#Havel

Bleak House Books

bleakhousebooks

‘Freedom is not doing the things that you are inclined to do. It is reflecting upon what you ought to do, as your unrepeatable self, and just occasionally taking a

Timothy Snyder

TimothyDSnyder

0/10 Yesterday I tweeted that it was up to civil society to defend democracy. Today I want to say something about what civil society is, and how it works. 1/10

Ruben van Treeck

rubenvantreeck

1/x #Oder river #trawling campaign day 1. Leaving early to hit the 2 ship locks on the way in time & arrive at #Eisenhuettenstadt tonight. Sad to leave @RadingerJ behind

kaewmala 🌼 .|||.

Thai_Talk

‘Hocky’ Dechathorn, member of @RapAgainst Dictatorship (RAD) hip hop group, has been arrested for leading/singing at pro-democracy protests.#RappingIsNotACrime #FightWithHocky #WhatsHappeningInThailand https://twitter.com/sssii21/stat

Michael McFaul

McFaul

In the wake of Navalny's wrongful imprisonment, reupping this old piece written during the Trump era & pulling out key points still relevant today. THREAD 1/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-russian-dissident-is-fighting-for

Michael McFaul

McFaul

To answer many questions being asked of me here about Navalny, reupping this old @PostOpinions essay with a short thread (for those who can't get behind the paywall) https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-russian-dissident-is-fightin

kevin collins

voxkev

First visit to Prague, 1993. Met a French journalist on the train there from Budapest who was also traveling alone. She and I decided to pool our effort and travel

Nate Fischer

NateAFischer

This is important and many misread the danger.Marginalizing/censoring/deplatforming dissenters from the establishment narrative will not just make everyone fall in line.But it will still cement that narrative’s power by atomizing

Rattlecans

rattlecans

Remembering Vaclav Havel"The manager of a fruit-and-vegetable shop places in his window, among the onions and carrots, the slogan: “Workers of the world, unite!” Why does he do it? What

rip van winkle

long_napper

I haven't really discussed my own personal politics on here too much because I don't feel at home with any political ideology and I don't see myself probably ever feeling

Emma Ko 💙

emmako

Lord Sumption tells Stage 4 cancer sufferer her life is 'less valuable' than others. He also claims 'All lives are not of equal value, the older you are, the less

Good Kim Wenceslas

kimedieval

We’ve all heard “Good King Wenceslas,” a classic Christmas song about the famous Bohemian “king,” Wenceslas, who gave alms to a peasant on the Feast of St. Stephen (12/26). Now

Michael 🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Truth Bomber for Gen Flynn

mhtx76

LULZ @juliacarriew is a coward!Congrats on getting Q'd!https://twitter.com/juliacarriew/status/1276275098870112256 Daily attacks are normal.But, what are the odds this particular hit re: FB censorship push comes the next day? [think bat

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