Connor Dufort
@ex-con.bsky.social
Waiting for you to finish so I can talk
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The "unitary executive theory" is a fancy name for a strategy used by authoritarians worldwide, rebranded for the US. It’s a legal blueprint for a power grab, and my new article explains how it turns the law itself into a tool for undermining democracy:
How to Dismantle a Democracy, Legally
The unitary executive theory is a masterclass in autocratic legalism.
open.substack.com
July 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The "unitary executive theory" is a fancy name for a strategy used by authoritarians worldwide, rebranded for the US. It’s a legal blueprint for a power grab, and my new article explains how it turns the law itself into a tool for undermining democracy:
My poster is ready to go from 1:30-4:30PM. Come and say hi and let’s talk about monocyte derived macrophages! #glia2025 #gliameeting
July 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
My poster is ready to go from 1:30-4:30PM. Come and say hi and let’s talk about monocyte derived macrophages! #glia2025 #gliameeting
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pillhead wrecks federal government, academia, and entire american soft power apparatus
May 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
pillhead wrecks federal government, academia, and entire american soft power apparatus
This was the email sent to every non-white recipient of a F31 fellowship in my PhD program yesterday afternoon. The specific grant in question here is a cutting-edge Alzheimer’s disease study that has nothing to do with DEI.
May 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This was the email sent to every non-white recipient of a F31 fellowship in my PhD program yesterday afternoon. The specific grant in question here is a cutting-edge Alzheimer’s disease study that has nothing to do with DEI.
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i absolutely do believe that the nba is rigged on some level. just look at the game that's on right now. all the refs are there. the ball's obviously just been inflated. the goals are set up. there's a knicks logo on the floor. they've been planning to play this game for days
May 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
i absolutely do believe that the nba is rigged on some level. just look at the game that's on right now. all the refs are there. the ball's obviously just been inflated. the goals are set up. there's a knicks logo on the floor. they've been planning to play this game for days
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But it can’t bring back my son
Samsung’s latest stick vac can alert you to calls and text messages
Samsung’s latest stick vac can alert you to calls and text messages
Can I call you back after the rinse cycle?
buff.ly
March 30, 2025 at 6:36 AM
But it can’t bring back my son
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when my zojirushi sings to me i do a magical dance to turn tiny like a paramecium and ride the burst of steam upwards and around the kitchen like a wandering cloud
March 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
when my zojirushi sings to me i do a magical dance to turn tiny like a paramecium and ride the burst of steam upwards and around the kitchen like a wandering cloud
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when an american electronic appliance chirps at me: I did not invite you to speak. I despise you. I wish to destroy you
when a japanese appliance chirps at me: You are my little friend. You are my companion in the journey of life
when a japanese appliance chirps at me: You are my little friend. You are my companion in the journey of life
March 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
when an american electronic appliance chirps at me: I did not invite you to speak. I despise you. I wish to destroy you
when a japanese appliance chirps at me: You are my little friend. You are my companion in the journey of life
when a japanese appliance chirps at me: You are my little friend. You are my companion in the journey of life
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democrats won’t admit it, but my family’s economic outlook has gotten a LOT better since Trump took office. but what do i know? i don’t have a fancy economics degree, i’m just a regular guy who runs an airplane scrapyard
February 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
democrats won’t admit it, but my family’s economic outlook has gotten a LOT better since Trump took office. but what do i know? i don’t have a fancy economics degree, i’m just a regular guy who runs an airplane scrapyard
Discovering this wasabi salt is already the highlight of 2025
February 2, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Discovering this wasabi salt is already the highlight of 2025
Fight song is so powerful that I’m going to cry
January 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Fight song is so powerful that I’m going to cry
Everyone loved flight fm last year but let’s not forget this joy O banger youtu.be/ThaTKXGXHKE?...
Joy Orbison x Overmono - Bromley
YouTube video by XL Recordings
youtu.be
January 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Everyone loved flight fm last year but let’s not forget this joy O banger youtu.be/ThaTKXGXHKE?...
Let’s jam
N4tee - Shineye Dub
YouTube video by DEEPROT
youtu.be
January 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Let’s jam
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rip jimmy carter you were very old for my entire life
December 29, 2024 at 9:07 PM
rip jimmy carter you were very old for my entire life
I’m just popcorning: a platonic form of gooning where you watch entertaining tv
December 18, 2024 at 2:03 AM
I’m just popcorning: a platonic form of gooning where you watch entertaining tv
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December 18, 2024 at 1:48 AM
Not saying the drone thing is a hoax but I was informed about it by a septuagenarian produce wholesaler from Pittsburgh
December 18, 2024 at 1:50 AM
Not saying the drone thing is a hoax but I was informed about it by a septuagenarian produce wholesaler from Pittsburgh
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i spent a month investigating how republicans could cut off access to trans healthcare for most americans, and how democrats can likely stop them — but it’s unclear if they will.
tw: president of wpath warning of mass suicides
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
tw: president of wpath warning of mass suicides
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Will Democrats Let the GOP Gut Trans Health Care?
Donald Trump and Republicans may try to ban funding to companies that perform trans health care. Some fear Democrats won't stop them.
www.rollingstone.com
December 10, 2024 at 1:39 PM
i spent a month investigating how republicans could cut off access to trans healthcare for most americans, and how democrats can likely stop them — but it’s unclear if they will.
tw: president of wpath warning of mass suicides
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
tw: president of wpath warning of mass suicides
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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1. The conventional explanation for food deserts—that these places are too poor or too rural to generate enough spending on groceries, or too Black to overcome racist corporate redlining — fail to grapple with a key fact: food deserts didn’t used to exist. My new piece in The Atlantic.
The Mystery of Food Deserts
They didn’t materialize around the country for no reason. Something happened.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:06 PM
1. The conventional explanation for food deserts—that these places are too poor or too rural to generate enough spending on groceries, or too Black to overcome racist corporate redlining — fail to grapple with a key fact: food deserts didn’t used to exist. My new piece in The Atlantic.
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RIP Will Cullen Hart. I love Olivia Tremor Control and Black Foliage is one of the rare albums that legitimately changed my life the first time I heard it
November 30, 2024 at 1:52 AM
RIP Will Cullen Hart. I love Olivia Tremor Control and Black Foliage is one of the rare albums that legitimately changed my life the first time I heard it
Nate Yarnell played fine in relief, it’s hard to blame this loss on anything but the coaching.
November 16, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Nate Yarnell played fine in relief, it’s hard to blame this loss on anything but the coaching.