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Josh Dubrow

@joshuakdubrow.bsky.social
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Social scientist. Polish Academy of Sciences. politicalinequality.org | thesociology.place | occams.press

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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The “abortomat” “is not an artistic performance”. It consists of 22 numbered lockers and a numeric keypad. Women who have contacted WHM seeking an abortion are given a 6-digit PIN code that opens one of the doors, inside which is a package containing the pills" notesfrompoland.com/2026/10/01/a...
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Activists launch world's first abortion pill delivery locker in Poland
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"involves identifying an object based on a combination of several non-visual sources of information: using radar and other sensors to determine its speed, altitude, trajectory and flight parameters, as well as a lack of IFF (identification friend or foe)" notesfrompoland.com/2026/09/29/p...
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Poland changes rules of engagement for firing on foreign aircraft amid growing Russia threat
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"85,000 shelters are to be marked with clear signs across Poland and an evacuation plan is being developed" notesfrompoland.com/2026/09/25/p...
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Poland issues guidance on responding to air attacks and warns of Russia threat
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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"The government’s budget deficit has ballooned, reaching 7.3% of GDP in 2025, the 2nd-highest figure in the European Union...The draft budget for 2027 puts the deficit at 7.1%, almost double the 3.7% the government had previously committed to reach by that year." notesfrompoland.com/2026/09/19/m...
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Moody's cuts Poland's credit rating to lowest level since 2002
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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Authors, have you ever wondered how to turn a revised dissertation into a proposal? Or when the best time is to submit? Our acquisitions team has answers to these FAQs and more 👇 uncpress.substack.com/p/what-autho...
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What Authors Ask Most
Advice from UNC Press acquisitions staff on proposals, timelines, and more
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
AI strikes again! "Of 31 references in the editorial, at least nine are nonexistent articles or contain incorrect journals or inaccurate author names." retractionwatch.com/2026/09/08/e...
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Editors of higher education journal coauthor editorial with fake references
Taylor & Francis is investigating an article in one of its journals after the editors published an editorial about academic freedom that contains multiple fake references and citation errors.&n…
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"The paper, published in TMB, which is published by the American Psychological Association, purported to describe the results of a survey of 1,923 adults recruited online to perform AI-assisted tasks. The paper was featured in articles in TIME and Futurism." retractionwatch.com/2026/09/14/a...
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CEO of AI company loses paper on cognitive impact of generative AI
A psychology journal has retracted a paper on how using generative AI can affect confidence in work tasks after its sole author refused to share data with the editors.  The April paper, publis…
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 18/09/2026
In Russia, anti-war activists seek to resist Putin's electoral machine
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In Russia, anti-war activists seek to resist Putin's electoral machine
Orchestrated and tightly controlled by the Kremlin, the parliamentary elections scheduled for September 18-20 are expected to deliver another victory for United Russia, President Vladimir Putin’s party. Despite ongoing repression, some Russians intend to use the vote to express their opposition to the regime and the war.
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Fine them! Fine the rental companies and fine the corporations! These stupid scooters are a scourge of urban life! #FuckEscooters notesfrompoland.com/2026/09/17/w...
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Warsaw launches patrols to crack down on improperly parked electric scooters
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"The decision marks the 6th time that the European Parliament has lifted Braun’s immunity, and the 2nd time for charges of Holocaust denial. Braun is already on trial in Poland for an attack on a Jewish religious celebration in parliament..." notesfrompoland.com/2026/09/16/e...
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European Parliament strips Polish far-right leader of immunity to face Holocaust denial charge
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Radio Zet survey via IBRiS agency: Politically centrist = 92% Left-wing = 75% Right-wing = 73% notesfrompoland.com/2026/09/10/a...
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Almost 80% of Poles support helping Baltic states if Russia attacks
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"The issue of who Poland should buy military equipment from, and how such purchases should be funded, has become embroiled in domestic political disputes this year." notesfrompoland.com/2026/09/09/p...
