Aviel Roshwald
@avielroshwald.bsky.social
History Professor.
Comparative study of nationalism.
Latest book—Occupied: European and Asian Responses to Axis Conquest, 1937-1945 (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2023)
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Occupied-by-Aviel-Roshwald/9781108790826
Comparative study of nationalism.
Latest book—Occupied: European and Asian Responses to Axis Conquest, 1937-1945 (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2023)
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Occupied-by-Aviel-Roshwald/9781108790826
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Aviel Roshwald
@avielroshwald.bsky.social
· Oct 10
I’m a history professor focusing on 20th-century Europe, with a particular interest in the comparative history of nationalism and of responses to Nazi aggression. My most recent book is Occupied: European and Asian Responses to Axis Conquest, 1937-1945 (Camb. Univ. Press, 2023).
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The adoring masses hail their leader.
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The adoring masses hail their leader.
You can really make out the lyrics in this version.
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
You can really make out the lyrics in this version.
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Southern Utah stands to benefit from a new project aiming to build a statewide freeway system for bicycles.
UDOT unveils plans to expand southern Utah’s already-sprawling bike paths, linking to rest of state
Southern Utah stands to benefit from a new project aiming to build a statewide freeway system for bicycles.
www.sltrib.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Southern Utah stands to benefit from a new project aiming to build a statewide freeway system for bicycles.
Trump confuses using food stamps with inheriting millions from a racist-landlord father.
Trump claims that food stamps "puts the country in jeopardy. People that are able-bodied can do a job, they leave their job because they figure they can pick this up, it's easier."
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Trump confuses using food stamps with inheriting millions from a racist-landlord father.
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He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
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Her husband told her that detainees at Broadview had to get up at 5am to get in line for one bathroom. He often peed himself. One time he had to wait until 2pm to use the bathroom. You could only use the bathroom once a day. He said the agents would beat you if you used the bathroom on yourself.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Her husband told her that detainees at Broadview had to get up at 5am to get in line for one bathroom. He often peed himself. One time he had to wait until 2pm to use the bathroom. You could only use the bathroom once a day. He said the agents would beat you if you used the bathroom on yourself.
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
Memoir of a rabbi about his first gig with a small-town congregation: All Nudniks Great and Small
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November 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Memoir of a rabbi about his first gig with a small-town congregation: All Nudniks Great and Small
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Tonight, I am voting no on a procedural vote on an appropriations deal that would re-open the government. Since July, I have been clear: to earn my vote, Republicans would have to do something to bring down the cost of health care for working and middle-class Michiganders. (1/4)
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Tonight, I am voting no on a procedural vote on an appropriations deal that would re-open the government. Since July, I have been clear: to earn my vote, Republicans would have to do something to bring down the cost of health care for working and middle-class Michiganders. (1/4)
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And now Schumer wants to fold. What an idiot. Just pathetic.
Ceauşescu had a warmer reception at his last public appearance.
Trump and Hegseth booed mercilessly for 2 minutes straight tonight by Washington Commanders fans.
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
And now Schumer wants to fold. What an idiot. Just pathetic.
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
Ceauşescu had a warmer reception at his last public appearance.
Trump and Hegseth booed mercilessly for 2 minutes straight tonight by Washington Commanders fans.
November 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Ceauşescu had a warmer reception at his last public appearance.
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Moulton is a no
November 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Moulton is a no
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Keep tagging them and commenting on their posts, it is having an impact!!!!
And thank @slotkin.senate.gov !!!! remember honey catches more flies than vinegar
And thank @slotkin.senate.gov !!!! remember honey catches more flies than vinegar
November 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Keep tagging them and commenting on their posts, it is having an impact!!!!
And thank @slotkin.senate.gov !!!! remember honey catches more flies than vinegar
And thank @slotkin.senate.gov !!!! remember honey catches more flies than vinegar
Half the Beltway got shut down for this jackass.
November 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Half the Beltway got shut down for this jackass.
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Trump getting booed at the Commanders game
November 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Trump getting booed at the Commanders game
Apparently Watson just sort of spiraled into bigotry.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Apparently Watson just sort of spiraled into bigotry.
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The mandatory veiling of women was once a pillar of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Arash Azizi writes. Now it’s almost gone:
The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning
The mandatory veiling of women was once a pillar of the Islamic Republic. Now it’s almost gone.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The mandatory veiling of women was once a pillar of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Arash Azizi writes. Now it’s almost gone:
Calling in God’s support hardly makes for a fair fight, does it now?
Seems like the ones waging a "war on Christianity" are Republicans, huh?
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Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 9, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Calling in God’s support hardly makes for a fair fight, does it now?
OpenAI suffers from Artificial Indigence.
“OpenAI is getting ready to run hat in hand to the taxpayer for subsidies.” After losing more than $13 billion this year, OpenAI officials are angling for a bailout. From @ryanlcooper.com:
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OpenAI Is Maneuvering for a Government Bailout - The American Prospect
For artificial intelligence to ever pencil out, some truly enormous revenue streams will be required. And if you need trillions of dollars for data centers forever, there’s only one entity to turn to: Uncle Sam.
trib.al
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 AM
OpenAI suffers from Artificial Indigence.
Sounds like Japan is basically under the control of bears now.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
A surge in bear attacks in Japan may be nothing new, revealing a complex mix of ecology, policy and culture.
www.japantimes.co.jp
November 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Sounds like Japan is basically under the control of bears now.
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One of my favorite things about the tropical dry forests of Guanacaste are the winter visiting Scissor-tailed Flycatchers. They're later than a lot of other N American migrants, but they're starting to show up in good numbers now. When it gets too wet in Bijagua, I just head down to the sun. #birds
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM
One of my favorite things about the tropical dry forests of Guanacaste are the winter visiting Scissor-tailed Flycatchers. They're later than a lot of other N American migrants, but they're starting to show up in good numbers now. When it gets too wet in Bijagua, I just head down to the sun. #birds
As long as they keep paying us alimony, they can keep their damn antimony.
China suspends ban on exports of gallium, germanium, antimony to US reut.rs/3WHVhpA
China suspends ban on exports of gallium, germanium, antimony to US
China has suspended a ban on approving exports of "dual-use items" related to gallium, germanium, antimony and super-hard materials to the U.S., the commerce ministry said on Sunday.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM
As long as they keep paying us alimony, they can keep their damn antimony.
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It’s unfair that Trump gets to sleep through his presidency and the rest of us have to be awake for it
November 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
It’s unfair that Trump gets to sleep through his presidency and the rest of us have to be awake for it
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Iran, facing its worst drought in decades, is planning intermittent cuts to water supplies to try to stave off the evacuation of Tehran.
Iran plans water cuts for Tehran amid worst drought in decades
Iranian officials on Saturday were drawing plans for periodic water supply cuts to Tehran neighbourhoods a day after President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that the Iranian capital might have to be evacua...
www.france24.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Iran, facing its worst drought in decades, is planning intermittent cuts to water supplies to try to stave off the evacuation of Tehran.