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Full liberation for: Ukraine, Georgia, Iran, Tunisia...
All peoples deserve a liberal democracy that protects their freedom, human rights and pursuit of happiness.
All peoples deserve a liberal democracy that protects their freedom, human rights and pursuit of happiness.
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This isn’t even about diplomats — this is about the sons and daughters and wives of Iranian intel officials, generals, and national security officials living in the USA, Canada, Europe.
Children of judges!
The daughter of the head of the Islamic Republic’s National Security Council lives in USA!
Children of judges!
The daughter of the head of the Islamic Republic’s National Security Council lives in USA!
Punishing diplomats is a bit of a rocky road to go down. I know that they represent the regime, but diplomacy is critical, even with bad governments. I think. It's a tough one.
January 12, 2026 at 9:44 PM
This isn’t even about diplomats — this is about the sons and daughters and wives of Iranian intel officials, generals, and national security officials living in the USA, Canada, Europe.
Children of judges!
The daughter of the head of the Islamic Republic’s National Security Council lives in USA!
Children of judges!
The daughter of the head of the Islamic Republic’s National Security Council lives in USA!
Is that Pablo Iglesias supporting Iran? Holy shit
It seems that these two may soon be out of their lucrative Iranian TV jobs. Have to get a job elsewhere. Maybe Moscow is hiring.
January 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Is that Pablo Iglesias supporting Iran? Holy shit
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Regime forces have opened fire on protesters with Kalashnikovs and shotguns in the cities of Islamabad-e Gharb and Gilan-e Gharb in Kermanshah Province.
January 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Regime forces have opened fire on protesters with Kalashnikovs and shotguns in the cities of Islamabad-e Gharb and Gilan-e Gharb in Kermanshah Province.
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BTW, the BBC is maintaining its content-sharing partnership with the newly-MAGAfied CBS News.
It illustrates just how bought-in they are to America after axing the BBC World channel and switching BBC News to be dual-headquartered in London & Washington.
It illustrates just how bought-in they are to America after axing the BBC World channel and switching BBC News to be dual-headquartered in London & Washington.
BBC News and CBS News join forces around the globe
BBC News and CBS News announced today a new editorial and newsgathering relationship that will significantly enhance the global reporting capabilities of both organisations. The announcement was made ...
www.bbc.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 4:09 PM
BTW, the BBC is maintaining its content-sharing partnership with the newly-MAGAfied CBS News.
It illustrates just how bought-in they are to America after axing the BBC World channel and switching BBC News to be dual-headquartered in London & Washington.
It illustrates just how bought-in they are to America after axing the BBC World channel and switching BBC News to be dual-headquartered in London & Washington.
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If we can reach $200k, we'll be in a place where we have enough to invest in some of our up front costs (such as the print publishing component of The Reconstruction Papers) to also finally have one full time editor on staff. We just need 19% more than we've already raised gofund.me/98115b78b
January 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
If we can reach $200k, we'll be in a place where we have enough to invest in some of our up front costs (such as the print publishing component of The Reconstruction Papers) to also finally have one full time editor on staff. We just need 19% more than we've already raised gofund.me/98115b78b
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My feeling to. The hippies are bad because they have a naive understanding of world politics and int law, or law in general it seems, in that they see it childishly as "automatic" and self-enforcing
To enforce the law you need someone willing to do it.
To enforce the law you need someone willing to do it.
This is a swing of the pendulum too far in the Realist direction. Consistency matters not for persuading China, but for persuading *everyone else*. ie you might get Brazil and Indonesia on board with sanctions on China if they think you're consistently protecting a principle that's in their interest
I've seen a million posts like this but that's just not how international politics works. What really matters is power, not credibility or moral consistency. If Xi Jinping thinks he can successfully invade Taiwan at acceptable cost, he will do it
January 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
My feeling to. The hippies are bad because they have a naive understanding of world politics and int law, or law in general it seems, in that they see it childishly as "automatic" and self-enforcing
To enforce the law you need someone willing to do it.
To enforce the law you need someone willing to do it.
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I’m pleased to announce that my forthcoming book, _Deadly Divide_, will be out in spring 2026 with @uncpress.bsky.social with the help of my fabulous editor Cate Hodorowicz (@catehodorowicz.bsky.social).
September 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I’m pleased to announce that my forthcoming book, _Deadly Divide_, will be out in spring 2026 with @uncpress.bsky.social with the help of my fabulous editor Cate Hodorowicz (@catehodorowicz.bsky.social).
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In a recent lecture in Vienna, @timothysnyder.bsky.social, IWM Lesya Ukrainka Fellow, showed how authoritarianism erases a nation's distinctiveness, as seen in Belarus under Russian sway. Yet still, Belarus' vivid past suggests other possible futures.
Watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ab5...
Watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ab5...
