Elizabeth Dick, PhD
@eliz1032.bsky.social
German scholar. Alaskan. Educator. Books, film, nature & wildlife, photography. Auntie. Linguaphile: German, Spanish & Swedish
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“You’ve got to just band together and say an attack on one university is an attack on all universities.
And maybe you lose that fight, but you’re certainly going to lose this one if you give up before you fight."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
And maybe you lose that fight, but you’re certainly going to lose this one if you give up before you fight."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Yale professor who studies fascism fleeing US to work in Canada
Jason Stanley, who says grandmother fled Berlin with his father in 1939, says US may become ‘fascist dictatorship’
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March 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“You’ve got to just band together and say an attack on one university is an attack on all universities.
And maybe you lose that fight, but you’re certainly going to lose this one if you give up before you fight."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
And maybe you lose that fight, but you’re certainly going to lose this one if you give up before you fight."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
March 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
I spent two years in Germany; the first sponsored by the German government and the second funded via a Fulbright research grant. They launched this Alaskan into the world, and I wouldn’t be who I am today without them. These programs are essential. I’m outraged!
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/u...
Study Abroad Funding Is Paused, Leaving Some Students Stranded (Gift Article)
The Trump administration stopped State Department funding for scholarships like the Fulbright. Weeks later, it is still unclear when it may resume.
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March 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I spent two years in Germany; the first sponsored by the German government and the second funded via a Fulbright research grant. They launched this Alaskan into the world, and I wouldn’t be who I am today without them. These programs are essential. I’m outraged!
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/u...
Here we agree. Students, you are perfect the way God made you: male, female, queer, trans, non-binary and more. I will continue to support all kids who come through my classroom doors.
March 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Here we agree. Students, you are perfect the way God made you: male, female, queer, trans, non-binary and more. I will continue to support all kids who come through my classroom doors.
No respectable Alaskan will ever call Denali by any other name.
March 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
No respectable Alaskan will ever call Denali by any other name.
Germany’s persistent division was so apparent during this weekend’s election. For a solid analysis of this, and the rise of the AfD in the former east, read this article (gifted!) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...
In Former East Germany, the Hard-Right AfD Party Finds Most of Its Support (Gift Article)
The former East Germany still votes virtually as a separate country — and increasingly for a party that has been linked to neo-Nazis.
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February 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Germany’s persistent division was so apparent during this weekend’s election. For a solid analysis of this, and the rise of the AfD in the former east, read this article (gifted!) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...
German election results are in. FDP and BSW failed to hit the 5% threshold to be in the Bundestag. That means the numbers fall in a way that we could see a CDU/SPD “grand coalition” in Germany. The AfD made enormous strides and will double their congressional presence.
February 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
German election results are in. FDP and BSW failed to hit the 5% threshold to be in the Bundestag. That means the numbers fall in a way that we could see a CDU/SPD “grand coalition” in Germany. The AfD made enormous strides and will double their congressional presence.
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Our German supporters made us realize we made a mistake, and we want to acknowledge it. Germany, you’re in our thoughts. While we’re relieved that AfD was defeated, we understand this is not a moment for celebration. There is still much work ahead, and we stand in solidarity with you.
February 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Our German supporters made us realize we made a mistake, and we want to acknowledge it. Germany, you’re in our thoughts. While we’re relieved that AfD was defeated, we understand this is not a moment for celebration. There is still much work ahead, and we stand in solidarity with you.
Germany claps back. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Party That Downplays Nazis
At the Munich Security Conference, Olaf Scholz accused the U.S. vice president of unacceptable interference in Germany’s coming elections.
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February 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Germany claps back. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02... Gifting this! JD Vance just promoted far-right parties in Munich, specifically promoting the AfD, Germany’s far right party. Elections are in nine days! Germans have been pushing back, and all parties have stated they will never form a coalition with the AfD.
Vance Scolds Europe on Democracy but Offers No Clarity on Trump’s Plan for Ukraine: Live Updates
Vice President JD Vance scolded an audience in Munich, saying Europe was failing to uphold democratic values. He said nothing about President Trump’s talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, which...
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February 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02... Gifting this! JD Vance just promoted far-right parties in Munich, specifically promoting the AfD, Germany’s far right party. Elections are in nine days! Germans have been pushing back, and all parties have stated they will never form a coalition with the AfD.
