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Aviel Roshwald
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History Professor.

Comparative study of nationalism.

Latest book—Occupied: European and Asian Responses to Axis Conquest, 1937-1945 (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2023)
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Aviel Roshwald is an American historian and professor of history at Georgetown University.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · Oct 10
I’m a history professor focusing on 20th-century Europe, with a particular interest in the comparative history of nationalism and of responses to Nazi aggression. My most recent book is Occupied: European and Asian Responses to Axis Conquest, 1937-1945 (Camb. Univ. Press, 2023).

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 2h
Is this because they felt it should have read “the most openly and grotesquely corrupt president”?
rutgerbregman.com Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 11h
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 5h
Clearly Mar-a-Lago

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 7h
Morally depraved Trump regime prepares to send back Burmese nationals to face torture and execution in their homeland.

www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/a...
US ends temporary status for Myanmar nationals even as civil war still rages | CNN
The Trump administration said on Monday it is ending temporary legal status for citizens of Myanmar in the United States, arguing they can safely return to the war-torn Southeast Asian country and cit...
www.cnn.com

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Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 11h
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 15h
All the dystopian fantasy movies of the 1960s have been rolled into one sick script.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 15h
Good luck convincing your students they haven’t all earned As.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 16h
Lab-leak explanation for RFK Jr continues to gain ground.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 16h
We live in the best of all possible dystopias.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 16h
“Non-traditional policy coordination” is a nice euphemism for Clockwork-Orange-style political sociopathy.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 16h
Fair enough.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 16h
A compelling profile of Dr. Strangelove.
theatlantic.com The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?

Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 16h
The only kind of ice I like is crushed ice.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 16h
He reminds me more of Lord Haw Haw.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Neville Chamberlain Prize
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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 18h
We need a Ken Burns documentary on the phenomenon of Ken Burns documentaries.

Reposted by Scott A. Imberman, Miranda J. Lubbers, Aviel Roshwald

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19h
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
POND RULES: No swimming, jumping or gallivanting. Do not disturb the pond witch. No fishing with dynamite. Sacrifices to water gods on alternate Wednesdays only - NO EXCEPTIONS! Taunt the crows at your own risk. If a hand comes out of the water to beckon you, turn and walk away. Do not feed the weretrout. Is the water burning with cold unholy fire? Report it to the ranger! They’re not ducks. Run. Have fun!

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 19h
Should make preparing for Round 2 a little easier.

Reposted by Robert C. Richards, Aviel Roshwald

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 19h
"80 years after the Nazis were tried for war crimes, the documents are online for all to see
The Nuremberg Trials Project is a free and searchable database from Harvard Law School" www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
80 years after the Nazis were tried for war crimes, the documents are online for all to see | CBC Radio
Eighty years after prosecutors began trying the leaders of Nazi Germany for war crimes, the documents related to those trials are available in full online, and free of charge.
www.cbc.ca

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John Ismay @johnismay.bsky.social · 19h
It took a little while, but the Dept. of Homeland Security finally said the Coast Guard prohibits hate symbols, bullying and hazing without caveats www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
How the Coast Guard Revised Its Policy on Swastikas, Nooses and Bullying
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Esther K. Choo, Robert C. Richards , and 7 more

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Lauren Underwood @laurenunderwood.bsky.social · 19h
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.

The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 19h
The question isn’t so much when the Trump regime will come tumbling down, but how much of whatever is left of this society it will take down with it.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 20h
Time to court martial the Commander-in-Chief.
newrepublic.com The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 20h
Twisting military code, the Trump administration says “all orders” from the president are “lawful orders,” and troops have no right to question him. trib.al/M0jcTz3

The comments come as Hegseth weighs court-martialing a Democratic senator for his part in a video reminding troops to follow the law.

Reposted by W Grant, Aviel Roshwald

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 20h
Twisting military code, the Trump administration says “all orders” from the president are “lawful orders,” and troops have no right to question him. trib.al/M0jcTz3

The comments come as Hegseth weighs court-martialing a Democratic senator for his part in a video reminding troops to follow the law.

Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, Rosemary A. Joyce, Caroline Krafft , and 4 more

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Rachel Schwartz @raschwartz.bsky.social · 21h
My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.
www.oudaily.com

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 22h
This is horrible news.

www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.
www.oudaily.com

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 23h
The showman wants show trials.
swin24.bsky.social Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 1d
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 23h
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
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Orel Beilinson @orelb.bsky.social · 1d
Submitted my course proposals for next year, including a seminar on what Ibsen called "life-lies," the self-deceptions that sustain one's happiness, in nineteenth-century Europe: bourgeois, aristocratic, rustic idylls and those who tried to shatter them. 🗃️

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 1d
It is so easy to picture this.
pippacrerar.bsky.social Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · 7d
💥 NEW: ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school

“He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers".

Read on for more...

www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
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Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Manisha Sinha, Aviel Roshwald

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 1d
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 1d
Why are flat-earthers not yet in charge of NASA is what I want to know.
theatlantic.com The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?

Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM