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Daniel Drezner

@dandrezner.bsky.social

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Political science professor, academic dean, writer, podcaster, shaker of hands with Mel Brooks — you know, the usual kinks.

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Daniel W. Drezner is an American political scientist. He is known for his scholarship and commentary on international relations and international political economy.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · Feb 6

Sigh. We fucking warned you.

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Paul Musgrave ® @profmusgrave
Around the department:
Americanists: how bad can it be really?
Comparativists: dictatorship, purges
International relations: nuclear war
2017-01-12, 9:18 AM
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Americanists: haha but seriously
IR and comparative: who is joking
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Jacob T. Levy @jtlevy • 2017-10-10
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Theorists: "We will go and view the city of tyranny, and once more take a look into the tyrant's soul."
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Daniel W. Drezner @ @dandrezner • 2017-01-12
Political theorists: oh, so now you want to talk to us, do you?
Paul Musgrave @@profmusgrave
Around the department:
Americanists: how bad can it be really?
Comparativists: dictatorship, purges
International relations: nuclear war
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1h

I want to go to there.

Orin Kerr @orinkerr.bsky.social · 1h

If we moved to a world of honest press releases— "so and so has been on the faculty for long and enough and has been demanding a chair, so fine, we'll give them one to make them go away, it means nothing, but thanks to the donor for the help with the general fund!"— that would be kinda awesome.

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Jeremy Diamond ☕️ @dmnd.me · 1h

Zosia and Carol Sturka

At Tanagra

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Orin Kerr @orinkerr.bsky.social · 1h

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 4h

Before the new year begins, our columnists weigh in on how the Trump administration’s foreign policy of upheaval will continue to reverberate across the globe.

Read predictions from @dandrezner.bsky.social, @rikefranke.bsky.social, @bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social & @profpaulpoast.bsky.social here:

WPR’s Columnists on What to Expect in 2026: Part 1

Our columnists weigh in on how the Trump administration’s foreign policy of upheaval will continue to reverberate across the globe.

www.worldpoliticsreview.com

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 7h

<— Honored to have been a guest on @gideonrachman.bsky.social’s last FT podcast of 2025, also featuring @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social and @jamescrabtree.bsky.social. www.ft.com/content/1e62...

Transcript: 2025 — a year of chaos and confusion

Gideon Rachman talks to Leslie Vinjamuri, Dan Drezner and James Crabtree

www.ft.com

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 7h

Conservative political correctness is out of control.

Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 2d

Texas A&M University will not reinstate a lecturer who was fired after a video of her teaching about gender identity in a children’s literature class went viral, despite a faculty appeals panel unanimously concluding that her dismissal was not justified.

Texas A&M won’t reinstate fired lecturer despite findings

A vice chancellor upheld the firing of Melissa McCoul, seen in a viral video being confronted by a student on her gender identity teachings, saying the termination was done with “good cause.”

www.texastribune.org

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 7h

The biggest lie the devil ever told was "This DVD is enhanced with Disney's FastPlay. Your movie and a selection of bonus features will begin automatically."

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Dr Maha @maharafiatal.bsky.social · 10h

When I lecture on Frankenstein (the novel) in my politics of pop culture course I compare him to an incel. Film is definitely pulling on (and magnifying to extremes) a tendency in the text. Here's how he justifies his first murder:

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 10h

Some thoughts on bio-hacking in Frankenstein… and Silicon Valley. open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...

On Monsters, Men, and Time Horizons

Psst... wanna read something about oligarchic sovereignty?!

open.substack.com

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Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 21h

Two stories side by side in WashPost

Wash Post: U.S. forces struck Islamic State targets in northwestern Nigeria on Thursday evening, the U.S. and Nigerian governments said, acting after threats by President Donald Trump to attack the country in an effort to stop killings of Christians.

Wash Post: The Department of Homeland Security has announced the end of temporary protected status for a group of nearly 4,000 Burmese nationals — mostly persecuted Christians and democracy advocates. This action will send them back to a junta bent on punishing them.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d

You don’t even need to be one of the world’s foremost experts! shows.acast.com/spacethenati...

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d

No doubt, the highlight of the 4th quarter was when KAT and Jalen Brunson broke out into a duet of “Uptown Girl.”

Caption reads, “Jalen Brunson drills triple in Knicks’ trilling victory.”

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 1d

ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.

Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.

"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.

"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.

Yakima, Washington

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

Christmas morning

String of updates saying Donald Trump just posted on Truth Social.

Barack Obama posts "Merry Christmas! Michele and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy." There's a photo of Barack and Michele Obama standing next to each other.

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 1d

The blatant selling of pardons is perhaps the clearest instance of criminal conduct authorized by SCOTUS. Pardons are a quintessential "official act." So, even when Trump takes a bribe to issue one, he is presumably above the criminal law.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 2d

The president’s own chief of staff was reportedly stunned by his pardon of a former Honduran president.

Trump’s Ice Maiden Blindsided by President’s Controversial Pardon

The president’s own chief of staff was reportedly stunned by his pardon of a former Honduran president.

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IndivisibleMontgomery @indivisiblemontmd.bsky.social · 1d

In thinking about what you can do this year, keep this in mind: showing up at protests has real impact - -
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very

From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history

www.theguardian.com

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d

My Christmas gift for those of you on this site Christmas morning is this scorching-hot take after watching DIE HARD for the first time in a while last night: Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson gets a bum rap.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 1d

Happy holidays to everyone who's in solitude today. You get to decide what this post-solstice 24 hours is like! You could mourn or reflect, give gratitude or binge-watch, join your chosen family or cozy up with your animals. You may not be surrounded by people, but a lot of us are in the same place.