Prof of Totalitarian Studies @ Pilecki Institute, Warsaw/Fellow @ Centre for International and Defence Policy, Ontario | FrHistS | Author of "Z Generation: Russia's Fascist Youth” - get it @ http://linktr.ee/igarner | 🇨🇦https://bsky.app/profile/irgarner.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/irgarner.bsky.social/post/3mlvljnvdvs22Haircut day. A time of great suffering and gnashing of teeth.15 May 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:xcvpvrtgjfhknp4mibhrjbvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvljnvdvs22https://bsky.app/profile/irgarner.bsky.social/post/3ml46dx6l5c2y1) 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 🧵👇05 May 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:xcvpvrtgjfhknp4mibhrjbvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml46dx6l5c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/irgarner.bsky.social/post/3mk5k6v5sks2hGood time talking at The Hague yesterday. Shame Putin couldn’t join us.23 Apr 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:xcvpvrtgjfhknp4mibhrjbvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5k6v5sks2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/irgarner.bsky.social/post/3miyodyiyfs27Call me crazy but I think peer reviewers can easily meet month-long review deadlines. It's not that hard.08 Apr 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:xcvpvrtgjfhknp4mibhrjbvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyodyiyfs27https://bsky.app/profile/irgarner.bsky.social/post/3mhq23rqlbc2wAcademia is 1% effort and 99% waiting for editors, peer reviewers, copy editors, and proofreaders.23 Mar 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:xcvpvrtgjfhknp4mibhrjbvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhq23rqlbc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/irgarner.bsky.social/post/3mh6f2i6uzs2uBIG 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!16 Mar 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:xcvpvrtgjfhknp4mibhrjbvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6f2i6uzs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/irgarner.bsky.social/post/3mgd7ql2ovk2oCalling 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. https://instytutpileckiego.pl/en/instytut/kalendarz/call-for-papers-miedzynarodowa-konferencja-naukowa-sowiecka05 Mar 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:xcvpvrtgjfhknp4mibhrjbvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd7ql2ovk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/irgarner.bsky.social/post/3mfmo6fsuo22xSpent 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.24 Feb 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:xcvpvrtgjfhknp4mibhrjbvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmo6fsuo22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/irgarner.bsky.social/post/3mflimtzeuk261 “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.24 Feb 2026 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:xcvpvrtgjfhknp4mibhrjbvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mflimtzeuk26https://bsky.app/profile/irgarner.bsky.social/post/3mflhs6y27s261 “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.24 Feb 2026 05:48 +0000at://did:plc:xcvpvrtgjfhknp4mibhrjbvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mflhs6y27s26https://bsky.app/profile/irgarner.bsky.social/post/3mflhilpgo226In attempting to destroy Ukraine, Russia has turned itself into the land of the dead. My reflection on four years of war. https://unherd.com/2026/02/putin-cant-survive-without-war/24 Feb 2026 05:43 +0000at://did:plc:xcvpvrtgjfhknp4mibhrjbvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mflhilpgo226https://bsky.app/profile/irgarner.bsky.social/post/3mf5unmcchc2hQueen of Warsaw18 Feb 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:xcvpvrtgjfhknp4mibhrjbvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5unmcchc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/irgarner.bsky.social/post/3meyaegyvr22cOne more way in which Britain's government has come up with an immensely stupid system. As a dual national, why can't I just enter on my Canadian passport with a £16 ETA? Why do I need a British passport or a £600 "certificate of entitlement"? https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/16/border-rules-dual-nationals-discriminatory-women-passport-names-campaigners-say16 Feb 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:xcvpvrtgjfhknp4mibhrjbvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyaegyvr22chttps://bsky.app/profile/irgarner.bsky.social/post/3meio3fxins2fEvery day Trump finds a new way to post the most bonkers thing you have ever read10 Feb 2026 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:xcvpvrtgjfhknp4mibhrjbvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3meio3fxins2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/irgarner.bsky.social/post/3mdzm6pksjc2oNo pinch of salt could ever be big enough to deal with the things Christopher Steele claims https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15523391/Jeffrey-Epstein-Russian-spies-blackmail-kompromat-west-DECADES-Christoper-Steele.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=149004 Feb 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:xcvpvrtgjfhknp4mibhrjbvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzm6pksjc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/irgarner.bsky.social/post/3mdzkw264n22dRussia loves the Epstein files. The salacious scandal is more important than the truth. Vladimir Putin is a happy man right now. https://unherd.com/2026/02/russia-loves-the-epstein-files/04 Feb 2026 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:xcvpvrtgjfhknp4mibhrjbvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzkw264n22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/irgarner.bsky.social/post/3mdxcbzprmk2fRussia loses as many soldiers in a month as it did in 10 years in Afghanistan. Yet still, silence. A deeply broken society. https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/russia-now-loses-as-many-troops-in-one-month-in-ukraine-as-the-ussr-did-in-10-years-in-afghanistan-1541403 Feb 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:xcvpvrtgjfhknp4mibhrjbvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxcbzprmk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/irgarner.bsky.social/post/3mduipcc3ik2fMore than 100,000 civilians have been killed in wars over the past 18 months. Brutal, genocidal war is returning to the world. Turns out the liberal world order wasn't so terrible. https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb/02/more-than-100000-civilians-killed-war-crimes-out-of-control-study02 Feb 2026 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:xcvpvrtgjfhknp4mibhrjbvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mduipcc3ik2f