@danielhristov.bsky.social
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"This is what arbitrary, absolute power looks like. And this is why the men who wrote the Constitution never wanted anyone to have it"
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump Is Showing Why Dictatorships Fail
The authors of the Constitution separated powers for a reason.
www.theatlantic.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"This is what arbitrary, absolute power looks like. And this is why the men who wrote the Constitution never wanted anyone to have it"
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Surprise! The Russians, who have repeatedly said they don't want a ceasefire, have once again said they don't want a ceasefire
March 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Surprise! The Russians, who have repeatedly said they don't want a ceasefire, have once again said they don't want a ceasefire
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More of this please
January 31, 2025 at 4:36 AM
More of this please
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Last summer, @peterpomerantsev.bsky.social and I produced a short podcast series, Autocracy in America. We talked about the changed that preceded an assault on democracy in other countries, and we found them here. Perhaps useful background for the current moment.
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/aut...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/aut...
Autocracy in America
There are authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States. To root them out, you have to know where to look.
www.theatlantic.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Last summer, @peterpomerantsev.bsky.social and I produced a short podcast series, Autocracy in America. We talked about the changed that preceded an assault on democracy in other countries, and we found them here. Perhaps useful background for the current moment.
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/aut...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/aut...
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Don't give up - do something. A great list for civic minded Americans, from @protectdemocracy.org
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
How *you* can protect democracy
29 concrete actions you can take right now to protect our system of government
open.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Don't give up - do something. A great list for civic minded Americans, from @protectdemocracy.org
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
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Hard not to escape the conclusion that the Brazilian judicial system works better than its American equivalent
JUST IN: Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro has been indicted over alleged knowledge of a coup plot to kill his successor and overturn the election results. cnn.it/48ZpAgA
November 22, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Hard not to escape the conclusion that the Brazilian judicial system works better than its American equivalent
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Today is the 1000th day of a war that was begun by a Russian leader who believed it would be over in three days. One of the greatest military miscalculations in recent history.
November 19, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Today is the 1000th day of a war that was begun by a Russian leader who believed it would be over in three days. One of the greatest military miscalculations in recent history.
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Nobody should have any illusions now
November 13, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Nobody should have any illusions now