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Our Frontlines of Freedom Conference is almost here.
Join leaders like @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, Senator Peter Welch, John Bolton, @garrykasparov.bsky.social, @general-ben.bsky.social, & more to foster a culture of freedom and combat authoritarian influence.
Grab your spot today:
Join leaders like @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, Senator Peter Welch, John Bolton, @garrykasparov.bsky.social, @general-ben.bsky.social, & more to foster a culture of freedom and combat authoritarian influence.
Grab your spot today:
Invitation to FOFCON 2025: December 9-10th
Join us for RDI’s Dec 9–10 Frontlines of Freedom Conference unites global voices to fight authoritarianism and strengthen democracy.
www.eventbrite.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Our Frontlines of Freedom Conference is almost here.
Join leaders like @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, Senator Peter Welch, John Bolton, @garrykasparov.bsky.social, @general-ben.bsky.social, & more to foster a culture of freedom and combat authoritarian influence.
Grab your spot today:
Join leaders like @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, Senator Peter Welch, John Bolton, @garrykasparov.bsky.social, @general-ben.bsky.social, & more to foster a culture of freedom and combat authoritarian influence.
Grab your spot today:
RDI Frontline Fellow Masih Alinejad on the courageous Iranian voices that refuse to be silenced: “They’re my heroes. That’s the reason that I never lose hope.”
Watch the full episode: www.thenextmove.org/p/fofcon-pod...
Watch the full episode: www.thenextmove.org/p/fofcon-pod...
December 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
RDI Frontline Fellow Masih Alinejad on the courageous Iranian voices that refuse to be silenced: “They’re my heroes. That’s the reason that I never lose hope.”
Watch the full episode: www.thenextmove.org/p/fofcon-pod...
Watch the full episode: www.thenextmove.org/p/fofcon-pod...
This Thanksgiving, the message from the White House sounded more like a campaign rally than a normal presidential proclamation.
RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social breaks down Trump’s holiday message.
RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social breaks down Trump’s holiday message.
How Not To Be President
Donald Trump on Thanksgiving and other days.
www.thenextmove.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This Thanksgiving, the message from the White House sounded more like a campaign rally than a normal presidential proclamation.
RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social breaks down Trump’s holiday message.
RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social breaks down Trump’s holiday message.
“The West has chosen comfort over action, offering words and gestures to Kyiv while the Ukrainian people die every day in a desperate battle to hold the frontlines.”
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social on Ukraine’s role in defending freedom and why he said “NATO doesn’t exist.”
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social on Ukraine’s role in defending freedom and why he said “NATO doesn’t exist.”
“NATO Doesn’t Exist”
From my remarks in Halifax: Ukraine is fighting the war NATO was built to fight.
www.thenextmove.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“The West has chosen comfort over action, offering words and gestures to Kyiv while the Ukrainian people die every day in a desperate battle to hold the frontlines.”
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social on Ukraine’s role in defending freedom and why he said “NATO doesn’t exist.”
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social on Ukraine’s role in defending freedom and why he said “NATO doesn’t exist.”
On the latest episode of FOFCON Pod, RDI Frontline Fellow Masih Alinejad joins RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social for a powerful conversation on life in Iran under the Islamic Republic, the regime’s crusade against women, and the courageous people risking everything for freedom.
FOFCON Pod: The Voice The Regime Couldn't Silence
Masih Alinejad on the courageous people of Iran and the Islamic Republic regime's crusade against women.
www.thenextmove.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
On the latest episode of FOFCON Pod, RDI Frontline Fellow Masih Alinejad joins RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social for a powerful conversation on life in Iran under the Islamic Republic, the regime’s crusade against women, and the courageous people risking everything for freedom.
🧵RDI’s Frontlines of Freedom Conference is almost here! We’re bringing together leaders, dissidents, and experts to foster a culture of freedom—and we want you to be part of it.
