CKrk Niels
@hermeneutmvmts.bsky.social
Hermeneutical philosopher who writes on ethics, philosophy of language, aesthetics. Author of Ethical and Hermeneutical Reflections on War, Violence, and Responsibility: Listening to Ukrainian Voices (Routledge, Jan. 2026)
My recent Substack Newsletter, August 2025 Recommended Reading and Viewing: Ukrainian Culture, Russia’s War Against Ukraine, the Alaska Summit, and Challenges to US Democracy: cynthiarnielsen.substack.com/p/august-202...
August 2025 Recommended Reading and Viewing
Ukrainian Culture, Russia’s War Against Ukraine, the Alaska Summit, and Challenges to US Democracy
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August 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
My recent Substack Newsletter, August 2025 Recommended Reading and Viewing: Ukrainian Culture, Russia’s War Against Ukraine, the Alaska Summit, and Challenges to US Democracy: cynthiarnielsen.substack.com/p/august-202...
Tim Snyder lays out ten principles of negotiation that to consider as in relation to Russia’s war against Ukraine and Ukraine’s future. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Common Sense about Negotiations
For Americans about Ukraine
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August 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Tim Snyder lays out ten principles of negotiation that to consider as in relation to Russia’s war against Ukraine and Ukraine’s future. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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On November 4th in California, you will have the power to stand up to Donald Trump. You will have the power to stand up for people.
We're going to give the people of this state the power to stand up for democracy.
We're going to give the people of this state the power to stand up for democracy.
August 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
On November 4th in California, you will have the power to stand up to Donald Trump. You will have the power to stand up for people.
We're going to give the people of this state the power to stand up for democracy.
We're going to give the people of this state the power to stand up for democracy.
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⚡️'International borders cannot be changed by force,' — von der Leyen says in Brussels ahead of Trump meeting.
EU’s Ursula von der Leyen also backed "Article 5-like security guarantees" for Ukraine, saying the country must become "a steel porcupine, indigestible for potential invaders."
EU’s Ursula von der Leyen also backed "Article 5-like security guarantees" for Ukraine, saying the country must become "a steel porcupine, indigestible for potential invaders."
'International borders cannot be changed by force,' — von der Leyen says in Brussels ahead of Trump meeting
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also backed "Article 5-like security guarantees" for Ukraine, saying the country must become "a steel porcupine, indigestible for potential invaders....
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August 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
⚡️'International borders cannot be changed by force,' — von der Leyen says in Brussels ahead of Trump meeting.
EU’s Ursula von der Leyen also backed "Article 5-like security guarantees" for Ukraine, saying the country must become "a steel porcupine, indigestible for potential invaders."
EU’s Ursula von der Leyen also backed "Article 5-like security guarantees" for Ukraine, saying the country must become "a steel porcupine, indigestible for potential invaders."
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August 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Thank you for your contribution to stop Trump from rigging the 2026 election act.gavinnewsom.com/signup/ab-ty...
Hundreds of Thousands Pour Into Streets for Global 'Hands Off' Protests Against Trump-Musk www.commondreams.org/news/hands-o...
Hundreds of Thousands Pour Into Streets for Global 'Hands Off' Protests Against Trump-Musk | Common Dreams
"They're dismantling our country. They're looting our government. And they think we'll just watch."
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April 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Hundreds of Thousands Pour Into Streets for Global 'Hands Off' Protests Against Trump-Musk www.commondreams.org/news/hands-o...
Another excellent article by M. Gessen: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...
Opinion | Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. America’s Police State Has Arrived.
Those of us who’ve seen secret police in action can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.
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April 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Another excellent article by M. Gessen: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...
Former Polish president & Nobel peace prize winner Lech Wałęsa signed a letter delivered to Trump expressing his shock regarding Trump & Vance's shameful & disrespectful treatment of Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House last week. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Lech Wałęsa expresses ‘horror and distaste’ at Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy
Ex-Polish leader, who won Nobel prize for pro-democracy efforts, compares meeting to a communist interrogation
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March 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Former Polish president & Nobel peace prize winner Lech Wałęsa signed a letter delivered to Trump expressing his shock regarding Trump & Vance's shameful & disrespectful treatment of Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House last week. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)
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Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)
America hurt itself badly today.
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March 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)
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For those interested, here is my latest Substack post: "Hermeneutical and Ethical Reflections on Oleksandr Mykhed's The Language of War" open.substack.com/pub/cynthiar...
Hermeneutical and Ethical Reflections on Oleksandr Mykhed’s The Language of War
This essay explores what kind of language we speak when war engulfs us, when we are awakened by chaos and “the noise of Russian helicopters.”[1] Personally, I have never endured such an experience; ho...
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February 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
For those interested, here is my latest Substack post: "Hermeneutical and Ethical Reflections on Oleksandr Mykhed's The Language of War" open.substack.com/pub/cynthiar...
Another excellent article by M. Gessen: "The Chilling Consequences of Going Along with Trump" www.nytimes.com/.../trump-po....
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February 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Another excellent article by M. Gessen: "The Chilling Consequences of Going Along with Trump" www.nytimes.com/.../trump-po....
In my recent Substack, I highlight a few key points from Erica Franz's excellent and timely book, The Origins of Elected Strongmen: How Personalist Parties Destroy Democracy from Within (Oxford University Press, 2024). cynthiarnielsen.substack.com/p/erica-fran...
January 31, 2025 at 1:12 AM
In my recent Substack, I highlight a few key points from Erica Franz's excellent and timely book, The Origins of Elected Strongmen: How Personalist Parties Destroy Democracy from Within (Oxford University Press, 2024). cynthiarnielsen.substack.com/p/erica-fran...
Whitmore, Milov, and Kennedy discuss the status of Western sanctions vis-a-vis Russia and debunk Russia's claims of economic resilience. As they note, sanctions take time and, although there have been multiple failures along the way over the past two years, they're working.
How is Russia really financing its war against Ukraine? And why is the Russian economy's "surprising resilience" a mirage? On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, I get some answers from Vladimir Milov & Craig Kennedy www.powervertical.org/2025/01/17/t...
THE WAGES (AND DEBTS) OF WAR
Throughout nearly three years of war and in the face of unprecedented Western sanctions, Russia’s economy has seemed surprisingly resilient – at least on the surface.
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January 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Whitmore, Milov, and Kennedy discuss the status of Western sanctions vis-a-vis Russia and debunk Russia's claims of economic resilience. As they note, sanctions take time and, although there have been multiple failures along the way over the past two years, they're working.
Hegeth's history of alcohol abuse & womanizing, including accounts of sexual assault, should disqualify him for Sec. of Defense. That most Republicans simply support him b/c Trump told them to indicates that they are not driven by "traditional values" but power & $. www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...
Pete Hegseth’s Secret History
A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being rep...
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January 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Hegeth's history of alcohol abuse & womanizing, including accounts of sexual assault, should disqualify him for Sec. of Defense. That most Republicans simply support him b/c Trump told them to indicates that they are not driven by "traditional values" but power & $. www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...
Was für eine tolle Idee! „Trendige Kleidung aus alten PET-Flaschen? Der spanische Modedesigner Javier Goyeneche macht sich den Müll, der im Mittelmeer herumtreibt, zunutze. Er stellt daraus modische Jacken her und reinigt so das Meer ein wenig.“https://youtu.be/_v-1EglTpK4
Recycled Fashion: Mode aus Meeresabfällen | Galileo | ProSieben
YouTube video by Galileo
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January 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Was für eine tolle Idee! „Trendige Kleidung aus alten PET-Flaschen? Der spanische Modedesigner Javier Goyeneche macht sich den Müll, der im Mittelmeer herumtreibt, zunutze. Er stellt daraus modische Jacken her und reinigt so das Meer ein wenig.“https://youtu.be/_v-1EglTpK4
For those interested, the paperback version of Gadamer's Truth and Method: A Polyphonic Commentary edited by Greg Lynch and myself is on sale via Amazon. $27.92. www.amazon.com/Gadamers-Tru...
Gadamer's Truth and Method: A Polyphonic Commentary
Gadamer's Truth and Method: A Polyphonic Commentary [Nielsen, Cynthia R.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Gadamer's Truth and Method: A Polyphonic Commentary
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January 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
For those interested, the paperback version of Gadamer's Truth and Method: A Polyphonic Commentary edited by Greg Lynch and myself is on sale via Amazon. $27.92. www.amazon.com/Gadamers-Tru...
A beautiful man and a well-lived life. Rest in peace, President Carter, and thank you for your contributions to a more humane, peaceful, and compassionate world. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
Jimmy Carter, 39th president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 100, his son says
The tenacious Southerner was turned out of office after one term. But he had a brilliant post-presidential career as a champion of health, peace and democracy.
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December 30, 2024 at 1:43 AM
A beautiful man and a well-lived life. Rest in peace, President Carter, and thank you for your contributions to a more humane, peaceful, and compassionate world. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
Stalin Silenced These Ukrainian Writers. The War Made Them Famous Again. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/w...
Stalin Silenced These Ukrainian Writers. The War Made Them Famous Again.
The Soviet regime killed a generation of literary artists in the 1930s. Their legacy is being reclaimed as Ukraine fights to preserve its cultural heritage.
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December 28, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Stalin Silenced These Ukrainian Writers. The War Made Them Famous Again. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/w...
Ukrainian philosopher, Volodymyr Yermolenko on competing values systems in the Russo-Ukrainian war and their respective impacts.
Volodymyr Yermolenko on confrontation between value systems
Volodymyr Yermolenko on confrontation between value systems
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December 28, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Ukrainian philosopher, Volodymyr Yermolenko on competing values systems in the Russo-Ukrainian war and their respective impacts.
For those interested, you can download a copy of my essay,"Putin’s Use and Abuse of History as a Political Weapon," (Studia Philosophica Estonica, 2024) my Academia website: www.academia.edu/126586562/Pu...
December 26, 2024 at 5:04 PM
For those interested, you can download a copy of my essay,"Putin’s Use and Abuse of History as a Political Weapon," (Studia Philosophica Estonica, 2024) my Academia website: www.academia.edu/126586562/Pu...
For those interested, the paperback version of Gadamer's Hermeneutical Aesthetics is on sale via Amazon. www.amazon.com/Gadamers-Her...
Gadamer’s Hermeneutical Aesthetics (Routledge Research in Aesthetics)
Amazon.com: Gadamer’s Hermeneutical Aesthetics (Routledge Research in Aesthetics): 9781032020396: Nielsen, Cynthia R.: Books
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December 23, 2024 at 11:53 PM
For those interested, the paperback version of Gadamer's Hermeneutical Aesthetics is on sale via Amazon. www.amazon.com/Gadamers-Her...
In this post, I draw attention to and briefly comment on three recent essays on fascism and populism that are incredibly relevant to our current moment. cynthiarnielsen.substack.com/p/american-f...
American Fascism and Autocratic Populism
In this post, I draw attention to and briefly comment on three essays that are incredibly relevant to our current moment.
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December 16, 2024 at 4:26 PM
In this post, I draw attention to and briefly comment on three recent essays on fascism and populism that are incredibly relevant to our current moment. cynthiarnielsen.substack.com/p/american-f...