@rennieshe.bsky.social
She/her. Former journalist, current internist in rural BC. No matter what I’m doing I’d probably prefer to be reading a book.
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This is a fantastic piece about America’s sudden descent into competitive authoritarianism
Is the U.S. Becoming an Autocracy?
Other countries have watched their democracies slip away gradually, without tanks in the streets. That may be where we’re headed—or where we already are.
www.newyorker.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
This is a fantastic piece about America’s sudden descent into competitive authoritarianism
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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
snyder.substack.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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I wish people hated fascism half as much as they hate feminism
March 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I wish people hated fascism half as much as they hate feminism
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Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."
March 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."
OMG
March 12, 2025 at 3:38 AM
OMG
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My friend Henry (who was also my student) & I decided to create some joy in –20°C weather in the Yukon and share it with you all. He is in grade 5 now. We are sending joy, hope, and positivity.
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March 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
My friend Henry (who was also my student) & I decided to create some joy in –20°C weather in the Yukon and share it with you all. He is in grade 5 now. We are sending joy, hope, and positivity.
(Share such messages to train your algorithm to bring positive and human-centric stories to your feed)
(Share such messages to train your algorithm to bring positive and human-centric stories to your feed)
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We're all doing our best to attribute this mess to one out-of-control leader, but the thing that nags me for the longer term is that we basically can't trust the U.S. anymore.
What good are trade deals, mutual defense deals, water treaties, etc. etc. with a country capable of lurching like this?
What good are trade deals, mutual defense deals, water treaties, etc. etc. with a country capable of lurching like this?
March 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We're all doing our best to attribute this mess to one out-of-control leader, but the thing that nags me for the longer term is that we basically can't trust the U.S. anymore.
What good are trade deals, mutual defense deals, water treaties, etc. etc. with a country capable of lurching like this?
What good are trade deals, mutual defense deals, water treaties, etc. etc. with a country capable of lurching like this?
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"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
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A grimly poetic warning from @timothysnyder.bsky.social. “It is as though we have boarded a train without thinking about the destination…I worry that we will not see that line approaching, that no one will get out, that no one will stop the train.”
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Crossing a line
Borders between one kind of life and another
open.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
A grimly poetic warning from @timothysnyder.bsky.social. “It is as though we have boarded a train without thinking about the destination…I worry that we will not see that line approaching, that no one will get out, that no one will stop the train.”
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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in america giant bodies of water can change their names, but trans people can’t
February 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
in america giant bodies of water can change their names, but trans people can’t
“When Musk gains control of Treasury payment systems, or Trump declares he won't enforce laws he dislikes, they're implementing ideas incubated in the crypto world.”
This is terrifying. Also idiotic that they somehow see a society ruled by oligarchs as being a “new” thing because technology
This is terrifying. Also idiotic that they somehow see a society ruled by oligarchs as being a “new” thing because technology
I try not to post anything too unnecessarily terrifying here, but this piece from a SV insider that outlines the overarching vision Yarvin/Musk/Thiel and what they have planned (it is really sick shit, be warned) is worth a read if you have the stomach for it.
open.substack.com/pub/mikebroc...
open.substack.com/pub/mikebroc...
The Plot Against America
How a Dangerous Ideology Born From the Libertarian Movement Stands Ready to Seize America
open.substack.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“When Musk gains control of Treasury payment systems, or Trump declares he won't enforce laws he dislikes, they're implementing ideas incubated in the crypto world.”
This is terrifying. Also idiotic that they somehow see a society ruled by oligarchs as being a “new” thing because technology
This is terrifying. Also idiotic that they somehow see a society ruled by oligarchs as being a “new” thing because technology
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It is amazing that you can see the effect of COVID on life expectancy in the USA... Last drop like this was the Flu of 1918/1919 *Spanish flu. Not even WWII had such an effect.
February 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
It is amazing that you can see the effect of COVID on life expectancy in the USA... Last drop like this was the Flu of 1918/1919 *Spanish flu. Not even WWII had such an effect.
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.