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Milena Rodban
MilenaRodban
It isn’t people’s desire for freedom that threatens autocrats. Most people do very little with their freedom anyway. It’s the desire for accountability and equal application of the law that
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Casper ter Kuile
caspertk
I'm gonna change how I talk about the election after reading this from @elipariser:"Trump will try to undermine/dispute the election. But we, the people, aren't going to let that happen.
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Dan Rather
DanRather
We need to dig deep into our moral character. We need to look at ourselves in the mirror and into the hearts of our neighbors and fellow citizens. We need
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Ezra Klein
ezraklein
One thing @anneapplebaum and I talk about towards the end of this podcast, and that I keep coming back to, is Trump wasn't even the hard test of our institutions.
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Kevin Doremus
k_doremus
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/10-years-after-arab-spring-autocratic-regimes-hold-upper-hand-n1251710?fbclid=IwAR26FHlHCidn1DrPyrK719rIEj7fSWc6sHiK14WPNuVD3P0FOtamHAC6QT4 “every other country scorched by the AS’ fires have suffered
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Garry Kasparov
Kasparov63
This by Voltaire is often paraphrased as "Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Reducing our exposure to and belief in absurdities reduces injustice. This
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Olga Lautman
OlgaNYC1211
What started with Russia installing Trump is ending with the Republican party being fully exposed for literally the world to see as a party of white supremacists, autocrats, conspiracy theorists,
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İyad el-Baghdadi | إياد البغدادي
iyad_elbaghdadi
When you see the outsize influence of the UAE upon regional affairs remember the following. The UAE is has a population of around 10 million out of whom 9 million
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Just Kidding Jeez
justkiddingjeez
THREAD. @PatToomey SUBJECT: Enjoy your retirement.Dear Senator Toomey,I will be very glad to see you go. You were a complete disappointment to me as a Senator, especially as I believe
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Luke Thompson
ltthompso
The audacity of this tweet is really something.https://twitter.com/stuartpstevens/status/1342877756401410048 Stu has routinely worked for autocrats. Here in Albania. And here’s his “work in Africa”. The cynicism of this man is deep
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Tim Harford
TimHarford
There's not much evidence that Stalin ever said this, but the quote points to an important truth: we are often willing to sling statistics around to win arguments, while having
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Garry Kasparov
Kasparov63
Let him lie and whine, he'll be gone soon. Let him call our democracy a fraud, nothing will happen. Let him call for violence... Anyone who didn't see this coming
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Bo Norrman
Innovabo
Thread:Today I finished reading the excellent and also challenging / thought provoking / disturbing book “Hiding in plain sight” by @Sarahkendzior 1/n Anyone who has the slightest interest in understanding
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Lindsey Simmons
LynzforCongress
Mary Elizabeth Coleman is one of those people who tries to use as many GOP favorite phrases in one statement because she lacks the mental faculties to discuss actual policy.This
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Virginia Heffernan
page88
Trump is both compromising American sovereignty and orchestrating an insurrection from inside the White House. No words are too strong for his vicious war against this country and its people.
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Steve Schmidt
SteveSchmidtSES
We are the left and right flanks of a broad coalition. Should we buckle, they will win. We must not. We are together. We pledge to listen. We pledge to
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