Dr. Danielle Lupton

Security Studies, FPA, Ethics

a man is sitting in the driver 's seat of a convertible car . ALT: a man is sitting in the driver 's seat of a convertible car .

We have reached the point of my cognitive overload that I am now just rewatching True Blood from the beginning again because I need trashy and spooky (it is october afterall) tv.

I like this more than TTPD - which I honestly don’t listen to at all.

I like a couple songs, but it’s overall a miss for me too.

a man in a black shirt is talking to another man . ALT: a man in a black shirt is talking to another man .

Stayed up last night to listen. I mean this with all the love in my heart. There is a reason why we have sabbaticals. It's because even the most talented people need a break to let their creative juices flow and produce good stuff.

I cannot emphasize enough that this administration shouldn’t get 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦 from the Dems until they start obeying the law.

Not. One.

Optics matter: if you want people to turn out next election despite troops in the streets, then show them it matters.

Do your goddamn jobs and hold the line.

homer simpson is standing in front of a pile of bees and says bad bees bad . ALT: homer simpson is standing in front of a pile of bees and says bad bees bad .

Today was a strange day in the classroom. We all got attacked by a very angry wasp, had no other rooms available so ended up piling into the front office, and had the best classroom participation I might have ever had in a class. Kudos to my students for going with the flow.

YouTube video by NBC Chicago Pritzker calls for Trump to be removed from office

BREAKING: Governor Pritzker calls for the removal of Donald Trump as President by invoking the 25th amendment. EVERY governor should stand behind the Illinois governor. Governor Pritzker also cited health concerns for the president. He is clearly not well.

youtu.be/Dt4mrxNWQWs?...

This is so incredible dumb on so many levels that it desperately reminds me of this classic Onion headline:

The incompetence continues to be astounding.

For those following along at home, we've now reached the "DOJ is losing unopposed motions at the DC Circuit" level.

The alleged shooter in Michigan. Weird that Vance and Patel haven’t tweeted out this info. 🤷🏽‍♂️👇🏽

www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Ty Cobb: "The simple theme is rewriting history. Trump wants to rewrite history so the next generation may not know that he incited a violent insurrection... America needs to learn from the mistakes that we've had. And one of the biggest mistakes that America ever had was reelecting President Trump"

This is a spectacular waste of taxpayer resources.

Happy Fall, y’all!

This is exactly what I needed this evening.

Kimmel: "This show is not important. What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this."

This is what happens when you allow the senile grandparent you only have to interact with at Thanksgiving dinner to run your country.

Rid me of this meddlesome priest, Pam! How mob boss Trump sped through all of Watergate in just a single weekend.

"We are watching a Watergate-level presidential scandal unfold basically every day — and they’re happening so quickly and so blatantly it’s nearly impossible to process," writes @vermontgmg.bsky.social in his latest newsletter.

ICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military Flights Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is deporting people to African countries like Ghana on military flights that are nearly un-trackable.

NEW: Air Force jets are doing ICE flights to Africa with transponders turned off, making them nearly un-trackable.

This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.

From me for @rollingstone.com:

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Thanks to Duke PoliSci and TISS for having me out this past week. It was wonderful to connect with faculty and grad students - and to see the old stomping grounds. Kiddo requested I hold the teddy bear for all campus photos.

Must-read; important to interpret recent events in terms of how Trump could turn the US into a competitive authoritarian state where the government abuses its powers to undermine the opposition even as elections continue to be held

spongebob squarepants is laying on the ground with a hammer in his hand and the words `` never mind '' written next to him . ALT: spongebob squarepants is laying on the ground with a hammer in his hand and the words `` never mind '' written next to him .

TFW: you give a research talk to a fabulously engaged audience, have lovely dinner with grad students, and then you fall down the stairs in front of everyone bc your heel breaks

Rep. James Comer @RepJamesComer X.com BREAKING I'm calling on the CEOs of Discord, Steam, Twitch, & Reddit to testify at an Oversight Committee hearing on October 8. The hearing will examine the radicalization of online forum users, including instances of open incitement to commit politically motivated acts. 10:50 AM • 9/17/25 • 301K Views

the Colorado school shooter from the same day that Charlie Kirk was killed posted himself holding his gun on Twitter / X where he followed multiple far right accounts

weird how you wouldn't call on Elon Musk too to testify at an online radicalization hearing

2nd grade teacher told me "good girls wear dresses" (the day after my mom picked me up from school in a flight suit) and forced us to pray in line in a dark classroom before lunch every day.

Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.

Yep...

Scared of what? Doing the jobs to which they were actually elected?

Just looked it up and learned something new!