This is how it happens: a president calls for his critics in Congress to be executed, and people try to wave it away. This is how democracies fall and open societies fracture. No patriot should accept this. No American should look away. 🇺🇸🗽

As the great DMX once said, “we ain’t going anywhere.”

This Veterans Day, we must acknowledge that we owe our vets more than gratitude. Their service demands that we live up to the ideals they fought for — justice, freedom, and equality for all. 🇺🇸

Always inspired by Aryeh Neier’s lifelong defense of free speech and the First Amendment.

So proud to be a New Yorker! The American dream continues! Congrats, Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social 🇺🇸🗽🌊

Last week’s date night at the Élysée — thank you, President Macron, for another great @parispeaceforum.bsky.social.

At this year’s @parispeaceforum.bsky.social, leaders from around the world gathered to discuss how we can build cooperation and generate collective action when it feels harder than ever to find common ground.

Turns out, the Republicans lying to you about SNAP are the same ones who could release emergency reserve funds set aside for this very purpose! They're treating 42 million Americans like political pawns.

How did the @timesofindianews.bsky.social get this private picture of me and my dad at the office?

For more than 40 years, @open-society.bsky.social has worked alongside Roma leaders, artists, and educators to build opportunity, freedom, and inclusion.

Honored to accept the European Civil Rights Prize of the Sinti and Roma on behalf of my father, in recognition of his tireless work advancing the rights of the Sinti and Roma — Europe’s largest ethnic minority.

Ahead of accepting the European Civil Rights Prize of the Sinti and Roma on behalf of my father — and alongside giants in the fight for equal rights and freedom of the Roma —

Congratulations to our founder George Soros on receiving the European Civil Rights Prize of the Sinti and Roma in recognition of his decades-long commitment to advancing the rights, dignity, and empowerment of Roma communities across Europe.

Mamdani’s Ideas Have Been Tried Before — and Worked politi.co/4hjVNU9 via @politico.com by @asliaydintasbas.bsky.social

A tech titan with courage and integrity. He understands the stakes—and leads with conviction. He deserves applause. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

In case you needed another reminder that these attacks have no basis in reality. Even the conservative Capital Research Center — whose report was cited as reason to investigate us — admits it found no evidence of any crime.

30 years ago, @crisisgroup.org was born from the international community’s failure to prevent war in Bosnia. This week, we returned to Sarajevo — where it all began — for our board meeting, joined by every past president of ICG.

Overwhelmed by all the love and solidarity from NYC to across the globe for @open-society.bsky.social at our UNGA reception this year. 🙏

Honored to take part in this week’s human rights symposium alongside Muhammad Yunus, President Musar, High Commissioner Türk, and Oxfam Director Behar.

It was great to catch up my with my friend David Lammy at the Clinton Global Initiative and congratulate him in person on his becoming Deputy Prime Minister.

An honor to spend time with @mariaressa.bsky.social, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who has spoken truth to power on disinformation and the playbook authoritarians use to roll back human rights in the Philippines and around the world.

Great to see the inspiring @gavinnewsom.bsky.social, a force who’s unafraid to push back against this Administration’s threats to our democracy and constitutional rights.

Grateful to spend time with my friend former President Santos — Nobel Peace Prize laureate, President of @theelders.bsky.social, and the leader whose courage and vision helped bring Colombia’s civil war to an end. He’s a reminder of what’s possible with courage, dialogue, and persistence.

It was a privilege to sit down with Prime Minister Mia Mottley on the sidelines of UNGA. She continues to lead the global fight for climate justice, demanding that vulnerable nations have a fair chance to thrive in the face of climate change.

Always an honor to meet with Sviatlana Tsihanouskaya. Her courage in the fight for a free Belarus is extraordinary. Even with her husband finally released from political prison, she refuses to rest until every last political prisoner is out. I'm proud to stand with her in that fight.

