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Militant Wisconsinite. Editor or whatever at Moscow Times.
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I ordered my copy, and you should get one, too. @jeremymorris.bsky.social is one of the sharpest minds out there. The field needs scholars like him.

russian military is brat

William Faulkner would be pissed. And drunk.

As Trump barrels through his second term, the warning signs of democratic backsliding are impossible to ignore. Is authoritarianism possible in America, and what can we learn from Putin's Russia? Political scientist and scholar of authoritarianism @thenoahbuckley.bsky.social breaks it down:

No, Russian liberals, complaining about Americans "not stopping Trump" will not make the Ukrainians like you.

You've changed, Alexander Dugin. You've changed.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has unveiled a plan to reduce projected U.S. Defense Department spending by 8% over the next five years, which means many in The Resistance™️ will now counter-lobby to protect the United States military budget. Can’t wait. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This evening's top headline over at Kommersant: "Elect Yourself: Donald Trump Invites Ukraine to the Negotiation Table - and Volodymyr Zelensky to the Ballot Box."* *Wordplay here - урна can be both a garbage can and a ballot box.

Saw this at the Berlin film festival. Recommend.

Did the Russians protest though dance? I don't think so.

Imagining European readers' heads exploding when they read an American writer compare them to Guatemalans - of all people!

Main headline over at Kommersant this evening: "Trump really wants to work with Russia"

Rule #1: Don't sit at the corner of the table.

Doing your job is apparently heroic.

What's the point of labeling a news outlet "undesirable" if you're just going to call us a "foreign agent"?

Zemestim aged well. realty.ria.ru/20250217/stt...

It's a great mystery why the Americans don't take the EU seriously.

More bad news for the folks who hoped Ukraine could win Trump's protection by delivering untold unground riches. www.spglobal.com/market-intel...

Donald Trump has frozen USAID. This is bad news for civil society organisations in the Russian democratic community, but Europe has the chance to step up its soft power influence in the eastern neighbourhood, writes @kirland.bsky.social 👇

My column on Alexey Navalny's death anniversary and critical reflection on his impact on Russian politics and activism. I urgently call to address the root causes of war; and offer to practice solidarity, hope, and care in our resistance in a time of far-right: open.substack.com/pub/doxaengl...

We need more stakeholder engagement and bottom-up approaches. We need to scale up.

Top headline from Kommersant this morning: "Putin's Day of Triumph."

REPORTER: Do you view Ukraine as an equal member of this peace process? TRUMP: Ummmm ... it's an interesting question. I think they have to make peace. That was not a good war to go into.

America is not Russia, folks. What a concept.

So, congratulations, you're free! But a bit of bad news, I'm afraid: we're going to destroy your employer and you'll be out of a job.

This list, including United Russia, certainly doesn't help USAID's case. At the time when it was reportedly receiving grants, the party had already consolidated power in Russia's parliament and was clearly anything but democratic.

The revolution will not be Amazon Primed.