Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Yes, the White House sometimes serves as a branch Kremlin press office, which would be humiliating for anyone who had the slightest hint of patriotism or for that matter personal dignity. 561471528
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialIllinois Families for Public Schools @ilfps.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“PEN America reported 11,982 book bans during the 2025-2026 school year, defined as instances in which students’ access to a certain book is restricted or diminished. The total marks the highest # of individual bans since the orgs started tracking the data in 2021” www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...edweek.orgBook Challenges Are Still Near All-Time Highs, New Data ShowMost efforts to remove books from school libraries are concentrated in a handful of states. 054
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 08/10/2026BREAKING NEWS: RFK Jr. to give 1.6M in CDC funds to allow his Danish friends to harm African babies in unethical trial. We will be launching ways to fight back in just a couple hours. GET IN, DORKS. We have an unethical study to stop! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comCDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study 417484
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialNoah Rosenblum @narosenblum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Of course the donor is a lawyer with tax and disciplinary issues who is also a talkshow host who is also a franchise owner 47513
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Data centers on the gubernatorial ballot in Ohio. Acton against, Ramaswamy for (and personally invested in). www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...dispatch.comRamaswamy is in bed with data center owners. He'll get richer at your expense | Amy ActonAmy Acton: Vivek Ramaswamy is bought and paid for by data center owners. He'll never get everyday Ohioans like I do. 10616262
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Post-human necropolitics by the numbers www.economist.com/graphic-deta...economist.comIn MAGA-land people are dying faster than they are being bornOur analysis suggests Trump country is only growing because of migration 31741239
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is the 2nd of the 10 meditations I recorded not long ago in Kharkiv, Ukraine. They are thoughts that came to mind in a place which has been under constant attack by missiles and drones for more than four years. The topic this time is small acts of courage. snyder.substack.com/p/small-cour...snyder.substack.comSmall Courage (Kharkiv Meditations, 2/10)Kharkiv Meditations 2/10 11527164
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Heartbreak in Springfield, Ohio. Please read this important reporting. It all begins with big lies and it ends with ethnic cleansing and deaths for which we must not only mourn but feel ashamed. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comA Reckoning in SpringfieldA truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become. 761228453
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This is the third of the ten video meditations I recorded in Kharkiv, Ukraine, close to the Russian border. The first couple were about courage and cowardice, which led me to the importance of moral categories in general. snyder.substack.com/p/moral-lang...snyder.substack.comMoral Language (Kharkiv Meditations, 3/10)Kharkiv Meditations, 3/10 434488
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I spelled out "superpower suicide" in this essay from May 2026. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power, and succeeded with such rapidity. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...snyder.substack.comOn Superpower SuicideAnd the recovery of justice 431340464
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026For Americans voting from abroad www.votefromabroad.org/request/your...votefromabroad.orgFederal Post Card Application Form | VoteFromAbroad.orgVote from Abroad: Step-by-step instructions to assist a voter to produce a Federal Post Card Application form suitable to send to the Local Election Official. 6305162
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialProtect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 03/09/2026Have questions about our midterms? We have answers. Check out our Election FAQ page for straightforward answers to things like: 🤔 Can Trump legally “nationalize” our elections? 🤔 How is voter fraud properly addressed? protectdemocracy.org/election-faqs 13334141
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Commemoration is a chance to reflect. Americans in power will try to use this anniversary to say that everything happened exactly as it had to, and that we should bow our heads rather than use them. We went along twenty-five years ago. We should not do so again. snyder.substack.com/p/helping-th...snyder.substack.comHelping the Terrorists to WinA Quarter Century after 9/11 22588236
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Tomorrow's the big day. Celebrate democracy by helping us get your eligible friends and neighbors registered for their next trip to the ballot box! Go to www.vote.org and visit handsoffourvote.net to learn more about how to make sure the will of the people prevails in November. #handsoffourvotevote.orgEverything You Need to Vote - Vote.orgRegister to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan. 10536262
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It is not humiliating for him, since he has no sense of dignity, but it is humiliating for the rest of us that the president of the United States serves as a subordinate press officer of the Kremlin. (1/2) 332348683
