Andy Vitek
@avitek.bsky.social
Political science professor. Teacher/researcher of terrorism and extremism with a focus on the far-right.
Posting through it.
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Andy Vitek
@avitek.bsky.social
· Feb 28
I seem to have gotten an influx of new followers. Welcome friends! To those hoping for sober and insightful academic analysis: I am so sorry.
And another thing: I'm not mad. Please don't put in the newspaper that i got mad.
February 9, 2026 at 9:15 PM
And another thing: I'm not mad. Please don't put in the newspaper that i got mad.
We're barely one month into the semester, and a student in my international relations theory class just said she wants to literally fight John Mearsheimer.
My work here is done.
My work here is done.
February 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
We're barely one month into the semester, and a student in my international relations theory class just said she wants to literally fight John Mearsheimer.
My work here is done.
My work here is done.
When people ask me why I'm still reveling in the New England Patriots getting exposed as one of the greatest frauds in NFL history last night when there are so many more important things to focus on:
February 9, 2026 at 7:52 PM
When people ask me why I'm still reveling in the New England Patriots getting exposed as one of the greatest frauds in NFL history last night when there are so many more important things to focus on:
Jets fans truly cannot escape hell.
February 9, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Jets fans truly cannot escape hell.
My cup of petty hatred truly floweth over.
Sam Darnold, who barely played in 2022-23 (seven total starts), has been party to 34 wins since leaving the Jets in 2021. The Jets have 26 wins since 2021
February 9, 2026 at 3:14 PM
My cup of petty hatred truly floweth over.
There is no upper limit on the amount of cyber bullying this clown deserves. And that fact he 100% lost an insane amount money tonight gambling is the cherry on top.
February 9, 2026 at 4:41 AM
There is no upper limit on the amount of cyber bullying this clown deserves. And that fact he 100% lost an insane amount money tonight gambling is the cherry on top.
Plus you know Dave Portnoy's dumb ass lost so much god damn money.
What a great night.
What a great night.
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Plus you know Dave Portnoy's dumb ass lost so much god damn money.
What a great night.
What a great night.
So who feels worse: Ravens fans watching Mike McDonald hoist the Lombardi or Vikings fans watching Darnold?
February 9, 2026 at 3:46 AM
So who feels worse: Ravens fans watching Mike McDonald hoist the Lombardi or Vikings fans watching Darnold?
Kenneth Walker SB MVP!!!! That's just so damn awesome.
February 9, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Kenneth Walker SB MVP!!!! That's just so damn awesome.
I've loved watching this Seattle team all season. It sucks my Bills aren't here, but it's so hard not to love this Seahawks squad. Congrats!!!!
February 9, 2026 at 3:26 AM
I've loved watching this Seattle team all season. It sucks my Bills aren't here, but it's so hard not to love this Seahawks squad. Congrats!!!!
INJECT THIS ENTIRE GAME INTO MY VEINS!!!!!
PATS = FRAUDULENT SCHEDULE MERCHANTS!
PATS = FRAUDULENT SCHEDULE MERCHANTS!
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
INJECT THIS ENTIRE GAME INTO MY VEINS!!!!!
PATS = FRAUDULENT SCHEDULE MERCHANTS!
PATS = FRAUDULENT SCHEDULE MERCHANTS!
Not only did that Half Time show bang, but having the biggest sports event in the US feature such an unapologetic celebration of Latino pride and joy at this moment fills me with just a bit of hope.
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Not only did that Half Time show bang, but having the biggest sports event in the US feature such an unapologetic celebration of Latino pride and joy at this moment fills me with just a bit of hope.
I honestly struggle to think of a worse non-white messenger for this than Jim god damn Clyburn.
Column: Rep. James E. Clyburn’s history lesson on the first eight Black representatives recaps the playbook in which federal, state and local laws helped keep Black Americans economically disadvantaged.
Column | Rep. James Clyburn’s ‘First Eight’ warns about today’s war on Black wealth
Clyburn’s history lesson on the first eight Black representatives recaps the playbook used to strip Black wealth.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:19 AM
I honestly struggle to think of a worse non-white messenger for this than Jim god damn Clyburn.
Qasim, please. This is insanely off-base.
Schumer is both that incompetent AND maliciously lying.
Schumer is both that incompetent AND maliciously lying.
Chuck Schumer declares he will "reform ICE to stop the killings of Americans because no other police department in America is allowed to do that."
US police annually kill 1500 to 2000 people, every single year.
Either Schumer is that incompetent or maliciously lying.
Please Replace Him ASAP.
US police annually kill 1500 to 2000 people, every single year.
Either Schumer is that incompetent or maliciously lying.
