Dr. Julie Chernov
@drjchernov.bsky.social
Professor. #PSC #IR. Author. Becoming Jihadis: Radicalization & Commitment in Southeast Asia @ oxfordacademic. Why Terrorists Quit @Cornellpress. Terrorist Behavior. CVE. How Terror Cells are Constructed. Repatriation. SE Asia. Equality for all.
I am one year away from getting AARP snail mail. Happy Middle Aged Birthday to me.
January 21, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I am one year away from getting AARP snail mail. Happy Middle Aged Birthday to me.
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Horrible. Arson attack today at Mississippi’s largest synagogue, on Shabbat, destroyed multiple Torahs and left parts of the building in ruins
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights.
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Horrible. Arson attack today at Mississippi’s largest synagogue, on Shabbat, destroyed multiple Torahs and left parts of the building in ruins
My two food pet peeves.
1. Calling things kimchi that are not kimchi.
2. The overuse of rice paper. Ex: You can call bacon, scrambled eggs, and cheese wrapped in a rice paper spiral a bagel but that does not make it one.
Additions, friends?
1. Calling things kimchi that are not kimchi.
2. The overuse of rice paper. Ex: You can call bacon, scrambled eggs, and cheese wrapped in a rice paper spiral a bagel but that does not make it one.
Additions, friends?
January 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
My two food pet peeves.
1. Calling things kimchi that are not kimchi.
2. The overuse of rice paper. Ex: You can call bacon, scrambled eggs, and cheese wrapped in a rice paper spiral a bagel but that does not make it one.
Additions, friends?
1. Calling things kimchi that are not kimchi.
2. The overuse of rice paper. Ex: You can call bacon, scrambled eggs, and cheese wrapped in a rice paper spiral a bagel but that does not make it one.
Additions, friends?
Meanwhile, I'm sound asleep in the bedroom with both cats, who @danielmkim.bsky.social found SHARING the bed with me. You heard that right.
This is my whiskey glass. There are many like it, but this one is mine. Christmas present from @drjchernov.bsky.social with an inscription of Lincoln’s quote about Grant’s supposed drunkenness, send each of my generals a barrel of what he drinks. I’m smoked. 1000 guests tonight. Happy new year.
January 1, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Meanwhile, I'm sound asleep in the bedroom with both cats, who @danielmkim.bsky.social found SHARING the bed with me. You heard that right.
This week has been so mentally, physically and emotionally draining that I plunked face first into Ruth's belly floof last night and she, being the best kitty, let me lay there for a good few minutes unmoving before giving me the "enough" nudge.
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This week has been so mentally, physically and emotionally draining that I plunked face first into Ruth's belly floof last night and she, being the best kitty, let me lay there for a good few minutes unmoving before giving me the "enough" nudge.
Dance: Usha Jey Hybrid Bharatham. Love the choreography, specifically the micromovements (eyes, facial expressions) and the beat juxtaposed against the dance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Saj6...
December 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Dance: Usha Jey Hybrid Bharatham. Love the choreography, specifically the micromovements (eyes, facial expressions) and the beat juxtaposed against the dance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Saj6...
Just submitted final grades.
a cartoon scene with the words and there was much rejoicing on the bottom
ALT: a cartoon scene with the words and there was much rejoicing on the bottom
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Just submitted final grades.
Not one piece of art, but the work of one artist.
Anything by Ewa Romaszewicz.
Anything by Ewa Romaszewicz.
2025 has been a rough year. What's one piece of art that's brought you absolute joy despite everything?
December 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Not one piece of art, but the work of one artist.
Anything by Ewa Romaszewicz.
Anything by Ewa Romaszewicz.
Ruth received a box of cat toys from a family friend. She has been acting strange every since. Sitting in a tense loaf and then running after them, licking them, etc.... Well....they're all filled with catnip. She's stoned out of her mind.
a cat riding on the back of a white unicorn with a pink mane
ALT: a cat riding on the back of a white unicorn with a pink mane
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Ruth received a box of cat toys from a family friend. She has been acting strange every since. Sitting in a tense loaf and then running after them, licking them, etc.... Well....they're all filled with catnip. She's stoned out of her mind.
In light of the shooting at Brown University, a reminder: please don't rush to post in order to be first. Wait for substantive evidence from reliable sources lest you inadvertently spread misinformation.
As a Rhode Islander who grew up a few miles from Brown, this one hits home.