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Dad can’t pay for wedding but Dad’s Daddy can 441136263
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Driving east from Kyiv to Kharkiv, there was no place to get gas from Poltava eastwards, because all of the stations had been destroyed by distant Russian drone operators. The Russians send drones at the pumps, causing explosions, killing attendants and customers. snyder.substack.com/p/a-meditati...snyder.substack.comA Meditation on Gas StationsOn Total War and Individual Responsibility (1/2) 11524185
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“The kind of 'hallucination' that the tool used by the analyst in this case conjured has not been an isolated incident across the intelligence community since these tools began proliferating across government, according to one of the sources.” edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...edition.cnn.comExclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN PoliticsThe episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war 31565247
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A propos the effort of David Sachs to kill us all with totally unregulated AI, I repost this from two years ago. snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-...snyder.substack.comOligarchs' IslandA Sitcom Pitch in a Tragic Moment 4320102
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Useful reporting but would be worth more firmly stressing Hegseth’s achievement in overseeing a calamitous decline in US power and prestige, which was absolutely predictable and was presumably always the point. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...nytimes.comIn Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle TurmoilPersistent distractions are feeding a climate of mistrust as the U.S. military faces a series of wartime issues, including shortfalls of missile interceptors. 29695248
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the first of ten video meditations I recorded at night in Kharkiv, a frontline city in northeastern Ukraine. They concern matters that came to mind in the general setting of a long and terrible war. snyder.substack.com/p/cowardicesnyder.substack.comOn Cowardice (Kharkiv Meditations 1/10)Kharkiv Meditations 1/10 7522180
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 26/09/2026The Supreme Court just let Trump use a flawed database to purge voters. It was never built for elections. Marc Elias explains. Stay in the know: demdock.com/3T3Owjg 18505265
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026She was an FBI agent. She started an investigation of the murder of Renee Good. Trump forced her to reclassify it as an ICE agent assault. She was then forced to resign. Her evidence confirms that a cover-up of the homicide has been undertaken, directed from the highest levels.cnn.comFBI agent who initially investigated fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis has resigned | CNN PoliticsThe FBI agent who initially began working with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, two sources familiar with... 281557899
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Putin enjoys humiliating Americans in Iran but wants Trump in power. We tend to start our coverage from our own people and what they say rather than from the actual strategic and political position. It is helpful to read @phillipspobrien.bsky.social phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/the-ratcli...phillipspobrien.substack.comThe Ratcliffe Visit To Moscow: A Case Study Of White House Press ManipulationWeakness Repackaged As Strength 4430178
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The embarrassing decision to call Lake Ontario “Lake America” is an admission of defeat. If we can’t understand basics of economics and politics, if we must lose a trade war to Canada while we are losing a shooting war to Iran, let us paste our name somewhere. snyder.substack.com/p/our-trade-...snyder.substack.comOur Trade War Against OurselvesTreating Canada as an Enemy Leaves us Weaker in Every Way 14813267
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Yes, they were. We were. In the Orwellian way — the courage to see the absolutely obvious. But the most important way they were right was in the insistence on speaking out, on showing up, on organizing. (1/2) 221576423
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026One more thing you can pattern recognize from the 1930s. 151261392
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Thanks to @jimswift.bsky.social for joining Dayton-area reporters in covering this terrible news from Springfield. I wrote about the fascist backdrop here: snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle... www.thebulwark.com/p/the-cruelt...thebulwark.comThe Cruelty Comes to SpringfieldAnd the city’s faithful are coming together in opposition. 10440202
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 08/09/2026Read the latest edition of The Breakdown:lnk.thebulwark.comRFK Jr.’s Sickening Measles Victory LapWhile Pennsylvania struggles to contain an outbreak, the anti-vax health secretary keeps trying to score political points. 1294
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialMarie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 08/09/2026BREAKING: ANOTHER LOSS FOR TRUMP. The Supreme Court just REFUSED to rescue Missouri Republicans’ gerrymandered congressional map. They tried to rig the map to help save their House majority. DENIED. 🔥 Turns out you can’t rig EVERY election. #USDemocracy #RisingBlue apple.news/AC0wt3d46T42...apple.newsUS Supreme Court won't reinstate Republican-drawn congressional map in Missouri — ReutersThe U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to reinstate a Republican-drawn congressional map in Missouri ahead of November's midterm elections, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump and the par... 410549
