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Aviel Roshwald
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History Professor.

Comparative study of nationalism.

Latest book—Occupied: European and Asian Responses to Axis Conquest, 1937-1945 (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2023)
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Aviel Roshwald is an American historian and professor of history at Georgetown University.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · Oct 10
I’m a history professor focusing on 20th-century Europe, with a particular interest in the comparative history of nationalism and of responses to Nazi aggression. My most recent book is Occupied: European and Asian Responses to Axis Conquest, 1937-1945 (Camb. Univ. Press, 2023).

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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 10h
Deeply saddened that heroic National Guard Spc. Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia has died.

Praying for her family and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe as he valiantly battles for his life.

Together we must find a way to better protect those patriots who bravely defend and serve our nation.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 10h
Yes, sadly.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 16h
Trump regime presses for a Migrantrein Europe.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on ‘Mass Migration,’ Document Says
www.nytimes.com

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 18h
This from a regime that is sacrificing children’s lives on the altars of anti-vaxx mania and anti-immigrant family-separation rituals.
mollyploofkins.bsky.social Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 22h
VP JD Vance stood before a crowd and tried to falsify history, claiming Christians ended widespread mass child-sacrifice practices among Native Americans

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Amanda Weaver @amandaweavernovels.com · 18h
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 19h
Ex-National Guard Major General William Enyart: “This deployment of the National Guard into the cities of America is a misuse of a vital national resource. We are not trained to be law enforcement agencies.”

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 21h
Aaaarrgghh!

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 21h
Why would anyone in their right mind begin a sentence with “as well“?

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 21h
Also: Don’t mention the War!

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 21h
“You want good things for Macfadyen’s Guiteau. But you also know that he’s far too delusional, and too fond of taking things that aren’t his, to ever achieve them. You’ve met wannabes like this. Most of them currently work for your president. It’s not good.”

www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
Watch 'Death By Lightning' this Thanksgiving or go to hell
SFGATE columnist Drew Magary on Netflix's presidential miniseries.
www.sfgate.com

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 21h
No one at all should be allowed to repeat the line about Trump being the most ____ piece of _____ in the history of the American presidency.

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 22h
‘Merica: Where ICE can haul anyone it likes off the street, but Butterball Turkey has a free hotline you can call.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

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Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 22h
VP JD Vance stood before a crowd and tried to falsify history, claiming Christians ended widespread mass child-sacrifice practices among Native Americans

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 1d
Now we understand why he never has heard of anything Trump has said or done.

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DrJX1555 @drjx1555.bsky.social · 1d
Keystone Kash Vows to Track Down National Guard Shooter WHO IS ALREADY in CUSTODY

www.thedailybeast.com/keystone-kas...
Keystone Kash Vows to Track Down National Guard Shooter Already in Hospital
The embattled FBI director found himself embarrassingly out of the loop during a news conference on the shooting of National Guard members.
www.thedailybeast.com

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alternet.org @alternet.org · 1d
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made several revealing admissions about the stressful and chaotic nature of his job, according to a recent New York Times report.The Times' Annie Karni wrote in a Wednesday article that Johnson turned what was meant to be an easy interview with a friendly podcast h...
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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 1d
The people whose values are irreconcilably alien to this nation and whose sentiments are fundamentally unpatriotic are those in charge of the current regime.
volts.wtf David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d
An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.

Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
ICE Detained an 18-Year-Old U.S. Citizen. This Is His Story.
YouTube video by The Hometown Holler
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Drew Flanagan Ph.D @drewflanaganphd.bsky.social · 1d
I've got a book coming out in April (available for preorder) on the civilizing mission of France in post-WWII Germany and its links to the emergence of European unity. Check it out!

lsupress.org/978080718678...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d
An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.

Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
ICE Detained an 18-Year-Old U.S. Citizen. This Is His Story.
YouTube video by The Hometown Holler
youtu.be

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 1d
Live Updates: National Guard Member Shot Near White House www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Live Updates: National Guard Member Shot Near White House
www.nytimes.com

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d
BREAKING: Two National Guard members have been shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says.
Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says
Two National Guard soldiers were shot Wednesday near the White House and their conditions aren’t immediately known, according to a law enforcement official not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.Emergency vehicles were seen responding to the area.
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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 1d
Use AI and graduate straight to hell.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1d
Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 1d
Witless Witkoff is Talleyrand minus a brain.

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 1d
My interview with @eldiario.es :
On how far-right groups like VOX introduce issues historically associated with the left. “The perception of economic & social stagnation opens the door to messianic narratives,” www.eldiario.es/1_c30a91?utm...
Vox se disfraza de obrero en el sur de Madrid
La extrema derecha se lanza a por el voto del sur de Madrid con un discurso sobre vivienda que carga contra los fondos inmobiliarios extranjeros y las políticas de Ayuso y que encarna su nuevo portavo...
www.eldiario.es

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 1d
Do his supporters really begrudge him a little self-care after all he has done to this nation?

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
America First? Some Trump Supporters Worry That’s No Longer the Case.
www.nytimes.com

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 1d
I preferred Our Man in Havana.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 1d
I still think Trump ought to be arranging for construction of a pyramid.
aaronvandorn.bsky.social Aaron van Dorn @aaronvandorn.bsky.social · 1d
"A death-haunted Trump is fed a steady stream of AI-generated news and polls while he focuses 100% of his efforts on building a ballroom that would dwarf the rest of the White House while navigating a series of accellerating and hidden health crises" is my take on the current situation.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 1d
Don’t forget that Friday is You’re Welcoming Day.

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Aaron van Dorn @aaronvandorn.bsky.social · 1d
"A death-haunted Trump is fed a steady stream of AI-generated news and polls while he focuses 100% of his efforts on building a ballroom that would dwarf the rest of the White House while navigating a series of accellerating and hidden health crises" is my take on the current situation.