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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 12d

Putin, an autocrat, passed a Foreign Agents law in 2012.

Orban, an autocrat, uses investigations, tax audits, regulations, and new laws to harass civil organizations in name of sovereignty.

Both sought to intimidate civil society, so that no independent or opposing voices remained.

Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 12d

Uhhh, folks? This is real bad.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence

NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

www.whitehouse.gov

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 16d

The “later” is doing a lot of heavy lifting there

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 16d

*Mazovian*, obvs, Jesus.

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 16d

That’s like the rye vs potato vodka divide in mine. Bitter, long-lasting, and carefully nurtured.

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 16d

And a hearty welcome to our Mazoviqn friends!

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 16d

kasza pierogi? That's a new one, but then I'm from the Prussian partition, so we are carb deprived.

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 16d

I would happily thank you for all your amazing posts by making any one of these for you.

(A friend and I have an annual barter of his amazing summer tomatoes for my winter gołąbki.)

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 16d

Sing it, friend.

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 16d

It is my comfort food, my madeleine, my food of the gods.

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 16d

That looks *amazing*.

Also:
a) gołąbki, Polish stuffed cabbage,
and/or
b) bigos, Polish choucroute.

www.polonist.com/golabki-poli...

chefsbinge.com/bigos-polish...

Gołąbki: Polish Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Tomato Sauce

Savour the flavours of Gołąbki (Polish stuffed cabbage rolls): tender cabbage, flavourful filling, and tomato sauce unite for a comforting meal.

www.polonist.com

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 18d

Which is also why the pro-"peace" faction enjoyed such support in Germany after the invasion. Anything to avoid waking up the bear.

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 18d

The only credible answer I can think of is that they're worried about Putin testing the boundaries until something serious enough happens to invoke A5, and then several NATO allies just....won't.

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 18d

No, no, so much better to repeatedly spin out voter preference fantasies out of consultant vibes.

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 27d

Countries do not need “approval” to invoke either Article 4 or 5. That’s the point.

Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 27d

? Poland invoked article 4 once already, so hardly ignoring. Matters more that there were NATO planes immediately in the air, shooting down the drones, and that NATo immediately took notice and condemned.

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 27d

"Accidental" bombings have happened, over and over again for years now, not just in Poland but in Romania, and somehow cooler heads prevailed.

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 27d

After the drone attack, Poland has invoked Article 4 of NATO.
Note:
a) Article 4 calls for consultation, NOT mutual defense,
b) Not the first time Russia has "accidentally" bombed Poland, nor the 1st time Poland used Article 4
c) Yes, it's a Putin troll; no, it is not an inevitable escalation

Russian drone incursion into Poland will test Nato resolve

Whether the drone incursion was deliberate or accidental, Moscow will be watching Nato's response to it closely.

www.bbc.com

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 27d

Why would you reiterate lies about Bluesky celebrating the murder of Charlie Kirk?

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 28d

Just got it, cannot wait.

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · Sep 5

Coming up next: return of the refrigerator mothers.

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · Sep 4

Ours was the same, but just plain aluminium.

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · Sep 3

Our milk-boiling pot was from East Germany! DDR aluminium at its finest.

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · Sep 3

Every day, my mother carefully boiled milk, bc otherwise we'd be exposed to tuberculosis, massive GI issues, and other pathogen-borne disease.

When we came to the US, you could just drink milk cold! straight from the bottle! with no gross coat to skim!

Welcome to communist-era Poland, y'all.

Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · Sep 3

Boiling milk before use was just what you did. They had dedicated cookware for it. (Specially shaped to contain boil-overs, which milk is really prone to.)

Household hygiene had SERIOUSLY high stakes back before hot running water & pasteurization.

That's… like… why they taught home economics.

Photo of a vintage milk boiler. Kinda looks like a blocky metal teapot with a weird lid.

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · Sep 1

You’re right. So much better to simulate masturbation in lieu of logic or evidence.

Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · Sep 1

Nice path there from gross generalizations to logical fallacies to middle school. Masterful.

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