Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS
@waitmanwbeorn.com
Holocaust & Genocide Studies/ History prof/ veteran/single dad/ former goalkeeper/ current fiddler/ Grad West Point and UNC/ he/him
Host of The Holocaust History Podcast
TV/Film Rep: Past Preservers
Psalm 109: 7-18
Host of The Holocaust History Podcast
TV/Film Rep: Past Preservers
Psalm 109: 7-18
I know there has been a lot of unhinged shit in the first decade, I mean year, of Trump's presidency, but this Board of Peace thing is absolutely BATSHIT CRAZY.
www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
Putin invited to join Trump’s global ‘Board of Peace’
Russian president ‘received an invitation through diplomatic channels to join this Board of Peace’, Dmitry Peskov said
www.thetimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I know there has been a lot of unhinged shit in the first decade, I mean year, of Trump's presidency, but this Board of Peace thing is absolutely BATSHIT CRAZY.
www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
Could/Should/Would
But, I would think invading Greenland would be VERY CLEAR illegal order.
Do I expect SGT Snuffy to disobey it? No.
But there should be a LOT of Generals and Colonels refusing that order.
But, I would think invading Greenland would be VERY CLEAR illegal order.
Do I expect SGT Snuffy to disobey it? No.
But there should be a LOT of Generals and Colonels refusing that order.
It is not up to the armed forces to put a stop to Trump’s ghastly ideas of war against NATO. The United States is not run by the military, nor should it be. Americans, and their elected representatives, must take this burden away from the armed forces—now.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Military Is Being Forced to Plan for an Unthinkable Betrayal
Attacking an ally would be a perversion of everything the armed forces have been trained to do.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Could/Should/Would
But, I would think invading Greenland would be VERY CLEAR illegal order.
Do I expect SGT Snuffy to disobey it? No.
But there should be a LOT of Generals and Colonels refusing that order.
But, I would think invading Greenland would be VERY CLEAR illegal order.
Do I expect SGT Snuffy to disobey it? No.
But there should be a LOT of Generals and Colonels refusing that order.
New episode of the @holocaustpod.bsky.social!
I had a really great conversation with Prof. Bemporad about her work on gender, genocide, and the Holocaust.
Check it out!
I had a really great conversation with Prof. Bemporad about her work on gender, genocide, and the Holocaust.
Check it out!
How did women experience the Holocaust differently than men? And how does a gendered approach help us to better understand the past?
On the latest episode, I talk with Elissa Bemporad about her work on Jewish women and the Holocaust. thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
On the latest episode, I talk with Elissa Bemporad about her work on Jewish women and the Holocaust. thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
Ep. 70. Women in the Holocaust with Elissa Bemporad - The Holocaust History Podcast
How did women experience the Holocaust differently from men? What do we learn from considering a gender perspective when we look at the past? How did gender play a role in survival and opp...
thhp.buzzsprout.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:47 PM
New episode of the @holocaustpod.bsky.social!
I had a really great conversation with Prof. Bemporad about her work on gender, genocide, and the Holocaust.
Check it out!
I had a really great conversation with Prof. Bemporad about her work on gender, genocide, and the Holocaust.
Check it out!
Reposted by Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS
Reading accounts of mass rapes by Serbs during the Bosnian genocide. One thing that strikes me is the almost constant use of nicknames among the perpetrators.
Like some awful team. And it makes me think alot about the role of paramilitaries and bro culture in genocide.
www.icty.org/en/sid/8018
Like some awful team. And it makes me think alot about the role of paramilitaries and bro culture in genocide.
www.icty.org/en/sid/8018
Judgement of Trial Chamber II in the Kunarac, Kovac and Vukovic Case. | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
www.icty.org
January 19, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Reading accounts of mass rapes by Serbs during the Bosnian genocide. One thing that strikes me is the almost constant use of nicknames among the perpetrators.
Like some awful team. And it makes me think alot about the role of paramilitaries and bro culture in genocide.
www.icty.org/en/sid/8018
Like some awful team. And it makes me think alot about the role of paramilitaries and bro culture in genocide.
www.icty.org/en/sid/8018
Tae kwon do, man…
January 19, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Tae kwon do, man…
More of this, less of “hers why Trump is a secret genius”
Starmer’s calm diplomacy makes mistake of assuming Trump is a sentient being | John Crace
Starmer’s calm diplomacy makes mistake of assuming Trump is a sentient being | John Crace
PM’s effort to take heat out of Greenland situation is yet another humiliation in his relationship with The Donald
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:44 PM
More of this, less of “hers why Trump is a secret genius”
Branding.
