Brigitte Le Normand 🟥
@blenormand.bsky.social
Historian of Yugoslavia in global context. Urban Planning, migration, maritime transportation. Believer in speaking out for/amplifying the silenced. she/her.
I'll be presenting today at 4:15 pm CET at the Global History Colloquium of the FUB, on "A Global History of Socialist Rijeka: How a Port Connected Yugoslavia to the World." Please dm me if you would like to join online and I'll send you the link!
www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/en/termine/C...
www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/en/termine/C...
Global History Colloquium: Brigitte Le Normand (Maastricht University) on
www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de
February 2, 2026 at 8:34 AM
I'll be presenting today at 4:15 pm CET at the Global History Colloquium of the FUB, on "A Global History of Socialist Rijeka: How a Port Connected Yugoslavia to the World." Please dm me if you would like to join online and I'll send you the link!
www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/en/termine/C...
www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/en/termine/C...
Never in my wildest dreams, as a 23 year old reading Sofia Petrovna in an East European literature class at the U of Toronto, did I think there would be affinities so close to home.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Never in my wildest dreams, as a 23 year old reading Sofia Petrovna in an East European literature class at the U of Toronto, did I think there would be affinities so close to home.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
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“Be kind, be involved, believe in your art. At a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always a prelude to fascism.”
- Guillermo del Toro
- Guillermo del Toro
January 25, 2026 at 7:54 AM
“Be kind, be involved, believe in your art. At a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always a prelude to fascism.”
- Guillermo del Toro
- Guillermo del Toro
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Kim Jong-un regrettably unavailable
January 21, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Kim Jong-un regrettably unavailable
I've been listening to the first episode of this podcast, and it makes me so sad.
www.canadaland.com/shows/what-i...
www.canadaland.com/shows/what-i...
What Is Happening Here
Anti-Jewish hate in Canada is off the charts. What is Happening Here is a raw, thorough, and honest examination of a vibrant, accepting society seized by a sudden crisis of hate.
www.canadaland.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I've been listening to the first episode of this podcast, and it makes me so sad.
www.canadaland.com/shows/what-i...
www.canadaland.com/shows/what-i...
Disappointing yet not entirely surprising. A lack of moral courage.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/a...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/a...
Leaders of Historians’ Group Veto Resolutions Critical of Israel
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Disappointing yet not entirely surprising. A lack of moral courage.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/a...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/a...
I think the appropriate term is "ICE thugs" or "goons" rather than "monkeys"
January 13, 2026 at 11:27 AM
I think the appropriate term is "ICE thugs" or "goons" rather than "monkeys"
No comment.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
Opinion | The Resistance Libs Were Right
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:20 AM
No comment.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
Not quite sure what to make of the fact that there is no word in English for the adjective "solidaire"...?
January 6, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Not quite sure what to make of the fact that there is no word in English for the adjective "solidaire"...?
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With no UN Security Council mandate and unable to claim self defence, it is difficult to conceive of possible legal justifications for the US strike that captured Nicolás Maduro.
Read Marc Weller's latest analysis for Chatham House ⤵️
Read Marc Weller's latest analysis for Chatham House ⤵️
The US capture of President Nicolás Maduro – and attacks on Venezuela – have no justification in international law
This may be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has abandoned the core values that united them for the past century, writes the head of Chatham House’s International Law Programme.
www.chathamhouse.org
January 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM
With no UN Security Council mandate and unable to claim self defence, it is difficult to conceive of possible legal justifications for the US strike that captured Nicolás Maduro.
Read Marc Weller's latest analysis for Chatham House ⤵️
Read Marc Weller's latest analysis for Chatham House ⤵️
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Scientific funding is a net negative: "European taxpayers will have spent more on the funding process than on the funding itself, and the scientific ecosystem has been drained"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding
With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.
www.nature.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Scientific funding is a net negative: "European taxpayers will have spent more on the funding process than on the funding itself, and the scientific ecosystem has been drained"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
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The FIFA Peace Prize used to mean something
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The FIFA Peace Prize used to mean something
Did the US just colonize Venezuela??
January 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Did the US just colonize Venezuela??
