Michael Flynn
@flynnpolsci.bsky.social
Troop deployments. Security cooperation. New Yorker in the Midwest. Semi-competent Bayesian stats enthusiast. Slowly becoming less bad at jiu jitsu. Impatient woodworker.
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I have a degree in installing rjava
November 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I have a degree in installing rjava
Another favorite:
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Another favorite:
It's time to talk about the allocation of the US sugar import quota in class.
November 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It's time to talk about the allocation of the US sugar import quota in class.
Hardly the most important thing here, but I can’t get over how uniformly bad these people are at writing. There’s barely a coherent thought expressed in anything I’ve read so far. These emails are just full of incomplete thoughts and sentence fragments. It’s bordering on wild word salad.
Republican legal icon and Clinton scourge Ken Starr signs off a touching note to Jeffrey Epstein with "hugs." Amazing.
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Hardly the most important thing here, but I can’t get over how uniformly bad these people are at writing. There’s barely a coherent thought expressed in anything I’ve read so far. These emails are just full of incomplete thoughts and sentence fragments. It’s bordering on wild word salad.
This is the banner story on multiple major domestic and international news outlets, except Fox. That still boggles the mind.
House Democrats on Wednesday released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of the convicted sex offender’s victims, among other messages that suggested Epstein believed Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged. nyti.ms/441Dyxh
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This is the banner story on multiple major domestic and international news outlets, except Fox. That still boggles the mind.
The new Frankenstein is quite good.
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The new Frankenstein is quite good.
It’s a testament to how inept Democratic leaders are if, given the embarrassment of riches they have to run on, they simply can’t imagine anything other than healthcare as appealing to voters.
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It’s a testament to how inept Democratic leaders are if, given the embarrassment of riches they have to run on, they simply can’t imagine anything other than healthcare as appealing to voters.
Watching the various Senate Dems giving their public statements and it’s just amazing how condescending they are to their own voters. There might be good reasons to say they needed to rethink their strategy but good lord do they ever ooze a misplaced sense of self righteousness.
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Watching the various Senate Dems giving their public statements and it’s just amazing how condescending they are to their own voters. There might be good reasons to say they needed to rethink their strategy but good lord do they ever ooze a misplaced sense of self righteousness.
This is substantively terrible for millions of people who will see healthcare costs skyrocket, and depending on how it works out just makes the Democratic caucus look incompetent. It’s simultaneously possible that Republicans will get all the blame for the shutdown AND the healthcare costs going up.
November 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This is substantively terrible for millions of people who will see healthcare costs skyrocket, and depending on how it works out just makes the Democratic caucus look incompetent. It’s simultaneously possible that Republicans will get all the blame for the shutdown AND the healthcare costs going up.
If we haven’t already, it’s only a matter of time until we see some sort of “Buy Human” movement akin to “Buy American” where firms are rewarded/shamed for their refusal to use, or embrace of, AI.
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/...
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AI-washing and the massive layoffs hitting the economy
Amazon, Target and UPS are laying off thousands of employees, but the reasons behind the cuts go a lot deeper than AI.
www.cnbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
If we haven’t already, it’s only a matter of time until we see some sort of “Buy Human” movement akin to “Buy American” where firms are rewarded/shamed for their refusal to use, or embrace of, AI.
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/...
Bayes’ Rule to the rescue when your cat pops hot for feline leukemia.
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Bayes’ Rule to the rescue when your cat pops hot for feline leukemia.
Adults shouldn’t talk about politics around kids because kids don’t understand what’s going on, argues adult person who doesn’t understand why the $130 million “donation” isn’t enough to pay the troops.
November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Adults shouldn’t talk about politics around kids because kids don’t understand what’s going on, argues adult person who doesn’t understand why the $130 million “donation” isn’t enough to pay the troops.
