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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.

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Paul Musgrave ® @profmusgrave
Around the department:
Americanists: how bad can it be really?
Comparativists: dictatorship, purges
International relations: nuclear war
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Americanists: haha but seriously
IR and comparative: who is joking
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Jacob T. Levy @jtlevy • 2017-10-10
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Theorists: "We will go and view the city of tyranny, and once more take a look into the tyrant's soul."
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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
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 5h

ICE has violated judicial orders 96 times in Minnesota alone: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...

Judge in Minnesota Says ICE Has Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders

www.nytimes.com

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 7h

“Professors are fighting an asymmetric battle against the tide of anti-intellectualism, illiberalism and bad-faith complaints, and will be for the foreseeable future.”

Jeff Holcomb @jeffholcomb.bsky.social · 7h

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/o...

Opinion | The Havoc That One Disgruntled Student Can Wreak on a University

www.nytimes.com

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Jeff Holcomb @jeffholcomb.bsky.social · 7h

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/o...

Opinion | The Havoc That One Disgruntled Student Can Wreak on a University

www.nytimes.com

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 8h

Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.

Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.

Photo of a woman with her hands behind her back, staring down the camera with a determined look. A coward in an HSI jacket has his face turned away.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 10h

... what?

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 · 10h

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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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 12h

ICE and CBP are at the head of Trump's campaign to terrorize Minnesotans. But the Justice Department is not far behind.

ICE’s No. 1 Ally

The Department of Justice has rushed to shield federal agents from accountability and launched needless criminal investigations into Minnesota officials and residents.

www.theatlantic.com

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Amanda Terkel @aterkel.bsky.social · 15h

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 · 15h

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.

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 16h

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?

danieldrezner.substack.com

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Eileen Ridge @eileen4ever.bsky.social · 16h

Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases

Cumulative US measles cases
As of January 27, there have been more cases than there were by the same week last year.
Fairly horizontal lines for 2023 and 2024, a steep diagonal line for 2025, and a vertical line for ytd 2026.
2026
478 cases
2025
2253 cases
2024
283 cases
2023
63 cases
Note: Data updated on January 27, 2026, at 3 p.m. ET.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Johns Hopkins University, Center for Outbreak Response Innovation Graphic: Alex Leeds Matthews and Matt Stiles, CNN

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 22h

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 · 22h

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 · 23h

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 · 23h

In which Ed Whelan inquires of Harmeet Dhillon: “Are you drunk?”

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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.
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I majored in Ancient Greek and Latin at Dartmouth. Your pretentiousness merely underscores your utter lack of street cred.
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But, hey, glad you liked my tweet. Maybe you need some rest.

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 23h

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

I'm sure the heterodox civility cops will be all over this one

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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.

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.