Dan Nexon
@dhnexon.net
Professor in the Department of Government and the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. New book, The Dynamics of Power Politics, coming in early 2027
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Dan Nexon
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· Oct 4
It has been suggested that i pin this piece, but I never actually posted it myself. So 👇
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NEW from me: The National Association of Evangelicals (along with several other religious groups) are now joining the USCCB in condemning Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth’s plans to publicly execute Nidal Malik Hasan, also saying doing so promotes a “culture of death.”
religionnews.com/2026/10/09/h...
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October 9, 2026 at 7:54 PM
NEW from me: The National Association of Evangelicals (along with several other religious groups) are now joining the USCCB in condemning Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth’s plans to publicly execute Nidal Malik Hasan, also saying doing so promotes a “culture of death.”
religionnews.com/2026/10/09/h...
religionnews.com/2026/10/09/h...
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My man ended USAID, condemning millions to death
elon musk has more empathy for lines of code than a majority of humanity
October 9, 2026 at 10:16 PM
My man ended USAID, condemning millions to death
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The whistle goblins spun back up so fast it was incredible to witness. We're churning out whistles and can get em to you too. linktr.ee/3dwhistles
In case you missed it last night: we are seeing reports all over the country of immigration surges and state violence.
If you need whistles for your community, we will send you 100-3000 3d printed for free, and we will love doing it.
3dwhistles.com
If you need whistles for your community, we will send you 100-3000 3d printed for free, and we will love doing it.
3dwhistles.com
October 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
The whistle goblins spun back up so fast it was incredible to witness. We're churning out whistles and can get em to you too. linktr.ee/3dwhistles
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I am in Cap Haitien interviewing people deported from the United States.
I have been doing this kind of work for almost a decade and it literally does not get more dire than this.
People have lost everything they built in the U.S. and are terrified and have no place to go or way to live.
I have been doing this kind of work for almost a decade and it literally does not get more dire than this.
People have lost everything they built in the U.S. and are terrified and have no place to go or way to live.
October 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I am in Cap Haitien interviewing people deported from the United States.
I have been doing this kind of work for almost a decade and it literally does not get more dire than this.
People have lost everything they built in the U.S. and are terrified and have no place to go or way to live.
I have been doing this kind of work for almost a decade and it literally does not get more dire than this.
People have lost everything they built in the U.S. and are terrified and have no place to go or way to live.
Trump doing his best to make U.S. financial power intolerable to the entire rest of the world.
The Trump administration announced on Friday that it was imposing severe financial sanctions on the International Criminal Court, its latest effort to undermine the global body that seeks to prosecute those accused of war crimes, genocide and other murderous criminal acts.
Trump Administration Hits International Criminal Court With Severe Sanctions
U.S. officials announced the new, sweeping punishments just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize committee gave its annual honor to a former court judge.
nyti.ms
October 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Trump doing his best to make U.S. financial power intolerable to the entire rest of the world.
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New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment.
www.nber.org/papers/w35854
www.nber.org/papers/w35854
October 9, 2026 at 4:54 PM
New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment.
www.nber.org/papers/w35854
www.nber.org/papers/w35854
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I have an idea: Why doesn’t Trump get Putin to stop?
UN Ambassador Mike Waltz on Trump's deal with Putin: "The Ukrainians have been attacking Russian refineries as part of the war. The president has been clear in asking the Ukrainians to stop."
October 9, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I have an idea: Why doesn’t Trump get Putin to stop?
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Inarguably true
Zelenskyy: While our teams are meeting in Florida, US President is having conversation with Kremlin leader responsible for this war. I believe they are simply using our team as a cover...clearly not acting in good faith as a partner. And this, in my view, is a weak decision from strong partners.
October 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Inarguably true
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I'm taking my "Norway's wealth tax didn't reduce tax revenue" victory lap.
October 9, 2026 at 9:54 PM
I'm taking my "Norway's wealth tax didn't reduce tax revenue" victory lap.
A few questions:
1) Under what authority?
2) How is that fuel supposed to get here?
3) Given "American and Global Marketplace" I assume this is just a convoluted way of saying "tariff waiver"?
1) Under what authority?
2) How is that fuel supposed to get here?
3) Given "American and Global Marketplace" I assume this is just a convoluted way of saying "tariff waiver"?
Trump announces that the U.S. will buy Russian oil.
This is just a few weeks after Trump signed the Lindsey Graham Russia Sanctions bill, which authorized him to place 100% tariffs on countries that are the biggest importers of Russian oil/gas.
Are we going to tariff ourselves now?
This is just a few weeks after Trump signed the Lindsey Graham Russia Sanctions bill, which authorized him to place 100% tariffs on countries that are the biggest importers of Russian oil/gas.
Are we going to tariff ourselves now?
October 9, 2026 at 9:51 PM
A few questions:
1) Under what authority?