Register today for #FOFCON in DC, Dec 9–10 and check out some of the sessions we have in store ⤵️
Register today for #FOFCON in DC, Dec 9–10 and check out some of the sessions we have in store ⤵️
Invitation to FOFCON 2025: December 9-10th
Join us for RDI’s Dec 9–10 Frontlines of Freedom Conference unites global voices to fight authoritarianism and strengthen democracy.
www.eventbrite.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
🧵RDI’s Frontlines of Freedom Conference is almost here! We’re bringing together leaders, dissidents, and experts to foster a culture of freedom—and we want you to be part of it.
Register today for #FOFCON in DC, Dec 9–10 and check out some of the sessions we have in store ⤵️
Register today for #FOFCON in DC, Dec 9–10 and check out some of the sessions we have in store ⤵️
Don’t miss @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, Senator Peter Welch, John Bolton, @garrykasparov.bsky.social, @general-ben.bsky.social, & more at RDI’s Frontlines of Freedom Conference in DC, Dec 9–10.
Join us as we unite to foster a culture of freedom & combat authoritarian influence—grab your spot today.
Join us as we unite to foster a culture of freedom & combat authoritarian influence—grab your spot today.
Invitation to FOFCON 2025: December 9-10th
Join us for RDI’s Dec 9–10 Frontlines of Freedom Conference unites global voices to fight authoritarianism and strengthen democracy.
www.eventbrite.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Don’t miss @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, Senator Peter Welch, John Bolton, @garrykasparov.bsky.social, @general-ben.bsky.social, & more at RDI’s Frontlines of Freedom Conference in DC, Dec 9–10.
Join us as we unite to foster a culture of freedom & combat authoritarian influence—grab your spot today.
Join us as we unite to foster a culture of freedom & combat authoritarian influence—grab your spot today.
Service members swear an oath to the Constitution, not to any one leader.
RDI Board Member @avindman.bsky.social urges our nation’s men and women in uniform to uphold their civic duty—and warns that following illegal orders does not absolve them of that oath.
RDI Board Member @avindman.bsky.social urges our nation’s men and women in uniform to uphold their civic duty—and warns that following illegal orders does not absolve them of that oath.
Alexander Vindman: The Military's Obligations to the Constitution
Civic duty over personal loyalty.
www.thenextmove.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Service members swear an oath to the Constitution, not to any one leader.
RDI Board Member @avindman.bsky.social urges our nation’s men and women in uniform to uphold their civic duty—and warns that following illegal orders does not absolve them of that oath.
RDI Board Member @avindman.bsky.social urges our nation’s men and women in uniform to uphold their civic duty—and warns that following illegal orders does not absolve them of that oath.
Last week, RDI Chairman @garrykasparov.bsky.social spoke at the Halifax Security Forum, and went viral for saying “NATO doesn’t exist.”
Read Garry’s case for why, and how Ukraine is doing the job the alliance was created to do—alone.
Read Garry’s case for why, and how Ukraine is doing the job the alliance was created to do—alone.
“NATO Doesn’t Exist”
From my remarks in Halifax: Ukraine is fighting the war NATO was built to fight.
www.thenextmove.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Last week, RDI Chairman @garrykasparov.bsky.social spoke at the Halifax Security Forum, and went viral for saying “NATO doesn’t exist.”
Read Garry’s case for why, and how Ukraine is doing the job the alliance was created to do—alone.
Read Garry’s case for why, and how Ukraine is doing the job the alliance was created to do—alone.
Presidential Thanksgiving proclamations normally rise above partisanship.
Usually.
RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social on how *not* to be president.
Usually.
RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social on how *not* to be president.
How Not To Be President
Donald Trump on Thanksgiving and other days.
www.thenextmove.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Presidential Thanksgiving proclamations normally rise above partisanship.
Usually.
RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social on how *not* to be president.
Usually.
RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social on how *not* to be president.
What happens when the opposition finds common ground with figures with a checkered past?
