Aviel Roshwald

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History professor. Comparative nationalisms and comparative WWII occupations. 
Most recent book:
Occupied: European and Asian Responses to Axis Conquest, 1937-1945 (Cambridge University Press, 2023)
#histodons #history

Bluesky: @avielroshwald.bsky.social
searchable #fedi22

Co-editorThe Cambridge History of Nationhood and Nationalism (2 vols., 2023)
The United States is in a constitutional free fall, and it’s not clear whether anyone thought to bring a parachute.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4bwzn4ayvrvtiukfuwnz2i65/post/3lhp7iqyedc2j
Polling USA (@usapolling.bsky.social)

"The United States is in a constitutional crisis" Agree: 54% Disagree: 27% Unsure: 19% YouGov / Feb 6, 2025 / n=1106

Bluesky Social

I do all my posting on Bluesky now, but that account can be followed on Mastodon here:

@avielroshwald.bsky.social

I do all my posting on Bluesky now, but that account can be followed on Mastodon here:

@avielroshwald.bsky.social

In commemoration of his late uncle’s presidency, the administration in which RFK Jr. will serve is to be known as Spamalot.
Most of RFK Jr.’s claims aren’t controversial at all. There are no serious controversies about them because they are patently moronic.
Recess appointments are the perfect out for “establishment” Republican senators: they can keep their records clean of ever having voted for any of these degenerates, without antagonizing Trump as he happily surrounds himself with groveling enablers.

My friend is taking down their pride flag out of fear of what will happen on election day

Another friend made sure their passport is ready depending on what the election results are

My mom's coworker desperately wants to start a family, but she has forced herself to wait until after the election, terrified to get pregnant if Trump becomes president again

I am voting to protect them, myself, and all Americans, with the hope that we never have to feel this kind of fear during an election again

Trump accuses Jews of being antitrumpites.
The snow-global turn in historiography will highlight diachronic cyclicalities and continuities from the perspective of household tchotchkes.
Trump’s conditioned responses are more reliable than those of a rat in a Skinner box.