Glenn Kranking, PhD
@glenn-eric.bsky.social
Career Historian of Northern Europe and the Baltic Sea Region, Swede-fanatic, #AFOL, Minnesotan. #Converse obsessed. Devout #MiniCooper owner. Northern Europe is my other home. 🇸🇪🇪🇪🇺🇸🏳️🌈
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There's literally no reason for Congress to exist if any random freak in the presidential orbit can nullify laws and seize federal funds. All of this is plainly illegal, but Mike Johnson leads the most corrupt Congress in US history (and by a wide margin.)
White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT
White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers
White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
There's literally no reason for Congress to exist if any random freak in the presidential orbit can nullify laws and seize federal funds. All of this is plainly illegal, but Mike Johnson leads the most corrupt Congress in US history (and by a wide margin.)
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I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”
October 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”
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History gives us plenty of examples of disease used as a weapon. There are fewer cases of governments deliberately using disease against their own citizens. We are living (or dying) through one right now.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks
At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.
www.nbcnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
History gives us plenty of examples of disease used as a weapon. There are fewer cases of governments deliberately using disease against their own citizens. We are living (or dying) through one right now.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
I’m hopeful for the Nobel to go to World Central Kitchen and José Andrés. So deserving for the humanitarian work they do.
October 10, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I’m hopeful for the Nobel to go to World Central Kitchen and José Andrés. So deserving for the humanitarian work they do.
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Today's violation of Estonia's airspace by Russian military aircraft is an extremely dangerous provocation.
This marks the third such violation of EU airspace in days and further escalates tensions in the region.
The EU stands in full solidarity with Estonia (1/2)
This marks the third such violation of EU airspace in days and further escalates tensions in the region.
The EU stands in full solidarity with Estonia (1/2)
September 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Today's violation of Estonia's airspace by Russian military aircraft is an extremely dangerous provocation.
This marks the third such violation of EU airspace in days and further escalates tensions in the region.
The EU stands in full solidarity with Estonia (1/2)
This marks the third such violation of EU airspace in days and further escalates tensions in the region.
The EU stands in full solidarity with Estonia (1/2)
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Russia breaches Nato airspace in Estonia on.ft.com/3Ki6MAZ
Russia breaches Nato airspace in Estonia
Italian F-35 jets intercept Russian MiG-31 fighters over Baltic country’s territory
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September 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Russia breaches Nato airspace in Estonia on.ft.com/3Ki6MAZ
What a time to be teaching a course on Propaganda… Seems like every day of class I need to rethink the lesson plan. But students themselves are making connections with the materials from the past that we are studying to what is happening currently.
September 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
What a time to be teaching a course on Propaganda… Seems like every day of class I need to rethink the lesson plan. But students themselves are making connections with the materials from the past that we are studying to what is happening currently.
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The WGA’s statement on ABC’s decision to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
September 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The WGA’s statement on ABC’s decision to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
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The remarks weren’t “about Charlie Kirk,” they were about how this administration is using Kirk’s death as an excuse to shut down critics … and they responded by proving him completely correct.
New: FCC chair threatens ABC and Disney over Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks about Charlie Kirk
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...
FCC chair threatens ABC and Disney over Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks about Charlie Kirk | CNN Business
“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr warned. “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take actions on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”
www.cnn.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The remarks weren’t “about Charlie Kirk,” they were about how this administration is using Kirk’s death as an excuse to shut down critics … and they responded by proving him completely correct.
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Just so everyone is clear, this right here is what an actual violation of the First Amendment looks like. When the head of the FCC says a company needs to do something about someone who displeased the administration or lose its license, that’s no joke unconstitutional
ABC announced that it was pulling Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show “indefinitely” after his comments about Charlie Kirk’s death.
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments
Mr. Kimmel faced some criticism for comments he made on Monday about the motives of the man who is accused of killing Charlie Kirk.
nyti.ms
September 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Just so everyone is clear, this right here is what an actual violation of the First Amendment looks like. When the head of the FCC says a company needs to do something about someone who displeased the administration or lose its license, that’s no joke unconstitutional
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I don’t know when it’s going to pop for a lot of normies that they are living under an authoritarian regime, but the cancellation of popular TV shows that make fun of the administration might do it www.vulture.com/article/abc-...
