Frank A. Stengel
@frankstengel.com
Political sociologist @uni-kiel.de Non-Resident Fellow @gppi.bsky.social Private account Author, THE POLITICS OF MILITARY FORCE (2020) Co-editor, POPULISM AND WORLD POLITICS (2nd ed. 2026) 🏠 https://www.frankstengel.com https://linktr.ee/frankstengel
What is going on with the #ICE concentration camps (I am deliberately using that term) is truly sickening. Any democratic government needs to call the #Trump administration out for these human-rights violations.
One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention
My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.
thenation.com
Criticize ICE online, and the federal government may build a dossier on you. One Reddit user has faced six months of investigation, two subpoenas, and a grand jury. No charges have been filed. I worked at DHS. THIS. ISN’T. NORMAL. It’s one of five stories you should know.
Saturday Covfefe: The Government Would Like a Word About Your Post
Federal dossiers, institutional fear, and five stories getting buried beneath the next outrage.
livingitwitholiviatroye.com
There is no bottom: Todd Blanche confirmed as attorney general in narrow Senate vote after tough fight - The Washington Post
Senate narrowly approves Todd Blanche as AG, capping tough confirmation fight
The early-morning 50-49 vote grants President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense lawyer a full stint as the head of the Justice Department, which has been rocked by vacancies and controversies.
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AI-written police reports! What could go wrong? www.techdirt.com/2026/07/30/a... (Reports about cops morphing into frogs, for one thing)
1. This New York Post cover: “Thousands of 9/11 families demand Mamdani be banned from 25th-Anniversary” is a brazen lie. How do I know? I interviewed the organizer of the petition.
Ngl, I'm gonna be very disappointed if they didn't deepfake @carlomasala1.bsky.social|s voice for this.
Frank A. Stengel@frankstengel.com · last mo.I just realized that apparently there is an (open access) audio book version of my book. This must be an AI reading it because I certainly didn't. 🫣
I just realized that apparently there is an (open access) audio book version of my book. This must be an AI reading it because I certainly didn't. 🫣
The Politics of Military Force: Antimilitarism, Ideational Change, and Post-Cold War German Security Discourse
<I>The Politics of Military Force </I>examines the dynamics of discursive change that made participation in military operations possible against the background of German antimilitarist culture. Once c...
fulcrum.org
The Islamic Republic of Japan is a menace not just to the State of Japan but to global society!!1! 😡😡😡
Shocked Amaze
Alt: Japanese PM Takaichi Sanae sitting in a mustard-gas-colored easy chair in the White House surrounded by plated-gold applications, clearly living her best life and not at all uncomfortable and/or mildly annoyed. Like, zero.
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More bad stuff is coming out about the guy with an SS-Totenkopf tattoo? I'm shocked. Who could have seen this coming? apnews.com/article/grah...
Democrats begin pulling Platner endorsements after Maine candidate faces sexual assault allegation
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner denied the allegation, but said he would be considering next steps for his campaign.
apnews.com
The symbolism is a little on the nose, if you ask me.
Video Skydiver crashes into rodeo crowd in Northern California
Dramatic images show a skydiver crashing into a crowd during opening night at a rodeo. The American flag he was flying with appears to get caught in a tree, sending him onto a tent.
abcnews.com
White House Mocks Paltry Attendance At Democrats’ Great American State Fair https://theonion.com/white-house-mocks-paltry-attendance-at-democrats-great-american-state-fair/
Just a quick reminder, in case you missed it, that my book "The Politics of Military Force" is still availabe open access. So if you're interested in German security policy, Critical Security Studies, www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...
The Politics of Military Force: Antimilitarism, Ideational Change, and Post-Cold War German Security Discourse
<I>The Politics of Military Force </I>examines the dynamics of discursive change that made participation in military operations possible against the background of German antimilitarist culture. Once c...
fulcrum.org
Waas?! Das, was die Populismusforschung sechon länger sagt, stimmt? Wer hätte das ahnen können! www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/schw...
Wie der Pakt mit den Rechtspopulisten Schweden verändert hat
Was passiert, wenn Parteien die Brandmauer nach rechts einreißen? In Schweden zeigt sich das lehrbuchhaft.
sueddeutsche.de
Great news, everyone: My book "The Politics of Military Force: Antimilitarism, Ideational Change, and Post-Cold War German Security Discourse" is now available open access: www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...
