Anne Muntean
@annemuntean.bsky.social
Historian.
Life. Fortune. Sacred Honor.
Cats and Dogs. Coffee.
Life. Fortune. Sacred Honor.
Cats and Dogs. Coffee.
Pinned
Anne Muntean
@annemuntean.bsky.social
· Feb 1
"...a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism — ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power."
FDR 1938
FDR 1938
Reposted by Anne Muntean
This weekend I'm at the Halifax International Security Forum, which — for the first time — has no official delegated from the U.S. government. I'll post some occasional thoughts from the Forum over the weekend, below 👇
November 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This weekend I'm at the Halifax International Security Forum, which — for the first time — has no official delegated from the U.S. government. I'll post some occasional thoughts from the Forum over the weekend, below 👇
Reposted by Anne Muntean
The Trump family has been bragging that Trump's energy policy has enabled their Bitcoin-mining bonanza.
Turns out they're running part of their mining operations in Canada. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Turns out they're running part of their mining operations in Canada. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Justin Ling: The Trumps’ latest money-making scheme has a little-known Canadian connection. Can we do anything about it?
It's a refuge for criminals and a cash cow for the man who wants to annex us, yet bitcoin is still being mined in Canada.
www.thestar.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The Trump family has been bragging that Trump's energy policy has enabled their Bitcoin-mining bonanza.
Turns out they're running part of their mining operations in Canada. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Turns out they're running part of their mining operations in Canada. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Reposted by Anne Muntean
There is no one as accursed as the kinslayer
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
There is no one as accursed as the kinslayer
Reposted by Anne Muntean
Eindhoven Airport in the Netherlands has been re-opened. Air traffic had been suspended for a few hours after drones were sighted.
November 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Eindhoven Airport in the Netherlands has been re-opened. Air traffic had been suspended for a few hours after drones were sighted.
Reposted by Anne Muntean
A lot of disinformation is circulating about what Senators/Representatives Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, Goodlander, and Houlahan actually said. Here is the transcript. It contains no accusation that the President issued unlawful orders, no call to disobey lawful orders, and no advocacy of mutiny.
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A lot of disinformation is circulating about what Senators/Representatives Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, Goodlander, and Houlahan actually said. Here is the transcript. It contains no accusation that the President issued unlawful orders, no call to disobey lawful orders, and no advocacy of mutiny.
Reposted by Anne Muntean
seems fine.
Last week, Trump:
- said he’d be “OK” with launching strikes on Mexico.
- accused six Democratic lawmakers of sedition.
- invited Saudi Arabia to join his Gaza Board of Peace.
Read the full list of dangerous actions Trump has taken to destroy US democracy: zeteo.com/p/this-week-...
- said he’d be “OK” with launching strikes on Mexico.
- accused six Democratic lawmakers of sedition.
- invited Saudi Arabia to join his Gaza Board of Peace.
Read the full list of dangerous actions Trump has taken to destroy US democracy: zeteo.com/p/this-week-...
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
seems fine.
Reposted by Anne Muntean
“The results of this scan add to the mounting evidence that unregulated face surveillance technology in the hands of government agencies is a serious threat to individual rights, due process, and democratic freedoms…”
Facial recognition technology falsely identifies famous athletes - ACLU of Massachusetts
Nearly one-in-six New England professional athletes were falsely matched to individuals in a mugshot database. In a test the ACLU of Massachusetts conducted using a widely available facial recognition...
www.aclum.org
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
“The results of this scan add to the mounting evidence that unregulated face surveillance technology in the hands of government agencies is a serious threat to individual rights, due process, and democratic freedoms…”
Reposted by Anne Muntean
seems fine.
Last week, Trump:
- said he’d be “OK” with launching strikes on Mexico.
- accused six Democratic lawmakers of sedition.
- invited Saudi Arabia to join his Gaza Board of Peace.
Read the full list of dangerous actions Trump has taken to destroy US democracy: zeteo.com/p/this-week-...
- said he’d be “OK” with launching strikes on Mexico.
- accused six Democratic lawmakers of sedition.
- invited Saudi Arabia to join his Gaza Board of Peace.
Read the full list of dangerous actions Trump has taken to destroy US democracy: zeteo.com/p/this-week-...
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Reposted by Anne Muntean
Bold casting choices for the "Odd Couple" reboot, but I'm sure they'll work it out in the writer's room.
