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Daniel Drezner
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Political science professor, academic dean, writer, podcaster, shaker of hands with Mel Brooks — you know, the usual kinks.

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Daniel W. Drezner is an American political scientist. He is known for his scholarship and commentary on international relations and international political economy.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · Feb 6
Sigh. We fucking warned you.
V Paul Musgrave ® @profmusgrave Around the department: Americanists: how bad can it be really? Comparativists: dictatorship, purges International relations: nuclear war 2017-01-12, 9:18 AM 708 Retweets 944 Likes Paul Musgrave @profmusgrave • 2017-01-12 Replying to @profmusgrave Americanists: haha but seriously IR and comparative: who is joking t189 © 194 L Jacob T. Levy @jtlevy • 2017-10-10 Replying to @profmusgrave Theorists: "We will go and view the city of tyranny, and once more take a look into the tyrant's soul." 01 Daniel W. Drezner @ @dandrezner • 2017-01-12 Political theorists: oh, so now you want to talk to us, do you? Paul Musgrave @@profmusgrave Around the department: Americanists: how bad can it be really? Comparativists: dictatorship, purges International relations: nuclear war L789 • 236

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 59m
There's a lot going on right now but I decided to write about Rob Reiner. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/rob-reiner...
Rob Reiner R.I.P.
A legend leaves too early.
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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 3h
Could it be, in answer to the question posed in the opinion section of the NYT this morning, that having an inexperienced and unqualified diplomatic team is…not good? As the research shows….
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dandrezner.bsky.social Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 4h
Look, I suppose stranger things have happened in world politics — but not that many stranger things. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 4h
Look, I suppose stranger things have happened in world politics — but not that many stranger things. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

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Mike Rosenwald @mikerosenwald.bsky.social · 4h
He was a familiar byline in Newsweek and The Washington Post for decades, explaining the intricacies of economic policy in reader-friendly vernacular. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/b...
Robert Samuelson, Award-Winning Economics Columnist, Dies at 79
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Huck! The Herald Angels Sing! @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 9h
this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Jan W. Mueller, Daniel W. Drezner , and 2 more

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Axios @axios.com · 13h
The White House today unveiled a new AI-focused "Tech Force," in an apparent attempt to pick up the pieces after Musk's DOGE swept through the federal government and wiped out existing tech expertise.
Trump turns to Big Tech for AI government workforce
The White House is trying to pick up the pieces after Elon Musk's DOGE.
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Reposted by Daniel W. Drezner, Michael J. Taylor, David Waldstreicher

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d
Happy Hanukkah, the holiday where we celebrate the defeat of a large cosmpolitan empire by a small determined group of militant religious fanatics

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d
Um… is Josh Allen okay? Pretty sure CBS just caught him hurling on the sidelines.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d
Just thinking back to when Michelle Obama said that school kids should eat more vegetables and the entire conservative establishment lost its fucking mind.

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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 1d
i am once again asking who the "leftist extremists in the faculty lounge" shaping democratic party priorities are, and what policies it is that they are instituting
“This sense that Democrats lost touch with the middle class and the poor in favor of the cultural elite is a real problem,” said Podesta. “My shorthand is, we used to be the party of the factory floor, and now we’re the party of the faculty lounge. That’s not a California problem. It’s an elitist problem.” While Podesta isn’t backing anyone yet in the 2028 presidential contest, he praised Newsom for his efforts to not only buck Trump but the “leftist extremists” in the Democratic party.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d
Trump: We’re building an arc like the Arc de Triomphe. It will be like the one in Paris but it blows it away.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump on the shooting at Brown University: “Things can happen”

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d
Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 1d
Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.

Praying for his full & speedy recovery.

And so deeply inspired by his example.
bnonews.com BNO News @bnonews.com · 1d
WATCH: Bystander disarms active shooter at Bondi Beach in Sydney

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d
1. BREAKING

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is referring to the Bondi Beach massacre as a “targeted attack on Jewish Australians,” and says that “an attack on Jewish Australians is an attack on every Australian.”

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d
At least 11 people were killed by gunmen who targeted a Jewish celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday. Follow live updates.
Live Updates: Police Say Jewish Community Targeted in Deadly Sydney Attack
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the shooting on Bondi Beach a terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community during a Hanukkah celebration. At least one gunman is dead and another is in custody.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2d
“Commercial breaks were largely filled with spots from direct-response advertisers, including the dietary supplement SuperBeets.

“Viewers of of the telecast on WCBS, the CBS flagship in New York, saw a commercial for Chia Pet, the terra-cotta figure that sprouts plant life after a few weeks.”
bristei.bsky.social Brian Steinberg @bristei.bsky.social · 2d
Major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall telecast Saturday, moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring an interview with Erika Kirk.

Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand

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Big Advertisers Appear Wary of CBS News’ Bari Weiss Town Hall Format
Many major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall format moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring a conversation with Erika Kirk
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 2d
Say what now.
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An American nuclear device disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains during a covert mission. After losing it 60 years ago, the U.S. government still refuses to acknowledge that anything ever happened.
How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas?
A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d
An American nuclear device disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains during a covert mission. After losing it 60 years ago, the U.S. government still refuses to acknowledge that anything ever happened.
How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas?
A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about.
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Red Sox @redsox.com · 2d
Sending our love to Brown.
Our Red Sox family is thinking of everyone at Brown University tonight. This act of violence has shaken a cherished part of our New England community. We’re with the students, the faculty, their loved ones, and all who are feeling the weight of tonight.

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Dana Stevens @thehighsign.bsky.social · 2d
Everything about the shooting at Brown is horrific & should make America ashamed of the slaughterhouse we’ve become. But I’m especially holding in my heart the parents who were eagerly planning for their kids to get home for break. Getting them holiday gifts. Planning to cook their favorite meals.