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Anna Lind-Guzik

@alindguzik.bsky.social

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Founder @conversationalist.org. Host of The Conversationalist podcast. Lapsed lawyer and historian. Writing on authoritarianism, rule of law, human rights, feminism. She/her.

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Anna Lind-Guzik @alindguzik.bsky.social · Jan 24

I wrote about the massive failure of imagination that brought the US to this point.

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A (State) Failure of Imagination

To believe things can get better, we must first accept they can get worse.

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Anna Lind-Guzik @alindguzik.bsky.social · 8m

she just admit it!?!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Melania Trump: "President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication."

Anna Lind-Guzik @alindguzik.bsky.social · 39m

I’ve been meaning to get into Potomac forever, and this feels like my cue

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nicole froio @nicolefroio.bsky.social · 3d

writing this was a dream come true.

The Conversationalist @conversationalist.org · 3d

The Oscar-winning film “I’m Still Here” is based on a true story: Both in the movie and in reality, the Brazilian government wouldn’t admit to killing a man until 25 years after the fact. @nicolefroio.bsky.social on the political histories behind the film in this previously published story.

The Women the Dictatorship Left Behind

On the history we see—and the history we don’t—in “I’m Still Here.”

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The Conversationalist @conversationalist.org · 1d

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Anna Lind-Guzik @alindguzik.bsky.social · 1d

funny how the people who claim their top enemies are antifascists still get really upset when you call them fascist

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

This remains the most important piece i’ve written about the goals and ideological principles of the second Trump administration www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Anna Lind-Guzik @alindguzik.bsky.social · 1d

the evil genius trope is way overrated. A lot of clowns doing mass crimes

Anna Lind-Guzik @alindguzik.bsky.social · 1d

Editors were the best part about moving from academic writing to journalism. A thoughtful professional there to ask helpful questions, clean things up and make sure I don’t make a fool of myself? Yes please

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 2d

The President of the United States is calling for the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois to be jailed.

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 2d

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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The Conversationalist @conversationalist.org · 2d

*taps mic 🎤* The Conversationalist podcast is coming back on October 14th, hosted by founder @alindguzik.bsky.social!

Listen to the season 2 trailer here ➡️ conversationalist.org/2025/10/07/t...

The Conversationalist Podcast is Coming Back

Mark your calendars: Season 2 drops October 14.

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Anna Lind-Guzik @alindguzik.bsky.social · 3d

love these!

Anna Lind-Guzik @alindguzik.bsky.social · 3d

the major surge in renewable energy is the most optimistic story out there right now. It sucks that the US has shot itself in the foot, but so long as the rest of the world keeps it moving, I have some hope for humanity and the planet

kottke.org @kottke.org · 3d

“The world’s wind and solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year, marking a turning point for the global power system.” [theguardian.com]

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

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Anna Lind-Guzik @alindguzik.bsky.social · 3d

big failson energy

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 3d

it's weird to me how much Gulf states seem to dominate the imagination of the UK right at the moment. I assume it's largely about who's giving them money, but I also think "Dubai expat" is a common social type in their circles.

Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 3d

I was on a panel at Conservative conference today where the UAE model was seriously proposed as a direction to take Britain’s immigration system.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 3d

If we honor human life, we honor human life.

If human beings are truly holy, truly created in the divine image, then genocide in revenge for slaughter is the opposite of justice.

It's the most extreme misunderstanding of the significance of what was taken. To say the least.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 3d

Mourning those murdered by Hamas isn't incompatible with mourning those murdered by the Israeli state.

Demanding that the hostages return isn't incompatible with naming & demanding an end to genocide.

Naming the power imbalance & impact thereof doesn't desecrate those murdered two years ago today.

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Anna Lind-Guzik @alindguzik.bsky.social · 3d

We’re coming back with Season 2 of The Conversationalist podcast on October 14th! Subscribe now to listen, wherever you get your podcasts.

Coming Soon: Season 2!

Podcast Episode · The Conversationalist Podcast · Trailer · 2m

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 3d

Someone should start asking why we’re hearing and seeing Stephen Miller so much all of a sudden.

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Anna Lind-Guzik @alindguzik.bsky.social · 4d

Huge pet peeve of mine is when people are given some massive honor and they call it humbling

Anna Lind-Guzik @alindguzik.bsky.social · 4d

One of the most arrogantly unqualified people in the industry starting a job she shouldn’t be in: “thrilled and humbled.”

Patrick Hruby @patrickhruby.bsky.social · 4d

This list could easily be condensed to five items

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Anna Lind-Guzik @alindguzik.bsky.social · 4d

“Dictator from day one,” he said. This is that failure of imagination I’ve been talking about.

Mary Dudziak @marydudziak.bsky.social · 4d

Has Trump’s second term posed a greater or lesser threat to the rule of law than you expected? @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

Has Trump’s second term posed a greater or lesser threat to the rule of law than you expected?
Circular graph showing over half answered: much more than I expected, about a quarter: more than I expected, about an eighth: similar threat to what I expected, small sliver: much less threat than I expected.

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Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 5d

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 4d

HAPPENING NOW: Emergency hearing before Judge Karin Immergut on Trump's effort to circumvent her temporary restraining order re: Oregon national guard deployment.

I plan to listen in for @lawfaremedia.org.

Follow along (court remote access technology permitting...) ⬇️🧵

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Anna Lind-Guzik @alindguzik.bsky.social · 6d

Yes! State abuse and interpersonal abuse differ as a matter of degree not kind

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Anna Lind-Guzik @alindguzik.bsky.social · 6d

I’ve been saying since Trump 1 that the GOP is a fascist party that wants to make it illegal to be a Democrat to the point I’ve developed an eye twitch when I hear or see the word bipartisanship

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 6d

Can Miller really believe this? If so, he is delusional. If not, then he’s a reprehensible demagogue.

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