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Dr. Ian Garner

@irgarner.bsky.social
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Prof of Totalitarian Studies @ Pilecki Institute, Warsaw/Fellow @ Centre for International and Defence Policy, Ontario | FrHistS | Author of "Z Generation: Russia's Fascist Youth” - get it @ linktr.ee/igarner | 🇨🇦

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Benjamin von Wyl @benjaminvonwyl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“The Kremlin’s aim is not necessarily to win an election or this referendum in Switzerland,” explains @irgarner.bsky.social who spoke with Swissinfo before Sunday’s vote result was known. www.swissinfo.ch/eng/informat...
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Swiss democracy in the crosshairs of Russian propaganda
The vote on the neutrality initiative saw open interference by Russia – as well as covert operations, Swiss authorities say.
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Post-Soviet Affairs Journal @postsovietaffairs.bsky.social · 27m
How does democracy function in wartime Ukraine? What constrains Zelensky's administration? Is there democratic accountability? Discover all in Pavlo Otamas' new article in Post-Soviet Affairs ⬇️
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Post-Soviet Affairs Journal @postsovietaffairs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Why did Central Asian states bring home citizens linked to ISIS when so many other governments refused? Elena Zhirukhina's brand new article has the answer ⬇️❗️
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When society, identity, and security align: repatriation strategies in Central Asia
Thousands of nationals, referred to as foreign terrorist fighters and their families, who travelled to Syria and Iraq with the Islamic State and other groups, had remained in detention sites in nor...
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"I bought a projector to read and review papers on the ceiling as I go to sleep" New academic productivity benchmark just dropped.
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Criminals, state-sponsored groups, spyware vendors, scientists and propagandists have attempted to use Anthropic’s AI to design missiles and bombs, create deadly pathogens and surveil dissidents. We're so fucked, aren't we?
theguardian.com
Anthropic details bad actors’ efforts to misuse its AI for bioweapons
The 154-page report comes two days after former employee Jacob Coxon resigned due to Anthropic racing to improve its models that would cause human extinction by 2030
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This was the point I emphasised about Palantir when I wrote about tech soverignty - their model is to make bits of the state dependent on them and them jack up the price. samf.substack.com/p/sovereignt...
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Sovereignty for sale
Tech monopolies and the future of the nation state
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"That was one of the strongest papers I have read in a while." Now that is the peer review feedback you want to start your day with!
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Could it be the most important thing I’ve ever written? Could it be a theory explaining how Russians are simultaneously in a highly individualistic and an immerse, collective society? Yes and yes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Ambient war: Stalingrad memory and Russian state-aligned Telegram networks in the war against Ukraine - Ian Garner, Hugh Garner, 2026
The idea of fighting World War II again has been an important feature of Russian state-aligned discourse about the ongoing war in Ukraine. This article examines...
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We will look back on this period with shame. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/u...
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West Point Climate Professor Says He Was Fired for Refusing to ‘Defy Science’
Dr. Adam Kalkstein is suing the U. S. Military Academy, where he was a professor of geography and the only climate scientist, after being fired.
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Will Westerners keep going to fight for Russia because they're bored, lonely, emasculated, or just stupid?
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How Westerners are lured into Russia’s army
Bradley Townsend is reportedly the first British volunteer to be killed fighting for Russia in the war with Ukraine. Townsend told his family that he planned to visit Romania earlier this year. Instea...
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Happy dog day, friends!
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Post-Soviet Affairs Journal @postsovietaffairs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
One from our archives, from 1993: "Russia, Ukraine, and the Imperial Legacy"
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Russia, Ukraine, and the Imperial Legacy
Published in Post-Soviet Affairs (Vol. 9, No. 4, 1993)
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Post-Soviet Affairs Journal @postsovietaffairs.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Why did Russia's "muscular mediation" in Nagorno-Karabakh fall flat? Check out this new article from Post-Soviet Affairs to find out ⬇️
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Russia’s failed “muscular mediation” in Nagorno-Karabakh
From 2015 to 2023, Russia engaged in coercive diplomacy seeking to avert and then truncate war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. This article explores if the rece...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The Jason Arday story is by no means the biggest scandal at Cambridge University. I'm sure the media is going to pick this up and run with it in just the same way ... Or is the exaggerated CV of one Black professor somehow more important than this?
