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Historian, essayist: Middle East, South Asia, Islam, Social History, Foreign Policy, Environment, Culture, Progressive Politics;
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John Ricardo Irfan "Juan" Cole is an American academic and commentator on the modern Middle East and South Asia. He is Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan. Since 2002, he has written a weblog, Informed Comment (juancole.com). .. more

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · Oct 26
Gaza Yet Stands: Juan Cole’s New E-Book
Gaza Yet Stands: Juan Cole’s New E-Book
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Many observers have complained that our understanding of the current Mideast War too often begins with the horrendous Hamas attacks on Israelis on October 7, 2023. Historian, here, hand up. I’ve not only studied the history…
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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 6h
Was Colonialism a Crime? Algerian Parliament Criminalizes 130 Years of French Rule
Was Colonialism a Crime? Algerian Parliament Criminalizes 130 Years of French Rule
Bennoune He wrote not only of innumerable massacres by French commanders of local populations but also of a vast transfer of landed wealth
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SaveUSA.ai @saveusa-333.bsky.social · 7h
Wow - this sure says it for tRump!

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 9h
West Antarctica’s History of rapid Melting Foretells sudden Shifts in Continent’s ‘catastrophic’ Geology
West Antarctica’s History of rapid Melting Foretells sudden Shifts in Continent’s ‘catastrophic’ Geology
Much of the discussion about the melting of massive ice sheets during a time of climate change addresses its effects on people
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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 9h
From Steamships to Sovereignty: How Iraq’s old Arteries challenge modern Myths
From Steamships to Sovereignty: How Iraq’s old Arteries challenge modern Myths
The region has always developed - not by oil, war or empire, but by their collateral effects of connecting peoples, ideas and economies
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A Siegel @asiegel.bsky.social · 16h
Well, it would align with Trump’s degrading vocabulary level.

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beachsocialist.bsky.social @beachsocialist.bsky.social · 17h
I imagine she is heartbroken

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 17h
Israel’s public broadcaster Kan airs footage showing the total destruction of Jabalia Refugee Camp in northern Gaza:

Video: Mosab Abu Toha via X (@MosabAbuToha)

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Arthur Urbano @arturoviaggia.bsky.social · 20h
Merry Christmas! 🎄

Here is the lid of a fourth century sarcophagus in the Vatican Museums showing one of the earliest depictions of the Nativity.

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Early Christian Nativity (Vatican Museums)
From a lid of a fourth-century sarcophagus preserved in the Pio Cristiano collection of the Vatican Museums. One of the earliest representations of the Christmas story. Depicted are a series of scene...
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Not Flat Earth, Just Young Earth @eggavatar829824.bsky.social · 20h
It's that way with some marches since the first term inaugural parade

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TommyLloyd @floyd66.bsky.social · 20h
Trumpfoolery

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johnsonaz.bsky.social @johnsonaz.bsky.social · 21h
So is it Miller-Trump or Trump-Miller?

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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 22h
Won’t be long before every American English word is replaced with “Trump”.

So: Trump Trump Trump Trump

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tempura13.bsky.social @tempura13.bsky.social · 22h
Legally changed their names or just tomfoolery?

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Laura @lbuffi.bsky.social · 22h
Right

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 22h
so Stephen Miller is about free speech and people who combat disinformation are censors. Also up is down and war is peace
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🚨 NEW: The US has imposed sanctions on British citizen Claire Melford for being an "agent of the global censorship-industrial complex"

Melford, who leads the monitoring website Global Disinformation Index, is now banned from entering the US

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 23h
Israel normalized genocide as a weapon of war—and the world is already copying the playbook. In Sudan, mass extermination has spiraled out of control using the same tactics Israel deployed in Gaza. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/isra...
Israel’s war on Gaza has made genocide an accepted weapon of war. We’re already seeing it in Sudan.
Israel’s genocide in Gaza set a global norm that views extermination as a ‘natural’ part of how nations and paramilitary groups wage war. We are already seeing this in Sudan.
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Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 23h
It’s like The Ramones, only stupid and talentless.

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 1d
Why Stop with the Kennedy Center? Cabinet Officials add Hyphenated -Trump to their Names
Why Stop with the Kennedy Center? Cabinet Officials add Hyphenated -Trump to their Names
The renaming of the Performing Arts Center followed a renaming that created the Donald J. Trump Institute for Peace
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 1d
From the Editorial Board: The American Booksellers Association reported that more than 420 new bookstores opened this year, part of a rebirth of bookshops after the initial Amazon/big-box shock that caused so many to go under.
Editorial: The bookstore comeback is good news for readers
Bookstore declines appear to be reversing. Barnes and Noble opened nearly 70 new stores this year.
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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 1d
While Bethlehem Holds First Full Christmas Since Genocide Began, Little to Celebrate in Gaza
While Bethlehem Holds First Full Christmas Since Genocide Began, Little to Celebrate in Gaza
“This year’s celebrations carry a message of hope for our people and a message to the world that the Palestinian people love peace and life.”
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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 1d
What World was Jesus born into? A Historian describes the turbulent Times of the real Nativity
What World was Jesus born into? A Historian describes the turbulent Times of the real Nativity
We all know the Christmas story is one in which peace and joy are proclaimed, and this permeates our festivities
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Bernard Taylor @btaylorforcongress.bsky.social · 1d
Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions.

Apple doesn't recognise unions.

Amazon is anti-union.

McDonald's is anti-union.

Starbucks is anti-union.

Google is anti-union.

Walmart is anti-union.

The big corporations are not on your side.

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Kevin Hickie @kevinhickie.bsky.social · 1d
During all my years working for a state agency, I had no idea that almost everyone there was really Antifa!

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ΛTLΛS @atlasbun.bsky.social · 1d
The government failed at actually redacting the Epstein files because DOGE cancelled the feds adobe acrobat premium subscription is the funniest shit.

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 1d
CIA Predecessor: Simple Sabotage Field Manual against Fascist Offices, 1944 www.juancole.com/2025/01/pred...
CIA Predecessor: Simple Sabotage Field Manual against Fascist Offices, 1944
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - The United States defeated a global and extremely dangerous fascist movement in World War II, but soldiers, armies and violence were not its only weapons. Wikipedia tell...
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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 1d
even the Soviets classed elite Central Asian scientists as Progressive
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A new documentary series from Uzbekistan explores how Central Asian scholars shaped global science, challenging Eurocentric narratives of intellectual history.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/iCyy

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Euronews @euronews.com · 1d
A new documentary series from Uzbekistan explores how Central Asian scholars shaped global science, challenging Eurocentric narratives of intellectual history.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/iCyy

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PsyPost @psypost.bsky.social · 1d
Weak muscles linked to higher dementia risk in middle-aged and older adults
Weak muscles linked to higher dementia risk in middle-aged and older adults
A new study finds that weak muscles in both the upper and lower body are strongly linked to dementia. Researchers suggest that physical frailty is a key warning sign for cognitive decline in later life.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 1d
The Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson, Miss., recently bought the historic Fountainhead House, known for architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s geometric designs. After restorations, the museum will open the home for tours.
Fountainhead House Will Display Its Geometric Designs After Restorations
The Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson, Miss., recently bought the historic Fountainhead House, known for its angular, geometric designs.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d
Bari Weiss just sent this Christmas Eve email to the CBS News staff about "building trust," which includes her tripling down on spiking the CECOT piece "to make sure it's comprehensive and fair."

One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."