Let's Hype that Hypothesis! Nikhar Gaikwad, Erin Lin, and @noahzucker.com #hypothesize that in societies facing abnormally high death rates among male soldiers and civilians, #cultural #norms about #gender #equality shift. Read about their case of the #Khmer #Rouge #genocide: doi.org/10.1353/wp.2...

A week ago I was sent this graphic showing Ukraine had hit 10 of 11 biggest Russian oil refineries producing gasoline. I thought hitting #1 in Omsk, in Siberia, was a refinery too far. Silly me.

Interesting UEFA-FIFA rift on this. All because Trump is once again willing to break/bend rules to avoid accepting defeat. share.google/VZa5Q7Gr0ruS...

UEFA says decision by FIFA to let U.S. forward play at World Cup is 'incomprehensible'

An all-time controversy in the World Cup’s 96-year history was raging Monday ahead of the co-host United States facing Belgium with a quarterfinals place at stake.

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Grigore Pop-Eleches@grigopop.bsky.social · last mo.

Such a disgrace! Yet another instance of the corruption of FIFA under Infantino. share.google/BMF0PTWSl7MM...

Such a disgrace! Yet another instance of the corruption of FIFA under Infantino. share.google/BMF0PTWSl7MM...

I wonder if this will lead some of the Romanian far right to rethink their pro-Russian positions. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/w...

Russian Drone Hits Romanian Apartment Building, Officials Say

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Excited to announce that my paper "Socioeconomic development and the uneven legacies of authoritarian repression" has been published at the Journal of Historical Political Economy. This grew out of my second year ("591") PhD paper. www.emerald.com/jhpe/article...

My latest piece with @grigopop.bsky.social in @goodauth.bsky.social analyzing Peter Magyar’s campaign strategy in Hungary’s 🇭🇺 latest election. goodauthority.org/news/did-mag...

Did Magyar’s rural tour help him win Hungary’s election?

New research takes a closer look at whether his campaign across the countryside moved voters.

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I keep waiting for them to call it a "special military operation" www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

House Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. is 'not at war' with Iran as White House approaches 60-day deadline

The 1973 War Powers Resolution says that the president has to remove military forces from conflict within 60 days if Congress doesn't authorize a war before that deadline.

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This is amazing!! www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2...

London Marathon 2026: Sabastian Sawe breaks two-hour barrier and world record – as it happened

Sabastian Sawe and Tigst Assefa retained their crowns and broke records. Marcel Hug secured his eighth win in London while Catherine Debrunner claimed her fourth with a sprint finish

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A non-trivial number of accounts flocking to tell me that "Stalin murdered millions" is a Nazi thing to say and equivalent to Holocaust denial. Unbelievable. Is no one teaching the purges. What the actual hell.

Now I kinda wish I had used this as a cover pic instead.😀

Grigore Pop-Eleches@grigopop.bsky.social · 4mo ago

My 2 cents @goodauth.bsky.social on Orban's loss in the Hungarian elections based on survey data from last week. goodauthority.org/news/the-end...

The end of Viktor Orbán’s ‘Hungarian model’? New data show why Orbán’s Fidesz party finally fell after 16 years in power. Read the latest from @grigopop.bsky.social here: goodauthority.org/news/the-end...

The end of Viktor Orbán’s ‘Hungarian model’?

New data show why Orbán’s Fidesz party finally fell after 16 years in power.

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My 2 cents @goodauth.bsky.social on Orban's loss in the Hungarian elections based on survey data from last week. goodauthority.org/news/the-end...

The end of Viktor Orbán’s ‘Hungarian model’?

New data show why Orbán’s Fidesz party finally fell after 16 years in power.

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My online pre-electoral survey had a question about how people would respond to Fidesz declaring victory and the opposition disputing the results + calling for protests. The graph below shows a lot of opposition mobilization but very limited willingness by Fidesz supporters to join counter-protests.

I did not expect Orban to fold so easily! It suggests that the difference is too large to overturn... www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Hungary election live: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian election after 16 years in power

Prime minister has been trailing in the polls to Péter Magyar in race that could have repercussions for Europe, the US and Russia

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Betting markets also look promising

Grigore Pop-Eleches@grigopop.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Here is some very preliminary data (survey is still running) of vote intentions in #Hungary based on my own online survey (of 2200 respondents). The patterns suggest a growing difference post April 8, which may or may not be due to JD Vance's visit.

