Dr. Ian Garner
@irgarner.bsky.social
Prof of Totalitarian Studies @ Pilecki Institute, Warsaw/Fellow @ Centre for International and Defence Policy, Ontario | FrHistS | Author of "Z Generation: Russia's Fascist Youth” - get it @ http://linktr.ee/igarner | 🇨🇦
A day at Polskie Radio is always a good day
January 12, 2026 at 3:46 PM
A day at Polskie Radio is always a good day
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Kemi Badenoch calling Greenland a "second order issue" while Labour leaders hide from it is another datapoint for how UK political elites are intellectually and psychologically able to cope with an imploding global order that no longer matches the world they grew up in during the 90s and 00s
January 11, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Kemi Badenoch calling Greenland a "second order issue" while Labour leaders hide from it is another datapoint for how UK political elites are intellectually and psychologically able to cope with an imploding global order that no longer matches the world they grew up in during the 90s and 00s
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On that note, justified European anxiety over Greenland has distracted many from how despite all the sound and fury of the Maduro kidnapping the situations around Venezuela and Cuba are not just unresolved but even deteriorating.
Focus as much on where US forces are concentrated as what Trump says
Focus as much on where US forces are concentrated as what Trump says
This pretty much gives the game away in the latest piece suggesting the US conquest of Cuba from a groyper-aligned "think tank" whose anonymous members in Trump's Washington machine view themselves as the future of Republican foreign policy
defenseanalyses.org/work/cuba-as...
defenseanalyses.org/work/cuba-as...
January 11, 2026 at 5:57 PM
On that note, justified European anxiety over Greenland has distracted many from how despite all the sound and fury of the Maduro kidnapping the situations around Venezuela and Cuba are not just unresolved but even deteriorating.
Focus as much on where US forces are concentrated as what Trump says
Focus as much on where US forces are concentrated as what Trump says
First book fired me up, second book crushed me. Still battling with book three, partly as the subject matter is awful and partly as…I don’t know? A weird creative emptiness.
January 11, 2026 at 5:26 AM
First book fired me up, second book crushed me. Still battling with book three, partly as the subject matter is awful and partly as…I don’t know? A weird creative emptiness.
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A Red Lake Ojibwe descendant was snatched by ICE in Minneapolis, and a Plains Cree woman was questioned.
This is in addition to the four Oglala Lakota men who reportedly were grabbed by ICE.
ictnews.org/news/i-felt-...
This is in addition to the four Oglala Lakota men who reportedly were grabbed by ICE.
ictnews.org/news/i-felt-...
‘I felt like I was kidnapped’: Ojibwe man recounts ICE detainment - ICT
At least five Native American men have been detained by ICE around Minneapolis following significant immigration raids
ictnews.org
January 10, 2026 at 3:19 AM
A Red Lake Ojibwe descendant was snatched by ICE in Minneapolis, and a Plains Cree woman was questioned.
This is in addition to the four Oglala Lakota men who reportedly were grabbed by ICE.
ictnews.org/news/i-felt-...
This is in addition to the four Oglala Lakota men who reportedly were grabbed by ICE.
ictnews.org/news/i-felt-...
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Great piece by my Cato colleague. “Since July, immigration agents have shot at least six people behind the wheel of a vehicle. The same playbook is used each time: the agent says they “feared for their life” as a vehicle was “weaponized” against them. Juries should decide, but we tie their hands.
Opinion | Renee Good wasn’t the first person shot in her car by ICE. The justification followed a familiar script.
Mike Fox: The officer who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis might never have to defend his actions before a judge or jury.
www.ms.now
January 10, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Great piece by my Cato colleague. “Since July, immigration agents have shot at least six people behind the wheel of a vehicle. The same playbook is used each time: the agent says they “feared for their life” as a vehicle was “weaponized” against them. Juries should decide, but we tie their hands.
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Spoiler alert, the picture is a bleak one. Nevertheless, great to pick the brain of @irgarner.bsky.social as we face another year of intense Russian aggression. Take a listen 👇
416,000 Russian casualties in a single year. The invasion of Ukraine grinds on. The losses mount. But is any of it enough to change Putin’s mind or is this war now unstoppable?
@chrisjonesprod.bsky.social sits down with @irgarner.bsky.social to find out.
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/bunker_pod
@chrisjonesprod.bsky.social sits down with @irgarner.bsky.social to find out.
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/bunker_pod
January 8, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Spoiler alert, the picture is a bleak one. Nevertheless, great to pick the brain of @irgarner.bsky.social as we face another year of intense Russian aggression. Take a listen 👇
16 views in 10 years for a very good article in a top journal on Russian media. Academia's a miserable affair, isn't it?
January 6, 2026 at 1:13 PM
16 views in 10 years for a very good article in a top journal on Russian media. Academia's a miserable affair, isn't it?
Russia supports fascists all over the world. They should invade themselves to stop this.
Leading UK far-right activist spoke at Russian extreme nationalist event
Exclusive: Patriotic Alternative’s Mark Collett addressed forum along with ideologue described as ‘Putin’s brain’
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Russia supports fascists all over the world. They should invade themselves to stop this.
There's no coherence to anything Trump does beyond grabbing attention, and the best way to grab attention is glamorous spectacles and big guns.
