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Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
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staff writer @theatlantic. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum

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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
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725302...
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 5h
Regrettably relevant research today

Disguised Repression: Targeting Opponents with Nonpolitical Crimes to Undermine Dissent
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5h
Just bone chilling. And when the imprisonment of critics is combined with his offer to enrich and immunize his loyalists, this is how democracies die fast.

But it's still our choice. Don't let him silence you.
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 7h
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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NPR @npr.org · 14h
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. n.pr/3KIfcSn
This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 15h
How to negotiate with Putin: First, make sure he knows he can't win
From @radek-sikorski.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...
Opinion | I’m the Foreign Minister of Poland. This Is How to Negotiate With Putin.
www.nytimes.com
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 15h
Federal investigators who used to fight crime are now being redirected to immigration
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump’s Immigration Push Diverts U.S. Agents From Drug, Money and Sex-Crime Cases
Federal investigators are resigning, and morale is low, as they juggle complex cases and detain migrants.
www.wsj.com
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d
Antisemitic, pro-Putin, in league with white nationalists, promoted the Pizzagate conspiracy theory - and now being platformed by the president of the United States
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d
"We took the freedom of speech away," says the president
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."
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Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 1d
CNN is now using the Trump preferred “Department of War” name in its official statements
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d
I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.
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Ramsha Jahangir @ramshajahangir.bsky.social · 1d
Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to give Facebook & Instagram users the right to set a chronological feed by default - one of the first EU cases applying the DSA in civil proceedings.

To unpack what this means, I spoke with @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social:

www.techpolicy.press/what-a-dutch...
What a Dutch Court Ruling Against Meta Signals for Private DSA Enforcement | TechPolicy.Press
Tech Policy Press spoke with Rejo Zenger, Policy and Advocacy Lead at Bits of Freedom, to better understand the significance of the ruling.
www.techpolicy.press
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 2d
The guy we are saving with $20B bailout
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 2d
As alarmed as people may be, they aren't alarmed enough. Trump just escalated this crisis from a fight between the federal government and a state, to a situation where one state is deploying armed forces to impose its will on another state. www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next
We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.
www.thebulwark.com
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 2d
yeah okay
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Suzanne Kelleher @srkelleher.bsky.social · 2d
“The air traffic system, in general, is stressed to the max,” a veteran air traffic controller working at a major East Coast airport told Forbes on Tuesday, adding “sick outs will continue to happen because the [controllers] aren’t fit for duty.”

www.forbes.com/sites/suzann...
Overstressed, Unpaid Air Traffic Controllers ‘Aren’t Fit For Duty,’ Says Agency Veteran
Cracks in the air travel system are widening, as air traffic controllers bear the strain of an understaffed system and no pay until the government shutdown ends.
www.forbes.com
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 3d
update: "video appears to contradict the government’s allegation that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire on her"
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorn...
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 3d
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 3d
This footnote to Illinois and Chicago's lawsuit against Trump is an important reminder:

* There is no Department of War or Secretary of War, which are make-believe names for the actual agencies created by Congress.

Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Timothy Snyder, Rosemary A. Joyce

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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 3d
BREAKING: Today, we're suing. Federal forces in the Chicago area are brutally suppressing free speech with tear gas, rubber bullets, and flash grenades. Journalists, clergy, and demonstrators have been attacked for peacefully protesting against the government. This is an unconstitutional assault.
BREAKING: Lawsuit challenges violent Illinois ICE enforcement. Press, clergy, and protesters sue DHS for violating First Amendment
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