November 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Bold casting choices for the "Odd Couple" reboot, but I'm sure they'll work it out in the writer's room.
“Putin is a murderer, a rapist and an assassin. We should not do anything that makes him feel like he has a win here. Honestly, I think what Mitch said was short of what should be said,” Tillis said.
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
US senators slam Trump’s Russia-Ukraine peace plan as rewarding aggression
A group of American senators critical of President Donald Trump panned a U.S. peace proposal on Ukraine at an international security conference in Canada
abcnews.go.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
“Putin is a murderer, a rapist and an assassin. We should not do anything that makes him feel like he has a win here. Honestly, I think what Mitch said was short of what should be said,” Tillis said.
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Reposted by Anne Muntean
In today’s Letter @hcrichardson.bsky.social demonstrates why alliances are so important, and why, in a world where might makes right tens of millions die. Rarely the instigators. We need to support NATO. We need to support Ukraine. We need to replace the current regime. State by state.
November 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
In today’s Letter @hcrichardson.bsky.social demonstrates why alliances are so important, and why, in a world where might makes right tens of millions die. Rarely the instigators. We need to support NATO. We need to support Ukraine. We need to replace the current regime. State by state.
Reposted by Anne Muntean
Thank you for this excellent reporting. Please use your broad audience to educate on Kushner’s role in crafting this deal, which is just breaking. This seems a huge, unsurprising but underreported factor which points directly to likely Trump family enrichment through it. 1/
Trump Aides Met With Russian in Miami, Prompting Scrutiny Over Ukraine Peace Plan
U.S. officials and lawmakers are increasingly alarmed by a recent meeting involving the Trump administration and Kirill Dmitriev, a sanctioned Russian envoy
moderndiplomacy.eu
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Thank you for this excellent reporting. Please use your broad audience to educate on Kushner’s role in crafting this deal, which is just breaking. This seems a huge, unsurprising but underreported factor which points directly to likely Trump family enrichment through it. 1/
Reposted by Anne Muntean
People think tyrants rage because they're strong.
But the truth is they only rage when they know the room will absorb it.
Mamdani didn't absorb it.
So Trump didn't rage.
Fear is the oxygen of authoritarianism.
Take it away, and even a strongman starts to sound like a man.
~ Bruce Fanger ~
But the truth is they only rage when they know the room will absorb it.
Mamdani didn't absorb it.
So Trump didn't rage.
Fear is the oxygen of authoritarianism.
Take it away, and even a strongman starts to sound like a man.
~ Bruce Fanger ~
November 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
People think tyrants rage because they're strong.
But the truth is they only rage when they know the room will absorb it.
Mamdani didn't absorb it.
So Trump didn't rage.
Fear is the oxygen of authoritarianism.
Take it away, and even a strongman starts to sound like a man.
~ Bruce Fanger ~
But the truth is they only rage when they know the room will absorb it.
Mamdani didn't absorb it.
So Trump didn't rage.
Fear is the oxygen of authoritarianism.
Take it away, and even a strongman starts to sound like a man.
~ Bruce Fanger ~
Reposted by Anne Muntean
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made clear: “This war can only end with Ukraine’s full consent. It cannot be resolved by great powers over the heads of those under attack.” He stressed that Europe must be part of any solution and warned that Ukraine’s defeat would destabilize the entire continent.
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made clear: “This war can only end with Ukraine’s full consent. It cannot be resolved by great powers over the heads of those under attack.” He stressed that Europe must be part of any solution and warned that Ukraine’s defeat would destabilize the entire continent.
Reposted by Anne Muntean
This story, phrased as always in vague obfuscations about the horror involved, interposed with the timeline’s other RFK Jr. storyline is quite something this morning.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This story, phrased as always in vague obfuscations about the horror involved, interposed with the timeline’s other RFK Jr. storyline is quite something this morning.
Reposted by Anne Muntean
The more Lizza writes the more he indicts himself in serious ethical lapses but there are a lot of editors and publishers who are complicit here, too.
The whole thing is just gross.
(And shout out to the serious journalists who do good work. You deserve better peers and a healthier industry.)
The whole thing is just gross.
(And shout out to the serious journalists who do good work. You deserve better peers and a healthier industry.)
November 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The more Lizza writes the more he indicts himself in serious ethical lapses but there are a lot of editors and publishers who are complicit here, too.
The whole thing is just gross.
(And shout out to the serious journalists who do good work. You deserve better peers and a healthier industry.)
