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Anne Applebaum
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staff writer @theatlantic.com and senior fellow @snfagora.bsky.social. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC
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Anne Elizabeth Applebaum is an American journalist and historian. She has written about the history of Communism and the development of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe. She became a Polish citizen in 2013. .. more

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Aug 26
Paperback, with new preface, available TODAY
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725302...

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 13h
this is illegal

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Jonathan L. Fischer @jonfischer.bsky.social · 13h
NEWS: They're adding Trump's name to the Kennedy Center building right now. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center adds Trump’s name to building
The signage change follows a vote by the board of trustees to rename the performing arts complex the Trump Kennedy Center.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d
I also have been assuming that the primary purpose of this conflict is domestic
asharangappa.bsky.social Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 3d
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
busbyj2.bsky.social Josh Busby @busbyj2.bsky.social · 3d
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social · 1d
Another gem from my archives: on January 31, 2022, state TV mocked US Defense officials for predicting that Russia will use ballistic missiles against Ukraine. State TV host Olga Skabeeva asked how many minutes it will take for Russia to defeat Ukraine.
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January 31, 2022 — Olga Skabeeva asks how many minutes it will take to defeat Ukraine
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 1d
David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.

He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
David Brooks: The Epstein Story? Count Me Out. David Brooks in the epstein photos

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