RDI CEO @urielepshtein.bsky.social unpacks Marjorie Taylor Greene’s break from Trump—and how the pro-democracy camp might engage future defectors.
RDI CEO @urielepshtein.bsky.social unpacks Marjorie Taylor Greene’s break from Trump—and how the pro-democracy camp might engage future defectors.
Can Marjorie Taylor Greene Be Redeemed?
Who belongs in the broader pro-freedom tent?
www.thenextmove.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
What happens when the opposition finds common ground with figures with a checkered past?
RDI CEO @urielepshtein.bsky.social unpacks Marjorie Taylor Greene’s break from Trump—and how the pro-democracy camp might engage future defectors.
RDI CEO @urielepshtein.bsky.social unpacks Marjorie Taylor Greene’s break from Trump—and how the pro-democracy camp might engage future defectors.
Join @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, Senator Peter Welch, John Bolton, @garrykasparov.bsky.social, @general-ben.bsky.social, and more at RDI’s Frontlines of Freedom Conference in DC, Dec 9-10.
We’re fostering a culture of freedom—and we want you there!
Limited spots left—grab yours now:
We’re fostering a culture of freedom—and we want you there!
Limited spots left—grab yours now:
Invitation to FOFCON 2025: December 9-10th
Join us for RDI’s Dec 9–10 Frontlines of Freedom Conference unites global voices to fight authoritarianism and strengthen democracy.
www.eventbrite.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Join @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, Senator Peter Welch, John Bolton, @garrykasparov.bsky.social, @general-ben.bsky.social, and more at RDI’s Frontlines of Freedom Conference in DC, Dec 9-10.
We’re fostering a culture of freedom—and we want you there!
Limited spots left—grab yours now:
We’re fostering a culture of freedom—and we want you there!
Limited spots left—grab yours now:
Trump and Witkoff’s plan for Ukraine isn’t strategic diplomacy, it’s a business venture for the inner circle.
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social exposes how the Russia-friendly deal took shape and how diplomacy is being remade for profit.
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social exposes how the Russia-friendly deal took shape and how diplomacy is being remade for profit.
Diplomacy for Sale: How Witkoff and Co. Cut a Deal with Russia
A Moscow-friendly deal that sells out Ukraine exposes how Witkoff and others are reshaping diplomacy for profit.
www.thenextmove.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Trump and Witkoff’s plan for Ukraine isn’t strategic diplomacy, it’s a business venture for the inner circle.
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social exposes how the Russia-friendly deal took shape and how diplomacy is being remade for profit.
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social exposes how the Russia-friendly deal took shape and how diplomacy is being remade for profit.
On FOFCON Pod, David Smolansky, deputy director for María Corina Machado, discusses Corina Machado’s Nobel Prize win and what it means for Venezuela’s fight for freedom.
Watch the full interview: www.thenextmove.org/p/fofcon-pod...
Watch the full interview: www.thenextmove.org/p/fofcon-pod...
December 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
On FOFCON Pod, David Smolansky, deputy director for María Corina Machado, discusses Corina Machado’s Nobel Prize win and what it means for Venezuela’s fight for freedom.
Watch the full interview: www.thenextmove.org/p/fofcon-pod...
Watch the full interview: www.thenextmove.org/p/fofcon-pod...
Join @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, @general-ben.bsky.social, @garrykasparov.bsky.social, and @urielepshtein.bsky.social, as well as dissidents & thought leaders to foster a culture of freedom!
Register to join our Frontlines of Freedom Conference in DC, Dec 9-10 while there are still a few tix left!
Register to join our Frontlines of Freedom Conference in DC, Dec 9-10 while there are still a few tix left!
Invitation to FOFCON 2025: December 9-10th
Eventbrite - The Renew Democracy Initiative presents Invitation to FOFCON 2025: December 9-10th - Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at Renew Democracy Initiative, Washington, DC...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Join @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, @general-ben.bsky.social, @garrykasparov.bsky.social, and @urielepshtein.bsky.social, as well as dissidents & thought leaders to foster a culture of freedom!
