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Russian lit prof. at Davidson College. Author: A Voltaire for Russia (Northwestern UP), Russian Women Writers of the Eighteenth & Early Nineteenth Centuries (ITER-Toronto). Current: women, friendship, 18th-century Russia. #standwithUkraine
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Russia launched its largest-ever drone and missile barrage on Ukraine overnight – right after speaking by phone to Trump and two days after the US halted the delivery of some key weapons to Kyiv, including air defense missiles.
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Russia launches record drone and missile barrage on Ukraine
[FREE TO READ] Kremlin sends more than 500 Iran-designed drones after US stopped delivery of crucial interceptors
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July 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Russia launched its largest-ever drone and missile barrage on Ukraine overnight – right after speaking by phone to Trump and two days after the US halted the delivery of some key weapons to Kyiv, including air defense missiles.
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My mind is on Australia, where I'm headed later this week, and I stumbled across this gem. I'll be sharing this with my W&P seminar students this fall!
hello!! I know everyone is busy/the news remains bad, but if I may distract for a moment? There's a man named Ander Louis from the Yarra Valley whose sincere passion project is translating War & Peace into Bogan Australian. He's done Books 1 & 2. This is not a spoof. www.amazon.com/dp/108730656...
July 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My mind is on Australia, where I'm headed later this week, and I stumbled across this gem. I'll be sharing this with my W&P seminar students this fall!
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Russia launched the most extensive aerial bombardment of Ukraine since its full-scale invasion, signalling a sharp escalation in Moscow’s campaign and further undermining fragile hopes for a negotiated end. Ukraine’s air force said Russia had fired 537 aerial weapons...
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Russia hits Ukraine with biggest air attack of the war
Assault marks sharp escalation in campaign, as Zelenskyy calls for more western help with defence systems
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June 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Russia launched the most extensive aerial bombardment of Ukraine since its full-scale invasion, signalling a sharp escalation in Moscow’s campaign and further undermining fragile hopes for a negotiated end. Ukraine’s air force said Russia had fired 537 aerial weapons...
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Thank you to Riva Evstifeeva for welcoming me at the Bibliothèque russe Tourguenev. A fascinating history, dating back to the 1860s, & intertwined w/ revolutionary & feminist history & various waves of emigration. And, since today is Pushkin's bday, here she is w/ наше всё! tourguenev.fr/francais/
June 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Thank you to Riva Evstifeeva for welcoming me at the Bibliothèque russe Tourguenev. A fascinating history, dating back to the 1860s, & intertwined w/ revolutionary & feminist history & various waves of emigration. And, since today is Pushkin's bday, here she is w/ наше всё! tourguenev.fr/francais/
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The consequences that befall Musk now that he's attacked Trump publicly will be a measure of how well the US fits the competitive authoritarian model. The more severe, the better the fit. I despise Musk, but for the sake of US democracy, I hope his punishment doesn't violate the rule of law.
June 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The consequences that befall Musk now that he's attacked Trump publicly will be a measure of how well the US fits the competitive authoritarian model. The more severe, the better the fit. I despise Musk, but for the sake of US democracy, I hope his punishment doesn't violate the rule of law.
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Elon-Trump. This is like watching the Prigozhin turn against Putin - where for 24 hours we all hoped they’d mutually self-destruct, taking their henchmen , toadies and cronies down with them. A pox on both their houses.
June 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Elon-Trump. This is like watching the Prigozhin turn against Putin - where for 24 hours we all hoped they’d mutually self-destruct, taking their henchmen , toadies and cronies down with them. A pox on both their houses.
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elon probably saw trump as a puppet, the same way russian oligarchs saw yeltsin’s successor as a puppet, the same way german oligarchs saw hitler as a puppet, the same way roman oligarchs saw octavian as a puppet, the sam
June 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
elon probably saw trump as a puppet, the same way russian oligarchs saw yeltsin’s successor as a puppet, the same way german oligarchs saw hitler as a puppet, the same way roman oligarchs saw octavian as a puppet, the sam
This is the major professional organization for Slavists, bringing together literature scholars, historians, political scientists . . . Not that I was planning on returning to Russia under Putin, but wow. Yes, a major blow.
In a serious blow to scholars, the Russian authorities have outlawed the Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) as an "undesirable organization." The designation poses legal risks for the organization's 3,200 members when researching in Russia. meduza.io/en/news/2025...
