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MariaRepnikova @mariarepnikova.bsky.social · Jun 11

Yesss!

Andrea Pollio @andretwp.bsky.social · Jun 11

Next week: ASCA Global Africa book salon with @tommytse.bsky.social @mariarepnikova.bsky.social Carywn Morris and me uva-live.zoom.us/j/85202106220 join online or in Amsterdam

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MariaRepnikova @mariarepnikova.bsky.social · Jun 6

Our new episode w @goldkorn.bsky.social #RhymingChaos features Professor @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social. We talked about #Berlusconi's lessons for #Trump era, about the insecure strongmen, the origins of #authoritarianism and of course, about #MuskTrump www.rhymingchaos.com/p/if-we-had-...

If we had learned the lessons of Italy's Berlusconi, we would not have Trump

Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat is an author and leading scholar of authoritarians. We discussed what Berlusconi and Mussolini can tell us about Trump and Musk's America.

www.rhymingchaos.com

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Jeremy Goldkorn @goldkorn.bsky.social · May 30

A chat with Stacy Torres about her Chilean father's fear of tyranny and working as an academic in a world under attack from Trump, with me and @mariarepnikova.bsky.social

"Don’t open the door to nobody!” Life in Pinochet's Chile and Trump's America.

Stacy Torres' Chilean father advised her to be extremely suspicious about anyone who wanted information from her. She now knows why he seemed so paranoid.

www.rhymingchaos.com

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MariaRepnikova @mariarepnikova.bsky.social · May 29

Our new Rhyming Chaos episode with
@goldkorn
is out now contrasting #Chilean dictatorship with contemporary #America. We interview Stacy Torres, a sociologist and a daughter of a Chilean immigrant who taught her how to be careful: www.rhymingchaos.com/p/dont-open-...

"Don’t open the door to nobody!” Life in Pinochet's Chile and Trump's America.

Stacy Torres' Chilean father advised her to be extremely suspicious about anyone who wanted information from her. She now knows why he seemed so paranoid.

www.rhymingchaos.com

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MariaRepnikova @mariarepnikova.bsky.social · May 16

Join us in a minute!

Jeremy Goldkorn @goldkorn.bsky.social · May 15

Tomorrow at 4pm ET, join me and @mariarepnikova.bsky.social for a Zoom group chat about how we're getting by in Trump and Musk's America.

Invitation to live 'Getting By' call with Rhyming Chaos

Join us for a chat about how we're getting by in Trump and Musk's world on Friday May 16 at 4pm ET.

www.rhymingchaos.com

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Jeremy Goldkorn @goldkorn.bsky.social · May 15

Tomorrow at 4pm ET, join me and @mariarepnikova.bsky.social for a Zoom group chat about how we're getting by in Trump and Musk's America.

Invitation to live 'Getting By' call with Rhyming Chaos

Join us for a chat about how we're getting by in Trump and Musk's world on Friday May 16 at 4pm ET.

www.rhymingchaos.com

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · May 13

Another excellent Rhyming Chaos episode, 1st co-hosted by @goldkorn.bsky.social & @mariarepnikova.bsky.social, truly global, fittingly as the guest is @nasredinhoja.bsky.social, editor at large of @globalvoices.org www.rhymingchaos.com/p/dont-shoot... , good stuff on China & many other places

Don’t shoot your neighbors, invite them to dinner

Filip Noubel has been training journalists and lawyers in authoritarian countries for decades. We asked him how we should handle Trump and Musk's America.

www.rhymingchaos.com

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · May 11

In addition to liking and learning from multiple episodes of Rhyming Chaos, enjoyed this updated "about" page for it now that @mariarepnikova.bsky.social has joined to co-host it with originator @goldkorn.bsky.social www.rhymingchaos.com/about

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Jeremy Goldkorn @goldkorn.bsky.social · May 9

New Rhyming Chaos: @mariarepnikova.bsky.social and I interview @nasredinhoja.bsky.social

Don’t shoot your neighbors, invite them to dinner

Filip Noubel has been training journalists and lawyers in authoritarian countries for decades. We asked him how we should handle Trump and Musk's America.

www.rhymingchaos.com

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MariaRepnikova @mariarepnikova.bsky.social · May 8

Excited to be part of the team with @goldkorn.bsky.social!

