Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 09/10/2026A portrait of Nicole Fleetwood and me drawn during our last public conversation by the artist Djuna Tewksbury. Watch our latest conversation below, and read Nicole Fleetwood's new book! nicolerfleetwood.substack.com/p/our-two-oh... 220232
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Publiczna rozmowa z Sławkiem Sierakowskim o Ukrainie i Polsce, 17’ego września, 18:00, Plac Konstitucji 6, Warszawa. 320235
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Trump and the people around him have no sense of patriotism or sovereignty. To them, politics is another grift—another way to the top. But as we are seeing, Canada doesn’t share their view. Canada has a plan and they are acting—and America will now lose the most, thanks to Trump and his people (2/2) 17962275
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026A word about Trump’s reckless trade war with Canada. This is happening because Trump’s entire career is based on fraud and grift, which means he simply does not know anything about economics, trade, markets. He never has. (1/2) 281204441
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Bardzo dumni razem z Marci z honoru Człowiek Pogranicza / Very proud as is Marci to have been named Borderlanders / foto tegoż dnia w Krasnogrudzie. @marcishore.bsky.social 116517
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 22/08/2026"Why Was Communism Appealing?" The sixth lecture in my new online course "Hitler and Stalin Today." Guest lecture by @marcishore.bsky.social Read more and watch the full lecture here: snyder.substack.com/p/why-was-co... 13599163
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15/08/2026"What is Ukraine?" The fifth lecture in my new online course, "Hitler and Stalin Today." Ukraine has to be at the center of a class on Hitler and Stalin, because it was at the center of both men’s mental worlds. Read more and watch the full lecture: snyder.substack.com/p/what-is-uk... 9694233
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Join me tomorrow, August 11th, for a conversation with Susan Rice about where we are now with Trump's war in Iran and domestic policy. Tuesday, August 11th, 12:00pm ET On: snyder.substack.com 2296112
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Last week, the third lecture in my new online course, "Hitler and Stalin Today," asked "What is Fascism?" The fourth lecture asks "What is Communism?" Hosted by the Munk School @utoronto.ca Read more about the lecture and watch the full recording here: snyder.substack.com/p/what-is-co... 18998372
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/08/2026"What is Fascism?" The third lecture in my new online course, "Hitler and Stalin today" A guest lecture by @marcishore.bsky.social re.bsky.social Hosted by the Munk School @utoronto.ca Full lecture here: snyder.substack.com/p/what-is-fa... 181094427
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Lecture 2: "A World of Empire" Totalitarianism did not emerge from nowhere. It was a response particularly to empires that Europeans had created. Free online course: "Hitler and Stalin Today" Hosted by the Munk School @utoronto.ca Full lecture: youtu.be/PDOGV5Gl6SE?... 21880357
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16/07/2026In collaboration with the Munk School, I am sharing a ten-lecture course I taught at @utoronto.ca this past year. The course is called “Hitler and Stalin Today.” Watch the first lecture here: snyder.substack.com/p/new-lectur... 361552607
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 22/06/2026The war in Iran began with a dream of violence. The question now is whether that tyrannical emotional state, the utopia of violence, that brought us the war will be applied inside the United States. snyder.substack.com/p/utopias-of... 17526215
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Join me on Monday for a conversation with Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer about Iran and the U.S. position on the global stage. June 22nd, 3:00pm ET, on thelonggame.substack.com 31405116
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Join me on Monday for a conversation with @joycewhitevance.bsky.social about the state of politics in the US. June 22, 4:30pm ET, on joycevance.substack.com 2362109
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 20/06/2026To win a war means changing the politics of the enemy such that they must surrender. That is what Iran just did to the United States. See my latest essay: "Capitulation Day: The dimensions of defeat, and the chance for recovery." snyder.substack.com/p/capitulati... 21991325
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Thoughts on Capitulation Day. This level of defeat in Iran is only possible at the hands of a super loser like Trump. To win a war means changing the politics of the enemy such that they must surrender. That is what Iran just did to the United States. Read more: snyder.substack.com/p/capitulati... 491969691
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 19/06/2026In countries that have successfully reversed democratic backsliding in recent years—from Poland in 2023 to Hungary in 2026—opposition movements made prosecuting those who have broken laws a central campaign issue. 10731671182
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Join me in conversation with @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social on "Thinking Live" for a conversation about the state of democracy at home and abroad. Today, June 15th, 3pm ET snyder.substack.com 532981
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Join me for a conversation with Rep. Jake Auchincloss on Thinking Live. We'll be discussing Iran, Ukraine, and the future. Monday, June 8th, at 3:15pm ET. On snyder.substack.com. @repauchincloss.bsky.social 11413117
