Maria Popova

popovaprof.bsky.social

31 Oktober 2026 11:49

I go to his grave occasionally and it is always clear he has many visitors. I also wonder what he would’ve thought about how much darker the world has become since 2016. I think he would’ve been on the right side of history and maybe recorded something for Ukraine. He loved liberty.

Eliot Higgins

eliothiggins.bsky.social

31 Oktober 2026 11:47

This is something that's going to be a real problem in US politics after Trump is gone. How do you reverse the damage to institutions he's done without falling into the same trap? Perhaps the first step is naming it clearly, but that requires a lot of trust with a lot of competing publics.

Eliot Higgins

eliothiggins.bsky.social

31 Oktober 2026 11:47

Poland’s government says it’s restoring the rule of law to a Tribunal politicised under PiS, but the opposition calls it a coup. Both say the constitution is on their side, but there’s no longer a referee both sides accept to settle it.

Olga Nesterova

onestpress.onestnetwork.com

29 Oktober 2026 07:58

www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

George Monbiot

georgemonbiot.bsky.social

29 Oktober 2026 07:57

I'm very late to the party, but I just watched this absolute masterclass in political communication. And I hope that every politician who stands for democracy, rather than the brute power of money and arms, has watched it too. This is how to do it.