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Poland secures further $4bn financing from US to buy American military equipment
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"Bzzz bzzz buzz, bzz bzzz buzzz boop! Beep bop bzzz beep boop!" notesfrompoland.com/2026/09/08/r...
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Robots "protest" in Warsaw to demand regulation of AI and automation
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"When deciding which businesses to invite on the trip, the presidential chancellery says it would seek “well-established companies with the potential to grow in the US market and seeking new partners and opportunities for collaboration” #TrumpWannabe notesfrompoland.com/2026/09/03/p...
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Poland offers businesses seats on presidential plane for foreign visits
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
"Demonstrations took place in around 25 Polish cities on Sunday...The protests came after police data showed a significant increase in reported hate crimes against Ukrainians in Poland so far this year." notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/10/p...
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Protests against anti-Ukrainian violence held in 25 Polish cities
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Reminder of what PiS stands for: “One of [our] government’s first, most significant decisions will be to deport men, Ukrainians of military age, who are not legally working in Poland,” announced Tobiasz Bocheński, a deputy leader of the party." notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/07/p...
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Polish opposition calls for deportation of Ukrainian conscription-age men not working legally
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Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
After last week's migration crisis in Ceuta, Poland has called for tougher EU measures, including an automatic ban on residence for anyone who enters illegally It pointed to its own experience of dealing with "weaponised" migration from Belarus, which prompted Poland to restrict the right to asylum
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Poland calls for EU to deny residence to migrants who enter illegally
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"Morawiecki made clear he retains a hardline position on migration, saying he wants “zero Muslim migrants”, even legal ones, in Europe." notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/04/m...
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Morawiecki confirms breakaway Polish opposition group will form new party
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
AI gigafactories will be financed & operated by private consortia selected by the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU)...Poland pledged to purchase AI services worth €100 million 2028-2033, with a matching contribution from the EU notesfrompoland.com/2026/07/28/p...
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Poland enters race to host EU-backed AI gigafactory
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Achilles @achillesheals.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
"Honey, come look! I've found some information all the world's top scientists and doctors missed."
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
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Sociology is dangerous! Why authoritarians and their supporters attack sociology
The Trump Administration censors sociological knowledge In 2025, the Trump Administration banned words that sociologists regularly use from appearing on government websites and publicly-funded scho…
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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Book club enjoyers, this one’s for you! 📚 Gather your science writer friends—or science writing-enjoying friends—and pick apart the stories and annotations in our new collection, The Best Science Stories and How They Work. Get a bulk discount: airtable.com/appZH14wBRiS...
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I teach MA and PhD students how to write empirical research articles in the social sciences. I wrote many blog posts about it. I collected and edited them and created a **free book** on it. If you are interested, you can click the link and read it and download it thesociology.place/2026/07/24/h...
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How to write empirical research articles in the social sciences: FREE BOOK
For the social scientist, writing is an essential skill. If you are an MA or PhD student, or post-doctoral scholar, or professor young, old, recent, or established – writing is an essential skill. …
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
“several dozen” German troops...would mainly engage in engineering work, such as digging trenches, laying barbed wire and constructing anti-tank barriers." notesfrompoland.com/2026/07/22/g...
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Germany deploys soldiers to Poland to help reinforce eastern borders
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
"In a statement on Monday, the ABW said that the 11 individuals have, since autumn 2025, “been recruiting and paying participants for demonstrations organised among Ukrainian refugees residing in Poland”." notesfrompoland.com/2026/06/29/p...
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Poland breaks up Russian operation paying Ukrainian refugees to hold protests
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
"Apart from laptops, each AI lab will include a “central unit supporting AI services, network devices, an interactive display, a camera with a microphone and specialised software”, says the government." #AISurveillance notesfrompoland.com/2026/06/19/p...