It’s why all American football fans of a certain ilk are Manchester United fans.
It’s why all American football fans of a certain ilk are Manchester United fans.
I wonder which team do non-Americans pull for when it comes to American sports since well... they don't live in the US lol.
Coworkers talking about football rn and it got me thinking.
Coworkers talking about football rn and it got me thinking.
January 19, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Branding.
It’s why all American football fans of a certain ilk are Manchester United fans.
It’s why all American football fans of a certain ilk are Manchester United fans.
For fuck sake, will someone please adopt this damn dog?
She’s been in a shelter for over a year.
She’s been in a shelter for over a year.
My dear girl. 💖
You have many, many amazing bluesky friends helping you find your forever adult only home. You might have a cat sibling. 😺 no dogs. It will happen. I won't stop until you do. Adopt MELIA
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
You have many, many amazing bluesky friends helping you find your forever adult only home. You might have a cat sibling. 😺 no dogs. It will happen. I won't stop until you do. Adopt MELIA
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
January 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM
For fuck sake, will someone please adopt this damn dog?
She’s been in a shelter for over a year.
She’s been in a shelter for over a year.
Lols
Went to the grocery store and got a rewards account. They asked if I was visiting, I said I'd moved. From where? California.
Long pause.
"Is it THAT bad?"
"Getting there fast."
Long pause.
"Is it THAT bad?"
"Getting there fast."
January 19, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Lols
Reading accounts of mass rapes by Serbs during the Bosnian genocide. One thing that strikes me is the almost constant use of nicknames among the perpetrators.
Like some awful team. And it makes me think alot about the role of paramilitaries and bro culture in genocide.
www.icty.org/en/sid/8018
Like some awful team. And it makes me think alot about the role of paramilitaries and bro culture in genocide.
www.icty.org/en/sid/8018
Judgement of Trial Chamber II in the Kunarac, Kovac and Vukovic Case. | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
www.icty.org
January 19, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Reading accounts of mass rapes by Serbs during the Bosnian genocide. One thing that strikes me is the almost constant use of nicknames among the perpetrators.
Like some awful team. And it makes me think alot about the role of paramilitaries and bro culture in genocide.
www.icty.org/en/sid/8018
Like some awful team. And it makes me think alot about the role of paramilitaries and bro culture in genocide.
www.icty.org/en/sid/8018
Thats an expensive way to announce that you are a giant rube.
Big announcement from @manchester.ac.uk today:
"The University of Manchester has announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft, becoming the first university in the world to give Microsoft 365 Copilot access and training to every student and colleague."
#GenerativeAI #Research #Manchester
"The University of Manchester has announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft, becoming the first university in the world to give Microsoft 365 Copilot access and training to every student and colleague."
#GenerativeAI #Research #Manchester
World-first AI partnership between The University of Manchester and Microsoft announced
The University of Manchester becomes first university in the world to provide Microsoft 365 Copilot access and training to all students and staff.65,000 staff and students will receive full Microsoft ...
www.manchester.ac.uk
January 19, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Thats an expensive way to announce that you are a giant rube.
Reposted by Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS
Nuanced take: I think it's really important to give *normal citizens* who supported Trump and off-ramp and *professional writers, pundits and politicians* who supported Trump should have to wear it like a scarlet letter for the rest of their lives
This is aggravating, because on the one hand I think it's really important to give fascists an off-ramp and positive reinforcement when they use it...
...on the other hand, FUCK that guy, in particular.
...on the other hand, FUCK that guy, in particular.
January 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Nuanced take: I think it's really important to give *normal citizens* who supported Trump and off-ramp and *professional writers, pundits and politicians* who supported Trump should have to wear it like a scarlet letter for the rest of their lives
I admit. I enjoy watching Taylor Sheridan's stuff (even though he is a raging asshole.)
Also, Taylor Sheridan appears to be massively horny all the time based on the amount of sexy body airtime in his stuff, which seems...excessive.
Also, Taylor Sheridan appears to be massively horny all the time based on the amount of sexy body airtime in his stuff, which seems...excessive.
Review: There’s nothing on television like “Landman.”
Taylor Sheridan’s oil country melodrama concludes its manic second season with a truly unexpected twist.
Taylor Sheridan’s oil country melodrama concludes its manic second season with a truly unexpected twist.
Review | ‘Landman’ is not a good show. But it’s a great watch.
Taylor Sheridan’s oil country melodrama concludes its manic second season with a truly unexpected twist.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:05 AM
I admit. I enjoy watching Taylor Sheridan's stuff (even though he is a raging asshole.)
