Bill Resh
@billresh.bsky.social
Chair & Professor of Public Management and Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University;
Director, CLEAR Initiative; Co-Chair, ARRC
Director, CLEAR Initiative; Co-Chair, ARRC
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"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." MLK, 1968
January 19, 2026 at 2:51 PM
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." MLK, 1968
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BRENNAN: What percentage of those you have in custody have committed crimes?
NOEM: 70% of them
B: It's not 70%
N: Yes it is. You guys pick and choose numbers
B: Your agency says 47% have criminal convictions
N: Wrong again. We'll get you the correct numbers
B: Well, that's from your agency
NOEM: 70% of them
B: It's not 70%
N: Yes it is. You guys pick and choose numbers
B: Your agency says 47% have criminal convictions
N: Wrong again. We'll get you the correct numbers
B: Well, that's from your agency
January 18, 2026 at 3:42 PM
BRENNAN: What percentage of those you have in custody have committed crimes?
NOEM: 70% of them
B: It's not 70%
N: Yes it is. You guys pick and choose numbers
B: Your agency says 47% have criminal convictions
N: Wrong again. We'll get you the correct numbers
B: Well, that's from your agency
NOEM: 70% of them
B: It's not 70%
N: Yes it is. You guys pick and choose numbers
B: Your agency says 47% have criminal convictions
N: Wrong again. We'll get you the correct numbers
B: Well, that's from your agency
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The more I think about this, the angrier I get. It takes a particularly virulent strain of sociopathy to sit and let hard-working people serve you a meal knowing that you plan to arrest them and send them off for deportation once they're off of work.
Really depraved shit.
Really depraved shit.
A few days ago, Fox News was whining about ICE agents getting heckled at a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
ICE agents ate at a Minnesota Mexican restaurant before arresting staff
Immigration law enforcement agents reportedly followed employees out of the restaurant after they closed for the evening
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The more I think about this, the angrier I get. It takes a particularly virulent strain of sociopathy to sit and let hard-working people serve you a meal knowing that you plan to arrest them and send them off for deportation once they're off of work.
Really depraved shit.
Really depraved shit.
I talked with Bloomberg Law's Khori Atkinson about three legal cases that could determine whether statutory civil service protections can be overridden by presidential loyalty tests, consolidating presidential power over the federal workforce at the expense of a neutral, expertise-based bureaucracy.
Fired Federal Workers Test New Claims Over Political Retaliation
Federal employees alleging the Trump administration fired them in retaliation for their politics will need judges and an independent body that handles federal worker disputes to determine how establis...
news.bloomberglaw.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I talked with Bloomberg Law's Khori Atkinson about three legal cases that could determine whether statutory civil service protections can be overridden by presidential loyalty tests, consolidating presidential power over the federal workforce at the expense of a neutral, expertise-based bureaucracy.
Is there anyone who could unequivocally say that NATO's Article 5 remains a credible commitment by this administration? Americans who aren't paying attention have no idea how cataclysmic an open threat to annex Greenland is to security of the United States and it's allies. 1/3
January 11, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Is there anyone who could unequivocally say that NATO's Article 5 remains a credible commitment by this administration? Americans who aren't paying attention have no idea how cataclysmic an open threat to annex Greenland is to security of the United States and it's allies. 1/3
The tragedy in Minneapolis was as inevitable as it was unnecessary. This administration is at war with quite literally *most* of the people it's supposed to represent. They are arming thousands of pretend "patriots" who are cosplaying soldiers and law enforcement to terrorize communities. 1/3
January 8, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The tragedy in Minneapolis was as inevitable as it was unnecessary. This administration is at war with quite literally *most* of the people it's supposed to represent. They are arming thousands of pretend "patriots" who are cosplaying soldiers and law enforcement to terrorize communities. 1/3
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My position on impeachment is the same as it was six months ago: Impeachment is first about driving public attention to Trump’s crimes and corruption.
Democrats should introduce impeachment articles and force votes to boost their parallel media effort.
Performative public investigations matter.
Democrats should introduce impeachment articles and force votes to boost their parallel media effort.
Performative public investigations matter.
Why push for impeachment?
Because politics is an exercise in moving public opinion as much as counting votes in the senate.
