A decade ago, a few of us tried to get across the significance of Putin’s patronage of Trump. Here’s my book, "Road to Unfreedom," which puts that relationship in the larger setting of oligarchy vs democracy. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/570367...

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When Ukraine destroys Russian data centers, hoards of aggressive right-wing bots disappear & the internet becomes friendlier. So much of politics is driven by the internet & so much of the internet is driven by Russians who want to hurt us. Shouldn’t we do something about that, given that we know it

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Well, it’s a quick take, and no doubt data will come in, but it sure looks like based on today’s evidence that a lot of pro-Trump and pro-AfD bot work depends directly on Russian data centers.

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Die Kommunistische Partei Österreichs feierte den Geburtstag von Lenin im April 2026 mit einem salbungsvollen Text. Kein Wort von den Millionen Toten unter seiner Herrschaft, keine Silbe über den Roten Terror, über seine Diktatur. Nur wohlfeiles Gewäsch. Widerlich, KPÖ. www.kpoe.at/aktuelles/ha...

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Regime Change and Corruption – a conversation with @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu snyder.substack.com/p/regime-cha...

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