John Ma 🇺🇦
@nakhthor.bsky.social
Chinese-American anc historian, Columbia. Antiochos III & the Cities of W Asia Minor (1999), Statues & Cities (2013), Aršāma and his World (2020, co-ed), Polis: A New History (2024). Guggenheim Fellow.
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Between voter suppression and ballot manipulation, they appear to have been _just_ successful enough to install him. No wonder he has to brag so hard about his performance. He‘s not trying to convince others. He’s trying to convince himself.
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Between voter suppression and ballot manipulation, they appear to have been _just_ successful enough to install him. No wonder he has to brag so hard about his performance. He‘s not trying to convince others. He’s trying to convince himself.
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Yeah, I see this reaction play out again and again from scarred little man-toddlers who can't deal with any woman (or really non-straight-presenting-male) having expertise on anything.
One of the most annoying constants on the internet and in modern life.
One of the most annoying constants on the internet and in modern life.
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Yeah, I see this reaction play out again and again from scarred little man-toddlers who can't deal with any woman (or really non-straight-presenting-male) having expertise on anything.
One of the most annoying constants on the internet and in modern life.
One of the most annoying constants on the internet and in modern life.
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Though the online ur-text for this that remains Undefeated is probably @pptsapper.bsky.social 's "Stop Calling Us Warriors."
angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
Stop Calling Us Warriors
If you’ve been in the Army longer than five minutes, you’ve probably been called “warrior” already. Or maybe “hero,” usually used sarcastically when referring to…
angrystaffofficer.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Though the online ur-text for this that remains Undefeated is probably @pptsapper.bsky.social 's "Stop Calling Us Warriors."
angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
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He's also facing legal resistance in the lower courts, in some cases verging on jury nullification. Efforts to prosecute political enemies keep failing.
In short, the attempts to actually exercise arbitrary, autocratic power keep being rebuffed.
In short, the attempts to actually exercise arbitrary, autocratic power keep being rebuffed.
November 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
He's also facing legal resistance in the lower courts, in some cases verging on jury nullification. Efforts to prosecute political enemies keep failing.
In short, the attempts to actually exercise arbitrary, autocratic power keep being rebuffed.
In short, the attempts to actually exercise arbitrary, autocratic power keep being rebuffed.
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One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
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DOGE is going to be a litmus test for the Democrats.
If we end up with a Democratic president and a majority in the Senate or House in 2028, and they don’t go back and hold Musk and entire operation accountable…I’d have to conclude they secretly supported DOGE.
If we end up with a Democratic president and a majority in the Senate or House in 2028, and they don’t go back and hold Musk and entire operation accountable…I’d have to conclude they secretly supported DOGE.
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
DOGE is going to be a litmus test for the Democrats.
If we end up with a Democratic president and a majority in the Senate or House in 2028, and they don’t go back and hold Musk and entire operation accountable…I’d have to conclude they secretly supported DOGE.
If we end up with a Democratic president and a majority in the Senate or House in 2028, and they don’t go back and hold Musk and entire operation accountable…I’d have to conclude they secretly supported DOGE.
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6/ of masters who made that happen was silly. The Russians really know influence operations, subversion, espionage, manipulation. They're particularly good at it. But most Great Powers are pretty good at that stuff. It's part of the Great Power job description. Who's operating at ...
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
6/ of masters who made that happen was silly. The Russians really know influence operations, subversion, espionage, manipulation. They're particularly good at it. But most Great Powers are pretty good at that stuff. It's part of the Great Power job description. Who's operating at ...