How religious were the radical right actors?

Lately, I’ve been diving deep into the use of religious language in radical right and fascist texts—think bulletins, newspapers, and pamphlets from the interwar period. To map out how prominent religious themes really are, I’m combining word frequency analysis with LDA topic modeling and TF-IDF. These tools help me uncover the dominant topics in these publications and how often they appear.

Right now, my focus is on Yugoslav radical right groups, but I’m planning to expand the study to include Romanian and Italian cases soon. I’ve also run some comparisons using Mein Kampf as a benchmark—let’s just say the results were revealing and worth pursuing further.

If you're curious about the logic behind the analysis or want to see the code in action, feel free to check out my GitHub page!

Tracking technological advances through time and space

What started as a plan to trace the spread of political ideologies from the Habsburg Monarchy to its neighbors took an unexpected turn. Mapping ideological diffusion proved trickier than expected - so I shifted focus.

Instead, I’m now tracking the circulation of technology through historical newspapers. By following how often and when technological breakthroughs appeared in the press, I can chart their visibility over time and across regions.

What’s particularly exciting is how this sheds light on national communities living in different states - and how they perceived or promoted innovation. Early results are promising, and I’m looking forward to digging deeper into these cross-border patterns of tech discourse.

Stay tuned for more—and as always, feel free to check my GitHub for data and methodology!

🛠️ Pet-project: DIY Home Security 

In my spare time, I’ve been building a rudimentary home security system—part practical, part playful, and very Raspberry Pi-driven.

The setup includes a home server streaming a live surveillance feed, controlled via custom Python scripts. The system will (hopefully) also monitor CO₂ levels and detects unusual motion or intruders. If something’s off—say, a spike in CO₂ or a midnight visitor—it sends me an email alert, and even adjusts the lighting automatically. I am also playing with voice commands, 

so it’s been a great way to explore embedded programming, automation, and home networking all at once.

I’ll post code snippets and setup notes on GitHub soon—stay tuned!