The whole thing is just gross.
(And shout out to the serious journalists who do good work. You deserve better peers and a healthier industry.)
Reposted by Anne Muntean
Tech lobbyists have long blocked commonsense online rules of the road, including for AI.
So states like Minnesota stepped up—passing laws to fight deepfakes and other abuses.
Now the Trump administration is trying to revoke these laws.
We must stand up and ensure AI is used safely.
So states like Minnesota stepped up—passing laws to fight deepfakes and other abuses.
Now the Trump administration is trying to revoke these laws.
We must stand up and ensure AI is used safely.
November 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Tech lobbyists have long blocked commonsense online rules of the road, including for AI.
So states like Minnesota stepped up—passing laws to fight deepfakes and other abuses.
Now the Trump administration is trying to revoke these laws.
We must stand up and ensure AI is used safely.
So states like Minnesota stepped up—passing laws to fight deepfakes and other abuses.
Now the Trump administration is trying to revoke these laws.
We must stand up and ensure AI is used safely.
Reposted by Anne Muntean
A million times spot on.
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A million times spot on.
Reposted by Anne Muntean
Another good thing to do would be to find reporters/outlets/mediums that are helpful at explaining *why* both of these things are happening — and aren’t surprising developments in the bigger picture of politics right now — rather than focus on the spectacle of each one.
In the span of 12 hours Trump called MTG a "traitor" and posted photos from his playdate with Zohran Mamdani. The only lesson I can take away is that anytime you find yourself trying to predict the future just stop
November 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Another good thing to do would be to find reporters/outlets/mediums that are helpful at explaining *why* both of these things are happening — and aren’t surprising developments in the bigger picture of politics right now — rather than focus on the spectacle of each one.
Reposted by Anne Muntean
"US would take charge of $100 billion in frozen Russian assets and receive '50% of the profits from this venture.'
European taxpayers, who provide almost all of the military and humanitarian support to Ukraine, are expected to contribute $100 billion to its reconstruction."
tinyurl.com/yc7etnw4
European taxpayers, who provide almost all of the military and humanitarian support to Ukraine, are expected to contribute $100 billion to its reconstruction."
tinyurl.com/yc7etnw4
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
tinyurl.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"US would take charge of $100 billion in frozen Russian assets and receive '50% of the profits from this venture.'
European taxpayers, who provide almost all of the military and humanitarian support to Ukraine, are expected to contribute $100 billion to its reconstruction."
tinyurl.com/yc7etnw4
European taxpayers, who provide almost all of the military and humanitarian support to Ukraine, are expected to contribute $100 billion to its reconstruction."
tinyurl.com/yc7etnw4
Reposted by Anne Muntean
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Reposted by Anne Muntean
The basic truths that escape “both sides.”
Since January 2023, the New York Times has cited Rep. Ralph Norman, R-SC, in 78 stories. None mentioned that Norman secretly urged the Trump White House in 2021 to declare martial law – in effect, a military-backed coup. Norman wasn’t charged, but the NYT gave him a “pardon” anyway.
My newsletter.
My newsletter.
How the media ‘pardon’ political criminals
News outlets paper over the ugly pasts of right-wing extremists
www.stopthepresses.news
November 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The basic truths that escape “both sides.”
Reposted by Anne Muntean
And Trump likely sees in Mamdani what he always wanted himself: to go from being a Queens outsider to a Manhattan insider. (2/2)
November 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
And Trump likely sees in Mamdani what he always wanted himself: to go from being a Queens outsider to a Manhattan insider. (2/2)
Reposted by Anne Muntean
We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous.
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
The Putin-Witkoff Plan Worsens the War
Five Reasons the US should not help Russia subjugate Ukraine
snyder.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous.
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
Reposted by Anne Muntean
I served as our Ambassador in Ukraine for 3 years under Putin’s missiles and drones but resigned when Trump kept appeasing Putin. America does not bow to dictators. It’s not who we are.
Here's why this Trump-Putin so-called "peace plan" is a disaster:
Here's why this Trump-Putin so-called "peace plan" is a disaster:
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I served as our Ambassador in Ukraine for 3 years under Putin’s missiles and drones but resigned when Trump kept appeasing Putin. America does not bow to dictators. It’s not who we are.
Here's why this Trump-Putin so-called "peace plan" is a disaster:
Here's why this Trump-Putin so-called "peace plan" is a disaster: