Allison Nau
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Allison Nau
@allisonmnau.bsky.social
Date strategist, non-practicing political scientist, Mountain Leader, church elder, and volunteer fitness instructor. American by birth and British by choice. Based on the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.
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p.s. I was sad to learn that Kanders also owns/runs Clarus Corp, which owns Black Diamond #climbing equipment. I won't be buying any more Black Diamond products until the company is no longer owned by an authoritarian tear gas baron.
January 25, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Le Monde’s English edition (I don’t read French) is also pretty good
January 8, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Manda Scott’s Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle.

Well-researched historical fiction about the female tribal warrior who successfully leads a rebellion against Rome as it tries to conquer Britain. Explores loyalty, identity, purpose, leadership, love, faith, and the ethical tensions between them.
December 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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This segment from @maddow.msnbc.com last night does a good job of laying out the logic: effective protests help strengthen and grow the coalition opposed to the administration and, simultaneously, raise the costs of those aligned with Trump. youtu.be/8xnHWD53w60?...
Rachel Maddow: Why protesting against authoritarians matters
YouTube video by MSNBC
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October 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This absolutely nails Ohio, and the different cultural context of each of its major cities.
October 9, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Listened to the episode - but was disappointed that the questions asked and focus seemed to suggest increase in Christianity would lead to greater social conservatism. It would have been good to include a socially liberal Christian counterpoint such as the inclusive church movement.
August 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
For what it is worth, the Claude summary of the article completely missed the discussion around defining bias, and the different biases of the human vs algorithmic decisioning processes
July 31, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I moved to the UK in 2012, and after lots of £ and time spent on various visas etc over the years became eligible and applied for citizenship in 2019.
July 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM