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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 6d

Much enjoyed this conversation with @catherinedevries.bsky.social …
( I’m slightly reminded of Leszek Kołakowski’s gloriously self-ironical title ‚’My Correct Views on Everything’…)

Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 6d

New Etched in Marble post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...

Timothy Garton Ash has for decades chronicled Europe’s upheavals with a historian’s depth & a journalist’s eye.

In my conversation with Garton Ash, one theme stood out: writing as a defense of democracy.

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Etched in Marble: Timothy Garton Ash on Writing, Freedom, and the Lost Art of Disagreement

Writers on the Forces That Shape Us and the Writing That Endures

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Lluís Camprubí @lluiscamprubi.bsky.social · 7d

Entrevista de interés a @fromtga.bsky.social :

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Timothy Garton Ash: “EE.UU. bajo el liderazgo de Trump, quiere destruir la Unión Europea"

Cada vez que menciona el Brexit, Timothy Garton Ash (Londres, 1955) deja traslucir una gran frustración. “Todos los días vemos lo estúpido y autolesivo que fue”,

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 9d

Important good news from #moldova ….in the long run, Putin is losing…
bbc.co.uk
Pro-EU party in Moldova takes lead in election mired in claims of interference
The vote is seen as critical for Moldova's future EU path, and President Maia Sandu has warned of Russian interference.

BBC - Home

The best of the BBC, with the latest news and sport headlines, weather, TV & radio highlights and much more from across the whole of BBC Online.

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 14d

And to a great moderator!

Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 16d

Only 31.5 % of Poles say they trust the Catholic Church, down from 58% nine years ago.

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 18d

The light is getting in…still time to join me to talk about Europe at 12 noon today @howthelightgetsin.bsky.social Kenwood House… The Ring

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 19d

In London tomorrow? Interested in Europe? Join me Saturday high noon at Kenwood House, how the light gets in festival @howthelightgetsin.bsky.social @howthelightgetsin2.bsky.social
Tickets here:
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Europe's Second Chance » HowTheLightGetsIn

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Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · 20d

"I never imagined I would see fear spread so far and fast in the US."

This from the writer who gave us definitive accounts of East Germany and other late state socialist societies in the 1980s.

Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 22d

400 days to save US democracy. My latest, based on a long summer in the US. How Trump is exploiting structural weaknesses of the American system & why all democrats must want Democrats to win November 2026 midterms.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Americans have 400 days to save their democracy | Timothy Garton Ash

I never thought I’d see fear spread so far and fast. Next year’s midterm elections are now crucial for the Democratic party – and for democrats everywhere, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 22d

400 days to save US democracy. My latest, based on a long summer in the US. How Trump is exploiting structural weaknesses of the American system & why all democrats must want Democrats to win November 2026 midterms.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Americans have 400 days to save their democracy | Timothy Garton Ash

I never thought I’d see fear spread so far and fast. Next year’s midterm elections are now crucial for the Democratic party – and for democrats everywhere, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 23d

To join us next weekend if you can… @howthelightgetsin2.bsky.social

Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 26d

...and what looks like a great panel at 1430 Saturday 20 Sept with @nathalietocci.bsky.social
Yascha Mounk
@JohnnyMercerUK
@isabelh.bsky.social
and yours truly....

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 23d

Hurry, while tickets last… @howthelightgetsin2.bsky.social

Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 26d

Interested in Europe? Enlightened and/or keen to be?
1. Do join me for my lecture Saturday 20 Sept 12 noon @HTLGIFestival
tickets via: howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/lo...
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Programme

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 26d

...and what looks like a great panel at 1430 Saturday 20 Sept with @nathalietocci.bsky.social
Yascha Mounk
@JohnnyMercerUK
@isabelh.bsky.social
and yours truly....

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 26d

Interested in Europe? Enlightened and/or keen to be?
1. Do join me for my lecture Saturday 20 Sept 12 noon @HTLGIFestival
tickets via: howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/lo...
...

Programme

howthelightgetsin.org

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · Aug 25

'The rest is all Trumpian sound and fury, signifying nothing.' My latest History of the Present chronicle.
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Ukraine: Putin's delight, Trump's disgrace, Europe's solidarity

Trump's disgraceful Alaskan embrace of Putin changed little. Ukraine and Europe can still (just) swing this war.