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This is 5-year-old Emilia and 10-year-old Sofia Dvornychenko, Russia killed them in a terrorists attack on girls own home in Sumy on August 4. 🕯💔 Russians struck the family's home with a guided aerial bomb, completely destroying it and killing two children…
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Meanwhile in the Bad Place:
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Some of my papers have been reviewed and are "Awaiting Recommendation" for so long I think the journal editors might be deceased
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The New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 04/08/2026
🤖 Russia has circulated an AI-generated video falsely claiming Ukraine struck a civilian gas station, in what Ukrainian officials describe as another disinformation campaign
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Russia spreads AI-generated video alleging strike on gas station in Poltava Oblast
Russian propaganda channels are circulating an AI-generated video falsely alleging the destruction of a gas station in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) report...
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 04/08/2026
‼️ Russian serviceman shoots fellow soldiers and civilians in Crimea: four killed
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Russian serviceman shoots fellow soldiers and civilians in Crimea: four killed
A Russian serviceman has shot dead four people in the village of Khmelnytske near Sevastopol, with four more injured. The suspect has been detained.
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Hurst Publishers @hurstpublishers.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
To sample 'A History of South Africa' by Thula Simpson, read here ➡️ tinyurl.com/yvz868ej
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Sample of "History of South Africa" by Thula Simpson
Peek inside this book and discover another great read.
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 27/07/2026
Springwatch icon, humanist, and probably the UK's best-loved birdwatcher, Bill Oddie, has died aged 85. Very sad. Thank you for a lifetime of helping us understand nature.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It’s really important that the #Vancouver Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced. Safe bike-lanes mean business.
A protected bike-lane filled with people riding bikes in Downtown Vancouver, Canada
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Lauri Donahue @lauridonahue.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
futurism.com/future-socie... lol
As one New York financier told Financial Times journalist Gillian Tett, new hires who were seen as “AI natives” are turning out to have alarmingly shallow ideas. So much so, the anonymous finance worker admitted, that his firm now actively avoids seeking out AI-literate STEM graduates, and opts to comb through humanities students instead.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
“Climate scientists appalled by politicians' refusal to accept responsibility as heatwave hits France… They say that years of warnings issued from scientists about the consequences of global warming have not been taken seriously.” #France #ClimateCrisis #UrbanHeat
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Climate scientists appalled by politicians' refusal to accept responsibility as heatwave hits France
Valérie Masson-Delmotte, Jean Jouzel and Christophe Cassou say that years of warnings issued from scientists about the consequences of global warming have not been taken more seriously.
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
In which I attempt to theorize slopaganda. TL;DR: it’s not looking good. legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2026/07/0...
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L’âge de la slopagande | Le Grand Continent
Pour comprendre le nouveau régime informationnel, il faut élaborer une nouvelle théorie de la propagande à l'ère de l'IA.
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I am in a cafe in Warsaw writing a piece on slopaganda. I can see 4 other people's laptop screens. All 4 have ChatGPT open. The world's about to get really, really weird.
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
It's too hot to write. I think my brain is on fire. And it's going to be almost 10 degrees hotter over the weekend.
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
For research purposes I am in Trump's Truth Social. The guy is obsessed with his damn pool.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
It's the 10th anniversary of the dumbest moment in modern British history so let's celebrate some of the idiots who made it happen. First up ... Jacob Rees-Mogg and his promise of cheap food and wine... In fact food prices have increased some 12% as a direct result of Brexit (LSE) 1/5



Brexit will REDUCE food,
wine and clothes costs
by 20% - Rees-Mogg
fires back at Remainers
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History Today @historytoday.com · 23/06/2026
The East German Uprising of 17 June 1953 was the first major revolt to take place in the Soviet Bloc. It almost succeeded in collapsing the system. ⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free buff.ly/L9mTYnP
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East Germany’s Day of Dissent
The East German Uprising of 17 July 1953 was the first major revolt to take place in the Soviet Bloc. It almost succeeded in collapsing the system.
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Academics, I know you get lots of peer review requests, but please just press the "I can't do it" button so we can all move on quickly. Don't leave me hanging.
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
My favourite genre is dipshit white supremacist influencers visiting Warsaw - the most liberal, open, and diverse city in Poland - during Pride Month and commenting on how brilliant it is.
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Post-Soviet Affairs Journal @postsovietaffairs.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Check out our latest special issue, Russian Migrants’ Transnational Activism in Wartime 👇 Articles cover diaspora protest, violence, and political disengagement. Vital reading for scholars across disciplines.
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Post-Soviet Affairs
Russian Migrants’ Transnational Activism in Wartime. Volume 42, Issue 3 of Post-Soviet Affairs
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
"Declassified Intelligence," Tulsi Gabbard, Oil on Canvas, 2026
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Tough life when your working day begins with a bath
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies @cpcs.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Introduction to the Special Section on Youth and Russia’s War Against Ukraine: Youth, Selfhood, and the Generative Force of Russia’s War Against Ukraine by Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social and Allyson Edwards @allysonedwards1.bsky.social Free to access for one week! doi.org/10.1525/cpcs...
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Introduction to the Special Section on Youth and Russia’s War Against UkraineYouth, Selfhood, and the Generative Force of Russia’s War Against Ukraine
The Russian state under Vladimir Putin envisions children as objects in its war against Ukraine, which has a wider nexus of geopolitical control in former communist countries. However, young people in...
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I have over-committed to writing another book.
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Hurst Publishers @hurstpublishers.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Pick up your copy at 25% discount w/code GARNER25 here: ▶️ www.hurstpublishers.com/book/z-gener...
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I’m pleased to have called Tommy Robinson an idiot in The Times.
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Tommy Robinson, Elon Musk’s father and links to Russian ultranationalists
The far-right leader posted a video in Moscow with Errol Musk before calling for protests over the Belfast knife attack. So what is the Kremlin’s strategy?
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Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Z Generation: Into the Heart of Russia’s Fascist Youth by @irgarner.bsky.social via @hurstpublishers.bsky.social (2025) #SummerReading
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Z Generation | Hurst Publishers
New and Updated Paperback Edition A disturbing portrait of the fascist youth movements warping Russian society and politics.
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
A very positive review of mine and Taras Kuzio's "timely and masterful" book, Russia and Modern Fascism. Lovely to read on a Monday morning! muse.jhu.edu/article/991107
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Just back from 4 days in the dying civilization of the UK. Awful. Crime everywhere. Kept getting stabbed. All my possessions stolen. I was murdered twice. And that was just before breakfast on day one.
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Paul Goode @jpaulgoode.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
This is a great collection of articles on the ways Russia's war impacts youth in Ukraine, Russia, and Central Asia. Congrats to @irgarner.bsky.social and @allysonedwards1.bsky.social on this excellent work as guest editors!
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 01/06/2026
🙄 President claims his doctor discovered that he has "extreme intelligence."
Donald J. Trump
@realDonald Trump
The results of my Physical Examination, taken at Walter Reed Military Medical Center, and just released, were extremely good.
Unlike other U.S. Presidents, none of whom have ever taken an approved, high difficulty, Cognitive Test, I scored a perfect 30 out of 30, considered "extreme intelligence." Are the Dumocrats really surprised? In fact, this is my fourth such test, all PERFECT or, 120 correct answers out of 120 questions asked! It is very rare that anyone gets a Perfect Score, especially when achieved four times in a row. All people running for President and Vice President should be forced to take high difficulty Cognitive Tests.
Congress, and the Dumocrats, should demand it! President
DONALD J. TRUMP
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Putin’s cabal must be brought to trial for crimes in Ukraine. With this plan, the world can do that.
theguardian.com
Putin's cabal must be brought to trial for crimes in Ukraine. With this plan, the world can do that | Gordon Brown
A special tribunal akin to Nuremberg will not only force Russia to explain its culpability, it will show how vital it is to uphold international law, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Back in Poland after a fabulous discussion on memory and war in Bratislava with scholars + practitioners from across Europe
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I'm having a "debate" over on Twitter about whether it's okay to kill Russian child soldiers or not. That site truly is the place morals go to die.
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Shaman's latest video is beyond nuts. He appears as a sort of FSB officer fantasizing about enemies of the state on behalf of "Mama Russia," before they all pop up in a grand AI choir to accompany him.
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna was abused, starved, tortured, and humiliated in Russian captivity. Then they fractured her skull and stabbed her to death.
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Ukrainian police reports journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna suffered skull fracture in Russian captivity
Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity, suffered a fractured occipital bone while being held at a pretrial detention center in…
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Begging academics to stop pontificating on AI and the classroom until they've actually read some research on it. Please, I can't take it any longer 🙏
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