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Daniel Drezner
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Political science professor, academic dean, writer, podcaster, shaker of hands with Mel Brooks — you know, the usual kinks.

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Daniel W. Drezner is an American political scientist. He is known for his scholarship and commentary on international relations and international political economy.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · Feb 6
Sigh. We fucking warned you.
V Paul Musgrave ® @profmusgrave Around the department: Americanists: how bad can it be really? Comparativists: dictatorship, purges International relations: nuclear war 2017-01-12, 9:18 AM 708 Retweets 944 Likes Paul Musgrave @profmusgrave • 2017-01-12 Replying to @profmusgrave Americanists: haha but seriously IR and comparative: who is joking t189 © 194 L Jacob T. Levy @jtlevy • 2017-10-10 Replying to @profmusgrave Theorists: "We will go and view the city of tyranny, and once more take a look into the tyrant's soul." 01 Daniel W. Drezner @ @dandrezner • 2017-01-12 Political theorists: oh, so now you want to talk to us, do you? Paul Musgrave @@profmusgrave Around the department: Americanists: how bad can it be really? Comparativists: dictatorship, purges International relations: nuclear war L789 • 236

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midlandreduxe.bsky.social @midlandreduxe.bsky.social · 8h
Sorry, but, Part 3 of what?

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 8h
“Siri, what is an example of the pot calling the kettle black?” danieldrezner.substack.com/p/marco-rubi...

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Asher Elbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 8h
The reason that we reporters are focused so intensely on the L'affair Nuzzi is that, as Olivia notes, it is a basically apocalyptic scandal in the most literal sense of that term: a dropping of masks. It's acting as confirmation of every hideous story anybody's ever told about political journalists
oliviamesser.bsky.social Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 13h
this was bad before, but these are the most troubling and serious allegations you can make about a journalist. if they’re true, i genuinely can’t think of a worse scandal in the history of political journalism. devastating to our industry, to public trust as a whole, and to everyone in its orbit

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 8h
Honestly the combination of the alleged source betrayals and secret recordings and the way this has rolled out has just fundamentally fucked us all in a way that’s bigger than the Stephen Glass scandal by a significant margin, and I think everyone is grappling with that in real time

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 8h
This is like demanding that someone jump out of a plane before they’re given a parachute. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
US demands peace deal before security guarantees for Ukraine
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told European allies that President Donald Trump will negotiate long-term assurances for Ukraine’s safety.
www.politico.com

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 10h
Let’s check in on the latest Nuzzi-Lizza-RFK Jr. revelations—
War Michael Scott GIF
ALT: War Michael Scott GIF
media.tenor.com

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Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social · 10h
Holy crap this isn't a joke
"Ms. Johnson revealed that her husband “eats almost everything except cranberry sauce, mayonnaise and bananas,” which could have been viewed as subtly undermining of Ms. Miller, who revealed on the debut episode of her podcast that Mr. Miller eats only mayonnaise. Literally." with "Mr. Miller eats only mayonnaise. Literally." highlighted

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 10h
Except where it gets weird, like the fact that apparently Steven Miller only eats mayonnaise?!

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 10h
It's not just that the United States has stopped trying to promote liberal democratic ideas internationally. It's that the United States is actively trying to promote the contrary. It's trying to turn more countries into Hungary.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on ‘Mass Migration,’ Document Says
www.nytimes.com

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Fat Donald @fatdonald.bsky.social · 10h
This is what happens when you put a privileged, 14 year heroin addict in charge of health. Duh

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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 10h
Tough to articulate how deeply pathetic this is

🎁🔗: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
www.nytimes.com

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 11h
Happy Thanksgiving! danieldrezner.substack.com/p/what-i-am-...
What I Am Thankful For in 2025
The joys of hosting.
danieldrezner.substack.com

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Caitlin Kelly @caitlinkelly.bsky.social · 11h
ICYMI, from yesterday: Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 12h
One thing I have no patience for is "there is nothing to be thankful for" doomerism. If Americans were finding things to be thankful for in 1863, two and a half years into a bloody Civil War, when Abraham Lincoln formalized the Thanksgiving holiday, then I can find things to be thankful for too.

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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 12h
Hey, congratulations to all of Olivia Nuzzi’s horny media critic defenders. Heckuva job!

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☕️ Jeremy Diamond @dmnd.me · 12h
Uh
According to Olivia, when Izzy left the session, Izzy was hung up on something she believed Trump might have said about Butler, Pennsylvania—something explosive that, if she were correct, would shatter our understanding of recent history.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 13h
It ain’t good!
mewmew13.bsky.social connie @mewmew13.bsky.social · 13h
seems bad for a governor to make such hasty statements..
regarding a tragedy at that...

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connie @mewmew13.bsky.social · 13h
seems bad for a governor to make such hasty statements..
regarding a tragedy at that...

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 13h
The Governor of West Virginia also does not appear to comprehend the meaning of the word “confirm.”
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The Governor of West Virginia might have been too eager to please Trump on this one…

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 13h
Hugely gratifying!

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 13h
Remember that the Guard were originally deployed to DC to avenge Big Balls, who is meanwhile rifling through all our Social Security data.

AND ALSO, on Nov 20, Jia Cobb ruled the Guard deployment was illegaly, but stayed her decision until December 11.

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MEMORANDUM OPINION Since August 11, 2025, over 2,000 members of the National Guard have been deployed to the District of Columbia. While in the District, these units have provided support to local and federal law enforcement agencies. Guard units have patrolled on the National Mall, in Metro Transit stations, and across D.C. neighborhoods. The Guard’s operations in D.C. have been coordinated by the Joint Task Force District of Columbia (JTF-DC), which oversees units from D.C.’s own National Guard (DCNG) and from other states, including South Carolina, West Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Ohio, Georgia, Alabama, and South Dakota. At this point, National Guard units are expected to remain in the District through February 28, 2026. The District of Columbia (Plaintiff) filed this suit, alleging that the National Guard deployment violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), the Posse Comitatus Act (PCA), and the Constitution. The complaint named three categories of Defendants: (1) President Donald J. Trump, (2) the United States Department of Defense, Secretary of Defense Peter B. Hegseth, the United States Army, and Secretary of the Army Daniel P. Driscoll (collectively, DOD Defendants), and (3) the Department of Justice, Attorney General Pamela J. Bondi, the U.S.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 13h
The Governor of West Virginia might have been too eager to please Trump on this one…

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 13h
NOTE: the WV governor has backtracked on this claim, now stating that the Guardmen were shot rather than killed. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 14h
"So stick with me here. We haven’t reached the halfway point, and I haven’t yet described the most bizarre, consequential, and newsworthy events."

Happy Thanksgiving, I guess
Part 3: Catch and Kill
If you are new to this series, read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.
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