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@seanilling

Writer @ Vox. USAF veteran. Failed professor. Email: [email protected]

Washington, DC
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Joined February 2011
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Oct 13

    In which I sum up why smart, informed people are so worried about the trajectory of American democracy.

    18 replies 31 retweets 73 likes
  2. Retweeted
    8 hours ago

    "Death is the secret teacher that is hiding in plain sight.” A beautiful interview with Buddhist teacher via

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  3. 24 hours ago

    I was a struggling academic with a foot in journalism and took a chance on me. He’s the reason I’m at and I love what I do. Eternally grateful.

    Who is a person (not counting family) that opened doors for you in your career when they didn’t have to? Anytime is a good time to show gratitude!
    3 replies 5 retweets 59 likes
  4. Dec 8

    This dude likes his racism overt.

    Diversity is not our strength. Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban, “Mixing cultures will not lead to a higher quality of life but a lower one.”
    1 reply 2 retweets 11 likes
  5. Retweeted
    Dec 8

    David Patrikarakos talked to 's about ISIS, Russia, and how social media is changing the way wars are fought around the globe.

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  6. Dec 8

    Dude is too stupid to recognize that this isn't an achievement.

    MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
    2 replies 15 retweets 52 likes
  7. Retweeted
    Dec 8

    War in 140 characters: how social media is reshaping conflict in the 21st century

    1 reply 24 retweets 27 likes
  8. Retweeted
    Dec 6

    Fixed

    2,288 replies 141,236 retweets 289,250 likes
  9. Retweeted
    Dec 7

    "The mere fact that two people are talking together in a room where a lawyer is present doesn’t automatically make it a privileged conversation."

    18 replies 98 retweets 267 likes
  10. Dec 7

    I used to be young.

    2 replies 1 retweet 12 likes
  11. Dec 7

    I've got a pol theory PhD, so I'm right in the middle of these worlds. But this is stupid. The social sciences tell us how the world we've built works. The humanities show us how it ought to work. This is a weird and dumb hot take.

    humanities > social sciences
    4 replies 4 retweets 12 likes
  12. Dec 7

    If all of the evidence, taken together, doesn't constitute collusion, then collusion is a rhetorical unicorn that cannot possibly happen in three-dimensional space.

    4 retweets 9 likes
  13. Dec 7

    Am I the only one who doesn't give a shit that Trump slurred some words? On the list of things about which I'm concerned, that's somewhere below "he's insane" and somewhere above "his hair is absurd."

    Trump slurs words during speech on Israel
    2 replies 2 retweets 9 likes
  14. Retweeted
    Dec 7

    Revisiting Trump in his own words tonight: "I'll go backstage before a show....[N]o men anywhere. I'm allowed to go in because I'm the owner..... You know, they're standing there w/ no clothes. You see these incredible-looking women.... I sort of get away with things like that."

    514 replies 7,591 retweets 10,568 likes
  15. Dec 7

    “What would men be without women? Scarce, sir...mighty scarce.” - Mark Twain

    1 reply 1 retweet 10 likes
  16. Dec 7

    When this guy starts making sense, we’ve crossed the event horizon.

    When I grew up, the FBI were the good guys, and the Soviet Union were the bad guys. I watch today, and they tell me the FBI are the bad guys, and Russia are the good guys. Such bullshit.
    2 replies 9 retweets 25 likes
  17. Dec 7

    Hey, you know what can kiss my ass? That Lexus commercial where paint-by-number aristocrats swap SUVs for Christmas. If you don’t hate that, we’re probably not super close.

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    Dec 7

    Happy Hour! with

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  19. Retweeted
    Dec 7

    9 legal experts on why Trump Jr. can't hide behind attorney-client privilege

    15 replies 51 retweets 80 likes
  20. Retweeted
    Dec 7

    An incredibly important and powerful Q&A by with an extremely wise Buddhist teacher and caregiver

    1 reply 19 retweets 27 likes
  21. Retweeted
    Dec 7

    A Buddhist teacher on what the living can learn from the dying

    2 replies 27 retweets 53 likes

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