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Pay attention to who is willing to break the law for Donald Trump as we head into the midterm elections—because his end goal is to create a system where others will break the law for him. It's about building up a custom where it's normal to break the law for a person. The big case is the military. 482010872
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Keep telling the truth. Thank you to Stephen Colbert and everyone at The Late Show. 493267979
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Solidarity today and every day with Ukrainian friends. #VyshyvankaDay 553147426
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Join me today on Thinking Live for a conversation with Lawrence Lessig on Super PACs and dark money in politics. April 30th, at 3:15 ET, snyder.substack.com, with @lessig.bsky.social 15454131
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Some thoughts about the President of the United States speaking about ending a civilization. The president speaks genocide. Anyone who has been involved in that conversation or associated actions would be complicit. And so we too must speak. Not only about crimes, but about their legal punishment. 16673692571
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 29/03/2026#NoKings Cincinnati, Ohio Protest matters. This will help to get us through. 231606250
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 28/03/2026#NoKings Cincinnati, Ohio. Protest matters. This will help to get us through. 9676971185
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Today's the day. America has no king. Come out and stand together in solidarity for freedom. #NoKings Find your event: www.nokings.org 15867882487
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Where will you be tomorrow? #NoKings Find your event for this Saturday, March 28th. www.nokings.org 821421541
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 26/03/2026No Kings. Find your event for this Saturday, March 28th. www.nokings.org #NoKings 27279483745
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Join me on Wednesday, March 25th, for a conversation with @hcrichardson.bsky.social. We'll be talking about history, politics, and resistance strategies. 1pm ET on "Thinking Live," snyder.substack.com. 161131338
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 23/03/2026No Kings. Find your event location for Saturday, March 28th. #NoKings www.nokings.org (Image credit Elizabeth Van Dusen) 361330464
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Today, March 4th, I'll be speaking with @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social about masculinity in politics, the war in Iran, and the means of resistance. Join us at 12:30pm ET. snyder.substack.com 13474133
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Join my conversation about Iran with Janice Stein this afternoon at 3:30pm ET on Thinking Live. snyder.substack.com 421039
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Join my conversation with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social about Iran on Thinking Live at 12:00pm ET: snyder.substack.com Read his primer on the bombing of Iran: phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/the-usa-an... And my thoughts on the reasons behind attacking Iran: snyder.substack.com/p/why-attack... 733193
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 28/02/2026The facts suggest two interpretive frameworks for Iran: a foreign war as a mechanism to destroy democracy at home; and a foreign war as an element of personal corruption by the president of the U.S. Join my live conversation with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social, 12:00pm ET, snyder.substack.com 751883847
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 25/02/2026It has been four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Walking in Uzhhorod, I found myself counting to two hundred and sixteen. Two hundred and sixteen plaques with photographs of men and women from Uzhhorod who have been killed in the war. 8831211
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Today marks four years since Russia invaded Ukraine. These are some thoughts (recorded yesterday) on what Ukrainians have done for all of us and what we can learn from them. 291276519
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 23/02/2026I will be joining @jimacosta.bsky.social for a conversation on Monday, February 23rd, at 4:00pm ET. 5581134
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Join me for a live conversation with Paul Krugman. Monday, February 23rd, 1:00pm ET, on Thinking Live. 9566112
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Join me live in conversation with @davidpepperoh.bsky.social, who is running for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. Monday, February 23rd, at 12:00pm on Thinking Live. snyder.substack.com 238092
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 23/02/2026“Freedom of memory,” wrote the skiier Kateryna Kotsar on her glove. It also works the other way around: we need memory for freedom. 16727187
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 03/02/2026A good thing happened today: Haitians in Springfield, Ohio and elsewhere are (for now) safe from the planned ethnic cleansing operation. This happened because people came together — organizers, reporters, and those who care — and made it happen. Let’s take the win and continue the work. 14088792522
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 02/02/2026In Springfield, Ohio, people are preparing in advance of a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, the city is 2 or 3 days from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis. snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle... 481580725