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Françoïs Guesnet
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Based in London and Berlin.
Modern Jewish history @ University College London, focus Poland/Eastern Central Europe.
Co-editor 'Polin. Studies in Polish Jewry', Secretary European Association for Jewish Studies.
Stand with Ukraine!
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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 2d
Just donated again to Back&Alive, and this month also to @timothysnyder.bsky.social's initiative to sponsor ambulances fitted with jammers

www.help99.co/thank-you-1

Do support Ukraine through the dark winter, to a brighter day.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 2d
Last night, Russian Shahed drones destroyed Ukraine’s first industrial biomass power plant, Clear Energy. Co-founder Andriy Hrinenko shared photos of the aftermath. The plant was a symbol of Ukraine’s push for green energy.

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 3d
‼️ Energy generation now at zero": Russia delivers heaviest strike on Ukrainian thermal power plants
"Energy generation now at zero": Russia delivers heaviest strike on Ukrainian thermal power plants
A Russian attack that struck thermal power plants operated by Centrenergo, a major Ukrainian state-owned energy company, on the night of 7-8 November 2025 is reported to have been the heaviest since t...
www.pravda.com.ua

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 4d
better late than never.
how about ending visas to Russian citizens?

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 4d
⚡️ EU stops issuing multi-entry visas to Russian citizens
EU stops issuing multi-entry visas to Russian citizens
The European Commission has adopted stricter rules for issuing visas to Russian nationals due to heightened security risks linked to the Russo-Ukrainian war, the weaponisation of migration, acts of sa...
www.pravda.com.ua

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 4d
Very cool call for papers. This conference will be a feast.

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 5d
/3. At the time of the strike, the airfield reportedly housed up to 1,000 Geran-2 UAVs and more than 1,500 warheads.

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British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies @biajs.bsky.social · 7d
Join us in London in July!

CALL FOR PAPERS NOW LIVE

#BIAJS2026 “Space and place in Jewish studies” 13-15 July Birkbeck

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Call for Papers: BIAJS Conference 2026 (13-15 July, Birkbeck, University of London)
CALL FOR PAPERS #BIAJS2026 Space and Place in Jewish Studies British and Irish Association of Jewish Studies Annual Conference 2026 Birkbeck, University of London | July 2026   “there is…
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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 11d
Nobody should be surprised
wartranslated.bsky.social WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 11d
The Pentagon approved providing Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles after assessing no impact on US stockpiles, but Trump declined following a Putin call, CNN reports citing three officials.
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/31/p...

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 11d
The Pentagon approved providing Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles after assessing no impact on US stockpiles, but Trump declined following a Putin call, CNN reports citing three officials.
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/31/p...

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 12d
Last night, Russia carried out a massive strike on the territory of Ukraine. The main targets of the attack were gas and energy infrastructure, but civilian facilities were also among those hit.

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 14d
Do check out this *absolutely amazing* volume on Jewish spaces in postwar Poland by UCL @uclhjs.bsky.social and Bartlett graduate Natalia Romik (Warsaw), published yesterday.

Big congratulations from a very proud former co-supervisor :-)

Open access from UCL Press:

uclpress.co.uk/book/archite...
Architecture of Memory
Architecture of Memory explores architectural disappearance, urban remembrance and functional change amid social upheaval. Using archival, architectural and artistic methods, Natalia Romik investigate...
uclpress.co.uk

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 15d
The turbojet engines making this possible come from China.

China has a great deal of Ukrainian blood on its hands, and Europeans need to finally understand that China is waging a war against Europe and therefore cannot be regarded as a partner

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 15d
'I feel sorry for the UK'

Wise words from the Albanian PM
chathamhouse.org Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 17d
"You left Europe because you wanted less boats, you have more boats. You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment."

Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.

Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 16d
3 ppl killed and 29 injured, including 6 kids, in the russian overnight attack against Kyiv. The russian terror is explicitly mocking all the American "peace efforts". Meanwhile, the EU leaders can't agree on using russian assets for Ukraine not offering any other alternative.

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 16d
Crucial update from @phillipspobrien.bsky.social explaining the consistence of Trumpel weaseling on sanctions against Russia.

This update allows you to look through the bluster and the wishful thinking permeating Western reporting.

Trump helps Russia to stay in a fight they won't win.
phillipspobrien.bsky.social Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 16d
Hi All, Just sent out my free weekend updates. This was the week when the Trump administration once again blocked the two most effective sanctions it could bring against Russia (Graham-Blumenthal and aid for Ukraine's ranged campaign). open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #156: Sanctions, Sanctions, Sanctions?
Ukrainian Ranged Sanctions are far more Effective, Russian Advances in October
open.substack.com

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 16d
The number of injured in Kyiv has risen to 31, according to city officials. The worst hit is the Desnianskyi district, where a Shahed drone struck a 9-story residential building, collapsing multiple floors. At least 26 people were injured there, including five children.

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 16d
Hi All, Just sent out my free weekend updates. This was the week when the Trump administration once again blocked the two most effective sanctions it could bring against Russia (Graham-Blumenthal and aid for Ukraine's ranged campaign). open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #156: Sanctions, Sanctions, Sanctions?
Ukrainian Ranged Sanctions are far more Effective, Russian Advances in October
open.substack.com

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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 17d
In Kramatorsk, the occupiers have destroyed a third wind turbine; earlier strikes hit the wind farm on October 22 and 24. While the West invests in green energy, jobs, and the future, Russia deliberately targets civilian infrastructure. 👇

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 17d
Two people have been confirmed dead and 12 injured in Kyiv following last night’s Russian attack. Fires broke out across the city, and aviation units were deployed to assist with firefighting efforts.

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chathamhouse.org
Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 17d
"You left Europe because you wanted less boats, you have more boats. You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment."

Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.

Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 19d
Funding available for Full and Student Members of the European Association for Jewish Studies to pursue archival or library research in 2026/27 - do check out the details here:

www.eurojewishstudies.org/scholarships...

Application deadline 30 November 2025.
Call for Applications: Small Research Grant Programme 2025-26 (first round). Deadline for Applications: 30 November 2025 – European Association for Jewish Studies
www.eurojewishstudies.org

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ana valdivia @anavaldi.bsky.social · 20d
After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:

- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 21d
Countering the massive Russian attack on the Zaporizhzhia front

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 22d
The numbers have basically not changed in a year.

The share of xenophobic isolationists is not going down further, and it seems they hold a controling minority of British public opinion.

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 23d
🤬 Russians attack Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: 11 injured
Russians attack Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: 11 injured, – photos
Eleven people have been injured in a Russian attack on the Shakhtarske hromada in the Synelnykove district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several...
www.pravda.com.ua

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 23d
Talks will not stop Putin, pressure is needed, and Ukraine will not reward terrorists for their crimes, Zelensky says. Russia launched over 3,270 strike drones, 1,370 guided bombs and nearly 50 missiles against Ukraine this week alone.

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 24d
I feel seen

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Sarah Kirchberger @sarahkirchberger.bsky.social · Oct 12
🚨Amazing:
🇳🇴 Norway’s drone detection system protecting Oslo Airport comes from 🇨🇳 Chinese company DJI Aeroscope, with system updates coming directly from DJI in China.

Unexpectedly that 🇨🇳 system was down for a full 19h from the evening of September 22nd, which is why the airport had to be closed.

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · Oct 12
Very moving to visit the ‘Field of Mars’ in Lviv/Ukraine, for fallen Ukrainian soldiers. ‘For your and our freedom’