Erik E. Mueller
@erikemueller.com
he/هو. nonstate armed actors, the state, armed conflict, North Africa, West Asia.
PhD student @umnpolisci.bsky.social. Comparative Politics & Methods.
Previously at RAND and CPOST.
Timberwolves. Lynx. Minnesota.
www.erikemueller.com
PhD student @umnpolisci.bsky.social. Comparative Politics & Methods.
Previously at RAND and CPOST.
Timberwolves. Lynx. Minnesota.
www.erikemueller.com
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personally think it is a massive mistake to not resign NAW but that is just me
June 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
personally think it is a massive mistake to not resign NAW but that is just me
Some personal news:
1. I am now a father. Absolutely rules. Please send along your favorite dad jokes.
2. RAND laid me off alongside ~190 others at the start of November. I am open to research opportunities in security & defense. I am happy to chat & (re-) connect with others.
1. I am now a father. Absolutely rules. Please send along your favorite dad jokes.
2. RAND laid me off alongside ~190 others at the start of November. I am open to research opportunities in security & defense. I am happy to chat & (re-) connect with others.
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Some personal news:
1. I am now a father. Absolutely rules. Please send along your favorite dad jokes.
2. RAND laid me off alongside ~190 others at the start of November. I am open to research opportunities in security & defense. I am happy to chat & (re-) connect with others.
1. I am now a father. Absolutely rules. Please send along your favorite dad jokes.
2. RAND laid me off alongside ~190 others at the start of November. I am open to research opportunities in security & defense. I am happy to chat & (re-) connect with others.
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one of the underrated factors for the rise in scamming across U.S. society is the death of local media.
It gets lost in the shuffle, but the Speaker of the House is someone who, by all rights, should’ve had his career ended a decade ago by a Shreveport TV news investigative team.
Fond memories of that time Mike Johnson was president of a local law school that never opened its doors, in part because it was attached to a Baptist college that was losing its accreditation, and in part because it was always a scam from the start
November 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
one of the underrated factors for the rise in scamming across U.S. society is the death of local media.
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This is fucking horrifying.
Swastikas and nooses are just “potentially divisive”? Are you kidding me?
Swastikas and nooses are just “potentially divisive”? Are you kidding me?
November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is fucking horrifying.
Swastikas and nooses are just “potentially divisive”? Are you kidding me?
Swastikas and nooses are just “potentially divisive”? Are you kidding me?
changing the insider threat program to welcome the insider threat
November 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
changing the insider threat program to welcome the insider threat
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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Residents of the West African city of Timbuktu smuggled out tens of thousands of priceless manuscripts over a decade ago as al-Qaida-linked extremists swept into this part of Mali. Now the manuscripts have been returned after years of digitizing and other measures.
Timbuktu's famed manuscripts escaped al-Qaida but the threat remains
Residents of the West African city of Timbuktu smuggled out tens of thousands of priceless manuscripts over a decade ago as al-Qaida-linked extremists swept into this part of Mali.
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Residents of the West African city of Timbuktu smuggled out tens of thousands of priceless manuscripts over a decade ago as al-Qaida-linked extremists swept into this part of Mali. Now the manuscripts have been returned after years of digitizing and other measures.
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Worth pointing out that researchers say there's no concrete evidence of an actual organization or cartel by that name.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
November 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Worth pointing out that researchers say there's no concrete evidence of an actual organization or cartel by that name.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Janet Yellen Says the US Is Undermining Its Economic Success
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Janet Yellen Says the US Is Undermining Its Economic Success
The former Treasury secretary warns that Trump’s attacks on the rule of law, the Fed and universities threaten the foundations of American prosperity.
www.bloomberg.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Janet Yellen Says the US Is Undermining Its Economic Success
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
is this what we are calling the big beautiful bill now?
Trump is on one about Obamacare posting "UNAFFORDABLE CARE ACT!"
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
is this what we are calling the big beautiful bill now?
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“President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday it was formally withdrawing a plan by his predecessor to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when U.S. flight disruptions are caused by carriers.” www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/...
Trump admin drops Biden plan to require passenger compensation for delayed flights
The Trump administration said on Friday it was formally withdrawing a plan to require airlines pay passengers cash compensation for U.S. flight disruptions.
www.cnbc.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday it was formally withdrawing a plan by his predecessor to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when U.S. flight disruptions are caused by carriers.” www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/...
We should still have Lincoln on a coin in circulation though.
November 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We should still have Lincoln on a coin in circulation though.
Honestly amazing how little the Kings play Keon
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Honestly amazing how little the Kings play Keon
Exclusive: US military to establish presence at Damascus airbase, sources say - www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Exclusive: US military to establish presence at Damascus airbase, sources say - www.reuters.com/world/middle...
get yourself a partner who smiles talking about you like jaden mcdaniels does talking about donte divincenzo
November 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
get yourself a partner who smiles talking about you like jaden mcdaniels does talking about donte divincenzo
Danish soft power in action
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty looks delighted over the LEGO model of the Great Pyramid of Giza he got from his Danish counterpart Lars Løkke Rasmussen for the reopening of the Grand Egyptian Museum.
November 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Danish soft power in action
loving bones’ game this year
October 25, 2025 at 3:06 AM
loving bones’ game this year
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The Syrian government and the main Kurdish-led force in the country’s northeast have agreed in principle on a plan to merge the U.S.-backed force as a cohesive group into the national army, SDF commander Mazloum Abdi told Hogir Abdo for @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/syri...
apnews.com/article/syri...
Syrian Kurdish forces reach agreement with Damascus to merge with national army, commander says
The Syrian government and the main Kurdish-led force in the country's northeast have agreed in principle to merge the U.S.-backed force into the national army.
apnews.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The Syrian government and the main Kurdish-led force in the country’s northeast have agreed in principle on a plan to merge the U.S.-backed force as a cohesive group into the national army, SDF commander Mazloum Abdi told Hogir Abdo for @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/syri...
apnews.com/article/syri...
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When Bashar al-Assad’s regime collapsed in Syria, many of the officials who enabled and enforced his brutal regime disappeared. Our reporting uncovers who they are, what they did and where they fled. nyti.ms/3J1W5Cs
The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
When Bashar al-Assad’s regime collapsed in Syria, many of the officials who enabled and enforced his brutal regime disappeared. Our reporting uncovers who they are, what they did and where they fled. nyti.ms/3J1W5Cs
love to the lynx. onwards to next season.
September 29, 2025 at 2:09 AM
love to the lynx. onwards to next season.
Prelim homestretch:
September 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Prelim homestretch: