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Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · 3d

it's probably cool and fine that my husband, a former infantry officer, expressed concern about my physical safety as a professor in today's political atmosphere

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Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 3d

Urgent new statement from the Pentagon Press Association, on Pete Hegseth’s new, forthcoming media restrictions:

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Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · 3d

my mantra while going through book proofs (h/t @kaitsims.bsky.social for being my emotional support colleague)

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Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · 6d

niche post but: it took me a solid 10 seconds to realize this wasn't a vintage photo of Will Reno

Old Fashioned Boo-logna Salad @bolognasalad.bsky.social · 6d

phils sweep.

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Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you so much!

Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · 7d

You can now pre-order my book, "Putting Women in their Place
Gender, Power, and World Politics!"
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...

If you're interested in having me come to your school, bookstore, bar, classroom, cafe, gym, or whatever to talk about it please don't hesitate to drop me a line!

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

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Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · 16d

file under 'we are living in an era of acute backlash against women's rights:' 19thnews.org/2025/09/poll...

Most men want a return to traditional gender roles, but women aren’t so sure

A new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll shows how men and women of every generation, including Gen Z, are divided over questions about who takes on which roles in the family.

19thnews.org

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Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · 23d

does anyone have an AllAfrica subscription? Trying to get access to this article: allafrica.com/stories/2004...

allafrica.com

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Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · 24d

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...

The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations

“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...

www.mcsweeneys.net

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Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · 26d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd1n...

RMCM // Lucerne

YouTube video by Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners

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Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · 28d

Me in office hours every week:

Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 28d

I mean sure you can still go get a phd but why not do something with better long term potential like getting addicted to solvents.

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Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · 28d

I am confident that this time is different and that *this time* listening to the same song on repeat for multiple days at a time is a sign of how *good* the song is and not how *poor* my mental health is.

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Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · 28d

a man with a mustache is holding his fist up in the air and says that 's my girl .

ALT: a man with a mustache is holding his fist up in the air and says that 's my girl .

media.tenor.com

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Dr. Kaitlyn M. Sims @kaitsims.bsky.social · Sep 9

Donny when firing the bls head doesn’t stop them from announcing bad jobs numbers

two women are standing next to each other in an office .

ALT: two women are standing next to each other in an office .

media.tenor.com

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Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · Sep 8

The economist just cited my Master's Thesis (!) on developmental authoritarianism in this piece: www.economist.com/finance-and-...

Growth-loving authoritarians are failing on their own terms

In Asia, East Africa and the Gulf leaders now face an unpleasant choice

www.economist.com

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Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · Sep 8

SO PROUD OF YOU! Excited to read this!!!

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · Sep 4

Sexual violence during the #Tigray war targeted women, many of whom joined the Tigray Defense Forces to defend themselves.

However, they are at risk of being left behind in the postwar transition.

Story by Mehret Okubay Berehe & @hilarymatfess.bsky.social for @wpr.bsky.social. bit.ly/4g8zKPv

In Post-War Ethiopia, Tigray’s Female Veterans Fear Being Forgotten

MEKELE, Ethiopia—Lying in a hospital bed, covered in a floral bedspread and surrounded by religious posters, Asmeret recounts walking for days in May 2021, determined to find a unit of the Tigray...

pulitzercenter.org

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Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · Sep 3

does anyone know where I can find geo-located data on US National Guard Deployments in Washington DC?

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · Aug 28

Tens of thousands of women took up arms for the Tigray Defense Forces during its war with the Ethiopian government.

Now, they are at risk of being left behind in Tigray’s postwar transition, Mehret Berhe and @hilarymatfess.bsky.social write.

In Post-War Ethiopia, Tigray’s Female Veterans Fear Being Forgotten

The women and girls who took up arms for Tigray are now at risk of being left behind in Ethiopia’s postwar transition.

www.worldpoliticsreview.com

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Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs - DU @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social · Aug 28

Korbel’s @hilarymatfess.bsky.social and journalist Mehret Berhe report from Ethiopia: Tigrayan women faced mass human rights violations, then fought in the civil war. Now they confront new battles in the post-war transition. Read their stories:

Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · Aug 28

thrilled that my latest article on women fighters in Tigray (with Mehret Berhe) has been published with @wpr.bsky.social: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/ethiopia-tig...

In Post-War Ethiopia, Tigray’s Female Veterans Fear Being Forgotten

The women and girls who took up arms for Tigray are now at risk of being left behind in Ethiopia’s postwar transition.

www.worldpoliticsreview.com

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · Aug 28

The women and girls who took up arms for Tigray are now at risk of being left behind in Ethiopia’s postwar transition, Mehret Berhe and @hilarymatfess.bsky.social write.

In Post-War Ethiopia, Tigray’s Female Veterans Fear Being Forgotten

The women and girls who took up arms for Tigray are now at risk of being left behind in Ethiopia’s postwar transition.

www.worldpoliticsreview.com

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Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs - DU @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social · Aug 20

Important insight into the uneasy peace in northern Ethiopia from Korbel's @hilarymatfess.bsky.social

Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · Aug 19

My latest with the Global Observatory, on the need for urgent action in #Tigray: theglobalobservatory.org/2025/08/urge...

Urgent Action Is Needed to Prevent Tigray from Sliding Back into War - IPI Global Observatory

The current state of “no war no peace” in northern Ethiopia seems to be preserved only by the rainy season’s predictable afternoon showers and relatively chill air. Tigrayans are making anxious prepar...

theglobalobservatory.org

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Department of Politics & International Studies, Uni of Cambridge @campolis.bsky.social · Aug 20

📚Dr Holly Porter @cambridgegender.bsky.social has written a book review of "In Love and at War" by @hilarymatfess.bsky.social in @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social.

📕In Love at War: cambridge.org/core/element...

📑Book Review: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

In Love and at War

Published in Civil Wars (Ahead of Print, 2025)

www.tandfonline.com

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Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · Aug 28

thrilled that my latest article on women fighters in Tigray (with Mehret Berhe) has been published with @wpr.bsky.social: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/ethiopia-tig...

In Post-War Ethiopia, Tigray’s Female Veterans Fear Being Forgotten

The women and girls who took up arms for Tigray are now at risk of being left behind in Ethiopia’s postwar transition.

www.worldpoliticsreview.com

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Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · Aug 19

My latest with the Global Observatory, on the need for urgent action in #Tigray: theglobalobservatory.org/2025/08/urge...

Urgent Action Is Needed to Prevent Tigray from Sliding Back into War - IPI Global Observatory

The current state of “no war no peace” in northern Ethiopia seems to be preserved only by the rainy season’s predictable afternoon showers and relatively chill air. Tigrayans are making anxious prepar...

theglobalobservatory.org

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