Tyler P. Yates
@reluctantcitizen.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Political Science SUNY Morrisville | Horror Movie Enthusiast | Animal Preferrer | Political Violence Researcher | Views My Own
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The professor at the Naval academy calling out an admiral. The judge in Wisconsin refusing to hold court. Greg in IT at Social Security forcing DOGE to literally drag him from his chair. American heroes showing true bravery while Senators shrug saying "what do you want us to do, we're scared"
April 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The professor at the Naval academy calling out an admiral. The judge in Wisconsin refusing to hold court. Greg in IT at Social Security forcing DOGE to literally drag him from his chair. American heroes showing true bravery while Senators shrug saying "what do you want us to do, we're scared"
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This ridiculous deflection is such a non sequitur.
Due process is what distinguishes us as a people from the monsters who do commit heinous crimes. If there’s no due process, we’re a society that can just lynch people on an accusation, with no need to get it right.
Due process is what distinguishes us as a people from the monsters who do commit heinous crimes. If there’s no due process, we’re a society that can just lynch people on an accusation, with no need to get it right.
KARL: Do they have any due process at all?
HOMAN: Due process -- what was Laken Riley's due process?
(That's a "no")
HOMAN: Due process -- what was Laken Riley's due process?
(That's a "no")
March 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This ridiculous deflection is such a non sequitur.
Due process is what distinguishes us as a people from the monsters who do commit heinous crimes. If there’s no due process, we’re a society that can just lynch people on an accusation, with no need to get it right.
Due process is what distinguishes us as a people from the monsters who do commit heinous crimes. If there’s no due process, we’re a society that can just lynch people on an accusation, with no need to get it right.
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This is the kind of advice given to people traveling to adversarial regimes, fyi.
We should now assume that phones will be inspected and data stolen on travelling to the US.
If you can, use a burner for travel. If not logout/remove social apps and email.
If you can, use a burner for travel. If not logout/remove social apps and email.
I was also asked to hand over my phone for inspection. It was claimed the inspection would be cursory, but I was given a pamphlet that suggested otherwise. I also handed over various papers I had brought to bolster my case to travel, including institutional sponsorship, and IDs.
March 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is the kind of advice given to people traveling to adversarial regimes, fyi.
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You're not overreacting
March 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You're not overreacting
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American civil society is full of abject cowards, that is the issue. The government is a mafia state but it is winning because most American elite institutions are devoid of anything resembling integrity and are folding rather than stand on principles that were little more than marketing.
March 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
American civil society is full of abject cowards, that is the issue. The government is a mafia state but it is winning because most American elite institutions are devoid of anything resembling integrity and are folding rather than stand on principles that were little more than marketing.
Any Trump/Musk opposition figures talking to the media should consistently be describing them as “weird” and “corrupt”. They hate it because that framing works against them.
March 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Any Trump/Musk opposition figures talking to the media should consistently be describing them as “weird” and “corrupt”. They hate it because that framing works against them.
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just a reminder that we shouldn’t be disappearing ANY people to El Salvadoran prison camps, whether they have been convicted or even accused of crimes or not
March 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
just a reminder that we shouldn’t be disappearing ANY people to El Salvadoran prison camps, whether they have been convicted or even accused of crimes or not
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Good. Austria excluded the far-right from the coalition, and now, Romania didn't let the far-right candidate stand in the elections. Democracy doesn't mean that all sorts of politics is legitimate. It's also about drawing the line between what is legitimate and what is not legitimate.
🇷🇴 Romania
Politico: U.S. Trump administration has been pressing Romanian officials to allow pro-Russian far-right candidate Călin Georgescu to stand in May’s vote.
Frontrunner Georgescu is blocked from the presidential race
Musk reacted on X saying: “This is crazy.”
www.politico.eu/article/far-...
Politico: U.S. Trump administration has been pressing Romanian officials to allow pro-Russian far-right candidate Călin Georgescu to stand in May’s vote.
Frontrunner Georgescu is blocked from the presidential race
Musk reacted on X saying: “This is crazy.”
www.politico.eu/article/far-...
Far-right frontrunner Călin Georgescu blocked from Romanian presidential race
U.S. Trump administration has been pressing Romanian officials to allow him to stand in May’s vote.
www.politico.eu
March 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Good. Austria excluded the far-right from the coalition, and now, Romania didn't let the far-right candidate stand in the elections. Democracy doesn't mean that all sorts of politics is legitimate. It's also about drawing the line between what is legitimate and what is not legitimate.
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This is a very important story. It is also important to understand that this is how ICE operates. They disappear people. Family members and lawyers often cannot get information from ICE about where inmates are located and they cannot contact them. It has been this way for a long time.
NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Says Advocates
Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too.
zeteo.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This is a very important story. It is also important to understand that this is how ICE operates. They disappear people. Family members and lawyers often cannot get information from ICE about where inmates are located and they cannot contact them. It has been this way for a long time.
