Daniel Drezner
@dandrezner.bsky.social
Political science professor, academic dean, writer, podcaster, shaker of hands with Mel Brooks — you know, the usual kinks.
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It would be a lovely irony if Elon Musk started pouring millions into endowing libraries or some shit just to show Joyce Carol Oates that he actually cares about books.
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
It would be a lovely irony if Elon Musk started pouring millions into endowing libraries or some shit just to show Joyce Carol Oates that he actually cares about books.
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It’s so funny that Nick Sirianni can’t manage to get fired even though everyone wants to fire him because Howie Roseman is too good at his job
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
It’s so funny that Nick Sirianni can’t manage to get fired even though everyone wants to fire him because Howie Roseman is too good at his job
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Super weird play call to make in the midst of multiple sports gambling scandals happening.
November 11, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Super weird play call to make in the midst of multiple sports gambling scandals happening.
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If you enjoy watching Congress, you probably loved this football game
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
If you enjoy watching Congress, you probably loved this football game
WTF did the Eagles just do?
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 AM
WTF did the Eagles just do?
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oh fuck off. www.foxnews.com/sports/comma...
Commanders fans face backlash for booing Trump during US military ceremony
President Donald Trump read the name of those who decided to enlist in the U.S. military but faced boos during the ceremony at Northwest Stadium.
www.foxnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
oh fuck off. www.foxnews.com/sports/comma...
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Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
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Losing on a lob, never once
WHAT A SET FROM SPO WHAT A FINISH FROM WIGGINS WHAT A NIGHT OF BASKETBALL
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Losing on a lob, never once
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I … worked on defining populism for years … and… he just… he skeeted it out.
Trump Defends Plan to Bring in Hundreds of Thousands of Chinese Students: ‘I Know What MAGA Wants Better Than Anybody Else’
Trump Defends Plan to Bring in Hundreds of Thousands of Chinese Students: ‘I Know What MAGA Wants Better Than Anybody Else’
President Donald Trump defended his plan to bring hundreds of thousands of Chinese students into the country, declaring, "I know what MAGA wants."
The post Trump Defends Plan to Bring in Hundreds of Thousands of Chinese Students: ‘I Know What MAGA Wants Better Than Anybody Else’ first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I … worked on defining populism for years … and… he just… he skeeted it out.
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My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
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What are you kidding? The first episode of "Death by Lightning" is the 1880 Republican Convention? How does this not have a porn warning?
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
What are you kidding? The first episode of "Death by Lightning" is the 1880 Republican Convention? How does this not have a porn warning?
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If you're bleeding internally you just uhh call around and compare health care plans. Make a budget spreadsheet and see what you can afford. Do I have to spell it out for you. I have a ballroom to build
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
If you're bleeding internally you just uhh call around and compare health care plans. Make a budget spreadsheet and see what you can afford. Do I have to spell it out for you. I have a ballroom to build
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Bari Weiss’ interest in high-profile journalists under contract at rival networks has struck insiders as naïve, and raised questions about her recruiting tactics. Meanwhile, CBS News staffers are bracing for another round of layoffs.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
Weiss’ Anchor Wishlist
Bari Weiss’ interest in high-profile journalists under contract at rival networks has struck insiders as naïve, and raised questions about her recruiting tactics. Meanwhile, CBS News staffers are bra...
www.status.news
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Bari Weiss’ interest in high-profile journalists under contract at rival networks has struck insiders as naïve, and raised questions about her recruiting tactics. Meanwhile, CBS News staffers are bracing for another round of layoffs.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
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NEW: President Trump's pardon of his alleged 2020 co-conspirators was less about shielding them from past crimes, his adversaries say, than about signaling to others that he has their back if he needs them again in 2026 or 2028.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
NEW: President Trump's pardon of his alleged 2020 co-conspirators was less about shielding them from past crimes, his adversaries say, than about signaling to others that he has their back if he needs them again in 2026 or 2028.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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If you’re seeing this viral claim that Trump is working on 15-year car loans, it’s fake.
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
If you’re seeing this viral claim that Trump is working on 15-year car loans, it’s fake.
That’s one way of putting it: “The episode underscores the haphazard ways consequential policies are sometimes brought before the president, and how Trump’s govern-by-whim nature can backfire.” www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
‘Sold POTUS a bill of goods’: WH furious with Pulte over 50-year mortgage
The White House was blindsided by the idea and is now dealing with a furious backlash from conservative allies, business leaders and lawmakers.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
That’s one way of putting it: “The episode underscores the haphazard ways consequential policies are sometimes brought before the president, and how Trump’s govern-by-whim nature can backfire.” www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
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COLLINS: When Trump says grocery prices are down, what numbers is he basing that off given it's not true?
HASSETT: Inflation is down
C: But grocery prices are up
H: Not everything. Egg prices are down. Why haven't you covered egg prices?
C: We certainly have. But grocery prices are up about 1.4%
HASSETT: Inflation is down
C: But grocery prices are up
H: Not everything. Egg prices are down. Why haven't you covered egg prices?
C: We certainly have. But grocery prices are up about 1.4%
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
COLLINS: When Trump says grocery prices are down, what numbers is he basing that off given it's not true?
HASSETT: Inflation is down
C: But grocery prices are up
H: Not everything. Egg prices are down. Why haven't you covered egg prices?
C: We certainly have. But grocery prices are up about 1.4%
HASSETT: Inflation is down
C: But grocery prices are up
H: Not everything. Egg prices are down. Why haven't you covered egg prices?
C: We certainly have. But grocery prices are up about 1.4%
Oh, honey, bless your heart...
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Oh, honey, bless your heart...
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![Comic. Someone is claiming to predict the exact date of a future earthquake. Should you listen? [flowchart: start] → NO (There are big earthquakes constantly, so if anyone ever *does* figure this out, it will be immediately obvious that their method works and then the world’s seismologists will not shut up about it. You won’t need this flowchart.)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreic7wdqg4w6qfevbqzzq4esd6237pojsnpwsrbb7gaxsxobqaiwazm@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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America's political elite has decided that climate change is no longer that important or worth talking about, but rest assured, it's still happening, it's extremely bad, and yes, it is going to affect you here in America.
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
America's political elite has decided that climate change is no longer that important or worth talking about, but rest assured, it's still happening, it's extremely bad, and yes, it is going to affect you here in America.
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i parachute into X/Twitter a lot for my job and obviously have chronicled the devolution but today it feels that, even outside of the realm of groyperposting the broad culture there is just like *i have lead poisoning*
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
i parachute into X/Twitter a lot for my job and obviously have chronicled the devolution but today it feels that, even outside of the realm of groyperposting the broad culture there is just like *i have lead poisoning*
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Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
NEW: British journalist Sami Hamdi is being released from US detention.
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
It turns out that the madman theory works on one particular target. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-madman...
The Madman Theory's Perfect Target
Yes, it's moderate Democrats.
danieldrezner.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It turns out that the madman theory works on one particular target. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-madman...