The Politics of Military Force: Antimilitarism, Ideational Change, and Post-Cold War German Security Discourse
<I>The Politics of Military Force </I>examines the dynamics of discursive change that made participation in military operations possible against the background of German antimilitarist culture. Once c...
fulcrum.org
Great news, everyone: My book "The Politics of Military Force: Antimilitarism, Ideational Change, and Post-Cold War German Security Discourse" is now available open access: www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...
The Politics of Military Force: Antimilitarism, Ideational Change, and Post-Cold War German Security Discourse
<I>The Politics of Military Force </I>examines the dynamics of discursive change that made participation in military operations possible against the background of German antimilitarist culture. Once c...
fulcrum.org
For no particular reason: I may or may not have just donated a few bucks to the @splcenter.org in honor of Todd #Blanche. If you have something to spare: www.splcenter.org/support-us/?...
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Ein neuer Tag, ein neuer Zugausfall. IC von Hamburg nach Rostock wird in Lübeck ausgesetzt, weil - pause for effect - die Lok woanders gebraucht wird. Ich werde ab jetzt alle Reisen auf das beschränken, was unvermeidlich ist. Bahnfahren ist mittlerweile wie Lotto spielen. #bahn
Nicht noch ein Podcast sagt ihr? Doch!Und zwar DEFCON 4, der brandneue Podcast zur internationalen Politik mit @meibauir.bsky.social, @frankstengel.com, @malteriemann.bsky.social und mir. Produziert vom einzigartigen @therealmampfi.bsky.social. Hört mal rein: open.spotify.com/show/48hA7TG...
Iran, Trump und die Frage, was von der US-Demokratie noch übrig bleibt
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Done & done. DefCon 4 - Der Podcast zur internationalen Politik mit @gloefflmann.bsky.social, @meibauir.bsky.social, @malteriemann.bsky.social und @frankstengel.com jetzt auch bei Apple Podcasts. Weitere Podcatcher sollten in den nächsten Tagen folgen. podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/d...
Iran, Trump und die Frage, was von der US-Demokratie noch übrig bleibt
Podcast-Folge · DefCon 4 - Der Podcast zur internationalen Politik · 22. April · 47 Min.
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_ATTH_@atth.bsky.social · 4mo agoich hätte es ja "die mitigier-vier" genannt, höre es mir aber dennoch gerne an wenn es außerhalb von spotify verfügbar wird.
🚨 Podcast Alert - Raise to DEFCON-4 🚨 In der Premierenfolge unseres neuen Podcasts diskutieren @gloefflmann.bsky.social @frankstengel.com @malteriemann.bsky.social und ich den Iran-Krieg, Trump, und das Siechtum der 🇺🇸 Demokratie. Hört mal rein: 👉 open.spotify.com/show/48hA7TG...
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Carlo "Realism, Gedankenfetzen und Rants" Masala@carlomasala1.bsky.social · 4mo agoFür nen Piloten ganz ok. Bis zu @sicherheitspod.de Niveau noch viel Luft nach oben. Aber gebt dem Nachwuchs eine Chance. Folge- und Hörempfehlung ✊😇 @meibauir.bsky.social @malteriemann.bsky.social @frankstengel.com @gloefflmann.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4YRi...
Gestern Zug verspätet, heute fällt er komplett aus. Pendeln läuft.
A huge day for #Europe and a huge defeat for Trump and Putin. Orban concedes election. Tisza party could get a 2/3 majority. Hungarians also seem sick of Orban's anti-Ukraine policies.
Hungary election live: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian election after 16 years in power
Long-serving prime minister beaten by opposition after early results showed clear lead
theguardian.com
Know what Orbán did when he knew he lost? He congratualted the winner. Just saying. #January6th
Hungarian opposition ousts Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power
Péter Magyar’s Tisza party wins election as prime minister concedes defeat, in result likely to reshape ties with EU
theguardian.com
“There’s nobody that’s better, smarter or a better leader than Viktor Orbán. He’s fantastic" (Trump).
Hungarian opposition ousts Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power
Péter Magyar’s Tisza party wins election as prime minister concedes defeat, in result likely to reshape ties with EU
theguardian.com