@chinnlewis.bsky.social
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The Strongman Fantasy (text and audio)
And Dictatorship in Real Life
snyder.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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Quite the split screen in NYC today
January 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Quite the split screen in NYC today
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Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: The knucklehead agenda: GOP leaders engineer pillaging of Kansas universities #ksleg
The knucklehead agenda: GOP leaders engineer pillaging of Kansas universities • Kansas Reflector
Kansas legislative leaders looked at the smoldering crater of ESU and decided: We want that for all Kansas schools.
kansasreflector.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: The knucklehead agenda: GOP leaders engineer pillaging of Kansas universities #ksleg
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America’s leadership class no longer leads, it hides.
In the absence of America’s supposed traditional leaders, it’s up to the rest of us to step up.
We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0vKzRmPos
In the absence of America’s supposed traditional leaders, it’s up to the rest of us to step up.
We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0vKzRmPos
Where Are America's Leaders?
On January 6th, 2021, when Trump incited an insurrection, America's corporate leaders rushed to distance themselves from
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:01 PM
America’s leadership class no longer leads, it hides.
In the absence of America’s supposed traditional leaders, it’s up to the rest of us to step up.
We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0vKzRmPos
In the absence of America’s supposed traditional leaders, it’s up to the rest of us to step up.
We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0vKzRmPos
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More sports figure are speaking up. Not for “politics” but for basic human rights. I hope more follow as they recognize that there can’t really be a lot of games when people fear for their lives. Real sports needs democracy.
Doc Rivers: "What happened in Minnesota was a straight-up murder"
January 11, 2026 at 7:51 PM
More sports figure are speaking up. Not for “politics” but for basic human rights. I hope more follow as they recognize that there can’t really be a lot of games when people fear for their lives. Real sports needs democracy.
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Read these—
I found it! This is his first post, from September 2020. There are two follow-ups linked at the bottom.
I appreciate the author's frankness and candor.
I appreciate the author's frankness and candor.
I Lived Through Collapse. America Is Already There.
Living in Sri Lanka during the end of the civil war, I saw how life goes on, surrounded by death
indi.ca
January 10, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Read these—
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“What happened today is a blatant attempt to obstruct members of Congress from doing their oversight duties.”
Rep. @ilhanmn.bsky.social breaks down how ICE agents blocked congressional oversight at an ICE detention center today in Minnesota.
Follow our coverage at zeteo.com!
Rep. @ilhanmn.bsky.social breaks down how ICE agents blocked congressional oversight at an ICE detention center today in Minnesota.
Follow our coverage at zeteo.com!
January 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
“What happened today is a blatant attempt to obstruct members of Congress from doing their oversight duties.”
Rep. @ilhanmn.bsky.social breaks down how ICE agents blocked congressional oversight at an ICE detention center today in Minnesota.
Follow our coverage at zeteo.com!
Rep. @ilhanmn.bsky.social breaks down how ICE agents blocked congressional oversight at an ICE detention center today in Minnesota.
Follow our coverage at zeteo.com!
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👏Footage from London shows the moment activists removed the Islamic Republic’s flag from the Iranian embassy balcony and raised the Lion and Sun flag instead.
January 10, 2026 at 9:32 PM
👏Footage from London shows the moment activists removed the Islamic Republic’s flag from the Iranian embassy balcony and raised the Lion and Sun flag instead.
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And despite it all, this is Tehran 🇮🇷
January 10, 2026 at 11:40 PM
And despite it all, this is Tehran 🇮🇷
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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This is so incredibly heart-breaking. To Jay Bhattacharya and Matthew Memoli at NIH--you have betrayed the entire scientific community. Deeply committed staff are leaving in droves--because you are destroying the institution. Shame on you. www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left
“We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.
www.statnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:28 PM
This is so incredibly heart-breaking. To Jay Bhattacharya and Matthew Memoli at NIH--you have betrayed the entire scientific community. Deeply committed staff are leaving in droves--because you are destroying the institution. Shame on you. www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
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Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: Flu season mangles Kansans’ health. I didn’t get vaccinated, and the virus tore me limb from limb. #ksleg
Flu season mangles Kansans' health. I didn't get vaccinated, and the virus tore me limb from limb. • Kansas Reflector
deal. Aftergrappling with COVID-19, it might sound comforting to confront the familiar old flu. But this variant has torn through the world.
kansasreflector.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: Flu season mangles Kansans’ health. I didn’t get vaccinated, and the virus tore me limb from limb. #ksleg
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The more you know. We are all chimeras at a very small level. You likely have cells in your body from your mother and your siblings that were born before you. How this chimerism influences your immune system is beginning to be unraveled. #Science #ScienceSunday
Some of your cells are not genetically yours — what can they tell us about life and death?