As a Rhode Islander who grew up a few miles from Brown, this one hits home.
December 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
In light of the shooting at Brown University, a reminder: please don't rush to post in order to be first. Wait for substantive evidence from reliable sources lest you inadvertently spread misinformation.
As a Rhode Islander who grew up a few miles from Brown, this one hits home.
As a Rhode Islander who grew up a few miles from Brown, this one hits home.
Reposted by Dr. Julie Chernov
ISD and Movember are partnering to examine how online misogyny fuels violence against women and girls and affects men and boys’ wellbeing. In the first of a series, we call for a public-health approach that engages men and boys as partners in prevention, not just as potential perpetrators.
Squaring the circle on men's health, online harms and gender-based violence
This article is the first in a series of policy briefings from Movember and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), bringing together our expertise on men and boys’ health, online misogyny and inn...
www.isdglobal.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
ISD and Movember are partnering to examine how online misogyny fuels violence against women and girls and affects men and boys’ wellbeing. In the first of a series, we call for a public-health approach that engages men and boys as partners in prevention, not just as potential perpetrators.
My latest #IntelBrief for The Soufan Center, examining the rise of Nihilistic Violent Extremism and the True Crime Community in #SoutheastAsia. 1/3
thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2...
thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2...
Nihilistic Violent Extremism in Southeast Asia - The Soufan Center
Youth radicalization is becoming an issue of increasing concern in Southeast Asia. Much of the contemporary threat comes from nihilistic violent extremism, notably from adherents to something known as...
thesoufancenter.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
My latest #IntelBrief for The Soufan Center, examining the rise of Nihilistic Violent Extremism and the True Crime Community in #SoutheastAsia. 1/3
thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2...
thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2...
Name a perfect album that came out when you were 16. I can name 2 that are tied for first place.
"Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" - Wu-Tang Clan
"Fumbling toward Ecstasy"-Sarah McLachlan.
"Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" - Wu-Tang Clan
"Fumbling toward Ecstasy"-Sarah McLachlan.
Name a perfect album that came out when you were 16. Well, I can name 3 that are tied for first place.
“Green,” REM
“Talk Is Cheap,” Keith Richards
“Straight Outta Compton,” NWA
“Green,” REM
“Talk Is Cheap,” Keith Richards
“Straight Outta Compton,” NWA
November 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Name a perfect album that came out when you were 16. I can name 2 that are tied for first place.
"Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" - Wu-Tang Clan
"Fumbling toward Ecstasy"-Sarah McLachlan.
"Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" - Wu-Tang Clan
"Fumbling toward Ecstasy"-Sarah McLachlan.
Reposted by Dr. Julie Chernov
Cat Chronicles (a continuing saga).
@drjchernov.bsky.social got up last night & beheld a massacre. Goodie had somehow opened the cupboard door, gotten the bag of Delectables squeeze treats out, & bit through all but one tube. His expression while demanding breakfast: "Je ne regrette rien, Maman."
@drjchernov.bsky.social got up last night & beheld a massacre. Goodie had somehow opened the cupboard door, gotten the bag of Delectables squeeze treats out, & bit through all but one tube. His expression while demanding breakfast: "Je ne regrette rien, Maman."
a cartoon character from south park says no kitty that 's a bad kitty !
ALT: a cartoon character from south park says no kitty that 's a bad kitty !
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Cat Chronicles (a continuing saga).
@drjchernov.bsky.social got up last night & beheld a massacre. Goodie had somehow opened the cupboard door, gotten the bag of Delectables squeeze treats out, & bit through all but one tube. His expression while demanding breakfast: "Je ne regrette rien, Maman."
@drjchernov.bsky.social got up last night & beheld a massacre. Goodie had somehow opened the cupboard door, gotten the bag of Delectables squeeze treats out, & bit through all but one tube. His expression while demanding breakfast: "Je ne regrette rien, Maman."
Happy Anniversary, my love. It's been wonderful sharing these past five years with you--learning and growing and loving together. Here's to many more. @danielmkim.bsky.social
Where did 5 years go? Happy anniversary @drjchernov.bsky.social. My partner, my love, my passion.
November 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Happy Anniversary, my love. It's been wonderful sharing these past five years with you--learning and growing and loving together. Here's to many more. @danielmkim.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr. Julie Chernov
NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting
The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...
www.nbcnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
@danielmkim.bsky.social , come get your cat. He has chased Ruth around with such vim and vigor, you'd think she was attached to a rotisserie chicken on a string, and when I rescued her from his clutches, he slapped my butt.
