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Daniel Drezner
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Political science professor, academic dean, writer, podcaster, shaker of hands with Mel Brooks — you know, the usual kinks.

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Daniel W. Drezner is an American political scientist. He is known for his scholarship and commentary on international relations and international political economy.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · Feb 6
Sigh. We fucking warned you.
V Paul Musgrave ® @profmusgrave Around the department: Americanists: how bad can it be really? Comparativists: dictatorship, purges International relations: nuclear war 2017-01-12, 9:18 AM 708 Retweets 944 Likes Paul Musgrave @profmusgrave • 2017-01-12 Replying to @profmusgrave Americanists: haha but seriously IR and comparative: who is joking t189 © 194 L Jacob T. Levy @jtlevy • 2017-10-10 Replying to @profmusgrave Theorists: "We will go and view the city of tyranny, and once more take a look into the tyrant's soul." 01 Daniel W. Drezner @ @dandrezner • 2017-01-12 Political theorists: oh, so now you want to talk to us, do you? Paul Musgrave @@profmusgrave Around the department: Americanists: how bad can it be really? Comparativists: dictatorship, purges International relations: nuclear war L789 • 236

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 7h
... what?
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Opinion | Why Gen Z Doesn’t Love ‘Harry Potter’
The wizarding worldview is naïve.
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Elizabeth Nolan Brown @enbrown.bsky.social · 7h
I think TikTok is telling the truth about the content "censorship" creators saw this week reason.com/2026/01/28/t...
TikTok users say they're being censored after new owners were announced. The company says it's a tech issue.
Zero-view TikTok posts sparked censorship fears, but a data center outage offers a far simpler explanation.
reason.com

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Amanda Terkel @aterkel.bsky.social · 12h
Next "No Kings" march is set for March 28, with a flagship event in Minneapolis

www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol... by @natashakorecki.bsky.social
Next 'No Kings' march on the horizon with flagship event in the Twin Cities
The liberal grassroots group Indivisible simultaneously announced nationwide "Eye on ICE" trainings in the wake of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.
www.nbcnews.com

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Daniel McDowell @danielmcdowell.bsky.social · 12h
On one hand, I get this point that I've seen made several times

OTOH, the issue w/ these long-term charts is that it implies that all other conditions in the US and world economy are constant. But they are not. 10-year Treasury yield was 1.5% in 2012, its 4.2% today, for example.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 12h
I'm sure this Bari Weiss/Niall Ferguson joint will work out just fine. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/surely-thi...
Surely THIS Bari Weiss/Niall Ferguson Venture Will Work!
Will they do to CBS News what they did to the University of Austin?
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 19h
Timely! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBVj...
Marvel Television’s Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 | Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by Marvel Entertainment
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 19h
I just appreciate the appropriation of Heinlein for the very opposite of what he would have wanted.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 19h
Absolutely terrible numbers for Trump.

www.economist.com/interactive/...
Donald Trump’s approval rating
Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump
www.economist.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 20h
In which Ed Whelan inquires of Harmeet Dhillon: “Are you drunk?”
Ed Whelan @EdWhelanEPPC •1h Do you know what a non sequitur is? I can't conceive how your question has any bearing on the official ethics advice that I quoted. To answer your question: I have spent the last two decades promoting originalism and textualism, working to transform the courts, and promoting conservative legal causes. • 20 {71 90 ıll 5.4K 凸 Harmeet K. Dhillon • @HarmeetK... 1h O ... I majored in Ancient Greek and Latin at Dartmouth. Your pretentiousness merely underscores your utter lack of street cred. • 20 セ9 O 184 th| 5.3K 贝 企 t7 Stephen Richer reposted Ed Whelan • @EdWhelanEPPC X.com Are you drunk? 11:18 PM • 1/27/26 • 3K Views 8 17 4 Relevant v 0 99 口 2 View quotes > Ed Whelan • @EdWhelanEPPC • 51m But, hey, glad you liked my tweet. Maybe you need some rest.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 20h
On the one hand it's telling that Fico of all people said this. On the other hand I wish there was some actual detail and/or examples of their conversation to explain why he said this. www.politico.eu/article/dona...
European leader spoke of shock at Trump’s state of mind after Mar-a-Lago meeting
The Slovak PM, a Trump ally, told leaders at last week’s EU summit he was concerned about the way the U.S. president spoke to him, European diplomats said.
www.politico.eu

