Hilde Eliassen Restad
@herestad.bsky.social
Associate professor of IR at Oslo New University College (ONH). Fulbright, UWC, and UVa alumna. Fall’24 Fulbright Visiting Scholar @ClementsCenter UT Austin
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Loved the newest piece from @bakerdphd.bsky.social's Inside Higher Ed blog today, and appreciated its attention to both historical context and the current power dynamics which make "institutional neutraility" far from neutral.
How Elite Colleges Aided Censorship During the Red Scares
Powerful organizations during the Red Scares crafted a world where “academic freedom” was conditional on political allegiance.
www.insidehighered.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Loved the newest piece from @bakerdphd.bsky.social's Inside Higher Ed blog today, and appreciated its attention to both historical context and the current power dynamics which make "institutional neutraility" far from neutral.
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Important from Arne Duncan and David Pressman:
"There is little effort among university leaders to coordinate a political response to attacks on academic independence by the administration. Appeasement is being coordinated while resistance is not."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
"There is little effort among university leaders to coordinate a political response to attacks on academic independence by the administration. Appeasement is being coordinated while resistance is not."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Universities are sending Trump a dangerous message
Higher education is under attack. Drop the appeasement.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Important from Arne Duncan and David Pressman:
"There is little effort among university leaders to coordinate a political response to attacks on academic independence by the administration. Appeasement is being coordinated while resistance is not."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
"There is little effort among university leaders to coordinate a political response to attacks on academic independence by the administration. Appeasement is being coordinated while resistance is not."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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The Trump administration is demanding states’ voter rolls — information that election deniers could use to undermine trust in the election system. bit.ly/46tX4nd
“Confidential” Agreements Show Trump Administration’s Plans for States’ Voter Data
At least 10 states have handed over their full voter files to the Justice Department.
www.brennancenter.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The Trump administration is demanding states’ voter rolls — information that election deniers could use to undermine trust in the election system. bit.ly/46tX4nd
Sees i kveld, Ålesund! alesundsbiblioteka.no/Kalender/Cal...
February 10, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Sees i kveld, Ålesund! alesundsbiblioteka.no/Kalender/Cal...
I årets første kronikk for Dagsavisen gir jeg Trump ti tips til hvordan vinne mellomvalget selv om han taper velgerne 💪 www.dagsavisen.no/kommentar/sl...
Slik kan du sørge for valgseier, Donald
Ti tips til Trump: Hvordan vinne mellomvalget når du taper velgere.
www.dagsavisen.no
February 10, 2026 at 7:11 AM
I årets første kronikk for Dagsavisen gir jeg Trump ti tips til hvordan vinne mellomvalget selv om han taper velgerne 💪 www.dagsavisen.no/kommentar/sl...
In the US, the four subdisciplines of political science are American Politics, Political Theory (i.e. political philosophy), Comparative Politics, and International Relations (shout-out to the fifth unacknowledged and deeply annoying subdiscipline, called The Quantoids Are Coming). In Norway,
February 9, 2026 at 9:24 AM
In the US, the four subdisciplines of political science are American Politics, Political Theory (i.e. political philosophy), Comparative Politics, and International Relations (shout-out to the fifth unacknowledged and deeply annoying subdiscipline, called The Quantoids Are Coming). In Norway,
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When the U.S. Supreme Court said that you could detain people based on their race, their accent, or the language they spoke… there is nothing to preclude ICE from doing that while you’re standing in line getting ready to cast a ballot.
Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert
Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert
February 7, 2026 at 4:29 PM
When the U.S. Supreme Court said that you could detain people based on their race, their accent, or the language they spoke… there is nothing to preclude ICE from doing that while you’re standing in line getting ready to cast a ballot.
Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert
Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert
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Congressional Democrats tried to ban gerrymandering nationwide with bills in 2019 and 2021.
Rob Wittman and every other Republican voted against them to defeat that ban
Rob Wittman and every other Republican voted against them to defeat that ban
February 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Congressional Democrats tried to ban gerrymandering nationwide with bills in 2019 and 2021.
Rob Wittman and every other Republican voted against them to defeat that ban
Rob Wittman and every other Republican voted against them to defeat that ban
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Alle som bidro til å redde Filter i fjor, blir nå minnet på hvorfor det var så viktig for opprettholdelsen av en opplyst og kritisk offentlighet.
Daværende utenriksminister Ine Eriksen Søreide, som er Mona Juuls nære venninne, ble i 2019 informert om et alvorlig varsel mot Terje Rød-Larsens tankesmie IPI. Det er uklart hvilke habilitetsvurderinger hun gjorde og hva UD foretok seg internt med varselet.
Søreide ble informert som utenriksminister om Epstein-varsel mot Rød-Larsens tankesmie – er Mona Juuls nære venninne - Filter Nyheter
– Jeg er like overrasket som alle andre over de opplysningene som nå kommer frem i dokumentene, uttalte påtroppende Høyre-leder Ine Eriksen Søreide til VG på mandag. Det hun hittil ikke har fortalt, e...
filternyheter.no
February 7, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Alle som bidro til å redde Filter i fjor, blir nå minnet på hvorfor det var så viktig for opprettholdelsen av en opplyst og kritisk offentlighet.