I mean if I had to pick a couple bits from Parks and Rec that aged poorly, I’d have to say:
1) the incessant bullying of Garry/Jerry/Larry/Terry (Yes I understand this is a kind of running tongue-in-cheek meta gag), and
2) Chris Pratt
1) the incessant bullying of Garry/Jerry/Larry/Terry (Yes I understand this is a kind of running tongue-in-cheek meta gag), and
2) Chris Pratt
The reason 30 Rock succeeds years later while parks and rec has aged like a toilet full of milk, is that 30 Rock doesnt shy away from portraying Liz Lemon as an obvious villian with a victim/hero complex, whereas Leslie Knope was played just a straight hero character, even tho she is a neolib shill
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I mean if I had to pick a couple bits from Parks and Rec that aged poorly, I’d have to say:
1) the incessant bullying of Garry/Jerry/Larry/Terry (Yes I understand this is a kind of running tongue-in-cheek meta gag), and
2) Chris Pratt
1) the incessant bullying of Garry/Jerry/Larry/Terry (Yes I understand this is a kind of running tongue-in-cheek meta gag), and
2) Chris Pratt
One thing that struck me about Mamdani’s campaign is the degree to which it seemed focused on very simple quality of life improvements, and service for his constituents. In contrast, it seems like many establishment Dem leaders are allergic to this kind of direct community engagement.
November 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
One thing that struck me about Mamdani’s campaign is the degree to which it seemed focused on very simple quality of life improvements, and service for his constituents. In contrast, it seems like many establishment Dem leaders are allergic to this kind of direct community engagement.
There is a genuinely impressive divide between the two parties with respect to how much self-flagellation they engage in following elections.
Mike Johnson: "What happened last night is blue states and blue cities voted blue. We all saw that coming. And no one should read too much into last night's election results."
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
There is a genuinely impressive divide between the two parties with respect to how much self-flagellation they engage in following elections.
Dems brace for the fallout. Try to avert fallout by offering to give Republicans NYC to show commitment to bipartisanship. Open to giving Virginia too. Should hear both sides.
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Dems brace for the fallout. Try to avert fallout by offering to give Republicans NYC to show commitment to bipartisanship. Open to giving Virginia too. Should hear both sides.
Dems brace for the fallout.
It didn’t end up being that close
Jay Jones will become the first Black Attorney General in Virginia
The voters gave him a second chance after a difficult campaign
Jay Jones will become the first Black Attorney General in Virginia
The voters gave him a second chance after a difficult campaign
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Dems brace for the fallout.
Dems brace for the fallout.
BREAKING: Democrat Ghazala Hashmi won the lieutenant governor’s race in Virginia on Tuesday, defeating Republican John Reid. She is the first Indian American and first Muslim to win statewide office in Virginia.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Dems brace for the fallout.
Dems brace for the fallout.
BREAKING: Democrat Aftab Pureval wins Cincinnati mayoral election over Cory Bowman, half-brother of Vice President JD Vance.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Dems brace for the fallout.
Dems brace for the fallout.
WOW! They called it! Mikie Sherrill wins New Jersey gubernatorial!
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Dems brace for the fallout.
Dems brace for the fallout.
Exit polls say Abigail Spanberger won young men 56–42 today. Talk about a narrative buster.
November 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Dems brace for the fallout.
Mamdani will usher in the communist revolution by using his vast mayoral powers to reduce red tape for bodegas and barber shops?
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As Mamdani nears victory, Democrats worry about national fallout
The progressive candidate is on the cusp of a historic mayoral win. And that's adding to unease among Democrats looking for a way back to national power.
www.msnbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Mamdani will usher in the communist revolution by using his vast mayoral powers to reduce red tape for bodegas and barber shops?
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...
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It’s okay to be glad that restaurants are doing stuff like this AND absolutely furious about the utter failure of the United States government.
November 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It’s okay to be glad that restaurants are doing stuff like this AND absolutely furious about the utter failure of the United States government.
A simple heuristic: any Halloween candy list that doesn’t include peanut butter snickers is bad and its creators should be tried for treason.
October 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A simple heuristic: any Halloween candy list that doesn’t include peanut butter snickers is bad and its creators should be tried for treason.
I don’t understand the argument but from what I can grasp I’m a bit puzzled that we seem to be just skipping over the question of how military officers ought to work in service of preserving the liberal constitutional order they swore to protect to just asking how they fit into whatever comes next.
The American Military Officer After Liberalism
Across academia, government, and Silicon Valley, on social media, and in leading journals, intellectuals and political leaders are openly debating what
warontherocks.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I don’t understand the argument but from what I can grasp I’m a bit puzzled that we seem to be just skipping over the question of how military officers ought to work in service of preserving the liberal constitutional order they swore to protect to just asking how they fit into whatever comes next.