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Françoïs Guesnet

@guesnet.bsky.social

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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! .. more

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 2h

Several thermal power plants were hit in the latest Russian attack, with critical equipment damaged, DTEK reports. Repair crews have already begun restoration work, but the scale of damage is significant.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 3h

Russia launched an overnight strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, marking the anniversary of its first wave of energy terror in 2022. Over 450 drones and 30+ missiles were used, causing power outages across Kyiv, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Poltava, Odesa, and more. Kyiv's left bank is without power.

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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 5d

Dear Ukrainians; Due to a massive attack, public transport in Lviv is not yet running on routes. Stay in the shelter. Do not go to outside.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 7d

15 drones were spotted over Belgium’s Elsenborn military base near the German border early Friday, VRT News reports. They were picked up during a test of anti-drone systems. Some reportedly crossed into Germany.
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 7d

So ein typ bin ich eigtl auch nicht, aber es ist schon was anderes, wenn ein fabrikneues gerät abspringt… ich würde das mal testen

Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 7d

Ich würde auf austausch bestehen - können Dir da ja nicht irgendwelchen Schrott hinstellen und dann mit schraubereien anfangen

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 7d

Kannst Du die putte maschine nicht retour schicken? Per Garantie?

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 7d

1. klar
2. rubbish - alle bewerberInnen mit wbs sollten die gleichen Chancen haben

Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 7d

horrific

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

Two dead after suspected terror attack on Manchester synagogue, police say, with suspect shot by officers – latest

Keir Starmer will fly home early from Europe to chair a Cobra meeting, while Greater Manchester mayor tells people to avoid the area

www.theguardian.com

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 7d

... warten brauchen/wollen

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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 9d

No Words: Dnipro in Flames

Dnipro is burning. Russia keeps tearing Ukrainian cities apart.
The footage shows the first minutes after a massive strike on the city — an office building in the very center hit and engulfed in fire. Smoke, chaos, and destruction where life was meant to go on as normal.

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 9d

looks like a great idea

Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 10d

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 10d

One hour programme on Ukrainian tv about this year's pilgrimage of Bratslav hasidim to Uman: a record 40,000 pilgrims came to Ukraine.

www.youtube.com/live/VZ7Oitu...

Тисячі хасидів зараз на вулицях Умані святкують Рош га-Шана | Яким є свято під час війни

YouTube video by Суспільне Новини

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 10d

⚡️Russian drone strike in Sumy Oblast kills entire family.

The attack killed a married couple and their two sons, ages 6 and 4, in the Krasnopillia community near the Sumy Oblast border.

Russian drone strike in Sumy Oblast kills entire family

The attack killed a married couple and their two sons, ages 6 and 4, in the Krasnopillia community near the Sumy Oblast border.

kyivindependent.com

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 10d

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

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UCL Arts & Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 10d

Lunch Hour Lecture | The Witch in the Bible and Beyond | 18 November

Join this lecture where Dr Alinda Damsma (UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies) will introduce her research on the impact of the Bible on the early modern witch-hunts.

Book your free place now: buff.ly/LupLYZS
@uclhjs.bsky.social

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 10d

The moment of yesterday’s strike on a kindergarten in one of Kyiv’s districts.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 11d

Drones struck the Karachev Electrodetal plant in Russia’s Bryansk region last night. The facility makes electrical connectors used in missile control systems, aviation, space tech, armored vehicles, communications, and other military equipment.

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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.bsky.social · 11d

Now over 50% of the total vote too!

Brilliant result for Moldova!!!

This is a resounding defeat for imperialist Russian interference.

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 11d

💔 "She was such a wonderful child": 12-year-old girl killed at home in Russian attack on Kyiv

"She was such a wonderful child": 12-year-old girl killed at home in Russian attack on Kyiv

www.pravda.com.ua

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Olga Patlyuk @olgapatluyk.bsky.social · 11d

I no longer know what else to say.
My words won’t stop the missiles or melt the world’s indifference.
World leaders will once again “express concern”,
while we, Ukrainians, will keep living through air raids,
fighting and trying to stop russia,
which every day seeks to destroy us.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 12d

Russia launched mass missile and drone strikes across Ukraine. Kyiv suffered hits and fires in Solom’yansky, Sviatoshyn, Holosiivskyi and Dniprovskiy districts; a five-storey building was damaged. Zaporizhzhia hit with major fires. Civilian deaths are reported, including a 12-year-old.

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 12d

💔 Russia attacks Kyiv: 2 killed, including 12-year-old girl

Russia attacks Kyiv: 2 killed, including 12-year-old girl

Kyiv City Military Administration has reported that at least two people have been killed in a Russian overnight attack on Kyiv.

www.pravda.com.ua

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 12d

Russia launched one of its biggest missile strikes of the year this morning. Early estimates point to 500–650 drones and over 60 missiles, including up to 55 Kh-101s, 8 Kalibr, 2 Kinzhal, and several Kh-59s. Targets included Kyiv, Bila Tserkva, Vasylkiv, and nearby towns.

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 13d

🇸🇪 Drones spotted near Swedish Navy base

Drones spotted near Swedish Navy base

Unknown drones were spotted over the Swedish archipelago of Karlskrona on the night of 25-26 September.

www.pravda.com.ua

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 13d

For background, go to the Jewish Women's Archive!

jwa.org/encyclopedia...

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 13d

A guess: this would leak anyway, especially something on this scale; and every single person in the Pentagon except Hegseth rightly thinks that this is insane and hopes publicity will make it not happen.

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 14d

It’s wild to me that the Pentagon is just… fine with reporting that most of our senior military are going to be in the same location.

Personal security nightmare.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13d

JUST NOW AT THE UN…

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 14d

We need an associate lecturer in history of modern science @stsucl.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 15d

Russian monitoring channels report multiple UAV threats: alerts in Yevpatoria, Feodosiya, Kirovske, Taganrog, Azov, Donetsk area, Horlivka, and along the Kurakhove–Volnovakha–Taganrog axis. Several drone groups are detected heading toward occupied Crimea and Donbas.

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