Jeremy Goldkorn @goldkorn.bsky.social · May 8

I am delighted to announce that @mariarepnikova.bsky.social is going to join me as cohost on the Ryming Chaos podcast!

www.rhymingchaos.com

Screenshots from podcast recording with me and Maria

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MariaRepnikova @mariarepnikova.bsky.social · Apr 27

Oh thank you @marcus1984.bsky.social! Very kind of you!

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MariaRepnikova @mariarepnikova.bsky.social · Apr 8

Thank you!

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Asia Society New York @newyork.asiasociety.org · Mar 24

@asiapolicy.asiasociety.org Center for China Analysis’s new website measures how China is viewed by the rest of the world, especially the Global South. Learn more about the site today with @zhubochubo.bsky.social, @mariarepnikova.bsky.social, Cindy Yu, and @neilthomas123.bsky.social.

Global Public Opinion: How Does the World See China?

Join us for an online discussion on how China is viewed by citizens around the world, particularly in the Global South, and the implications for policymakers, including in China.

asiasociety.org

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Jeremy Goldkorn @goldkorn.bsky.social · Apr 7

The Trump-Musk junta and their goons, supported by cowards like Jeff Bezos and Patrick Soon-Shiong, are threatening freedom of expression at universities and in the media. Here are some lessons from China and Russia, from @mariarepnikova.bsky.social.

Self-censorship and media control in China, Russia, and the U.S.A.

How authoritarian regimes control public discourse—an interview with Maria Repnikova, a scholar of censorship and propaganda in China and Russia.

www.rhymingchaos.com

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MariaRepnikova @mariarepnikova.bsky.social · Apr 7

Enjoyed recording this with @goldkorn.bsky.social -- long-time expert in everything #China who happens to also have Jewish-Latvian roots ha. His podcast is awesome, and what a great name: Rhyming Chaos.

Jeremy Goldkorn @goldkorn.bsky.social · Apr 7

The Trump-Musk junta and their goons, supported by cowards like Jeff Bezos and Patrick Soon-Shiong, are threatening freedom of expression at universities and in the media. Here are some lessons from China and Russia, from @mariarepnikova.bsky.social.

Self-censorship and media control in China, Russia, and the U.S.A.

How authoritarian regimes control public discourse—an interview with Maria Repnikova, a scholar of censorship and propaganda in China and Russia.

www.rhymingchaos.com

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Apr 5

To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.

—With love,
Your American allies.

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MariaRepnikova @mariarepnikova.bsky.social · Mar 22

Nope

MariaRepnikova @mariarepnikova.bsky.social · Feb 4

Scary image!

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MariaRepnikova @mariarepnikova.bsky.social · Jan 21

Take me with you!

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MariaRepnikova @mariarepnikova.bsky.social · Jan 21

“They need us” and we don’t really need them is basically #trump era foreign policy 2.0

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MariaRepnikova @mariarepnikova.bsky.social · Jan 21

So #China is now a motivator for withdrawing from international orgs like WHO. Every policy to come is a pure transactional logic. No vision. #trumpreturn

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MariaRepnikova @mariarepnikova.bsky.social · Jan 21

Today feels like a month already. What’s everyone’s coping strategies?

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MariaRepnikova @mariarepnikova.bsky.social · Jan 11

Brother knows me like no other. Look at this #Navalny art piece he gave me.

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MariaRepnikova @mariarepnikova.bsky.social · Jan 7

She is a fierce girl

MariaRepnikova @mariarepnikova.bsky.social · Jan 6

Sassy and I wish you a vigorous week!

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