I have a new feature @CJR on the battle over Poland's public broadcaster.
"Poland’s fight over public broadcasting offers a window into the question of whether institutions commandeered by populists can ever go back to normal." https://t.co/TDvT2OALC9
The pivotal actor in these negotiations are the Europeans. They can send Ukraine 140 billion Euros interest-free so it can survive, or accede to a plan wherein the U.S. gets a cut of the Russian assets, for some reason https://t.co/zlueoV8xQX
The scenes coming from #Sednaya are haunting — this wasn’t just a prison & torture center, it was a concentration camp. A true horror.
Mountains of bodies. Rooms full of disposed clothes & shoes. Skeletons. Bodies partially destroyed by acid.
@INDEX_Ukraine launches the Victoria Amelina Fellowship for writers from Ukraine and abroad in partnership with PEN Ukraine. The Fellowship will take place in Amelina’s native city of Lviv to honour her memory and carry on the ethos of her work.
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BREAKING: Germany is expected to hold early elections on February 23.
The governing SPD and the opposition CDU/CSU parliamentary groups have reportedly agreed on the date. It comes after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition.
Last month, Trump's incoming NSA, Mike Waltz, told @NPRinskeep that the U.S. can "take the handcuffs off" Ukraine's long-range weapons. It would be ironic if Biden let Trump make this much-delayed decision for him. https://t.co/3lD7OuWN7T
The Kremlin has denied media reports of a phone call between U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that the reports were "completely false." https://t.co/V8Ht0vYEJJ
n-ost Kitchen Talks - a monthly live series bringing together journalists, experts & the public to discuss Europe's media landscape. More info and upcoming talks: https://t.co/jk3mx40svB
West EU in 2024: Antisemitic pogrom in Amsterdam proudly broadcast o social media.
Jews have been unsafe in many west-EU nations with mass Muslim migration and now it’s organised violence on the streets.
Not in Eastern Europe though, by irony of history (and lack of migration)
No, I am not going to write about what Harris should have done, and pretend that my personal biases/preferences have some kind of universal significance
Now, one of the only things standing between the U.S. and the kind of competitive authoritarianism that has flourished in places like Hungary and Georgia are the very rights enshrined by the U.S. Constitution, especially under the First Amendment.
Exclusive: Russia plotted to put incendiary devices on passenger or cargo planes bound for the U.S. and Canada, Western security officials say https://t.co/6pyzcszkL3