TIMOTHY SNYDER: Belarus: Ancient and Modern. A Reconsideration of a Central European History
YouTube video by IWMVienna
www.youtube.com
July 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
In a recent lecture in Vienna, @timothysnyder.bsky.social, IWM Lesya Ukrainka Fellow, showed how authoritarianism erases a nation's distinctiveness, as seen in Belarus under Russian sway. Yet still, Belarus' vivid past suggests other possible futures.
Watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ab5...
Watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ab5...
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🎞️ 3 great independent documentaries to watch on 🇭🇺Hungary's backsliding (w ENG subs)
10 Years of Hate
This documentary by Partizán traces how Orbán cemented his power once the refugee crisis had subsided, and how hate became the basic rule of his regime. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzgA...
10 Years of Hate
This documentary by Partizán traces how Orbán cemented his power once the refugee crisis had subsided, and how hate became the basic rule of his regime. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzgA...
10 ÉV GYŰLÖLET | Film az orbáni gyűlöletpolitikáról
YouTube video by Partizán
www.youtube.com
July 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
🎞️ 3 great independent documentaries to watch on 🇭🇺Hungary's backsliding (w ENG subs)
10 Years of Hate
This documentary by Partizán traces how Orbán cemented his power once the refugee crisis had subsided, and how hate became the basic rule of his regime. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzgA...
10 Years of Hate
This documentary by Partizán traces how Orbán cemented his power once the refugee crisis had subsided, and how hate became the basic rule of his regime. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzgA...
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Again, the main lesson of the 🇬🇷 eurozone crisis, a decade on, is that broaching the idea of “exit” from a “permanent & irrevocable” monetary union, based on completely invented “rules” that 🇬🇷 had supposedly “broken,” was wildly irresponsible on the part of 🇪🇺 & 🇩🇪 leaders:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
🛟 When #Greece was on the brink of euro exit: disaster averted, lessons learned
📝 Marco Buti, Klaus Regling and Thomas Wieser examine what lessons can be learned from the crisis, now that ten years have passed
🔗 buff.ly/taoqEp5
#EconSky
📝 Marco Buti, Klaus Regling and Thomas Wieser examine what lessons can be learned from the crisis, now that ten years have passed
🔗 buff.ly/taoqEp5
#EconSky
When Greece was on the brink of euro exit: disaster averted, lessons learned
There are good arguments for greater European integration, but it must be built on trust, not spun out of crisis
buff.ly
July 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Again, the main lesson of the 🇬🇷 eurozone crisis, a decade on, is that broaching the idea of “exit” from a “permanent & irrevocable” monetary union, based on completely invented “rules” that 🇬🇷 had supposedly “broken,” was wildly irresponsible on the part of 🇪🇺 & 🇩🇪 leaders:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Incredible new @chiosse.bsky.social video with @ilanaglazer.com on how New York became so unaffordable
July 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Incredible new @chiosse.bsky.social video with @ilanaglazer.com on how New York became so unaffordable
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Most books I have read over the years are German novels and biographies from the 1920s and 1930s. To at least come closer, even if you can never really understand it. Here is my top 5. 🧵
June 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Most books I have read over the years are German novels and biographies from the 1920s and 1930s. To at least come closer, even if you can never really understand it. Here is my top 5. 🧵
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For those asking about solutions
bsky.app/profile/elio...
bsky.app/profile/elio...
Great question. “From the ground up” doesn’t mean bypassing politics, it means rebuilding the conditions that make democratic politics work in the first place.
A quick thread on how I see the road ahead 🧵
A quick thread on how I see the road ahead 🧵
Nice recommendations – what’s the best road there politically do you think? Or does “from the ground up” mean social activism bypassing conventional politics?
June 9, 2025 at 6:02 AM
For those asking about solutions
bsky.app/profile/elio...
bsky.app/profile/elio...
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For film lovers: I'm a big fan of Bilge Ceylan, but I don't know that much about Turkish cinema. Any recommendations ?
June 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
For film lovers: I'm a big fan of Bilge Ceylan, but I don't know that much about Turkish cinema. Any recommendations ?
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you can read neighbors by Jan T Gross. An esteemed holocaust historian. Poland tried to sue for publishing this work. They dropped the suit it in 2021. You can also find his lectures online.
youtu.be/Wp6E_RjX4e4?...
youtu.be/Wp6E_RjX4e4?...
Jan Gross: Reception of Neighbors and Current Writing on the Holocaust in Poland
YouTube video by Bass School at UT Dallas
youtu.be
June 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
you can read neighbors by Jan T Gross. An esteemed holocaust historian. Poland tried to sue for publishing this work. They dropped the suit it in 2021. You can also find his lectures online.
youtu.be/Wp6E_RjX4e4?...
youtu.be/Wp6E_RjX4e4?...
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I'm excited that the fruit of our joint endeavor with @lucatrenta.bsky.social and a select number of very talented researchers is in its final phase. Pre-order, or ask your library to get a copy here: tinyurl.com/4p9u83ap
May 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I'm excited that the fruit of our joint endeavor with @lucatrenta.bsky.social and a select number of very talented researchers is in its final phase. Pre-order, or ask your library to get a copy here: tinyurl.com/4p9u83ap
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I think it was Nathan Brown who coined the term "incompetent authoritarianism" to describe Egyptian governance since late stage Mubarak.
