Anne Applebaum
LightNews LightNews
banner
anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
410K followers 540 following 1.5K posts

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

Videos

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

Political science 48%
Sociology 16%
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Aug 26
Paperback, with new preface, available TODAY
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725302...

anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 11h
"any criticism of the election can lead to a minimum sentence of three years in prison, and even the death penalty"

Another reminder that elections are not the same thing as democracy
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘Not for the people’: Myanmar junta prepares for elections designed to legitimise grip on power
Elections will be first since military seized power in 2021, but analysts say vote is far from a step toward democracy
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Marc Lynch, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 4 more

robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14h
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Nina Jankowicz, Rebecca Tushnet , and 2 more

annamerlan.bsky.social
Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 16h
Tenet Media founder Lauren Chen, who secretly took money from two people with ties to Russian state media to involve conservative influencers in an unwitting propaganda scheme, is back in the US after being deported to Canada under President Biden. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, David Rothschild, Scott A. Imberman , and 3 more

longtimehistory.bsky.social
LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 18h
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.

Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.

"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.

"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.

Yakima, Washington

anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 21h
it's a great book

Reposted by Göran Bolin

anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d
Putin claimed to have conquered Kupyansk
maks23.bsky.social MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 1d
🇺🇦 Kupyansk is being cleared, the Russian group has lost the ability to hold its positions, — head of communications department of Joint Forces Group, Trehubov.

There are about 50 Russian servicemen in the city. Some of them are surrendering, in particular, foreign mercenaries.

Reposted by Anne Applebaum

maks23.bsky.social
MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 1d
🇺🇦 Kupyansk is being cleared, the Russian group has lost the ability to hold its positions, — head of communications department of Joint Forces Group, Trehubov.

There are about 50 Russian servicemen in the city. Some of them are surrendering, in particular, foreign mercenaries.

Reposted by Anne Applebaum

Reposted by Anne Applebaum

Reposted by Anne Applebaum

anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d
Two Russian officers accused of torturing Ukrainians die in a Moscow explosion
united24media.com/latest-news/...
Moscow Explosion Kills Two Russian Officers Accused of Torturing Ukrainian POWs
Two officers from Russia’s Interior Ministry were killed in Moscow, linked to prior involvement in Ukraine and alleged prisoner torture.
united24media.com

Reposted by Anne Applebaum

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Kim L. Scheppele, Brendan Nyhan , and 3 more

philipmai.com
Philip Mai @philipmai.com · 1d
"Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment & threats have changed their lives. More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges & their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live." www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.
www.nbcnews.com

Reposted by Anne Applebaum

Reposted by Anne Applebaum

Reposted by Anne Applebaum

Reposted by Anne Applebaum

Reposted by Anne Applebaum

Reposted by Anne Applebaum

anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d
The State department continues to use false allegations of "censorship" to censor people, or in this case sanction them
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/t...
U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers
www.nytimes.com

anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d
What our leading public health officials think
kakape.bsky.social Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 3d
His view on the future is pretty bleak. He thinks much of what public health has achieved in the US will be dismantled:
"We've entered this, like, dark age and it's going to get worse. It is going to get so much worse."

anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d
The "free speech warriors" continue to push for censorship
newsguy.bsky.social Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 2d
The self-proclaimed head of USAGM, Kari Lake, who this year destroyed nearly all of the Voice of America, tells the agency's few remaining journalists the White House National Security Strategy will "guide our interview subjects, story selection, and coverage going forward."

Reposted by Anne Applebaum

newsguy.bsky.social
Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 2d
The self-proclaimed head of USAGM, Kari Lake, who this year destroyed nearly all of the Voice of America, tells the agency's few remaining journalists the White House National Security Strategy will "guide our interview subjects, story selection, and coverage going forward."

Reposted by Anne Applebaum

Reposted by Anne Applebaum

Reposted by Anne Applebaum

kakape.bsky.social
Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 3d
His view on the future is pretty bleak. He thinks much of what public health has achieved in the US will be dismantled:
"We've entered this, like, dark age and it's going to get worse. It is going to get so much worse."

Reposted by Anne Applebaum

Reposted by Anne Applebaum

Reposted by Timothy Snyder, Joanna Bryson, Steven Van de Walle , and 6 more

anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 3d
The CBS investigation portrays a modern concentration camp, similar to the Soviet GULAG (like CECOT, an acronym): sadistic guards, 24 hour lighting, isolation cells.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
bubbaprog.xyz Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 3d
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5