Agnė Rimkutė
@agnerimkute.bsky.social
PhD'ed in historical studies (CEE) / Looking stuff up, writing stuff down / Currently in between 🇱🇹 and 🇭🇺
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Apparently, it’s socially unacceptable to compare anyone or anything to Hitler.
Mention Hitler, and you’ll be shouted down with a chorus of “Godwin’s Law”.
Well sod that.
Until we start comparing Trump to Hitler, we’re unprepared for what is barrelling towards us. 🧵1/4
Mention Hitler, and you’ll be shouted down with a chorus of “Godwin’s Law”.
Well sod that.
Until we start comparing Trump to Hitler, we’re unprepared for what is barrelling towards us. 🧵1/4
September 22, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Apparently, it’s socially unacceptable to compare anyone or anything to Hitler.
Mention Hitler, and you’ll be shouted down with a chorus of “Godwin’s Law”.
Well sod that.
Until we start comparing Trump to Hitler, we’re unprepared for what is barrelling towards us. 🧵1/4
Mention Hitler, and you’ll be shouted down with a chorus of “Godwin’s Law”.
Well sod that.
Until we start comparing Trump to Hitler, we’re unprepared for what is barrelling towards us. 🧵1/4
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Obviously, ALL authoritarian leaders try to control the media - through a combination of censorship and self-censorship. But beyond this trivial point, there is no "authoritarian handbook".
The legal, media and political contexts matter a lot. And U.S. is often different.
The legal, media and political contexts matter a lot. And U.S. is often different.
Trump's moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent
Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that...
www.pbs.org
September 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Obviously, ALL authoritarian leaders try to control the media - through a combination of censorship and self-censorship. But beyond this trivial point, there is no "authoritarian handbook".
The legal, media and political contexts matter a lot. And U.S. is often different.
The legal, media and political contexts matter a lot. And U.S. is often different.
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Today people went around my neighborhood in north east London spray painting St George’s crosses onto people’s homes. Many of these houses have non British people living in them.
This is getting very dark, very quick.
This is getting very dark, very quick.
September 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Today people went around my neighborhood in north east London spray painting St George’s crosses onto people’s homes. Many of these houses have non British people living in them.
This is getting very dark, very quick.
This is getting very dark, very quick.
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Three of my great uncles, heroes all, died in World War Two to stop men like this. Will we now allow them to saunter into power?
September 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Three of my great uncles, heroes all, died in World War Two to stop men like this. Will we now allow them to saunter into power?
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Names matter. When we fear something, it becomes psychologically easier to withhold empathy for it or, worse, kill it. Nobody feels sorry for the devil.
therevelator.org/speak-devils/
therevelator.org/speak-devils/
Speak of the Devils: The Animals We Fear the Most Are Fading Away • The Revelator
When we fear something, it becomes psychologically easier to withhold empathy for it or, worse, kill it. Nobody feels sorry for the devil.
therevelator.org
September 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Names matter. When we fear something, it becomes psychologically easier to withhold empathy for it or, worse, kill it. Nobody feels sorry for the devil.
therevelator.org/speak-devils/
therevelator.org/speak-devils/
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The US Holocaust Museum is planning to "upgrade" its exhibit on the US response to Nazi Germany, and staff are concerned the Trump administration wants to downplay the extent to which the Immigration Act of 1924 doomed more European Jews to die. abcnews.go.com/US/upcoming-...
Upcoming 'upgrade' to Holocaust Museum exhibit on US response to Nazi Germany sparks some staff concerns: Sources
A Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibit will temporarily close for upgrades, sparking concern from some staff over potential changes amid President Trump's review of museums.
abcnews.go.com
August 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The US Holocaust Museum is planning to "upgrade" its exhibit on the US response to Nazi Germany, and staff are concerned the Trump administration wants to downplay the extent to which the Immigration Act of 1924 doomed more European Jews to die. abcnews.go.com/US/upcoming-...
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This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
August 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Silly people who think the meeting was about Ukraine. It was about Trump, as everything Trump does is about Trump.
Trump: I was very happy to hear him say if I was president that war would've never happened.
Trump: Vladimir said just a little while ago, I have never seen anybody do so much, so fast. He said your country is like hot as a pistol. And year ago he thought it was dead.
Trump: Vladimir said just a little while ago, I have never seen anybody do so much, so fast. He said your country is like hot as a pistol. And year ago he thought it was dead.
