Renee Marlin-Bennett (planning to post elsewhere)

Professor of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University. Shifting to bsky (RMarlin-B), mastodon world (ProfRMB) and Post (RMarlinBennett).

[Renee Marlin-Bennett (planning to post elsewhere) @marlinbennett]

@acandidworld Timing is key. This is much more a war of choice for the US than for Israel. It was obviously going to happen at some point since Iran was styling itself as a great power/hegemon. But the timing is definitely off. Trump's ham-fisted attempt to get US rallying around the flag

[Renee Marlin-Bennett (planning to post elsewhere) @marlinbennett]

@acandidworld You have many talents. This one was unexpected. Nachas fun kinder.

[Renee Marlin-Bennett (planning to post elsewhere) @marlinbennett]

Shackelford, Douzet, & Ankerson's new & timely book on Securing Democracy includes my chapter on Cyber Challenges to Democracy and Soft Power’s Dark Side. Open access. https://t.co/rSGbJGOyhp

[Renee Marlin-Bennett (planning to post elsewhere) @marlinbennett]

Who's still here? I'm pleased to announce publication of a new article. Send me an email for a pdf. I'll post the manuscript in the usual places. Abstract below.
War talk as strategic ontology: Lessons from the Assyria–Judah conflict of 701 BCE - Renée Marlin-Bennett, 2025

[מיכל קוטלר-וונש | Michal Cotler-Wunsh @CotlerWunsh]

Today Hamas murdered 2 women in their 60s, a man in his 40s & injured 8. In continued launch of THOUSANDS of rockets intent to murder Israelis, it hit a home in Sderot.

Hamas continues to hold 100 human beings is STANDING violation of law & morality, 4 for TEN YEARS, 96 for 15 months.

Hamas is a genocidal terror organization whose Mein Kamkpf charter calls for the annihilation of 🇮🇱 & murder of Jews.

Hamas CANNOT be allowed to dictate conduct or equations. ANY country/entity enabling it - must be held to account. #LetThemGo #NeverAgainIsNow

[Israel Defense Forces @IDF]

“Inside the hospital, they distribute the grenades and mortars equipment for attacking tanks, for ambush positions, and for tunnels underground…”

🎥This is part of the interrogation of Anas Muhammad Faiz Al-Sharif, a Hamas terrorist apprehended during our precise operational activity in the area of the Kamal Adwan Hospital. This is just one testimony from the over 240 terrorists that were apprehended.

[Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib]

A common theme in the plight of the Palestinian people is the unforgivable failures of Palestinian leadership over the decades: reject deals and say no, only to make a bad losing bet and want what could have been achieved, obtained, or received before. It’s important to remember that a viable deal was on the table, regardless of what revisionist academics try to convince you of: a clear pathway to Palestinian Statehood that included the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem. What Yasser Arafat did by not accepting the 2000 Camp David proposal was a crime against the Palestinian people, for which there has never been any accountability. Similarly, Hamas in the 1990s and 2000s rejected the Two-state solution, only to ultimately realize that Palestinians would be lucky to even receive that, particularly after the October 7 disaster.

Time and again throughout Palestinians’ contemporary history, their leadership and that of some Arab countries, particularly during the Pan-Arabism of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, a Palestinian State could have been established, and attention could have been paid to nation-building, instead of pursuing fantasies around the destruction of Israel. It pains me greatly that so many Palestinians, both in Palestine and in the diaspora, are woefully unaware of this history and think the entirety of our problems are solely and exclusively the result of Israeli policies. It’s time for a rejuvenated and pragmatic Palestinian narrative that accounts for the consequences of disastrous leadership and acknowledges the inevitability of Israel’s continued existence and the need to live in peace and prosperity next to the Jewish State. That does not negate the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to self-determination and freedom, for both peoples’ futures are intricately intertwined.

[Renee Marlin-Bennett (planning to post elsewhere) @marlinbennett]

@acandidworld No. Just no.

[Renee Marlin-Bennett (planning to post elsewhere) @marlinbennett]

I won't be deleting my account here - X is relevant for my research - but I won't be donating more content to this site. Please join me on what will hopefully remain a less toxic site. @ rmarlin-b .bsky .social

[andrew mark bennett @acandidworld]

UNICEF doesn’t care about Israeli children.

[Renee Marlin-Bennett (planning to post elsewhere) @marlinbennett]

@egavactip I keep telling myself that blue sky is better and I should stop even checking Twitter

[Renee Marlin-Bennett (planning to post elsewhere) @marlinbennett]

@sbmitche I talked about the effectiveness of Russia's cybersubversion sowing division in the US & other democracies through disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation, as well as The surprising power of microglobal actors like Musk and QAnon.

[Renee Marlin-Bennett (planning to post elsewhere) @marlinbennett]

@XfinitySupport support at its finest:

[Renee Marlin-Bennett (planning to post elsewhere) @marlinbennett]

On repeat:
https://t.co/ToCjQEOBYU

[Renee Marlin-Bennett (planning to post elsewhere) @marlinbennett]

@aliciaandrz Been there, done that, and I'm doing it again this Wednesday. I'm thinking it would be better than last time.

[Renee Marlin-Bennett (planning to post elsewhere) @marlinbennett]

This happened.

[andrew mark bennett @acandidworld]

There’s an enemy UAV flying above my son’s school bus as the kids head to elementary school.

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

It's true that some people have more charisma (or we'll say "aura"). And that certain body types are more celebrated in society than others, which will lead to people's judgements of a person's overall aesthetic. But I wouldn't say "it hardly matters what you actually wear."

[Renee Marlin-Bennett (planning to post elsewhere) @marlinbennett]

Sukkot: A major nationalist holiday of the Jewish calendar. Zionism is baked into Jewishness.
The 18th Century Europeans did not invent nationalism. Just saying.

[Renee Marlin-Bennett (planning to post elsewhere) @marlinbennett]

@HannahLebovits I will miss your voice here, but perhaps we can keep in touch the old fashioned way: the occasional email. I truly understand your decision and wish I could do the same, but too much of my research is on social media.