Register to join our Frontlines of Freedom Conference in DC, Dec 9-10 while there are still a few tix left!
Register to join our Frontlines of Freedom Conference in DC, Dec 9-10 while there are still a few tix left!
While Ukraine fights for its freedom, America wavers in its support.
RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social confronts the harsh reality of American hostility towards Ukraine—and the alarming sympathy toward its invader.
RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social confronts the harsh reality of American hostility towards Ukraine—and the alarming sympathy toward its invader.
Agony over Ukraine
Many Americans, starting with the president, are hostile or churlish toward the Ukrainians and warm toward their invader—a bitter truth to digest.
www.thenextmove.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
While Ukraine fights for its freedom, America wavers in its support.
RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social confronts the harsh reality of American hostility towards Ukraine—and the alarming sympathy toward its invader.
RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social confronts the harsh reality of American hostility towards Ukraine—and the alarming sympathy toward its invader.
“It has been bitter to see the American Right, much of it, be hostile or churlish toward Ukraine and warm toward Putin and the Kremlin.”
RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social confronts the uncomfortable truth: many Americans—starting with the president—have abandoned Ukraine.
RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social confronts the uncomfortable truth: many Americans—starting with the president—have abandoned Ukraine.
Agony over Ukraine
Many Americans, starting with the president, are hostile or churlish toward the Ukrainians and warm toward their invader—a bitter truth to digest.
www.thenextmove.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“It has been bitter to see the American Right, much of it, be hostile or churlish toward Ukraine and warm toward Putin and the Kremlin.”
RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social confronts the uncomfortable truth: many Americans—starting with the president—have abandoned Ukraine.
RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social confronts the uncomfortable truth: many Americans—starting with the president—have abandoned Ukraine.
This Thanksgiving, RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social reflects on his childhood and early glimpses of the free world, reminding us of the freedoms and abundance free societies deliver—and everything we have worth defending.
Remembering My “American Supermarket Moment” This Thanksgiving
Despite growing up in the USSR, I was exposed to the fruits of a free society from a young age.
www.thenextmove.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This Thanksgiving, RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social reflects on his childhood and early glimpses of the free world, reminding us of the freedoms and abundance free societies deliver—and everything we have worth defending.
RDI Frontline Fellow David Smolansky joins RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social on the latest episode of the FOFCON Pod.
David reflects on life in exile, populists who use democracy to dismantle it, and his powerful vision for democracy and freedom in Venezuela.
David reflects on life in exile, populists who use democracy to dismantle it, and his powerful vision for democracy and freedom in Venezuela.
FOFCON Pod: Resistance and Rebuilding
David Smolansky talks exile, the fight to restore democracy, and his vision for a free Venezuela.
www.thenextmove.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
RDI Frontline Fellow David Smolansky joins RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social on the latest episode of the FOFCON Pod.
David reflects on life in exile, populists who use democracy to dismantle it, and his powerful vision for democracy and freedom in Venezuela.
David reflects on life in exile, populists who use democracy to dismantle it, and his powerful vision for democracy and freedom in Venezuela.
The plan to end the war in Ukraine doesn’t ensure peace—it ensures profits for Trump’s inner circle.
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social on Steve Witkoff, Russia’s friendly deal, and privatization of power on a global scale.
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social on Steve Witkoff, Russia’s friendly deal, and privatization of power on a global scale.
Diplomacy for Sale: How Witkoff and Co. Cut a Deal with Russia
A Moscow-friendly deal that sells out Ukraine exposes how Witkoff and others are reshaping diplomacy for profit.
www.thenextmove.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The plan to end the war in Ukraine doesn’t ensure peace—it ensures profits for Trump’s inner circle.
