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Alexis Lerner

@alexislerner.bsky.social

Assistant Professor of Russian Politics at @navalacademy. Authoritarianism, protest, political graffiti, data science, and genocide.

181 Followers  |  174 Following  |  8 Posts  |  Joined: 27.08.2023  |  1.6166

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Book talk coming your way, DC! ✨Post-Soviet Graffiti: Free Speech in Authoritarian States✨ Hosted by @liselhintz.bsky.social! Register here (I’m told there will be lunch): www.eventbrite.com/e/post-sovie...

04.02.2025 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Literally just did this today! Yay for replication.

03.01.2025 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah! I want to join this round but I teach till 2:45 on Tuesdays. Hopefully next time!

30.12.2024 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

NORAD Santa at it again - skipped Belarus for the 2nd year in a row! (And yes, he brings joy and toys to little girls and boys in other authoritarian regimes!)

25.12.2024 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I took my young daughters camping without my spouse, out of state, and in intermittently rainy conditions! I was very scared and almost bailed many times before the weekend came but ended up sticking with it. Very proud. Can’t wait to do it again.

24.12.2024 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Could be down!

15.12.2024 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Georgian Dream party won a majority in parliament. Georgians are protesting the 2024 parliamentary elections – and democratic backsliding under the Georgian Dream party.

While you’re watching the protests in #Tbilisi and the #GeorgianDream descent into Kremlin-tinged isolationism, I humbly offer the explainer that Arianne Swieca and I wrote about last month’s elections for @goodauth.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/georgia...

01.12.2024 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Georgian Dream party won a majority in parliament. Georgians are protesting the 2024 parliamentary elections – and democratic backsliding under the Georgian Dream party.

Read @alexislerner.bsky.social & Arianne Swieca's explainer on the Oct 26 #Georgia elections. It's not a pick-me-up if you like democracy: "Reports of ballot stuffing, assault, and intimidation against voters, vote buying, and other allegations of fraud..."

goodauthority.org/news/georgia...

01.11.2024 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Anyone have an idea of why NORAD Santa skips out on Belarus? πŸ‡§πŸ‡Ύ

25.12.2023 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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