Kenny Linden
@kennylinden.bsky.social
I study animal and environmental history of Mongolia. Ph.D. he/him.
A glimpse of what could have been if Biden and co. had an ounce of backbone and desire to protect this country.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup
Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapses
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A glimpse of what could have been if Biden and co. had an ounce of backbone and desire to protect this country.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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I really don’t think we can overstate the harm that the tech ethos of move fast and break things (followed by the unsaid “and then just move on”) has done beyond tech. Government, ngos, universities, public schools that have invited the folks who think like this in keep ending up gutted
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I really don’t think we can overstate the harm that the tech ethos of move fast and break things (followed by the unsaid “and then just move on”) has done beyond tech. Government, ngos, universities, public schools that have invited the folks who think like this in keep ending up gutted
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In two years, Israel has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Every day, settlers attack Palestinian villages. Netanyahu & his extremist allies have one goal: annexation by force. The U.S. has enabled them.
NO MORE U.S. MILITARY AID FOR ISRAEL.
Every day, settlers attack Palestinian villages. Netanyahu & his extremist allies have one goal: annexation by force. The U.S. has enabled them.
NO MORE U.S. MILITARY AID FOR ISRAEL.
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In two years, Israel has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Every day, settlers attack Palestinian villages. Netanyahu & his extremist allies have one goal: annexation by force. The U.S. has enabled them.
NO MORE U.S. MILITARY AID FOR ISRAEL.
Every day, settlers attack Palestinian villages. Netanyahu & his extremist allies have one goal: annexation by force. The U.S. has enabled them.
NO MORE U.S. MILITARY AID FOR ISRAEL.
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For those outside the field, interested in how historians of premodern India work with primary sources, here's one example...
This is the end of a Jain Sanskrit manuscript copied in the late 1590s. #Jain #Mughal #Sanskrit #manuscripts #primarysouces #history #India #SouthAsia
This is the end of a Jain Sanskrit manuscript copied in the late 1590s. #Jain #Mughal #Sanskrit #manuscripts #primarysouces #history #India #SouthAsia
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
For those outside the field, interested in how historians of premodern India work with primary sources, here's one example...
This is the end of a Jain Sanskrit manuscript copied in the late 1590s. #Jain #Mughal #Sanskrit #manuscripts #primarysouces #history #India #SouthAsia
This is the end of a Jain Sanskrit manuscript copied in the late 1590s. #Jain #Mughal #Sanskrit #manuscripts #primarysouces #history #India #SouthAsia
I want to highlight Griffin Creech's "To the Mongolian Provinces: A Guide to Archival Fieldwork outside Ulaanbaatar."* He makes a great argument for the use of archival materials in the provinces, as well as very practical advice of how to set up and conduct the research.
brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I want to highlight Griffin Creech's "To the Mongolian Provinces: A Guide to Archival Fieldwork outside Ulaanbaatar."* He makes a great argument for the use of archival materials in the provinces, as well as very practical advice of how to set up and conduct the research.
brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com/view/journal...
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Issue no. 4 is out! It features a 'Tracks in the Field' essay, four research articles, plus book reviews!
November 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Issue no. 4 is out! It features a 'Tracks in the Field' essay, four research articles, plus book reviews!
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On Nov. 22, Vahid Abedini, an Iranian Studies professor at University of Oklahoma, was boarding a flight to attend the Middle East Studies Assn mtg in Washington, D.C. when he was detained by ICE.
OU Prof Joshua Landis says "he has been wrongfully detained because he has a valid H-1B visa."
OU Prof Joshua Landis says "he has been wrongfully detained because he has a valid H-1B visa."
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
On Nov. 22, Vahid Abedini, an Iranian Studies professor at University of Oklahoma, was boarding a flight to attend the Middle East Studies Assn mtg in Washington, D.C. when he was detained by ICE.
OU Prof Joshua Landis says "he has been wrongfully detained because he has a valid H-1B visa."
OU Prof Joshua Landis says "he has been wrongfully detained because he has a valid H-1B visa."
A good run down of how Pamela Whitten has felled Indiana University, by Johannes Türk, the Chair of Germanic Studies. If you want to understand why where I received my PhD is in flames, this is a good place to start.
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utotherescue.blogspot.com/2025/11/anat...
Anatomy of a Fall: The Case of Indiana University (Guest Post)
Indiana University on November 3, 2025 by Johannes Türk Chair of Germanic Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington Indiana Universit...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
A good run down of how Pamela Whitten has felled Indiana University, by Johannes Türk, the Chair of Germanic Studies. If you want to understand why where I received my PhD is in flames, this is a good place to start.
utotherescue.blogspot.com/2025/11/anat...
utotherescue.blogspot.com/2025/11/anat...
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Lots of people don't watch all shows, and they're right if they don't want to be disappointed.
I'm here to tell them to watch Andor. 😁
I'm here to tell them to watch Andor. 😁
a man in a black jacket is looking at the camera with a serious look on his face
ALT: a man in a black jacket is looking at the camera with a serious look on his face
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November 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Lots of people don't watch all shows, and they're right if they don't want to be disappointed.
I'm here to tell them to watch Andor. 😁
I'm here to tell them to watch Andor. 😁
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Very pleased to announce the release of our full-scale documentary on the Mongol Invasion of Europe in 1241 with Kings & Generals. Our largest project yet, it was filmed on location in Hungary with the assistance of a number of archaeologists and historians...
November 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Very pleased to announce the release of our full-scale documentary on the Mongol Invasion of Europe in 1241 with Kings & Generals. Our largest project yet, it was filmed on location in Hungary with the assistance of a number of archaeologists and historians...
New Inner Asia journal! Mari Valdur, who was in the doctoral research trenches in Ulaanbaatar with me back in the day, N. Altantugs and P. Delgerjargal, two of my friends and academic hosts, and Griffin Creech, a fellow shabi of Atwood bagsh, all have great articles!
brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
New Inner Asia journal! Mari Valdur, who was in the doctoral research trenches in Ulaanbaatar with me back in the day, N. Altantugs and P. Delgerjargal, two of my friends and academic hosts, and Griffin Creech, a fellow shabi of Atwood bagsh, all have great articles!
brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com/view/journal...
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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What I've been noticing lately in convos with students is that they *despise* the AI-slopification of everything as much or even more than I do. And yet our universities & their admin seem to believe that students for some reason want it integrated into everything. THEY DON'T.
“To be sat there with this material in front of you that is just really not worth anyone’s time, when you could be spending that time actually engaging with something worthwhile, is really frustrating,” he said.
‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI
Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accent
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
What I've been noticing lately in convos with students is that they *despise* the AI-slopification of everything as much or even more than I do. And yet our universities & their admin seem to believe that students for some reason want it integrated into everything. THEY DON'T.
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Call for papers!
We invite proposals for a special issue addressing historical animal geographies, co-edited by Karen M. Morin & Alice J. Hovorka.
Abstract deadline 15 Jan
Accepted submission deadline 15 Jun
Details here: sciencedirect.com/special-issue/327592/historical-animal-geographies
We invite proposals for a special issue addressing historical animal geographies, co-edited by Karen M. Morin & Alice J. Hovorka.
Abstract deadline 15 Jan
Accepted submission deadline 15 Jun
Details here: sciencedirect.com/special-issue/327592/historical-animal-geographies
November 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Call for papers!
We invite proposals for a special issue addressing historical animal geographies, co-edited by Karen M. Morin & Alice J. Hovorka.
Abstract deadline 15 Jan
Accepted submission deadline 15 Jun
Details here: sciencedirect.com/special-issue/327592/historical-animal-geographies
We invite proposals for a special issue addressing historical animal geographies, co-edited by Karen M. Morin & Alice J. Hovorka.
Abstract deadline 15 Jan
Accepted submission deadline 15 Jun
Details here: sciencedirect.com/special-issue/327592/historical-animal-geographies
Ts. Namkhainyambuu (1948-2003) was a highly decorated herder in the Mongolian People’s Republic. He specialized in sheep herding for which he received numerous decorations and awards, and was named Labor Hero in 1978 (which he is wearing in this photo). He also was a member of Parliament.
November 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Ts. Namkhainyambuu (1948-2003) was a highly decorated herder in the Mongolian People’s Republic. He specialized in sheep herding for which he received numerous decorations and awards, and was named Labor Hero in 1978 (which he is wearing in this photo). He also was a member of Parliament.
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Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
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Some high school students attended my “Living standards before the Black Death” lecture at @viuniversity.bsky.social yesterday. The lecture included a bit about coins, so I had an opportunity to show off some medieval silver pennies, including this one from King John’s reign (1199–1216).
November 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Some high school students attended my “Living standards before the Black Death” lecture at @viuniversity.bsky.social yesterday. The lecture included a bit about coins, so I had an opportunity to show off some medieval silver pennies, including this one from King John’s reign (1199–1216).
Making a powerpoint for a 20 minute presentation.... 163 slides isn't too many right?
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Making a powerpoint for a 20 minute presentation.... 163 slides isn't too many right?
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This woman, Florence Reese, wrote the protest song "Which Side Are You On?" on the back of the calendar off the kitchen wall after seeing her husband, union organizer Sam Reece, dragged away by sheriff JH Blair's mercenaries during the Harlan War in 1931
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This woman, Florence Reese, wrote the protest song "Which Side Are You On?" on the back of the calendar off the kitchen wall after seeing her husband, union organizer Sam Reece, dragged away by sheriff JH Blair's mercenaries during the Harlan War in 1931
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icymi in 1937 Leadbelly wrote the couplet "Home of the brave, land of the free / don't wanna be mistreated by no bourgeoisie"
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
icymi in 1937 Leadbelly wrote the couplet "Home of the brave, land of the free / don't wanna be mistreated by no bourgeoisie"
They are moving all foreign language and area studies research, like Title VI FLAS, national resource centers, and Fulbright-Hays to the department of defense.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
They are moving all foreign language and area studies research, like Title VI FLAS, national resource centers, and Fulbright-Hays to the department of defense.
www.ed.gov/media/docume...
www.ed.gov/media/docume...
I am generally in favor of rewilding efforts. Reintroducing mountain lions (aka cougars) would cut down the way too high deer population, which would decrease deadly car accidents, dangerous and sometimes deadly lyme disease, stop overgrazing, etc.
However....
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
However....
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Can mountain lions make a comeback in the US north-east? One group hopes so
Reintroducing the apex predator would control deer populations, maintaining healthy ecosystems and bolstering biodiversity, rewilding group says
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November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I am generally in favor of rewilding efforts. Reintroducing mountain lions (aka cougars) would cut down the way too high deer population, which would decrease deadly car accidents, dangerous and sometimes deadly lyme disease, stop overgrazing, etc.
However....
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
However....
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
A great John Oliver piece about the importance of public media. Funny and important as his pieces often are.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...
Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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November 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A great John Oliver piece about the importance of public media. Funny and important as his pieces often are.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...