January 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
There's no coherence to anything Trump does beyond grabbing attention, and the best way to grab attention is glamorous spectacles and big guns.
What if Trump doesn't want to create a "sphere of influence" and there is no plan beyond chaotically blowing stuff up because it gets likes on social media?
Trump : politique de la destruction spectaculaire | Le Grand Continent
Pour gouverner les États-Unis et rester au pouvoir, Donald Trump a besoin de mettre en scène un rituel sacrificiel continu : détruire l’Amérique et les Américains. Cette nouvelle politique n’a pas de ...
legrandcontinent.eu
January 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
What if Trump doesn't want to create a "sphere of influence" and there is no plan beyond chaotically blowing stuff up because it gets likes on social media?
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Canada needs to take see the invasion of Venezuela for what it is - a deliberate attack on the international rules based order. We have a bandit nation on our border and we need to be ready for whatever comes next.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
charlieangus.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
Venezuela - The Lesson for Canada
Make no mistake, the attack on Venezuela by the Trump regime is not about removing a rogue leader; it is a deliberate attack on international law.
charlieangus.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Canada needs to take see the invasion of Venezuela for what it is - a deliberate attack on the international rules based order. We have a bandit nation on our border and we need to be ready for whatever comes next.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
charlieangus.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
“This is a highly relevant and empirically valuable article that makes a significant contribution”. Reviewer 2, you beauty, what a nice new year’s gift!
January 3, 2026 at 11:05 AM
“This is a highly relevant and empirically valuable article that makes a significant contribution”. Reviewer 2, you beauty, what a nice new year’s gift!
The purest America can only be achieved by removing all Americans, destroying America, and replacing it with a parking lot next to a drive-thru McDonald’s.
January 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The purest America can only be achieved by removing all Americans, destroying America, and replacing it with a parking lot next to a drive-thru McDonald’s.
Went for a run, submitted a grant application. 2026 is going great so far.
January 1, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Went for a run, submitted a grant application. 2026 is going great so far.
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Happy Shooting Ceaucescu in the Face Day to everyone
December 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Happy Shooting Ceaucescu in the Face Day to everyone
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Nina Jankowicz: “They’re not doing this because they have any evidence of censorship — they lost a Supreme Court case that made those claims… They’re doing this because the group of researchers and advocates have stood up to liars like Donald Trump and the platforms that enable them.”
“Chilling and unconstitutional” — @attorneynora.bsky.social @freepress.bsky.social
U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Nina Jankowicz: “They’re not doing this because they have any evidence of censorship — they lost a Supreme Court case that made those claims… They’re doing this because the group of researchers and advocates have stood up to liars like Donald Trump and the platforms that enable them.”
Excellent news that the Pilecki Institute and Mieroszewski Centre, through the new Lemkin Laboratory, are committing to make 🇵🇱 a home to research on Russian war crimes.
When the media attention disappears elsewhere, we will still be working.
When the media attention disappears elsewhere, we will still be working.
Laboratorium Lemkina – Instytut Pileckiego i Centrum Mieroszewskiego podpisały porozumienie o współpracy - Instytut Pileckiego
instytutpileckiego.pl
December 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Excellent news that the Pilecki Institute and Mieroszewski Centre, through the new Lemkin Laboratory, are committing to make 🇵🇱 a home to research on Russian war crimes.
When the media attention disappears elsewhere, we will still be working.
When the media attention disappears elsewhere, we will still be working.
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A must-read from @kirichenko.bsky.social and Professor Motyl #RussiaIsATerroristState
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/28/r...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/28/r...
What Happens to Russia’s Ethnic Minorities After the War?
Mistreatment, exploitation, and Russia’s own history suggest a precarious postwar future.
foreignpolicy.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A must-read from @kirichenko.bsky.social and Professor Motyl #RussiaIsATerroristState
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/28/r...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/28/r...
I know BlueSky is a slightly more peaceful corner of modernity, but it isn't "real." Reality is all the meme junk, because the meme junk people are the people in the White House and countless other positions of power.
December 22, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I know BlueSky is a slightly more peaceful corner of modernity, but it isn't "real." Reality is all the meme junk, because the meme junk people are the people in the White House and countless other positions of power.
Everything is a meme now. War, peace, murder, paedophilia. It all just boils down to internet sensation.
December 22, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Everything is a meme now. War, peace, murder, paedophilia. It all just boils down to internet sensation.
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‘Russia’s military and security services give Putin regular updates that inflate Ukraine’s casualty numbers, stress the country’s resource advantages, and play down tactical failures, two officials said.’ giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
How upbeat battlefield briefings are fuelling Putin’s confidence
Russian generals’ positive reports on Ukraine have convinced the Kremlin the war is going in its favour
giftarticle.ft.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:24 AM
‘Russia’s military and security services give Putin regular updates that inflate Ukraine’s casualty numbers, stress the country’s resource advantages, and play down tactical failures, two officials said.’ giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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14 two-year postdocs for academics of any nationality who cannot continue their research due to US politics. Do share if you know of such.
Post-doc positions:
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Call for Applications: Early Career Rescue Fellowship – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
uni-freiburg.de
December 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
14 two-year postdocs for academics of any nationality who cannot continue their research due to US politics. Do share if you know of such.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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To clarify, this is not my desk. She just chose it.
December 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
To clarify, this is not my desk. She just chose it.