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Victor Asal
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UAlbany professor Studies insurgency/ terrorism & Ethnic & LGBTQ Discrimination & Pedagogy.

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · Sep 8
shared this in a chat on X & I realized given the world Today I should share with everyone -
There are bad people and good people in every group. I teach my students - you can hate an individual, you can hate an organization or a movement but never hate an entire people

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 2h
Which ones?

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 6h
Agreed

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 6h
Terrifying

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 6h
😡😡😡

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 12h
I hope so as well

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 12h
To Lam is a former security chief who carved his way to prominence and relishes the good life. He has promised to make Communist Vietnam rich and influential

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Vietnam’s Leader Has New Power, and He’s in a Hurry
www.nytimes.com

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 12h
Trump’s Oil Grab in Venezuela Shatters an American Taboo

U.S. presidents have long been accused of plotting to control foreign oil. But President Trump has asserted a U.S. right to take it.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/u...
Trump’s Oil Grab in Venezuela Shatters an American Taboo
www.nytimes.com

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 12h
Starmer Under Pressure to Resign as Prime Minister of Britain
Leader of the Scottish Labour Party called on Mr. Starmer to stand down, saying that political turmoil over an ambassador with close ties to Jeffrey Epstein had become a “huge distraction.”

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Live Updates: Keir Starmer Under Pressure to Resign as Prime Minister of Britain
www.nytimes.com

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 13h
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Dan Howlett @dhowlett1692.bsky.social · 14h
Today on @askhistorians.bsky.social we have an AMA with @kennethwnoe.bsky.social for his new book Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend. Come check it out!
@lsupress.bsky.social

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Explore this post and more from the AskHistorians community
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Clio and the Contemporary @cliocontemporary.bsky.social · 14h
In the wake of the ICE surge in Minnesota, @legg.bsky.social explains how federal immigration violence against Minnesotans echoes the historic federal violence committed against Minnesota’s Indigenous peoples in the nineteenth century. 🗃️
A Continuum of Federal Violence: A History of Indigenous-US relations in Minnesota in the Wake of the Murders of Nicole Renee Good and Alex Pretti
Federal immigration violence against Minnesotans in January 2026 echoes the historic federal violence committed against Minnesota’s Indigenous peoples in the nineteenth century.
clioandthecontemporary.com

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 17h
THIS 👇 HERE.......

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 1d
Which Country Gains The Most From Tourism? - Voronoi www.voronoiapp.com/travel/Which...
Which Country Gains The Most From Tourism?
Which Countries Gain the Most From Tourism? Tourism has rebounded strongly, with international visitor spending reaching an estimated $1.74 trillion in 202…
www.voronoiapp.com

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 1d
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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 1d
Reaction to Trump’s Racist Post Shows He Is Not Always Immune to Politics

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Reaction to Trump’s Racist Post Shows He Is Not Always Immune to Politics
www.nytimes.com

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 2d
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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 2d
Trump refuses to apologize over video showing the Obamas as apes

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump refuses to apologize over video showing the Obamas as apes
“No, I didn’t make a mistake,” the president said.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 2d
Zelensky says Russia is proposing huge economic deals with U.S.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Zelensky says Russia is proposing huge economic deals with U.S.
The Ukrainian president said the Trump administration was pushing for a June deadline to end Russia’s war.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 2d
The AI boom is so huge it’s causing shortages everywhere else

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
The AI boom is so huge it’s causing shortages everywhere else
The hundreds of billions of dollars being spent by tech companies on AI projects are diverting resources from other parts of the economy.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 2d
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2d
The political class and business elites would be happy to see attention to Epstein fade away. But the broader public won't allow it. They correctly sense something is rotten about the earlier investigations (or the lack thereof) and the current coverup...and they're right.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 2d
The European Commission has preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act over its addictive design. TikTok says it will challenge the findings, but it’s a massive test for the Digital Services Act, with potential implications for all platforms, writes Chris Stokel-Walker.
The EU Wants to Label 'Addictive Design' a Systemic Risk Under the DSA
The EU's preliminary findings represent a massive test for the Digital Services Act, with implications for all platforms, writes Chris Stokel-Walker.
buff.ly

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 2d
Agreed

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 2d
I hope so also

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