Frank A. Stengel
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Political sociologist @uni-kiel.de
Non-Resident Fellow @gppi.bsky.social
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Author, THE POLITICS OF MILITARY FORCE (2020)
Co-editor, POPULISM AND WORLD POLITICS (2nd ed. 2025)
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Non-Resident Fellow @gppi.bsky.social
Private account
Author, THE POLITICS OF MILITARY FORCE (2020)
Co-editor, POPULISM AND WORLD POLITICS (2nd ed. 2025)
🏠 https://www.frankstengel.com
https://linktr.ee/frankstengel
America, we're *allies*. Cut out the shit.
January 8, 2026 at 7:04 AM
America, we're *allies*. Cut out the shit.
Erinnert mich an dieses grandiose Titanic-Cover aus den 1990ern oder frühen 2000ern:
December 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Erinnert mich an dieses grandiose Titanic-Cover aus den 1990ern oder frühen 2000ern:
*cough* January 6th *cough*
December 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
*cough* January 6th *cough*
NYT headline misleading, as it is too often. Yes, #Germany constrained its army, yes, #Pistorius is trying to revive it - but he's not trying to abolish the post-1945 constraints. In fact, he's not changing anything meaningful with respect to the post-1945 setup. The only thing he is trying to do
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
NYT headline misleading, as it is too often. Yes, #Germany constrained its army, yes, #Pistorius is trying to revive it - but he's not trying to abolish the post-1945 constraints. In fact, he's not changing anything meaningful with respect to the post-1945 setup. The only thing he is trying to do
So there's an extra tab on the NYC mayoral race in the NXT app but not one on Trump's ongoing campaign to turn the United States into a kleptocratic white supremacist dictatorship? Okay, sure, I guess you gotta have priorities.
November 9, 2025 at 9:40 AM
So there's an extra tab on the NYC mayoral race in the NXT app but not one on Trump's ongoing campaign to turn the United States into a kleptocratic white supremacist dictatorship? Okay, sure, I guess you gotta have priorities.
Zur Erinnerung: Mamdani ist *kein* Sozialist - auch wenn er sich selbst so bezeichnet. Mamdani will niemanden enteignen und die Produktionsmittel verstaatlichen. Die meisten seiner Forderungen sind relativ normal, z.B. freie Kitaplätze.
November 5, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Zur Erinnerung: Mamdani ist *kein* Sozialist - auch wenn er sich selbst so bezeichnet. Mamdani will niemanden enteignen und die Produktionsmittel verstaatlichen. Die meisten seiner Forderungen sind relativ normal, z.B. freie Kitaplätze.
No mention in the headline or teaser of the unprecedented level of corruption this entails, even for Trump.
October 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
No mention in the headline or teaser of the unprecedented level of corruption this entails, even for Trump.
Stumbled across this, and man, this hasn't aged well at all:
October 21, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Stumbled across this, and man, this hasn't aged well at all:
October 21, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Out in December. Mark your calendars.
October 15, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Out in December. Mark your calendars.
Alles richtig gemacht:
October 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Alles richtig gemacht:
Huh, Biden can travel in time. Pretty impressive.
October 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Huh, Biden can travel in time. Pretty impressive.
Deutschland 2025, Symbolbild:
October 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Deutschland 2025, Symbolbild:
I believe it when I see it. At this point I don't think Republicans will abandon Trump over anything.
October 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I believe it when I see it. At this point I don't think Republicans will abandon Trump over anything.
October 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
September 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Really objective analysis of the looming shutdown in the NYT by *checks notes* Newt Gingrich. 🤡
September 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Really objective analysis of the looming shutdown in the NYT by *checks notes* Newt Gingrich. 🤡
And a dark version:
September 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
And a dark version:
Here's another one with Farage:
September 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Here's another one with Farage:
Number 2, with title. Note how Trump's head is covering part of the subtitle - really classy stuff.
September 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Number 2, with title. Note how Trump's head is covering part of the subtitle - really classy stuff.