Robert Bulman
@rbulman.bsky.social
Sociologist. Professor. Very amateur photographer. Sometimes poet. Political junkie. Depressed Democrat.
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Robert Bulman
@rbulman.bsky.social
· Aug 17
Male Cheerleaders and the Hypocrisy of the Anti-Trans Movement
The panicky reaction to the Viking's male cheerleaders highlights the regressive sex and gender roles that fuel the anti-trans movement
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Male Cheerleaders and the Hypocrisy of the Anti-Trans Movement
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Male Cheerleaders and the Hypocrisy of the Anti-Trans Movement
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Male Cheerleaders and the Hypocrisy of the Anti-Trans Movement
The panicky reaction to the Viking's male cheerleaders highlights the regressive sex and gender roles that fuel the anti-trans movement
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August 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Male Cheerleaders and the Hypocrisy of the Anti-Trans Movement
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"The persistence of wealth inequality across generations is ideologically inconsistent with the American dream. Reducing wealth inequality will help the United States live up to its cultural values of individualism, hard work, and meritocracy."
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Wealth Inequality is Un-American
Americans value hard work and individual achievement, not unearned privilege
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August 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"The persistence of wealth inequality across generations is ideologically inconsistent with the American dream. Reducing wealth inequality will help the United States live up to its cultural values of individualism, hard work, and meritocracy."
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The Micro-Dynamics of Fascism
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The Micro-Dynamics of Fascism
A small case study of anti-trans propaganda
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June 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The Micro-Dynamics of Fascism
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My latest op-ed in the Davis Enterprise explains how frighteningly easy it is for zealots to dishonestly manipulate information and reframe it online to scapegoat innocent people as monsters, whipping up violent anger against them.
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Commentary: MAGA extremists demonize your friends and neighbors
Pride month is a joyful time to come together to express love and support for the LGBTQ members of our community. Recently, however, such expressions of love have been marred
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June 24, 2025 at 3:58 AM
My latest op-ed in the Davis Enterprise explains how frighteningly easy it is for zealots to dishonestly manipulate information and reframe it online to scapegoat innocent people as monsters, whipping up violent anger against them.
www.davisenterprise.com/forum/commen...
www.davisenterprise.com/forum/commen...
#USPolitics
The "us vs. them" dynamic of fascism encourages MAGA activists to view their political rivals as the enemy, justifying unethical distortions of the truth that dehumanize others - inviting violence against them.
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The "us vs. them" dynamic of fascism encourages MAGA activists to view their political rivals as the enemy, justifying unethical distortions of the truth that dehumanize others - inviting violence against them.
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How to Scapegoat Innocent People
A case study of using the right-wing social media ecosystem to spread hate
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June 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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The "us vs. them" dynamic of fascism encourages MAGA activists to view their political rivals as the enemy, justifying unethical distortions of the truth that dehumanize others - inviting violence against them.
open.substack.com/pub/robertbu...
The "us vs. them" dynamic of fascism encourages MAGA activists to view their political rivals as the enemy, justifying unethical distortions of the truth that dehumanize others - inviting violence against them.
open.substack.com/pub/robertbu...
How to Scapegoat Innocent People: A Case study of using the right-wing social media ecosystem to spread hate.
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How to Scapegoat Innocent People
A case study of using the right-wing social media ecosystem to spread hate
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June 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
How to Scapegoat Innocent People: A Case study of using the right-wing social media ecosystem to spread hate.
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Dear MAGA
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Dear MAGA
A letter from your fellow Americans
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May 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Dear MAGA
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Wealth Inequality in the United States
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Wealth Inequality in the United States
Should we allow just a few people to hoard all the cookies in their private cookie jars?
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May 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Wealth Inequality in the United States
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Dear Republicans,
It's time to take a stand against the tyranny you've always feared.
#USPOLITICS
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It's time to take a stand against the tyranny you've always feared.
#USPOLITICS
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Dear Republicans
Now is the time to defend your country against tyranny
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April 16, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Dear Republicans,
It's time to take a stand against the tyranny you've always feared.
#USPOLITICS
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It's time to take a stand against the tyranny you've always feared.
#USPOLITICS
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When you aggressively assert executive power to change the content of museums to make an ideological point about how great America is, you may just be fundamentally misunderstanding the whole ideological point of America.
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Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
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March 28, 2025 at 5:15 AM
When you aggressively assert executive power to change the content of museums to make an ideological point about how great America is, you may just be fundamentally misunderstanding the whole ideological point of America.
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#USPOLITICS
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@lincolnproject.us
The Dems and their allies need to think outside the box. They are spinning their wheels when they should be easily getting traction against Trump 2.0. Here is a free idea for a creative political communication team:
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#USPOLITICS
The Dems and their allies need to think outside the box. They are spinning their wheels when they should be easily getting traction against Trump 2.0. Here is a free idea for a creative political communication team:
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#USPOLITICS
Free Political Communication Advice
Democrats are spinning their wheels. Here is an idea that might get some traction
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March 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
@lincolnproject.us
The Dems and their allies need to think outside the box. They are spinning their wheels when they should be easily getting traction against Trump 2.0. Here is a free idea for a creative political communication team:
open.substack.com/pub/robertbu...
