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I ordered my copy, and you should get one, too. @jeremymorris.bsky.social is one of the sharpest minds out there. The field needs scholars like him.
March 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I ordered my copy, and you should get one, too. @jeremymorris.bsky.social is one of the sharpest minds out there. The field needs scholars like him.
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russian military is brat
March 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
russian military is brat
William Faulkner would be pissed. And drunk.
March 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
William Faulkner would be pissed. And drunk.
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As Trump barrels through his second term, the warning signs of democratic backsliding are impossible to ignore. Is authoritarianism possible in America, and what can we learn from Putin's Russia? Political scientist and scholar of authoritarianism @thenoahbuckley.bsky.social breaks it down:
Democratic Fragility: Eroding Norms and the Authoritarian Threat in America
What We Can Learn from Putin’s Russia?
doxaenglish.substack.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
As Trump barrels through his second term, the warning signs of democratic backsliding are impossible to ignore. Is authoritarianism possible in America, and what can we learn from Putin's Russia? Political scientist and scholar of authoritarianism @thenoahbuckley.bsky.social breaks it down:
No, Russian liberals, complaining about Americans "not stopping Trump" will not make the Ukrainians like you.
February 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
No, Russian liberals, complaining about Americans "not stopping Trump" will not make the Ukrainians like you.
You've changed, Alexander Dugin. You've changed.
February 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
You've changed, Alexander Dugin. You've changed.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has unveiled a plan to reduce projected U.S. Defense Department spending by 8% over the next five years, which means many in The Resistance™️ will now counter-lobby to protect the United States military budget. Can’t wait. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Hegseth Set to Seek 8% Spending Shift at Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to reduce projected US military spending by 8% over the next five years would spare southwest border enforcement, the Air Force’s newest drone program, nuclear we...
www.bloomberg.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has unveiled a plan to reduce projected U.S. Defense Department spending by 8% over the next five years, which means many in The Resistance™️ will now counter-lobby to protect the United States military budget. Can’t wait. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This evening's top headline over at Kommersant:
"Elect Yourself: Donald Trump Invites Ukraine to the Negotiation Table - and Volodymyr Zelensky to the Ballot Box."*
*Wordplay here - урна can be both a garbage can and a ballot box.
"Elect Yourself: Donald Trump Invites Ukraine to the Negotiation Table - and Volodymyr Zelensky to the Ballot Box."*
*Wordplay here - урна can be both a garbage can and a ballot box.
February 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This evening's top headline over at Kommersant:
"Elect Yourself: Donald Trump Invites Ukraine to the Negotiation Table - and Volodymyr Zelensky to the Ballot Box."*
*Wordplay here - урна can be both a garbage can and a ballot box.
"Elect Yourself: Donald Trump Invites Ukraine to the Negotiation Table - and Volodymyr Zelensky to the Ballot Box."*
*Wordplay here - урна can be both a garbage can and a ballot box.
Saw this at the Berlin film festival. Recommend.
Кадет | Официальный трейлер | Tiger Films
YouTube video by Tiger Films Promo
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February 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Saw this at the Berlin film festival. Recommend.
Did the Russians protest though dance? I don't think so.
February 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Did the Russians protest though dance? I don't think so.
Imagining European readers' heads exploding when they read an American writer compare them to Guatemalans - of all people!
Letter from Washington: Why Trump ignores Europe
Donald Trump has effectively ignored Europeans in his plan for negotiations over the war in Ukraine. In searching for a reason, Europeans must face the uncomfortable truth: they simply aren’t importan...
ecfr.eu
February 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Imagining European readers' heads exploding when they read an American writer compare them to Guatemalans - of all people!
Main headline over at Kommersant this evening:
"Trump really wants to work with Russia"
"Trump really wants to work with Russia"
February 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Main headline over at Kommersant this evening:
"Trump really wants to work with Russia"
"Trump really wants to work with Russia"
Rule #1: Don't sit at the corner of the table.
February 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Rule #1: Don't sit at the corner of the table.
Doing your job is apparently heroic.