Please Replace Him ASAP.
February 8, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Qasim, please. This is insanely off-base.
Schumer is both that incompetent AND maliciously lying.
Schumer is both that incompetent AND maliciously lying.
McKellen is 86 years old and still an absolute force of nature. A true legend of the stage and screen.
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
McKellen is 86 years old and still an absolute force of nature. A true legend of the stage and screen.
Currently using sea lions to stave off a psychotic episode.
Reject modernity. Embrace sea lions.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Bxs8R...
Reject modernity. Embrace sea lions.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Bxs8R...
February 5, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Currently using sea lions to stave off a psychotic episode.
Reject modernity. Embrace sea lions.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Bxs8R...
Reject modernity. Embrace sea lions.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Bxs8R...
Setting aside this dumb article, because it's dumb, I do think this exposes a huge contradiction of the modern liberal state. Because if you don't view conquest as legitimate grounds for ownership, what is the basis of territorial sovereignty? How many groups can claim true 'original ownership'?
It’s time to put Billie Eilish’s theory of property out to pasture, Richard Epstein and Max Raskin write.
"Americans are not thieves who built on stolen land." https://wapo.st/4rDYzrn
"Americans are not thieves who built on stolen land." https://wapo.st/4rDYzrn
February 5, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Setting aside this dumb article, because it's dumb, I do think this exposes a huge contradiction of the modern liberal state. Because if you don't view conquest as legitimate grounds for ownership, what is the basis of territorial sovereignty? How many groups can claim true 'original ownership'?
I just started "Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right" by @lkatfield.bsky.social and in the very first chapter she launches an absolute broadside against liberals who are convinced the far-right has no true intellectual underpinnings and appeals only to the stupid or uneducated.
a man in a striped shirt is saying `` did we just become '' while looking at the camera .
ALT: a man in a striped shirt is saying `` did we just become '' while looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I just started "Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right" by @lkatfield.bsky.social and in the very first chapter she launches an absolute broadside against liberals who are convinced the far-right has no true intellectual underpinnings and appeals only to the stupid or uneducated.
This is what scientists refer to as 'Yglesias-core.'
This is an actual thing happening on Saturday. Imagine being this much of a pick-me shill.
February 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
This is what scientists refer to as 'Yglesias-core.'
Signs your paramilitary terror campaign might be failing:
People show up in front of Congress after getting mag dumped in the streets just so they can say "I lived, bitch" under oath.
People show up in front of Congress after getting mag dumped in the streets just so they can say "I lived, bitch" under oath.
Marimar Martinez: “The government told the people they were targeting the worst of the worst…They are not targeting the worst of the worst. They are targeting individuals who fit a certain profile, who simply have a certain accent, a non-white skin color, just like me.”
February 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Signs your paramilitary terror campaign might be failing:
People show up in front of Congress after getting mag dumped in the streets just so they can say "I lived, bitch" under oath.
People show up in front of Congress after getting mag dumped in the streets just so they can say "I lived, bitch" under oath.
I should receive a major award with a juicy honorarium over the fact that I haven't turned into the Joker yet.
February 5, 2026 at 2:47 AM
I should receive a major award with a juicy honorarium over the fact that I haven't turned into the Joker yet.
In the entire multi-millennial span of human civilization, it is likely there has never been a more divorced man than Elon Musk.
they're trying to be coy about salivating over the prospect of raping women, they'll contest that but if pushed to explain, that's exactly what they would describe. forced pregnancy of any kind, by a man or by the state, is gender-based violence
February 4, 2026 at 11:32 PM
In the entire multi-millennial span of human civilization, it is likely there has never been a more divorced man than Elon Musk.
Again, with DHS on a 2 week clock and the rest of the government funded through September, the Democrats have ALL the leverage right now.
Chuck is seriously as worthless a politician as I've seen in my lifetime. Like Harry Reid must be rolling in his grave.
Chuck is seriously as worthless a politician as I've seen in my lifetime. Like Harry Reid must be rolling in his grave.
Masks might still be OK in "extraordinary and unusual circumstances," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
No, masks are never okay.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
No, masks are never okay.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
Democrats Ease Up On 1 Of Their Biggest ICE Demands
Masks might still be OK in "extraordinary and unusual circumstances," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
www.huffpost.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Again, with DHS on a 2 week clock and the rest of the government funded through September, the Democrats have ALL the leverage right now.
Chuck is seriously as worthless a politician as I've seen in my lifetime. Like Harry Reid must be rolling in his grave.
Chuck is seriously as worthless a politician as I've seen in my lifetime. Like Harry Reid must be rolling in his grave.