Peter Zusi
@peterzusi.bsky.social
Director, NYU Prague. Honorary professor, UCL-SSEES. Czech, German and Comparative Literature. Verbal and visual modernisms. Kafka. Mushrooms. Cats (or, at least, one particular cat). Opinions here are my own (re-post ≠ necessarily endorsement).
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
This opening ceremony is even worse than I had hoped for
February 6, 2026 at 7:36 PM
This opening ceremony is even worse than I had hoped for
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
An extraordinary opportunity, and so heartening to see this support from UCL-SSEES for fragile yet extremely valuable fields of scholarship!
🔊 Job vacancy: Lecturer in Czech and Comparative Literature
The post-holder will specialise in the literatures and cultures of Central and Eastern Europe, with a particular emphasis on Czech literature.
🗓️ Deadline: 26 February
➡️ Apply here: bit.ly/3Moi6gj
The post-holder will specialise in the literatures and cultures of Central and Eastern Europe, with a particular emphasis on Czech literature.
🗓️ Deadline: 26 February
➡️ Apply here: bit.ly/3Moi6gj
February 5, 2026 at 6:49 AM
An extraordinary opportunity, and so heartening to see this support from UCL-SSEES for fragile yet extremely valuable fields of scholarship!
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
To the contrary, everyone with half a brain is making EXACTLY this point
February 4, 2026 at 9:27 AM
To the contrary, everyone with half a brain is making EXACTLY this point
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Big news out of California. After years of study, the CA Law Revision Commission recommended a major rewrite of state antitrust law — explicitly instructing judges to break with weak federal standards & restore meaningful limits on monopoly power. The legislature often follows the CLRC's guidance.
California Poised to Introduce Nation's Strongest Antimonopoly Law
With support from ILSR and other allies, California is now one step closer to enacting the strongest antimonopoly law in the country.
ilsr.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Big news out of California. After years of study, the CA Law Revision Commission recommended a major rewrite of state antitrust law — explicitly instructing judges to break with weak federal standards & restore meaningful limits on monopoly power. The legislature often follows the CLRC's guidance.
February Sunday afternoon as it should
Be.
Spent a few hours out in the cold…
Be.
Spent a few hours out in the cold…
February 1, 2026 at 11:14 PM
February Sunday afternoon as it should
Be.
Spent a few hours out in the cold…
Be.
Spent a few hours out in the cold…
The problem is that clearly we are.
January 28, 2026 at 8:26 AM
The problem is that clearly we are.
Cat got there first
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Cat got there first
January 25, 2026 at 9:08 AM
@nytimes.com putting the Jack Smith testimony in small print, well below the Oscar nominations gossip, and even below the tzatziki chicken salad.
What the hell, it’s only devastating testimony that the U. S. president attempted to subvert our democracy
What the hell, it’s only devastating testimony that the U. S. president attempted to subvert our democracy
January 22, 2026 at 6:11 PM
@nytimes.com putting the Jack Smith testimony in small print, well below the Oscar nominations gossip, and even below the tzatziki chicken salad.
What the hell, it’s only devastating testimony that the U. S. president attempted to subvert our democracy
What the hell, it’s only devastating testimony that the U. S. president attempted to subvert our democracy
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I'm moved to see Mark Carney take his inspiration from Václav Havel in his superb speech at Davos. Well worth reading the entire speech:
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Read Mark Carney's full speech on middle powers navigating a rapidly changing world | CBC News
Read the full text of Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech about a shakeup of the global order and role of middle powers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
www.cbc.ca
January 21, 2026 at 12:08 PM
I'm moved to see Mark Carney take his inspiration from Václav Havel in his superb speech at Davos. Well worth reading the entire speech:
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Gift link:
One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Opinion | One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Gift link:
One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
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Less than 10 days to go! 🎓
Join us for our Graduate Open Evening 2026!
Meet our academics, explore funding options, and discover our postgraduate degrees. Open to all.
📅 28 January 2026, 17:30 - 19:30
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️Register: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
Join us for our Graduate Open Evening 2026!
Meet our academics, explore funding options, and discover our postgraduate degrees. Open to all.
📅 28 January 2026, 17:30 - 19:30
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️Register: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
January 19, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Less than 10 days to go! 🎓
Join us for our Graduate Open Evening 2026!
Meet our academics, explore funding options, and discover our postgraduate degrees. Open to all.
📅 28 January 2026, 17:30 - 19:30
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️Register: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
Join us for our Graduate Open Evening 2026!
Meet our academics, explore funding options, and discover our postgraduate degrees. Open to all.
📅 28 January 2026, 17:30 - 19:30
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️Register: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
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President Trump is keeping proceeds from the first sale of Venezuelan oil in an offshore bank account based in Qatar, according to reporting from Semafor.
The sale was worth $500 million. trib.al/ylz4Msu
The sale was worth $500 million. trib.al/ylz4Msu
January 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
President Trump is keeping proceeds from the first sale of Venezuelan oil in an offshore bank account based in Qatar, according to reporting from Semafor.
The sale was worth $500 million. trib.al/ylz4Msu
The sale was worth $500 million. trib.al/ylz4Msu
“I’m the most peaceful person EVER! So give me a peace prize or I’ll punch you in the nose!”
(Overheard in a playground.)
(Overheard in a playground.)
January 19, 2026 at 1:25 PM
“I’m the most peaceful person EVER! So give me a peace prize or I’ll punch you in the nose!”
(Overheard in a playground.)
(Overheard in a playground.)
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Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).
January 16, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).
Opinion | They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans.
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Excellent thread:
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Excellent thread:
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💥It’s official: Hungary’s parliamentary election will be held on April 12, just three months from now. Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz is trailing the opposition by 10–18 points, yet few believe he wouldn’t do whatever it takes to cling to power.
Now he has backing from both Putin and Trump. A dangerous mix.
Now he has backing from both Putin and Trump. A dangerous mix.
January 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
💥It’s official: Hungary’s parliamentary election will be held on April 12, just three months from now. Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz is trailing the opposition by 10–18 points, yet few believe he wouldn’t do whatever it takes to cling to power.
Now he has backing from both Putin and Trump. A dangerous mix.
Now he has backing from both Putin and Trump. A dangerous mix.