Dr Katie Pruszynski
@katiepruszynski.bsky.social
Political strategy and consultancy. PhD on lies in politics, democracy and polarisation. US politics obsessive. Former Westminster Aide. Consultancy services here: https://katiepruszynski.com
Well if I wasn't devastated about this enough, along comes this song to really thump me in the gut
I'm just gonna leave this here. RIP to one of the greats. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwLZ...
Mitch & Mickey - A Kiss At The End Of The Rainbow
YouTube video by mayhew7
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January 30, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Well if I wasn't devastated about this enough, along comes this song to really thump me in the gut
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A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it...
Arizona, November 2020
Arizona, November 2020
January 25, 2026 at 10:22 PM
A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it...
Arizona, November 2020
Arizona, November 2020
No one watching can conclude much else than this is the Stephen Miller presidency.
No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
January 21, 2026 at 4:06 PM
No one watching can conclude much else than this is the Stephen Miller presidency.
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Immediate punishment for speaking out against the regime.
Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
January 21, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Immediate punishment for speaking out against the regime.
Don't let all the #Greenland / Iceland (?!) talk swamp Trump's casual dropping in of imminent prosecutions over the "rigged" 2020 election...
January 21, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Don't let all the #Greenland / Iceland (?!) talk swamp Trump's casual dropping in of imminent prosecutions over the "rigged" 2020 election...
Trump's #Davos speech rapid response:
#Trump’s rambling, 90 minute speech may have sounded somewhat tepid to those expecting fireworks and bombast over Greenland. But all the clues were there that Trump feels deeply driven to acquire what he sees as being rightfully his to take.
#Trump’s rambling, 90 minute speech may have sounded somewhat tepid to those expecting fireworks and bombast over Greenland. But all the clues were there that Trump feels deeply driven to acquire what he sees as being rightfully his to take.
January 21, 2026 at 3:21 PM
January 21, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I am sat making notes on Trump's #Davos speech and yet somehow his irreverence has almost been eclipsed by his Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent.
Denmark is "irrelevant" according to fellow NATO member.
Denmark is "irrelevant" according to fellow NATO member.
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
I am sat making notes on Trump's #Davos speech and yet somehow his irreverence has almost been eclipsed by his Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent.
Denmark is "irrelevant" according to fellow NATO member.
Denmark is "irrelevant" according to fellow NATO member.
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I read David Plouffe's essay about what Democrats need to do, and he has a brilliant idea: come up with an economic plan that appeals to people.
No mention of the information environment, and how regular voters will hear about and believe these appealing economic policies, but that must not matter.
No mention of the information environment, and how regular voters will hear about and believe these appealing economic policies, but that must not matter.
January 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I read David Plouffe's essay about what Democrats need to do, and he has a brilliant idea: come up with an economic plan that appeals to people.
No mention of the information environment, and how regular voters will hear about and believe these appealing economic policies, but that must not matter.
No mention of the information environment, and how regular voters will hear about and believe these appealing economic policies, but that must not matter.
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🔥 From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social : “This is nuts. What the fuck is going on? I’ve never protested in my life… they tell you it’s immigrants — it’s fucking anybody. They’re just trying to scare people. I’m not paid to be here. I have to work in the morning. This is wrong.”
January 15, 2026 at 1:59 PM
🔥 From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social : “This is nuts. What the fuck is going on? I’ve never protested in my life… they tell you it’s immigrants — it’s fucking anybody. They’re just trying to scare people. I’m not paid to be here. I have to work in the morning. This is wrong.”
This- over any other possible strategy- is how Trump upends elections, or even cancels them altogether. He will create the conditions that he then will claim make it too dangerous to hold secure elections. This is the play.
January 15, 2026 at 3:16 PM
This- over any other possible strategy- is how Trump upends elections, or even cancels them altogether. He will create the conditions that he then will claim make it too dangerous to hold secure elections. This is the play.
The Donroe Doctrine- not just in international politics but in every aspect of his life is this: say the quiet part out loud and work to normalise it. No cover up or fake agenda needed. Say the outrageous thing loud and convince people of the reasons to be proud of it.
Presidents James Monroe and Theodore Roosevelt helped shape a policy that rationalizes U.S. intervention in Latin America and elsewhere. But Trump has brought that idea to a whole new level. n.pr/49UwohI
What Teddy Roosevelt has to do with Trump's moves in Venezuela and Greenland
Presidents James Monroe and Theodore Roosevelt helped shape a policy that rationalizes U.S. intervention in Latin America and elsewhere. But Trump has brought that idea to a whole new level.
n.pr
January 15, 2026 at 10:21 AM
The Donroe Doctrine- not just in international politics but in every aspect of his life is this: say the quiet part out loud and work to normalise it. No cover up or fake agenda needed. Say the outrageous thing loud and convince people of the reasons to be proud of it.
It's time to resocialise politics... www.instagram.com/reel/DR-no8q...
December 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
It's time to resocialise politics... www.instagram.com/reel/DR-no8q...
People, women have been screaming this at you for literal centuries.
Any other women out there do the "keys between your fingers" thing?
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Any other women out there do the "keys between your fingers" thing?
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Majority of girls and young women in UK alter behaviour to feel safe, study finds
Girlguiding survey reveals rising fears of harassment, with many avoiding public transport or changing what they wear
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:49 AM
People, women have been screaming this at you for literal centuries.
