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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 42m

We have neither departments nor chairs at my school, just the dean dealing with us crazies directly

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 1h

They always are

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 1h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 1h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

The football is open.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 3h

Long-range mosquitoes. Very long-range

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 3h

עוד מעט יאיר, שקורא JOP כל בוקר עם הקפה יאשים אותך שסורוס שילם לך אישית לכתוב את המאמר הזה.

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 4h

מזל טוב! אני רק שאלה: מה הוא צבע הדגל שמתנוסס מעל פקודה שמפרקת את הדמוקרטיה?

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 4h

"What air defense doing" might be an appropriate thought to have at those challenging moments.

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 5h

Peskov: "The topic of Tomahawk missiles causes us extreme concern. President Putin has already spoken about this. Now imagine a long-range missile is launched and flying. And we know it could be nuclear-capable. What should the Russian Federation think?"

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 21h

Maybe his luggage got lost

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 23h

Fox News, bless their hearts, decided to blur the face of the IDF's only serving Lt. General (aka the Chief of the General Staff) while leaving the shoulder rank as is. Great job, they are currently clean on opsec.

Here is the piece, btw: www.foxnews.com/world/thousa...

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 23h

שמשון ויובב

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 3d

Indeed we typically do

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 3d

Can we hope that when (if?) the war in Gaza in over the world, and especially the West will finally turn their attention to this mass murder. The violence is bankrolled by the West's closest allies/partners, it's not like there is no leverage and it is just a local fight. Or am I just too naive?

Sacha de Wijs @sachadewijs.bsky.social · 3d

El-Fasher, Sudan — besieged by the RSF since May 2024 — has become “an open-air morgue” for starving civilians. The world’s silence is shocking. Since 2023 Sudan has seen 150k civilians killed, 15 million displaced & 25 million people facing acute hunger www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

RSF attack on hospital in Sudan’s el-Fasher kills 12, medics say

The attack by the paramilitary on the hospital wounded 17 others, and is the second such attack in 24 hours.

www.aljazeera.com

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 3d

I am also old enough to remember the times when college students in the US and Europe used to care deeply about violence in that part of the world, so why not now

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 3d

Can we hope that when (if?) the war in Gaza in over the world, and especially the West will finally turn their attention to this mass murder. The violence is bankrolled by the West's closest allies/partners, it's not like there is no leverage and it is just a local fight. Or am I just too naive?

Sacha de Wijs @sachadewijs.bsky.social · 3d

El-Fasher, Sudan — besieged by the RSF since May 2024 — has become “an open-air morgue” for starving civilians. The world’s silence is shocking. Since 2023 Sudan has seen 150k civilians killed, 15 million displaced & 25 million people facing acute hunger www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

RSF attack on hospital in Sudan’s el-Fasher kills 12, medics say

The attack by the paramilitary on the hospital wounded 17 others, and is the second such attack in 24 hours.

www.aljazeera.com

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 3d

The Gaza war feels like it lasted forever, our entire lifetime, past, present, and future. That is, until you remember that Russia's invasion started a year and a half before Gaza and has no sign of ever ending.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 3d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 3d

This time I was serious, though. Won't happen again.

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 3d

The first, maybe the only time in my life when I look forward to reading something on Truth Social.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

Good lord.

@apnews.com

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 3d

Are we there yet?

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 5d

I have no idea who you might be talking about but my guess is that this person is still in office

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 5d

All rational choice decision making models I can think of suggest that it is rather hard to make people resign when their staying out of jail depends on not resigning

Yair Rosenberg @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social · 5d

Yet another poll finding the same thing polls have found for months: 66% of Israelis want to end the war, 69% think Netanyahu should resign either now or after the war. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 12d

I wish I knew

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 12d

The plan that Netanyahu just agreed to is Exhibit 19765 for how squeezable Bibi is when push really comes to shove. Which is something folks with knowledge of Israeli politics all know but it somehow took almost two years for the US to discover that they just need to demand, not beg

Donald Trump's Gaza plan revealed: Read the Full Text

Trump's proposal calls for Gaza demilitarization, aid, hostage release, and transitional governance toward eventual Palestinian control.

www.newsweek.com

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 12d

It's not who I am

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 12d

Of course he does, with so many people around him being on the Qatari payroll and such

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