@zingherpolisci.bsky.social
Political Scientist. Author of “Political Choice in a Polarized America” @OUP. Dad. Sauna enthusiast. Crossword solver. Powerlifter. Cyclist. ✡️ ∞ Views are mine alone. RT!=endorsement
Orienting and observing, famously woke *and* gay. Incompatible with lethality among our war fighters.
"Hey Pete, don't listen to all the lawyers who tell you this stuff we want to do is illegal and fire them if they object. And hey, don't worry, you won't face any personal repercussions"
He was literally put in this role *because* he's dumb enough not to know better. Who'd be dumb enough to break all those rules that militaries have for good reason? Who's willing to unwittingly assume tons of personal liability? Pistol Pete is your guy!
"Hey Pete, don't listen to all the lawyers who tell you this stuff we want to do is illegal and fire them if they object. And hey, don't worry, you won't face any personal repercussions"
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This is the long and short of it, i think
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The dude is just so dumb.
Even if I was forced to pick a Fox News host to run the DOD, i don't think Hegseth would make my top 3.
He was literally put in this role *because* he's dumb enough not to know better. Who'd be dumb enough to break all those rules that militaries have for good reason? Who's willing to unwittingly assume tons of personal liability? Pistol Pete is your guy!
Hegseth is so grossly unqualified and out of his depth it is almost beyond parody. He's a weekend Fox News host. His one qualification is that he will never say "no" to Trump, and like many people before him, he will find himself holding the bag for The Big Guy in the end.
If American domestic politics have taught us anything, they're bullies and always caught off guard when their targets fight back.
begging them to look just one move down the game tree.
This is the world’s most cursed Mad-Libs
Was not expecting “act of terrorism” to happen at my workplace today, but here we are. Madness
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you cannot be an alcoholic for decades without severely degrading your faculties.
boy, we ordered everything on the menu here.
Congratulations to Professor Christopher Federico @chrispps.bsky.social on receiving the 2026 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate and Professional Education!
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We're so dedicated to the norm of "even handed" coverage of the parties that media outlets have to create a version of Trump that doesn't exist in reality to uphold the norm, because directly quoting him makes him look like a lunatic.
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I feel this trend is getting even worse as Trump has become progressively more uninhibited over the last 15 months.
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We're so dedicated to the norm of "even handed" coverage of the parties that media outlets have to create a version of Trump that doesn't exist in reality to uphold the norm, because directly quoting him makes him look like a lunatic.
Watching Trump become progressively crazier over term two and the media increasingly trying to lift the weight of the world in an effort to sanewash him has been wild. His quotes are lunatic ravings but you'd never know it from the way he's summarized.
The Iran War is yet just another installment in my oft repeated observation: Trump does not pursue policy in the traditional sense, nor does he engage in good faith negotiation. He demands concessions that give him wealth, status, submission, or subservience. I see no strategic goal or plan.
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Big, if true.
Ah yes, what we need is an AI that can translate <checks notes> Dugin into as many languages as possible. How do say "War of Ukrainian Aggression" in Swahili?
America is wild in the sense that 1.) class--however defined--strongly predicts so many outcomes, and 2.) people don't readily self-identify as members of class based groups at nearly the same rate as other comparable counties.
I grew up in Iowa and watch in horror from afar as the state has decided to self-immolate.
While "non-Whites" typically get excluded in analyses of class politics in the US, some of the real action will be what working class Latinos (and others) will do in 2026 and 2028.
I've written a ton about this, and no, holding a college degree is not synonymous with class, and no, White without a degree is not synonymous with working class. This definition doesn't hold among *just* Whites 1/x 👇
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