Incompetent Authoritarianism now defines America in the era of Donald Trump.
Incompetent Authoritarianism now defines America in the era of Donald Trump.
May 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I think it was Nathan Brown who coined the term "incompetent authoritarianism" to describe Egyptian governance since late stage Mubarak.
Incompetent Authoritarianism now defines America in the era of Donald Trump.
Incompetent Authoritarianism now defines America in the era of Donald Trump.
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🧵 I've been exploring more ideas around disordered discourse, one of them is how communities use doubt as a weapon to deny anything that threatens their group-think. It’s not about serious inquiry. This isn’t healthy scepticism. It’s about reaffirming identity and loyalty.
May 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🧵 I've been exploring more ideas around disordered discourse, one of them is how communities use doubt as a weapon to deny anything that threatens their group-think. It’s not about serious inquiry. This isn’t healthy scepticism. It’s about reaffirming identity and loyalty.
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We are joined by Casey Michel to look into how American presidents and politicians have always been susceptible to corruption but Trump has elevated grift to an industrial scale. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
Trump and Family Have Elevated Corruption to an Industrial Scale
Casey Michel
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May 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
We are joined by Casey Michel to look into how American presidents and politicians have always been susceptible to corruption but Trump has elevated grift to an industrial scale. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
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In case you should need a destination in future for trains, hiking, beer ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semmeri...
www.wieneralpen.at/en/a-on-the-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semmeri...
www.wieneralpen.at/en/a-on-the-...
On the Bahnwanderweg hiking route from Semmering to Payerbach
Hiking route from Semmering railway station to Payerbach railway station. The Semmering Railway Route goes through two counties, connecting Mürzzuschlag in Upper Styria to Gloggnitz and Payerbach in t...
www.wieneralpen.at
May 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
In case you should need a destination in future for trains, hiking, beer ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semmeri...
www.wieneralpen.at/en/a-on-the-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semmeri...
www.wieneralpen.at/en/a-on-the-...
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"Many leaders who have driven backsliding were not anti-institutional outsiders at the time of their election," write Thomas Carothers and Brendan Hartnett. They were "well-known, experienced political figures who were promising to reform democracy, not dismantle it."
www.journalofdemocra...
www.journalofdemocra...
Beyond Performance: Why Leaders Still Matter | Journal of Democracy
Delivery matters, but so do leaders’ actions. Why have so many, in both strong and weak economies, been pushing against democratic constraints on their power, and why have those constraints failed to…
www.journalofdemocracy.org
May 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"Many leaders who have driven backsliding were not anti-institutional outsiders at the time of their election," write Thomas Carothers and Brendan Hartnett. They were "well-known, experienced political figures who were promising to reform democracy, not dismantle it."
www.journalofdemocra...
www.journalofdemocra...
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“Court-baiting” is a strategy used by political leaders to undermine public support for the judiciary.
How has it been used by would-be autocrats around the world? How is it playing out in the U.S. today?
Andrew O'Donohue analyzes for @theatlantic.com⬇️
How has it been used by would-be autocrats around the world? How is it playing out in the U.S. today?
Andrew O'Donohue analyzes for @theatlantic.com⬇️
Trump’s Legal Strategy Has a Name
And it has been deployed by would-be autocrats around the world.
www.theatlantic.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“Court-baiting” is a strategy used by political leaders to undermine public support for the judiciary.
How has it been used by would-be autocrats around the world? How is it playing out in the U.S. today?
Andrew O'Donohue analyzes for @theatlantic.com⬇️
How has it been used by would-be autocrats around the world? How is it playing out in the U.S. today?
Andrew O'Donohue analyzes for @theatlantic.com⬇️
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Good read. My forthcoming essay, "The Citizen-Soldier," in the Oxford Handbook of American Military History (2026) addresses the problematic conflation of warriors with soldiers. They are not one in the same.
American bushido, the obsession with lethality, warrior ethos, and tactical “merit” was the logical endpoint of an all volunteer professional military. But it’s bleeding into the rest of American society in increasingly unhealthy ways. My latest⬇️
The Rise of American Bushido
Part I: The Cult of Lethality, Warrior Ethos, and Tactical Prowess Rolled into One
secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Good read. My forthcoming essay, "The Citizen-Soldier," in the Oxford Handbook of American Military History (2026) addresses the problematic conflation of warriors with soldiers. They are not one in the same.
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Wow. Bringing your own interpreter seems crucial. Could go wrong otherwize, just look at this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6q5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6q5...
Tolken KLM NRK, the Interpreter, really funny video!!
YouTube video by Godiser
www.youtube.com
May 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Wow. Bringing your own interpreter seems crucial. Could go wrong otherwize, just look at this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6q5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6q5...