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Thomas Beck

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Historian of 19th & 20th century Russia/Europe (mostly pre-1921); science fiction author & fan; lover of cats, dogs, chocolate, books, movies, television, baseball, soccer, ice hockey, cricket, Hawaii. Follow my Substack! thomasbeck.substack.com

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Jessica Berlin @berlinbridge.bsky.social · 1h
Anyone still whining that we need more diplomacy with Russia, while the Russians respond to all diplomatic efforts by killing more Ukrainian civilians, is just helping spread the Kremlin’s propaganda.
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Nicky Schwenzer @nickyschwenzer.bsky.social · 3h
A girl at the Kyiv train station couldn’t stop shaking from the stress caused by another Russian missile attack. “Girl next to me can’t stop shaking. For god’s sake, give this people air defense. Unbelievable cruelty,” wrote reporter Ani Chkhikvadze. 🇺🇦 Stand With Ukraine 💙💛💔 Thread 2/5🧵
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Thomas Beck @tomfodw.bsky.social · 23m
It’s Starter Pack Hump Day, so here is my list of sources reporting on Russian atrocities in Ukraine. Many new additions. Warning: These make for extremely difficult reading.
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Benjamin Husstad-Nedberg @factforce.bsky.social · 1h
This is the correct signal to Russia: “Attacking us will hurt yourself, inside your own territory”
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Robert Morton | Spies, Secrets & Thrillers @dukieboy2.bsky.social · 1h
Putin doesn’t have to convince Americans to love Russia. He just needs Russian narratives to get repeated inside America and deepen divisions already here. Spotting who started the message is now a major U.S. counterintelligence job! #Russia #Counterintelligence www.ekathimerini.com/nytimes/1315...
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Russia aims to inject chaos into elections, US intelligence finds | eKathimerini.com
The Russian government has been targeting Americans with covert online disinformation operations seeking to undermine public confidence in November’s midterm elections.
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Carin Ruff @carinr.bsky.social · 1h
Dolly says, "Perhaps your timeline needs a dose of beautiful me!"
And mostly white-faced lady beagle posing for the camera with a little smile and a coy expression 
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 3h
A serious, forward leaning piece from a top 2028 contender on AI- EXCLUSIVE to @contrariannews.org
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March Us Toward the Summit, Not the Chasm
By Governor JB Pritzker
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WNBA @wnba.com · 16h
🗽 THE NEW YORK LIBERTY ARE SEMIFINALS BOUND 🗽 The Liberty advance after defeating the Lynx 2-0 in the First Round. 2026 WNBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 17h
Boat. Gird.
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 23h
Happy opening day of hockey season, NHL fans! Keep up with all 1,344 regular season games with this starter pack of hockey writers.
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 17h
This is my Kyiv , it hurts to post it but this is my home city now : where people need to get out of the window of the burning building because Russia bombed it . It hurts as hell . Russia must pay . Russia must feel the pain it caused us . All of it
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 29/09/2026
Record Russian military budget for 2027 confirms no interest in ending war; Russian military units allegedly involved in Oleshky humanitarian crisis identified; Putin restricts publication of Russian refinery, energy data amid Ukrainian strikes; and more.
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Ukraine war latest: Record Russian military budget for 2027 confirms no interest in ending war
Key developments on Sept. 29: * Russia to raise military spending by 27% in 2027, highest level in war so far, media reports * Russian military units allegedly involved in Oleshky humanitarian cris...
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 21h
It's Wrensday Wednesday! 😀 Here's a splendid fairywren that was easy to find right at my camping ground at Gluepot on Sunday. These are stunning little birds. #wrensday
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David Leigh Roth @notonebit.com · 29/09/2026
Eric Schmitt earlier today trying to get Jack Smith to perjure himself
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Slamdunk Fail
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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Thomas Beck @tomfodw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Read the entire thread--it's alarming. Ukraine is, of course, trying to do the same thing. But as a smaller country, it's easier for Russia to cover them with attacks. Also, Russia has a potentially larger industrial capability. Ukraine must continue, as it has been, to be clever and adaptable.