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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 20h
Two democratic members of congress being assaulted reminds me of the time Sarah Huckabee Sanders was politely asked to leave a restaurant

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Anthony L. Fisher @anthonylfisher.bsky.social · 21h
I'm sure the heterodox civility cops will be all over this one

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 22h
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 22h
100%. I honestly believe political leaders ask too little of people. The thinking is you need an extraordinarily low bar - so ask people for money or to sign something. People want to be part of something and they're eager to do real meaningful work in defense of their community and their rights.
juliettekayyem.bsky.social Juliette Kayyem @juliettekayyem.bsky.social · 1d
I have begun to think that Minnesota pushback to ICE was unique and a model because it gave people something to do. It wasn’t about just going out in streets for rallying purposes. People had a mission: videos, whistles, information and communication flow to communities. They had something to do.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 23h
the true danger of AI is all these systems are being used by dummies who were raised on police procedural TV shows

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d
While talking about Alex Pretti, Trump suggests he feels even worse about Renee Good because her parents were Trump fans.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
Wow. This might be the nicest thing any political scientist has ever said about me!

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Juliette Kayyem @juliettekayyem.bsky.social · 1d
I have begun to think that Minnesota pushback to ICE was unique and a model because it gave people something to do. It wasn’t about just going out in streets for rallying purposes. People had a mission: videos, whistles, information and communication flow to communities. They had something to do.

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LOWρUFO 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇬🇱 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 1d
Visual metaphors are my passion

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 1d
And @juliaazari.bsky.social!

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 1d
"According to allegations in the lawsuit, brought by Jon Joyner and eventually followed by other CBP employees seeking remedy for discrimination, Bovino canceled a job posting and then surreptitiously hired a white supervisor into the role over a number of other qualified applicants."
One Bovino After Another - The American Prospect
Which came first? Col. Steven J. Lockjaw or commander-at-large Gregory K. Bovino?
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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d
ICE personnel will help protect US delegations at the Winter Olympics in Italy, a US embassy source said, confirming local media reports and prompting anger among some Italian politicians reut.rs/3M9PJ5o
US ICE agents to support security at Winter Olympics in Italy, source confirms
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel will help protect U.S. delegations at the Winter Olympics in Italy, a U.S. embassy source said on Tuesday, confirming local media reports and p...
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 1d
Amazing how long ago Venezuela invasion and Greenland threats seem. Cycles of manmade chaos.

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Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social · 1d
Lowest consumer confidence since 2014:

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
As a fully paid-up member of the International Fellowship of Foreign Policy Pundits, I endorse Peter’s message.
petersagal.bsky.social Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 1d
I’ve been saying on this site and on the old one for years that pundits are great, opinion-slinging is a noble profession, but none of them could eat without journalists providing facts on which to opine. Weiss is firing the sharks and hiring more remoras.
ositanwanevu.com Osita Nwanevu @ositanwanevu.com · 1d
Turns out that Bari Weiss's all hands at CBS today is to announce she's bringing on some anti-vax guys and Niall Ferguson. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/b...

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Christopher Clary @claryc.bsky.social · 1d
Today's a good day to revisit Stephan and Chenowith (here their 2008 article). www.belfercenter.org/sites/defaul...

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d
A federal judge in Minnesota is ordering ICE Director Todd Lyons to appear in court Friday to defend why his agency is ignoring court orders and the due process rights.

The Bush appointed Chief Judge threatened Lyons with contempt, stating that, “the Court’s patience is at an end.” trib.al/jBEg7gX

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
Thank goodness Politico’s reporters granted this White House official anonymity so they could get such a candid take on the trip details. 🙄
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
A White House official, granted anonymity to share details of the trip, said that Trump will discuss “how this administration has and continues to deliver economic prosperity for the American people, despite whatever contrived scandals the mainstream media and Democrats would rather focus on instead” during the Iowa visit. “Inflation has cooled, economic growth is accelerating, and real wages are up for American workers,” the official said. “President Trump has always been most in his element when he’s interacting with everyday Americans.”