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πŸ—ƒοΈ Historian of modern Central Europe, consumer culture, human sciences, migration, and Jews. Here to talk about fascism and cats. Mostly cats.

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Call for Papers - 2026 Conference: The LBI is accepting proposals for papers to be presented at its 2026 conference The LBI is accepting proposals for papers to be presented at its 2026 conference Between Revolution and Reaction: German-Speaking Jews and the Ideas, Politics, and Cultures of the Right

Reposting this CfP for fall conference on German Jews and the Right -- deadline approaching fast please help spread the word. #academicsky πŸ—ƒοΈ
www.lbi.org/news/confere...

10.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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I wish everything I assigned in this Vienna class weren't so relevant πŸ—ƒοΈ

11.03.2026 06:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly

11.03.2026 07:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I wish everything I assigned in this Vienna class weren't so relevant πŸ—ƒοΈ

11.03.2026 06:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Stop whatever it is that you're doing and read this πŸ‘‡

11.03.2026 05:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why is Donald Trump obsessed with giving away $145 men’s shoes? The shoe brand was once made famous by the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Now the president is gifting them to cabinet secretaries and media allies.

www.advocate.com/politics/nat...

11.03.2026 05:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh cool

10.03.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Call for Papers - 2026 Conference: The LBI is accepting proposals for papers to be presented at its 2026 conference The LBI is accepting proposals for papers to be presented at its 2026 conference Between Revolution and Reaction: German-Speaking Jews and the Ideas, Politics, and Cultures of the Right

Reposting this CfP for fall conference on German Jews and the Right -- deadline approaching fast please help spread the word. #academicsky πŸ—ƒοΈ
www.lbi.org/news/confere...

10.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Call me when it’s Solaris

10.03.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I will never understand how so many people could have voted for him after covid, Jan 6, and so much else

10.03.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing! Congratulations, Chad!

10.03.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations, Sasha, all the more for overcoming these infuriating obstacles

10.03.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s me in middle school pretending to be my dad

09.03.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm pretty sure they are already saying it, just not as publicly yet

09.03.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Watching this I can feel the brain cells dying

09.03.2026 15:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

LOL

09.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

German colleague: The one I’m really worried about is JD Vance. He’s so charismatic. Such an effective speaker.
Me: 😐

09.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The moment when you think things couldn’t get worse, they get a whole lot worse

09.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Who could have seen this coming

09.03.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no. Hope you feel better soon

09.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Blissfully ignorant about daylight savings time

09.03.2026 06:41 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Flight attendant: What do you do in LA?
Me: I’m a history professor.
FA: Oh no. Poor you!

08.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Right but compare Trump today to Bush in 2002. W’s approval was through the roof. Few voiced skepticism about WMD in Iraq. It’s very different today

07.03.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m traveling now and thought I heard Rusty jumping on the bed last night

07.03.2026 00:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fascinating but extremely disturbing talk by the great Dorothee Wierling, β€œThe German Blues,” W coast Germanists workshop at CU Boulder
@ghiwashington.bsky.social

06.03.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Boulder, Colorado -- the waiter said it was a "must"

06.03.2026 05:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, but, no, I will not be having a pizzookie

06.03.2026 05:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

No! I spent a little time with him at Georgetown a million years ago and made scores of students read him. Damn

06.03.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow

06.03.2026 02:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Has anyone told her that Orwell was a socialist?

06.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0