L’shana Tova! 🍎🍯 The Rosh Hashanah table has always been a place of joyful memories for me. Here’s to a sweet new year.

Off-year elections decide who runs our schools, our courts, and our states —they matter. And so does your right to participate in them. On Voter Registration Day, take five minutes to confirm your registration. In November, make your voice heard.

Off-year elections decide who runs our schools, our courts, and our states —they matter. And so does your right to participate in them. On Voter Registration Day, take five minutes to confirm your registration. In November, make your voice heard.

The Open Society Foundations have unequivocally condemned the horrific murder of Charlie Kirk. Our thoughts are with his family and all who are mourning his loss. A free and open society depends on people being able to express their views without fear of violence.

Hard to believe it’s been 24 years. Thinking of those we lost on 9/11, their families, and the incredible courage of the first responders who ran toward danger that day. We will never forget their bravery.

The shooting of Charlie Kirk is absolutely reprehensible — such acts of violence have no place in our society.

I spoke with @camposmello.bsky.social about Trump, threats, tariffs, interference — and what all of it means for Brazil. 👇 t.co/6KZxdTieVK

Today we proudly honor Ukraine's Independence Day. For more than three years, Ukrainians have bravely fought for their sovereignty, and for the right of all people to live without fear of tyranny. 🇺🇦

Thank you to our Brazilian hosts for such a warm welcome. Every meeting underscored the country’s pivotal role in shaping a more democratic future in Latin America and around the world. I return home inspired by the partners and leaders who are working tirelessly to make that vision real.

Great exchange with the Brazilian National Economic and Social Development Bank on the future of the global economy. As one of the largest development banks in the world, BNDES is leading the way in sustainable development and climate transition.

Honored to join COP30 President Corrêa do Lago and Marina Silva for a cornerstone event on democracy and multilateralism at the Itamaraty Palace, Brazil’s seat of diplomacy. Grateful as well for a tour of this Oscar Niemeyer masterpiece.

For decades, @open-society.bsky.social has supported partners in Latin America striving for progress.   Today, our commitment must rise to meet this moment by supporting efforts to create opportunities, improve living conditions, and create economic security in order for open societies to flourish.

Grateful for my exchanges with Minister Fernando Haddad; Senator Randolfe Rodriguez; and Chamber of Deputies Members Túlio Gadêlha, Erika Hilton, and Dandara Tonantzin as Brazil gears up for COP30 and continues to chart a unique progressive model for democracy across the globe.

95 years for the GOAT. Happy birthday, dad! 🎂🐐

Sixty years ago today, the landmark Voting Rights Act was signed into law in the United States. It prohibited racial discrimination in voting. Before it, states practiced voter discrimination and denied Black and other nonwhite Americans their right to take part in elections.

60 years ago, the U.S. passed the Voting Rights Act, ending legalized racial discrimination in voting and moving us closer to our promise as a pluralistic democracy. It lifted all Americans.

Five years on, no one has been held accountable for the explosion that killed 236 and devastated Beirut. But there’s hope: the probe has resumed, and international cases are moving—thanks in part to Open Society partner Zena Wakim. Read more:

We mark Roma Holocaust Memorial Day by honoring the 500,000+ Roma and Sinti murdered by the Nazis. This genocide, like so much of Roma history, has been erased. We honor those lost by telling their story. Today and every day, I stand with the Roma fighting for justice and dignity.

I completed my visit to Senegal deeply inspired. @Open-Society.bsky.social has been active in Senegal for 25 years.

Today we announce three multiyear programs in Africa to advance civic engagement, economic prosperity, and peacebuilding.

Today, I sat down with President Faye to discuss Senegal's bold vision for democratic renewal and justice— and to congratulate him on his historic election.

What I found most striking about Edsall’s piece was the points made by scholar Theda Skocpol. She points out that Trump is creating a system of “competitive sycophancy” and could use ICE as a private army which could ruin American democracy. 👇