Russia outlaws Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) as ‘undesirable organization’ — Meduza
Russia’s Justice Ministry has outlawed the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) as an “undesirable organization.”
meduza.io
June 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is the major professional organization for Slavists, bringing together literature scholars, historians, political scientists . . . Not that I was planning on returning to Russia under Putin, but wow. Yes, a major blow.
The now ex-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine on why she felt compelled to resign. “Peace at any price is not peace, it’s appeasement.”
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'We're playing into Russia's hands': Ex-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine on why she resigned
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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May 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The now ex-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine on why she felt compelled to resign. “Peace at any price is not peace, it’s appeasement.”
youtu.be/yNXgYg_lfAo?...
youtu.be/yNXgYg_lfAo?...
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Conservatives used to talk about the internal enemy that was trying to destroy the United States from within. There is no better description of what the Trump administration is doing than that, without even an attempt at justifying their wanton destruction.
May 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Conservatives used to talk about the internal enemy that was trying to destroy the United States from within. There is no better description of what the Trump administration is doing than that, without even an attempt at justifying their wanton destruction.
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Can only be described as regime propaganda
The DHS press release announcing the Harvard thing is truly batshit
Harvard University Loses Student and Exchange Visitor Program Certification for Pro-Terrorist Conduct | Homeland Security
Today, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered DHS to terminate the Harvard University’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification.
www.dhs.gov
May 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Can only be described as regime propaganda
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HAPPENING NOW: Rümeysa Öztürk appears remotely for her bail hearing in Vermont federal court! 🧵
May 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Rümeysa Öztürk appears remotely for her bail hearing in Vermont federal court! 🧵
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It is an understatement to call these acts of censorship and violations of academic freedom “culture wars.” The Trump administration is determining what can be taught, dictating what students can read, saying what ideas are acceptable, and disallowing inconvenient facts and texts.
Pete Hegseth’s culture war hits West Point. Books banned, syllabuses scrubbed, two professors resign in protest, the librarian quit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...
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The Pentagon’s Culture Wars Strike West Point
www.nytimes.com
May 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
It is an understatement to call these acts of censorship and violations of academic freedom “culture wars.” The Trump administration is determining what can be taught, dictating what students can read, saying what ideas are acceptable, and disallowing inconvenient facts and texts.
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I don't understand how the Times can never determine whether Trump is lying but can say with certainty when he is joking.
President Trump on Tuesday joked to reporters that he would like to be the next Pope. He took it a step further on Saturday, sharing what appeared to be an A.I.-generated photo of himself wearing the traditional vestments of the pontiff.
Trump Posts an Image of Himself as Pope
The president has joked about being the next pontiff, but the image, which appeared to be A.I.-generated, took things a step further and drew some pushback.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I don't understand how the Times can never determine whether Trump is lying but can say with certainty when he is joking.
My sign for today's local protest: Not very creative, bit hopefully clear. I can't wait to check in this evening and see photos from around the country.
May 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM
My sign for today's local protest: Not very creative, bit hopefully clear. I can't wait to check in this evening and see photos from around the country.
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If the agent of an embittered KGB officer somehow won the US presidency and entered into the office bent on destroying the USA in its national influence, network of alliances, and the American people’s quality of life, what would he be doing differently?
April 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
If the agent of an embittered KGB officer somehow won the US presidency and entered into the office bent on destroying the USA in its national influence, network of alliances, and the American people’s quality of life, what would he be doing differently?
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I want a president who is tougher on Putin than he is on Harvard.
April 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I want a president who is tougher on Putin than he is on Harvard.
Shameful!!
"But the United States is essentially settling on a deal that favors the aggressor in the war, one that forces Ukraine to accept the forcible rewriting of its border and give up its hope of eventually joining NATO, as other former Soviet republics have." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/w...
"But the United States is essentially settling on a deal that favors the aggressor in the war, one that forces Ukraine to accept the forcible rewriting of its border and give up its hope of eventually joining NATO, as other former Soviet republics have." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/w...
Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia (Gift Article)
The U.S. proposal would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which Ukraine has rejected.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Shameful!!
"But the United States is essentially settling on a deal that favors the aggressor in the war, one that forces Ukraine to accept the forcible rewriting of its border and give up its hope of eventually joining NATO, as other former Soviet republics have." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/w...
"But the United States is essentially settling on a deal that favors the aggressor in the war, one that forces Ukraine to accept the forcible rewriting of its border and give up its hope of eventually joining NATO, as other former Soviet republics have." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/w...
