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Peter Zusi

@peterzusi.bsky.social

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Director, NYU Prague. Czech, German and Comparative Literature. Verbal and visual modernisms. Kafka. Mushrooms. Cats (or, at least, one particular cat). All opinions here are my own (re-post ≠ necessarily endorsement).

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Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 8h

How did they manage to find three?

Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 1d

Surprise, surprise

Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 2d

I should not walk and post

arnold schwarzenegger in a plaid shirt with the words you should not drink and bake below him

ALT: arnold schwarzenegger in a plaid shirt with the words you should not drink and bake below him

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Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 2d

Holešovické*

Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 2d

There is in fact some truth to this…

Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 2d

I do of course realize that my opinion may not be shared by supporters of the

Motorists for Themselves party

Or the Pirates

Or YES

Or Enough!

Or TOP09 (memorialising that memorable year 2009, when they were founded)

(With honorable mention to the now sadly defunct Friends of Beer party)

Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 2d

(Apologies for the typos, the take was so hot my fingers were getting burnt…)

a woman talking on a cell phone while cooking in a kitchen with the words mkr rivals on the upper left

ALT: a woman talking on a cell phone while cooking in a kitchen with the words mkr rivals on the upper left

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Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 3d

Z Holešovké lávky

Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 3d

Superb analysis:

Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 3d

I thought I'd put the administration's proposed "compact" with universities in context, so I wrote the blog post below.

It's especially for journalists covering this story!

Many details about how the compact itself works and why the administration has retreated to this strategy.

Balkinization: The Art of Replacing the Law with the Deal

A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics

balkin.blogspot.com

Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 3d

We’ve all done it at some point

Yuliya Komska @ykomska.bsky.social · 4d

Chien-Chi Chang. A newly arrived immigrant (Tang Z) eats noodles on a fire escape. New York City, USA, 1998.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Rob Dale @robdale.bsky.social · 3d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/w...

Ivan Klima, Czech Novelist Who Chafed Under Totalitarian Regimes, Dies at 94

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Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 3d

My hot take of the elections in n the Czech Republic:

There is a strong case to be made that Czech political parties have the goofiest names in all of Europe.

There.

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Jiri Pehe @pehe.bsky.social · 3d

Můj pohled na volby v podcastu Politická šikana.

zpravy.aktualne.cz/domaci/polit...

Politická šikana: Babišovi chybí klíčová věc ke stabilitě. Bude to potíž, říká expert | Aktuálně.cz

Hnutí ANO dosáhlo drtivého vítězství. Má to ale háček. Politolog Jiří Pehe vysvětluje souvislosti v novém dílu podcastu Politická šikana.

zpravy.aktualne.cz

Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 3d

Simpkin says “Welcome home, Artemis!”

Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 5d

(Gift link:)

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

www.nytimes.com

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Rick Pildes @rickpildes.bsky.social · 9d

At NYU's Democracy Project (more on that later), Prof. Caleb Nelson has a feature essay arguing that originalism does not support the unitary executive branch theory. Caleb is one of the country's leading originalist scholars, frequently cited by the Court.

democracyproject.org/posts/must-a...

Special Feature: Must Administrative Officers Serve at the President’s Pleasure?

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

democracyproject.org

Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 9d

Is anybody surprised?

Deník N @denikn.cz · 10d

Síť stovek až tisíců falešných účtů na TikToku se zřejmě snaží ovlivnit volby – šíří proruský obsah a propaguje SPD nebo Stačilo! Úřady mluví o robotické síti s masivním dosahem až přes milion zhlédnutí. Zjišťujeme, kdo za tím stojí a jak se tomu bránit.

Česko odhalilo stovky falešných účtů, které se snaží ovlivnit volby

České intenzivně úřady řeší síť stovek propojených účtů na sociální síti TikTok, které se zjevně snaží zasáhnout do voleb ve prospěch antisystémových stran. Popisujeme, jak síť dostává antisystémový o...

Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 9d

Just in case you were wondering how Barok is holding up these days

Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 11d

In celebration of #Caturday in these horrible days I offer you a soupçon, or perhaps a potpourri, nay verily a smorgasbørd, of my cat’s feet:

Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 11d

Comey v. Croneys

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The Comey Indictment Plunges the Country Into a Grave New Period www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...

Opinion | The Comey Indictment Plunges the Country Into a Grave New Period

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Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 11d

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 13d

In 2016, JD Vance mused that Trump might be "America's Hitler"

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 13d

Donald Trump wants to lend $20 billion of our money to bail out a political ally and his global investors before an election.

Oh, and Argentina just struck a major deal with China that crushes American soybean farmers already suffering from Trump's tariffs.

“America First.”

Bessent Says US in Talks With Argentina Over $20 Billion Lifeline

The US plans to extend a $20 billion swap line to Argentina and is ready to buy the country’s foreign bonds, providing much-needed financial support to President Javier Milei as he tries to regain inv...

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Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 15d