#USPOLITICS
The Dems and their allies need to think outside the box. They are spinning their wheels when they should be easily getting traction against Trump 2.0. Here is a free idea for a creative political communication team:
open.substack.com/pub/robertbu...
#USPOLITICS
MAGA elevated Trump as their tribal totem. They can’t separate their own interests from his. Because they assume these interests are synonymous with the interests of the nation, they undermine pluralistic democracy and enable (even require) authoritarianism.
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Why Does MAGA Still Love Trump?
Trump has promised to protect their social status in a changing society.
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March 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
MAGA elevated Trump as their tribal totem. They can’t separate their own interests from his. Because they assume these interests are synonymous with the interests of the nation, they undermine pluralistic democracy and enable (even require) authoritarianism.
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Why Does MAGA Still Love Trump? open.substack.com/pub/robertbu...
MAGA engages in identity politics, but thinks that its identity is synonymous with the one true American identity.
#USPolitics
MAGA engages in identity politics, but thinks that its identity is synonymous with the one true American identity.
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Why Does MAGA Still Love Trump?
Trump has promised to protect their social status in a changing society.
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March 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Why Does MAGA Still Love Trump? open.substack.com/pub/robertbu...
MAGA engages in identity politics, but thinks that its identity is synonymous with the one true American identity.
#USPolitics
MAGA engages in identity politics, but thinks that its identity is synonymous with the one true American identity.
#USPolitics
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The Republican Party has been slowly simmering in a MAGA stew.
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The Republican Party has been slowly simmering in a MAGA stew.
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Today's Republican Party is a frog
who is unaware it has been slowly boiled alive in an authoritarian stew
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March 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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The Republican Party has been slowly simmering in a MAGA stew.
#USPOLITICS
The Republican Party has been slowly simmering in a MAGA stew.
#USPOLITICS
How many conservatives who gleefully criticized the hesitancy of liberals to deviate from "woke" orthodoxy are now scared to criticize Trump in public for fear of the wrath of MAGA? They "bravely" refused to use preferred pronouns. They should be at least as brave to refuse Trump's authoritarianism
March 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
How many conservatives who gleefully criticized the hesitancy of liberals to deviate from "woke" orthodoxy are now scared to criticize Trump in public for fear of the wrath of MAGA? They "bravely" refused to use preferred pronouns. They should be at least as brave to refuse Trump's authoritarianism
On the Edge of Everything open.substack.com/pub/robertbu...
Taking a break from politics to write some existential poetry.
Taking a break from politics to write some existential poetry.
On the Edge of Everything
An existential poem
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March 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
On the Edge of Everything open.substack.com/pub/robertbu...
Taking a break from politics to write some existential poetry.
Taking a break from politics to write some existential poetry.
Trump Has Gifted the Politically Moral High Ground to the Democrats
Here is some free political messaging advice for the Democrats
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Here is some free political messaging advice for the Democrats
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Trump Has Gifted the Politically Moral High Ground to the Democrats
Will they accept it?
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February 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Trump Has Gifted the Politically Moral High Ground to the Democrats
Here is some free political messaging advice for the Democrats
#USPolitics
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Here is some free political messaging advice for the Democrats
#USPolitics
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Will the Real American Conservatives Please Stand Up? open.substack.com/pub/robertbu... #USPOLITICS
Will the Real American Conservatives Please Stand Up?
The country could really use your help
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February 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Will the Real American Conservatives Please Stand Up? open.substack.com/pub/robertbu... #USPOLITICS
Somehow I think I'd feel better if Trump supporters just admitted that they like fascism. #USPOLITICS
February 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Somehow I think I'd feel better if Trump supporters just admitted that they like fascism. #USPOLITICS
Early Onset Fascism
Be on alert to any of these alarming symptoms
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February 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
In 2009-10, Tea-Party activists raised hell because they didn't like the bank bailouts or Obamacare. The relentless pestering of Congress helped flip the House to Republicans in 2010, halting Obama's agenda. It's time we begin such hell raising. A lot more is at stake this time.
February 8, 2025 at 5:46 AM
In 2009-10, Tea-Party activists raised hell because they didn't like the bank bailouts or Obamacare. The relentless pestering of Congress helped flip the House to Republicans in 2010, halting Obama's agenda. It's time we begin such hell raising. A lot more is at stake this time.
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If you are looking for a primer to understand the history of and many of the key theoretical, political, and empirical issues at stake in the debate over school vouchers this is one place to start. Although 20 years old, the report still has relevance. #USPOLITICS
If you are looking for a primer to understand the history of and many of the key theoretical, political, and empirical issues at stake in the debate over school vouchers this is one place to start. Although 20 years old, the report still has relevance. #USPOLITICS
A Primer on School Choice and Vouchers
The report I wrote for the Christian Brothers 20 years ago has only increased in political relevance
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February 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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If you are looking for a primer to understand the history of and many of the key theoretical, political, and empirical issues at stake in the debate over school vouchers this is one place to start. Although 20 years old, the report still has relevance. #USPOLITICS
If you are looking for a primer to understand the history of and many of the key theoretical, political, and empirical issues at stake in the debate over school vouchers this is one place to start. Although 20 years old, the report still has relevance. #USPOLITICS