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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'll be in London from 10 to 18 October for my first visit as a Visiting Professor at LSE. The schedule is filling up quickly, but there's always time for friends. Let me know if you're in town and fancy catching up over coffee or a pint. @lseid.bsky.social www.lse.ac.uk/people/umut-...

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

He escrito sobre la reciente cancelación de Ariana Harwicz por parte de Cultur-ALH, el festival literario de la Universidad de Granada. Las opiniones de Harwicz sobre Palestina e Israel me parecen odiosas, pero la cancelación en sí es del todo innecesaria. umutozkirimli.substack.com/p/el-curioso...

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El curioso caso de Ariana Harwicz

Por qué me habría marchado en lugar de echarla

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I wrote on the recent cancellation of Ariana Harwicz by Cultur-ALH, the University of Granada's literary festival. I find Harwicz's views on Palestine-Israel odious, but the cancellation itself is completely unnecessary and idiotic. umutozkirimli.substack.com/p/the-curiou...

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The Curious Case of Ariana Harwicz

Why I would have walked out rather than kicked her out

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I spoke to Gulan Media in Erbil, about nationalism in general. The interview offers a first glimpse of some of the arguments I develop in my forthcoming books, ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟɪꜱᴍ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ and ᴛʜᴇᴏʀɪᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟɪꜱᴍ 4ᴛʜ. My thanks to Gulan Media for the kind invitation. www.gulanmedia.com/en/story/363...

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Prof. Umut Özkırımlı to Gulan: Nationalism Is Not an Ideology—It Is a Way of Seeing the World

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Some news: from September I'll be Visiting Professor in the Department of International Relations for 2026–27. It's a non-residential post, so I'll carry on teaching at IBEI. A homecoming of sorts: 3 decades after my MSc and 8 years after my last visiting appointment there. @lseid.bsky.social

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Luca Can Özkirimli-Larsson 05.07. 2018 - 05.07.2026 💚

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Not the first time free speech advocate Goodwin has issued ludicrous legal threats which then blow up in his face, as @umutozkirimli.bsky.social can attest. The likes total surpassing his Gorton vote did tickle me though : www.instagram.com/p/DZxuEJHjAD...

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

And this is the "infamous" article that hurt Matt Goodwin's fragile ego and triggerd his litigious Spider senses: www.opendemocracy.net/en/white-is-...

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I thought joining Reform would have put some callus on that fragile ego. Apparently, once a snowflake, always a snowflake. See *Alt text* for context.

For those who are not familiar with the context, I wrote a piece in @opendemocracy.net in January 2019, calling Matt Goodwin, David Goodhart and Eric Kaufmann "academic alt-right". MG sent a letter to the then editors of oD, threatening to take legal action. He was ignored of course.

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

After a long hiatus, my new Partisan post: "Sovereignty by Amputation: A conversation about AI, “foreign nationals,” and nationalist self-sabotage". tinyurl.com/SovereigntyB...

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“Sovereignty by Amputation”

A conversation about AI, “foreign nationals,” and nationalist self-sabotage

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Applications are now open for the Master in Nationalism Studies at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. At a time when graduate programmes in nationalism studies are being closed elsewhere, this programme keeps the field alive and kicking. Programme: www.ucm.es/masterinnati...

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Returning to the annual ASEN nationalism conference to speak in two panels: opening plenary, “From Global Comparison to Global Phenomenon: John Breuilly's Contribution to Nationalism Studies” and session on Eric Storm’s "Nationalism: A World History". Let me know if you're in Edinburgh next week!

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

"Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there. I did not die." --- Mary Elizabeth Frye Luca Can Özkirimli-Larsson 18 March 2013 - 18 March 2026

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/03/2026

The view of Tehran’s skyline overnight on Sunday was apocalyptic: Billowing smoke and towering oil fires turned the horizon orange as Israeli strikes ignited fuel depots outside the Iranian capital. By morning, dark, oily smoke hung over the city. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/w...

A woman stands on a dirt mound, her back to the camera, looking toward a horizon filled with dense, dark smoke. A label in the top left reads "Tehran." Photo by Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Trump is determined to pursue the war against Iran until Tehran cedes control of Greenland.

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Yezid Sayigh @yezidsayigh.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

My assessment of the U.S. attack on Iran: In leaving the Iranian people to take over their government, Trump is in fact sidestepping regime change - contrary to immediate perceptions Trump does not seek regime change in Iran… except incidentally open.substack.com/pub/sayighye...

