Çimen Günay Erkol
@cimencim.bsky.social
I work on literature and literature works on me, academic gruff @Istanbul. Turkish Lit., History, Political Novel esp. on memory & military dictatorship. Author of Broken Masculinities. Focusing on far-right masculinities rn⚡️ https://cimengunay.net/
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On my syllabus for this semester, I told students if they use genAI for their research papers, I'll pour pickle juice in their ears--straight from the fridge. This is the semester I find out if the administration reads my syllabi. #AcademicSky
January 22, 2026 at 5:48 AM
On my syllabus for this semester, I told students if they use genAI for their research papers, I'll pour pickle juice in their ears--straight from the fridge. This is the semester I find out if the administration reads my syllabi. #AcademicSky
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I'm sorry, abolishing ICE is now off the table as the centrist compromise.
The floor is now The Hague.
The floor is now The Hague.
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 1:18 AM
I'm sorry, abolishing ICE is now off the table as the centrist compromise.
The floor is now The Hague.
The floor is now The Hague.
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Oh wow. Trump got a hand-me-down Nobel Peace Prize! Did you know:
It would not be the first time a Nobel laureate has given his or her medal away: in 1943 Nobel Literature laureate Knut Hamsun gave his medal to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.
It would not be the first time a Nobel laureate has given his or her medal away: in 1943 Nobel Literature laureate Knut Hamsun gave his medal to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.
January 16, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Oh wow. Trump got a hand-me-down Nobel Peace Prize! Did you know:
It would not be the first time a Nobel laureate has given his or her medal away: in 1943 Nobel Literature laureate Knut Hamsun gave his medal to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.
It would not be the first time a Nobel laureate has given his or her medal away: in 1943 Nobel Literature laureate Knut Hamsun gave his medal to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.
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Of course he is. Now he'll start claiming he won it after all.
President Trump is keeping the Nobel Peace Prize medal presented to him by its recipient, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. abcnews.go.com/US/trump-mee...
Trump accepts Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
President Donald Trump met with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House Thursday, where she said she presented him with her Nobel medal.
abcnews.go.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Of course he is. Now he'll start claiming he won it after all.
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“A fundraiser for a man who was suspended for calling President Donald Trump a ‘pedophile protector’ has raised more than $222,000 in just a few hours.” www.thedailybeast.com/donations-su...
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 AM
“A fundraiser for a man who was suspended for calling President Donald Trump a ‘pedophile protector’ has raised more than $222,000 in just a few hours.” www.thedailybeast.com/donations-su...
impeachment ford fabrikasında ☄️
The Michigan auto worker who was flipped off by Trump after heckling him has reportedly been suspended
A Ford worker called out Trump. The president flipped him off. Now, he's been suspended. • Michigan Advance
A union-backed auto worker at Ford Motor Co. was caught on video heckling President Donald Trump when he visited a Dearborn factory on Tuesday ahead of his address to the Detroit Economic Club. The vi...
michiganadvance.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:05 AM
impeachment ford fabrikasında ☄️
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The Michigan auto worker who was flipped off by Trump after heckling him has reportedly been suspended
A Ford worker called out Trump. The president flipped him off. Now, he's been suspended. • Michigan Advance
A union-backed auto worker at Ford Motor Co. was caught on video heckling President Donald Trump when he visited a Dearborn factory on Tuesday ahead of his address to the Detroit Economic Club. The vi...
michiganadvance.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:48 AM
The Michigan auto worker who was flipped off by Trump after heckling him has reportedly been suspended
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So every Mom in the blue states and cities is now a domestic terrorist. Cool.
The woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week served on the board of her son’s school, which linked to documents encouraging parents to monitor ICE and directing them to training. https://cnn.it/49yoNEa
January 14, 2026 at 2:14 AM
So every Mom in the blue states and cities is now a domestic terrorist. Cool.
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there is not a hell hot enough
ICE detained Arlit Maria Martinez on her way to work. 2 days later, her 15 yo son died of cancer. They wouldn't let her out to say goodbye. The family had planned to move back to Mexico prior to the cancer diagnosis but stayed for his treatment. Now, Mr Martinez has lost his wife to ICE & his son.
Teen dies of cancer days after mother arrested by ICE: ‘She’s never gonna see him’
The mother's family pleaded with federal officers for her release from custody to say her final goodbyes to her son, but their requests went unanswered.
www.wsaz.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:51 AM
there is not a hell hot enough
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the democrats are right we should focus on kitchen table issues. for example there is a guy at my kitchen table who wants to shoot me in the face with a gun
January 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM
the democrats are right we should focus on kitchen table issues. for example there is a guy at my kitchen table who wants to shoot me in the face with a gun
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PEN America condemns educational censorship at Texas A&M after a professor is told not to teach Plato, a foundational thinker in the study of Western philosophy, merely because his writings discuss questions about love, gender, and human identity. pen.org/press-releas... #censorship #highereducation
Plato Has Been Censored; What Next?
PEN America condemns and calls absurd Texas A&M censoring Plato readings and discussions related to race and gender
pen.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
PEN America condemns educational censorship at Texas A&M after a professor is told not to teach Plato, a foundational thinker in the study of Western philosophy, merely because his writings discuss questions about love, gender, and human identity. pen.org/press-releas... #censorship #highereducation
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
like a penal colony?
Trump just wants a little more Living Space for Americans
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 3:46 AM
like a penal colony?
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WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
What’s next? I’m so tired.