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Poland to equip 12,000 schools with AI labs
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
"Poland’s National Development Bank (BGK) has invested ... just over 40 million zloty... in ElevenLabs, a major AI firm that has its roots in Poland. The investment aims to establish an AI development centre in Poland." notesfrompoland.com/2026/06/18/p...
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Poland invests $11m in ElevenLabs to develop Polish AI hub
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
"On Monday morning, police in Biała Podlaska, a town of 55,000 in eastern Poland near the border with Belarus, received reports of a man being shot on a street near the city centre." notesfrompoland.com/2026/06/15/r...
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Russian man shot dead in Poland reportedly a Putin critic
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
"According to OECD data, Poland spent 1.4% of GDP on research and development in 2024, among the lowest levels in the organisation, compared with an OECD average of 2.7% and an EU average of 2.1%." notesfrompoland.com/2026/05/27/p...
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Polish academics protest underfunding of science and higher education
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I heard it from my office, somewhat visible in the distant background. Free speech via protest is important for democracy! But its a lot of loud protesting to kill EU's Green Deal and support Poland's policies that promote pollution and reliance on fossil fuels. notesfrompoland.com/2026/05/20/t...
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Thousands join Solidarity trade union protest against EU green policies in Warsaw
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
"PGZ will be integrated into Saab’s supply chain and aim to establish an underwater technology centre in Poland" "Growing ties between Poland and Sweden from a strategic partnership in 2024 to enhance cooperation on defence and economic development." notesfrompoland.com/2026/05/15/s...
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Sweden's Saab signs deal with Polish state defence group PGZ to cooperate in naval sector
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
US and Poland "jointly 'reaffirmed that the relationship is strong and growing' between them and pledged to maintain and deepen cooperation on security, defence, energy and securing supply chains, especially for critical minerals." notesfrompoland.com/2026/05/02/u...
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US supports permanent G20 membership for Poland
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
"He also expressed hope that, under Nawrocki’s “patronage”, the right-wing opposition could work together “to build a future coalition and, as a result, a government of PiS and Confederation”. notesfrompoland.com/2026/04/23/p...
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Polish president's national security adviser quits over "brutal government interference" in his work
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
"Last week, Zondacrypto’s entire oversight board resigned, while its CEO confirmed that they do not have access to a large crypto wallet set up by the firm’s founder, who is missing." #CryptoScam notesfrompoland.com/2026/04/21/p...
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Polish prosecutors identify hundreds of possible victims of troubled crypto platform
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Head of MON Kosiniak-Kamysz and Minister of Internal Affairs Kierwiński discussed cooperation with the Polish Church in disaster preparedness and other threats, i.e. war. "We are jointly developing a crisis response plan" said Archbishop Wojda. www.polsatnews.pl/wiadomosc/20...
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Kościół w Polsce szykuje się do wojny. Powstała specjalna grupa
Episkopat wspólnie z MSWiA i MON opracowuje plan działania na wypadek kryzysu lub wojny. Dotyczy on m.in. ewakuacji zabytków, pomocy uchodźcom, tworzenia korytarzy humanitarnych i zabezpieczenia miejs...
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Academia is two homeless guys fighting over a park bench.
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Q2 2025: "Poland’s public debt rose at the second-fastest annual rate in the EU. That prompted Fitch to ... since 2007, assess Poland’s credit outlook as negative, citing concern over “deteriorating public finances” and growing “political polarisation”. notesfrompoland.com/2026/03/18/p...
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Political gridlock threatens Poland's public finances, warns Fitch, citing EU defence loan standoff
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Amazon joins Microsoft and Google in investing heavily in Poland: "including opening a new logistics centre and creating more local content for the Amazon Prime streaming service." notesfrompoland.com/2026/03/17/a...
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Amazon to invest over €5 billion in Poland from 2026 to 2028
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Janet Gornick @janetgornick.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Looking for accessible, high-quality, carefully-documented data on wealth #inequalities, levels, composition, and trends? Explore the GC Wealth Project. The extensive data can be visualized and/or downloaded. @stone-lis.bsky.social 👇👇👇
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
"As well as his vocal antisemitism, Braun is anti-Ukrainian, anti-American and anti-EU. In 2019, he declared that “the American empire is a political and military tool of Jewish blackmail against Poland”." #scumbag notesfrompoland.com/2026/03/07/p...
