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Mack Tubridy
@macktubs.bsky.social
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Militant Wisconsinite.
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · Mar 20
I ordered my copy, and you should get one, too. @jeremymorris.bsky.social is one of the sharpest minds out there. The field needs scholars like him.
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Nicole Grajewski @nicolegrajewski.bsky.social · Mar 20
russian military is brat
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Mar 27
Yikes - only 16 likes? I guess your taste in music sucks.
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Mar 27
"We're about to shoot a music video, folks."
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Mar 27
And God wept.
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Mar 27
People usually call me a boomer. Make up your minds, peasants.
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Mar 27
TL;DR
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Mar 27
William Faulkner would be pissed. And drunk.
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DOXA Journal in English @doxajournal.bsky.social · Mar 27
As Trump barrels through his second term, the warning signs of democratic backsliding are impossible to ignore. Is authoritarianism possible in America, and what can we learn from Putin's Russia? Political scientist and scholar of authoritarianism @thenoahbuckley.bsky.social breaks it down:
Democratic Fragility: Eroding Norms and the Authoritarian Threat in America
What We Can Learn from Putin’s Russia?
doxaenglish.substack.com
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Feb 25
You're simply against friendship, Kevin.
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Feb 23
The plant daddy part is what does it for me.
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Feb 21
What an atrocious headline.
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Feb 20
You voted for Putin
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Feb 20
No, Russian liberals, complaining about Americans "not stopping Trump" will not make the Ukrainians like you.
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Feb 19
This climate change-denying Christian nationalist is your friend. He fights for freedom.
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Feb 19
But what if the violence is meant to end violence?
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Feb 19
You've changed, Alexander Dugin. You've changed.
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · Feb 19
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has unveiled a plan to reduce projected U.S. Defense Department spending by 8% over the next five years, which means many in The Resistance™️ will now counter-lobby to protect the United States military budget. Can’t wait. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Hegseth Set to Seek 8% Spending Shift at Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to reduce projected US military spending by 8% over the next five years would spare southwest border enforcement, the Air Force’s newest drone program, nuclear we...
www.bloomberg.com
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Feb 19
This evening's top headline over at Kommersant:

"Elect Yourself: Donald Trump Invites Ukraine to the Negotiation Table - and Volodymyr Zelensky to the Ballot Box."*

*Wordplay here - урна can be both a garbage can and a ballot box.
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Feb 19
Saw this at the Berlin film festival. Recommend.
Кадет | Официальный трейлер | Tiger Films
YouTube video by Tiger Films Promo
www.youtube.com
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Feb 19
Did the Russians protest though dance? I don't think so.
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Feb 19
Imagining European readers' heads exploding when they read an American writer compare them to Guatemalans - of all people!
Letter from Washington: Why Trump ignores Europe
Donald Trump has effectively ignored Europeans in his plan for negotiations over the war in Ukraine. In searching for a reason, Europeans must face the uncomfortable truth: they simply aren’t importan...
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Feb 18
Main headline over at Kommersant this evening:
"Trump really wants to work with Russia"
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Feb 18
Rule #1: Don't sit at the corner of the table.
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Mack Tubridy @macktubs.bsky.social · Feb 18
Doing your job is apparently heroic.
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