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YOU: Interpreting literature has no real practical or political application! Get a real job!
SUPREME COURT: This entire political argument, and indeed our understanding of American freedoms, hinges on how we interpret fictional characters’ decision-making in a children’s picture book.
SUPREME COURT: This entire political argument, and indeed our understanding of American freedoms, hinges on how we interpret fictional characters’ decision-making in a children’s picture book.
imo it's incredibly REVEALING about how these justices interpret the constitution itself that alito is out there blatantly lying about what this children's book is about
and that even when sotomayor proves it by QUOTING THE BOOK, both alito and the lawyer just ignore her and get to speak over her 🤡
and that even when sotomayor proves it by QUOTING THE BOOK, both alito and the lawyer just ignore her and get to speak over her 🤡
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JUSTICE ALITO: Yeah, the book has -- the book has a clear message, and a lot of people think it's a good message, and maybe it is a good message, but it's a message that a lot of people who hold on to traditional religious beliefs don't agree with. I don't think anybody can read that and say, well, this is just telling children that there are occasions when men marry other men, that Uncle Bobby gets married to his boyfriend, Jamie, and everybody's happy and everything is -- you know, it portrays this -- everyone accepts this except for the little girl, Chloe, who has reservations about it. But her mother corrects her: No, you shouldn't have any reservations about this. As I said, it has a clear moral message. There may be –
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: Wait a minute. The reservation is about –
JUSTICE ALITO: Can I finish, please?
CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS: Counsel. Yeah.
JUSTICE ALITO: It has a clear moral message. And it may be a good message. It's just a message that a lot of religious people disagree with.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:n67d6vhcx2ownx63bkql3avf/bafkreiafggao5rqvtn6pnpvchxftppqikngxqaf4zzov2cpbovl44g4y2q@jpeg)
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JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: Counsel, a couple of questions to clarify things. Uncle Bob's Wedding, the character, the child character, wasn't objecting to same-sex marriage. She was objecting to the fact that marriage would take her uncle away from spending more time with her, correct?
MR. BAXTER: Again, it would be -- you know, courts would be engaged in religious discrimination entanglement if they –
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: I'm asking you to answer my question. It wasn't that she was objecting to gay marriage qua gay marriage, period. She was objecting to having her uncle's time taken by someone else?
MR. BAXTER: I'm not sure that's correct, Your Honor. I think, for a child of that age –
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: Then now we -- now –
MR. BAXTER: -- it's hard to express what their actual concerns are.
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: Well, when the character says he'll have less time for me, it seems self-evident, isn't it?
MR. BAXTER: You know, Your Honor, I -- again, Montgomery County's own principals objected to this –
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: All right. Now](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:n67d6vhcx2ownx63bkql3avf/bafkreifss7yyrqrmxp77kegfpn37tggokrbm6v7vj2v52syyxveooub66a@jpeg)
April 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
YOU: Interpreting literature has no real practical or political application! Get a real job!
SUPREME COURT: This entire political argument, and indeed our understanding of American freedoms, hinges on how we interpret fictional characters’ decision-making in a children’s picture book.
SUPREME COURT: This entire political argument, and indeed our understanding of American freedoms, hinges on how we interpret fictional characters’ decision-making in a children’s picture book.
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Happening right in front of us
"We cannot give everyone a trial," says the president of these United States.
April 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Happening right in front of us
I was out there today. Affirming to see so many in my North Carolina community standing up for democracy! Seemed like most people driving by were supportive. Honking, waving, & thumbs up!
A large crowd waving anti-Trump signs and American flags is lining the NC73/US21 intersection in Huntersville, NC. It's a national "Day of Action" by people opposed to Trump administration policies. I heard people chanting, "This is what democracy looks like!" 700+ events were planned nationwide.
April 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I was out there today. Affirming to see so many in my North Carolina community standing up for democracy! Seemed like most people driving by were supportive. Honking, waving, & thumbs up!
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I’m not sure what sworn enemies of the United States who wanted to rapidly weaken the economy, destroy political liberties, make the U.S. a place to avoid visiting/studying/working would have done differently than what Trump/Musk/Vance and the GOP have been doing since January 20, 2025.
April 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I’m not sure what sworn enemies of the United States who wanted to rapidly weaken the economy, destroy political liberties, make the U.S. a place to avoid visiting/studying/working would have done differently than what Trump/Musk/Vance and the GOP have been doing since January 20, 2025.