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Trump does not seek regime change in Iran… except incidentally

By leaving it to the people of Iran to take over their government, Trump is in fact sidestepping regime change

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

This is absolute gold

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see. His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert. Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

What's worse, I ran passages from the article through ChatGPT and Gemini. They said "it cannot have been AI-generated as it's published by the @theguardian.com"! This outrageous! Any professor would notice that this is *FULLY* AI-generated in 30 seconds. Students fail courses for much less than that

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Hey @theguardian.com. Are you denying that the following article is AI-generated? www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Sweden work trip. Notes. Drafts. More drafts. Grant logic. New drafts. Late nights. Stiff back. A steady drip of coffee. Final one submitted today at 14:00. Three applications in three weeks! Next?

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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Tech tensions continue rising: the Spanish government has accused Pavel Durov of using his "unrestricted control" of Telegram to send a message full of "lies and illegitimate attacks" to all Spanish users of the app. "It's the first time in the history of the country," Spanish sources say.

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Telegram founder slams Spain PM over under-16s social media ban

Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Wednesday joined fellow tech tycoon Elon Musk in slamming Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over his "dangerous" plan to ban social media for under-16s.

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Kat O’Brien @lavidagata.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Want to be sure those who don’t speak Spanish know how the tech broligarchs are behaving. In addition to Elon’s petulant outbursts against Spain’s Pedro Sánchez, Telegram’s Pavel Durov has sent a message to all users with a Spanish number saying Sánchez threatens their internet liberties.

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Great thread - and summary of Bluesky..

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/02/2026

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting

The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Konstantin Kisin straight up lying on #bbcqt Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?” Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Matt Goodwin and the end of England: How one man's career explains our public life iandunt.substack.com/p/matt-goodw...

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Matt Goodwin and the end of England

How one man's career explains our public life.

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

And Tommy Robinson endorsed Matt! Quite an achievement in less than ten years. Matthew Goodwin will definitely be remembered in the annales of the 2020s - just not like the way he would have wanted to.

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Matt Goodwin's lies about his background have hopelessly confused Google AI 😉

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/01/2026

Breaking News: Spain issued a decree allowing hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants to apply for legal residency. The measure is bucking a trend, as many Western governments have cracked down on illegal immigration.

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Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay

The measure, unexpectedly approved, comes as other countries are cracking down on immigration.

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Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it... Arizona, November 2020

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Sooner or later the media is going to have to accept they are actively trying to tear the country apart, to start a war.

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

A substantial contingent of combat soldiers arrived in Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq today. They were accompanied by Army Chief of Staff Peter Boysen—a highly unconventional move to signal that Greenland’s sovereignty is non-negotiable. #Greenland #Denmark #ArcticSecurity #NATO www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...

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Danske soldater er landet i Grønland - opgaven er at beskytte og bevogte

Soldaterne er med stor sandsynlighed fra kasernen i Haderslev. Flere af dem har været i Grønland før og kender dermed terrænet.

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

"[Had I] pitched a story line to Netflix that an American president was vowing to get Greenland from Denmark “one way or another” — the exact words of Mr. Trump — “I would have been laughed out of the pitching room.” Adam Price, the creator of “Borgen”. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/w...

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Bleak Times in Copenhagen: Danes Feel Betrayed and Bewildered by Trump

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

A “Stop Trump” protest is also underway in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, led by the prime minister and other political leadership. "Listen to us. Our country is not for sale. We do not want to be Americans... We are Kalaallit." "Not to take over. Not to acquire. Not by pressure. Not now. Not ever."

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Important work here from the NYT. Ross wasn’t run over. He dropped his cell phone, which he had shifted to his left hand to draw his weapon. And then he shot and killed a person with the gun in his right hand. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...

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Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I read the whole article, and I ask "what kind of an argument is this?". 1. Is the best way of countering China's influence toppling regimes? 2. China is influential, say, in Africa as well. What's next, regime changes in Africa? 3. What if China applies the same logic and occupies Taiwan?

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 14/01/2026

It's finally happening. The Swedish prime minister just announced that a pan-European force is arriving in #Greenland as we speak. No word yet on whether UK forces are among them.

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

I guess I'm frustrated by the overall lethargy and lack of mass action (these are still a handful).. We all know that nothing is beyond Trump. The only thing that could stop this madness is organized action which should include elected representatives. Thanks for the correction though.

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Umut Özkırımlı @umutozkirimli.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Why aren't the Democrats pushing for a full investigation? Why aren't they staging a protest in the Senate or the House? Why aren't they speaking up (with the notable exception of AOC)?

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

“If there was ever a tipping point in the dark age of fascism that engulfs America, it should be the cold-blooded murder of a young woman driving home from dropping her kid off at school.” (Repost with correct image)

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The Murder of Renee Good

Trump’s armed stormtroopers unleash terror

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