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Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
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My elite university isn’t hiring white men to teach European history anymore. 1-2 historians got hired recently but not white male Europeanists. So I regretfully announce I’m leaving my job here (as a white male Europeanist) as soon as I retire in 2043.
PS please put in the Chronicle that I got mad
PS please put in the Chronicle that I got mad
February 5, 2026 at 5:29 PM
My elite university isn’t hiring white men to teach European history anymore. 1-2 historians got hired recently but not white male Europeanists. So I regretfully announce I’m leaving my job here (as a white male Europeanist) as soon as I retire in 2043.
PS please put in the Chronicle that I got mad
PS please put in the Chronicle that I got mad
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3-year postdoc opportunity at Durham University - any department, any field. Detailed guidance in the link - note that you need a mentor from a relevant department to mentor and support your application.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
addison-wheeler-fellowship - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
February 6, 2026 at 10:26 AM
3-year postdoc opportunity at Durham University - any department, any field. Detailed guidance in the link - note that you need a mentor from a relevant department to mentor and support your application.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
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I am speechless.
"The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a 'racist.'" 🗃️ mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
"The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a 'racist.'" 🗃️ mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:59 PM
I am speechless.
"The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a 'racist.'" 🗃️ mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
"The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a 'racist.'" 🗃️ mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
When you are brought on as a new co-editor of the American Civilization textbook, and realize it's unintendedly controversial #Taylor&Francis #AmericanCivilization
February 6, 2026 at 10:10 AM
When you are brought on as a new co-editor of the American Civilization textbook, and realize it's unintendedly controversial #Taylor&Francis #AmericanCivilization
Her er Ketil Rakness god: "Epstein-dokumentene minner oss om at politisk ulikhet ikke bare handler om økonomiske ressurser, men også om overlegen tilgang til informasjon om hva beslutningstagere tenker." www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...
Kronikk: Lurer du på hvordan makt og innflytelse faktisk fungerer?
Epstein-avsløringene er et godt sted å starte, skriver Ketil Raknes.
www.aftenposten.no
February 6, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Her er Ketil Rakness god: "Epstein-dokumentene minner oss om at politisk ulikhet ikke bare handler om økonomiske ressurser, men også om overlegen tilgang til informasjon om hva beslutningstagere tenker." www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...
The amount of historical re-writing this administration is engaged in is simply breathtaking. Although it does make sense that in the America First worldview, the Mexican-American War was a glorious war, rather than imperialist and (as always) related to slavery. apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump accused of distorting history of Mexican-American War to justify heavy hand in Latin America
Historians and observers have accused the Trump administration trying to rewrite American history to justify its own foreign policy decisions toward Latin America by posting a “historically inaccurate...
apnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:36 AM
The amount of historical re-writing this administration is engaged in is simply breathtaking. Although it does make sense that in the America First worldview, the Mexican-American War was a glorious war, rather than imperialist and (as always) related to slavery. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Found another RW synonym for "white."
Ron Johnson: "Republicans are trying to make sure that only legitimate votes count"
February 5, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Found another RW synonym for "white."
Democracy Dies in Daylight:
February 5, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Democracy Dies in Daylight:
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I wish I lived in a country where our elected officials in Congress had at least half the balls of E. Jean Carroll, Stormy Daniels, Christine Blasey Ford, Anita Hill, or the Epstein survivors.
February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I wish I lived in a country where our elected officials in Congress had at least half the balls of E. Jean Carroll, Stormy Daniels, Christine Blasey Ford, Anita Hill, or the Epstein survivors.
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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
Nordmenn: Det heter EpSTIN ikke EpSCHTEIN. Og til den eldre generasjonen: Trump, ikke TrumpF.
February 4, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Nordmenn: Det heter EpSTIN ikke EpSCHTEIN. Og til den eldre generasjonen: Trump, ikke TrumpF.
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Har vært gjest i Trygdekontoret for å diskutere min nye bok "USA: En nekrolog?" med Thomas Seltzer, og fikk til og med en del setninger inn i samtalen! Det er derfor Thomas ser så trist ut. radio.nrk.no/podkast/tryg...
R.I.P. USA - Trygdekontoret - NRK Radio
Har tiden kommet for å erklære det amerikanske liberale demokratiets død? Ja, mener statsviter og USA-ekspert Hilde Restad, som har skrevet boka "USA - en nekrolog?"
radio.nrk.no
February 2, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Har vært gjest i Trygdekontoret for å diskutere min nye bok "USA: En nekrolog?" med Thomas Seltzer, og fikk til og med en del setninger inn i samtalen! Det er derfor Thomas ser så trist ut. radio.nrk.no/podkast/tryg...
Bra jobba, alle sammen. Bare... bra jobba.
February 3, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Bra jobba, alle sammen. Bare... bra jobba.