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Anne Applebaum
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staff writer @theatlantic.com and senior fellow @snfagora.bsky.social. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC
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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

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Sociology 16%
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Aug 26
Paperback, with new preface, available TODAY
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Stuart Miles @smiles74.bsky.social · 12h
This is the single best assessment of Trump’s regime I have heard:

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Reality Reshaped
Podcast Episode · Autocracy in America · S3 E3 · 27m
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 12h
"While his father Steve Witkoff acts as President Trump’s all-purpose special envoy, 32-year-old Zach Witkoff now heads up World Liberty, which has doled out at least $1.4 billion to both families"
extraordinary reporting from @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
One Generation Runs the Country. The Next Cashed In on Crypto.
Sons of top Trump administration officials made billions for their families, but their investors didn’t always fare so well.
www.wsj.com

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 12h
"I don’t back down when I get bullied. I fight harder. Everyone I see out here is like, What do you think—we’re gonna quit? We live here."
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Democracy Under Occupation
What we’ve learned in Minneapolis
www.theatlantic.com

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 22h
Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025.

Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d
"Zelensky said that Russia and the United States were discussing bilateral economic agreements worth some $12 trillion, including deals that would affect Ukraine"

(Note: there are not $12 trillion worth of deals to be done in Russia)

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Zelensky says Russia is proposing huge economic deals with U.S.
The Ukrainian president said the Trump administration was pushing for a June deadline to end Russia’s war.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d
also, when you undermine the rule of law, it's much easier to steal

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d
The legacy of populist parties is rich in stories of embezzlement and graft, because their leaders have a strong drive for self-enrichment and little interest in actual governance. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform-run Kent council accused of fabricating £40m net zero savings
Exclusive: Disclosures show figures cited by council leader rested on unfunded ideas listed briefly in budget papers
www.theguardian.com

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 3d
Another great description of Georges Borchardt, with more about his escape from the Holocaust
www.economist.com/obituary/202...
Georges Borchardt made a life from a love of reading
The literary agent died on January 18th, aged 97
www.economist.com

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 3d
"I don’t know how other people react when they get bullied, but I don’t back down when I get bullied. I fight harder. Everyone I see out here is like, What do you think—we’re gonna quit? We live here."

AUTOCRACY IN AMERICA bonus episode, from Minneapolis
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Democracy Under Occupation
What we’ve learned in Minneapolis
www.theatlantic.com