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Nonie Kubie

@oenonek.bsky.social

Senior case writer at Blavatnik School of Government | PhD in US History, history of childhood, progressive-era

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This doesn’t look like the face of a man dedicated to not dobbing all his mates in

19.02.2026 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ok. does anyone know if it's twice per athlon or every two athlons

07.02.2026 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3795    πŸ” 541    πŸ’¬ 159    πŸ“Œ 35

Strange to think that Roglic might have left ski jumping for cycling because of the slightly less weird doping culture

07.02.2026 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tweet from Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun: "Ignorance like this cheapens the horror of the Holocaust. Anne Frank was in Amsterdam legally and abided by Dutch law. She was hauled off to a death camp because of her race and religion. Her story has nothing to do with the illegal immigration, fraud, and lawlessness plaguing Minnesota today.

Our brave law enforcement should be commended, not tarred with this historically illiterate and antisemitic comparison."

Tweet from Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun: "Ignorance like this cheapens the horror of the Holocaust. Anne Frank was in Amsterdam legally and abided by Dutch law. She was hauled off to a death camp because of her race and religion. Her story has nothing to do with the illegal immigration, fraud, and lawlessness plaguing Minnesota today. Our brave law enforcement should be commended, not tarred with this historically illiterate and antisemitic comparison."

To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."

In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.

27.01.2026 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5003    πŸ” 1714    πŸ’¬ 139    πŸ“Œ 195
Every social theory undergirding Trumpism has been broken on the steel of Minnesotan resolve. The multiracial community in Minneapolis was supposed to shatter. It did not. It held until Bovino was forced out of the Twin Cities with his long coat between his legs.

The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once. Minnesotans, not the armed thugs of ICE and the Border Patrol, are brave. Minnesotans have shown that their community is socially cohesiveβ€”because of its diversity and not in spite of it. Minnesotans have found and loved one another in a world atomized by social media, where empty men have tried to fill their lonely soul with lies about their own inherent superiority. Minnesotans have preserved everything worthwhile about β€œWestern civilization,” while armed brutes try to tear it down by force.

Every social theory undergirding Trumpism has been broken on the steel of Minnesotan resolve. The multiracial community in Minneapolis was supposed to shatter. It did not. It held until Bovino was forced out of the Twin Cities with his long coat between his legs. The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once. Minnesotans, not the armed thugs of ICE and the Border Patrol, are brave. Minnesotans have shown that their community is socially cohesiveβ€”because of its diversity and not in spite of it. Minnesotans have found and loved one another in a world atomized by social media, where empty men have tried to fill their lonely soul with lies about their own inherent superiority. Minnesotans have preserved everything worthwhile about β€œWestern civilization,” while armed brutes try to tear it down by force.

Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significantβ€”though not finalβ€”victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

27.01.2026 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 12117    πŸ” 4027    πŸ’¬ 266    πŸ“Œ 435

β€œPlease get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.”

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25.01.2026 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1687    πŸ” 501    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 8

Nate not realizing that our "unincorporated territories in the Caribbean" were acquired from Denmark in the first place in exchange for... relinquishing all claims to Greenland.

Peak punditry right there.

10/10, don't ever change.

22.01.2026 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 677    πŸ” 157    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 8
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The Case Centre team are in Santiago, Chile πŸ‡¨πŸ‡± this week!

Professors Karthik Ramanna and @profemilyjones.bsky.social are leading a case method workshop with Fundación Luksic, bringing real-world policy challenges into the classroom.🌟

About the workshopπŸ‘‡
www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/course/case-...

13.01.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌍 This week we brought together an inspiring group of 32 educators and trainers from across the globe for the #CaseMethod for Public Policy Workshop. Together, they explored how to use real-world challenges to create powerful learning moments in the classroom. Learn moreπŸ‘‡
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25.04.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I sat down with one of our MPP alums, Ema, to discuss interactive teaching at the Blavatnik School of Government. I promise I didn't feed her the 'it's like a beautiful symphony' line.

