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Adam Rodger, a historian.

@adamrodger.bsky.social

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PhD, University of Kansas 2024. Historian of Russia and the Soviet Union, civil war and revolution, 1930s European political history, history of empire, communism, nationalism, fascism, and migration. Good thing none of THAT is relevant anymore!

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Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 9h

Trying to think of right-wing sci-fi authors who might come close, and not coming up with much. Ender's Game? Who owned Peter and Valentine's blogging platform where they wrote blog posts so logical that the whole world fell in line?

Easily the most off anyone ever was about internet discourse.

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10h

There are many good science fiction novels. Not a single one that I have read delivers a happy vision of the future in which aged right-wing billionaires control the media.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.

And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.

No more.

My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

www.youtube.com

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Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 1d

Gotcha, thanks!

Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 1d

Hot damn!

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 1d

GASP

Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 1d

In "The Naked Socialist," Paul Skousen argues that the Pharaohs of Egypt were socialists because they used force to enact their will. I was told it would be a rigorous academic rebuttal to Marx, and that it was not.

Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 1d

I'm confused; is the senator saying that the narrative that Ukrainian youth wanted to be European was propaganda pushed by Americans? Implying that the Ukrainian youth did *not* want to be European? I must be misunderstanding him, because I can't imagine how that could be Putinist propaganda.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

Trump’s agents have detained innocent American citizens and residents, from children asleep in their homes to an Alderman’s staffers.

All demanding proof of citizenship, without probable cause, with only the victim’s skin color as a reason.

This isn't about crime or safety.

Border Patrol Agents Detain 2 City Employees During ‘Lawless’ Little Village Raids, Ald. Rodriguez Says

“These federal agents are operating lawlessly, demonstrating utter disregard for our constitutional rights,” Ald. Mike Rodriguez (22nd Ward) said.

news.wttw.com

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Marcelius Braxton @marceliusb.bsky.social · 2d

There are no circumstances where human beings should be without food. There are no qualifications that make someone undeserving of access to food. If you are a human being, you should get food. I don’t care about ability, job status, legal status, or anything else. If people are hungry, feed them.

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erika @yeeeerika.bsky.social · 2d

this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread

atlantic article screenshot
headline: no one knows how big pumpkins can get
sub head: a decade ago, the worlds heaviest pumpkin weighed 2,000 pounds. now the 3,000 pound mark is within sight
by yasmin tayag

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Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 6d

Ymmv. I definitely was ready to show up to things at a moment's notice, and often did, but a) never faced social consequences for not showing up at things, and b) that's pretty fundamentally different from "consistently suggesting we should go hang out."

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Micah @rincewind.run · 7d

notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?

anyway that’s why these events are important

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Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 7d

The US government is not only a state sponsor of terrorism; they ARE the terrorists.

Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 7d

It makes one wonder if police presence is what causes a lot of violence in the first place 🤔

Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 9d

Won't share your secrets with people you know, at least; everything you tell it is stored somewhere, though, on a server owned by Google or OpenAI or whoever else. They can still use it if they decide to.

Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 10d

Literally the only reason I would ever want to meet Elon Musk is for him to introduce himself and then to say "Oh, the PayPal guy, right?"

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Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 13d

He shuts down after saying plenary, but he gets through this just fine?

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 13d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/Autz5f8

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 17d

The wet thud of my bloodied forehead slamming into the desk for an hour. Why, Jack? Why do you think "Antifa" was present in Weimar Germany? What reasonable conclusion might you draw from that about the present moment?

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 17d

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 17d

I mean, he's right, that campaign is very much ongoing, and it needs to be /more/ organized and systemized, because "their duties" are fucking evil.

Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 18d

Gym "teacher" always felt like a pretty generous term to me.

Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 18d

My first thought too, definitely in my top 5 SMBCs.

Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 18d

AMAZING: Nearly 12 thousand people braved the war-ravaged streets of Portland, presumably dodging molotov cocktails and machine gun fire, as they ran in the Portland Marathon this past weekend. No casualties have been announced, but this is a developing story.

www.kptv.com/video/2025/1...

Nearly 12K people participate in Portland marathon

Nearly 12,000 people tuned out for the Portland Marathon last weekend.

www.kptv.com

Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 18d

Yeah, no, I was... like 90% joking, 10% cautiously hoping, I guess? I appreciate the clarifying anyway, thanks for everything you're doing.

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Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 18d

Luckily, as someone who has no money invested in AI, I'll remain unaffected by that, right?

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Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 18d

The only times I ever regret deleting twitter is when you just know these guys have some sheepish little reply saying "yeah okay I was wrong, but still!"

Adam Rodger, a historian. @adamrodger.bsky.social · 20d

Who's the short skinny guy you photoshopped Gaffigan's head onto?