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Part of the greatness of @asharangappa.bsky.social’s post is its mindfulness of Trump’s lifelong legacy of failing

Great idea by @thebulwark.com and a touching essay by @tribelaw.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/my-fathers...

"The Grift Bubble: A Political Theory of American Collapse" "Those who work against the grifters... may be acting from love, or from law, because they know that these things are real. And so they should also know, in acting thus, that they are the patriots." snyder.substack.com/p/the-grift-...

Trump lost his trade war in every possible sense. It hurt the economy; it made us look ludicrous and lawless; and it gave Beijing a chance to reach for world power. And there is nothing Trump can do about any of this except back down and blame others. (1/2)

Jim Ryan's letter is not just surreal and troubling; it provides a series of deeply sobering lessons—about the perils facing public universities today; about what it means to "work with" this Department of Justice; & about what leadership does (and doesn't) entail at this especially fraught moment.

"The Grift Bubble: A Political Theory of American Collapse" "Those who work against the grifters... may be acting from love, or from law, because they know that these things are real. And so they should also know, in acting thus, that they are the patriots." snyder.substack.com/p/the-grift-...

I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?

"I Want You to Understand Chicago" aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States

When I visited PEN Ukraine in Kyiv in September 2023, I was photographed by Kostiatyn Huzenko, who documented the war. He enlisted in the Ukrainian armed forces this April and was killed on November 1 by a Russian missile. Courage, truth, memory united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

Anne Applebaum as usual on the mark. I would add: most elected Republicans quietly fold the millisecond this happens to them. So in speaking up MTG is GOP unusual.

By the way, follow Prof Erica Chenoweth

I guess we all understand now what the bunker is for.

Great work in and on Vienna by Stephen Naron and colleagues. One of these women figures in Black Earth and I was just looking at her testimony for my lecture on Kristallnacht for the Chicago Holocaust Museum at Am Torah www.freud-museum.at/en/exhibitio...

"I feel like I have this front row seat to the destruction of our democracy. We are seeing it in real time with a president who is asking us to do things that are illegal and harmful to the American public." @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social Jenna Norton was placed on administrative leave from NIH

Creating the US SA was always and obviously the idea.

According to a source, Jenna Norton, who led a letter criticizing Trump's decimation of the NIH (see below), has been placed on administrative leave. She's the first at NIH to be put on leave, joining EPA officials who criticized Trump policies. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

The Epstein Files… otherwise known as the Trump Pardon List

Civil society has to hold together and pull forward until the Democratic Party changes. It makes no sense to wait for the Democrats as a party. What makes sense is shifting the ground underneath them.

The situation in the Situation Room being the presidential pedophilia coverup. And let’s not be silly — the Situation Room is not some kind of inviolable holy space.

These men are completely incompetent and have no regard whatsoever for the safety of Americans. We will all pay. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...

Our foreign policy, if that is still the right concept, has three pillars: alienate allies, encourage enemies, and take bribes.

Mein Buch Über Tyrannei illustriert von Nora Krug als Kammermusik in München heute abend! www.mphil.de/en/concerts-...

The original Dem demands were: 1) Permanent ACA subsidies 2) Medicaid funding restored 3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission) They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today. The Senate Democrats!

A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.

When Ukrainian soldiers are wounded in action, Russian drones target both them and the people who come to rescue them. Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment. snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-is...

I want to thank a generation for bringing the expression “cringe” into the mainstream

Congratulations to @karenattiah.bsky.social theroot100.com/nominee_list...

Glencoe, IL: On Monday, November 10th, I will be speaking at the Illinois Holocaust Museum's Kristallnacht Commemoration. www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/events/ellen...

Elon Musk’s new pay package would feed all forty million Americans on SNAP for the next ten years. He wouldn’t notice the difference but the country would.

"However terrible the war and its consequent famine in Sudan is today, it can still get much worse" From Alex de Waal, who knows Sudan better than anyone www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...

This is not the country we should be.

Dr Amy Acton not only very much should but very much could beat Vivek Ramaswamy in the race for the office of governor of Ohio. Please consider supporting her if you can with a monthly donation. actonforgovernor.com

actual communism

“More people could have died in the past week in El Fasher, and this is without hyperbole, than died in the past two years in Gaza,” says Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director at Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab, who joins Mehdi remotely.” zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...

It's been a few days since Trump announced his "deal" with Xi. It's now clear that Trump got fleeced. America gave up lots and got nothing. It's a story you should know bc few things matter more than the U.S.-China relationship. 1/ So here's a🧵

In the election for mayor of Cincinnati the Republicans put up JD Vance’s half-brother against incumbent Aftab Pureval. The Republicans got absolutely crushed — Pureval got more than 80% of the vote.

Good people working hard in Ohio and getting results.

"How 'War' Becomes War: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Ours of Us" "From the moment the armed services violently engage their first civilians, their prestige will be gone forever, and service members will be destroying the Republic they are sworn to serve." snyder.substack.com/p/how-war-be...

"On Tyranny" is #1 on the WaPo bestseller list this week. I wish it weren't necessary, but I'm glad that people are finding the book useful. www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...

BREAKING: Democrat Aftab Pureval wins Cincinnati mayoral election over Cory Bowman, half-brother of Vice President JD Vance. Follow AP for live updates.

Run everywhere. And this is what happens. Teamwork!!!!!

Go vote.

Is it just me or do these proclamations sound more and more like the work of Dement AI?

Six months ago I wrote this post about “the next terrorist attack.” I republish it now (lightly updated) because my fear of this scenario has recently grown much greater. snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...

The most important thing is to draw the obvious conclusions ourselves. newrepublic.com/article/2025...

A horrific mass murder is unfolding in Sudan, where no one can see it. The RSF are murdering civilians in El Fasher, having finally defeated the Sudanese army forces holding out in the city. The BBC has managed to speak to some who escaped www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...

In D.C., and lots here to talk about. I will write something soon.

Imagine that. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...