John M. Romero
@romerojohnm.bsky.social
Historian of Russia and the Soviet Union.
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My students played Dimma Davidoff's original "Mafia" today in class. Davidoff was a psych grad student at Moscow State in 1986 when he came up with the game, whose basic principle he describes as the conflict between an "informed minority vs. uninformed minority." 1/?
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The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.
just fucking leak everything already, what are we doing here?
Nancy Mace is expected to pull her support for the petition to release the Epstein Files, the day before Adelita Grijalva is sworn in.
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
just fucking leak everything already, what are we doing here?
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The Sons of Confederate Veterans in Georgia tried to block it, but a new museum will open on December 2 at Stone Mountain to tell the story of the largest Confederate monument in the world. The museum will explore the monument and its connection to white supremacy. 🗃️ www.reuters.com/world/us/bat...
www.reuters.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The Sons of Confederate Veterans in Georgia tried to block it, but a new museum will open on December 2 at Stone Mountain to tell the story of the largest Confederate monument in the world. The museum will explore the monument and its connection to white supremacy. 🗃️ www.reuters.com/world/us/bat...
Maybe the banks should just own all private property.
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Maybe the banks should just own all private property.
SCOOP: Schumer is weak
SCOOP: Schumer privately fought to extend government shutdown
Scoop: Schumer privately fought to extend government shutdown
"We let him know what we were doing," said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.).
www.axios.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
SCOOP: Schumer is weak
Student at the end of class today (Week 14): "Dr. Romero, I just never know what is going to come out of your mouth on any given day."
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Student at the end of class today (Week 14): "Dr. Romero, I just never know what is going to come out of your mouth on any given day."
I now want to abolish the Senate not because it is anti-democratic, but because if its Democratic members.
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I now want to abolish the Senate not because it is anti-democratic, but because if its Democratic members.
VA voters delivered an absolutely crushing victory for Dems last week, and now this.
*SENATE DEMOCRAT KAINE SAYS HE BACKS NEW GOP BILL TO END SHUTDOWN; WINS NEW RESTRICTIONS ON RIFS
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
VA voters delivered an absolutely crushing victory for Dems last week, and now this.
Then why are you going to reopen the government without securing them, Senator? @ossoff.senate.gov
If ACA tax credits expire at the end of the year, Victoria and hundreds of thousands of Georgians could be forced off their health insurance.
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Then why are you going to reopen the government without securing them, Senator? @ossoff.senate.gov
Really insane villainy from Trump2
JUST IN: The Justice Department formally appeals U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis' preliminary injunction, which restricts the use of force against protesters and journalists.
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Really insane villainy from Trump2
I moved to GA in 2020. That year, voters here elected Sens @warnock.senate.gov and @ossoff.senate.gov. We managed to keep Warnock in office, and it's looking like Ossoff's reelection campaign will be even harder fought next year. GA is purple on a good day, so I get why Ossoff is nervous rn.
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I moved to GA in 2020. That year, voters here elected Sens @warnock.senate.gov and @ossoff.senate.gov. We managed to keep Warnock in office, and it's looking like Ossoff's reelection campaign will be even harder fought next year. GA is purple on a good day, so I get why Ossoff is nervous rn.
Well I called @ossoff.senate.gov. I hope he and @warnock.senate.gov stand firm.
November 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Well I called @ossoff.senate.gov. I hope he and @warnock.senate.gov stand firm.
There all is aching
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
There all is aching
@ossoff.senate.gov @ossoff.bsky.social please do not cave without ACA subsidies guaranteed
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
@ossoff.senate.gov @ossoff.bsky.social please do not cave without ACA subsidies guaranteed
Maybe any "deal" needs to include a commitment to swear in Grijalva
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Maybe any "deal" needs to include a commitment to swear in Grijalva
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This admin is absolutely dedicated to the noble cause of taking food away from hungry people. They’re working overtime. They’re fighting tooth and nail. They’re going above and beyond. Using your taxpayer dollars to advance their mission of stealing more from working people.
November 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This admin is absolutely dedicated to the noble cause of taking food away from hungry people. They’re working overtime. They’re fighting tooth and nail. They’re going above and beyond. Using your taxpayer dollars to advance their mission of stealing more from working people.
Incredible stuff
November 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Incredible stuff
It is in the liberals' interest to make the court, as a whole, look callous and vile
November 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
It is in the liberals' interest to make the court, as a whole, look callous and vile
Abolish the Ivies, seize their endowments.
November 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Abolish the Ivies, seize their endowments.
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straight-up jury nullification. this guy did it, confessed to it, and the jury instructions explicitly said that if he did it intentionally, it was assault.
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
straight-up jury nullification. this guy did it, confessed to it, and the jury instructions explicitly said that if he did it intentionally, it was assault.
I'm teaching our methods course next semester for the first time. It used to be a fairly standard "here's what sources are, come up with a research topic and do research" class, but we're sort of moving towards more of a "let's close read sources" model, along with some basic historiography stuff.
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I'm teaching our methods course next semester for the first time. It used to be a fairly standard "here's what sources are, come up with a research topic and do research" class, but we're sort of moving towards more of a "let's close read sources" model, along with some basic historiography stuff.
Jesus fucking Christ
Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
November 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Jesus fucking Christ
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
I'm an academic, so I get the skepticism about "natsec" shit, but I'm also a Russian historian, so sign me the fuck up for "natsec" shit.
Also, expect plenty of female “National Security Democrats” in the mold of Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill to run for Congress, state legislature and other races next year.
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I'm an academic, so I get the skepticism about "natsec" shit, but I'm also a Russian historian, so sign me the fuck up for "natsec" shit.