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 12:11 PM
What’s next? I’m so tired.
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Roblox is a conduit for radicalization: the teen-led white supremacist group “Blueshirts” recruits children, mimics neo-Nazi Patriot Front marches, and coordinates on Discord to spread propaganda and harass players.
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Online Neo-Nazi Group Using Children’s Video Games For Recruiting And Propaganda
A disturbing trend is emerging on Roblox, a platform with tens of millions of young users: online white supremacist groups are using children’s video games to recruit and spread propaganda. The “Blues...
globalextremism.org
January 2, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Roblox is a conduit for radicalization: the teen-led white supremacist group “Blueshirts” recruits children, mimics neo-Nazi Patriot Front marches, and coordinates on Discord to spread propaganda and harass players.
Read more:
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Doctoral Researcher (PhD) – University of Cologne, Germany 🇩🇪
Fully funded PhD role in Environmental & Social Anthropology.
Eligibility: Master’s degree
Deadline: 18 January 2026.
Apply: higherjobz.com/fully-funded...
#AcademicJobs #AnthropologyPhD #GermanyPhD @unicologne.bsky.social
Fully funded PhD role in Environmental & Social Anthropology.
Eligibility: Master’s degree
Deadline: 18 January 2026.
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#AcademicJobs #AnthropologyPhD #GermanyPhD @unicologne.bsky.social
Fully Funded PhD in Environmental Anthropology – Cologne | HigherJobz
Apply for a fully funded PhD in Environmental Anthropology at the University of Cologne, Germany. Fieldwork in Zambia. Deadline: 18 Jan 2026.
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January 3, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Doctoral Researcher (PhD) – University of Cologne, Germany 🇩🇪
Fully funded PhD role in Environmental & Social Anthropology.
Eligibility: Master’s degree
Deadline: 18 January 2026.
Apply: higherjobz.com/fully-funded...
#AcademicJobs #AnthropologyPhD #GermanyPhD @unicologne.bsky.social
Fully funded PhD role in Environmental & Social Anthropology.
Eligibility: Master’s degree
Deadline: 18 January 2026.
Apply: higherjobz.com/fully-funded...
#AcademicJobs #AnthropologyPhD #GermanyPhD @unicologne.bsky.social
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10 Ocak Cumartesi günü saat 16.00'da Ankara Terradan Pub Üstü'nde "Feminist Teori ile Düşünmek" kitabımız üzerine söyleşi gerçekleşecek.
January 2, 2026 at 10:49 AM
10 Ocak Cumartesi günü saat 16.00'da Ankara Terradan Pub Üstü'nde "Feminist Teori ile Düşünmek" kitabımız üzerine söyleşi gerçekleşecek.
“The Wannabe Fascists” by Federico Finchelstein is a gem, it gives you a world tour of fascism @finchelsteinf.bsky.social Thank you for this great book! It feels great to read scholars aware and critical of the gender dimension of fascism 🙏
January 1, 2026 at 2:09 PM
“The Wannabe Fascists” by Federico Finchelstein is a gem, it gives you a world tour of fascism @finchelsteinf.bsky.social Thank you for this great book! It feels great to read scholars aware and critical of the gender dimension of fascism 🙏
this is a must see for the field! (Critical study of Men and Masculinities)
An academic disliked an Oxford Very Short Introduction (145 pages) in his field so much that he wrote a 200 page book review attacking it. www.pierre-legrand.com/ewExternalFi...
December 27, 2025 at 7:10 AM
this is a must see for the field! (Critical study of Men and Masculinities)
stop. have some Turkish music. chill. youtu.be/E8k4dzxB9yA
Tenor Murat Karahan - Vazgeç Gönül (Ümit Sayın)
YouTube video by TenorKarahanFan
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December 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
stop. have some Turkish music. chill. youtu.be/E8k4dzxB9yA
french doing french things
How the French fell in love with family-driven memoirs and autofiction | Anne-Laure Pineau
How the French fell in love with family-driven memoirs and autofiction | Anne-Laure Pineau
Matriarchs, absent fathers and troubled childhoods: 2025 was the year French literature focused on family, says writer Anne-Laure Pineau
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
french doing french things
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Fully-Funded PhD in History of Travel Writing – University of Warwick, UK.
PhD role in History & Global Studies.
Eligibility: Open to all nationalities with MA or equivalent.
Deadline: 15 January 2026.
Apply: higherjobz.com/fully-funded...
#AcademicJobs #HistoryJobs #UKJobs #HigherJobz
PhD role in History & Global Studies.
Eligibility: Open to all nationalities with MA or equivalent.
Deadline: 15 January 2026.
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Fully-Funded PhD in History of Travel Writing UK | HigherJobz
Apply for a fully-funded PhD in History of Travel Writing at University of Warwick, UK. Open to all nationalities. Apply by 15 January 2026.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Fully-Funded PhD in History of Travel Writing – University of Warwick, UK.
PhD role in History & Global Studies.
Eligibility: Open to all nationalities with MA or equivalent.
Deadline: 15 January 2026.
Apply: higherjobz.com/fully-funded...
#AcademicJobs #HistoryJobs #UKJobs #HigherJobz
PhD role in History & Global Studies.
Eligibility: Open to all nationalities with MA or equivalent.
Deadline: 15 January 2026.
Apply: higherjobz.com/fully-funded...
#AcademicJobs #HistoryJobs #UKJobs #HigherJobz