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The New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 29/09/2026
🇺🇦🇬🇪 Georgian supporters showed their solidarity with Ukraine during the 0–0 match against Georgia on Sept. 28. Fans chanted “Ukraine” from the stands and later sang together with Ukrainian supporters 📹: londonevent / Threads
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The New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 29/09/2026
🥹 Kyiv rescuers paused for a brief moment after hours of exhausting work to clear the aftermath of Russian attacks. Still wearing their protective gear, they sat on the floor before getting back to work 📹: powerful_fire_kyiv / Threads
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Thomas Beck @tomfodw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Da Bears.
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The Alternate Historian @althistorian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They found new penguins before they found Bigfoot.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
​This is 16-year-old Katya. Russia killed her in Sumy on September 27 when three guided bombs hit a residential neighborhood💔🕯 ​She was in her final year of high school. Her school shared: “Katya will forever stay in our hearts as a student, a friend, and an irreplaceable part of our school family”
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Thomas Beck @tomfodw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Touchdown Chicago no flags!” Like looking for the offside call in soccer after someone scores. It’s always the first thing you think of. What a world. 😉🏈⚽️
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Kyiv. Such a beautiful moon. The National Academy of Sciences, a medical centre, residential and office buildings, a petrol station, a café, a warehouse and critical infrastructure were among the places hit or damaged by russian drones today. Autumn. There are casualties.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Putin’s reward for bombing hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, public parks and museums and killing children is to get invited to the G20 Summit by Marco Rubio.
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Motria Oleksiyivna, PhD @motria.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
louder for the tankies in the back 🙌
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Maria Drutska @mariadrutska.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
‼️ GOD, THIS IS HORRIFIC. Russia struck a building of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv. People are climbing out of the windows of the burning building, trying to escape the flames and smoke. There are dead and injured.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
At least one person killed by the Russian attack on Kyiv city center. This is the historical center of Kyiv. Theater of Opera and Ballet and the building of Kyiv National University are nearby. The air raid alert continues and danger for Kyiv remains.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 28/09/2026
This woman's diary reveals the horrors Russia inflicted on Ukraine's Mariupol. 🧵 1/14 ⬇️
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Every bit of this 👇
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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Good night, dear friends. It’s 01:00 in Ukraine. I wish everyone has a safe, peaceful, and calm night. I look forward to seeing you tomorrow.
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King Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
US history book alert 🚨🗃 American Pogroms: How Forgotten Massacres Shape America by Daniel Byman global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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American Pogroms: How Forgotten Massacres Shape America
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Kyiv is under ballistic attack. Because jet-powered drones alone just weren’t enough.
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Thomas Beck @tomfodw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Goliath: "David treated me very unfairly. He has been one of the worst kings in the entire Tanach."
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📚Melissa Amateis 🦊 @ww2historygal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russia is bombing museums, apartment buildings, hospitals, research facilities, schools, and parks. Ukraine is bombing military targets and refineries. Guess which one Trump has been complaining about?
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SandyResists💙🌊❄️ @hapagirl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hillary was right about everything!
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Hillary Clinton Says 'I Told You'
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Thomas Beck @tomfodw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm not a patriot (prompt: listening to Timothy Snyder talk with Jessica Tarlov about her new book, and mentioning that he thinks Trump is not a patriot and has no conception of country). I'm an internationalist. BUT--I live in a country and, like 99% of other Americans (and significantly unlike
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Elliott Lusztig @elliottlusztig.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
No, we had justification: The President who signed the deal was a Democrat, and he was black, and that's just not on.
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VoteHub @votehub.com · 28/09/2026
NEWS — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes fellow Democrats who say transgender athletes should be barred from women’s sports. “That is not the party that we are. We start as a party of compassion and empathy.”
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Angie @angieispissed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Thomas Beck @tomfodw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Helluva throw by Jackson.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Update your measles vaccine if you need it and make sure to vaccinate your children.
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Jean Ibosh @fedup90611.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Beauty! Day 669 of #GeorgiaProtests! 📷 @rusudandjakeli.bsky.social
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