Anne Applebaum
staff writer @theatlantic. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY
and now AUTOCRACY INC
linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
- The Trump Organization has entered into real estate deals in all three countries Trump plans to visit this week wapo.st/3F11lnU
- The Pope on jailed journalists, at his first press conference: "The suffering of these imprisoned journalists challenges the conscience of nations and the international community, calling on all of us to safeguard the precious gift of free speech and of the press" www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/w...
- The Qatari "gift" to Trump is actually only one in a long list of the administration's corrupt acts and conflicts of interest. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
- A new refugee crisis is exploding on the border between Chad and Sudan. Partly thanks to US cuts, few resources are available to help. Photographs from @lynseyaddario.bsky.social (with my introduction) www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
- Hungarian spies were caught in Western Ukraine, looking for defense vulnerabilities. Either they are planning to occupy a piece of territory themselves, or they intend to help Putin edition.cnn.com/2025/05/09/w...
- Leaders of Europe
- Reposted by Anne ApplebaumIn 48 hours, almost 300,000 YouTube views for my dialogue with @anneapplebaum.bsky.social , Episode 5 of the David Frum Show. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpU2...
- "No Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State" - U.S. constitution abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
- On lies. From the @profgalloway.com podcast
- Every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books.