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Polish far-right leader Braun visits Iranian embassy to sign book of condolence for Khamenei
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
"The proportion of Poles saying they dislike Jews (40%) and Americans (18%) rose eight percentage points in both cases since last year, more than for any other group. The next biggest increase, of five percentage points, was for Ukrainians (43%)." notesfrompoland.com/2026/02/06/p...
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Poles’ dislike of Americans, Jews and Ukrainians on the rise, survey shows
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 13/01/2026
Celebrate the public domain on Jan 21, 2026! 🕵️🔍 “The Case of the Disappearing Copyright" is a virtual event — FREE to attend! Come explore what enters the #publicdomain & why it matters. 📅 Wed Jan 21 🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 📍ONLINE 🎟️ Register ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1977502652... #PublicDomainDay
A noir-style illustrated poster titled “The Case of the Disappearing Copyright.” The Lockette—a cartoon character whose body is an open yellow padlock—cautiously steps out of an open vault marked with a copyright symbol. A strong beam of light shines from outside the frame, casting a large copyright symbol onto the floor. Floating eyes and a magnifying glass with a question mark evoke a detective mystery. Red footprints lead toward the open vault door. Text reads: “Public Domain Day 2026” and “Jan 21st @10am PT: Virtual.” Illustrated by Freya Morgan.
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
"Nawrocki, a former boxer and supporter of his hometown football club Lechia Gdańsk, admitted that in his younger days he had taken part in brawls between football hooligans, calling them “noble fights”." #ffs notesfrompoland.com/2026/01/11/p...
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President calls for "Poland without illegal immigrants" at football fan pilgrimage to Catholic shrine
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Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The proportion of Poles opposed to accepting Ukrainian refugees has reached its highest ever level of 46%, up from 3% in the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion. Other recent surveys have also indicated that sentiment is turning against Ukrainian refugees, almost a million of whom remain in Poland
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Opposition to accepting Ukrainian refugees rises to highest ever level in Poland
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 07/01/2026
This DoD review is clearly designed to shrink the number of women who bravely serve in combat roles, which would be devastating to our military readiness. Women have always made our military stronger— And they're more qualified to serve in combat than Hegseth is to be SecDef.
NPR: Pentagon will begin review of 'effectiveness' of women in ground combat positions
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Piotr Zagórski @pzag.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
📣 Kicking off 2026 with a new article in @eepolitics.bsky.social! When do voters with left-wing economic views support populist radical right parties? Many supporters of 🇵🇱 PiS are left-authoritarians (left-wing econ & authoritarian socio-cult views)... 1/4 👇 www.tandfonline.com/eprint/EISET...
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Post-communism is over! "The removal of the round table means that “I can proudly say that post-communism has today ended in Poland”, declared Nawrocki. “Long live a free Poland.”" #RevisionistHistory notesfrompoland.com/2025/12/18/p...
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Round table that hosted talks paving way for fall of communism in Poland removed from presidential palace
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joshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
"During the final, run-off round of the election in June, Nawrocki sought to win over the voters of eliminated candidate Grzegorz Braun, a far-right leader who attacked a Hanukkah celebration in parliament, putting out the candles with a fire extinguisher." 🤔 notesfrompoland.com/2025/12/13/n...
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New Polish president has not organised Hanukkah celebration, breaking with tradition
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Sociological Inquiry @socioinquiry.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
🎉 We're back with our year-end countdown of SI articles you may have missed at number 8️⃣: 📘"Overdried, Without Curing? F*Ck, this [Is Supposed to be] Government Licensed Skunk!” Medical Cannabis and the Refracted Publics Within an Online Polish Drug Forum"
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