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@isbi.bsky.social
Fragments of historical research, people and events, I write about Southeast Europe, World War II on the margins; medieval studies and urban history
'How many veterans have you deported? ' wasn't on my Bingo card, to be honest.
December 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
'How many veterans have you deported? ' wasn't on my Bingo card, to be honest.
I'm looking for literature on cities during civil wars, such as those in #Beirut, #Damascus, or #Sarajevo. I am interested in historical sociology, microhistory, and military history. #History #War #CivilWars #Sociology #UrbanHistory
December 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I'm looking for literature on cities during civil wars, such as those in #Beirut, #Damascus, or #Sarajevo. I am interested in historical sociology, microhistory, and military history. #History #War #CivilWars #Sociology #UrbanHistory
The New York Times writes that the US spends $2.7 billion daily on defense needs; this, they write, buys indolence, sluggishness, and a sense of false security.
December 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
The New York Times writes that the US spends $2.7 billion daily on defense needs; this, they write, buys indolence, sluggishness, and a sense of false security.
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This wildly tacky World Cup draw is a grimly fascinating preview of what happens if the aesthetics of fascism finally get their way.
December 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This wildly tacky World Cup draw is a grimly fascinating preview of what happens if the aesthetics of fascism finally get their way.
Please, once again, I ask for help in collecting the materials published so far; my friend needs them for work on a study. #Ukrainian sources would be especially helpful. #Ukraine #UkrainianChildren #RussianWarCrimes #UkraineWar
I need sources that provide detailed accounts of campaign of kidnapping and deportation of Ukrainian children from the occupied territories to Russia; NGO reports, lawsuits in Ukrainian courts, monitoring reports. I kindly ask #Ukrainians on this network to help me gather data. Thank you! #Ukraine
December 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Please, once again, I ask for help in collecting the materials published so far; my friend needs them for work on a study. #Ukrainian sources would be especially helpful. #Ukraine #UkrainianChildren #RussianWarCrimes #UkraineWar
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I think I would probably care a lot more about the National Security Strategy if we had an administration that actually cared about acting in line with their own stated policies
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I think I would probably care a lot more about the National Security Strategy if we had an administration that actually cared about acting in line with their own stated policies
I need sources that provide detailed accounts of campaign of kidnapping and deportation of Ukrainian children from the occupied territories to Russia; NGO reports, lawsuits in Ukrainian courts, monitoring reports. I kindly ask #Ukrainians on this network to help me gather data. Thank you! #Ukraine
December 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I need sources that provide detailed accounts of campaign of kidnapping and deportation of Ukrainian children from the occupied territories to Russia; NGO reports, lawsuits in Ukrainian courts, monitoring reports. I kindly ask #Ukrainians on this network to help me gather data. Thank you! #Ukraine
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Putin is agitating for war with Europe.
December 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Putin is agitating for war with Europe.
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The right's now hegemonic argument that cocaine is actually a chemical weapon and that mere suspicion of having it on your boat justifies an order to kill everyone aboard is astoundingly insane
December 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The right's now hegemonic argument that cocaine is actually a chemical weapon and that mere suspicion of having it on your boat justifies an order to kill everyone aboard is astoundingly insane
#Putin once again threatens Europe; he says #Russia is ready; a narcissistic criminal, so preoccupied with his place in history that he will be remembered as a generational loser. #Ukraine #UkraineWar
December 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
#Putin once again threatens Europe; he says #Russia is ready; a narcissistic criminal, so preoccupied with his place in history that he will be remembered as a generational loser. #Ukraine #UkraineWar
There is increasing information in the media that the #Trump administration has given Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro an ultimatum to leave the country or face a U.S. military intervention. #Venezuela 🇻🇪
December 2, 2025 at 6:52 AM
There is increasing information in the media that the #Trump administration has given Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro an ultimatum to leave the country or face a U.S. military intervention. #Venezuela 🇻🇪
Invoking "color revolutions" as a boogeyman like this really goes to show how much these guys have cooked their brains on Russian propaganda specifically.
Sen. Eric Schmitt: "This is the language of a color revolution where you're calling on military men and women to disobey orders."
December 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
November 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
#Ukraine has carried out drone attacks on tankers of Russia's 'Shadow Fleet' in the Black Sea; facilitating such attacks on Russian operations could be the Western response to Russia's asymmetric warfare against Europe. #Russia #UkraineWar
November 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
#Ukraine has carried out drone attacks on tankers of Russia's 'Shadow Fleet' in the Black Sea; facilitating such attacks on Russian operations could be the Western response to Russia's asymmetric warfare against Europe. #Russia #UkraineWar
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Ordering no quarter, as Hegseth effectively did, isn't a newfangled modern war crime. It was understood as a crime as far back as the Revolutionary War. Washington threatened to do reprisals over it. The bad guy in 'The Patriot' is (very loosely) based off a British officer who was notorious for it.
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Ordering no quarter, as Hegseth effectively did, isn't a newfangled modern war crime. It was understood as a crime as far back as the Revolutionary War. Washington threatened to do reprisals over it. The bad guy in 'The Patriot' is (very loosely) based off a British officer who was notorious for it.
Did Pete #Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, directly order the commission of war crimes? #WarCrimes #Trump #Law
November 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Did Pete #Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, directly order the commission of war crimes? #WarCrimes #Trump #Law
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“Do not be afraid,” said Frog. “I will be with you on the sled. It will be a fine, fast ride. Toad, you sit in front. I will sit right behind you.”
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“Do not be afraid,” said Frog. “I will be with you on the sled. It will be a fine, fast ride. Toad, you sit in front. I will sit right behind you.”
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The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
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Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
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Russians are literally writing US foreign policy, they have more power projection in DC than in Kyiv LMAO
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Russians are literally writing US foreign policy, they have more power projection in DC than in Kyiv LMAO
#Ukraine will probably not become a NATO member. Other modalities of credible security guarantees are more viable.
Credibility is important because the Russians are good at reading bluffs. #Russia #UkraineWar
Credibility is important because the Russians are good at reading bluffs. #Russia #UkraineWar
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
#Ukraine will probably not become a NATO member. Other modalities of credible security guarantees are more viable.
Credibility is important because the Russians are good at reading bluffs. #Russia #UkraineWar
Credibility is important because the Russians are good at reading bluffs. #Russia #UkraineWar
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You have to wonder what happens to UK government tax and housing strategies if it turns out that property prices have been underpinned by unsustainable financial market bubbles
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
You have to wonder what happens to UK government tax and housing strategies if it turns out that property prices have been underpinned by unsustainable financial market bubbles