Steve
@stevemic.bsky.social
Poli Sci teacher, nerd, classical liberal, host of Social Science Fiction.
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Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
November 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
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Great recent article on the variables involved by @scottsantens.com
www.scottsantens.com/17-key-varia....
www.scottsantens.com/17-key-varia....
17 Key Variables That Determine UBI’s Inflationary Impact
Will universal basic income cause inflation? Will the prices of everything rise? I get asked that all the time. Here's the deal about UBI and inflation: it all depends.
Can UBI be inflationary? Sure,...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Great recent article on the variables involved by @scottsantens.com
www.scottsantens.com/17-key-varia....
www.scottsantens.com/17-key-varia....
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🧵 Yesterday I shared my views on how disordered discourse has captured the US state and the risk of that happening elsewhere, but I don’t want to leave you hanging without proposing a solution.
What we’re witnessing in America is what happens when disordered discourse captures a political party, then the state itself. The Republican Party was the first to fall - abandoning truth for conspiracy, ideology for grievance, and policy for performative outrage.
March 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🧵 Yesterday I shared my views on how disordered discourse has captured the US state and the risk of that happening elsewhere, but I don’t want to leave you hanging without proposing a solution.
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What we’re witnessing in America is what happens when disordered discourse captures a political party, then the state itself. The Republican Party was the first to fall - abandoning truth for conspiracy, ideology for grievance, and policy for performative outrage.
February 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
What we’re witnessing in America is what happens when disordered discourse captures a political party, then the state itself. The Republican Party was the first to fall - abandoning truth for conspiracy, ideology for grievance, and policy for performative outrage.
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Re-upping this piece once more because it was a long time in the making. But also because after he was wrongly accused by media outlets, law firms, and politicians, Silverman deserves to have as many people read about his vindication as possible.
Accusing Jordan Silverman
A D.C. teaching assistant was accused of molesting up to 15 kids. Multiple law enforcement agencies cleared him. But his nightmare was just beginning.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Re-upping this piece once more because it was a long time in the making. But also because after he was wrongly accused by media outlets, law firms, and politicians, Silverman deserves to have as many people read about his vindication as possible.
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Protest is good for you and good for the nation. Get out there
Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go!
Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
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Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Protest is good for you and good for the nation. Get out there
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Senate is back in session today.
1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.
You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.
You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
October 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Senate is back in session today.
1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.
You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.
You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
Ruin a book by adding “Tom Clancy’s” to the title
Tom Clancy's Naked Lunch
Tom Clancy's Naked Lunch
Ruin a book by adding “Tom Clancy’s” to the title
“Tom Clancy’s Juggs”
“Tom Clancy’s Juggs”
Ruin a book by adding “Tom Clancy’s” to the title
Tom Clancy’s Unbearable Lightness of Being
Tom Clancy’s Unbearable Lightness of Being
August 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Ruin a book by adding “Tom Clancy’s” to the title
Tom Clancy's Naked Lunch
Tom Clancy's Naked Lunch
Wasn't sure if I was going to post anything about this but I'm feeling good at the moment and my girlfriend tells me to put myself out there more, so here we go...
August 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Wasn't sure if I was going to post anything about this but I'm feeling good at the moment and my girlfriend tells me to put myself out there more, so here we go...
The one thing that may save us is that Trump and his admin are just so buffoonish and incompetent. They mimic the aesthetics of authoritarian regimes without seeming to have a real plan.
Some random thoughts I had this week about the state of our country...
Some random thoughts I had this week about the state of our country...
Some Random Thoughts About the State of the Nation
A Busy Weekend Means a Short Post This Week
politicalnerdery.substack.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The one thing that may save us is that Trump and his admin are just so buffoonish and incompetent. They mimic the aesthetics of authoritarian regimes without seeming to have a real plan.
Some random thoughts I had this week about the state of our country...
Some random thoughts I had this week about the state of our country...
Trump and Netanyahu are going down a path that is monstrously immoral and will also leave Israel less secure in the future.
