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Gayle Kaufman @gaylekaufman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

📣 We are hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in sociology at Davidson College! Could this be your dream job? I'm open to chatting about teaching at a liberal arts college and this position. Just message or email me : ) careercenter.asanet.org/job/1311603/...

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Tenure Track Assistant Professor - Sociology - Davidson, North Carolina job with Davidson College | 1311603

Tenure Track Assistant Professor - Sociology The Sociology department at Davidson College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Profe...

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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

My university asked me to reflect on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. I was happy to do so. If you have 7 minutes, come on a journey with me. The future belongs to us. @bucas.bsky.social

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The Declaration's Next Chapter: Rethinking Freedom 250 Years Later | Experts Explain

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Ander Louis @anderlouis.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Go Wildcats! 🏀 Thanks for having me @amewington.bsky.social and @davidsoncollege.bsky.social, and for this awesome swag 😎

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amewington.bsky.social @amewington.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Thank you @anderlouis.bsky.social for meeting my seminar students to discuss Bogan "War & Peace." In a fit of Tolstoyan "live-in-the-moment" enthusiasm, I forgot to take pics with that larger group, so here's a few of us yesterday w/ the Bogan translation! Yay to creativity & multiple Englishes!

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amewington.bsky.social @amewington.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Local Davidson friends, pls join us for a screening of the 🇺🇦 documentary, “Intercepted,” followed by a Q& A with the director. Wed. Feb 11 at 6:30 pm.

Poster advertising a screening of the Ukrainian documentary, Intercepted.

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Miriam Elder @miriamelder.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Reported from and on hundreds of protests in Russia, wrote countless stories about the “feared riot police,” and not once did I see or hear of them killing a person, just to give a sense of where we are

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amewington.bsky.social @amewington.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

From Bluesky connection to meeting irl in Melbourne, what a treat to chat with @anderlouis.bsky.social about his translation of Tolstoy’s W&P into Aussie, and his other literary and musical pursuits!

Amanda Ewington and Ander Louis sitting together in a Melbourne street café.

Amanda Ewington and Ander Louis sitting together in a Melbourne street café. She holds a copy of his “bogan translation” of Tolstoy’s War & Peace.

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 04/07/2025

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. @fabricedeprez.bsky.social on.ft.com/44dDuuX

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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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amewington.bsky.social @amewington.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

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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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 29/06/2025

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... ft.com/content/88fc...

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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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amewington.bsky.social @amewington.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

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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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

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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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

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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Seva @seva.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

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

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amewington.bsky.social @amewington.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

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.

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amewington.bsky.social @amewington.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

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?...

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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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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

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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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Can only be described as regime propaganda

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 09/05/2025

HAPPENING NOW: Rümeysa Öztürk appears remotely for her bail hearing in Vermont federal court! 🧵

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

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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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I don't understand how the Times can never determine whether Trump is lying but can say with certainty when he is joking.

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amewington.bsky.social @amewington.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

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.

Blue sign with an American flag and words: "Due process for all! Justice for all!"

Blue sign with an American flag and words: "Real patriotism=Protecting the Constitution"

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

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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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

I want a president who is tougher on Putin than he is on Harvard.

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amewington.bsky.social @amewington.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

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...

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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.

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John MacNeill Miller @snarlsdickens.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

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.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Happening right in front of us

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amewington.bsky.social @amewington.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

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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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

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.

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Anton Shekhovtsov @shekhovtsov.substack.com · 11/04/2025

Russia negotiating “peace in Ukraine” with the Americans is like taking candy from a child. Trump’s administration doesn’t have a single person even 30% qualified to go up against the Russians. One look at Putin’s face says more than words ever could.

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amewington.bsky.social @amewington.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Any #UNC folks out there seeking housing: Lovely 2-bdr apt; walking distance to campus, private garage w/brand new washer & dryer, central A/C, giant covered porch. My son lived here for almost 2 years; only left because he moved out of the country. www.louisebeckproperties.com/view/603_Cot...

Image of apartment at 603B Cotton street in Chapel Hill; screenshot of the listing from Louise Beck Properties.

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amewington.bsky.social @amewington.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

How is this on our national interest?! Why does Trump continue to offer the Kremlin such gifts?

