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I just finished a three-year term as an editor at an international relations journal. I began at the start of the LLM era but ended right in the middle of it. Our volume of submissions tripled and our desk reject rate rose to 75%. I have some thoughts.
open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
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The Age of Academic Slop is Upon Us
what happens when AI automates "normal science"?
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I just finished a three-year term as an editor at an international relations journal. I began at the start of the LLM era but ended right in the middle of it. Our volume of submissions tripled and our desk reject rate rose to 75%. I have some thoughts.
open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
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Using lidar, scientists discovered a 400-foot-long wall composed of “60 massive granite monoliths, set directly onto the bedrock in pairs at regular intervals”. The wall is 30 feet underwater and was built 7000+ years ago. [bigthink.com]
7,000-year-old underwater wall raises questions about ancient engineering — and lost-city legends
Scientists found a massive underwater wall in France that might help explain the origin of the legend of Ys.
bigthink.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Using lidar, scientists discovered a 400-foot-long wall composed of “60 massive granite monoliths, set directly onto the bedrock in pairs at regular intervals”. The wall is 30 feet underwater and was built 7000+ years ago. [bigthink.com]
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I’m talking to Canadian radio audiences this morning about the latest in the Russo-Ukrainian war and from the hosts’ shocked reaction, I’m realizing that few have heard about the Ru army’s « human safari » campaign in Kherson. More attn is needed. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
A ‘human safari’: The Russian drones targeting Ukraine’s civilians
Ukrainians on the frontline in Kherson tell Olga Tokariuk how they withstand daily enemy attacks – by sheltering under trees, staying indoors on clear days and with netting over the roads.
www.chathamhouse.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I’m talking to Canadian radio audiences this morning about the latest in the Russo-Ukrainian war and from the hosts’ shocked reaction, I’m realizing that few have heard about the Ru army’s « human safari » campaign in Kherson. More attn is needed. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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Probably many don’t know this. After Patriots arrived in spring 2023, suddenly Kyiv air defence was getting nearly all ballistics down. Lately, as ammo dwindled, far more successfully hit. Ukraine tried to buy the ammo — buy, with cash, a defensive life-saving resource — but Trump admin blocked it.
By the way the reason ballistics are hitting Kyiv with any sort of regularity at all is because our Patriots ran out of ammo while Donald Trump prevents us from buying more. Donald Trump has directly murdered Ukrainians by preventing our access to air defense.
🇺🇦Ukrainian Air Defence shot down:
▪️6/14 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles;
▪️245/250 UAVs, including 128 drones shot down by regular air defence and 117 drones suppressed by EW.
▪️6/14 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles;
▪️245/250 UAVs, including 128 drones shot down by regular air defence and 117 drones suppressed by EW.
May 24, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Probably many don’t know this. After Patriots arrived in spring 2023, suddenly Kyiv air defence was getting nearly all ballistics down. Lately, as ammo dwindled, far more successfully hit. Ukraine tried to buy the ammo — buy, with cash, a defensive life-saving resource — but Trump admin blocked it.
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Breaking my rule of not posting cat videos
❤️🩹 Following a Russian attack on Kyiv in the nighttime hours of April 24, rescuers pulled two cats alive from the rubble.
The animals had been trapped beneath the debris for over 20 hours.
The animals had been trapped beneath the debris for over 20 hours.
April 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Breaking my rule of not posting cat videos
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Largest missile attack on Kyiv in awhile. Cruise missiles, ballistics and Shahed drones. Really, really loud, very scary, very much designed to pressure the population to submission.
April 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Largest missile attack on Kyiv in awhile. Cruise missiles, ballistics and Shahed drones. Really, really loud, very scary, very much designed to pressure the population to submission.
Simple explanation of the repeatedly rewritten Ukraine–US “minerals deal,” by Gwynne Dyer.
gwynnedyer.com/2025/differe...
gwynnedyer.com/2025/differe...
Different Kinds of Thieves | Gwynne Dyer
gwynnedyer.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Simple explanation of the repeatedly rewritten Ukraine–US “minerals deal,” by Gwynne Dyer.
gwynnedyer.com/2025/differe...
gwynnedyer.com/2025/differe...
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
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31 years ago today, this joke first aired on TV.
March 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
31 years ago today, this joke first aired on TV.
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What does it mean for a book to be fully Canadian-made? LPG publishers are committed to keeping Canadian stories, talent, and production close to home, checking all the boxes.
April 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
What does it mean for a book to be fully Canadian-made? LPG publishers are committed to keeping Canadian stories, talent, and production close to home, checking all the boxes.
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Why do Trump and Witkoff lie so much about Ukraine?
Some thoughts on my Substack page regarding why Trump and his people lie.
BLUF: For them, lying is a goal-oriented political methodology.
edwardhunterchristie.substack.com/p/why-do-tru...
Some thoughts on my Substack page regarding why Trump and his people lie.
BLUF: For them, lying is a goal-oriented political methodology.
edwardhunterchristie.substack.com/p/why-do-tru...
Why do Trump and Witkoff lie so much about Ukraine?
Don't confuse lies with ignorance, although ignorance is also present. For operatives such as Trump and Witkoff, lying is a goal-oriented political methodology.
edwardhunterchristie.substack.com
March 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Why do Trump and Witkoff lie so much about Ukraine?
Some thoughts on my Substack page regarding why Trump and his people lie.
BLUF: For them, lying is a goal-oriented political methodology.
edwardhunterchristie.substack.com/p/why-do-tru...
Some thoughts on my Substack page regarding why Trump and his people lie.
BLUF: For them, lying is a goal-oriented political methodology.
edwardhunterchristie.substack.com/p/why-do-tru...
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Today, April 1st, in NYC: I am honored to be delivering the annual Robert B. Silvers lecture at the NYPL. The topic will be: "The New Paganism: A Framework for Understanding Our Politics."
Livestream registration is available:
www.showclix.com/event/timoth...
Livestream registration is available:
www.showclix.com/event/timoth...
Timothy Snyder: The New Paganism—A Framework for Understanding Our Politics
Tickets for Timothy Snyder: The New Paganism—A Framework for Understanding Our Politics in New York from NYPL. In this age of strife and turmoil, how do we think deeply and differently about the chang...
www.showclix.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Today, April 1st, in NYC: I am honored to be delivering the annual Robert B. Silvers lecture at the NYPL. The topic will be: "The New Paganism: A Framework for Understanding Our Politics."
Livestream registration is available:
www.showclix.com/event/timoth...
Livestream registration is available:
www.showclix.com/event/timoth...
Rogan’s The Studio, S1E2 “The Oner,” is a masterpiece.
April 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Rogan’s The Studio, S1E2 “The Oner,” is a masterpiece.
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At this very moment, it’s getting a little tense in Tbilisi - for the first time in months.
Protesters are numerous, angry, and fed up.
ALL EYES ON GEORGIA!
#GeorgiaProtests
Protesters are numerous, angry, and fed up.
ALL EYES ON GEORGIA!
#GeorgiaProtests
March 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
At this very moment, it’s getting a little tense in Tbilisi - for the first time in months.
Protesters are numerous, angry, and fed up.
ALL EYES ON GEORGIA!
#GeorgiaProtests
Protesters are numerous, angry, and fed up.
ALL EYES ON GEORGIA!
#GeorgiaProtests
March 31, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Very interesting.
Blue-sky being the exception for now, they've treated us well, here's a list of non-US apps by category:
Blue-sky being the exception for now, they've treated us well, here's a list of non-US apps by category:
Social:
BlueSky 🇺🇸
Mastodon.social 🇩🇪
Flashes 🇩🇪
Pixelfed.org 🇨🇦
Translate:
DeepL.com 🇩🇪
Maps:
OsmAnd.net 🇳🇱
wego.here.com 🇩🇪/🇫🇮
TomTom.com 🇳🇱
OrganicMaps.app 🇪🇪
magicearth.com 🇳🇱
PetalMaps.com 🇨🇳
Calendar:
Proton.me 🇨🇭
AI:
Deepseek.com 🇨🇳
chat.mistral.ai 🇫🇷
chat.qwenlm.ai 2.5 🇨🇳
janusai.pro 🇨🇳
Wan 2.1 🇨🇳
BlueSky 🇺🇸
Mastodon.social 🇩🇪
Flashes 🇩🇪
Pixelfed.org 🇨🇦
Translate:
DeepL.com 🇩🇪
Maps:
OsmAnd.net 🇳🇱
wego.here.com 🇩🇪/🇫🇮
TomTom.com 🇳🇱
OrganicMaps.app 🇪🇪
magicearth.com 🇳🇱
PetalMaps.com 🇨🇳
Calendar:
Proton.me 🇨🇭
AI:
Deepseek.com 🇨🇳
chat.mistral.ai 🇫🇷
chat.qwenlm.ai 2.5 🇨🇳
janusai.pro 🇨🇳
Wan 2.1 🇨🇳
March 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Very interesting.
