#Authoritarians

Timothy Snyder

TimothyDSnyder

0/24. Lying about disease kills us and our democracy. Quotations from "Our Malady: Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary," published this week. #OurMalady 1/24. "In January, (the federal government)

rabia O'chaudry

rabiasquared

It's #HumanRightsDay2020 and I just finished up my remarks on the concerning influence of the Turkish government over American Muslim orgs/leaders/communities.Here, I'll do a thread covering my remarks.https://twitter.com/silencedtu

Andrew Stroehlein

astroehlein

The authoritarian governments of Hungary & Poland have blocked the EU's €1.82 trillion budget & Covid recovery package because their ruling parties refuse to respect rule of law. This is

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

Oh man.We REALLY need to talk about how the myth of American Exceptionalism is failing, how the only thing Trump can offer now is oppression, and the fascist threat of

John Hayward

Doc_0

When people voted to drain the swamp, they knew the alligators - the high-profile D.C. power players, special interests, and safe seat senators-for-life - would be a problem. They underestimated

Garrett M. Graff

vermontgmg

THREAD: I've been talking to all sorts of experts about how the next four months might unfold. Here's an organized, chronological guide to six pieces that you should read as

Lumière

Lumiere_LLL

Fascism & The Jewish Question: A ThreadFascism is the most misunderstood political stance ever. Left-wingers and right-wingers keep accusing each other of being Fascists while no actual Fascism exists and

Heidi Cuda

Heidi_Cuda

As America celebrates its defeat of an authoritarian in the middle of consolidating power, it is critical to stay vigilant.In my @BylineTimes interview with historian @ruthbenghiat she cautions these so-called

Consent Factory

consent_factory

At the end of every year, we normally retweet all our essays for that year, so we're going to go ahead and do that. We'll start with March, because 2020

🇺🇸Mr. Wednesday

MrWednesday11

1) HOW TO RESISTGo out and buy this book now. It's a handy short field manual on what to watch for an how to counter would be dictators. This thread

Catherynne M. Valente

catvalente

I think the constant narrative since 16 that Trump voters aren’t *really* racist misogynistic authoritarians who mean everything they say & if left puts everything aside to understand & nurture

EthicalRenewal

EthicalRenewal

Small acts of resistance: this is our list.We want it to grow.DM your suggestions – or add them as comments.Please RT. RESIST.Become the droplets of water that form a tsunami.#actsofresistance

Eve Keneinan 𝛗☦️ن

EveKeneinan

The so-called "culture war" is clearly becoming a WORLDVIEW WAR. One faction believes, often with religious conviction, that ALL HUMAN INTERACTIONS reduce to POWER STRUGGLES between IDENTITY GROUPS. The other

Andrew Levi

AndrewPRLevi

Whatever else you’ve heard about vaccines thisremains unavoidably true. Those who deny it either (a) had an idealised view of the EU they’re now shocked to find is wrong, (b)

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

They don't think they look pathetic. They think they look strong and determined, willing to do what they must to save America from the "enemy" (liberals and Democrats) who they

el gato malo

boriquagato

much has been made of the purported difference in outcomes on covid between the various nordic countries with sweden singled out for attack.but are they really any different and has

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