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Laura E. Ruberto @laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social · 7d

Rolling out fascism

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump defends troops in US cities after Hegseth decries military DEI efforts

President and defense chief delivered pair of incendiary speeches to a crowd of hundreds of generals and admirals

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 12d

A mass walkout of the UN General Assembly as Netanyahu prepares to speak.

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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 16d

Italian American Review Vol. 15, No. 1, a special issue on periodicals in the Italian Diaspora, also contains three new book reviews and a film review. cc: @calandrainstitute.bsky.social and @josephsciorra.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/iar/issu...

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𝕭𝖊𝖑𝖔𝖜 𝕸𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖙 𝕰𝖊𝖗𝖎𝖊 @belowmounteerie.bsky.social · 16d

Heavy scuffles in #Milano during the strike for #Gaza (via x . com)

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Corriere della Sera @mm-corriere-bot.bsky.social · 16d

Milano, caos al corteo per Gaza: assalto alla stazione, scontri pro Pal-Polizia | Piantedosi: "Isolare i violenti ma non vieteremo i cortei"
http://milano.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/25_settembre_22/milano-manifestazione-gaza-pro-pal-scontri-stazione-0a42d9bc-02c2-44fd-a68a-8080ec949xlk.shtml

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MilanoInMovimento @milanoinmovimento.bsky.social · 16d

MILANO, 50.000 IN PIAZZA PER GAZA

Folla oceanica oggi al corteo dello sciopero per la Palestina. Assedio alla Stazione Centrale con violenti scontri

#FreePalestine
#StopBombingGaza
#CeasefireNow
#StopGenocide
#GlobalSumudFlotilla

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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute @calandrainstitute.bsky.social · Aug 19

Check out the 3D model of the Calandra Institute's exhibit "Creativity and World War II Italian POWs in the United States" curated by Laura E. Ruberto and Joseph Sciorra. @laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social

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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 22d

In Italian American Review 15.1, Marcella Martin focuses on a late 20th-century periodical published at a time when many were predicting the end of the Italian ethnic press in the US. cc: @calandrainstitute.bsky.social and @josephsciorra.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/iar/arti...

Cover of Italian American Review, Volume 15, Issue 1, Winter 2025
Multi-colored yellow background featuring the art work of Vincent Baldassano—an abstract house design.

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Laura E. Ruberto @laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social · 24d

Yes of course I figured 😊 - here’s a good piece @npr.org ran Friday in case you / others missed it www.npr.org/2025/09/12/n...

How the Italian anthem 'Bella Ciao' is connected to Charlie Kirk's killing

From its association with workers' rights in the 19th century to its inclusion in a video game, the famous old Italian song "Bella Ciao" has an evolving legacy.

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Laura E. Ruberto @laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social · 24d

Yes! I (and others) have !

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Laura E. Ruberto @laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social · 26d

Happy to share that the exhibit I curated w/ @josephsciorra.bsky.social , Creativity and World War II Italian POWs in the United States, has been extended through November 26, 2025. Check it out!

Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm
25 W 43rd St Fl 17, New York, NY
@calandrainstitute.bsky.social

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Laura E. Ruberto @laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social · Sep 8

💜 seeing this! #Italianpows

Joseph Sciorra @josephsciorra.bsky.social · Aug 19

Cool 3D rendering of an exhibit I co-curated!

John D. Calandra Italian American Institute @calandrainstitute.bsky.social · Aug 19

Check out the 3D model of the Calandra Institute's exhibit "Creativity and World War II Italian POWs in the United States" curated by Laura E. Ruberto and Joseph Sciorra. @laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social

Laura E. Ruberto @laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thanks to all these people and more for your advocacy around her history continuing to be remembered and studied @anteenuke.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social @monicabee.bsky.social @ewingbrooks.bsky.social and others who I’m missing on Bluesky right now !

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Laura E. Ruberto @laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social · Aug 31

Glad the @nytimes.com finally recognized Tina Modotti by running an obituary of this immigrant activist and artist.

I—along with others—have been submitting her to their “Overlooked No More” series

I’d love to know how they ultimately decided to run one
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...

Overlooked No More: Tina Modotti, Whose Life Was as Striking as Her Photographs

www.nytimes.com

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Laura E. Ruberto @laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social · Aug 25

nuovo libro a cura di Lorenzo Marmo su Scorsese con un capitolo mio sul film "Domenica in chiesa, lunedì all'inferno" / New book out edited by Lorenzo Marmo un Scorsese with a chapter of mine on "Mean Streets" - Marsilio Editori
www.sololibri.net/Martin-Scors...

“Martin Scorsese” di Lorenzo Marmo (a cura di)

Marsilio, 2025 - Un'immersione nel cinema del grande regista, fra i suoi film di denuncia sociale e riflessione sul senso di fallimento e del peccato, che hanno fatto della violenza un campo di indagi...

www.sololibri.net

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Laura E. Ruberto @laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social · Aug 20

very cool to see this 3-D version of the exhibit I curated with @josephsciorra.bsky.social -- on view in person until September 26 in NYC @calandrainstitute.bsky.social

John D. Calandra Italian American Institute @calandrainstitute.bsky.social · Aug 19

Check out the 3D model of the Calandra Institute's exhibit "Creativity and World War II Italian POWs in the United States" curated by Laura E. Ruberto and Joseph Sciorra. @laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 10

NPR has learned that dozens of immigrants across the U.S. have received letters notifying them that their asylum cases have been dismissed because they have not yet received a screening interview.

Asylum-seekers thought they were following the rules. Now some are told to start over

NPR has learned that dozens of immigrants across the U.S. have received letters notifying them that their asylum cases have been dismissed because they have not yet received a screening interview.

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La Repubblica @mm-repubblica-bot.bsky.social · Aug 8

Mattarella ricorda Marcinelle: “Tutela dei lavoratori e lotta allo sfruttamento urgente necessità”
https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2025/08/08/news/mattarella_marcinelle_tragedia_1956_lavoratori_morti-424778814/?rss

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Howard Zinn Book Fair @howardzinnbookfair.bsky.social · Jun 8

Black and pink text on a gray background advertises the Howard Zinn Book Fair on December 7 2025 in San Francisco. There is also a small line drawing of historian Howard Zinn.

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Laura E. Ruberto @laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social · Jul 23

indeed!

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Laura E. Ruberto @laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social · Jul 22

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/n...

Italian Americans, for and Against Mamdani, Square Off in New York

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Laura E. Ruberto @laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social · Jul 22

It’s not - sadly.

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Laura E. Ruberto @laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social · Jul 18

L’avventura, Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960

Sometimes migration themes are on the margins of a film’s story but are no less revealing or impactful.

Screening Migration at www.instagram.com/p/DMMHTvKSoA...

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Laura E. Ruberto @laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social · Jul 11

“when someone wants to go somewhere else so badly that they’ll risk their life then it’s time for me to help them, not send them away”

A Lady Without Passport, 1950, Joseph H. Lewis

See also: www.instagram.com/p/DL7sdspRUs...

#immigrants
#refugees

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Lady Without Passport, A Original Trailer

YouTube video by Вайнах Лига

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Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · Jul 8

***Digital History Seed Grants***

The IEHS invites submissions for awards, up to $2,000 each, to support graduate students and early-career scholars seeking to develop or engage with digital history work connected to migration history and related fields.

Deadline: 8/1/25

iehs.org/awards/seed_...

Digital History Seed Grants

Visit the post for more.

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