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Anne Applebaum
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staff writer @theatlantic.com and senior fellow @snfagora.bsky.social. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC
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Anne Elizabeth Applebaum is an American journalist and historian. She has written about the history of Communism and the development of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe. She became a Polish citizen in 2013. .. more

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Aug 26
Paperback, with new preface, available TODAY
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1h
Steven Miller plucks an ideology from the 1920s and brings it to life

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1h
"No similarity between the clear-thinking, self-governing stocks that sired the American people and this stream of irresponsible and broken wreckage that is pouring into the lifeblood of America the social and political diseases of the Old World."

Sound familiar?

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Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 15h
Worse

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 16h
Ghoul.

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Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · 19h
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Patrick Dunleavy

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h
Everyone in this admin, from the president on down, rushes to social media to put things out rather than act responsibly and prudently. Always looking to declare victory while seeking praise.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d
Zelensky *cannot* withdraw his troops and cede territory. His army won't do it. The public won't accept it.
theukrainianreview.bsky.social The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 1d
🇺🇦🇺🇸 Ukraine's key "red line" in negotiations with the US is the withdrawal of troops from Donbas, - Bild.

Zelenskyy is ready to discuss abandoning NATO membership, holding elections on a shortened timeline, and freezing the frontline.

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 1d
🇺🇦🇺🇸 Ukraine's key "red line" in negotiations with the US is the withdrawal of troops from Donbas, - Bild.

Zelenskyy is ready to discuss abandoning NATO membership, holding elections on a shortened timeline, and freezing the frontline.

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Richy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · 1d
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.

Us: Across your entire career?

Reiner: In a 6 year period.

Us: That sounds-

Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Extract from Rob Reiner's Wikipedia Filmography 1986 - Stand By zme 1987 - The Princess Bride 1989 - When Harry Met Sally 1990 - Misery 1992 - A Few Good Men

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 1d
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d
Very good @nytimes.com investigation of crypto deregulation and who benefits.
The next wave of stories will be about the consumers who were ripped off

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
The S.E.C. Was Tough on Crypto. It Pulled Back After Trump Returned to Office.
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