Any other women out there do the "keys between your fingers" thing?
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Any other women out there do the "keys between your fingers" thing?
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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of all the things I am not going to buy, this is the thing I am not going to buy the most
September 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
of all the things I am not going to buy, this is the thing I am not going to buy the most
Per my last post- this is also true. It's not that the law doesn't matter, it's just that it isn't a sentient being. It is enacted by, adhered to by, ignored by and undermined by people. When those people are doing all of those from with the Oval Office, it's real bad
I know it's frustrating when lawyers point out when something the administration is doing is not legal. But responding with "the law doesn't matter anymore" is really unhelpful and defeatist. Clarifying the law is important because it reminds us not to comply in advance and to resist and take action
September 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Per my last post- this is also true. It's not that the law doesn't matter, it's just that it isn't a sentient being. It is enacted by, adhered to by, ignored by and undermined by people. When those people are doing all of those from with the Oval Office, it's real bad
This is how he'll attempt to stay in power or throw the midterms. The law is only as strong as the people who uphold it
Trump has already declared nine (!) national emergencies purporting to justify hundreds of questionable actions that would typically require congressional approval or lengthy regulatory review.
www.thebulwark.com/p/reining-in...
www.thebulwark.com/p/reining-in...
Reining in Rogue Presidents
How ambiguities in the law gave Trump power he could seize—and what a future Congress can do about it.
www.thebulwark.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This is how he'll attempt to stay in power or throw the midterms. The law is only as strong as the people who uphold it
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Donald Trump boasts that he ended the war between “Azerbaijan and Albania".
Azerbaijan and Albania have never been at war together.
Azerbaijan and Albania have never been at war together.
September 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Donald Trump boasts that he ended the war between “Azerbaijan and Albania".
Azerbaijan and Albania have never been at war together.
Azerbaijan and Albania have never been at war together.
The decimation of local news in the US and here in the UK is a disaster for democracy
Right-wing Sinclair Broadcasting owns all these local media stations and many others all across America. This is not journalism, it is scripted propaganda.
September 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The decimation of local news in the US and here in the UK is a disaster for democracy
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They are attacking the Police again, at the 'peaceful march'.
Imagine if Pro Palestine supporters did this (they never do), they would all be instantly in jail.
Imagine if Pro Palestine supporters did this (they never do), they would all be instantly in jail.
September 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
They are attacking the Police again, at the 'peaceful march'.
Imagine if Pro Palestine supporters did this (they never do), they would all be instantly in jail.
Imagine if Pro Palestine supporters did this (they never do), they would all be instantly in jail.
Absolutely correct, except to say that it matters very much what the motivations were and that we document them.
Because if we have to live through this information warfare, someday an accurate historical record may help our future selves learn from these moments.
A quaint concept these days.
Because if we have to live through this information warfare, someday an accurate historical record may help our future selves learn from these moments.
A quaint concept these days.
It does not matter what motivated the assassin in this case. Trump will use this awful moment as justification to attack anyone — and everyone — who stands up against him, his agenda and the MAGA movement. Indeed, he has already begun to do just that. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/a-lo...
A Long, Hard Week
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Absolutely correct, except to say that it matters very much what the motivations were and that we document them.
Because if we have to live through this information warfare, someday an accurate historical record may help our future selves learn from these moments.
A quaint concept these days.
Because if we have to live through this information warfare, someday an accurate historical record may help our future selves learn from these moments.
A quaint concept these days.
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Extremist murders by ideology, 2013 to 2022. www.pbump.net/o/reassessin...
September 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Extremist murders by ideology, 2013 to 2022. www.pbump.net/o/reassessin...
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Objective data show BBC & ITV bias.
Reform featured in 49 bulletins between January-July 2025
whereas Lib Dems(with 72 MPs) were in 18% of bulletins, with 35.
Reform referenced in nearly 1 in 5 ITV News At Ten bulletins, but 6% for Lib Dems www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
Reform featured in 49 bulletins between January-July 2025
whereas Lib Dems(with 72 MPs) were in 18% of bulletins, with 35.
Reform referenced in nearly 1 in 5 ITV News At Ten bulletins, but 6% for Lib Dems www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
BBC under fresh pressure over extent of Reform UK coverage
Nigel Farage’s party featured in considerably more News at Ten bulletins than Lib Dems over six months, study finds
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Objective data show BBC & ITV bias.
Reform featured in 49 bulletins between January-July 2025
whereas Lib Dems(with 72 MPs) were in 18% of bulletins, with 35.
Reform referenced in nearly 1 in 5 ITV News At Ten bulletins, but 6% for Lib Dems www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
Reform featured in 49 bulletins between January-July 2025
whereas Lib Dems(with 72 MPs) were in 18% of bulletins, with 35.
Reform referenced in nearly 1 in 5 ITV News At Ten bulletins, but 6% for Lib Dems www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
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‘Hyperpartisanship‘ stokes distrust and radicalisation: opponents become “enemies” and those with different worldviews become “traitors”, @katiepruszynski.bsky.social writes for @uk.theconversation.com
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Charlie Kirk and the politics of rhetoric and division
Russia aggression, and the killing of a US political activist and its implications in the weekly world affairs newsletter.
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September 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
‘Hyperpartisanship‘ stokes distrust and radicalisation: opponents become “enemies” and those with different worldviews become “traitors”, @katiepruszynski.bsky.social writes for @uk.theconversation.com
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