Andy Vitek
@avitek.bsky.social
Political science professor. Teacher/researcher of terrorism and extremism with a focus on the far-right.
Posting through it.
#BillsMafia
Posting through it.
#BillsMafia
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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.
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Hey, Bluesky history nerds! Who are your favorite pre-modern historians on here?
February 10, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Hey, Bluesky history nerds! Who are your favorite pre-modern historians on here?
The head shot.
If you spend all day rage baiting and celebrating when people you harass block you, you have mommy issues I’m sorry to say
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The head shot.
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CALL FOR CHAPTERS!
Me and @grahammacklin.bsky.social are putting together an edited collection looking at the use of pseudoscientific ideas by extremist movements. If you are interested, please send us your abstracts at this link: forms.gle/mAUtpDGNEj9i...
Me and @grahammacklin.bsky.social are putting together an edited collection looking at the use of pseudoscientific ideas by extremist movements. If you are interested, please send us your abstracts at this link: forms.gle/mAUtpDGNEj9i...
February 10, 2026 at 7:38 PM
CALL FOR CHAPTERS!
Me and @grahammacklin.bsky.social are putting together an edited collection looking at the use of pseudoscientific ideas by extremist movements. If you are interested, please send us your abstracts at this link: forms.gle/mAUtpDGNEj9i...
Me and @grahammacklin.bsky.social are putting together an edited collection looking at the use of pseudoscientific ideas by extremist movements. If you are interested, please send us your abstracts at this link: forms.gle/mAUtpDGNEj9i...
Yea this is unfortunately kinda bullshit. Yes Trump won that district by 13 in 20204 but Democrats have been winning that State Senate seat by double digits for decades.
February 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Yea this is unfortunately kinda bullshit. Yes Trump won that district by 13 in 20204 but Democrats have been winning that State Senate seat by double digits for decades.
Obviously Will's failures on this front are well documented but this is a lesson all of us could internalize better.
I don't care who you are, you're going to have bad takes. Probably more than a few of them. I sure as hell have had my share. Have the courage and maturity to own it and move on.
I don't care who you are, you're going to have bad takes. Probably more than a few of them. I sure as hell have had my share. Have the courage and maturity to own it and move on.
@whstancil.bsky.social when was the last time, and to whom, you have said any of the following:
“oh, i was wrong”
“my bad, i’m sorry”
“please, teach me”
“thank you for teaching me”
“i am grateful for having this difficult conversation”
“understood i’ll do my best”
“forgive me for my mistakes”
“oh, i was wrong”
“my bad, i’m sorry”
“please, teach me”
“thank you for teaching me”
“i am grateful for having this difficult conversation”
“understood i’ll do my best”
“forgive me for my mistakes”
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Obviously Will's failures on this front are well documented but this is a lesson all of us could internalize better.
I don't care who you are, you're going to have bad takes. Probably more than a few of them. I sure as hell have had my share. Have the courage and maturity to own it and move on.
I don't care who you are, you're going to have bad takes. Probably more than a few of them. I sure as hell have had my share. Have the courage and maturity to own it and move on.
I fully admit Chopper is going to be an CGI nightmare but I can't freaking wait for this.
I will also never not laugh at the fact that Luffy truly has no idea what a pirate is. Like in 1000+ episodes, I don't he's committed a single act of actual piracy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Xx...
I will also never not laugh at the fact that Luffy truly has no idea what a pirate is. Like in 1000+ episodes, I don't he's committed a single act of actual piracy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Xx...
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February 10, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I fully admit Chopper is going to be an CGI nightmare but I can't freaking wait for this.
I will also never not laugh at the fact that Luffy truly has no idea what a pirate is. Like in 1000+ episodes, I don't he's committed a single act of actual piracy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Xx...
I will also never not laugh at the fact that Luffy truly has no idea what a pirate is. Like in 1000+ episodes, I don't he's committed a single act of actual piracy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Xx...
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Friends, can I ask you to spread the word that we have a THREE-YEAR postdoc in American history at Cambridge up for grabs - ANY field, but applications are due March 1 so don't delay - apply, apply, apply! networks.h-net.org/jobs/69790/u...
February 10, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Friends, can I ask you to spread the word that we have a THREE-YEAR postdoc in American history at Cambridge up for grabs - ANY field, but applications are due March 1 so don't delay - apply, apply, apply! networks.h-net.org/jobs/69790/u...
These are the kinds of takes you invite by giving any kind of ground to people who insist electoralism is for pussies.
okay but like the burden is literally on us
February 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
These are the kinds of takes you invite by giving any kind of ground to people who insist electoralism is for pussies.
Like, yes, Bills Gates absolutely sucks, but this is the kind of delusional naval gazing that leads to mass death. We have a sickening over-abundance of evidence of what happens when you let cranks fuck around with food production.
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Like, yes, Bills Gates absolutely sucks, but this is the kind of delusional naval gazing that leads to mass death. We have a sickening over-abundance of evidence of what happens when you let cranks fuck around with food production.
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.