S. I. Rubinstein

@si_rubinstein

Roving historiographer. “Brevity is... wit."

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S. I. Rubinstein @si_rubinstein 17h

$51k=£38k, for reference UK doctoral stipend is £22k, America is so rich & we are so poor

meiya @meibot_ 19h

$51,000 is still $16k below the living wage in Cambridge per the MIT living wage calculator, and “free tuition” can’t pay rent or buy groceries. if you truly believe grads only work 20hrs/week you’ve clearly never met one. I hope to god you never work with PhD students
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S. I. Rubinstein @si_rubinstein 2d

Interesting C18th attempt at pronatalism:

S. I. Rubinstein @si_rubinstein 2d

Yep, Israel’s future is Egypt / Turkey, a military elite of (relatively) enlightened patriots vs the barbarous, reactionary rabble.

JoeMcCarthyStan 🇮🇱🏳️‍⚧️ Verified account @JoeMcCarthy2tan 2d

Goyim who think Eisenkot will be more radical than Netanyahu because he was a general are just showing how little they know about the middle east.

In basically any middle eastern country, the military is the most MODERATE actor. That's like Rule #1 of MENA geopolitics.
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S. I. Rubinstein @si_rubinstein 3d

I'm not Israeli & even I can tell, off vibes alone, that this lady & this sentiment do not match.

Jesse Singal Verified account @jessesingal 3d

I had ChatGPT add English subtitles to this cute bit from "A Wonderful Country," which is an SNL-ish show in Israel

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S. I. Rubinstein @si_rubinstein 3d

It brings me no joy to be the Athelstan Grinch. But no, this isn’t really true; Northumbria slipped away the second he died, & wasn’t permanently re-conquered for another 15 years or so.

Tom Harwood Verified account @tomhfh 4d

Next year will mark the 1,100th anniversary of the creation of England.

Almost uniquely in the world, it has remained a recognisably unified polity ever since.

Celebrations are in order.
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