August 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Silly people who think the meeting was about Ukraine. It was about Trump, as everything Trump does is about Trump.
Cool crib.
📸💸 Astonishing new drone footage shows Viktor Orbán's family’s lavish €30M Hatvanpuszta dacha (a former Habsburg estate) and zebras roaming nearby. Each week brings new details, making the mansion resemble Viktor Yanukovych's infamous Mezhyhirya Residence. Video by @telexhu.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Cool crib.
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Orbán is in danger of losing power, and possibly going to jail (with friends and family), and he knows it. This makes him extra dangerous and means the EU should be extra vigilant the coming months.
Good summary of why Orban looks set to lose the next election on.ft.com/44LfQWY Could Hungary’s faltering economy topple Orbán?
Could Hungary’s faltering economy topple Orbán?
Rising prices and declining services for ordinary voters contrast with the excesses of those close to the prime minister
on.ft.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Orbán is in danger of losing power, and possibly going to jail (with friends and family), and he knows it. This makes him extra dangerous and means the EU should be extra vigilant the coming months.
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Breaking News: Israeli military officials say they have no proof Hamas routinely steals UN aid, undercutting a claim Israel has used to limit food for Gaza.
No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say
Israel has long restricted or completely blocked aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of control over the population.
nyti.ms
July 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Breaking News: Israeli military officials say they have no proof Hamas routinely steals UN aid, undercutting a claim Israel has used to limit food for Gaza.
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At our demonstration today, I'm holding a placard stating
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people
July 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
At our demonstration today, I'm holding a placard stating
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people
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🤯🇪🇺 "Ursula von der Leyen's office has recommended that her team of commissioners avoid attending a Pride march in Budapest next month in order not to "provoke" Viktor Orbán's Hungarian government."
Because us, "Eastern Europeans" are still second-class citizens undeserving of guaranteed rights.🤷♂️
Because us, "Eastern Europeans" are still second-class citizens undeserving of guaranteed rights.🤷♂️
May 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
🤯🇪🇺 "Ursula von der Leyen's office has recommended that her team of commissioners avoid attending a Pride march in Budapest next month in order not to "provoke" Viktor Orbán's Hungarian government."
Because us, "Eastern Europeans" are still second-class citizens undeserving of guaranteed rights.🤷♂️
Because us, "Eastern Europeans" are still second-class citizens undeserving of guaranteed rights.🤷♂️
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Thank you, friends, for your solidarity!
We need as many 🇪🇺 leaders & elected reps with us at Budapest Pride as possible. It's a protective shield around protesters, threatened by the Orban govt
It's a numbers game. Please join us & write your rep’s
Jun 28 🇭🇺🏳️🌈
www.brusselstimes.com/politics/151...
We need as many 🇪🇺 leaders & elected reps with us at Budapest Pride as possible. It's a protective shield around protesters, threatened by the Orban govt
It's a numbers game. Please join us & write your rep’s
Jun 28 🇭🇺🏳️🌈
www.brusselstimes.com/politics/151...
MEPs plan to attend banned pride parade in Budapest
European MEPs, including Belgians, say they intend to go to Budapest in late June for the LGBTQ+ community’s pride march, which Hungary's parliament has banned.
www.brusselstimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Thank you, friends, for your solidarity!
We need as many 🇪🇺 leaders & elected reps with us at Budapest Pride as possible. It's a protective shield around protesters, threatened by the Orban govt
It's a numbers game. Please join us & write your rep’s
Jun 28 🇭🇺🏳️🌈
www.brusselstimes.com/politics/151...
We need as many 🇪🇺 leaders & elected reps with us at Budapest Pride as possible. It's a protective shield around protesters, threatened by the Orban govt
It's a numbers game. Please join us & write your rep’s
Jun 28 🇭🇺🏳️🌈
www.brusselstimes.com/politics/151...
Lithuania’s Constitutional Court ruled that the institution of partnership, as now defined in Lithuania's Civil Code, is unconstitutional because it only provides for a union between a man and a woman, excluding same-sex relationships.
www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...
www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...
Absence of same-sex partnerships in Lithuania 'unconstitutional', rules court
The institution of partnership, as now defined in Lithuania's Civil Code, is unconstitutional because it only provides f...
www.lrt.lt
April 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Lithuania’s Constitutional Court ruled that the institution of partnership, as now defined in Lithuania's Civil Code, is unconstitutional because it only provides for a union between a man and a woman, excluding same-sex relationships.
www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...
www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...
