods, Reuters reports
The report shows that the company was hesitant to crack down harder on scams, due to the billions in revenue that they were generating for Meta....
sherwood.news
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This is appalling. There has to be a way to hold massive companies accountable for *knowingly* facilitating & profiting from criminal behavior. And yes, I understand the value of Section 230, but here we have a trillion $ company that profits by letting its users get scammed. Has to be a better way.
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The single biggest question in American law today is:
Are lies a get-out-of-laws-free card? Can the government simply lie to grant itself new powers? And is everyone else under an obligation to act as if obvious lies are true, or at minimum, that they might have merit and deserve respect?
Are lies a get-out-of-laws-free card? Can the government simply lie to grant itself new powers? And is everyone else under an obligation to act as if obvious lies are true, or at minimum, that they might have merit and deserve respect?
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The single biggest question in American law today is:
Are lies a get-out-of-laws-free card? Can the government simply lie to grant itself new powers? And is everyone else under an obligation to act as if obvious lies are true, or at minimum, that they might have merit and deserve respect?
Are lies a get-out-of-laws-free card? Can the government simply lie to grant itself new powers? And is everyone else under an obligation to act as if obvious lies are true, or at minimum, that they might have merit and deserve respect?
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Mike thinks being the Speaker of the House is like a "best boss" mug: honorary feel-good title that means nothing and conveys zero powers or responsibility.
Mike Johnson: "I think the Court has to give deference to that. I think the Court has to recognize the executive is doing what they're doing -- he's using tariffs to create leverage in our trade strategy, and it's yielding great results for the American people."
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Mike thinks being the Speaker of the House is like a "best boss" mug: honorary feel-good title that means nothing and conveys zero powers or responsibility.
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Did Knee-Jerk Contrarianism Ruin the New York Times?
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Did Knee-Jerk Contrarianism Ruin the New York Times?
This should be a bigger story.
Last night, we ended a Republican supermajority in Mississippi.
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This should be a bigger story.
The BBC is trying to play both sides here.
I could've helped them with my grocery bills -- I am shopping the same amount (and brands) of items, from the same store, every Friday, for the past two years (a bit OCDish, I know).
I am at an 11.3% increase YoY.
I could've helped them with my grocery bills -- I am shopping the same amount (and brands) of items, from the same store, every Friday, for the past two years (a bit OCDish, I know).
I am at an 11.3% increase YoY.
November 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The BBC is trying to play both sides here.
I could've helped them with my grocery bills -- I am shopping the same amount (and brands) of items, from the same store, every Friday, for the past two years (a bit OCDish, I know).
I am at an 11.3% increase YoY.
I could've helped them with my grocery bills -- I am shopping the same amount (and brands) of items, from the same store, every Friday, for the past two years (a bit OCDish, I know).
I am at an 11.3% increase YoY.
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I’ll keep pushing this line of analysis because I’m increasingly convinced the clearest path out of this mess is for Dems to adopt a relentless anti-corruption, anti-inequality, anti-oligarchy, pro-democracy platform. The Dem leadership hasn’t realized it yet, but they’re now a reform party.
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I’ll keep pushing this line of analysis because I’m increasingly convinced the clearest path out of this mess is for Dems to adopt a relentless anti-corruption, anti-inequality, anti-oligarchy, pro-democracy platform. The Dem leadership hasn’t realized it yet, but they’re now a reform party.
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Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.
The GOP is destined for an epic shellacking come 2026.
November 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The GOP is destined for an epic shellacking come 2026.