Dr. Ian Garner
@irgarner.bsky.social
Russian Prof @ Pilecki Institute, Warsaw/Fellow @ Centre for International and Defence Policy, Ontario | FrHistS | Author of "Z Generation: Russia's Fascist Youth” - get it @ http://linktr.ee/igarner | 🇨🇦
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Britain:
American taxes and Scandinavian public services for the old.
Scandinavian taxes and American public services for the young.
American taxes and Scandinavian public services for the old.
Scandinavian taxes and American public services for the young.
having gone to university as the last cohort of the 3k/year system never fails to give me a brief taste of that "last chopper out of Saigon" feeling boomers and, to an extent, Gen Xers have been getting for most of the past fifteen years or so
Student loan repayment thresholds frozen for a further three years.
More debt burden falling on graduates.
And even more reason to cut university places by 20-30%.
More debt burden falling on graduates.
And even more reason to cut university places by 20-30%.
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Britain:
American taxes and Scandinavian public services for the old.
Scandinavian taxes and American public services for the young.
American taxes and Scandinavian public services for the old.
Scandinavian taxes and American public services for the young.
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As battles continue on Ukraine's frontline and missiles and drones keep raining down on civilians, pro-Russian propaganda is using AI tools to try and impose the narrative of an already defeated Ukraine. My piece for @en.afp.com with @irgarner.bsky.social
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
As Ukraine battles for key city, pro-Russian accounts wage AI war
Fighting for control of Pokrovsk in Ukraine's east is raging on, but in pro-Russian social media circles, Moscow has already won: viral, AI-generated videos depict a Ukrainian army in retreat, complet...
www.france24.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
As battles continue on Ukraine's frontline and missiles and drones keep raining down on civilians, pro-Russian propaganda is using AI tools to try and impose the narrative of an already defeated Ukraine. My piece for @en.afp.com with @irgarner.bsky.social
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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La propagande prorusse recourt à de fausses vidéos créées par l'IA pour renforcer son discours sur une Ukraine déjà vaincue. Pour @irgarner.bsky.social l'IA rend la désinformation plus efficace en permettant de "l'humaniser". Mon papier pour @afp.com information.tv5monde.com/economie/bat...
information.tv5monde.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
La propagande prorusse recourt à de fausses vidéos créées par l'IA pour renforcer son discours sur une Ukraine déjà vaincue. Pour @irgarner.bsky.social l'IA rend la désinformation plus efficace en permettant de "l'humaniser". Mon papier pour @afp.com information.tv5monde.com/economie/bat...
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Martin Kragh: Throughout 2025, the Kremlin has used the prospect of peace negotiations as a tool to subvert the threat of new sanctions, or otherwise hinder a development considered contrary to Russian interests.
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The 28-point plan and its implications - Sceeus
SCEEUS Commentary | The 28-point plan and its implications | By Martin Kragh
sceeus.se
November 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Martin Kragh: Throughout 2025, the Kremlin has used the prospect of peace negotiations as a tool to subvert the threat of new sanctions, or otherwise hinder a development considered contrary to Russian interests.
sceeus.se/publikatione...
sceeus.se/publikatione...
Good morning, I look forward to another day with no White House scandals or lea…oh.
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Good morning, I look forward to another day with no White House scandals or lea…oh.
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Just got PDF of this snappy looking book for a Foreign Policy review. Can't wait to get stuck in.
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Just got PDF of this snappy looking book for a Foreign Policy review. Can't wait to get stuck in.
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The "peace" charade is not worth spending time on. It will all fall apart very soon. Russia has no interest in peace. The Russian regime needs war to motivate its own existence. What is clear, as it has been since the break-up of the USSR, is that The West is impotent in dealing with Russia.
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The "peace" charade is not worth spending time on. It will all fall apart very soon. Russia has no interest in peace. The Russian regime needs war to motivate its own existence. What is clear, as it has been since the break-up of the USSR, is that The West is impotent in dealing with Russia.
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The Kremlin is preparing a 20-22 per cent VAT rise and is instructing loyal media to blame the West for the hike in order to shield Putin from domestic backlash over the growing costs of his war economy. 1/2
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The Kremlin is preparing a 20-22 per cent VAT rise and is instructing loyal media to blame the West for the hike in order to shield Putin from domestic backlash over the growing costs of his war economy. 1/2
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The amount of wordcount some colleagues expend in trying to project strategic rationality into Trump's incompetent flailing is absurd
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At least we now know which American IR scholars and foreign policy commentators to cold call the next time anyone needs to sell some Trump steaks
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The amount of wordcount some colleagues expend in trying to project strategic rationality into Trump's incompetent flailing is absurd
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Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The war is Ukraine’s fault because they haven’t shown enough “gratitude” to Donald Trump. This is like watching a Godfather sequel where the Don has advanced dementia.