The Jan 6 Hearings were not a criminal proceeding against Trump that would end in jail, but they focused public attention.
Performative public investigations matter
Because politics is an exercise in moving public opinion as much as counting votes in the senate.
The Jan 6 Hearings were not a criminal proceeding against Trump that would end in jail, but they focused public attention.
Performative public investigations matter
January 4, 2026 at 9:14 PM
My position on impeachment is the same as it was six months ago: Impeachment is first about driving public attention to Trump’s crimes and corruption.
Democrats should introduce impeachment articles and force votes to boost their parallel media effort.
Performative public investigations matter.
Democrats should introduce impeachment articles and force votes to boost their parallel media effort.
Performative public investigations matter.
Exactly! The fact that they're able to pull off these isolated assaults successfully isn't remarkable. The US military & intelligence agencies have long had the capacity for these things. It's the irresponsible, illegal, & incompetent activation of those capacities that is remarkable & dangerous.
The USA has long had the technological ability to do a wide range of actions, from wiping a nation off the map to individual assassinations but usually those questions of what it could do were leavened with assessments of the chaos that would inevitably follow. Not anymore!
January 4, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Exactly! The fact that they're able to pull off these isolated assaults successfully isn't remarkable. The US military & intelligence agencies have long had the capacity for these things. It's the irresponsible, illegal, & incompetent activation of those capacities that is remarkable & dangerous.
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Number 1 for @3streamsblog.bsky.social in 2025 has been the MSIRA partnership with @dadakim.bsky.social Marissa Brookes and Jennifer Merolla and their team of excellent research assistants cc @cmwitko.bsky.social @sam-workman.bsky.social @billresh.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/str...
Streamlining with strings attached?
Recent research shows allies of major powers often come out ahead when the World Bank reforms.
medium.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Number 1 for @3streamsblog.bsky.social in 2025 has been the MSIRA partnership with @dadakim.bsky.social Marissa Brookes and Jennifer Merolla and their team of excellent research assistants cc @cmwitko.bsky.social @sam-workman.bsky.social @billresh.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/str...
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So many big stories @3streamsblog.bsky.social in 2025 cc @billresh.bsky.social @sam-workman.bsky.social @cmwitko.bsky.social: one of the biggest was @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social on historical precedents for Mayor Mamdani medium.com/3streams/zoh...
Zohran Mamdani and the Other “Boy Mayor”
What today’s mayor-elect can learn from the ghosts of New York City government
medium.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
So many big stories @3streamsblog.bsky.social in 2025 cc @billresh.bsky.social @sam-workman.bsky.social @cmwitko.bsky.social: one of the biggest was @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social on historical precedents for Mayor Mamdani medium.com/3streams/zoh...
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Another big 2025 @3streamsblog.bsky.social story was @billresh.bsky.social from this summer on federal staffing medium.com/3streams/how...
How Will DRPs Impact Agencies? The Answer at USDA Might Frighten You
The staffing figures in the following analysis derive from an anonymous yet credible source in the United States Department of Agriculture…
medium.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Another big 2025 @3streamsblog.bsky.social story was @billresh.bsky.social from this summer on federal staffing medium.com/3streams/how...
This is a complete and naked abdication of commitment to our allies and all the world is aware. This republic and its former standing in the world is dead. There is no redemption from this administration forward. We are definitively weakened and the scraps of this empire have already been sold.
"Stephen Miller and Jared Kushner were at the negotiating table today. No actual experts on Russia or Ukraine on our side of the table."
Why is the president's white nationalist immigration advisor involved in negotiating foreign policy?
Via @simonwdc.bsky.social
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Why is the president's white nationalist immigration advisor involved in negotiating foreign policy?
Via @simonwdc.bsky.social
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Trump Keeps Running Interference For Putin
Our addled, corrupt, and ailing leader continues to insult the people of Ukraine, Europe, and The United States of America
substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:22 AM
This is a complete and naked abdication of commitment to our allies and all the world is aware. This republic and its former standing in the world is dead. There is no redemption from this administration forward. We are definitively weakened and the scraps of this empire have already been sold.
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“You guys, Hitler wants to see Poland succeed”
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
“You guys, Hitler wants to see Poland succeed”
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Yes! @billresh.bsky.social knows. Neoliberalism unleashed rent-seeking like never before. The state couldn’t continue to be an effective counterbalance to the market when public officials just opened the doors and said, “come on in and take what you want (just leave us a tip).”
