Mark Nance
@mnance.bsky.social
Poli Sci prof., Global Governance, Global financial relations, money laundering, illicit markets, and comparative welfare state stuff. Also music, food, and the abysmal state of North Carolina politics. #firstgen
Just had a Super Bowl halftime where the singer:
1) boasts about the poor place he’s from;
2) boosts the value of agriculture;
3) celebrates small town life;
4) highlights the joy of inter-generational celebrations; and
5) promotes marriage.
And tomorrow, the MAGA movement will attack it.
1) boasts about the poor place he’s from;
2) boosts the value of agriculture;
3) celebrates small town life;
4) highlights the joy of inter-generational celebrations; and
5) promotes marriage.
And tomorrow, the MAGA movement will attack it.
February 9, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Just had a Super Bowl halftime where the singer:
1) boasts about the poor place he’s from;
2) boosts the value of agriculture;
3) celebrates small town life;
4) highlights the joy of inter-generational celebrations; and
5) promotes marriage.
And tomorrow, the MAGA movement will attack it.
1) boasts about the poor place he’s from;
2) boosts the value of agriculture;
3) celebrates small town life;
4) highlights the joy of inter-generational celebrations; and
5) promotes marriage.
And tomorrow, the MAGA movement will attack it.
Perhaps the best commentary on bitcoin that I’ve seen to-date.
bitcoin might be the only thing in the world where its cultural value could go up if the people who loved it the most never opened their mouths
February 8, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Perhaps the best commentary on bitcoin that I’ve seen to-date.
Complicity on the part of NBC.
If you are watching the opening ceremony on NBC, you won't hear the boos of JD Vance because NBC cut it. Corporations working to keep Americans in the dark about how unpopular their elected officials are. The White House reposted the censored clip.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Complicity on the part of NBC.
Clearly symbolism meant to reflect economic anxiety.
Last night, Trump posted a video to his social media platform that contained a racist clip showing Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys. It's still up:
February 6, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Clearly symbolism meant to reflect economic anxiety.
www.fox47news.com/news/state/m...
The tool enables Michiganders to report and document concerns about actions taken by federal immigration officers in their neighborhoods. Nessel said the platform collects details, photos and video of those events.
The tool enables Michiganders to report and document concerns about actions taken by federal immigration officers in their neighborhoods. Nessel said the platform collects details, photos and video of those events.
Michigan AG launches tool to track immigration agents amid controversy
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a new online tool Wednesday that allows residents to report alleged misconduct by federal immigration agents.
www.fox47news.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:44 PM
That silence you hear is the sound of hypocrisy on the part of #ncgop leaders who just a year ago were arguing that the feds should have NO SAY WHATSOEVER in elections b/c they’re purely the domain of states. Maybe they’re in the process of reconsidering.
President Donald Trump restated a call Tuesday for federal control over election administration across the country, undermining the structure outlined in the Constitution that empowers states to run elections. ncnewsline.com/2026/02/03/r... By @fischler.bsky.social #ncpol
Trump doubles down on calling for the feds to take over elections despite US Constitution • NC Newsline
President Donald Trump restated a call Tuesday for federal control over election administration across the country, undermining the structure outlined in the Constitution that empowers states to run e...
ncnewsline.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:14 AM
That silence you hear is the sound of hypocrisy on the part of #ncgop leaders who just a year ago were arguing that the feds should have NO SAY WHATSOEVER in elections b/c they’re purely the domain of states. Maybe they’re in the process of reconsidering.
Please read. Please circulate. Please contact your elected reps. This is shocking.
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Please read. Please circulate. Please contact your elected reps. This is shocking.
I’m fairly certain that in my 17 years at NC State that I’ve seen exactly two protests. This is not a campus of radicals or activists. Both protests have been in the last month, targeting ICE and its illegal, thuggish tactics.
January 31, 2026 at 1:03 PM
I’m fairly certain that in my 17 years at NC State that I’ve seen exactly two protests. This is not a campus of radicals or activists. Both protests have been in the last month, targeting ICE and its illegal, thuggish tactics.
I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
Today, Luke Farrell (@lukef.bsky.social) explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.
January 29, 2026 at 2:43 AM
So much making healthy again.
(CNN) - The fast-growing measles outbreak in South Carolina is now the largest in the United States since the disease was declared eliminated in this country more than two decades ago.
@cnn.com
www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/h...
@cnn.com
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January 28, 2026 at 2:04 PM
So much making healthy again.
Looking forward to calling my NC reps’ offices tomorrow to express my thoughts regarding their complicity in the execution of Alex Pretti. And for the record, I intend to call them all. Because Rs and Ds alike ought to find this unacceptable.
*Henry Cuellar (TX)
*Don Davis (NC)
*Laura Gillen (NY)
*Vicente Gonzalez (TX)
*Jared Golden (ME)
*Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA)
*Tom Suozzi (NY)
*Don Davis (NC)
*Laura Gillen (NY)
*Vicente Gonzalez (TX)
*Jared Golden (ME)
*Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA)
*Tom Suozzi (NY)
January 25, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Looking forward to calling my NC reps’ offices tomorrow to express my thoughts regarding their complicity in the execution of Alex Pretti. And for the record, I intend to call them all. Because Rs and Ds alike ought to find this unacceptable.
Reposted by Mark Nance
Thinking today of Jimmie Lee Jackson.
“On February 18, 1965, while unarmed and participating in a peaceful voting rights march in his city, he was beaten by troopers and fatally shot by an Alabama state trooper. Jackson died eight days later in the hospital.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_...
“On February 18, 1965, while unarmed and participating in a peaceful voting rights march in his city, he was beaten by troopers and fatally shot by an Alabama state trooper. Jackson died eight days later in the hospital.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_...
Murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 25, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Thinking today of Jimmie Lee Jackson.
“On February 18, 1965, while unarmed and participating in a peaceful voting rights march in his city, he was beaten by troopers and fatally shot by an Alabama state trooper. Jackson died eight days later in the hospital.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_...
“On February 18, 1965, while unarmed and participating in a peaceful voting rights march in his city, he was beaten by troopers and fatally shot by an Alabama state trooper. Jackson died eight days later in the hospital.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_...
Reposted by Mark Nance
Love to see it.
Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]
Gourmet Magazine
Gourmet is a worker-owned publication about food and the people who make and consume it.
gourmetmagazine.net
January 14, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Love to see it.
Would you rather: NATO or this illustrious club?
Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monetary policy decisions: Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
January 12, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Would you rather: NATO or this illustrious club?
Just insane.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Just insane.
Reposted by Mark Nance
Great @jeffcolgan.bsky.social analysis of Trump's return to petro-imperialism, for @goodauth.bsky.social
goodauthority.org/news/trump-m...
goodauthority.org/news/trump-m...
Trump made a clear choice: return to petro-imperialism
Trump made a clear choice: return to petro-imperialism. To understand what just happened in Venezuela, look at oil politics and U.S. foreign policy.
goodauthority.org
January 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Great @jeffcolgan.bsky.social analysis of Trump's return to petro-imperialism, for @goodauth.bsky.social
goodauthority.org/news/trump-m...
goodauthority.org/news/trump-m...
Today seems a good day to unveil my theory that Trump II has us living in a re-boot of the 1980s: increasing great power competition, “greed is good,” drug cartels are the biggest threat to national security, and it’s ok to openly invade Latin American countries.
January 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Today seems a good day to unveil my theory that Trump II has us living in a re-boot of the 1980s: increasing great power competition, “greed is good,” drug cartels are the biggest threat to national security, and it’s ok to openly invade Latin American countries.
Venezuela this morning. Threatening Iran, while Rubio is chomping at the bit to go into Cuba. Congress had steadily abdicated its war powers even before this Congress gave up its powers over anything. 2026 is going to be a violent one.
January 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Venezuela this morning. Threatening Iran, while Rubio is chomping at the bit to go into Cuba. Congress had steadily abdicated its war powers even before this Congress gave up its powers over anything. 2026 is going to be a violent one.
“Tell us, old man: what did the end of the US-led global order look like?”
Me:
Me:
December 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“Tell us, old man: what did the end of the US-led global order look like?”
Me:
Me:
Hey, AI, give me an example of the resource curse.
The A.I. Boom Is Driving the Economy. What Happens if It Falters? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/b...
The A.I. Boom Is Driving the Economy. What Happens if It Falters? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/b...
November 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Hey, AI, give me an example of the resource curse.
The A.I. Boom Is Driving the Economy. What Happens if It Falters? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/b...
The A.I. Boom Is Driving the Economy. What Happens if It Falters? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/b...
I hope I never forget the revolting feeling of standing at the front of a classroom, warning students that they should carry evidence of immigration status or citizenship, and helping them understand how to respond if federal agents try to kidnap them or their friends off the street.
#ICE
#ICE
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I hope I never forget the revolting feeling of standing at the front of a classroom, warning students that they should carry evidence of immigration status or citizenship, and helping them understand how to respond if federal agents try to kidnap them or their friends off the street.
#ICE
#ICE
I’d add that Dems also need to decide who they are, and for whom they are, independent of Trump. Yesterday’s results are another example of Trump’s utter lack of coattails. There’s good reason to think, with a little help from a healthy opposition party, Trumpism goes away with Trump.
The future for Dems is not progressive or moderate. It is not “either or.” It is “and”. It is being a big enough party to produce candidates who will move the majority of voters to support and vote for them….while all the while sharing a commitment to the party’s core values.
November 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I’d add that Dems also need to decide who they are, and for whom they are, independent of Trump. Yesterday’s results are another example of Trump’s utter lack of coattails. There’s good reason to think, with a little help from a healthy opposition party, Trumpism goes away with Trump.
For the producers and consumers of research out there: I’m teaching my grad seminar on Global Illicit Economies in the spring. I like to assign whole books. If you’ve published a book recently (or know of one) that fits the topic (broadly defined), I’d love to consider it!
November 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
For the producers and consumers of research out there: I’m teaching my grad seminar on Global Illicit Economies in the spring. I like to assign whole books. If you’ve published a book recently (or know of one) that fits the topic (broadly defined), I’d love to consider it!
OUTRAGEOUS NEWS!!
Far-left anti-ICE protestor uses mustard gas against fed…
What’s that? Not gas?
Just….mustard?
Oh.
Far-left anti-ICE protestor uses mustard gas against fed…
What’s that? Not gas?
Just….mustard?
Oh.
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
OUTRAGEOUS NEWS!!
Far-left anti-ICE protestor uses mustard gas against fed…
What’s that? Not gas?
Just….mustard?
Oh.
Far-left anti-ICE protestor uses mustard gas against fed…
What’s that? Not gas?
Just….mustard?
Oh.