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Triangle Blog Blog @triangleblogblog.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

How NC voters on the Griffin List (or anyone worried about their future vote) can update their voter file Please share with everyone in NC you know triangleblogblog.com/2025/04/05/h...

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How voters on the Griffin List (or anyone concerned about their future votes) can update their voter file - Triangle Blog Blog

A group civics blog covering town council, education, transportation, and recreation in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC.

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amewington.bsky.social @amewington.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Here in Cornelius, NC today, about 20 miles north of Charlotte. It was so affirming to be around other protestors and to hear the mostly positive honks from passers-by. I saw someone was counting when we marched and I think I was around person 670-something. "This is what democracy looks like!"

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amewington.bsky.social @amewington.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Got up early to make my double-sided sign for the local #handsoff protest!

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Yaroslav Trofimov @yarotrof.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

He never knew a day of peace

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Sasha Senderovich 🌻 @returnstosender.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

My @nehgov.bsky.social grant “In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union” was canceled by “DOGE.” The project doesn’t support "the furtherance of the President's agenda.” Jews surviving genocide: out of step w/ the agenda of using Jews to destroy higher ed.

Et voilà: our NEH grant with Harriet Murav for “In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union” has been terminated. This project does not, the letter notes, support “the furtherance of the President’s agenda.” I guess work on Jews surviving genocide is out of step with the agenda of this presidential administration whose only use for Jews is the weaponization of Jewish safety to destroy higher education.

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

This is the essence of the story, not how these tariffs epitomize Trump’s “appetite for risk,” which is currently the lead story in The NY Times. I haven’t seen anything approaching this level of straightforward honesty in the Times or WAPO, thus far.

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amewington.bsky.social @amewington.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Happy to see Tufts unequivocal support for their student & emphasizing the institution's values of free expression, and its appreciation and concern for international students. One of my kids is an undergraduate there, so this one hits close to home. www.tufts.edu/president/sp...

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University Declaration for Rümeysa Öztürk

University Declaration for Rümeysa ÖztürkApril 2, 2025Dear Tufts community,Please see below a declaration by Tufts University in support of a motion filed today by Rümeysa Öztürk’s legal team in Öztür...

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Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

The Trump administration has chosen to impose tariffs on Ukraine but not on Russia. The idea that their approach to Russia has become tougher in recent days is hard to square with what they are actually doing.

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Steven Seegel @stevenseegel.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

New piece out by Michael S. Roth, President of Wesleyan University. I think he’s right.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

I learned this week that you can put our troops' lives in danger, compromise our national security, and violate the Espionage Act. And the government will do nothing. But if you write an editorial for your school newspaper that Trump doesn't like, you will be abducted on the street and disappeared.

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Blanche K @blanchekolaczek.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Correction, it must have been 1999 that I saw it, with @amewington.bsky.social . Have never had a day of theater like this since.

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Dr Sarah J Young @sarahjyoung.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

An inspiring and heartbreaking article by @peterpomerantsev.bsky.social on efforts to keep Ukrainian language and culture alive in the face of the latest incarnation of Russian imperialist and genocidal violence www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

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Ukraine’s clandestine book club defies Russia’s push to rewrite history

Risking discovery and even prison, teenage readers meet in secret to discuss texts that Putin’s troops are trying to erase

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Jon @diaz.ai · 23/03/2025

Years ago, I lived near an elementary school in the suburbs of Paris. On its facade was a mosaic bearing a quote from the French Revolution: “Après le pain, l’éducation est le premier besoin du peuple.” — “After bread, education is the first need of the people.”

A brick elementary school building in the suburbs of Paris featuring a large vertical mosaic. The mosaic depicts a woman in a red dress guiding two children under a flowering tree. Below the scene is a quote from the French Revolution by Danton: “Après le pain, l’éducation est le premier besoin du peuple.” (“After bread, education is the first need of a people.”) The quote is accompanied by a coat of arms and the motto “J’étais fleur, je suis cité.”

A close-up of a mosaic from a school building in the Paris suburbs. It features a quote from Georges Danton, dated August 13, 1793: “Après le pain, l’éducation est le premier besoin du peuple.” (“After bread, education is the first need of a people.”) Below the quote is a decorative coat of arms surrounded by laurel leaves and a ribbon with the phrase “J’étais fleur, je suis cité.” The border is lined with purple floral tiles.

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