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Lucan Ahmad Way

@lucanway.bsky.social

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Polisci Prof U Toronto. Study democracy/dictatorship & Ukraine. Books: Revolution & Dictatorship (PUP 2022); Pluralism by Default (JHUP 2015); Competitive Authoritarianism (CUP 2010)

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Lucan Ahmad Way @lucanway.bsky.social · Aug 11

Trump's decision to take over the police despite historically low crime and no protests etc. The President literally requires NO provocation to impose emergency measures.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Oct 2

Lise Meitner developed the theory of nuclear fission, the process that enabled the atomic bomb. But newly translated letters show she was barred from sharing credit for the Nobel Prize-winning discovery because she was a Jewish woman. nyti.ms/3ZBT4MZ

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · Oct 16

More from Poland: the combined exit/ early results poll continues to show opposition in lead (249 out of 460 seats).

Turnout even higher:74% with 18-29 at 69%!

No one is even talking about the ridiculous PiS referendum, which only had 40% valid votes and is therefore moot.

Cornelius Hirsch @vollcornhirsch.online · Oct 16

Poland election results update: There's an updated Ipsos "late" poll available which combines exit poll data and first counted results. The opposition is in all scenarios on track to win a majority of the seats in the Polish parliament election.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · Dec 19

So many people have gone down so many rabbit holes that I lose track, and everyone lost their damn minds in 2020 one way or another, but I don't remember hearing any steps in a story that get us to "Jeffrey Sachs is now a guy who appears on Tucker Carlson's show to defend Assad." What? Huh?

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · Mar 1

Stein’s Law is coming for the fascist kakistocrats

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The Rundown | TVO Today @tvotoday.bsky.social · Mar 10

How should Canada navigate a shifting world order? With the U.S. redefining its alliances and Europe rearming, Canada’s foreign policy faces new challenges.

seva.bsky.social, political science professor at UofT and author, joins @spaikin.bsky.social to break it all down. Watch tonight at 8pm.

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · Mar 20

If GAC is avoiding doing the right thing because they're worried about offending America's fascist president, then I fear we're in big long-term trouble.

Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · Mar 20

I asked Global Affairs Canada if they have any travel advice for Canadians travelling to the US. They sent me a link to their travel advisory website which shows no travel advisories.

Good for @charlieangus104.bsky.social using his platform to go over Global Affairs Canada’s head on this issue:

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Mar 20

Canadian MP Charlie Angus: I am here today to urge Canadians to avoid travel to the United States if at all possible and to call on our government to stand up for our citizens who are being denied their rights through arbitrary detention in the United States.

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Laia Balcells @laiabalcells.bsky.social · Apr 12

Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · Apr 11

One of the best non-PhD students I’ve supervised just chose a European PhD program over very good US programs—he didn’t want to face the risks of staying here as a Chinese national. The US is losing top talent due to poor leadership.

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Lucan Ahmad Way @lucanway.bsky.social · Jun 19

As a Ukr specialist, I have mixed feelings on Iran: 1 A hatred of the IRI that is totalitar and supprts Russia BUT 2 an appreciat of why a small-med sized country wld want nukes in a world where nukes virt the only deterrent to invasion. Not defeating Russia encourages nuclear proliferation.

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Lucan Ahmad Way @lucanway.bsky.social · Jun 12

thanks!!!