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Marc David Baer

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Professor and Head of Department of International History, London School of Economics, author of The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · 6d

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In a time of hate and rancour, two Jews sought to pray – and were killed. Let Manchester be a turning point | Jonathan Freedland

This was a horror but with so much intolerance and antisemitism, no one can say it was a surprise. There are lessons to learn, and that must start now, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Mosse Lectures @mosselectures.bsky.social · May 22

[reminder] – Morgen, 19:15 Uhr:

Die #MosseLecture von @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social mit dem Titel »Children of Abraham: The Story of Muslim-Jewish Relations« im Senatssaal der @humboldtuni.bsky.social.

– mit Ulrike Freitag

Anmeldung unter: [email protected]

Bis morgen, wir freuen uns!

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Mosse Lectures @mosselectures.bsky.social · May 16

[save the date]:

Nächsten Freitag geht es bereits weiter mit unserer Reihe zum #Zionismus: Dann wird @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social unser Gast bei den #MosseLectures an der @humboldtuni.bsky.social sein.

— mit Ulrike Freitag

Anmeldung unter [email protected]

Bis dahin, wir freuen uns!

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · May 7

Looking forward to speaking in Berlin
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Program – Mosse Lectures

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Apr 17

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Otomanos, los últimos romanos - Zenda

Ángel Carlos Pérez Aguayo escribe acerca de 'Otomanos', una obra de Marc David Baer publicada por Desperta Ferro.

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Apr 17

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Trump exploiting antisemitism fears to undermine rule of law, warns Jewish coalition

A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rul...

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Apr 13

mi libro en traducción al español

Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Mar 30

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Turkey’s young ‘hope of millions’ held in jail as Erdoğan cracks down on protests

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bianet @bianet.org · Mar 27

🔴 Cevahir AVM önünde üniversitelilere gözaltı

Cevahir AVM önünde Maçka Parkı'na yürümek için toplanan çok sayıda üniversite öğrencisi, ablukaya alındıktan sonra gözaltına alındı.

🗞️ Ali Dinç'in haberi

Cevahir AVM önünde üniversitelilere gözaltı

Cevahir AVM önünde Maçka Parkı'na yürümek için toplanan çok sayıda üniversite öğrencisi, ablukaya alındıktan sonra gözaltına alındı.

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Mar 27

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BBC statement on detention and deportation of Mark Lowen

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Mar 27

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Nuray Mert'e "terör örgütü üyeliği" suçlamasıyla dava açıldı - Medyascope

Nuray Mert'e "terör örgütü üyeliği" suçlamasıyla dava açıldı. İddiaya konu olay, 2014'te Suriye'de çekilen bir fotoğrafa dayanıyor.

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Mar 25

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Eight journalists covering anti-government protests held in Turkey

Arrests condemned as ‘unlawful’ by press freedom groups, highlighting growing repression amid demonstrations against President Erdoğan

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Mar 24

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Journalists among more than 1,100 arrested in Turkey crackdown

Authorities ask X to block accounts as tens of thousands take to streets in largest anti-government protests in years

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Mar 24

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bianet’in X hesabına sansür

bianet’in 365 bin takipçili X hesabı, İBB Başkanı Ekrem İmamoğlu’nun gözaltına alınıp tutuklanmasına ilişkin devam eden protestolarla ilgili geçtiği haberler sonrasında erişime engellendi.

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Mar 23

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Turkey latest: Huge protests across the country after president's main rival jailed

Thousands of people have been protesting since Istanbul's mayor was detained on Wednesday.

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Mar 23

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Istanbul mayor jailed on day of likely presidential nomination

Ekrem İmamoğlu, rival of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, placed in pre-trial detention along with dozens of staff and officials

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Mar 19

Dictator clinging to power in desparate measure
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Istanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nomination

Key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan detained a day after university invalidated his diploma, in move seen as politically motivated

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Sinan Ciddi @sinanciddi.bsky.social · Mar 18

Istanbul University annuls Ekrem Imamoglu's university degree

Stunning as it may imperil Imamoglu's campaign-being a college grad is a prerequisite to be president

Worth noting that Erdogan is not a grad and relied on forged documents since 2014

Turkish school annuls diploma of Erdogan rival in blow to opposition

Istanbul University said on Tuesday it annulled the diploma of Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival over irregularities, in a blow to the opposition days before it was set to pick him as its presidential candidate in the next elections.

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Mar 13

Ahora en Espanol

Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Feb 28

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Turkish opposition points to parliament for resolving Kurdish issue following Öcalan’s call

Turkish opposition parties have given mixed reactions to Öcalan’s call for the disarmament and dissolution of the outlawed PKK. While some parties pointed to the parliament as the medium for resolving...

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Feb 27

Will Erdogan free all jailed politicians now?
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Jailed Kurdish leader calls for PKK to disarm – in shift that could shake up region

Abdullah Öcalan’s message, which follows four decades of guerrilla warfare, will have far-reaching implications

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Feb 24

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Parlamentoda Kürt temsiliyet arttı

Federal Parlamento seçimlerinde Die Linke, önemli bir başarıya imza atarak 64 milletvekiliyle Federal Meclis'e girmeyi başardı.

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Feb 16

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Elon Musk is doing everything conspiracy theorists accuse George Soros of

Elon Musk is doing what conspiracy theorists have long accused George Soros of: trying to establish influence over global politics and media.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · Feb 13

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."

Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.

I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

This is a venn diagram showing how 69 Trump actions map onto domains covering: undermining democratic institutions; suppressing dissent and media; dismantling social protections; attacking science and education; destabilising the global order. A table version is available here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Feb 9

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President Musk

YouTube video by The Lincoln Project

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Eryk Salvaggio @eryk.bsky.social · Feb 9

My latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social, “Anatomy of an AI Coup.” With the takeover of the US government by tech elites underway, we must examine its goals and next steps — and how we will know if it has succeeded. www.techpolicy.press/anatomy-of-a...

Anatomy of an AI Coup | TechPolicy.Press

DOGE is gutting federal agencies to install AI across the government. Democracy is on the line, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Eryk Salvaggio.

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Mutlu Civiroglu @mutludc.bsky.social · Feb 8

Kurdish mother who received her son's body in cargo box is sentenced to 6 years prison by a Turkish court https://buff.ly/4huNXGo

Kurdish mother who received her son’s body in cargo box is sentenced to 6 years prison

The Kurdish mother Halise Aksoy, whose son's body was delivered to her in a cargo box, was sentenced to 6

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · Feb 7

As someone who has studied autocratization elsewhere, I can tell you that you need to keep your eyes on THIS. Changes to the partisan balance of bodies overseeing elections or changes to the electoral system is key to how wannabe autocrats become actual autocrats.
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Federal Election Commission Chair Says Trump Has Moved to Fire Her

Ellen L. Weintraub, who has served as a commissioner for the nation’s top elections watchdog since 2002, said she did not recognize a letter from President Trump relieving her from her post as legally...

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Feb 6

Someone better tell President Musk
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Mandatory jail for Nazi salutes under new Australia laws

The new laws come amid a wave of high profile antisemitic attacks which have become a heated topic of debate.

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Marc David Baer @marcdavidbaer1.bsky.social · Feb 6

Time for US students to do same
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Serbia’s students are showing the world how to restore democratic hope | Adriana Zaharijević

An authoritarian regime has been rocked by an anti-corruption movement generating society-wide anger and indignation, says philosopher Adriana Zaharijević