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497 years ago today, Henry VIII attended a meal with Cardinal Wolsey and the Papal Legate Campeggio, for which this is the menu (one of the few menus for meals attended by Henry) that survive.
1/8
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December 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
497 years ago today, Henry VIII attended a meal with Cardinal Wolsey and the Papal Legate Campeggio, for which this is the menu (one of the few menus for meals attended by Henry) that survive.
1/8
1/8
Commenters on BB: "who cares if she was a Nazi in the last the decades of her life. What a fabulous sexy actress she was brave enough to speak her mind she will be sorely missed RIP." 🙄
December 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Commenters on BB: "who cares if she was a Nazi in the last the decades of her life. What a fabulous sexy actress she was brave enough to speak her mind she will be sorely missed RIP." 🙄
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Hate when this guy shows up in my feed
December 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Hate when this guy shows up in my feed
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My response to anything over the next two weeks
December 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
My response to anything over the next two weeks
Academic friends, l'd love your opinion. If you had to choose between your top choice publisher (based on the other books they publish, quality of the publication), and second choice but with Open Access, who would you pick and why?
December 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Academic friends, l'd love your opinion. If you had to choose between your top choice publisher (based on the other books they publish, quality of the publication), and second choice but with Open Access, who would you pick and why?
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The hero who disarmed one of the terrorists in Sydney turned out to be 43-year-old Ahmed al-Ahmed — a fruit shop owner and father of two.
He was shot twice and is currently in hospital. He is scheduled to undergo surgery.
He had no experience with weapons of any kind.
He was shot twice and is currently in hospital. He is scheduled to undergo surgery.
He had no experience with weapons of any kind.
December 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The hero who disarmed one of the terrorists in Sydney turned out to be 43-year-old Ahmed al-Ahmed — a fruit shop owner and father of two.
He was shot twice and is currently in hospital. He is scheduled to undergo surgery.
He had no experience with weapons of any kind.
He was shot twice and is currently in hospital. He is scheduled to undergo surgery.
He had no experience with weapons of any kind.
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Horrormeldungen noch und nöcher
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Die Universität Köln kürzt „Disability Studies“ - Studierende protestieren
An der Universität Köln soll der Arbeitsbereich „Disability Studies“ gestrichen werden. Die Studierenden wollen protestieren.
www1.wdr.de
December 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Horrormeldungen noch und nöcher
www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/...
www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/...
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Eurovision winner Nemo to return trophy in protest at Israel taking part in 2026
Eurovision winner Nemo to return trophy in protest at Israel taking part in 2026
‘Clear conflict’ between Eurovision ideals of ‘inclusion and dignity for all’ and decision to let Israel compete, says 2024 winner
Nemo, the Swiss singer who won the 2024 Eurovision song contest, has said they are handing back their trophy in protest over Israel’s participation in next year’s event.
The 26-year-old, the first non-binary winner of the contest, said on Thursday there was “a clear conflict” between the Eurovision ideals of “unity, inclusion and dignity for all” and the decision to allow Israel to compete. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Eurovision winner Nemo to return trophy in protest at Israel taking part in 2026
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When research becomes an AI generated lottery. It reveals the fundamental flaws of the system which has been a lottery for years
eualive.net/horizon-euro...
eualive.net/horizon-euro...
Horizon Europe applicants slam Commissioner Zaharieva’s “lottery” plan
At a conference of the scientific community held recently in a large European city, applicants ...
eualive.net
December 12, 2025 at 6:14 AM
When research becomes an AI generated lottery. It reveals the fundamental flaws of the system which has been a lottery for years
eualive.net/horizon-euro...
eualive.net/horizon-euro...
More evidence that Israel is a rogue state. Who will step in to defend the UN's mandate? What does this erosion of support for the UN mean for its role in global governance more broadly?
“Today in the early morning, Israeli police accompanied by municipal officials forcibly entered the UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem.”
UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini’s statement:
www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini’s statement:
www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
December 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
More evidence that Israel is a rogue state. Who will step in to defend the UN's mandate? What does this erosion of support for the UN mean for its role in global governance more broadly?