Our entire political-economic-cultural era is one defined by the dominance of rent-seeking interlopers.
www.instagram.com/reel/DSyZ-4O...
www.instagram.com/reel/DSyZ-4O...
Damion “Damizza” Young on Instagram: "$50B industry. $12.6B to one label. €186M in artist advances.
When you actually do the math, the problem isn’t talent or effort — it’s allocation.
Creators out...
The music industry's $50 billion revenue is a mystery that has long been shrouded in secrecy. Recent figures reveal that Universal Music Group's $12.6 billion revenue is comprised of 1.86 million euro...
www.instagram.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Yes! @billresh.bsky.social knows. Neoliberalism unleashed rent-seeking like never before. The state couldn’t continue to be an effective counterbalance to the market when public officials just opened the doors and said, “come on in and take what you want (just leave us a tip).”
Our entire political-economic-cultural era is one defined by the dominance of rent-seeking interlopers.
www.instagram.com/reel/DSyZ-4O...
www.instagram.com/reel/DSyZ-4O...
Damion “Damizza” Young on Instagram: "$50B industry. $12.6B to one label. €186M in artist advances.
When you actually do the math, the problem isn’t talent or effort — it’s allocation.
Creators out...
The music industry's $50 billion revenue is a mystery that has long been shrouded in secrecy. Recent figures reveal that Universal Music Group's $12.6 billion revenue is comprised of 1.86 million euro...
www.instagram.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Our entire political-economic-cultural era is one defined by the dominance of rent-seeking interlopers.
www.instagram.com/reel/DSyZ-4O...
www.instagram.com/reel/DSyZ-4O...
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late stage capitalism
December 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
late stage capitalism
We have been keeping this gift until the holidays to announce that we're expecting a new family member, quite unexpectedly. Our baby's name is Atticus, who we're eager to introduce to the world by March. We look forward to welcoming this special gift into our lives and sharing with our loved ones.
December 26, 2025 at 3:47 AM
We have been keeping this gift until the holidays to announce that we're expecting a new family member, quite unexpectedly. Our baby's name is Atticus, who we're eager to introduce to the world by March. We look forward to welcoming this special gift into our lives and sharing with our loved ones.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
“If the standard for airing a story becomes ‘the government must agree to be interviewed,’ then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state,” Alfonsi wrote.
www.theverge.com/policy/84943...
www.theverge.com/policy/84943...
The 60 Minutes report on CECOT that Bari Weiss censored is now internet contraband
Once again, the Streisand effect is Streisanding
www.theverge.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
“If the standard for airing a story becomes ‘the government must agree to be interviewed,’ then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state,” Alfonsi wrote.
www.theverge.com/policy/84943...
www.theverge.com/policy/84943...
Someone should let him know that South America is also another continent.
Rubio on Russia-Ukraine: "It's not our war. It's a war on another continent."
December 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Someone should let him know that South America is also another continent.
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Weird how this keeps happening.
December 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Weird how this keeps happening.
ARRC invites proposals on timely research projects that advance work aligned with its Workforce & Expertise Community of Practice research priorities & advance understanding of how federal workforce capacity, expertise & attrition intersect w/ agency performance, equity & democratic accountability.
Request for Proposals: Workforce and Expertise Research Stipends | The Volcker Alliance
www.volckeralliance.org
December 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
ARRC invites proposals on timely research projects that advance work aligned with its Workforce & Expertise Community of Practice research priorities & advance understanding of how federal workforce capacity, expertise & attrition intersect w/ agency performance, equity & democratic accountability.
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What a chart.
"This line goes down to nearly -10%"
"This line goes down to nearly -10%"
Trump says that 100% of jobs added this year were in the private sector. That's true — but only because he's overseen a massive drop in government employees. The rate of new job addition is way under 2024. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
December 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
What a chart.
"This line goes down to nearly -10%"
"This line goes down to nearly -10%"
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1/ This op-ed is like 75% of the way to getting it ... www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | I was a red state governor. What I saw at Harvard surprised me.
The spirit of association remains alive in unexpected places.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
1/ This op-ed is like 75% of the way to getting it ... www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...