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Dan Williams

@profdanwilliams.bsky.social

Emeritus Professor of Public Affairs, Baruch College CUNY. I study history of public administration, & of performance measurement; forecast methods, & effectiveness; public budgeting, participatory budgeting, & data cleaning.

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Why? I’ve read numerous rationales for why a clearly abusive narcissist who obviously attempted a coup could be elected to the presidency a second time.

How we got here

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12.10.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pedofile can tell which way the wind is blowing. Also, who are n their right mind would trust her judgement as to what is inappropriate?

22.08.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So basically the same shameful deal that Epstein got the first time around

12.08.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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EXCLUSIVE: I Have Ghislaine Maxwell's Security Score, Custody Level, Transfer Code, and Sex Offender Waiver I have reviewed an electronic file that includes some of the information Senator Whitehouse is demanding from the Bureau of Prisons.

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Senator Whitehouse asked the BOP for Ghislaine Maxwells sex offender waiver, custody level, transfer code, and security point score. I have them. She's also been granted the ability to leave the facility for work assignments. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

11.08.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 22739    πŸ” 10752    πŸ’¬ 1601    πŸ“Œ 1117

Broken Windows had been discredited long before Trump became engaged in politics.

12.08.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dan Williams (@profdanwilliams) Who would have guessed that the communism that the Republicans have railed against for the last century would be brought to you by those same Republicans? https://www.wsj.com/economy/the-u-s-marches-...

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12.08.2025 06:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone has their opportunity to make a deal at the crossroads. Few get the benefit.

20.07.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve always thought that pundits were failed journalists or failed political consultants.

20.07.2025 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe Moscow or Mars would be a better choice

20.07.2025 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Remembering the well established understanding of β€œtax expenditures β€œ and the constitutional prohibition on β€œestablishing religion,”ALL tax exemptions for churches should be barred.

08.07.2025 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Like the Atlantic, the times will side with the establishment 9 times out of 10.

07.07.2025 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜I want my vote back’: Trump-voting family stunned after Canadian mother detained over immigration status Family of Cynthia Olivera reconsiders support for president after Ice detained her at green card interview

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More people who are perfectly willing to impose suffering on others, but have second thoughts when it comes to visit them

06.07.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Gaza must be eliminated’: Israel’s airwaves are filled with pro-genocide propaganda | Arwa Mahdawi Here is a collection of 20 of the more outrageous statements by Israeli lawmakers or public figures since 7 October 2023

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β€œNever again β€œ

28.06.2025 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The accretion of power to the president began in the 1890s as an effort to reduce pork barrel spending.

23.06.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rich elites send poor people to their death under the propaganda of patriotism again.

22.06.2025 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He’s not wrong.

13.06.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Voting to establish new voter eligibility rules at this time is stupid. Voter eligibility is not in the top 10,000 issues that matter right now. Voting with the Rs on this topic just helps them continue their misdirection agenda.

05.06.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How many of the β€œno” responses are because he was an insane idiot in the first place?

28.05.2025 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And also a proponent of specious logic.

28.05.2025 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds like assault with a deadly weapon. As usual, the military gets off lightly for what would put a civilian in prison for years.

27.05.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Probably most people do not understand that a larger IRS would mean lower tax rates for honest filers over the long range. Of course it is possible that 33% of the respondents are dishonest filers.

21.05.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In the 1970s you didn’t have to be on the verge of wealthy to own a home. The change is almost completely the effect of Republican tax policy that Democrats failed to stop.

20.05.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The Trump-Supporting Christians Accusing Jews of Antisemitism

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And here it is β€œantisemitism” is no longer about demonizing Jews, it is code for prohibiting any criticism of Israel no matter how vile Israel acts.

20.05.2025 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cooking the books? Fears Trump could target statisticians if data disappoints Proposed rule change could pave way for president to fire economists whose figures prove politically inconvenient

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This is terrifying. Truth could cease to exist.

18.05.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry Don, The Dems have been operating on the candidate’s β€œturn” approach ever since Hilary as if we were giving children the choice for the bed time stories. All 3 of the last candidates were poor choices operating on insider politics. The only reason Biden won was Trump was still fresh.

15.05.2025 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

3/3

One of these authors reportedly recently took his grandchildren swimming in a sewage contaminated creek. The hubris of this article cannot be overstated.

14.05.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2/3 I worked for a local welfare office and a state Medicaid program in the 1970s through the early 1990s. It he vast majority of beneficiaries are people in unfortunate circumstances. The offensiveness of this article written by a bunch of actual malingering ne’r-do-wells cannot be overstated..

14.05.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

1/3 A NYT opinion piece by some of the most privileged people prominent in politics today titled β€œIf you want welfare you must work.” I am not linking it because I don’t want to reward NYT for publishing it. The implication of this title is that people on assistance are malingering ne’r-do-wells.

14.05.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How a popular progressive politician manages to destroy his reputation in less than half a year. Obviously, he doesn’t want to seek higher office.

13.05.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Note β€œof Congress β€œ. This is not the executive’s domain.

09.05.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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