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Defending democracy at home. Combating authoritarianism abroad. Highlighting how they’re connected. Check out Garry Kasparov's new Substack: https://thenextmove.substack.com/p/garry-kasparov-launching-the-next-move
Read Part I of @jaynordlinger.bsky.social’s notes from the World Liberty Congress—where dissidents @garrykasparov.bsky.social, Masih Alinejad, and Leopoldo López deliver a powerful call for unity in the face of dictatorship.
At the World Liberty Congress, Part I
Notes on a meeting of dissidents in Berlin.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
For more on how enemies abroad are empowered by chaos at home: Jack Tomaricho details how foreign powers have long exploited political violence in the US to advance their own agendas.
Political Violence Is a National Security Problem
America’s enemies have a history of exploiting our domestic dysfunction.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
RDI Advisory Board Member Stan McChrystal knows what it takes to be a capable leader.

He joins RDI’s @garrykasparov.bsky.social for a conversation about what makes an effective leader—whether for good or for evil.
The Secrets of Effective Leaders—Good & Evil
I speak with General Stan McChrystal in the premiere of Whiskey Tango, a new limited series with military leaders.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
RDI Board Member @general-ben.bsky.social discusses an essential arena in modern war: the home front.

Answering critical questions about the role of our military–Hodges illuminates the moral courage embodied by our nation’s troops.
General Ben Hodges: Why Military Strength Starts At Home
With war raging from Ukraine to Gaza, the former commanding general of US Army Europe walks us through the American home front in the latest episode of Whiskey Tango.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
At this pivotal moment in America’s history, Admiral William H. McRaven calls on Americans to remember who we are, and to have the courage to defend the principles that define us.

“We are the good guys.”
Admiral Bill McRaven: We Are the Good Guys
The American war hero offers a vision of what the United States has been and can still be.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Service members swear an oath to the Constitution—not one man.

RDI Board Member @avindman.bsky.social reminds America’s men and women in uniform: when our principles are tested, civic duty must rise above.
Alexander Vindman: The Military's Obligations to the Constitution
Civic duty over personal loyalty.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM