Rose Mason
@rosemmason.bsky.social
Autodidact historian, mostly central and eastern Europe.
historical musicology
Слава Україні! 🇺🇦
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"Why, said Montag slowly, 'we've stopped in front of my house.'"
historical musicology
Слава Україні! 🇺🇦
Слава фламінго!🦩
"Why, said Montag slowly, 'we've stopped in front of my house.'"
Prof. O'Brien, please see this X post from Christo Grozev today. x.com/christogroze...
November 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Prof. O'Brien, please see this X post from Christo Grozev today. x.com/christogroze...
I got about 2/3 through the interview and gave up. We're all shaped by our environment. For me it's reading the history of totalitarianism in C&E Europe, and the literature and dissident writings of ditto. I can't cope with the "nobody's gonna tell me" notion of freedom; there's no depth to it.
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I got about 2/3 through the interview and gave up. We're all shaped by our environment. For me it's reading the history of totalitarianism in C&E Europe, and the literature and dissident writings of ditto. I can't cope with the "nobody's gonna tell me" notion of freedom; there's no depth to it.
Now I have a 2nd Q. How would "expanding the ability of people to seek exemptions from laws they object to because of their faith" affect Employment Division v. Smith? I wonder if Mat Staver has thought through the consequences of that idea? You don't have to answer that Q.
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Now I have a 2nd Q. How would "expanding the ability of people to seek exemptions from laws they object to because of their faith" affect Employment Division v. Smith? I wonder if Mat Staver has thought through the consequences of that idea? You don't have to answer that Q.
Occasionally I've had Qs about cases that I've wanted to ask you about, and have finally plucked up my courage to do so. Isn't marriage a legal contract?
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Occasionally I've had Qs about cases that I've wanted to ask you about, and have finally plucked up my courage to do so. Isn't marriage a legal contract?
All you have to do is google "Serhii Plokhy," then click on "images." I tried it, and there he is. Actually, you don't even need to click on images. He's right there after you google him. This is what he looks like, except now he's a little older:
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
All you have to do is google "Serhii Plokhy," then click on "images." I tried it, and there he is. Actually, you don't even need to click on images. He's right there after you google him. This is what he looks like, except now he's a little older:
November 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This is a really interesting read, Maria. Reminds me of an article I read several months ago (WSJ? FT?), about this subject & the US's much too slow-to-change, heavily financialized defense industry. In this age of cheap drones, you can't just dig your heels in & pretend the problem doesn't exist.
October 31, 2025 at 12:55 AM
This is a really interesting read, Maria. Reminds me of an article I read several months ago (WSJ? FT?), about this subject & the US's much too slow-to-change, heavily financialized defense industry. In this age of cheap drones, you can't just dig your heels in & pretend the problem doesn't exist.
I recommend everyone read what
@phillipspobrien.bsky.social has written about Trump's "sanctions" against ru. Only the Graham-Blumenthal bill, with 90 votes in the Senate, will work. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/deeper-div...
@phillipspobrien.bsky.social has written about Trump's "sanctions" against ru. Only the Graham-Blumenthal bill, with 90 votes in the Senate, will work. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/deeper-div...
October 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I recommend everyone read what
@phillipspobrien.bsky.social has written about Trump's "sanctions" against ru. Only the Graham-Blumenthal bill, with 90 votes in the Senate, will work. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/deeper-div...
@phillipspobrien.bsky.social has written about Trump's "sanctions" against ru. Only the Graham-Blumenthal bill, with 90 votes in the Senate, will work. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/deeper-div...
Prof. Dragaš correctly views Orbán's approach to ru's war through the lens of morality. Human beings are not inanimate objects to be moved around like chess pieces on a large board. Or like the famous political cartoon of 1898, in which China is seen as a cake to be divided between the Great Powers
October 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Prof. Dragaš correctly views Orbán's approach to ru's war through the lens of morality. Human beings are not inanimate objects to be moved around like chess pieces on a large board. Or like the famous political cartoon of 1898, in which China is seen as a cake to be divided between the Great Powers
A part of me feels liberated after reading this essay. This is what I just wrote in the comments section:
October 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A part of me feels liberated after reading this essay. This is what I just wrote in the comments section:
I note with interest that every time he walks down the hallway to this room, his head stays straight ahead until he suddenly makes a sharp turn to his left, as though it were a last-second decision. As if he were saying, "Oh, I had no idea you were in here!"
October 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I note with interest that every time he walks down the hallway to this room, his head stays straight ahead until he suddenly makes a sharp turn to his left, as though it were a last-second decision. As if he were saying, "Oh, I had no idea you were in here!"
Stanislav Aseyev, April 30, 2025:
October 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Stanislav Aseyev, April 30, 2025:
...market crash. 1930 saw the NSDAP's share increase to 18.3%, and in the 1st Reichstag election of 1932, to 37.3%—a plurality—which gave Hitler the means to negotiate his appointment as chancellor by Hindenburg. As German historian Eberhard Kolb writes in "The Weimar Republic":
October 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
...market crash. 1930 saw the NSDAP's share increase to 18.3%, and in the 1st Reichstag election of 1932, to 37.3%—a plurality—which gave Hitler the means to negotiate his appointment as chancellor by Hindenburg. As German historian Eberhard Kolb writes in "The Weimar Republic":
OK, I want all you folks out there who are still pushing the "it's the West's fault," "it's ru's fear of NATO expansion," and "not one inch" tropes to please, *please,* for the love of intellectual honesty, stop embarrassing yourselves. Just stop it.
October 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
OK, I want all you folks out there who are still pushing the "it's the West's fault," "it's ru's fear of NATO expansion," and "not one inch" tropes to please, *please,* for the love of intellectual honesty, stop embarrassing yourselves. Just stop it.
Here it is. The Pope didn't say what Austin claims he said. My experience w/ppl like this is that they're often careless readers & listeners whose thinking is imprecise, which makes having a conversation w/them tiresome and maddening. They'll put nonexistent ideas into your head & then attack them.
October 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Here it is. The Pope didn't say what Austin claims he said. My experience w/ppl like this is that they're often careless readers & listeners whose thinking is imprecise, which makes having a conversation w/them tiresome and maddening. They'll put nonexistent ideas into your head & then attack them.
OK, going back to this post, what he's not grasping is that though there are traits of fascism that are shared by different governments, there ARE cultural and other differences (incl. contingency and accident) because history doesn't repeat, so there are a lot of variations.
September 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
OK, going back to this post, what he's not grasping is that though there are traits of fascism that are shared by different governments, there ARE cultural and other differences (incl. contingency and accident) because history doesn't repeat, so there are a lot of variations.
The point you make in this screen shot is something I'd never considered before, and I'm grateful to you for having pointed this out because it allowed me to see the problem in a much clearer way. Since I'm now on a roll, I'm going to start reading the Bernick-Gowder-Kreist paper.
September 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The point you make in this screen shot is something I'd never considered before, and I'm grateful to you for having pointed this out because it allowed me to see the problem in a much clearer way. Since I'm now on a roll, I'm going to start reading the Bernick-Gowder-Kreist paper.
Good thinking! I've been keeping a little book with a list of all the books and papers I've read since 2010, so I can tell you exactly when I finished The Language of War: July 27, 2025.
Believe it or not, my handwriting used to be neat, but you know, age.
Believe it or not, my handwriting used to be neat, but you know, age.
September 17, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Good thinking! I've been keeping a little book with a list of all the books and papers I've read since 2010, so I can tell you exactly when I finished The Language of War: July 27, 2025.
Believe it or not, my handwriting used to be neat, but you know, age.
Believe it or not, my handwriting used to be neat, but you know, age.
It's unfortunate that video speed can't be controlled on bsky. Never mind, though. I managed to catch the tip end of his snoot, just before he makes a quarter-turn and walks into the room, towards the end of the 3-second mark.
September 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It's unfortunate that video speed can't be controlled on bsky. Never mind, though. I managed to catch the tip end of his snoot, just before he makes a quarter-turn and walks into the room, towards the end of the 3-second mark.
September 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM