I am in a cafe in Warsaw writing a piece on slopaganda. I can see 4 other people's laptop screens. All 4 have ChatGPT open. The world's about to get really, really weird.

It's too hot to write. I think my brain is on fire. And it's going to be almost 10 degrees hotter over the weekend.

For research purposes I am in Trump's Truth Social. The guy is obsessed with his damn pool.

It's the 10th anniversary of the dumbest moment in modern British history so let's celebrate some of the idiots who made it happen. First up ... Jacob Rees-Mogg and his promise of cheap food and wine... In fact food prices have increased some 12% as a direct result of Brexit (LSE) 1/5

The East German Uprising of 17 June 1953 was the first major revolt to take place in the Soviet Bloc. It almost succeeded in collapsing the system. ⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free buff.ly/L9mTYnP

Academics, I know you get lots of peer review requests, but please just press the "I can't do it" button so we can all move on quickly. Don't leave me hanging.

My favourite genre is dipshit white supremacist influencers visiting Warsaw - the most liberal, open, and diverse city in Poland - during Pride Month and commenting on how brilliant it is.

Check out our latest special issue, Russian Migrants’ Transnational Activism in Wartime 👇 Articles cover diaspora protest, violence, and political disengagement. Vital reading for scholars across disciplines.

"Declassified Intelligence," Tulsi Gabbard, Oil on Canvas, 2026

Tough life when your working day begins with a bath

Introduction to the Special Section on Youth and Russia’s War Against Ukraine: Youth, Selfhood, and the Generative Force of Russia’s War Against Ukraine by Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social and Allyson Edwards @allysonedwards1.bsky.social Free to access for one week! doi.org/10.1525/cpcs...

I have over-committed to writing another book.

Pick up your copy at 25% discount w/code GARNER25 here: ▶️ www.hurstpublishers.com/book/z-gener...

I’m pleased to have called Tommy Robinson an idiot in The Times.

Z Generation: Into the Heart of Russia’s Fascist Youth by @irgarner.bsky.social via @hurstpublishers.bsky.social (2025) #SummerReading

A very positive review of mine and Taras Kuzio's "timely and masterful" book, Russia and Modern Fascism. Lovely to read on a Monday morning! muse.jhu.edu/article/991107

Just back from 4 days in the dying civilization of the UK. Awful. Crime everywhere. Kept getting stabbed. All my possessions stolen. I was murdered twice. And that was just before breakfast on day one.

This is a great collection of articles on the ways Russia's war impacts youth in Ukraine, Russia, and Central Asia. Congrats to @irgarner.bsky.social and @allysonedwards1.bsky.social on this excellent work as guest editors!

🙄 President claims his doctor discovered that he has "extreme intelligence."

Putin’s cabal must be brought to trial for crimes in Ukraine. With this plan, the world can do that.

Back in Poland after a fabulous discussion on memory and war in Bratislava with scholars + practitioners from across Europe

I'm having a "debate" over on Twitter about whether it's okay to kill Russian child soldiers or not. That site truly is the place morals go to die.

Shaman's latest video is beyond nuts. He appears as a sort of FSB officer fantasizing about enemies of the state on behalf of "Mama Russia," before they all pop up in a grand AI choir to accompany him.

Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna was abused, starved, tortured, and humiliated in Russian captivity. Then they fractured her skull and stabbed her to death.

Begging academics to stop pontificating on AI and the classroom until they've actually read some research on it. Please, I can't take it any longer 🙏

An anonymous writer in Russia tells us that "a normal and comfortable life is still attainable for most Russians, and they have a right to enjoy one. Wanting that is not the same as hating Putin or opposing the war." Thoughts?

“People Don’t Die, They Just Disappear." This is life under Russian occupation.

they are clearly experimenting www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/b...

Hard to know where to start with this bullshit. Western "patriots" of Ukraine, like myself, have never called for endless war, but for the swiftest defeat of fascist Russia possible...

A thread of Russian nationalists gloating about last night's apocalyptic attacks on Kyiv 👇

Baffled by the idea that Russia was ever trying to "hide" its massive and massively propagandized war against Ukraine from Russians.

I am very pro-AI in academia. But using LLMs to create synthetic data in place of human responses? This is the most epistemologically stupid thing I have ever heard. arxiv.org/abs/2509.13397

In Russia, being an Indigenous rights activist makes you a "terrorist" and gets you a jail term. Yet another step toward the country's darkest future.

Haircut day. A time of great suffering and gnashing of teeth.

There was nothing here to save Starmer ft.trib.al/VmUwCWe | opinion

1) A new editorial team took over at Post-Soviet Affairs earlier this year. We’re excited to guide the journal into its next era. We’re thinking carefully about PSA’s place as an esteemed journal with a proud tradition, while embracing new methods, perspectives, and debates.

Welcome to the new Post-Soviet Affairs feed! Post-Soviet Affairs is the home for cutting-edge research on Russia, Eurasia, and the wider post-Soviet space. Follow us for fresh research, analysis, articles, special issues, calls for papers, and updates from our authors.

#booksky #pukapuka 💙📚🇳🇿 finally managed to get a copy, have wanted this book for ages from @irgarner.bsky.social will be a hot minute before I get to read but this copy is mine now!

1) Why do Russian soldiers seem to commit violence with impunity, and how does Russian propaganda help them get away with it? New research piece out now 🧵👇

Good time talking at The Hague yesterday. Shame Putin couldn’t join us.

Among the most depressing things I've read for a while (and there's a lot of depressing news). We shouldn't treat students like this. www.theguardian.com/education/ng...

Call me crazy but I think peer reviewers can easily meet month-long review deadlines. It's not that hard.

Academia is 1% effort and 99% waiting for editors, peer reviewers, copy editors, and proofreaders.

BIG conference for all fascism/communism/totalitarian specialists! Embracing the New, Preserving the Old: Studying Fascism, Communism, and Totalitarianism in the 2020s October 14-15, Warsaw We want people with bold new ideas!

Calling Central Asianists! CFP for the conference “Soviet Central Asia as a Totalitarian Testing Ground” in Warsaw, 15-17 June, is now open. Some travel funding available.

Time to overcome Western arrogance – by Franziska Davies forbetterscience.com/2026/02/24/t...

Spent two days fighting my laptop to make this visual of YouTube discourse about Russia's "Great Patriotic War" and Ukraine, so Reviewer 2 had better bloody love it.

Extremely graphic content!! #BBCNews - Russia soldiers tell BBC they saw fellow troops in Ukraine war executed on commanders' orders www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #UkraineWar

1 “If you don’t use AI to automate your entire research process you are an idiot” 2 “If you even think about touching AI for research you are the great satan” ⬆️ Professors on social media showing off their nuanced thinking and debating skills.

1 “If you don’t use AI to automate your entire research process you are an idiot” 2 “If you even think about touching AI for research you are the great satan” ⬆️ Professors on social media showing off their nuanced thinking and debating skills.