Matt Kovac

History PhD candidate @UCBerkeley. Europe, decolonization, and transnational solidarities in the Global 1960s-70s. Previously @LCCRBayArea.

[Matt Kovac @MatthewKovac]

Excited to share my new article "'Red Amazons?’ Gendering Violence and Revolution in the Long First World War, 1914-23" in the Journal of International Women's Studies! Many thanks to @FWSAuk. Read the PDF here: https://t.co/LaspGGDn8R #twitterstorians #FWW

[rodgers international game in vheissu @notbenfish]

seeing english “leftists” try to understand scottish/welsh nationalism is the closest we can get to being an interwar eastern european census taker explaining to the peasants that there are no more tsars or kaisers and that they now belong to something called a nation

[Secular Talk ([email protected]) @KyleKulinski]

Holy fucking shit

[darryl li @dcli]

The government of Palm Beach County is the largest holder of Israel Bonds in the world

[Acyn @Acyn]

KAEPERNICK: The part that I hope people take away in this moment is what Robert Kraft and what they’re saying by denying Macklemore the opportunity to perform with Ed Sheeran is they are willing to collude. They are openly colluding.

When we filed the grievance, it was like, well, the owners wouldn’t do that. Everybody just wants to win within the NFL. And the realization is, no. They want to protect their interests. They want to protect their power. They want to protect their money. And they also want people to know that if you take an action that they don’t agree with, they will come for you. And that was some of the warning coming out of the protest and some of the warning coming out of the grievance, is that they will organize against you. Which means that we collectively have to organize to be able to protect our interests as well.

[Florian Louis @flr_louis]

John C. Mitcham - The Empire Club

The Great War, White Supremacy, and the Making of the British Commonwealth

À paraître en août aux Oxford UP

[The Ditch @wereontheditch]

More than a third of the Israeli ex-intelligence agents based in Ireland exposed by The Ditch in 2024 have scrubbed details of their Israel Defense Forces service from their LinkedIn profiles.

https://t.co/D58XHgUaZK

[Zachary Foster @_ZachFoster]

Hillel International is among the most genocidal Jewish organizations in the United States.

In 2024, Harvard Hillel suspended its J Street U chapter after members used Hillel funds to print and distribute fliers against the genocide.

[note: J Street is a "liberal Zionist" org yet its still too critical of Apartheid Israel for Hillel].

Now, Hillel banned the J Street chapter at the University of Michigan. The excuse provided by Hillel International is ""no political action or advocacy is going to be allowed under the Hillel umbrella."

"Ken Schneider, Michigan Hillel's director of external affairs, confirmed in an emailed statement that neither Birthright nor Wolverine for Israel would be affected by the ban."

It's naked hypocrisy. Wolverine for Israel describes itself as a "group of AIPAC-trained student leaders."

Birthright, which provides free pro-apartheid propaganda trips to Israel, is also allowed to affiliate.

Hillel International is a hate group in love with genocide and apartheid.

Are there KKK chapters on college campuses these days, or is it only anti-Palestinian racism that university groups are allowed to embrace?

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

“Robert Kraft makes it seem like the Palestinian is the violent one, who has to be the good Negro, or the good Palestinian, or the good Indian, or the good whatever, to be right. That’s what he’s doing. So it sounds like he’s being reasonable. And that’s what they do. The oppressor acts reasonable by saying, ‘Let’s split the pie.’ But it’s not your pie. And that’s what Palestine is all about: splitting the pie. Every time I say, ‘How are we going to split the pie?’ I take another slice. I take another slice. There’s nothing left. And then if I fight back and take my slice back, they say, ‘Well, you were being unreasonable.’ And that’s the problem with Robert Kraft. That’s the problem with all of this.”

— Marc Lamont Hill

[Nikhil Pal Singh @nikhil_palsingh]

From this, yet another, incredible essay: https://t.co/pJmguCjsVh

[Mark Ames @MarkAmesExiled]

https://t.co/uJOIV8LGJ2

[Erskine Childers @erskinechilders]

Dr. Cathal Brugha (UCD) , @lizgillis191623 and Gerard Shannon have all worked on this project for @dfarchives .

‘ Cathal Brugha Remembered ‘ is a FREE pdf book, on vignettes of his service and life. A carefully researched and accurate portrait of his stance on the treaty in particular. A man who put Ireland first, before himself. RIP.

Gratitude to all at Military Archives. DOWNLOAD and share!
https://t.co/oFufvRHEby

[איישע @protosemite]

Good news, I will be teaching my advanced Yiddish course on the Bund after all 🙂 Come read the original words of the Bund in Yiddish; we will be focusing on the anti-Zionist polemics of the Bund and their writings on Palestine. Intermediate students very welcome, link below

[Diana._.Hamad @HamadDaina63593]

My sisters and brothers,
Misk, my little sister, has a weak immune system and needs food, medicine, and care. 💔
Donations for my family are very few, and our campaign is almost empty. Please help us. Listen to our voice🙏🏻
https://t.co/K9sZdPzaGK link⬅️

[M G E Kelly @mgekelly]

I regret to announce I have finally made it in academia (received a double blind peer review that castigated me for not engaging sufficiently with my own work)

[Marlee Wasser @mwasser]

University of Toronto President Melanie Woodin delivered opening remarks welcoming these disgusting bigots to this conference.

The level of normalized Islamophobia in Canadian institutions is off the charts.

[Joe Dwyer @JoeEDwyer]

Sad to hear about the passing of Bonnie Greer.

Never met in person but corresponded with her for short time following her notable intervention on QT during Brexit years.

An important voice on the airways who called things how she saw them.

“Ireland owes this country nothing…”

[Diana._.Hamad @HamadDaina63593]

An Update About Little Misk 🤍
This morning, I took my little sister Misk to the doctor to check on her hand. The doctor said that the fractures are old and that she does not need a cast. Alhamdulillah. 🤲❤️
All she needs now is food, care, and medication to continue getting better. I wanted to share this good news with you so you wouldn’t worry about her. 🥺🤍
Thank you to everyone who has asked about Misk, prayed for her, and stood by our side. Please continue supporting her, even with small amounts. Every little bit means so much to us and helps us provide her with what she needs. 🙏❤️
May Allah bless you and reward you with
https://t.co/mvKHJYr8ik link⬅️

[Don’t Boo…Revolt! @BreeNewsome]

As we approach the 3rd anniversary of the Biden-Harris administration launching the genocidal invasion of Gaza & setting in motion the current WWIII, here’s your reminder that defending genocide is a CHOICE

[Boyd van Dijk @boyd_vandijk]

How Israel’s war on Gaza has changed male civilians

https://t.co/uZGlVF4zh4

[susan abulhawa | سوزان ابو الهوى @susanabulhawa]

I hope this episode with Ed Sheeran and Macklemore demonstrates to the masses how powerful we are collectively, how much power each of us holds individually to withdraw our consent and complicity, and refuse silence. Thank you to every musician who dropped out, and to every ticket holder demanding a refund and refusing to attend.