November 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The war is Ukraine’s fault because they haven’t shown enough “gratitude” to Donald Trump. This is like watching a Godfather sequel where the Don has advanced dementia.
First trickle of snow in Warsaw makes me nostalgic for the brutal winter storms of 🇨🇦
November 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
First trickle of snow in Warsaw makes me nostalgic for the brutal winter storms of 🇨🇦
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The Trump admin is like a hapless student who can't decide whether to say they plagiarized or wrote the terrible essay they submitted. It's a lose-lose situation, really.
Russia-Ukraine war: US insists it authored peace plan
Russia-Ukraine war: US insists it authored peace plan
It comes after a group of senators said they were told by Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the draft did not reflect Washington's position.
www.bbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
The Trump admin is like a hapless student who can't decide whether to say they plagiarized or wrote the terrible essay they submitted. It's a lose-lose situation, really.
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The last few hours have proven 2 terrible things. First, the US and Russian governments are so close that the US government takes large parts of Russian proposals and passes them off as their own, and second that some people are so desperate to exonerate Trump that they act like this a good thing.
November 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The last few hours have proven 2 terrible things. First, the US and Russian governments are so close that the US government takes large parts of Russian proposals and passes them off as their own, and second that some people are so desperate to exonerate Trump that they act like this a good thing.
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Stop gaslighting voters about immigration, says current gaslighter-in-chief
November 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Stop gaslighting voters about immigration, says current gaslighter-in-chief
"Putin's Political Judo...Putin anticipated his opponent's next maneuver on the geopolitical mat," while Zelensky is "sabotaging the Americans' efforts."
The Russian media are pretty certain that everything is coming up trumps (haha) right now.
The Russian media are pretty certain that everything is coming up trumps (haha) right now.
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
"Putin's Political Judo...Putin anticipated his opponent's next maneuver on the geopolitical mat," while Zelensky is "sabotaging the Americans' efforts."
The Russian media are pretty certain that everything is coming up trumps (haha) right now.
The Russian media are pretty certain that everything is coming up trumps (haha) right now.
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Good.
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
The judge tells Nathan Gill his actions were a "grave betrayal" of the electorate's trust and inflicted "profound harm".
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Good.
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
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Story here with exclusive new details: The Trump admin and Russian officials have drawn up a sweeping new proposal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine that envisions major concessions from Kyiv and urged President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept it...
via @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/2353...
via @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/2353...
US and Russian officials draft new peace plan for Ukraine
Sweeping 28-point proposal would include territorial concessions and rollback of American military assistance
www.ft.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Story here with exclusive new details: The Trump admin and Russian officials have drawn up a sweeping new proposal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine that envisions major concessions from Kyiv and urged President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept it...
via @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/2353...
via @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/2353...
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So excited to see this paper on the history of the Cdn Poli Sci Ass’s Women’s Caucus published by CJPS. Many thanks to all of those women in the discipline who spoke to us about it.
#OpenAccess from @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social -
Women in Political Science: A History of the Canadian Political Science Association’s Women’s Caucus - https://cup.org/43XmokD
- @joannaeveritt.bsky.social & Samantha Papuha
#FirstView
Women in Political Science: A History of the Canadian Political Science Association’s Women’s Caucus - https://cup.org/43XmokD
- @joannaeveritt.bsky.social & Samantha Papuha
#FirstView
November 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
So excited to see this paper on the history of the Cdn Poli Sci Ass’s Women’s Caucus published by CJPS. Many thanks to all of those women in the discipline who spoke to us about it.
On the British government: “What these people genuinely believe is anyone’s guess; it is unclear whether they themselves know. Here is a government with no moral anchor, no guiding purpose, no overarching vision. It is a government in power for its own sake.”
A question to the few remaining Labour supporters: is this refugee-bashing what you voted for? | Owen Jones
The government’s callousness has won it respect – from Tommy Robinson and the hard right, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 AM
On the British government: “What these people genuinely believe is anyone’s guess; it is unclear whether they themselves know. Here is a government with no moral anchor, no guiding purpose, no overarching vision. It is a government in power for its own sake.”
What is up with commentators who cannot accept Russian involvement in Ukraine before and during the Euromaidan protests? It's totally misleading to suggest that Russia only got involved after February 2014, yet we see this language so often.
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What is up with commentators who cannot accept Russian involvement in Ukraine before and during the Euromaidan protests? It's totally misleading to suggest that Russia only got involved after February 2014, yet we see this language so often.
Are there a large group of fascism-loving scholars working on Germany the way plenty of Russia scholars are very keen on communism?
November 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Are there a large group of fascism-loving scholars working on Germany the way plenty of Russia scholars are very keen on communism?
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Imagine having a thumping majority in parliament and deciding to use it for something as squalid as this.
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Imagine having a thumping majority in parliament and deciding to use it for something as squalid as this.