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William Adler

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Professor of Political Science, Northeastern Illinois University. I wrote a book: https://www.pennpress.org/9780812253481/

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · Jan 19

Supreme Court rules 6-3 that it's "whatever Trump says"

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1d

As this story shows, trusting the DHS version of events is a big mistake.

"the video shows an agent turn federal vehicle left into Martinez’s vehicle, after which an agent says, “Do something b----.” The agent then exits the vehicle and shoots at Martinez."

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

This is what voters wanted I guess

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

CHICAGO (AP) — Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital.

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Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

Russell > Magic

William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

You are not wrong

William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

Prosecutor will be replaced and they'll prosecute her like with Comey, I bet

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 1d

Losing loser in the Oval Office loses another one, at least for now.

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

BREAKING

A top prosecutor in Virginia has informed colleagues she plans to decline to seek charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James, resisting intense pressure from President Donald Trump.

Full Story: bit.ly/4mKtzmt

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

Godzilla has thoughts on the Tokyo skyline

William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

Cubs fans complaining is like a rite of passage

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

Being a Bulls fan in the 90s was amazing

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

Entirely possible that the Bulls fumble the ball in the middle there sure

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah Jordan played with Pippen - who was great! - but it definitely wasn't a super team.

Anyway between that and rule changes it's very hard to compare eras altogether

William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a door that says meeting in progress

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a door that says meeting in progress

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

One can argue Jordan might have gotten more rings if he hadn't retired suddenly but of course there's no way to know for certain.

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

Here's why that's bad news for Joe Biden

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 1d

Jake Tapper did a whole interview with Trump by text message? Which means he can't actually confirm it was him. And now everyone's asking even more than before very reasonable questions about the wannabe dictator's health.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

The CNN anchor did not explain how he verified that it was the president — not any of his aides — who authored the written responses to his questions.

He also did not explain whether he’d made any effort to speak with the president by phone, something that has become commonplace for reporters covering the second Trump administration because Trump has maintained use of his personal mobile phone since returning to the presidency and frequently uses it to contact reporters directly.

The president’s purported text message exchange with Tapper was also unusual because Trump is not known to be a frequent user of his phone’s text message capacity.

He also famously eschews email and other written forms of communication and during his first term he openly complained when attorneys working for his administration took notes during meetings.

Trump’s unconventional use of text-based communications to purportedly respond to Tapper comes as questions continue to swirl about the state of his health

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

Tapper is the most credulous man in existence

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

Seems about white

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, so we’re still doing this, I see?

NO REFUGEES**

**except “Afrikaners” - we love those guys. no idea who they are or who qualifies, but love those whi…I mean…guys!

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Trump Administration Is Said to Plan to Cut Refugee Admissions to a Record Low

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

michael jordan is wearing a suit and tie and says stop it

ALT: michael jordan is wearing a suit and tie and says stop it

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Yair Rosenberg @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social · 1d

Yet another poll finding the same thing polls have found for months: 66% of Israelis want to end the war, 69% think Netanyahu should resign either now or after the war. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

but she will *fight* amirite, along with a guy running against MTG (I'm assuming) who will raise a ton and lose by 26 points

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

she will raise a zillion dollars

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

This seems, uh, highly relevant

Xu Xu @xuxupolitics.bsky.social · 1d

Why do authoritarian states charge political opponents with non-political crimes? In our @thejop.bsky.social paper with Jennifer Pan & @yiqingxu.bsky.social, we examine how *Disguised Repression* undermines opponents’ moral authority and mobilization capacity. doi.org/10.1086/7342...

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

As always, it's the Musgrave tweet

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 1d

yes.