2) How is that fuel supposed to get here?
3) Given "American and Global Marketplace" I assume this is just a convoluted way of saying "tariff waiver"?
1) Under what authority?
2) How is that fuel supposed to get here?
3) Given "American and Global Marketplace" I assume this is just a convoluted way of saying "tariff waiver"?
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Again, he <doesn't follow laws or court orders> & there is only one solution to this. Every day, more crimes & constitutional violations requiring the people who swore the oaths to Do The Thing.
Yes, it's a Very Bad System. Juan Linz was right about that. He was just wrong about 🇺🇸 exceptionalism.
Yes, it's a Very Bad System. Juan Linz was right about that. He was just wrong about 🇺🇸 exceptionalism.
October 9, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Again, he <doesn't follow laws or court orders> & there is only one solution to this. Every day, more crimes & constitutional violations requiring the people who swore the oaths to Do The Thing.
Yes, it's a Very Bad System. Juan Linz was right about that. He was just wrong about 🇺🇸 exceptionalism.
Yes, it's a Very Bad System. Juan Linz was right about that. He was just wrong about 🇺🇸 exceptionalism.
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America is a joke. I’m not sure what the punchline is.
The FBI plans to award the UFC an exclusive one-year contract to train agents in hand-to-hand combat, bypassing the usual competitive bidding process, MSNOW reports.
The FBI plans to award the UFC an exclusive one-year contract to train agents in hand-to-hand combat, bypassing the usual competitive bidding process, MSNOW reports.
October 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
America is a joke. I’m not sure what the punchline is.
The FBI plans to award the UFC an exclusive one-year contract to train agents in hand-to-hand combat, bypassing the usual competitive bidding process, MSNOW reports.
The FBI plans to award the UFC an exclusive one-year contract to train agents in hand-to-hand combat, bypassing the usual competitive bidding process, MSNOW reports.
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The ultimate irony: a European attempt to discuss recent serious US meddling in European politics, is boycotted at last moment by EU governments due to US meddling against any European attempt to even dare to openly discuss this topic...
www.rapporteur.com/news/eeas-ru...
www.rapporteur.com/news/eeas-ru...
EEAS runs scared of US 'disinformation' debate | Rapporteur
Europe is ready to talk about foreign interference provided it does not have to identify the US as a possible source
www.rapporteur.com
October 9, 2026 at 12:16 PM
The ultimate irony: a European attempt to discuss recent serious US meddling in European politics, is boycotted at last moment by EU governments due to US meddling against any European attempt to even dare to openly discuss this topic...
www.rapporteur.com/news/eeas-ru...
www.rapporteur.com/news/eeas-ru...
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LGM Podcast: Backlash Presidents With Dr. Julia Azari www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/10/lgm-...
LGM Podcast: Backlash Presidents With Dr. Julia Azari - Lawyers, Guns & Money
We were thrilled to be joined by Marquette University political scientist Julia Azari to discuss her fantastic new book Backlash Presidents: From Transformative to Reactionary Leaders in American Hist...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
October 9, 2026 at 9:07 PM
LGM Podcast: Backlash Presidents With Dr. Julia Azari www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/10/lgm-...
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This arbitrary change in terminology—which Trump and other members of his regime have done before—is a well-worn tactic for authoritarians.
It may seem farcical, but that’s actually the point: it’s an intentional farce used to test the subservience of his supporters and the resolve of his enemies.
It may seem farcical, but that’s actually the point: it’s an intentional farce used to test the subservience of his supporters and the resolve of his enemies.
Trump: "The White House considers anyone that uses the term, 'Artificial Intelligence,' as opposed to the highly accepted new and more accurate term, 'Super Intelligence,' THE ENEMY! President DONALD J. TRUMP"
October 8, 2026 at 5:41 PM
This arbitrary change in terminology—which Trump and other members of his regime have done before—is a well-worn tactic for authoritarians.
It may seem farcical, but that’s actually the point: it’s an intentional farce used to test the subservience of his supporters and the resolve of his enemies.
It may seem farcical, but that’s actually the point: it’s an intentional farce used to test the subservience of his supporters and the resolve of his enemies.
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This is Nazi rhetoric, full stop. It's not only a call to instigate a race war in the United States, but it's reminiscent of historic European justifications used to incite pogroms against Jews.
People who say things like this are incredibly dangerous, as there is nothing they won't eventually do.
People who say things like this are incredibly dangerous, as there is nothing they won't eventually do.
Trump is desperately trying to incite a riot before the election so he can declare an emergency
October 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
This is Nazi rhetoric, full stop. It's not only a call to instigate a race war in the United States, but it's reminiscent of historic European justifications used to incite pogroms against Jews.
People who say things like this are incredibly dangerous, as there is nothing they won't eventually do.
People who say things like this are incredibly dangerous, as there is nothing they won't eventually do.
