Arik Mandelbaum
arikmandelbaum.bsky.social
Arik Mandelbaum
@arikmandelbaum.bsky.social
🇮🇱 🇪🇺 There are no coincidences; it’s just that the pattern becomes a little clearer.

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‘It’ll be carnage’: why Sydney Sweeney’s risky political moment may backfire
‘It’ll be carnage’: why Sydney Sweeney’s risky political moment may backfire
Hollywood star’s ‘more is best’ attitude to commercial tie-ins is one thing, but politics and celebrity rarely mix well
www.theguardian.com
August 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Dawn French is criticised for 'dismissal' of Israeli Hamas victims
Dawn French is criticised for 'dismissal' of Israeli Hamas victims
The Vicar of Dibley star, 67, has taken down a video she published on social media in which she criticised Israel 's continued war in Gaza.
buff.ly
June 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Harvard University is offering FREE online classes right now to educate people. Here is a list of those classes. Knowledge is power.

pll.harvard.edu/catalog?pric...
Catalog of Courses
Browse the latest courses from Harvard University
pll.harvard.edu
May 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Marcel Ophuls, the German-born filmmaker whose powerful documentary “The Sorrow and the Pity” exploded the myth of widespread French resistance to the Nazi occupation during World War II, has died.
Marcel Ophuls, Myth-Shattering War Documentarian, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com
May 26, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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Donald Trump, "We have a situation with Iran that something is going to happen soon, very very soon"

"I'd rather see a peace deal than the other, but the other will solve the problem"

Did Trump just suggest that Iran is going to be attacked?
March 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Shaping a Sustainable Future for Vienna 🏛 💡
How can young researchers effectively learn to communicate evidence-based, scientific recommendations to policymakers? 🤔 
This question was at the core of the 'Science for Policy Hackathon'. 👨‍🔬 👩‍🔬
Read more about it here: ⤵
ech.univie.ac.at/story/shapin...
Shaping a Sustainable Future for Vienna: A Report on the Science for Policy Hackathon Pitch Day - ECH
ech.univie.ac.at
February 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Alice Weidel, Germany's far-right leader, lives in Switzerland and is raising two sons with her Sri Lankan-born wife.

Her party, the Alternative for Germany, campaigns on a platform that is anti-immigrant and defines family as a father and a mother raising children.
Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions
Alice Weidel of the nationalist, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany lives in Switzerland and is married to a Sri Lankan-born woman. She had led her party to second place before Sunday’s election.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Jüdinnen und Juden erleben #Antisemitismus täglich – doch ihre Sicht ist in der Forschung massiv unterrepräsentiert. Ein EU-Bericht von 2023 zeigt: Nur 5 % der Studien stellen ihre Perspektive ins Zentrum. Ohne die Betroffenenperspektive bleibt die Forschung aber unvollständig. Zeit, das zu ändern!
The field of research on contemporary antisemitism and Jewish life: Working towards a European research hub
www.jpr.org.uk
February 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM