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Jenny Mathers

@jgmaber.bsky.social

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Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University. Researching and teaching on Russian politics and security, and gender and conflict. Expect cat photos.

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Jenny Mathers @jgmaber.bsky.social · Nov 13

Introducing myself to new followers: I research and teach at Aberystwyth University on the west coast of Wales, focussing on Russian politics and security and on women and war. This article reflects my interests in gender and Russia's war in Ukraine 1/4
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Ukraine Recruits Women Soldiers. Why Doesn’t Russia?

The changing lives of women on and off the battlefield reveal the very different futures for which the warring countries are fighting

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 2h

Super Sonic Star, 2014 by Zarah Hussain, artist who creates mathematically precise, geometric art inspired by Islamic Geometry #womensart

Sculture, a symmetrical form with twelve points in white with regular pink lines creating flower like patterning

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 12h

Russian military court upholds a nuclear physicist's 18-year sentence for donating to two pro-Ukraine paramilitary groups and the draft-dodger assistance organization Get Lost. His family sought mercy by selling off their property & donating the proceeds to the military.

Физика-ядерщика осудили на 18 лет за госизмену и финансирование терроризма

Подробнее на сайте

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Jenny Mathers @jgmaber.bsky.social · 12h

Household chores are so tiring. Just lying on the ironing pile makes Bruce yawn. #CatsOfBluesky

Photo of a ginger and white cat yawning while lying across a pile of clothes on an ironing board

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Jenny Mathers @jgmaber.bsky.social · 21h

So there is no need for future generations to understand the past or present state of society or to be prepared to enter an industry that helps keep the UK economy going... 🤦

Liam Hoare 🇺🇦 @lahoare.bsky.social · 21h

Everyone who was told to go to university to learn how to code is now finding out that their future job has been taken by AI but English is the real 'rip-off degree,' you understand.

Badenoch: Curb students taking 'rip-off' degrees such as English

The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

inews.co.uk

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Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University @interpolaber.bsky.social · 21h

🧵 Are you interested in the history of Israeli targeted assassinations in Europe and their repercussions until today? Then you won't want to miss the talk that Dr Aviva Guttmann is giving at Waterstones Aberystwyth tomorrow (9 October) at 7 pm. 1/2 (link to register in next post)

Poster advertising a book talk by Aviva Guttmann about her book Operation Wrath of God at Waterstones in Aberystwyth at 7pm on Thursday, 9 October

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Jenny Mathers @jgmaber.bsky.social · 21h

Agreed - also, I have noticed cultural differences. Academics from UK universities seem to be more comfortable presenting freely while academics at US universities seem more tied to their texts...or perhaps I am generalising from too small a sample!

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Jenny Mathers @jgmaber.bsky.social · 1d

Yes - those who resist authoritarian regimes have long used mocking and humour to make those in power look ridiculous
www.theguardian.com/world/2012/j...

Doll 'protesters' present small problem for Russian police

Police in Siberian city ask prosecutors to investigate legality of protest involving display of toy figures holding miniature placards

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Jenny Mathers @jgmaber.bsky.social · 1d

You tell them, Parkin. Bruce feels the same way about his chair.

Closeup photo of a ginger and white cat snoozing on a blue and white striped rocking chair in the sun

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Medwyn @medrobs.bsky.social · 1d

Munud olaf / last gasp #Aberystwyth #Ceredigion #Cymru #Wales

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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 2d

One of the more incredible stories out of LA this year has been how a taco review blog became the best on-the-ground coverage of ICE raids in the city.

They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.

Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 2d

Told Trump a "colossal landslide" is when you get 146% of the vote.

He seemed to think it was a challenge.

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Jenny Mathers @jgmaber.bsky.social · 2d

Only broke a small bone in my foot so could be worse

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Jill Fisch @jillfisch.bsky.social · 2d

This was fascinating.

Brian Klaas @brianklaas.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote about all the lived experiences and strange structures of modern society — many of which we take for granted — that were literally impossible for all previous generations of Homo sapiens. www.forkingpaths.co/p/we-are-dif...

We are different from all other humans in history

Countless experiences that have become routine for us are unprecedented in the history of our species. Here's why that matters.

www.forkingpaths.co

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 2d

Libraries worldwide have been impacted by Trump's tariffs. Books that are on loan from US libraries to international libraries are getting tariffed on their way back in, getting books from international libraries has turned into an expensive nightmare, etc:

www.404media.co/libraries-ca...

Libraries Can’t Get Their Loaned Books Back Because of Trump’s Tariffs

Libraries have shared their collections internationally for decades. Trump’s tariffs are throwing that system into chaos and can ‘hinder academic progress.’

www.404media.co

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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 2d

Weekday replug for latest Foreign Desk on Monocle Radio. Why Moldova's recent parliamentary election matters a good deal more than might be immediately apparent, with @paulaerizanu.bsky.social, @jgmaber.bsky.social and Quentin Peel. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Why is Moldova’s election result so significant to its neighbours? - Monocle

Last Sunday’s parliamentary election was one of existential stakes for Moldova and considerable concern for Europe. But will the newly...

monocle.com

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Jenny Mathers @jgmaber.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks Jo!

Jenny Mathers @jgmaber.bsky.social · 3d

Got some new footwear today, together with a set of crutches that I will be using for the next few weeks. #didn’ttripoverthecat

Closeup photo of a foot in a medical supportive boot

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 3d

Just imagine what we do at uni! (Source: @roberthutton.co.uk thecritic.co.uk/if-something...)

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Jenny Mathers @jgmaber.bsky.social · 3d

🎙️ It was a pleasure to speak to @andrewmueller.bsky.social for this episode of Monocle Radio's The Foreign Desk about Moldova and Russia's interests in its domestic politics

Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 3d

Latest Foreign Desk on Monocle Radio takes a look at Moldova's parliamentary election of last weekend and why it matters (and it does). With @paulaerizanu.bsky.social, @jgmaber.bsky.social and Quentin Peel. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Why is Moldova’s election result so significant to its neighbours? - Monocle

Last Sunday’s parliamentary election was one of existential stakes for Moldova and considerable concern for Europe. But will the newly...

monocle.com

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Jenny Mathers @jgmaber.bsky.social · 3d

a close up of a cat 's face with a very long whiskers

Alt: Gif showing a close up of a cat 's face with a very long whiskers as the cat nods 'yes'

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 3d

Firefighters rescue a kitten from the rubble following the Russian attack on the Lviv region 🐈

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Jenny Mathers @jgmaber.bsky.social · 3d

A more frivolous thought, but still: he is not even 40 but looks so much older. Bitterness and hatred is very ageing

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Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 3d

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 4d

5,5h of the wild air attack against Lviv and the region in the west with drones, cruise missiles and ballistic. Locals reported explosions of the magnitude and intensity they've never heard before. A civilian industrial park is on fire.

I hate russia, the world's rotten hole.

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