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · Aug 24

Ukraine: Putin's delight, Trump's disgrace, Europe's solidarity
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Ukraine: Putin's delight, Trump's disgrace, Europe's solidarity

Trump's disgraceful Alaskan embrace of Putin changed little. Ukraine and Europe can still (just) swing this war.

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Europe in a Changing World @dahrendorfoxford.bsky.social · Aug 14

Before Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska, it is worth recalling the article by @fromtga.bsky.social: "For the foreseeable future Europe will face a revanchist Russia determined to regain effective control over as much of its former empire as it can" timothygartonash.substack.com/p/the-fight-...

The fight for Europe's future

History of the Present (three weeks ending 30 June 2025)

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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · Aug 12

The #BrokenPost is so ready to declare any unconstitutional and illegal act a new normal. No, exports taxes do not "override constitutional concerns." The concerns are still there. He didn't "challenge norms." He broke them. He did not set precedent. He broke the law.

Trump's chip deals override constitutional and national security concerns
The agreements requiring Nvidia and AMD to pay 15 percent of Al chip sales in China to the U.S. government challenge norms in trade and national security policy.
By Gerrit De Vynck and Jacob Bogage

Trump's chip deal sets new pay-to-play precedent for U.S. exporters
The president expanded his unorthodox trade policy and reversed his previous national security stance by having top chipmakers pay the government for permission to sell to China.

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Marc Bassets @marcbassets.bsky.social · Aug 6

"Pero Orwell también nos insta a decir siempre lo que vemos, incluso aunque —no, especialmente aunque— resulte incómodo para los nuestros. Esa es la doble prueba que deben superar los periodistas: verlo y decirlo."
Por @fromtga.bsky.social
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El Partido Demócrata debe aprender las lecciones de la derrota ante Trump

Ignorar la realidad, como hicieron políticos, asesores y periodistas progresistas sobre Biden, nunca es una buena estrategia

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · Aug 5

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With Trump wreaking havoc, will US Democrats learn from their Biden debacle?

Washington insider journalists also have much to answer for...

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · Aug 4

This conversation shows how illuminating a robust, civil conversation between a liberal (@ezraklein ) and someone who thinks very differently (@yhazony ) can be. John Stuart Mill applauds from beyond the grave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/o...

Opinion | Behind Trump and Vance Is This Man’s Movement

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · Aug 4

Great (easily forgotten)facts from @fromtga.bsky.social

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · Aug 4

Can the US Democrats (and Washington insider journalists) learn from their disastrous failures around a decrepit Biden in 2023/4....? My latest column…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

With Trump wreaking havoc, a question for the US Democrats: when will you ever learn? | Timothy Garton Ash

I see little sign here that the liberal establishment truly acknowledges the failures that led to the Biden election debacle. There must be a reckoning, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · Aug 3

👇 an elegant review essay by a scholar deeply familiar with both the Chinese & Russian settings of the two books—cc @fromtga.bsky.social & @leaypi.bsky.social

Los Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social · Aug 3

“For all its heroic vigor, the project to live like free people is far from a victory march." Ed Pulford reviews "To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause" and "I Have No Enemies: The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo." https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/in-the-shadow-of-stalin/

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · Jul 25

If you want to understand how Ukraine is governed today, read this superbly informative article about @AndriyYermak - by @christopherjm.ft.com of @FT www.ft.com/content/4d61...

The polarising power of Andriy Yermak, Ukraine’s other wartime leader

President Zelenskyy’s right-hand man is fuelling concerns over creeping authoritarianism

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Marc Bassets @marcbassets.bsky.social · Jul 25

"Ir tirando es casi una especialidad británica. Hace algunos años leí un artículo sobre Reino Unido en una revista alemana que hablaba de die Philosophie des Durchmuddelns. (Solo Alemania es capaz de convertir el “ir tirando” en una filosofía)..."
Por @fromtga.bsky.social
elpais.com/opinion/2025...

El Reino Unido y Europa: no basta con ir tirando

Por mucho que Starmer haya reiniciado la relación con el continente, a largo plazo la única opción es volver a la UE

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