February 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Doing your job is apparently heroic.
What's the point of labeling a news outlet "undesirable" if you're just going to call us a "foreign agent"?
February 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
What's the point of labeling a news outlet "undesirable" if you're just going to call us a "foreign agent"?
Zemestim aged well.
realty.ria.ru/20250217/stt...
realty.ria.ru/20250217/stt...
February 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Zemestim aged well.
realty.ria.ru/20250217/stt...
realty.ria.ru/20250217/stt...
It's a great mystery why the Americans don't take the EU seriously.
Watch: Emotional Munich security chair tears up at event
An emotional Christoph Heusgen, chairman of the Munich Security Conference, closed the 61st MSC this afternoon, marking the end of his term as the MSC chairmen which started in 2022.
www.rte.ie
February 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
It's a great mystery why the Americans don't take the EU seriously.
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More bad news for the folks who hoped Ukraine could win Trump's protection by delivering untold unground riches. www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
February 15, 2025 at 3:06 AM
More bad news for the folks who hoped Ukraine could win Trump's protection by delivering untold unground riches. www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
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Donald Trump has frozen USAID. This is bad news for civil society organisations in the Russian democratic community, but Europe has the chance to step up its soft power influence in the eastern neighbourhood, writes @kirland.bsky.social 👇
Freeze and thaw: USAID withdrawal and the future of Russia’s pro-European civil society
Donald Trump has frozen USAID. This is bad news for civil society organisations in the Russian democratic community, but Europe has the chance to step up its soft power influence in the eastern…
buff.ly
February 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Donald Trump has frozen USAID. This is bad news for civil society organisations in the Russian democratic community, but Europe has the chance to step up its soft power influence in the eastern neighbourhood, writes @kirland.bsky.social 👇
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My column on Alexey Navalny's death anniversary and critical reflection on his impact on Russian politics and activism. I urgently call to address the root causes of war; and offer to practice solidarity, hope, and care in our resistance in a time of far-right:
open.substack.com/pub/doxaengl...
open.substack.com/pub/doxaengl...
After Alexei Navalny
Reimagining resistance in an age of global authoritarianism.
open.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
My column on Alexey Navalny's death anniversary and critical reflection on his impact on Russian politics and activism. I urgently call to address the root causes of war; and offer to practice solidarity, hope, and care in our resistance in a time of far-right:
open.substack.com/pub/doxaengl...
open.substack.com/pub/doxaengl...
We need more stakeholder engagement and bottom-up approaches. We need to scale up.
February 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We need more stakeholder engagement and bottom-up approaches. We need to scale up.
Top headline from Kommersant this morning: "Putin's Day of Triumph."
February 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Top headline from Kommersant this morning: "Putin's Day of Triumph."
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REPORTER: Do you view Ukraine as an equal member of this peace process?
TRUMP: Ummmm ... it's an interesting question. I think they have to make peace. That was not a good war to go into.
TRUMP: Ummmm ... it's an interesting question. I think they have to make peace. That was not a good war to go into.
February 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
REPORTER: Do you view Ukraine as an equal member of this peace process?
TRUMP: Ummmm ... it's an interesting question. I think they have to make peace. That was not a good war to go into.
TRUMP: Ummmm ... it's an interesting question. I think they have to make peace. That was not a good war to go into.
America is not Russia, folks. What a concept.
February 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
America is not Russia, folks. What a concept.
So, congratulations, you're free! But a bit of bad news, I'm afraid: we're going to destroy your employer and you'll be out of a job.
After more than three years of imprisonment in Belarus, Radio Liberty journalist Andrey Kuznechyk has been freed. about.rferl.org/article/trum...
Trump Administration Secures Release of Radio Liberty Journalist Andrey Kuznechyk from Detention in Belarus
RFE/RL welcomes news of Andrey's release and is grateful to the American and Lithuanian governments for their support.
about.rferl.org
February 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
So, congratulations, you're free! But a bit of bad news, I'm afraid: we're going to destroy your employer and you'll be out of a job.