Stephen Nemeth
@iamnemeth.bsky.social
Associate Prof at Oklahoma State Univ., Union College alum, Iowa PhD. Probably just reposts of pol violence stuff, Simpsons, Arsenal, BBQ, and dogs. Hopefully not "a brain smoothed out and polished into a mirror-like surface"
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People in the intelligence community call Witkoff Dim Philby - both for his level of intelligence and because he’s working for the Russians.
November 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
People in the intelligence community call Witkoff Dim Philby - both for his level of intelligence and because he’s working for the Russians.
Trump, when confronted that his WH guest had a journalist killed: "things happen". His malevolence and indifference is both tiring and maddening
November 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Trump, when confronted that his WH guest had a journalist killed: "things happen". His malevolence and indifference is both tiring and maddening
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It's a revealing moment...
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
November 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It's a revealing moment...
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
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The squishy Dems caved to basically get a result like this on a (promised) vote for ACA subsidies in December. Pathetic.
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The squishy Dems caved to basically get a result like this on a (promised) vote for ACA subsidies in December. Pathetic.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
huge sale on Cornell University Press books:
Not that we need more evidence that our oligarchs are out of touch with the average citizen, but asking everyone to just buy a second ticket to prevent being stranded at an airport is pretty tone deaf: fortune.com/2025/11/07/f...
Frontier’s CEO on air travel reductions: Buy a second plane ticket from competitors if you ‘don’t want to be stranded’ | Fortune
"If you are flying Friday or in the next ten days and need to be there or don't want to be stranded, I highly recommend booking a backup ticket on another carrier."
fortune.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Not that we need more evidence that our oligarchs are out of touch with the average citizen, but asking everyone to just buy a second ticket to prevent being stranded at an airport is pretty tone deaf: fortune.com/2025/11/07/f...
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I love having a blowout election and immediately ceding all political momentum
November 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I love having a blowout election and immediately ceding all political momentum
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May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
October 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
The contempt that this administration has for the American public is staggering. I cant believe that anyone would argue that firing LIVE artillery rounds over a busy highway would pose no "public safety concerns". Of course, this happens: www.huffpost.com/entry/marine...
Highway Patrol Vehicle Hit By Shrapnel After Artillery Explodes Early During Marines Event
The incident followed warnings from California Gov. Gavin Newsom about the danger of the demonstration.
www.huffpost.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The contempt that this administration has for the American public is staggering. I cant believe that anyone would argue that firing LIVE artillery rounds over a busy highway would pose no "public safety concerns". Of course, this happens: www.huffpost.com/entry/marine...
I don't know what to say other than "Good": www.huffpost.com/entry/the-de...
The Democratic Insurgency Is Heating Up
From Tennessee to Maine, electoral challenges to the establishment are growing.
www.huffpost.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I don't know what to say other than "Good": www.huffpost.com/entry/the-de...
This is the kind of stuff I'd expect to hear from DPRK propaganda, not a WH spokesperson. But, here we are: "He has the heart of a humanitarian, and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will." KCTV would be proud
October 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This is the kind of stuff I'd expect to hear from DPRK propaganda, not a WH spokesperson. But, here we are: "He has the heart of a humanitarian, and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will." KCTV would be proud
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"The document, known as an apostolic exhortation, said that care for the poor also meant “fighting against the structural causes of poverty.” Leo blamed “ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation” for deepening inequality in today's world."
Pope Leo Calls on Christians to Care for the Poor in His First Teaching
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"The document, known as an apostolic exhortation, said that care for the poor also meant “fighting against the structural causes of poverty.” Leo blamed “ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation” for deepening inequality in today's world."
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pro writing tip: always start the day by addressing a minor administrative task so that you’re in a bad mood when you begin your actual work
October 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
pro writing tip: always start the day by addressing a minor administrative task so that you’re in a bad mood when you begin your actual work
Random thought: i think about the hors d'oeuvres i had at apsa at least once a day, it was that good.
September 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Random thought: i think about the hors d'oeuvres i had at apsa at least once a day, it was that good.
Ciao Bluesky world! I am reporting to you live from Arezzo, Italy 🇮🇹. Having a great time with a great group of students (even if they are from that other school in Oklahoma!)
September 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Ciao Bluesky world! I am reporting to you live from Arezzo, Italy 🇮🇹. Having a great time with a great group of students (even if they are from that other school in Oklahoma!)
Got the opportunity to present at this awesome symposium with my sister (a neuroscience PhD). So thankful to spend time with her & her family and to meet an international group of dedicated Bruce Springsteen fans!! Hope to visit the archives in the near future!