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Let's be really really clear. The Trump admin chose a Palestinian activist as the target of its first lawless political detention precisely BECAUSE they believe that will split the opposition.
If you shrug at the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil, or worse, cheer it on, you're following Trump's script.
If you shrug at the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil, or worse, cheer it on, you're following Trump's script.
March 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Let's be really really clear. The Trump admin chose a Palestinian activist as the target of its first lawless political detention precisely BECAUSE they believe that will split the opposition.
If you shrug at the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil, or worse, cheer it on, you're following Trump's script.
If you shrug at the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil, or worse, cheer it on, you're following Trump's script.
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Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.
re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
March 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.
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Historian here:
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
March 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Historian here:
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
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Epstein is dead now so Trump would be looking for a replacement
February 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Epstein is dead now so Trump would be looking for a replacement
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Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
February 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
The banning of DEI does not mean we do not speak up and fight against racism, sexism, ableism, and other forms of identity based discrimination.
Attacking DEI has emboldened ghouls in our country to openly discriminate. This moment demands we actively fight for the soul of America.
Attacking DEI has emboldened ghouls in our country to openly discriminate. This moment demands we actively fight for the soul of America.
February 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The banning of DEI does not mean we do not speak up and fight against racism, sexism, ableism, and other forms of identity based discrimination.
Attacking DEI has emboldened ghouls in our country to openly discriminate. This moment demands we actively fight for the soul of America.
Attacking DEI has emboldened ghouls in our country to openly discriminate. This moment demands we actively fight for the soul of America.
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Lets put this in "business" terms.
If you have an arm of your firms that costs $50k to operate, but it produces $500k in profits, and you cut it, you don't save $50k, you lose $450k.
By cutting billions, they have the potential to reduce future growth by the trillions.
If you have an arm of your firms that costs $50k to operate, but it produces $500k in profits, and you cut it, you don't save $50k, you lose $450k.
By cutting billions, they have the potential to reduce future growth by the trillions.
Please stop saying it saved money until you understand the value of what was cut. They are downsizing, and if the stuff getting cut had real value, its not a saving.
DOGE says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that
February 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Lets put this in "business" terms.
If you have an arm of your firms that costs $50k to operate, but it produces $500k in profits, and you cut it, you don't save $50k, you lose $450k.
By cutting billions, they have the potential to reduce future growth by the trillions.
If you have an arm of your firms that costs $50k to operate, but it produces $500k in profits, and you cut it, you don't save $50k, you lose $450k.
By cutting billions, they have the potential to reduce future growth by the trillions.
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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I’m going to be blunt. I read the Wurman/Barnett op-ed again. It’s hackery by amateur historians who misstate the legal history and twist their own argument, seemingly unable to decide whether text, intent, or original meaning is what matters. It’s not scholarly. And they should be ashamed of it.
February 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I’m going to be blunt. I read the Wurman/Barnett op-ed again. It’s hackery by amateur historians who misstate the legal history and twist their own argument, seemingly unable to decide whether text, intent, or original meaning is what matters. It’s not scholarly. And they should be ashamed of it.
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This bombshell investigation from yesterday with six bylines is already off the NYT homepage.
Behind the scenes on how Senator Tillis flipped to support Hegseth amid threats of retaliation from Trump. Give it a read.
🎁 Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u...
Behind the scenes on how Senator Tillis flipped to support Hegseth amid threats of retaliation from Trump. Give it a read.
🎁 Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u...
February 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This bombshell investigation from yesterday with six bylines is already off the NYT homepage.
Behind the scenes on how Senator Tillis flipped to support Hegseth amid threats of retaliation from Trump. Give it a read.
🎁 Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u...
Behind the scenes on how Senator Tillis flipped to support Hegseth amid threats of retaliation from Trump. Give it a read.
🎁 Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u...
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From the New Yorker
February 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
From the New Yorker
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I want @schumer.senate.gov, Gillibrand, Riley, Hochul, and each one of my Democrat elected representatives to know that the seething rage among their constituents is going to be directed at them as much as at Musk/Trump/Vance/the GOP if they do not get their shit together quickly
February 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I want @schumer.senate.gov, Gillibrand, Riley, Hochul, and each one of my Democrat elected representatives to know that the seething rage among their constituents is going to be directed at them as much as at Musk/Trump/Vance/the GOP if they do not get their shit together quickly
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Adams must go. And if Governor Hochul won't do it, she should step aside in favor of a leader who will
This letter, from now-resigned prosecutor Danielle Sassoon to Pam Bondi, is worth reading in full. Simply put, there is no non-corrupt reason for dismissing Eric Adams’ case. The Trump DOJ is itself obstructing both justice and the rule of law.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Read Danielle Sassoon’s Letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi
Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s acting U.S. attorney, writes to Attorney General Pam Bondi, refusing to drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Adams must go. And if Governor Hochul won't do it, she should step aside in favor of a leader who will