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 08/09/2026Jay Bhattacharya is letting Pete Hegseth steal patient-saving NIH funds to fuel the Trump administration's war machine. Once again, Congress is doing nothing. So we are fighting back. Sign the petition here: buff.ly/fJCtUsB #News #Science #AmericanPolitics #Politics #Research 919586
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialAnat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 20/08/2026What can we learn from this? 1. Go on offense 2. Pick topics that provoke opposition to respond - this means understanding their buttons & pushing them 3. Court novelty and controversy 1034653
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 20/08/2026She’s been right before 17594101
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Increasingly likely that the good guys are going to get the most votes in November; join @thirdactorg.bsky.social to help make sure those votes end up counting! thirdact.org/events/hands...thirdact.orgHands Off Our Vote! – Third Act 19326
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I talked with @katiecouric.bsky.social about what's next for America and how we turn concern for freedom and democracy into meaningful action. youtu.be/rLbmbS2vPNk?...youtu.beProfessor Timothy Snyder: What Is Next For America?YouTube video by Katie Couric 14378134
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy 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
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Jamie Raskin and Greg Sargent making sense. newrepublic.com/article/2141...newrepublic.comTrump’s Reflecting Pool Fiasco Is About to Get Even Worse for HimThe David Hearn affair isn’t over. Far from it. Jamie Raskin is launching an investigation, and Hearn’s legal team will pursue remedies. 15535159
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy 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
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialMarci Shore @marcishore.bsky.social · 10/08/2026"This display of disregard for plausibility and not even bothering to pretend to tell the truth reflects that the speaker is already operating in a society where the truth no longer matters. . .—the listeners know they are being lied to, but can do nothing about it.”--Keir Giles 13614
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialMarci Shore @marcishore.bsky.social · 10/08/2026"Giles compares fact checking to 'catching snowflakes in a blizzard,' because 'the speed at which the lies come tumbling over each other leaves anybody trying to follow and disentangle them disoriented and unable to keep up."-- @heidicuda.bsky.social 2325
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Last 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... 10458143
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 06/08/2026An obviously terrible idea on basic national security grounds. And — as the article does not say — morally grotesque. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...nytimes.comWhy Congress Wants a Closer U.S.-Israel Defense PartnershipA proposal making its way through Congress would integrate the U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence apparatuses more tightly. Some worry that it is a bad idea. 33622208
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 06/08/2026In the November elections, to be radical is to be pragmatic. 1002116470
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialMarci Shore @marcishore.bsky.social · 06/08/2026The thing about knowing that something like the Holocaust is possible, is that once you know, you can't unknow. From a very young age, I knew what *could* happen. And I somehow had the feeling that perhaps the wrong lessons had been drawn.youtube.comThe Real Cost of Misinformation | Marci ShoreYouTube video by Women Talking Democracy 63012
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Pedophilia is becoming the GOP mainstream www.rawstory.com/anti-trans-s...rawstory.comKindergarten girls targeted for invasive exams by new GOP-led ballot measureWashington State voters will decide the fate of a ballot initiative that would require girls from kindergarten through high school to undergo sex-verification testing before playing school sports — a ... 741036494
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Always a good time to donate. Please do. savelife.in.ua/en/savelife.in.uaCome Back Alive Foundation - Charity OrganizationOne of the top charity organizations who help the Ukraine Army since 2014. Donate via the website - 100% of proceeds go directly to Ukraine Army. 3476187
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 07/08/2026"Not even a fascist" might be the right formulation. Or "frivolous fascist." He has a genocidal imagination. But he can be deterred by mid-level powers who know how to push his buttons. newrepublic.com/article/2136...newrepublic.comTrump’s Rage at Iran Takes Truly Scary Turn, and Even MAGA Is UnnervedAs Trump’s threats of escalation in Iran worsen, a former State Department official explains why the deeper dynamics surrounding the trap ensnaring Trump are so alarming. 30630217
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/08/2026This is grotesque and fascist. 601062420
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/08/2026In the November elections, to be radical is to be pragmatic. 14745177
Reposted by @act4democracy.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/08/2026We are deciding whether we want to be a country of ethnic cleansing and concentration camps. 661367634
