Brendan Nyhan
Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.
sites.dartmouth.edu/nyhan/
http://brightlinewatch.org
- Kinsley gaffe
- While defending Trump accepting a luxury jet from Qatar, Newsmax host says “I would definitely criticize Joe Biden if he cut the exact same deal” www.mediamatters.org/newsmax/whil...
- Pure know-nothingism. No strategy, no planning, just impulses.
- This is at once obvious, but an important insight. Trump was willing to destroy the global economy bc he didn't consider his rubes to be included among the targets. (Even though he was lecturing them that their daughters could make do with just two dolls.) www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
- Nothing to worry about, just a shady China-affiliated company with zero revenue stuffing millions into Trump's pockets
- Tiny Company With China Ties Announces Big Purchase of Trump Cryptocurrency The firm, which produces content for TikTok, recorded no revenue last year, but it announced this week that a mysterious stock sale would allow it to invest heavily in the $TRUMP memecoin. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/u...
- The regime Trump and his allies see as a model.
- @politico.eu: "The bill says threats to national sovereignty include influencing public opinion, promoting democratic debate, or challenging state-defined values like Christian culture and traditional family roles."
- Shocking how little discussion this gets. So much anti-moderate factional discourse that yada yadda's how you run eight points ahead of the national ticket. Um.
- Well put bsky.app/profile/maxb...
- Now the government can smear you without actually making charges that have to stand up in court
- Ed Martin, the incoming "captain" of DOJ's "Weaponization Working Group," said that he'll "name" and "shame" individuals who committed no criminal conduct in what would be a major departure from longstanding Justice Department protocols. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
- See also our Bright Line Watch survey documenting self-censorship among political scientists brightlinewatch.org/threats-to-d...
- “The lived experience of a scientist right now is terrifying” My colleague Warren Cornwall spoke to @gregggonsalves.bsky.social, @rebekahtromble.bsky.social, @katestarbird.bsky.social and others about “the fear and self-censorship coursing through the nation’s scientific establishment today”. 🧪
- Unprecedented corruption www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u... Unprecedented use of DOJ as a PR apparatus / arm of the White House www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
