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Dr. Ian Garner

@irgarner.bsky.social

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Russian Prof @ Pilecki Institute, Warsaw/Fellow @ Centre for International and Defence Policy, Ontario | FrHistS | Author of "Z Generation: Russia's Fascist Youth” - get it @ http://linktr.ee/igarner | 🇨🇦

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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 1d

How many times does a guy got to bomb Iran before he gets the world's most important peace prize? Very unfair

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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 1d

Scandalous. Once again, the Nobel peace prize has been awarded to somebody who has dedicated their life to peace.

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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 2d

Exceptional 👏

Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 2d

Already got it from someone else, but thank you!

Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 2d

You're a hero, thank you!

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 2d

"does the president know what is real and what is not" is a legitimate question that should probably get asked a lot more

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 3d

You might hate your job. But at least you're not a russian general invited to a meal & drinks with Putin next to an open window.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 3d

⚡️ Putin calls Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “right and timely,” portraying mass destruction as “liberation.”
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Putin Calls Invasion of Ukraine “Right,” Portrays Mass Destructions as “Liberation“

Putin asserts the full-scale invasion of Ukraine as timely and correct, claiming significant territorial gains in 2025 amid ongoing military operations.

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 3d

Zach Battat: Russia can sustain a long war. The real urgency for peace lies in Western capitals, not in waiting for change in Moscow.

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Ukraine war: Why the West must regain the diplomatic initiative

Russia can sustain a long war. The real urgency for peace lies in Western capitals, not in waiting for change in Moscow.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 3d

Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.

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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 3d

And just to get in there before reviewer 2: no, your research is all awful and wrong

Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 3d

No matter how long you do academia for, hitting send on a submission always heralds a brutal wave of imposter syndrome.

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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 3d

Is this before or after they ate all the swans?

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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 3d

The Russian military is not stupid: it "has become a military that is capable of both evolving during this war and readying itself for future, high-tech conflicts."

They are deadly serious about fighting in Ukraine and beyond. We should be too.

How Russia Recovered

What the Kremlin is learning from the war in Ukraine.

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 4d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 5d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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Cambridge Ukrainian Studies @camukrainistyka.bsky.social · 4d

At @notredame.bsky.social, Rory Finnin called attention to Volodymyr Ananyev — the Kremlin's oldest Ukrainian political prisoner.

💬 “The Kremlin relies on our silence to keep its political prisoners anonymous, faceless. Please learn the name of Volodymyr Ananyev and share his story with others."