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Aviel Roshwald
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History Professor

Comparative study of nationalism

Latest book—Occupied: European and Asian Responses to Axis Conquest, 1937-1945 (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2023)
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Aviel Roshwald is an American historian and professor of history at Georgetown University.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · Oct 10
I’m a history professor focusing on 20th-century Europe, with a particular interest in the comparative history of nationalism and of responses to Nazi aggression. My most recent book is Occupied: European and Asian Responses to Axis Conquest, 1937-1945 (Camb. Univ. Press, 2023).

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 5h
The key to pitting the Moron-in-Chief against AI is to tell him it’s smarter than he is.
josephpolitano.bsky.social Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 5h
he’s really losing it with the AI stuff
Donald J. Trump @reaDonald Trump Many people think that the words "Artificial Intelligence" are inaccurate, and very ineloquent, relative to Al, or Artificial Intelligence. A far more elegant and accurate description of this new phenomena would be Superior Intelligence (SI) or, Extreme Intelligence (El) or, Supreme Intelligence (SI). This is a Poll, and I would appreciate everybody voting! Which is the best name for this ever growing "Revolution?" President DONALD J. TRUMP Superior Intelligence (SI) Extreme Intelligence (El) Supreme Intelligence (SI) O votes • 2 days remaining O ReTruths o Likes 9/19/26, 11:29 AM

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 5h
The White House is progressively isolating itself on the model of Jonestown.
kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 5h
BREAKING: Politico now says it has ALSO been denied White House access.
kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6h
UPDATE: CNN now says it has ALSO been denied White House access.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 5h
BREAKING: Politico now says it has ALSO been denied White House access.
kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6h
UPDATE: CNN now says it has ALSO been denied White House access.
kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 8h
BREAKING: MS NOW says it has been denied White House access.

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 5h
he’s really losing it with the AI stuff
Donald J. Trump @reaDonald Trump Many people think that the words "Artificial Intelligence" are inaccurate, and very ineloquent, relative to Al, or Artificial Intelligence. A far more elegant and accurate description of this new phenomena would be Superior Intelligence (SI) or, Extreme Intelligence (El) or, Supreme Intelligence (SI). This is a Poll, and I would appreciate everybody voting! Which is the best name for this ever growing "Revolution?" President DONALD J. TRUMP Superior Intelligence (SI) Extreme Intelligence (El) Supreme Intelligence (SI) O votes • 2 days remaining O ReTruths o Likes 9/19/26, 11:29 AM

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 7h
With the conflict over Greenland resolved, Trump can concentrate his energy on demolishing his most dangerous foe: the Kennedy Center.
anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19h
From the information available, it seems this US-Denmark deal over Greenland changes almost nothing. US had bases there before; US continues to defendsl Greenland because it s in NATO.

www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
U.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says
The full contours of the deal were unclear, but Denmark and Greenland both indicated they expected an agreement to be signed soon.
www.nytimes.com

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19h
From the information available, it seems this US-Denmark deal over Greenland changes almost nothing. US had bases there before; US continues to defendsl Greenland because it s in NATO.

www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
U.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says
The full contours of the deal were unclear, but Denmark and Greenland both indicated they expected an agreement to be signed soon.
www.nytimes.com

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 1d
After that, it will be the Lincoln Memorial. I’m not even kidding.

Photos Spur Speculation About Possible Demolition of Kennedy Center www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
Trump Air Force One Photos Fuel Kennedy Center Demolition Speculation
Images captured through the windows of Air Force One showed President Trump reviewing a poster with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.”
www.nytimes.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d
It’s hard to avoid the similarities between Trump's relationship with the Kennedy Center and a psychopathic courtship. If he can’t possess it, he threatens to kill it.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 1d
Once you’ve shot someone on 5th Ave., it’s a very slippery slope.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump: "I could've banned fishing. The power of this office is crazy. I could've banned fishing. I think I'm gonna do that."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump: "I could've banned fishing. The power of this office is crazy. I could've banned fishing. I think I'm gonna do that."

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 1d
It is ironic that the antidote to modern disenchantment is the Weber grill.

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Benjamin Tausig @burrata.bsky.social · 1d
I saw some large sports boys on campus yesterday, sitting on the quad reading poetry aloud to each other from print copies of books, and felt briefly like college was back on track.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 2d
New sign will explain that George Washington chopped down the cherry tree after his father refused to name it after him.
stephenwest.bsky.social Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 3d
Feels like Burgum is making belligerent statements to please the boss but is in no hurry to install these signs.

They're going to be tough! We'll hit the Woke Left!!!

Ok, but what will the signs actually say?

Um, we'll have to get back to you about that. But did I mention they will be tough?
Trump administration moving ahead with signs outside Smithsonian museum
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said about a dozen signs would be installed outside the National Museum of American History warning of curators’ “personal viewpoints.”
wapo.st

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 2d
Lemme tell ya, in my day, we didn’t sit around letting AI melt our minds. We used good old-fashioned TV to fry our brains.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 2d
I expected they would chip in.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 2d
New sign will explain that George Washington chopped down the cherry tree very strongly in order to make way for an oil field.
stephenwest.bsky.social Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 3d
Feels like Burgum is making belligerent statements to please the boss but is in no hurry to install these signs.

They're going to be tough! We'll hit the Woke Left!!!

Ok, but what will the signs actually say?

Um, we'll have to get back to you about that. But did I mention they will be tough?
Trump administration moving ahead with signs outside Smithsonian museum
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said about a dozen signs would be installed outside the National Museum of American History warning of curators’ “personal viewpoints.”
wapo.st

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Sam Bellamy @sambdesk.bsky.social · 2d
We have identified a Russian product we'd like removed from our government.
Trump signs memorandum to identify and remove Canadian products from U.S. federal procurement | CBC News
U.S. President ‌Donald Trump ​signed a presidential ​memorandum on ​Wednesday to identify Canadian-origin goods ‌in federal civil government procurement ‌and take steps ​to remove them, the White Hous...
www.cbc.ca

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 2d
He has a point. Being dead is ultimately much cheaper than being alive, because it really cuts down on one’s expenses.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Trump: "If we lose $50 billion a year with a country, and we say 'we're not going to trade with you anymore,' we don't lose $50 billion a year. It's very simple. Right?"

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 2d
This is actually disturbing.

We just watched someone redirect a U.S. Senator’s vote in real time like he’s a puppet.
#SheShed

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Trump: "If we lose $50 billion a year with a country, and we say 'we're not going to trade with you anymore,' we don't lose $50 billion a year. It's very simple. Right?"