Blue-sky being the exception for now, they've treated us well, here's a list of non-US apps by category:
Blue-sky being the exception for now, they've treated us well, here's a list of non-US apps by category:
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Nearly every Hutterite in Manitoba can trace their ancestors back to a few tiny villages in Ukraine, now on the doorstep of war. We went to Zaporizhzhia — also once home to a flourishing Mennonite community — see what trace, if any, remains of that life.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Tracing the lost stories of Manitoba’s Hutterites and Mennonites in Ukraine
Roughly 50,000 Hutterites live in more than 550 communities, mostly on the Canadian Prairies. Nearly all of them trace their ancestry back to Ukraine — and all 117 communities in Manitoba to a humble ...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Nearly every Hutterite in Manitoba can trace their ancestors back to a few tiny villages in Ukraine, now on the doorstep of war. We went to Zaporizhzhia — also once home to a flourishing Mennonite community — see what trace, if any, remains of that life.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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Please, please. It's too much winning
March 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Please, please. It's too much winning
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❤️🩹 @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @sierakowski.bsky.social are raising funds for an armored vehicle to save the heroes of Ukraine.
In just a day, the U24 ambassador and Polish journalist have managed to fundraise a medevac, and now set a goal for the second one. Join in:
donorbox.org/armored-mede...
In just a day, the U24 ambassador and Polish journalist have managed to fundraise a medevac, and now set a goal for the second one. Join in:
donorbox.org/armored-mede...
March 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
❤️🩹 @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @sierakowski.bsky.social are raising funds for an armored vehicle to save the heroes of Ukraine.
In just a day, the U24 ambassador and Polish journalist have managed to fundraise a medevac, and now set a goal for the second one. Join in:
donorbox.org/armored-mede...
In just a day, the U24 ambassador and Polish journalist have managed to fundraise a medevac, and now set a goal for the second one. Join in:
donorbox.org/armored-mede...
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From the good news department: Thanks to the support of thousands of Poles, Slawek Sierakowski and I have reached the goal of funding one armored ambulance for Ukrainian medics — in one day. Today starting the drive for a second. Please help.
donorbox.org/armored-mede...
donorbox.org/armored-mede...
Timothy Snyder and Sławomir Sierakowski Are Raising Funds Towards an Armored Evacuation Vehicle | UNITED24 (Ukraine House DC Foundation) (Powered by Donorbox)
Timothy Snyder, Sławomir Sierakowski, and UNITED24 Are Raising Funds Towards an Armored Evacuation Vehicle for UkraineAmerican historian Timothy Snyder, Polish journalist Sławomir Sierakowski, and UNI...
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March 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
From the good news department: Thanks to the support of thousands of Poles, Slawek Sierakowski and I have reached the goal of funding one armored ambulance for Ukrainian medics — in one day. Today starting the drive for a second. Please help.
donorbox.org/armored-mede...
donorbox.org/armored-mede...
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The infamous Tbilisi stray dogs are an integral part of our protests as well as our loyal allies, good citizens, always barking at the regime police.
So people have apparently begun bringing some food for them.
So people have apparently begun bringing some food for them.
March 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The infamous Tbilisi stray dogs are an integral part of our protests as well as our loyal allies, good citizens, always barking at the regime police.
So people have apparently begun bringing some food for them.
So people have apparently begun bringing some food for them.
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if you have any snowbird relatives, make sure they know about this. and make sure they know it would be a smart idea to come home.
Canadians visiting the U.S. for over 30 days will now be required to register with the federal government.
Here’s how new U.S. rules will affect Canadian snowbirds
New U.S. rules cracking down on illegal immigration will affect many Canadian snowbirds who travel south of the border, requiring them to register for the first time, says an immigration lawyer.
www.ctvnews.ca
March 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
if you have any snowbird relatives, make sure they know about this. and make sure they know it would be a smart idea to come home.
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a reporter goes talking to people about a major measles outbreak in Texas, and stumbles across the father of the child who died. really striking reporting.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
His Daughter Was America’s First Measles Death in a Decade
A visit with a family in mourning
www.theatlantic.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
a reporter goes talking to people about a major measles outbreak in Texas, and stumbles across the father of the child who died. really striking reporting.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
March 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.