Eric Beckett Weaver

Eric Beckett Weaver

@weavere.bsky.social

Historian of CEE

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Omg. WTF is Happening?
@lalahaenzy.bsky.social

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

Eric Beckett Weaver
@weavere.bsky.social

Dear King Charles, Despite my constant Netflix viewing, your country has never awarded me a BAFTA. Therefore, I am forced to cut my use of Irish soaps. Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter!

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Adam Kinzinger
@adamkinzinger.substack.com

Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, three years in we only took a sliver of the country at the cost of 800,000 men. Would the conventional wisdom be that we are winning? No? Then why do some think Russia is?

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Serdült Viktória
@viktoriaserdult.bsky.social

Judges holding demonstrations, writing letters of dissent. Resignations, threats. The National Judicial Council annulling a controversial agreement made with the government. What is going on in #Hungary's judiciary? Let me explain. Brace yourselves, thread is coming.⬇️

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺
@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social

Russian military intelligence paid $200,000.- in Afghanistan for each killed U.S. soldier, new investigation shows. The Cold War never ended for Russia. It's always been at war with the United States, and here's one more proof. The US and Europe just fail(ed) to see it. theins.ru/en/politics/...

theins.ruAfgantsy Redux: How Russian military intelligence used the Taliban to bleed U.S. forces at the end of America’s longest warThe GRU, Russia’s military intelligence agency, spent years financing terrorist groups in Afghanistan to target U.S. and coalition forces. An investigation by The Insider has not only confirmed the ex...
Eric Beckett Weaver
@weavere.bsky.social

If you promise ppl concerned abt yr age that you won't run again, and then do; swear you have no cognitive age-related issues when you do run again, but clearly do; and swear you won't pardon yr son, but do... I supported him bc the alt is so obvs awful, but it's time now to take stock.

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God
@thegodshow.com

Remember, it’s okay for radio, cable, local news, newspapers, podcasts, youtube, facebook, and twitter to be right wing echo chambers. But IT IS NOT OKAY for a new app that’s starting to gain traction to be a left wing echo chamber. NO NO NO NOT FAIR! 😠 😭

Eric Beckett Weaver
@weavere.bsky.social

Dear #democraticparty friends: To poor people "The stock market is rising" mantra was just trickle down economics repackaged. They don't benefit. Raising the minimum wage nationally would have helped them though

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UNITED24 Media
@united24media.com

💘 American band Metallica has shared a cover of "Nothing Else Matters," performed on a bandura by Ukrainian artist and soldier Taras Stoliar. 📹: metallica / Instagram

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