Also, Taylor Sheridan appears to be massively horny all the time based on the amount of sexy body airtime in his stuff, which seems...excessive.
Also, Taylor Sheridan appears to be massively horny all the time based on the amount of sexy body airtime in his stuff, which seems...excessive.
@jelenasubotic.bsky.social Do you have any recommendations on a short, accessible piece on the failure of Dutch peacekeepers at Srebrenica?
I'm looking for something for my undergrad comparative genocide class.
I'm looking for something for my undergrad comparative genocide class.
January 19, 2026 at 10:45 AM
@jelenasubotic.bsky.social Do you have any recommendations on a short, accessible piece on the failure of Dutch peacekeepers at Srebrenica?
I'm looking for something for my undergrad comparative genocide class.
I'm looking for something for my undergrad comparative genocide class.
Will there also be a Turnip Winter
January 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Will there also be a Turnip Winter
For real.
Every morning:
Every morning:
January 19, 2026 at 10:28 AM
For real.
Every morning:
Every morning:
I heard the VC of Manchester on Radio 4 this morning and JFC universities are really drinking the AI kool-aid.
After being presented w/ evidence of #AI creating false historical sources, the VC tried to say it was great that students had to critique sources.
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/w...
After being presented w/ evidence of #AI creating false historical sources, the VC tried to say it was great that students had to critique sources.
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/w...
January 19, 2026 at 9:38 AM
I heard the VC of Manchester on Radio 4 this morning and JFC universities are really drinking the AI kool-aid.
After being presented w/ evidence of #AI creating false historical sources, the VC tried to say it was great that students had to critique sources.
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/w...
After being presented w/ evidence of #AI creating false historical sources, the VC tried to say it was great that students had to critique sources.
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/w...
Just...look at that guy.
Watching GB News or reading the Telegraph you realise there is a slice of right-wing opinion that would happily betray this country.
January 19, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Just...look at that guy.
I, for one, think that a game where you go around shooting Nazis is sensitivity training.
January 18, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I, for one, think that a game where you go around shooting Nazis is sensitivity training.
Ok, this is really terrible.
I mean, those verbal assault numbers are REALLY low.
How do we get those up?
I mean, those verbal assault numbers are REALLY low.
How do we get those up?
"We've seen over a thousand percent increase in assaults on ICE officers, 8,000 verbal assaults on them...."
January 18, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Ok, this is really terrible.
I mean, those verbal assault numbers are REALLY low.
How do we get those up?
I mean, those verbal assault numbers are REALLY low.
How do we get those up?
I have some very bad news for British Jews fleeing antisemitism about...the US...and antisemitism.
January 18, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I have some very bad news for British Jews fleeing antisemitism about...the US...and antisemitism.
What if, instead of bending over for the right, we just focused all that money on voter turnout?
Losing my mind at the Dems with their billionaire backers and powerful friends who have come up with the brilliant strategy that the party should adopt the policy positions of the avg MAGA voter — apparently ignoring that independents and swing voters even exist. Is this what $40 million gets you??
January 18, 2026 at 9:46 PM
What if, instead of bending over for the right, we just focused all that money on voter turnout?
I cannot believe in the year of our lord 2026 we are STILL terrified of drag queens.
Kacsmaryk uses FSC v Paxton to argue that a campus drag ban — in an indoor venue for college students! — is constitutional because a minor *might* be present on campus and the performance *might* involve prosthetic breasts.
This is everything we warned about.
This is why you defend “porn.”
This is everything we warned about.
This is why you defend “porn.”
Judge Kacsmaryk rejects challenge by West Texas A&M University's LGBQT club to drag show ban, saying the First Amendment doesn't protect "self-expression in all forms, and certainly not the libertine 'expressive conduct' absolutism envisioned" by the group. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 18, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I cannot believe in the year of our lord 2026 we are STILL terrified of drag queens.
Buried under all of President Anger Yam's Greenland stupidity is how absolutely LURDICROUS the deal we already have with them is.
Like, we already have pretty much free reign to put as many bases and troops etc on Greenland as we want...in perpetuity.
I mean...that's nuts, y'all!
Like, we already have pretty much free reign to put as many bases and troops etc on Greenland as we want...in perpetuity.
I mean...that's nuts, y'all!
January 18, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Buried under all of President Anger Yam's Greenland stupidity is how absolutely LURDICROUS the deal we already have with them is.
Like, we already have pretty much free reign to put as many bases and troops etc on Greenland as we want...in perpetuity.
I mean...that's nuts, y'all!
Like, we already have pretty much free reign to put as many bases and troops etc on Greenland as we want...in perpetuity.
I mean...that's nuts, y'all!