Françoïs Guesnet
@guesnet.bsky.social
Based in London and Berlin.
Modern Jewish history @ University College London, focus Poland/Eastern Central Europe.
Co-editor 'Polin. Studies in Polish Jewry', Secretary European Association for Jewish Studies.
Stand with Ukraine!
Modern Jewish history @ University College London, focus Poland/Eastern Central Europe.
Co-editor 'Polin. Studies in Polish Jewry', Secretary European Association for Jewish Studies.
Stand with Ukraine!
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Last night, Russian Shahed drones destroyed Ukraine’s first industrial biomass power plant, Clear Energy. Co-founder Andriy Hrinenko shared photos of the aftermath. The plant was a symbol of Ukraine’s push for green energy.
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Last night, Russian Shahed drones destroyed Ukraine’s first industrial biomass power plant, Clear Energy. Co-founder Andriy Hrinenko shared photos of the aftermath. The plant was a symbol of Ukraine’s push for green energy.
Just donated again to Back&Alive, and this month also to @timothysnyder.bsky.social's initiative to sponsor ambulances fitted with jammers
www.help99.co/thank-you-1
Do support Ukraine through the dark winter, to a brighter day.
www.help99.co/thank-you-1
Do support Ukraine through the dark winter, to a brighter day.
November 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Just donated again to Back&Alive, and this month also to @timothysnyder.bsky.social's initiative to sponsor ambulances fitted with jammers
www.help99.co/thank-you-1
Do support Ukraine through the dark winter, to a brighter day.
www.help99.co/thank-you-1
Do support Ukraine through the dark winter, to a brighter day.
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‼️ Energy generation now at zero": Russia delivers heaviest strike on Ukrainian thermal power plants
"Energy generation now at zero": Russia delivers heaviest strike on Ukrainian thermal power plants
A Russian attack that struck thermal power plants operated by Centrenergo, a major Ukrainian state-owned energy company, on the night of 7-8 November 2025 is reported to have been the heaviest since t...
www.pravda.com.ua
November 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
‼️ Energy generation now at zero": Russia delivers heaviest strike on Ukrainian thermal power plants
better late than never.
how about ending visas to Russian citizens?
how about ending visas to Russian citizens?
⚡️ EU stops issuing multi-entry visas to Russian citizens
EU stops issuing multi-entry visas to Russian citizens
The European Commission has adopted stricter rules for issuing visas to Russian nationals due to heightened security risks linked to the Russo-Ukrainian war, the weaponisation of migration, acts of sa...
www.pravda.com.ua
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
better late than never.
how about ending visas to Russian citizens?
how about ending visas to Russian citizens?
Very cool call for papers. This conference will be a feast.
Join us in London in July!
CALL FOR PAPERS NOW LIVE
#BIAJS2026 “Space and place in Jewish studies” 13-15 July Birkbeck
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CALL FOR PAPERS NOW LIVE
#BIAJS2026 “Space and place in Jewish studies” 13-15 July Birkbeck
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Call for Papers: BIAJS Conference 2026 (13-15 July, Birkbeck, University of London)
CALL FOR PAPERS #BIAJS2026 Space and Place in Jewish Studies British and Irish Association of Jewish Studies Annual Conference 2026 Birkbeck, University of London | July 2026 “there is…
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November 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Very cool call for papers. This conference will be a feast.
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#reminder | Bewerbungsfrist endet am 10. November 2025 👇
#CfA | @katzcenterupenn.bsky.social International fellowship program with focus on war and peace in Jewish history, thought, and culture | UPenn | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht...
#war #peace #jews #PennUniversity #history
Deadline for applications: November 10, 2025
#war #peace #jews #PennUniversity #history
Deadline for applications: November 10, 2025
November 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
#reminder | Bewerbungsfrist endet am 10. November 2025 👇
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/3. At the time of the strike, the airfield reportedly housed up to 1,000 Geran-2 UAVs and more than 1,500 warheads.
November 6, 2025 at 9:47 AM
/3. At the time of the strike, the airfield reportedly housed up to 1,000 Geran-2 UAVs and more than 1,500 warheads.
Nobody should be surprised
The Pentagon approved providing Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles after assessing no impact on US stockpiles, but Trump declined following a Putin call, CNN reports citing three officials.
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/31/p...
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/31/p...
October 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Nobody should be surprised
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Last night, Russia carried out a massive strike on the territory of Ukraine. The main targets of the attack were gas and energy infrastructure, but civilian facilities were also among those hit.
October 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Last night, Russia carried out a massive strike on the territory of Ukraine. The main targets of the attack were gas and energy infrastructure, but civilian facilities were also among those hit.
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Do check out this *absolutely amazing* volume on Jewish spaces in postwar Poland by UCL @uclhjs.bsky.social and Bartlett graduate Natalia Romik (Warsaw), published yesterday.
Big congratulations from a very proud former co-supervisor :-)
Open access from UCL Press:
uclpress.co.uk/book/archite...
Big congratulations from a very proud former co-supervisor :-)
Open access from UCL Press:
uclpress.co.uk/book/archite...
Architecture of Memory
Architecture of Memory explores architectural disappearance, urban remembrance and functional change amid social upheaval. Using archival, architectural and artistic methods, Natalia Romik investigate...
uclpress.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Do check out this *absolutely amazing* volume on Jewish spaces in postwar Poland by UCL @uclhjs.bsky.social and Bartlett graduate Natalia Romik (Warsaw), published yesterday.
Big congratulations from a very proud former co-supervisor :-)
Open access from UCL Press:
uclpress.co.uk/book/archite...
Big congratulations from a very proud former co-supervisor :-)
Open access from UCL Press:
uclpress.co.uk/book/archite...
Do check out this *absolutely amazing* volume on Jewish spaces in postwar Poland by UCL @uclhjs.bsky.social and Bartlett graduate Natalia Romik (Warsaw), published yesterday.
Big congratulations from a very proud former co-supervisor :-)
Open access from UCL Press:
uclpress.co.uk/book/archite...
Big congratulations from a very proud former co-supervisor :-)
Open access from UCL Press:
uclpress.co.uk/book/archite...
Architecture of Memory
Architecture of Memory explores architectural disappearance, urban remembrance and functional change amid social upheaval. Using archival, architectural and artistic methods, Natalia Romik investigate...
uclpress.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Do check out this *absolutely amazing* volume on Jewish spaces in postwar Poland by UCL @uclhjs.bsky.social and Bartlett graduate Natalia Romik (Warsaw), published yesterday.
Big congratulations from a very proud former co-supervisor :-)
Open access from UCL Press:
uclpress.co.uk/book/archite...
Big congratulations from a very proud former co-supervisor :-)
Open access from UCL Press:
uclpress.co.uk/book/archite...
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The turbojet engines making this possible come from China.
China has a great deal of Ukrainian blood on its hands, and Europeans need to finally understand that China is waging a war against Europe and therefore cannot be regarded as a partner
China has a great deal of Ukrainian blood on its hands, and Europeans need to finally understand that China is waging a war against Europe and therefore cannot be regarded as a partner
October 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The turbojet engines making this possible come from China.
China has a great deal of Ukrainian blood on its hands, and Europeans need to finally understand that China is waging a war against Europe and therefore cannot be regarded as a partner
China has a great deal of Ukrainian blood on its hands, and Europeans need to finally understand that China is waging a war against Europe and therefore cannot be regarded as a partner
'I feel sorry for the UK'
Wise words from the Albanian PM
Wise words from the Albanian PM
"You left Europe because you wanted less boats, you have more boats. You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment."
Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0
Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0
October 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
'I feel sorry for the UK'
Wise words from the Albanian PM
Wise words from the Albanian PM
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Funding available for Full and Student Members of the European Association for Jewish Studies to pursue archival or library research in 2026/27 - do check out the details here:
www.eurojewishstudies.org/scholarships...
Application deadline 30 November 2025.
www.eurojewishstudies.org/scholarships...
Application deadline 30 November 2025.
Call for Applications: Small Research Grant Programme 2025-26 (first round). Deadline for Applications: 30 November 2025 – European Association for Jewish Studies
www.eurojewishstudies.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Funding available for Full and Student Members of the European Association for Jewish Studies to pursue archival or library research in 2026/27 - do check out the details here:
www.eurojewishstudies.org/scholarships...
Application deadline 30 November 2025.
www.eurojewishstudies.org/scholarships...
Application deadline 30 November 2025.
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Crucial update from @phillipspobrien.bsky.social explaining the consistence of Trumpel weaseling on sanctions against Russia.
This update allows you to look through the bluster and the wishful thinking permeating Western reporting.
Trump helps Russia to stay in a fight they won't win.
This update allows you to look through the bluster and the wishful thinking permeating Western reporting.
Trump helps Russia to stay in a fight they won't win.
Hi All, Just sent out my free weekend updates. This was the week when the Trump administration once again blocked the two most effective sanctions it could bring against Russia (Graham-Blumenthal and aid for Ukraine's ranged campaign). open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #156: Sanctions, Sanctions, Sanctions?
Ukrainian Ranged Sanctions are far more Effective, Russian Advances in October
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Crucial update from @phillipspobrien.bsky.social explaining the consistence of Trumpel weaseling on sanctions against Russia.
This update allows you to look through the bluster and the wishful thinking permeating Western reporting.
Trump helps Russia to stay in a fight they won't win.
This update allows you to look through the bluster and the wishful thinking permeating Western reporting.
Trump helps Russia to stay in a fight they won't win.
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3 ppl killed and 29 injured, including 6 kids, in the russian overnight attack against Kyiv. The russian terror is explicitly mocking all the American "peace efforts". Meanwhile, the EU leaders can't agree on using russian assets for Ukraine not offering any other alternative.
October 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
3 ppl killed and 29 injured, including 6 kids, in the russian overnight attack against Kyiv. The russian terror is explicitly mocking all the American "peace efforts". Meanwhile, the EU leaders can't agree on using russian assets for Ukraine not offering any other alternative.
Crucial update from @phillipspobrien.bsky.social explaining the consistence of Trumpel weaseling on sanctions against Russia.
This update allows you to look through the bluster and the wishful thinking permeating Western reporting.
Trump helps Russia to stay in a fight they won't win.
This update allows you to look through the bluster and the wishful thinking permeating Western reporting.
Trump helps Russia to stay in a fight they won't win.
Hi All, Just sent out my free weekend updates. This was the week when the Trump administration once again blocked the two most effective sanctions it could bring against Russia (Graham-Blumenthal and aid for Ukraine's ranged campaign). open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #156: Sanctions, Sanctions, Sanctions?
Ukrainian Ranged Sanctions are far more Effective, Russian Advances in October
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Crucial update from @phillipspobrien.bsky.social explaining the consistence of Trumpel weaseling on sanctions against Russia.
This update allows you to look through the bluster and the wishful thinking permeating Western reporting.
Trump helps Russia to stay in a fight they won't win.
This update allows you to look through the bluster and the wishful thinking permeating Western reporting.
Trump helps Russia to stay in a fight they won't win.
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The number of injured in Kyiv has risen to 31, according to city officials. The worst hit is the Desnianskyi district, where a Shahed drone struck a 9-story residential building, collapsing multiple floors. At least 26 people were injured there, including five children.
October 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The number of injured in Kyiv has risen to 31, according to city officials. The worst hit is the Desnianskyi district, where a Shahed drone struck a 9-story residential building, collapsing multiple floors. At least 26 people were injured there, including five children.
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In Kramatorsk, the occupiers have destroyed a third wind turbine; earlier strikes hit the wind farm on October 22 and 24. While the West invests in green energy, jobs, and the future, Russia deliberately targets civilian infrastructure. 👇
October 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
In Kramatorsk, the occupiers have destroyed a third wind turbine; earlier strikes hit the wind farm on October 22 and 24. While the West invests in green energy, jobs, and the future, Russia deliberately targets civilian infrastructure. 👇
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Two people have been confirmed dead and 12 injured in Kyiv following last night’s Russian attack. Fires broke out across the city, and aviation units were deployed to assist with firefighting efforts.
October 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Two people have been confirmed dead and 12 injured in Kyiv following last night’s Russian attack. Fires broke out across the city, and aviation units were deployed to assist with firefighting efforts.
Funding available for Full and Student Members of the European Association for Jewish Studies to pursue archival or library research in 2026/27 - do check out the details here:
www.eurojewishstudies.org/scholarships...
Application deadline 30 November 2025.
www.eurojewishstudies.org/scholarships...
Application deadline 30 November 2025.
Call for Applications: Small Research Grant Programme 2025-26 (first round). Deadline for Applications: 30 November 2025 – European Association for Jewish Studies
www.eurojewishstudies.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Funding available for Full and Student Members of the European Association for Jewish Studies to pursue archival or library research in 2026/27 - do check out the details here:
www.eurojewishstudies.org/scholarships...
Application deadline 30 November 2025.
www.eurojewishstudies.org/scholarships...
Application deadline 30 November 2025.
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After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
October 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
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Countering the massive Russian attack on the Zaporizhzhia front
October 21, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Countering the massive Russian attack on the Zaporizhzhia front
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Talks will not stop Putin, pressure is needed, and Ukraine will not reward terrorists for their crimes, Zelensky says. Russia launched over 3,270 strike drones, 1,370 guided bombs and nearly 50 missiles against Ukraine this week alone.
October 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Talks will not stop Putin, pressure is needed, and Ukraine will not reward terrorists for their crimes, Zelensky says. Russia launched over 3,270 strike drones, 1,370 guided bombs and nearly 50 missiles against Ukraine this week alone.
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🤬 Russians attack Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: 11 injured
Russians attack Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: 11 injured, – photos
Eleven people have been injured in a Russian attack on the Shakhtarske hromada in the Synelnykove district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several...
www.pravda.com.ua
October 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🤬 Russians attack Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: 11 injured