A tiny population of cells that are passed across the placenta between mother and baby challenge basic tenets of human immunology.
www.nature.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:38 PM
The more you know. We are all chimeras at a very small level. You likely have cells in your body from your mother and your siblings that were born before you. How this chimerism influences your immune system is beginning to be unraveled. #Science #ScienceSunday
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The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
January 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
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BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
December 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
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Because Trump is an idiot and crap business person who bankrupts and Elon is a toxic narcissist who thinks because he is good at one thing he is good at everything: How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Because Trump is an idiot and crap business person who bankrupts and Elon is a toxic narcissist who thinks because he is good at one thing he is good at everything: How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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Breaking: Indiana State Senate rejects 9-0 Republican gerrymandered congressional map, stands up to Trump’s pressure campaign of threats and intimidation. Huge victory for democracy & defeat for Trump in gerrymandering war he started
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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‘Are we still a serious country… with this political fragmentation?’
Nobel Prize-Winning Economist @pkrugman.bsky.social tells @johnjharwood.bsky.social how Trump’s tariff policy is undermining global trust in the US.
Watch the full conversation: zeteo.com/p/nobel-priz...
Nobel Prize-Winning Economist @pkrugman.bsky.social tells @johnjharwood.bsky.social how Trump’s tariff policy is undermining global trust in the US.
Watch the full conversation: zeteo.com/p/nobel-priz...
December 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
‘Are we still a serious country… with this political fragmentation?’
Nobel Prize-Winning Economist @pkrugman.bsky.social tells @johnjharwood.bsky.social how Trump’s tariff policy is undermining global trust in the US.
Watch the full conversation: zeteo.com/p/nobel-priz...
Nobel Prize-Winning Economist @pkrugman.bsky.social tells @johnjharwood.bsky.social how Trump’s tariff policy is undermining global trust in the US.
Watch the full conversation: zeteo.com/p/nobel-priz...
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We are told that, under stress, the humanities must be sacrificed. But amidst a war of aggression scholars in Ukraine have undertaken one of the most ambitious knowledge projects of our time. It's a privilege to be involved with Ukrainian History Global Initiative
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Ukrainian History Global Initiative
The Creative Humanities During a War of Destruction
snyder.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We are told that, under stress, the humanities must be sacrificed. But amidst a war of aggression scholars in Ukraine have undertaken one of the most ambitious knowledge projects of our time. It's a privilege to be involved with Ukrainian History Global Initiative
snyder.substack.com/p/ukrainian-...
snyder.substack.com/p/ukrainian-...
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This short video will give you a sense of the significance of Ukrainian History Global Initiative's project, and of the work of some colleagues.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuWh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuWh...
What Deep and Global History Of Ukraine Really Means
YouTube video by Ukrainian History Global Initiative
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This short video will give you a sense of the significance of Ukrainian History Global Initiative's project, and of the work of some colleagues.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuWh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuWh...
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1. Jared Kushner's trip to Moscow yesterday was not just unethical; it was illegal.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.
Kushner’s Moscow mission wasn’t just corrupt. It was unconstitutional.
Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, has been traveling the world to participate in high-stakes foreign policy negotiations on behalf of the president.
popular.info
December 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
1. Jared Kushner's trip to Moscow yesterday was not just unethical; it was illegal.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.
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Marc Dunkelman tells @johnavlon.bsky.social that Mississippi’s reading “miracle” wasn’t magic; it was ditching a failed progressive curriculum and embracing phonics. The state jumped from 49th to 3rd in reading.
November 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Marc Dunkelman tells @johnavlon.bsky.social that Mississippi’s reading “miracle” wasn’t magic; it was ditching a failed progressive curriculum and embracing phonics. The state jumped from 49th to 3rd in reading.
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I didn’t know her, but I wish I had.
NEW: From our @markhertling.bsky.social, a eulogy for Sarah Beckstrom, the young National Guard soldier shot in Washington, D.C. This is a moving reflection about service, risk, death, grief, and remembrance.
www.thebulwark.com/p/rememberin...
www.thebulwark.com/p/rememberin...
Remembering Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and Honoring Her Service
A soldier lost in Washington, and what her death means for those who served beside her.
www.thebulwark.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I didn’t know her, but I wish I had.
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”