Here is some very preliminary data (survey is still running) of vote intentions in #Hungary based on my own online survey (of 2200 respondents). The patterns suggest a growing difference post April 8, which may or may not be due to JD Vance's visit.

Trump's increasingly desperate efforts to boost Orban are not only misguided but apparently also counter-productive www.newsweek.com/viktor-orban...

Ceaușescu would have been jealous... search.app/463c4

Commemorative Trump coin should be ‘as large as possible,’ key commission says in granting design approval | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump’s handpicked Commission of Fine Arts voted Thursday to approve a commemorative coin for the United States’ 250th birthday featuring the president’s likeness. And it’s going to b...

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My kid came back upset and terrified from school, after they had a shelter-in-place due to an ICE raid. This cruelty and madness has to stop!

Ru has tried to murder Zelensky numerous times. Pu reportedly promised Israeli ex-PM Naftali Bennet to spare Zelensky's life in exchange for Ukr surrender. So do not juxtapose Maduro's kidnapping to the fact Zelensky is still in Kyiv. Ru keeps trying and failing to kidnap/assassinate Zelensky!

There are some horrible analogies flying around today. A reminder: the US kidnapping of Maduro in no way justifies, vindicates, or lifts responsibility from the Ru govt or the Ru people. Their war against Ukraine continues to be an unprovoked act of aggression with war crimes and genocidal intent.

This from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Venezuela is both 100% correct and completely laughable: "An unacceptable violation of the sovereignty of an independent state, the respect for which is a fundamental principle of international law." mid.ru/en/foreign_p...

Trump is rapidly achieving levels of personalism and a cult of personality that it took Romania's #Ceaușescu and Turkmenistan's #Niyazov many years to achieve. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-h...

Trump announces new "Trump class" of Navy battleships

President Trump announced plans to build a new "Trump class" of battleships, part of the Pentagon's new "Golden Fleet."

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UNC’s CSEEES was such a bright part of my time at UNC. It not only supported my research, but also felt like home. Such a loss for UNC, its students, and Eastern European and Eurasian studies in the US.

eileen chengyin chow@chowleen.bsky.social · 8mo ago

What a time to decide to learn less about the world. dailytarheel.com/article/univ...

Looks like this story is gaining momentum: over 650 judges have signed a petition confirming the charges in the documentary. tvrinfo.ro/creste-numar...

Creşte numărul magistraților solidari cu judecătorii Laurențiu Beșu și Raluca Moroșanu. Mesajul, semnat de peste 650 de magistraţi, în frunte cu Laura Codruţa Kovesi - tvrinfo.ro

Numărul semnatarilor mesajului de solidaritate cu magistrații care au făcut dezvăluirile din documentarul Recorder a depăşit 650. În fruntea listei se află fosta șefă a DNA, Laura Codruța Kovesi, şefa...

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Grigore Pop-Eleches@grigopop.bsky.social · 8mo ago

In other news, Romania is being rocked by the revelations about the political capture of judicial institutions and the successful neutralization of anti-corruption institutions in an excellent new documentary. Well worth watching! recorder.ro/documentar-r...

In other news, Romania is being rocked by the revelations about the political capture of judicial institutions and the successful neutralization of anti-corruption institutions in an excellent new documentary. Well worth watching! recorder.ro/documentar-r...

DOCUMENTAR RECORDER. Justiție capturată

După câțiva ani în care Justiția a dispărut aproape complet de pe agenda publică, societatea românească s-a trezit în fața unei realități greu de digerat, în

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Great NYT exposé on how the Trumps, Tucker Carlson, and former Romanian PM Victor Ponta, helped free the accused child trafficker, rapist, and manosphere icon, Andrew Tate. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...

How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed

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Trying their best to kill US tourism (in addition to its democracy). Brought to you by the people complaining of free speech restrictions under Biden. www.cbsnews.com/news/us-tour...

Tourists from 42 countries will have to submit 5 years of social media history to enter U.S. under Trump plan

The Trump administration is proposing to ask visitors from countries with visa-free travel to the U.S. to submit five years of their social media history before they can enter.

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Leave it to a Claremonter and Orban propagandist to claim that "three and a half decades of American-style liberal international order" have been more of a threat to Europe than Hitler and Stalin.

Opinion | Trump Is Not Attacking Europe. He’s Attacking Something Else.

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