Israel Is Racing Towards Disaster
Netanyahu and Trump Have Set the Stage for Atrocities in Gaza and a Backlash That Will Leave Israel in Greater Danger
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August 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Trump and Netanyahu are going down a path that is monstrously immoral and will also leave Israel less secure in the future.
Trump getting away with deploying troops to L.A. was a dangerous turning point.
August 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Trump getting away with deploying troops to L.A. was a dangerous turning point.
Slightly diminish a band:
Pewter Zeppelin
Pewter Zeppelin
slightly diminish a band:
George Thorogood and the Frigates
George Thorogood and the Frigates
slightly diminish a band:
Duran
Duran
August 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Slightly diminish a band:
Pewter Zeppelin
Pewter Zeppelin
Started out writing about how terms like socialism and communism are misused. Ended up writing about the unfair treatment of Zohran Mamdani, progressive messaging, and how the great champions of free market capitalism supported programs like #UBI and a more robust social safety net.
Americans Don't Know What Socialism Means
Both Supposed Advocates and Opponents Constantly Screw Up the Terminology to the Detriment of Political Discourse and Policy Debate
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August 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Started out writing about how terms like socialism and communism are misused. Ended up writing about the unfair treatment of Zohran Mamdani, progressive messaging, and how the great champions of free market capitalism supported programs like #UBI and a more robust social safety net.
To the extent I'm aware of it, it disgusts and saddens me.
i wanna try something. quote this post if you’re a man who hates the manosphere
August 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
To the extent I'm aware of it, it disgusts and saddens me.
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an utter lack of curiosity is a defining quality of the worst people u know
July 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
an utter lack of curiosity is a defining quality of the worst people u know
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Want to feel old? There is a ‘90s exhibit at the history museum.
July 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Want to feel old? There is a ‘90s exhibit at the history museum.
Juan Linz wrote about presidentialism's weaknesses and the threat of falling to authoritarianism, but noted the U.S. was an exception, with traits that supported democracy and smoothed over institutional challenges. Decades later, the U.S. now seems to be following the pattern Linz warned about.
The President That Juan Linz Warned About
The Eminent Political Scientist Who Saw the Threats of Presidentialism
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July 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Juan Linz wrote about presidentialism's weaknesses and the threat of falling to authoritarianism, but noted the U.S. was an exception, with traits that supported democracy and smoothed over institutional challenges. Decades later, the U.S. now seems to be following the pattern Linz warned about.
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My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
July 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
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I’m thinking about contracting with a research assistant. Someone who has a background in journalism and politics and is (for better or worse) extremely online. Is this a thing that exists?
July 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I’m thinking about contracting with a research assistant. Someone who has a background in journalism and politics and is (for better or worse) extremely online. Is this a thing that exists?
Frank Herbert's Dune and the warning it offers about AI's effect on society.
#Dune #FrankHerbert #AI
#Dune #FrankHerbert #AI
Frank Herbert's Dune and the Real Danger of AI
The Sci-Fi Author Who Warned Us About AI’s Real Threat
politicalnerdery.substack.com
July 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Frank Herbert's Dune and the warning it offers about AI's effect on society.
#Dune #FrankHerbert #AI
#Dune #FrankHerbert #AI
Idaho bans "everyone is welcome here" flags in classrooms.
How the authoritarian right uses the language of civil society to undermine rights.
How the authoritarian right uses the language of civil society to undermine rights.
"Stop Making Everything Political"
How the Language of Civil Society is Used to Undermine its Core Values
politicalnerdery.substack.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Idaho bans "everyone is welcome here" flags in classrooms.
How the authoritarian right uses the language of civil society to undermine rights.
How the authoritarian right uses the language of civil society to undermine rights.
O.J. verdict
July 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
O.J. verdict
Saw this posted somewhere else and had to redownload Elon's crappy platform to verify this absurdity is for real. Media will claim the left is out of touch with the working class while conservatives post stuff like this. 1/x
July 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Saw this posted somewhere else and had to redownload Elon's crappy platform to verify this absurdity is for real. Media will claim the left is out of touch with the working class while conservatives post stuff like this. 1/x