Zander Furnas
@alexanderfurnas.com
Research Assistant Professor | Politics & Computational Social Science | Northwestern University, Center for Science of Science and Innovation | Dad & Wife Guy | Not Ok | Sorry for the Swears | #goblue
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A bit of dooming is that for this outcome we had the worst possible scenario from 2020 protests where the police were neither meaningfully disempowered or demilitarized but were even further polarized into being a partisan institution
The elephant in the room is that mayors and governors across the country have very good reason to question the loyalty and allegiances of the state and local police forces and that’s one of the impediments to doing anything about the current occupations
January 11, 2026 at 12:10 AM
A bit of dooming is that for this outcome we had the worst possible scenario from 2020 protests where the police were neither meaningfully disempowered or demilitarized but were even further polarized into being a partisan institution
Maybe he should Thomas ChatterLESS amirite
January 10, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Maybe he should Thomas ChatterLESS amirite
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Thank you TCW for this instant classic of Harper’s Letter sophistry, explaining that the categories "right" & "left" are unhelpful in understanding a campaign of kidnappings & assassinations undertaken by an ultra-right wing secret police force at the behest of an ultra-right wing political regime
January 10, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Thank you TCW for this instant classic of Harper’s Letter sophistry, explaining that the categories "right" & "left" are unhelpful in understanding a campaign of kidnappings & assassinations undertaken by an ultra-right wing secret police force at the behest of an ultra-right wing political regime
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if I were a lady cop I’d be mad to be represented by the FOP
is there a sororal order of police?
is there a sororal order of police?
January 10, 2026 at 10:16 PM
if I were a lady cop I’d be mad to be represented by the FOP
is there a sororal order of police?
is there a sororal order of police?
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Agents like this should be identified and their name and picture posted on a searchable web site with videos and content like this linked to their names
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Agents like this should be identified and their name and picture posted on a searchable web site with videos and content like this linked to their names
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The MPD union, at least, has made it clear which side they are on.
This is the cost of DECADES of (everyone, everywhere) refusing to deal with the rising right-wing and white-nationalist involvement in policing.
This is the cost of DECADES of (everyone, everywhere) refusing to deal with the rising right-wing and white-nationalist involvement in policing.
January 10, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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What does “suspicion of AI use” mean?
A modest proposal for the peer review crisis:
- Journals place a $500 holding fee per submission;
- If the paper is rejected/reviewed/accepted, the hold is returned;
- If there’s any suspicion of AI use in the paper, the journal keeps the fee
- Retained fees are used to comp reviewers.
- Journals place a $500 holding fee per submission;
- If the paper is rejected/reviewed/accepted, the hold is returned;
- If there’s any suspicion of AI use in the paper, the journal keeps the fee
- Retained fees are used to comp reviewers.
January 10, 2026 at 9:53 PM
What does “suspicion of AI use” mean?
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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I really do think that dems should be making carrot/stick “if you’re disgusted and this is not what you signed up for, quit now and turn whistleblower and that will be remembered later” and “if you follow and illegal order, that will also be remembered later” messaging
i suppose the hunch is, or has to be, that some weak support exists in ice too, and can be peeled off. disorganizing their shit seems to be the quickest way to totally humiliate the regime
January 10, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I really do think that dems should be making carrot/stick “if you’re disgusted and this is not what you signed up for, quit now and turn whistleblower and that will be remembered later” and “if you follow and illegal order, that will also be remembered later” messaging
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ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis or we WILL lock up our own citizens
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says 29 people were arrested in downtown last night during a noise demonstration at a hotel reportedly housing ICE agents: "For those that are taking the bait and causing property damage or otherwise, there are consequences. We're holding the line here all the way."
January 10, 2026 at 8:40 PM
ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis or we WILL lock up our own citizens
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Rep. Angie Craig: "We were told because this facility is being funding by the 'Big Beautiful Bill,' not the congressional appropriations act, that we would not be allowed to enter the facility. That's complete nonsense ... I informed them they were violating the law. They said they didn't care."
January 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Rep. Angie Craig: "We were told because this facility is being funding by the 'Big Beautiful Bill,' not the congressional appropriations act, that we would not be allowed to enter the facility. That's complete nonsense ... I informed them they were violating the law. They said they didn't care."
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I understand this is a collective action problem but X is just a website. There are lots of other websites that won't degrade you.
January 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I understand this is a collective action problem but X is just a website. There are lots of other websites that won't degrade you.
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I can't describe how bad Minneapolis feels right now. My neighbors are pulling kids out of school. The public schools are offering remote learning until 2/12. We are having conversations in our alleys about how to protect ourselves. It feels like a military occupation with a blockade.
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I can't describe how bad Minneapolis feels right now. My neighbors are pulling kids out of school. The public schools are offering remote learning until 2/12. We are having conversations in our alleys about how to protect ourselves. It feels like a military occupation with a blockade.
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This story is full of gems. Read the whole thing. Here's just one:
January 10, 2026 at 1:16 PM
This story is full of gems. Read the whole thing. Here's just one:
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For future historians....people knew
For my entire adult life the bad things that have happened have not been obvious only in retrospect; they were blaringly obvious at the time. And there have always been people who said so and were dismissed as loonies.
January 10, 2026 at 2:59 PM
For future historians....people knew
Steve Kerr did better
We need full, independent investigations into the shootings at the hands of federal immigration officials that have taken place this week in Minneapolis and Portland.
This aggressive deployment of ICE into our communities is resulting in a terrible loss of life. 🧵
This aggressive deployment of ICE into our communities is resulting in a terrible loss of life. 🧵
January 10, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Steve Kerr did better
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STEVE KERR HAS A POSSE
Steve Kerr on the murder of Renee Good:
"It's shameful that the government can come out and lie about what happened when there's video and witnesses who have all come out and disputed what the government is saying."
"It's shameful that the government can come out and lie about what happened when there's video and witnesses who have all come out and disputed what the government is saying."
January 10, 2026 at 5:40 AM
STEVE KERR HAS A POSSE
Gadsden flag but the snake is pointing at an immigrant and screaming and it says TREAD ON THEM
January 9, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Gadsden flag but the snake is pointing at an immigrant and screaming and it says TREAD ON THEM
It is really hard to escape the coming to the conclusion that RFKjr just wants people to die
Is there a single day—1 single day—when RFK Jr does NOT do something to dismantle public health?
This one is exceptionally grim—IMHO, the USPSTF is world-leading
As Dr Caroll says, if you ever got a free mammogram, colonoscopy, or HIV test, you can thank the USPSTF
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...
This one is exceptionally grim—IMHO, the USPSTF is world-leading
As Dr Caroll says, if you ever got a free mammogram, colonoscopy, or HIV test, you can thank the USPSTF
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...
Kennedy Weakens U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:55 PM
It is really hard to escape the coming to the conclusion that RFKjr just wants people to die
lmao
Closer view of Trump's pin of himself that he was wearing today
(Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty)
(Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty)
January 9, 2026 at 10:54 PM
lmao
Wow tbh
Just checked the manuscript management system and found the final count for new submissions. @psjeditor.bsky.social received 788 new manuscripts in 2025. Thanks so much for all your support!
January 9, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Wow tbh
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Just some bangers from the COIN Manual that informed so many of our experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The level of restraint we expect from our soldiers and Marines, even in a COIN environment, is remarkable.
Such professionalism should be expected of every American we trust to bear arms.
The level of restraint we expect from our soldiers and Marines, even in a COIN environment, is remarkable.
Such professionalism should be expected of every American we trust to bear arms.
January 9, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Just some bangers from the COIN Manual that informed so many of our experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The level of restraint we expect from our soldiers and Marines, even in a COIN environment, is remarkable.
Such professionalism should be expected of every American we trust to bear arms.
The level of restraint we expect from our soldiers and Marines, even in a COIN environment, is remarkable.
Such professionalism should be expected of every American we trust to bear arms.
pretty pretty woke if you ask me
Trump talks about Denmark and Greenland just now: "The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land."
January 9, 2026 at 10:26 PM
pretty pretty woke if you ask me
oh wow, he is meeting with ms rachel i guess he really is an antisemite afterall
January 9, 2026 at 10:26 PM
oh wow, he is meeting with ms rachel i guess he really is an antisemite afterall