Trump. Musk. One stage. No script. Democracy’s the casualty. Read my piece in @ecprtheloop.bsky.social 👉 theloop.ecpr.eu/the-reality-... #EgoWars #Trump #Musk #AcademicSky

🤺 The once steady alliance between Trump and Musk has now become a bitter feud. 📺 @kagegirl.bsky.social argues that #AmericanDemocracy is crumbling into a grotesque theatre where the world's most powerful men treat governance like a reality show. #USpolitics 👉 buff.ly/AvqKwkz

🎓 Just defended and got awarded my PhD thesis on #memes Huge thanks to @iuliacioroianu.bsky.social, @aurelmondon.bsky.social & @hildecoffe.bsky.social for supporting my deep dive into meme maddens. And to @uniofbath.bsky.social for letting me do this #research! #PhD #Viva #PhDone #AcademicSky

On 31 May, Romanian reality star #TeodoraMarcu was shot dead by her former partner. 🪧 Thousands protested, but the state was silent.   ❌ @kagegirl.bsky.social argues Romania’s democracy must confront the systems that render women's deaths politically acceptable. 👉 bit.ly/4exx9xN

Romanian politics has never protected women. It silences them, sidelines them, and only reacts after tragedy. The 2025 protests demand a reckoning. My latest for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social 👇 theloop.ecpr.eu/romanias-sys... #Romania #Protest #Feminism #Democracy #AcademicSky

👏 Congratulations to @kagegirl.bsky.social who made the Loop Best Blog 2024 shortlist for their article 'How Călin Georgescu's TikTok tactics rewired Romanian politics'. #Romania #CalinGeorgescu ➡️ ow.ly/lVq250W3kJp

What if the most powerful political influencers in #Romania aren’t politicians, but meme creators? 👀 🧠 Read the analysis of my research via @aiianational.bsky.social : www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianou... #AcademicSky #meme #research #politics

🇷🇴 Romania's 2025 elections: Expertise rebranded as a Trojan horse Politicians convinced voters that knowledge = foreign invasion. How did we get here? My analysis for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social‬ ⬇️ theloop.ecpr.eu/romanias-202... #Romania #Elections #NicușorDan #GeorgeSimion #academicsky

🗳️ In the #RomanianElection, far-right politicians portrayed intellectuals as not just ineffective, but as a threat to Romanian values. 🗣️ @kagegirl.bsky.social‬ reveals how their rhetoric is winning votes and reshaping how an entire country determines what is true. 👉 bit.ly/45nd4Yy

Romania’s diaspora: sleeping giant or mirror to our political failures? My latest for @e-international.bsky.social on how expats are reshaping Romanian politics. The myth of a uniformly liberal diaspora is over. Read here: www.e-ir.info/2025/05/11/t... #Romania #Diaspora #Politics #academicsky

Just submitted my #PhD thesis 🎓💀 Proof that with enough ☕ + 😵‍💫, you can turn shitposting into scholarship 💻📚✨ Pray for my examiners 🙏 They have to read it unironically #PhDLife #MemeWarfare #ThesisSubmitted

Presented my Very Serious Academic Paper™ on #meme communities as digital third places- aka how #shitposting builds community.Yes, the infamous red cap also made a cameo! The other #research I got to see? Chef’s kiss. Big thanks to @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social + @techpolicy.bsky.social #PSA25

It's Disinformation and Memes time. So far we've heard about Romanian meme communities, and how we can inoculate against deep fake Images! #psa25 #commsky @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Spoke on the “PhDs for PhDs” panel at the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social Early Career Network pre-conference today. Grateful to share a bit of the messy magic that is the #PhD journey. Even more hyped to present my own research on meme communities and third places tomorrow at #PSA25.

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but in #Romania, #protest visuals tell entire novels. 🇷🇴📸 When both sides demand change, but in opposite directions, whose future gets written? Read my latest for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social 🔗 theloop.ecpr.eu/seeing-is-be... #academicsky #politics

🖼️ A picture's worth a thousand words, but protest visuals read like novels. 🪧@kagegirl.bsky.social shows how visuals aren't just documentation, but shape public opinion. 🚨In Romania, where 2 protest factions are currently clashing, visuals are on the frontline of political warfare bit.ly/44cKGI3

🚨 Dark MAGA isn’t just a hat - it’s an aesthetic, a vibe, and a meme-fuelled political subculture. I spoke with @wsj.com about how this edgier, fashwave-inspired movement and why even #Musk is in on the trend. 📰 Read more: wsj.com/style/fashion/elon-musk-dark-maga-hat-cap-gothic-trump-81e963cf

JD Vance isn’t just a politician. He’s a #meme in motion. His image, warped by #Democrats and #Republicans alike, isn’t about policy but the power of #memes to redefine political reality. Read my latest #blog 👉 shorturl.at/Uhche #JDVance #US #Politics #AcademicSky

🚨 Conspiracy strikes again! 🚨 I spoke to @erin-hale.bsky.social sky.social for @aljazeera.com about how MAGA supporters see everything as part of a grand plot as #Trump “cleans house.” Their proof? Google searches. No, really. Read more: www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/...

✅ Elon Musk has endorsed Călin Georgescu as Romania's next president. 🗳️ In a world where tech billionaires and populists are manipulating elections in the name of 'democracy', @kagegirl.bsky.social shows how Musk has succeeded in weaponising Romania's sovereignty. ➡️ bit.ly/4ksTm2T

🚀💰 When Elon Musk backs a far-right Romanian politician, it's not just an endorsement—it’s a power move. Has Musk just turned #Romania into his latest experiment? 🇷🇴🔥 Read more 👉 theloop.ecpr.eu/elon-musk-ca... 🔎 @ecprtheloop.bsky.social #ElonMusk #Politics #CalinGeorgescu #Soros #AcademicSky

Melania Trump #memes: part political critique, part digital séance, part ‘is she blinking twice for help?’ My latest for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social unpacks how internet humour turns public figures into myths—sometimes at the cost of reality. 🔗 theloop.ecpr.eu/melania-meme...

📲 Few figures have been subject to as much meme-driven mythmaking as Melania Trump. 😄 @kagegirl.bsky.social argues that Melania memes reveal how humour can obscure the complexities of real-life individuals and detach serious political discourse from reality. ➡️ bit.ly/3Qpq07E

🚨 Excited to share that I was featured in @abartkiewicz’s latest article for @rzeczpospolita! We discuss #CalinGeorgescu and his unexpected political rise and the critical need for digital media literacy. Check it out: www.rp.pl/plus-minus/a... #MediaLiteracy #Disinformation #Romania #Elections

From anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric to anti-vax campaigns, far-right leaders are weaponising conspiracy theories to polarise societies. Explore how Calin Georgescu creates a spectacle of fear and misinformation. Read it now: www.e-ir.info/2024/12/17/h... #PoliticalMisinformation #AcademicSky

🌟 Meme Creators as Change Agents? 🌟 Dive into my latest article on SAGE Journals, exploring how meme creators shape conversations & drive social change in the digital age. 🖼️✨ 📖 Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #Memes #SocialChange #DigitalCulture #MemeEconomy #AcademicSky

🎤 How Manele Shaped Romania’s 2024 Presidential Race #Manele music became a #propaganda tool in this year’s elections. However, the #Roma community behind the genre was ignored. Find out more: theloop.ecpr.eu/manele-music... #AcademicSky #Romania @ecpr.bsky.social @ecprtheloop.bsky.social

⚠️ Misinformation goes viral: Calin Georgescu’s #TikTok tactics rewired #Romanian #politics. What does this mean for #democracy? #academicsky Dive into my latest piece from @ecpr.bsky.social theloop.ecpr.eu/how-calin-georgescus-tiktok-tactics-rewired-romanian-politics

🇷🇴 As Romanians cast their votes, #memes are more than just entertainment— my article explores how memes have become a mirror reflecting our societies. 🔍 Read it here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/25739638.2024.2426330 #Romania #elections #research #AcademicSky #politics #academia