My wrap-up of yesterday's amazing "Born to Run" symposium presented by Springsteen Archives at Monmouth Univ. in West Long Branch. Yes, Bruce Springsteen showed, participating in three discussions and playing two songs with current and past E Street Band musicians.
www.njarts.net/159785
www.njarts.net/159785
'Born' again: Contributors to Springsteen's '75 breakthrough reunite to tell its story
Once-in-a-lifetime symposium took place at Monmouth University, Sept. 6.
www.njarts.net
September 17, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Got the opportunity to present at this awesome symposium with my sister (a neuroscience PhD). So thankful to spend time with her & her family and to meet an international group of dedicated Bruce Springsteen fans!! Hope to visit the archives in the near future!
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cato institute analysis of murders by political ideology since 1975, excluding 9/11
September 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
cato institute analysis of murders by political ideology since 1975, excluding 9/11
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Author copies for
Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
by me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social arrived today!
If you re-post this by Sept 30 we'll put you in a drawing & send the winner a free signed copy anywhere they happen to be on the planet.
Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
by me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social arrived today!
If you re-post this by Sept 30 we'll put you in a drawing & send the winner a free signed copy anywhere they happen to be on the planet.
September 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Author copies for
Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
by me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social arrived today!
If you re-post this by Sept 30 we'll put you in a drawing & send the winner a free signed copy anywhere they happen to be on the planet.
Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
by me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social arrived today!
If you re-post this by Sept 30 we'll put you in a drawing & send the winner a free signed copy anywhere they happen to be on the planet.
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The common sense meaning should make this Elon Musk's "rivers of blood" moment
Though I think he goes further than Enoch Powell in a couple of important ways
Though I think he goes further than Enoch Powell in a couple of important ways
Elon Musk spoke by video to Tommy Robinson's anti-immigrant rally in the UK today.
"You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."
"You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."
September 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The common sense meaning should make this Elon Musk's "rivers of blood" moment
Though I think he goes further than Enoch Powell in a couple of important ways
Though I think he goes further than Enoch Powell in a couple of important ways
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I encourage people to watch this video. The selected footage shows the professor doing nothing even slightly out of line, whereas the student misinterprets the law and hopes to impose her religious beliefs on the material.
Administrators caving to this is terrifying.
Administrators caving to this is terrifying.
Texas A&M’s President just removed a dean and department head from their positions after they supported a professor whose lesson on gender was challenged by a student. www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum
The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating.
www.kbtx.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I encourage people to watch this video. The selected footage shows the professor doing nothing even slightly out of line, whereas the student misinterprets the law and hopes to impose her religious beliefs on the material.
Administrators caving to this is terrifying.
Administrators caving to this is terrifying.
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When centrists adopt far-right rhetoric, they don’t make themselves stronger. They make themselves look inauthentic, legitimise the far right, and shift the political debate onto terrain defined by their opponents.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Cooper suggests asylum seekers could be moved into warehouses instead of hotels – UK politics live
Home secretary says government aims to ‘shrink the whole asylum system’ and is looking at ‘military and industrial sites’
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 9:58 AM
When centrists adopt far-right rhetoric, they don’t make themselves stronger. They make themselves look inauthentic, legitimise the far right, and shift the political debate onto terrain defined by their opponents.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
I'm awaiting the bad takes that this result somehow validates the national dems' milquetoast approach to Trump's policies.
Finally, some good fucking news!
Catelin Dray has won an Iowa State Senate seat in a special election, breaking the Republican supermajority.
Congratulations Catelin! I hope you are the vanguard of a Blue Wave that continues through 2026! Well done!
www.kaaltv.com/news/catelin...
Catelin Dray has won an Iowa State Senate seat in a special election, breaking the Republican supermajority.
Congratulations Catelin! I hope you are the vanguard of a Blue Wave that continues through 2026! Well done!
www.kaaltv.com/news/catelin...
Catelin Drey wins Iowa Senate District 1 special election, breaking Republican supermajority
Democrat Catelin Drey prevailed over Republican Christopher Prosch in the special election for Iowa Senate District 1, which covers much of Woodbury County.
www.kaaltv.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I'm awaiting the bad takes that this result somehow validates the national dems' milquetoast approach to Trump's policies.
Its nice to see that the poster selection for undergraduate students in 2025 is largely the same one that I had as an undergraduate in 1998.
August 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Its nice to see that the poster selection for undergraduate students in 2025 is largely the same one that I had as an undergraduate in 1998.
What does "deep state" even mean anymore? Apparently the sandwich thrower is part of some "deep state" conspiracy: www.rawstory.com/pam-bondi-su...
Trump's AG Pam Bondi blames 'deep state' plot after Subway sandwich is thrown at officer
Attorney General Pam Bondi suggested the "deep state" was to blame after a man was caught on video throwing a Subway sandwich at a federal officer.Jeanine Pirro, the United States attorney for the Dis...
www.rawstory.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
What does "deep state" even mean anymore? Apparently the sandwich thrower is part of some "deep state" conspiracy: www.rawstory.com/pam-bondi-su...