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Hugely important. ‘Hegseth’s guidance acknowledges that the US is unlikely to provide substantial, if any, support to Europe in the case of Russian military advances, noting that Washington intends to push NATO allies to take primary defense of the region’ www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
March 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Hugely important. ‘Hegseth’s guidance acknowledges that the US is unlikely to provide substantial, if any, support to Europe in the case of Russian military advances, noting that Washington intends to push NATO allies to take primary defense of the region’ www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Happy One Month Anniversary to this story.
March 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Happy One Month Anniversary to this story.
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Momentum representatives @ the Hungarian Parliament👇
Orban & co. have just *banned* Budapest Pride 🏳️🌈 threatening to fine participants 500€
In 2025. In an EU country.
They’re NOT getting away with this. We’ll be there anyway & you should too
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
euobserver.com/eu-political...
Orban & co. have just *banned* Budapest Pride 🏳️🌈 threatening to fine participants 500€
In 2025. In an EU country.
They’re NOT getting away with this. We’ll be there anyway & you should too
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
euobserver.com/eu-political...
March 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Momentum representatives @ the Hungarian Parliament👇
Orban & co. have just *banned* Budapest Pride 🏳️🌈 threatening to fine participants 500€
In 2025. In an EU country.
They’re NOT getting away with this. We’ll be there anyway & you should too
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
euobserver.com/eu-political...
Orban & co. have just *banned* Budapest Pride 🏳️🌈 threatening to fine participants 500€
In 2025. In an EU country.
They’re NOT getting away with this. We’ll be there anyway & you should too
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
euobserver.com/eu-political...
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If it recognised Crimea, the US would be endorsing the principle of allowing borders to move by force. It has already taken that step in the Mid East (Golan) but not in Europe. A dark & terrible path to go down in desperation to normalise ties w/ Russia by a desperate admin.
bsky.app/profile/shas...
bsky.app/profile/shas...
“The Trump administration is considering recognizing Ukraine’s Crimea region as Russian territory as part of any future agreement to end Moscow’s war on Kyiv, according to two people familiar with the matter.” www.semafor.com/article/03/1...
Trump weighs recognizing Crimea as Russian territory in bid to end war
The move would align his administration with Vladimir Putin’s position.
www.semafor.com
March 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
If it recognised Crimea, the US would be endorsing the principle of allowing borders to move by force. It has already taken that step in the Mid East (Golan) but not in Europe. A dark & terrible path to go down in desperation to normalise ties w/ Russia by a desperate admin.
bsky.app/profile/shas...
bsky.app/profile/shas...
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
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Good approach. Starmer says ‘UK, France and others have agreed to work with Ukraine "on a plan to stop the fighting".That plan will then be discussed with the United States, he says, "and that plan will be taken forward together".’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
Zelensky-Starmer latest: Starmer holding news conference after Ukraine summit with European leaders
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen describes the summit as a
www.bbc.co.uk
March 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Good approach. Starmer says ‘UK, France and others have agreed to work with Ukraine "on a plan to stop the fighting".That plan will then be discussed with the United States, he says, "and that plan will be taken forward together".’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
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Excellent stuff. “Starmer announces that the UK government will allow Ukraine to use £1.6bn of UK export finance to buy more than five thousand air defence missiles. He says these will be made in Belfast, creating jobs in the UK's defence sector” www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
Zelensky-Starmer latest: Starmer to give news conference after Ukraine summit with European leaders
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen describes the summit as a
www.bbc.co.uk
March 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Excellent stuff. “Starmer announces that the UK government will allow Ukraine to use £1.6bn of UK export finance to buy more than five thousand air defence missiles. He says these will be made in Belfast, creating jobs in the UK's defence sector” www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
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Please please tell me this is AI-generated, like the Gaza video earlier this week… Please?
youtu.be/MEv9WLPoa3I
youtu.be/MEv9WLPoa3I
In full: Zelenskyy and Trump meeting descends into heated argument in front of the press
YouTube video by Guardian News
youtu.be
February 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Please please tell me this is AI-generated, like the Gaza video earlier this week… Please?
youtu.be/MEv9WLPoa3I
youtu.be/MEv9WLPoa3I