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Jon Pierre

@jonpierre.bsky.social

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Dad, husband, professor emeritus in political science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Joined Bluesky to hang out with the good guys, so don't let me down. Nothing good starts in a getaway car.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 4h

BREAKING: Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 reut.rs/42uh3Aw

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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 1d

Have fun. Love the photo.

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JEPP Journal @jeppjournal.bsky.social · 1d

⚓ @thinderberg.bsky.social & Ian Bailey: "The anchoring policy perspective on policy change: mechanisms, applications and analytical challenges" 🖇️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 3d

This is true. Unfortunately, Speaker Johnson very rarely visits that side. He prefers the other side, and to hide.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Mike Johnson: "When the simple truth is on your side, you have nothing to hide from."

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USpolitics 🇺🇸 @uspol.skyfleet.blue · 3d

Trump Tells the Navy to View Half the Country as the Enemy

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3d

These two poll findings tell the story perfectly. Trump sending National Guard to cities is broadly unpopular (58% overall and 70% of independents oppose it) but it's popular among Republicans (79% support it). That last 21% of Republicans are alienated by MAGA violence, radicalism and hate.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Mike Johnson: "When the simple truth is on your side, you have nothing to hide from."

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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 11d

Maybe we should ask who is the greater menace to national security, Trump or Monaco?

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 13d

President Trump is pressuring Microsoft to fire former Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco.

Monaco has many years of national security experience.

@realDonaldTrump
Corrupt and Totally Trump Deranged Lisa Monaco (A purported pawn of Legal Lightweight Andrew Weissmann), was a senior National Security aide under Barrack Hussein Obama, and a Lawfare and Weaponization obsessed Deputy Attorney General under Crooked Joe Biden and Lisa's Puppet "Boss" Attorney General Merrick Garland, who were all the architects of the worst ever Deep State Conspiracies against our Country (RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA, the January 6th Hoax, the Illegal Raid on Mar-a-Lago, the Biden
"Autopen" Scandal, the Documents Witch Hunt, and more!). Monaco has been shockingly hired as the President of Global Affairs for Microsoft, in a very senior role with access to Highly Sensitive Information. Monaco's having that kind of access is unacceptable, and cannot be allowed to stand. She is a menace to U.S. National Security, especially given the major contracts that Microsoft has with the United States Government. Because of Monaco's many wrongful acts, the U.S. Government recently stripped her of all Security Clearances, took away all of her access to National Security Intelligence, and banned her from all Federal Properties. It is my opinion that Microsoft should immediately terminate the employment of Lisa Monaco. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT
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Nicholas Major @nicconova.bsky.social · 11d

Kollar Ryder Cup

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 13d

President Trump is pressuring Microsoft to fire former Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco.

Monaco has many years of national security experience.

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Superbugs 🦠🔬🏫🧒🏽 @superbugs.bsky.social · 15d

A reminder of how devastating many childhood infections can be and how easy it is to prevent them using safe and effective vaccines.

#VaccinesSaveLives

Pop-Up 2025 - Polio and measles — Superbugs - The microbial world in, on and around us

www.superbugs.online

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 16d

Fox News host Jesse Watters suggested bombing and gassing the United Nations over escalator and teleprompter issues

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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 17d

You don't say.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17d

Trump: "We've got a lot of stupid people in this country running things."

Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 17d

Don't let Trump distract you. Release the Epstein files!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17d

Trump: "We've got a lot of stupid people in this country running things."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21d

Trump: "We're gonna reducing drug costs over the next year and a half by 1,000 percent."

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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 22d

Technically speaking that's a view. Perhaps a bit dystopian and suicidal but still a view.

Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · 22d

The Sydney Opera House?

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 23d

Lavrov:

The Russian army never strikes at civil society and the civilian population.

Liar. Warmonger. Criminal.

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David Burbach 🌹 @dburbach.bsky.social · 25d

The total number of deaths in the world, all the countries, from any cause, is about 65 million per year.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 27d

A bite-size News Eye explainer on how Nepal made history this week.

Inspiration for Gen Z everywhere?

Online here: 👇
vm.tiktok.com/ZNdboW2fU/

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Antimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · 27d

Today on World Sepsis Day, neonatal sepsis remains a major killer, taking over 400,000 newborn lives each year, driven by weak immunity, delayed care, and #AMR. Strengthening hygiene, diagnostics, and timely treatment is crucial to closing the survival gap.

www.financialexpress.com/life/health/...

World Sepsis Day 2025: 400,000 babies die each year from this silent infection—Can it be stopped?

World Sepsis Day 2025: Sepsis is a silent infection that takes 400,000 newborn lives every year. Weak immunity, delayed treatment, and drug resistance make it harder to save babies.

www.financialexpress.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Sep 8

Trump: "Things that take place in the home they call crime....If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this is a crime."

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · Sep 7

Trump vigorously opposed Biden's infrastructure program, calling it "a loser for the USA." But now that projects are being built, he's putting his own name on them, claiming credit for the law he tried to kill. @richardfausset.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...

Trump Tried to Kill the Infrastructure Law. Now He’s Getting Credit for Its Projects.

www.nytimes.com

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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · Sep 6

This just keeps getting better.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 5

in which Mike Johnson claims that Donald Trump was an FBI informant to take down Epstein

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 5

in which Mike Johnson claims that Donald Trump was an FBI informant to take down Epstein

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · Sep 4

This is a damning anecdote from Rep Jim McGovern. He tells me that during debate over Trump's big budget bill, House Rs privately admitted to him that it would screw over their own constituents, yet they had to vote for it anyway.

Read all of it. He wrecks them:

newrepublic.com/article/1999...

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Lilian Edwards @lilianedwards.bsky.social · Sep 4

Honey, weve all been there.

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Marci Shore @marcishore.bsky.social · Sep 3

Let's play "guess the country":

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Jon Pierre @jonpierre.bsky.social · Aug 29

Incredible. The midterms and 2028 should be a slam dunk, given the Trump record. And what do the DNC do? They go left.