Mike Habegger
@mikehabegger.com
Ph.D. Political Scientist. College of Liberal Arts, Louisiana Tech University. Social media, democracy, IR&Comp, and global security scholar. #EverLoyalBe Views my own.
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You might say to yourself "this seems like bad politics" which is almost certainly true, but the truth of the matter is that this is who they are. They cannot help themselves. It's White Nationalism and a desire for social dominance all the way to the bottom.
This is an actual post from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth: Praising ICE after Alex Pretti was killed, blaming the Democratic leadership of Minnesota, and writing that ICE is greater/better than Minnesota.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
January 24, 2026 at 11:24 PM
You might say to yourself "this seems like bad politics" which is almost certainly true, but the truth of the matter is that this is who they are. They cannot help themselves. It's White Nationalism and a desire for social dominance all the way to the bottom.
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One of the worst things about this site (& Twitter as well) is something happens and literally within minutes people are doing “where are the Democrats why aren’t the Democrats doing anything”
Schumer won’t do anything until he knows where all 47 members are. It’s how caucuses operate
Schumer won’t do anything until he knows where all 47 members are. It’s how caucuses operate
Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.
January 25, 2026 at 1:12 AM
One of the worst things about this site (& Twitter as well) is something happens and literally within minutes people are doing “where are the Democrats why aren’t the Democrats doing anything”
Schumer won’t do anything until he knows where all 47 members are. It’s how caucuses operate
Schumer won’t do anything until he knows where all 47 members are. It’s how caucuses operate
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When you rely on jambalaya as a gringo during a snowstorm you really have to make sure you made no mistakes.
January 25, 2026 at 12:08 AM
When you rely on jambalaya as a gringo during a snowstorm you really have to make sure you made no mistakes.
@augetoffmygold.bsky.social are you as mad at the refs as I am?
January 24, 2026 at 10:50 PM
@augetoffmygold.bsky.social are you as mad at the refs as I am?
Wow they did it twice in 30 seconds
Just straight up giving the game to the Knicks because the nba needs the Knicks to be good.
I hate referees
January 24, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Wow they did it twice in 30 seconds
Just straight up giving the game to the Knicks because the nba needs the Knicks to be good.
I hate referees
January 24, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Just straight up giving the game to the Knicks because the nba needs the Knicks to be good.
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NYT says ICE shot him in the back:
An “agent aims his own firearm at Mr. Pretti’s back and appears to fire one shot at close range… A third agent unholsters a weapon. Both agents appear to fire additional shots into Mr. Pretti as he lies motionless… At least 10 shots appear to have been fired…”
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An “agent aims his own firearm at Mr. Pretti’s back and appears to fire one shot at close range… A third agent unholsters a weapon. Both agents appear to fire additional shots into Mr. Pretti as he lies motionless… At least 10 shots appear to have been fired…”
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Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Trump’s endless empowerment of federal immigration agents has resulted in yet another senseless killing. This brutal crackdown has to end.
I cannot and will not vote to fund DHS while this administration continues these violent federal takeovers of our cities.
I cannot and will not vote to fund DHS while this administration continues these violent federal takeovers of our cities.
January 24, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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Very much no longer enjoying it
Update: very much enjoying it.
Gonna try to just enjoy this Embiid game
January 24, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Very much no longer enjoying it
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Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
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It's the third quarter and the Sixers have forgotten how to play basketball.
a man in a suit and tie is talking into a microphone while a crowd looks on .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is talking into a microphone while a crowd looks on .
media.tenor.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:43 PM
It's the third quarter and the Sixers have forgotten how to play basketball.
Update: very much enjoying it.
Gonna try to just enjoy this Embiid game
January 24, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Update: very much enjoying it.
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I really think this is an unprecedented level of bullshit in American history. Look, governments lie, our government lies, but this is the kind of stuff a state tries to push when it controls the press and the internet. Nothing could be more discrediting.
January 24, 2026 at 8:39 PM
I really think this is an unprecedented level of bullshit in American history. Look, governments lie, our government lies, but this is the kind of stuff a state tries to push when it controls the press and the internet. Nothing could be more discrediting.
Gonna try to just enjoy this Embiid game
January 24, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Gonna try to just enjoy this Embiid game
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
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Help us, Obi Wan Basketball! You’re our only hope.
President NBA solved the pandemic maybe they can solve this too @kagrox.bsky.social
The NBA has postponed today’s Warriors-Wolves game in Minneapolis.
January 24, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Help us, Obi Wan Basketball! You’re our only hope.
President NBA solved the pandemic maybe they can solve this too @kagrox.bsky.social
The NBA has postponed today’s Warriors-Wolves game in Minneapolis.
January 24, 2026 at 7:49 PM
President NBA solved the pandemic maybe they can solve this too @kagrox.bsky.social
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The NBA has postponed today’s Warriors-Wolves game in Minneapolis.
January 24, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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Welcome to my world!
boy, it's not fun to think back to comparativist political science
This is when the Linz stuff comes to a head. Two competing branches of government with competing claims of legitimacy in open conflict.
January 24, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Welcome to my world!
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The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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This is ok tho
January 24, 2026 at 7:32 PM
This is ok tho
To be fair I said Elizabeth Warren would be in Guantanamo by July so I was a bit more “hysterical” than average.
Everyone who predicted this was deemed to be hysterical and it has turned out in reality to be far far worse
January 24, 2026 at 7:27 PM
To be fair I said Elizabeth Warren would be in Guantanamo by July so I was a bit more “hysterical” than average.