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I think people should listen to what the administration trying to bring back spectacle lynchings, race riots, and middle passage-esque deportation voyages are trying to tell you about themselves. bsky.app/profile/bren...
The news just since I left work:
-A planned livestream of an execution by firing squad
-Trump basically trying to incite a pogrom against Somalis
Nothing mysterious or complicated about what's happening.
-A planned livestream of an execution by firing squad
-Trump basically trying to incite a pogrom against Somalis
Nothing mysterious or complicated about what's happening.
October 8, 2026 at 9:45 PM
I think people should listen to what the administration trying to bring back spectacle lynchings, race riots, and middle passage-esque deportation voyages are trying to tell you about themselves. bsky.app/profile/bren...
One of the things that I appreciate about Ossoff: he's relentlessly on message; repeats himself without any visible hesitancy.
October 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
One of the things that I appreciate about Ossoff: he's relentlessly on message; repeats himself without any visible hesitancy.
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Curtis Yarvin praising Hitler, Peter Thiel ranting nonstop about the Antichrist…and no one asks JD Vance about his deranged gurus?
I’m old enough to remember when we had to talk about Obama’s pastor for a year or so.
www.rawstory.com/jd-vance-cur...
I’m old enough to remember when we had to talk about Obama’s pastor for a year or so.
www.rawstory.com/jd-vance-cur...
JD Vance catches heat after his favorite pseudointellectual praises Hitler again
A right-wing influencer praised by Vice President JD Vance got called out for praising Adolf Hitler – and it's not the first time.The vice president has openly acknowledged neo-reactionary political t...
www.rawstory.com
October 8, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Curtis Yarvin praising Hitler, Peter Thiel ranting nonstop about the Antichrist…and no one asks JD Vance about his deranged gurus?
I’m old enough to remember when we had to talk about Obama’s pastor for a year or so.
www.rawstory.com/jd-vance-cur...
I’m old enough to remember when we had to talk about Obama’s pastor for a year or so.
www.rawstory.com/jd-vance-cur...
I mean that's the goal, right? Make the U.S. a rentier state.
October 9, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I mean that's the goal, right? Make the U.S. a rentier state.
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The audiobook for A WALL IS ALSO A ROAD is low-key blowing up, and it's all because of the incredible narrator Jess Nahikian, who is delivering queer David Attenborough vibes. Here is a delicious sample for you to hear! Get the audiobook wherever they are sold, or check it out from your library!
October 8, 2026 at 4:36 PM
The audiobook for A WALL IS ALSO A ROAD is low-key blowing up, and it's all because of the incredible narrator Jess Nahikian, who is delivering queer David Attenborough vibes. Here is a delicious sample for you to hear! Get the audiobook wherever they are sold, or check it out from your library!
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I will say, I am far from convinced that this is the automatic trick for winning that a lot of people do, but it is important that *somebody* say this stuff in public, because that's the only way we reestablish any kind of societal norms or push the boundaries of acceptability away from this filth.
Between this and the AES debate tonight, it's refreshing to hear this from democrats. I'm glad every question is not treated as an opportunity to pivot to "kitchen table issues," but is instead met with all the reasons why the R is a gigantic piece of shit.
October 9, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I will say, I am far from convinced that this is the automatic trick for winning that a lot of people do, but it is important that *somebody* say this stuff in public, because that's the only way we reestablish any kind of societal norms or push the boundaries of acceptability away from this filth.
It's true that I've been frustrated with Sanders many times over the last decade. But he's someone who updated his foreign-policy views in light of the last... well... fifty years. People like Corbyn and Mélenchon are stuck in 1970s era campism.
un poison qui a flingué la gauche pendant une bonne décennie et qui portera une lourde, lourde responsabilité pour l'arrivée de l'extrême droite au pouvoir l'année prochaine
[ 🇫🇷 FRANCE | 🇨🇳 CHINE | 🇹🇼 TAÏWAN | 🇺🇸 ÉTATS-UNIS ]
🔸Jean-Luc Mélenchon a déclaré que, s’il était élu président, la France ne participerait pas à une guerre aux côtés des États-Unis contre la Chine au sujet de Taïwan, estimant que « Taïwan fait partie de la Chine ».
🔸Jean-Luc Mélenchon a déclaré que, s’il était élu président, la France ne participerait pas à une guerre aux côtés des États-Unis contre la Chine au sujet de Taïwan, estimant que « Taïwan fait partie de la Chine ».
October 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
It's true that I've been frustrated with Sanders many times over the last decade. But he's someone who updated his foreign-policy views in light of the last... well... fifty years. People like Corbyn and Mélenchon are stuck in 1970s era campism.
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jesus christ i have never heard a democratic talk this bluntly about an opponent
Ossoff: "If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club"
October 9, 2026 at 12:03 AM
jesus christ i have never heard a democratic talk this bluntly about an opponent