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Live! From the Air ‘Indefinitely’
The decision follows conservative backlash to a comment the late-night host made about Charlie Kirk.
www.vulture.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I don’t know when it’s going to pop for a lot of normies that they are living under an authoritarian regime, but the cancellation of popular TV shows that make fun of the administration might do it www.vulture.com/article/abc-...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a stunning statement at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, declaring that “all of Ukraine is ours.” In his address, Putin described Ukrainians and Russians as “one nation,” reigniting global fears of a full-scale annexation
July 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a stunning statement at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, declaring that “all of Ukraine is ours.” In his address, Putin described Ukrainians and Russians as “one nation,” reigniting global fears of a full-scale annexation
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The fact we have secret police whisking people off the streets doesn’t get enough attention. It ain’t normal and we’re further down the road to authoritarianism than you think.
July 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The fact we have secret police whisking people off the streets doesn’t get enough attention. It ain’t normal and we’re further down the road to authoritarianism than you think.
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It has been suggested to me several times, by a number of people, the Russia's invasion of Ukraine has nothing to do with history. Further evidence that history is a vital framework for understanding the conflict. (And, yes there are other frameworks too.)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Kremlin cites past wars as it threatens long conflict in Ukraine
Russian peace negotiator invokes Peter the Great’s 21-year struggle to defeat Sweden, as Putin is fond of doing
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
It has been suggested to me several times, by a number of people, the Russia's invasion of Ukraine has nothing to do with history. Further evidence that history is a vital framework for understanding the conflict. (And, yes there are other frameworks too.)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
The benefit of the minerals deal between the US and Ukraine is that there is now an invested interest from the US in the success (and existence) of a free Ukraine. Horrible that this was a transactional arrangement, though.
May 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The benefit of the minerals deal between the US and Ukraine is that there is now an invested interest from the US in the success (and existence) of a free Ukraine. Horrible that this was a transactional arrangement, though.
I gave my presentation on propaganda stickers at the Scandinavian Study conference. Lots of interest in the theme, and a fun topic to delve into. I would love to find some way to expand on this topic, maybe toward an eventual book project.
April 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I gave my presentation on propaganda stickers at the Scandinavian Study conference. Lots of interest in the theme, and a fun topic to delve into. I would love to find some way to expand on this topic, maybe toward an eventual book project.
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The Trump 'peace' plan for #Ukraine is no such thing; it is an instrument of surrender.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump’s Plan to Sell Out Ukraine to Russia
His proposal to end the war isn’t a peace plan—it’s a reward for aggression.
www.theatlantic.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The Trump 'peace' plan for #Ukraine is no such thing; it is an instrument of surrender.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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This is a crime. And once again, this is also NOT "deportation." Without due process, this is snatching people and sending them to foreign country they may have nothing to do with. For life. This is kidnapping.
The Dallas ICE office is involved in a mass removal effort targeting nearly 200 people — many without removal orders — scheduled to be deported to El Salvador today.
This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.
This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.
April 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
This is a crime. And once again, this is also NOT "deportation." Without due process, this is snatching people and sending them to foreign country they may have nothing to do with. For life. This is kidnapping.
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The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.
April 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.
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#OnThisDay 1965 the 4th-ever gay rights demo in the US (third in NYC) took place at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza across from the UN.
More: bit.ly/4th-gay-righ...
More: bit.ly/4th-gay-righ...
April 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
#OnThisDay 1965 the 4th-ever gay rights demo in the US (third in NYC) took place at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza across from the UN.
More: bit.ly/4th-gay-righ...
More: bit.ly/4th-gay-righ...
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This is not about one man. MOST of the people Trump disappeared have NO criminal record. Yet they had no due process, and have no outside contact.
Merwil—reportedly grabbed by mistake.
Arturo—a musician.
Andry—a makeup artist.
No record, no explanation.
Merwil—reportedly grabbed by mistake.
Arturo—a musician.
Andry—a makeup artist.
No record, no explanation.
About 90% of Migrants Deported to El Salvador Had No US Criminal Record
Trump administration officials have described the men deported to El Salvador prisons last month as “the worst of the worst,” suggesting they were gang members involved in murder, rape and kidnapping.
www.bloomberg.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This is not about one man. MOST of the people Trump disappeared have NO criminal record. Yet they had no due process, and have no outside contact.
Merwil—reportedly grabbed by mistake.
Arturo—a musician.
Andry—a makeup artist.
No record, no explanation.
Merwil—reportedly grabbed by mistake.
Arturo—a musician.
Andry—a makeup artist.
No record, no explanation.
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On the Old North church tonight
April 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM
On the Old North church tonight