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Josh Zingher

@zingherpolisci.bsky.social

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Political Scientist. Author of “Political Choice in a Polarized America” @OUP. Dad. Sauna enthusiast. Crossword solver. Powerlifter. Cyclist. ✡️ ∞ Views are mine alone. RT!=endorsement

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · Mar 28

The Trump Administration is trying to forge a personalist authoritarian regime and honestly the conditions for success are there. However, they're *way* out over their skis at the moment. Their pure recklessness is making their path to success way harder 1/x

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 5h

“Make sure it’s skim milk. There are children watching”

Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 5h

We used to have a pretty active TPUSA chapter until one of the officers got doxxed as a prominent online Nazi, which stall their momentum.

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 5h

Fake image is probably the wrong phrasing, but it is an out of context photo that is actually a father and son.

Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 6h

Pets.com school of veterinary medicine

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 9h

this is a fake image.

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 14h

I will personally lead the Connor Lamb apology tour on behalf of the citizens of Pennsylvania.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

FOX: Do you think Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize?

FETTERMAN: If this sticks. I think the whole point of having a Nobel Peace Prize is for ending wars and promoting peace. And if he brings the Ukrainian war to its end, I will be the Democrat leading the committee for his Nobel Prize Peace.

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 1d

Would love to hear Trump opine on the distinction between Muslims and Arabs.

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 1d

He definitely didn’t write this post.

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 1d

I gotta say, his track record minus Brady is not doing his legacy any favors. Should’ve quit while he was ahead.

Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 1d

We ordered a couple pairs of window blinds that shipped from overseas (Vietnam I think) that have been MIA at customs for the last month. Turns out, we get an email from the company blaming the delay on the end of the de minimis exemption.

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for the dumb and dishonest interpretation of my post.

Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 1d

From your lips to god’s ears.

Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 1d

The “iconoclastic professor” bit always collapses down to pure, gutter racism in the end, doesn’t it? The British Charles Murray

Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 1d

TRUMP HOLDS ROUNDTABLE WITH EASTER BUNNY, SANTA CLAUS, AND THE TOOTH FAIRY. MAKES LEWD COMMENT ABOUT TOOTH FAIRY'S APPEARANCE AND WANTS TO KNOW "WHAT SHE DOES WITH ALL THOSE TEETH?"

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 1d

He has 4x as many ex wives as he does hits.

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 1d

I, for one, like eating more than racism.

Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 1d

I have no idea what's in the Epstein files, and I suspect they're probably less revealing than the buildup they're getting, but hammering Mike Johnson on them at every opportunity is good politics. Maybe they are so bad Johnson is actively hiding.

Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 1d

Jeffries says Dems "have made clear privately and publicly" to Mike Johnson that Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) must be sworn in.

"Why the delay?" he asks. "Does it have anything to do with Republicans continuing effort to hide the Epstein files from the American people?"

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 1d

Pregnant women from South America famously come here to rabble rouse.

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 1d

AND *you're* biased if you point this out

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 1d

and most people's tax money is taken directly out of their paycheck. You have to file to get your return.

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 1d

observationally equivalent

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 1d

Trump 2.0 is a lesson in power. Trump's real power stems from the ability to warp collective reality to suit his purposes. He's bent our perceptions to the point where major media outlets are credulously going along with his "Blue cities under siege" framing. 1/3

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 1d

Like, you can go to Chicago or Portland or DC and see people out walking their dogs or getting coffee and just going about their days with your own eyes, and yet a decent part of the country thinks they're war zones. It's the wildest shit. Trump has been disfigured reality, and that's real power.

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 1d

Real power is telling people not to believe their lying eyes and they actually go along with it. No ideology is can escape reality indefinitely, but it has been wild to see how successful he's been in getting people to go along with a narrative that you could charitably describ as bullshit 2/3

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