Dustin Wahl

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"Why Support for Political Violence Is Not as High as It May Seem" www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

"the proudest boast of our free speech jurisprudence is that we protect the freedom to express 'the thought that we hate.'"

-- noted leftist Justice Alito

I gave a campus talk last night on Trump's first 100 days for the WUD Society & Politics group. A student asked me if I thought that, at some point, we might start to describe the US as a competitive authoritarian regime. I said that we were already there, it's just that most folks haven't noticed:

“He’s not an autocrat because he won an election” is a world historically stupid take. Read a book!

It's true as a matter of perspective, political violence can be much worse than current levels in the US. But neither is it an irrational panic, it's grounded in the less visible but much more widespread reality that getting bombarded with death threats is much more common now than it used to be.

supreme irony that the party of lincoln is now the party of taney

"What made Omaha a weird city in 2024 was that its diversity was visible. To fix our failing politics, America needs an electoral system that makes our diversity visible everywhere."

Is There Room in American Politics for the Don Bacons of the World? | The Ripon Society Bacon’s success is thanks to strong relationships in his district and his brand as a centrist, opposing his party line just often enough to win over voters ...

I spent last summer in the weirdest city in politics. Omaha voted Democrat for President, Independent for Senate, Republican for House. @leedrutman.bsky.social and I explain why places like that are going away, and what we can do about it, in the latest Ripon Forum. riponsociety.org/article/is-t...

it won't happen automatically. but there is very obviously an opportunity for ambitious types who want to quite literally save the American republic to have their names written in history. crowns are in the gutter waiting to be picked up

I’d be really interested in seeing recruitment and retention data for the National Guard over the next couple of years.

Congress is too old! It's not a mystery why that is! Here is my new report about it!

The whole confederacy is getting in on it.

Proportional representation will bring young people into politics - Protect Democracy In our new report, we argue that the winner-take-all system suppresses participation among young people and limits their opportunities to influence policy.

“American leadership is older today than at any other time in history.” Oscar Pocasangre and @dustinwahl.bsky.social explore the depth of the age divide in a NEW REPORT co-published by @protectdemocracy.org and @newamerica.org protectdemocracy.org/age-divide

bat signal for @fixourhouse.bsky.social

what this makes me think about - with regard to right now - is how so much of the information about Trump and Epstein that’s resonated in recent weeks is old stuff, widely and publicly reported. but a lot of it didn’t break through to lots of ppl in their information environments

Let’s go with both

With Colton's conviction, that makes FOUR pardoned January 6th insurrectionists who have faced charges for solicitation of a minor or child sex abuse of some kind.

"Mr. Murdoch stated that he would take care of it"

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Can we take a moment to appreciate how THAT RIGHT THERE is what, in any other age, would have been a presidency-destroying scandal???

CBS to Cancel ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Citing ‘Financial Decision’ CBS said it planned to cancel Stephen Colbert's Late Show after next season, citing the weakening finances of late night

straightforward Trump appeasement. a bribe from a company wanting regulatory approval variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Earlier today I talked to Andrew Doty and @dustinwahl.bsky.social about the communication ethics of advocating for political reform. A very interesting conversation and a lot of food for thought. Check it out.

www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/video-conver...

Bondi Fires Her Personal Ethics Chief as DOJ Purge Continues Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics adviser, removing the Justice Department’s top official responsible for counseling the most senior political appointees, according to two peopl...

Scoop: Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics chief, Joseph Tirrell. Without explanation, she removes DOJ's career ethics office director who advised the most senior political appointees (such as Todd Blanche, Kash Patel) on conflicts. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

We’re releasing the Epstein Files day one. There are no Epstein Files. Here’s video proof nothing happened. Ok we had to edit it. There are no Epstein Files. There are Epstein Files, but the Democrats made them. Why do you care so much about this Epstein guy? What are “Files”?

Ethical Communications as a Political Reform Practitioner — Project on Ethics in Political Communication On July 15th at 1pm ET, join the Project on Ethics in Political Communication for a Zoom conversation about ethical communications as a political reform practitioner with political reform consultant ...

The Project on Ethics in Political Communication's occasional conversation series is back - on July 15 we're talking about ethics and political reform with Andrew Doty and @dustinwahl.bsky.social.

Details and registration here:
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/ethical...

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s Quiet Radicalism WelcomeFest, held at DC’s Hamilton Hotel on June 4, was the largest post-2024 election gathering to date of self-described centrist Democrats seeking to revive their party’s fortunes.

Hard to overstate how much I respect MGP www.compactmag.com/article/mari...

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in U.S. custody after being illegally deported and will now face criminal charges The courts ordered the administration to facilitate his return after he was deported to El Salvador in violation of a court order.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in U.S. custody after being illegally deported and will now face federal human trafficking charges in Tennessee.