28.04.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Student life: Interview with Ema on interactive teaching For the past eight years, the Case Centre on Public Leadership has been working with Blavatnik School faculty to bring interactive teaching materials into the classroom. Our case writers sat down…

How do you teach real-world policymaking? πŸ“šπŸŒ

The case method goes beyond lectures, putting students in the shoes of public leaders making tough decisions under pressure.

MPP alumna Ema GrajcarovΓ‘ shares her experienceπŸ‘‡

28.04.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Israeli air strike destroys part of last fully functional hospital in Gaza City The Israel Defense Forces said the hospital contained a

The attack on the Ahli Arab Hospital (#Gaza) ostensibly violates #IHL in several ways. The one generally missed:

The foreseeable civ harm of taking out the last hospital is manifestly #disproportionate even if there WERE a command&control target.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

14.04.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sauron, he’s building tremendous things in Mordor, and they're buying a lot from us. We’re keeping it fair, we’re keeping it smart, no tariffs on Mordor. I know Sauron very well β€” very strong, very good guy β€” and he respects us, believe me.

08.04.2025 09:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Making cup cakes and vanilla coffees great again.

2nd top tariff (47%) on Madagascar ( extreme poverty 80%)

to punish them for selling vanilla (production 3000 tons, top export to US).

instead of hockey mums buying from US producers (production 0.2 tons).

03.04.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's not really a choice. If I couldn't work from home two days a week then I'd either have to cut my hours or quit because the only nursery in the village doesn't operate long enough hours for me to do a full day work + commute + drop-off and pick-up.

03.04.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

Absolutely must read story of detention for profit

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

19.03.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 213    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 7

Congratulations to Aaron and my colleagues in the Case Centre team

12.03.2025 05:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Listening to Bo Burnhams β€œInside”. That was a moment. So good.

08.03.2025 05:36 β€” πŸ‘ 860    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 5

Spelling his name Zelenskyyyy now to show even greater solidarity.

02.03.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
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Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...

01.03.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3134    πŸ” 1385    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 94
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There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧡

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Winston Churchill at the White House wearing a one-piece garment known as a siren suit.

Winston Churchill at the White House wearing a one-piece garment known as a siren suit.

Zelenskyy's character can be judge more directly by how he treats others and whether you think he's protected his country. From what I've seen, he has treated Americans with respect. His attire is to remind people he's at war, not unlike Churchill wearing a siren suit to the White House in 1942.

01.03.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 9933    πŸ” 1401    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 52
Mark Zuckerberg in a hoodie.

Mark Zuckerberg in a hoodie.

Trayvon Martin in a hoodie.

Trayvon Martin in a hoodie.

Just look at how we view hoodies. On Mark Zuckerberg, the hoodie is a symbol of whiz kid meritocracy breaking norms and developing the New Economy. On people like Trayvon Martin, the hoodie is sometimes seen as proof of criminality. Again, it's about the bodies beneath the clothes.

01.03.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 12103    πŸ” 1519    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 46
Vance smiling during the moment when Brian Glenn asked his question.

Vance smiling during the moment when Brian Glenn asked his question.

As a general matter, I also dislike the idea of respectability in dress because the concept is often unevenly applied. It bothered me to see Vance smirking during this moment, as he supposedly champions the forgotten working poor who are most often shamed because of these concepts.

01.03.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7768    πŸ” 535    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 27

Few wars are as historically, morally & legally clear cut as Russia's aggression against Ukraine. An American President unable to pick between Putin & Zelenskyy the cause of the war, the dictator, the one not ready for peace has switched sides & abandoned reality.

28.02.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is where we are.

27.02.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3568    πŸ” 500    πŸ’¬ 127    πŸ“Œ 58
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German stellarator fusion design concept unveiled Munich-based Proxima Fusion and its partners have published a new peer-reviewed paper presenting Stellaris, the world's first integrated concept for a commercial fusion power plant designed to ope...

Munich-based Proxima Fusion and its partners have published a new peer-reviewed paper presenting Stellaris, the world's first integrated concept for a commercial fusion power plant designed to operate reliably and continuously.
www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/ger...

27.02.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0