October 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
@danielmkim.bsky.social , come get your cat. He has chased Ruth around with such vim and vigor, you'd think she was attached to a rotisserie chicken on a string, and when I rescued her from his clutches, he slapped my butt.
Let me preface this by saying @danielmkim.bsky.social is the love of my life. BUT MY MAN, PUT THE DAMN TOILET SEAT DOWN AFTER YOU USE IT.
Let me preface this by saying @drjchernov.bsky.social is the love of my life. But when you replace the toilet paper roll, it’s supposed to roll from the top down, not the bottom up.
October 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Let me preface this by saying @danielmkim.bsky.social is the love of my life. BUT MY MAN, PUT THE DAMN TOILET SEAT DOWN AFTER YOU USE IT.
We are in the midst of FAFO. Goodie has been here for less than 30min. He's already chased Ruth all over the house, trying to slap her butt & climbed into & clawed at her travel bag. There have been multiple standoffs. It's only a matter of time until she wacks him. @danielmkim.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We are in the midst of FAFO. Goodie has been here for less than 30min. He's already chased Ruth all over the house, trying to slap her butt & climbed into & clawed at her travel bag. There have been multiple standoffs. It's only a matter of time until she wacks him. @danielmkim.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr. Julie Chernov
The basic infrastructures that allow women to be participants in public life—birth control & abortion access, no fault divorce, childcare access & affordability, civil rights law in employment and public accommodations, the minimal efforts to mitigate sexual and domestic violence—are all crumbling.
September 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The basic infrastructures that allow women to be participants in public life—birth control & abortion access, no fault divorce, childcare access & affordability, civil rights law in employment and public accommodations, the minimal efforts to mitigate sexual and domestic violence—are all crumbling.
Reposted by Dr. Julie Chernov
From the Desk of Ruth Bader Ginsmeow:
Mama's got a cold that she caught from the small human, so I curled around her head and administered purr therapy.
I am a good kitty.
Mama's got a cold that she caught from the small human, so I curled around her head and administered purr therapy.
I am a good kitty.
September 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
From the Desk of Ruth Bader Ginsmeow:
Mama's got a cold that she caught from the small human, so I curled around her head and administered purr therapy.
I am a good kitty.
Mama's got a cold that she caught from the small human, so I curled around her head and administered purr therapy.
I am a good kitty.
From the Desk of Ruth Bader Ginsmeow:
Mama's got a cold that she caught from the small human, so I curled around her head and administered purr therapy.
I am a good kitty.
Mama's got a cold that she caught from the small human, so I curled around her head and administered purr therapy.
I am a good kitty.
September 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
From the Desk of Ruth Bader Ginsmeow:
Mama's got a cold that she caught from the small human, so I curled around her head and administered purr therapy.
I am a good kitty.
Mama's got a cold that she caught from the small human, so I curled around her head and administered purr therapy.
I am a good kitty.
The media needs to keep in mind that increasingly, the ideologies of perpetrators of mass attacks, assassinations, & terrorism in the US don't fit neatly into boxes. Some are part of subcultures, like the man who murdered Charlie Kirk, who appears to have been a Groyper. Others, notably the 1/2
September 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The media needs to keep in mind that increasingly, the ideologies of perpetrators of mass attacks, assassinations, & terrorism in the US don't fit neatly into boxes. Some are part of subcultures, like the man who murdered Charlie Kirk, who appears to have been a Groyper. Others, notably the 1/2
Reposted by Dr. Julie Chernov
The killer may turn out to be a confused, young, white man from a gun-friendly Republican home with no coherent set of political views or inspirations.
But that’s not the weirdest possible scenario here.
What follows is a 🧵 that considers a far more bizarre scenario…ready?
1/x
But that’s not the weirdest possible scenario here.
What follows is a 🧵 that considers a far more bizarre scenario…ready?
1/x
September 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The killer may turn out to be a confused, young, white man from a gun-friendly Republican home with no coherent set of political views or inspirations.
But that’s not the weirdest possible scenario here.
What follows is a 🧵 that considers a far more bizarre scenario…ready?
1/x
But that’s not the weirdest possible scenario here.
What follows is a 🧵 that considers a far more bizarre scenario…ready?
1/x