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Modern European historian. Writing book on 🍷 in Fascist Italy. . . Projects: @NewFascismSyllabus.bsky.social @WMAB-2018-2019.bsky.social . . Websites: https://www.brianjgriffith.com https://www.newfascismsyllabus.com https://www.wheremonstersareborn.com
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H/t @tgpeterson.bsky.social!

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The United States is currently voting alongside Russia (a dictatorship), Belarus (a dictatorship), and North Korea (a dictatorship) against … the rest of the world.

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Good news.

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Three years ago I published this OpEd in the Washington Post's "Made by History" series (now hosted with TIME) on the parallels between Benito Mussolini's conquest of Ethiopia in 1935-36 and Putin's intentions. 1/9

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Here we have the so-called "Third Term Project," a campaign to change the American constitution -- in the same way that Vladimir Putin, who has been in power in Russia since 1999, changed the Russian Federation's constitution to serve as dictator for life -- to allow for a third term as POTUS. 1/7

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1. Speaking as a leftist, I loathe Stalin. 2. Hamas is not a Nazi organization. It’s not even a terrorist organization. It’s a militant Islamic anti-colonial party and militia, whose only purpose is Palestine’s liberation from Israeli colonial rule. See Arts. 16 and 17 of 2017 Hamas charter.

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What is this, a MAGA beehive?

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“When a constitution proves itself to be useless, the nation does not die – the constitution is altered.” — Adolf Hitler

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Our democracy has a right wing think tank problem.

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Just updated my website's contact form. 😉

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Neo-Nazi terrorist and convicted mass murderer Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway in 2011, cited this same Napoleon quote in his manifesto.

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Just as it did during the rise of the Nazis a century ago, the New York Times is twisting itself in knots to avoid calling fascists fascists. Germany’s AfD is not a “party that downplays Nazis.” It’s a neo-Nazi party.

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New Rule: It's "or derves" now because "hors d'oeuvres" is too hard to remember.

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🎉🎉🎉 HORRAY I JUST TURNED IN A BOOK REVIEW THAT WAS DUE SOMETIME LAST YEAR!!! 🎉🎉🎉

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I wrote up a report about the #Mosse60 conference in Rome, which brought together a killer group of scholars to assess the state of the field on fascism. Check it out here: mosseprogram.wisc.edu/2025/02/14/6...

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“The main thing is that he’s disobeying statutes right and left, usurping congressional power of the purse and that’s illegal. It’s just contrary to law and contrary to the constitution.”

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"By the time many earlier fellow travelers woke up to fascist reality, it was too late to resist, except by martyrdom." -- George L. Mosse

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Russia out of Ukraine.

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LET’S 👏 DO 👏 THIS 👏

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Take a virtual tour of the Where Monsters Are Born exhibition at the Fresno State Library. . . . 🔗 my.matterport.com/show/?m=Hzyk...

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A shoutout from the President of @fresnostate.bsky.social on the @wmab-2018-2019.bsky.social exhibition at the @fresnostatelibrary.bsky.social.

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Take note football fans — you cannot promote human rights at a sporting event where traumatic brain injuries are commonplace.

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Kendrick Lamar is a genius.

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I hope the San Francisco Sharks get a home run today at the Super Duper Bowl! ⚾

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Adam Blackler’s piece on the New Fascism Syllabus’ weblog explores the striking parallels between Victor Klemperor’s observations of his society’s decline into Nazi rule during the 1930s and today’s increasingly fraught sociopolitical landscape. . . . 🔗 newfascismsyllabus.com/contribution...

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👍👏👍👏SUPPORT👏 👍👏 👍

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On Thursday, Weinberg said: “You know German history? … What happened in the Bundestag on Wednesday reminded me of Germany in 1933 of how Hitler and the Nazi party managed to come to power through legitimate means.”

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A photo/video tour of the Where Monsters Are Born exhibition at the Fresno State Library. . . . #Fascism #Fresno #Italy #NeoFascism #PublicHistory #Rome

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