Timothy Snyder

timothysnyder.bsky.social

26 March 2026 12:10

1/2. He took the greatest military force in history, lost a war to a middle power in a week, begged the world to save him, & demanded the media lie about this & everything else. I try, but at a simple human level I do not see how anyone mistakes this man’s almost supernatural weakness for strength.

Mother Jones

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28 January 2026 17:42

"The message is obvious: Oppose us and we will kill you—and then lie about you. For Trump’s brownshirts, there is no accountability."

The Economist

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17 January 2026 14:01

“The Killing Age” is deeply researched and contains some fascinating passages about who killed whom and who stole what in parts of the world to which too little attention is paid. But the author has a tendency to exaggerate

Carl Quintanilla

carlquintanilla.bsky.social

09 January 2026 23:37

“.. saying that the Trump administration’s policies had ‘shattered’ the confidence of donors and resulted in a 40 percent drop in ticket revenues. “ @nytimes.com #ETTD www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/a...

Robert Reich

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03 January 2026 22:17

U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits. This is the military industrial complex on steroids.