Germany heads to federal elections on Sunday, February 23. Early today, a car driven by a young asylum seeker plowed into a protest group in Munich, injuring 30. This, 10 days before said election, in which immigration is the hot topic.
February 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Germany heads to federal elections on Sunday, February 23. Early today, a car driven by a young asylum seeker plowed into a protest group in Munich, injuring 30. This, 10 days before said election, in which immigration is the hot topic.
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You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
February 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
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Monday's ceremony in Poland is regarded as the likely last major observance of Auschwitz's liberation that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend, due to their advanced ages.
Auschwitz survivors mark Holocaust Remembrance Day 80 years after liberation
Monday's ceremony in Poland is regarded as the likely last major observance of Auschwitz's liberation that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend, due to their advanced ages.
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January 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Monday's ceremony in Poland is regarded as the likely last major observance of Auschwitz's liberation that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend, due to their advanced ages.
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Musk's comments came two days before International Holocaust Remembrance Day and right after he was criticized for making what many viewers interpreted as a Nazi salute during an inauguration speech.
Elon Musk faces criticism for encouraging Germans to move beyond 'past guilt'
Musk's comments came two days before International Holocaust Remembrance Day and right after he was criticized for making what many viewers interpreted as a Nazi salute during an inauguration speech.
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January 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Musk's comments came two days before International Holocaust Remembrance Day and right after he was criticized for making what many viewers interpreted as a Nazi salute during an inauguration speech.
I’m gifting this opinion piece from today’s NYT. Please read. thehttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/opinion/europe-elections-immigration-far-right.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sU4.g0gb.Bi4ZOvUrroiz
Opinion | How Europe Swung to the Right (Gift Article)
‘A lot of people simply haven’t been heard for a long time.’
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January 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I’m gifting this opinion piece from today’s NYT. Please read. thehttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/opinion/europe-elections-immigration-far-right.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sU4.g0gb.Bi4ZOvUrroiz
What is the AFD? Read this thread to learn about Germany’s far right party. After the government’s coalition broke late last year Germany is holding federal elections in February rather than December. The AFD is one of the hopeful parties running. www.adl.org/resources/ba...
Alternative for Germany (AfD) Party: What You Need To Know
www.adl.org
January 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
What is the AFD? Read this thread to learn about Germany’s far right party. After the government’s coalition broke late last year Germany is holding federal elections in February rather than December. The AFD is one of the hopeful parties running. www.adl.org/resources/ba...
Agreed. This is not happenstance. Far-right political leaders from abroad (including the AfD) were at the inauguration today. German parliament will debate the question of the AfD this week, with federal elections looming next month.
You can argue that Elon Musk isn't a neo-Nazi, though all the evidence points in the opposite direction, including his open embrace of the German neo-Nazi party AfD and the antisemitic Great Replacement Theory.
What you cannot claim is that he didn't know exactly what he was doing with this salute.
What you cannot claim is that he didn't know exactly what he was doing with this salute.
January 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Agreed. This is not happenstance. Far-right political leaders from abroad (including the AfD) were at the inauguration today. German parliament will debate the question of the AfD this week, with federal elections looming next month.
McKinley never even set foot in my state. Denali will stay.
January 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
McKinley never even set foot in my state. Denali will stay.
Watching our next president speak, I’m thinking of my recent read “Strongmen” by Ruth-Ben Ghiat. I highly recommend it, an eye opener about authoritarian rule worldwide with observances of the first Trump presidency.
January 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Watching our next president speak, I’m thinking of my recent read “Strongmen” by Ruth-Ben Ghiat. I highly recommend it, an eye opener about authoritarian rule worldwide with observances of the first Trump presidency.
First post - trying to find myself on a new platform. My stomach is in knots today thinking of 4 more years here. Germany debates a ban on the AFD in parliament this week, and I’m doubtful it will change what I see coming. I’m going to go make some coffee, grade some papers and read a book!
January 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
First post - trying to find myself on a new platform. My stomach is in knots today thinking of 4 more years here. Germany debates a ban on the AFD in parliament this week, and I’m doubtful it will change what I see coming. I’m going to go make some coffee, grade some papers and read a book!