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social on Steve Witkoff, Russia’s friendly deal, and privatization of power on a global scale.
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social on Steve Witkoff, Russia’s friendly deal, and privatization of power on a global scale.
🧵ICYMI: On FOFCON Pod, RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social interviews with the courageous dissidents joining us at next month’s Frontlines of Freedom Conference in DC.
Check out the latest episodes and stay tuned for more powerful conversations ⤵️
Check out the latest episodes and stay tuned for more powerful conversations ⤵️
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
🧵ICYMI: On FOFCON Pod, RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social interviews with the courageous dissidents joining us at next month’s Frontlines of Freedom Conference in DC.
Check out the latest episodes and stay tuned for more powerful conversations ⤵️
Check out the latest episodes and stay tuned for more powerful conversations ⤵️
Last week, RDI CEO @urielepshtein.bsky.social moderated a powerful post-show conversation after Other with Ari'el Stachel and @enesfreedom.bsky.social—diving into conversation about dissent, resilience, division and the power of storytelling, and even a little basketball.
November 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Last week, RDI CEO @urielepshtein.bsky.social moderated a powerful post-show conversation after Other with Ari'el Stachel and @enesfreedom.bsky.social—diving into conversation about dissent, resilience, division and the power of storytelling, and even a little basketball.
“If you are thankful for something, then you have something you can fight for.”
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social reflects on his childhood—offering a contrast between Soviet life and his early glimpses of the free world—reminding us of the freedoms and abundance free societies deliver.
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social reflects on his childhood—offering a contrast between Soviet life and his early glimpses of the free world—reminding us of the freedoms and abundance free societies deliver.
Remembering My “American Supermarket Moment” This Thanksgiving
Despite growing up in the USSR, I was exposed to the fruits of a free society from a young age.
www.thenextmove.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“If you are thankful for something, then you have something you can fight for.”
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social reflects on his childhood—offering a contrast between Soviet life and his early glimpses of the free world—reminding us of the freedoms and abundance free societies deliver.
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social reflects on his childhood—offering a contrast between Soviet life and his early glimpses of the free world—reminding us of the freedoms and abundance free societies deliver.
RDI Frontline Fellow Rushan Abbas shares a powerful message: China’s assault on freedom doesn’t stop at its borders—it endangers democracy and human rights globally.
Watch the full episode now: www.thenextmove.org/p/fofcon-pod...
Watch the full episode now: www.thenextmove.org/p/fofcon-pod...
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
RDI Frontline Fellow Rushan Abbas shares a powerful message: China’s assault on freedom doesn’t stop at its borders—it endangers democracy and human rights globally.
Watch the full episode now: www.thenextmove.org/p/fofcon-pod...
Watch the full episode now: www.thenextmove.org/p/fofcon-pod...
We’re uniting dissidents, journalists, and business leaders to foster a culture of freedom—and we want you to be a part of the action!
Join RDI Dec. 9-10 at the Frontlines of Freedom Conference in DC.
Learn more from RDI’s @garrykasparov.bsky.social & @urielepshtein.bsky.social, & register today.
Join RDI Dec. 9-10 at the Frontlines of Freedom Conference in DC.
Learn more from RDI’s @garrykasparov.bsky.social & @urielepshtein.bsky.social, & register today.
Join the Renew Democracy Initiative in DC, Dec. 9-10
The Frontlines of Freedom Conference is about fostering a culture of freedom.
www.thenextmove.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
We’re uniting dissidents, journalists, and business leaders to foster a culture of freedom—and we want you to be a part of the action!
Join RDI Dec. 9-10 at the Frontlines of Freedom Conference in DC.
Learn more from RDI’s @garrykasparov.bsky.social & @urielepshtein.bsky.social, & register today.
Join RDI Dec. 9-10 at the Frontlines of Freedom Conference in DC.
Learn more from RDI’s @garrykasparov.bsky.social & @urielepshtein.bsky.social, & register today.