Will Tizard

Founder, AskFilm, Central/Eastern Europe correspondent, Variety, Prague-based film prof. Views my own, great menus stolen.

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

From our @RFERL newsroom in Prague to Baku: Free Farid Mehralizada.

On May 30, Farid marks two years of unjust imprisonment in Azerbaijan simply for doing his job. Journalism is not a crime. He must be released. #FreeFarid

[Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @HC_Richardson]

Important.

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

A great idea, long overdue. Good for Jon @ossoff

[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

Russian propagandists are telling us what they are planning to do: create a massive European crisis by making Ukraine uninhabitable. This can be achieved either through continued bombing, or through brutal occupation, or both.
Listen to them. Take them seriously.

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

Alexander Hamilton, writing in 1792 to George Washington: “The only path to a subversion of the republican system of the Country is, by flattering the prejudices of the people, and exciting their jealousies and apprehensions, to throw affairs into confusion, and bring on civil commotion. . . When a man unprincipled in private life[,] desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper … is seen to mount the hobby horse of popularity … It may justly be suspected that his object is to throw things into confusion that he may ‘ride the storm and direct the whirlwind.’”

[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

It is incredible when you hear it all in a single sentence

[Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @HC_Richardson]

Crystal clear, crucially important. About democracy, not just Trump.

[Carl Schreck @CarlSchreck]

My intrepid colleague @kromark & co. hopped on a dinghy to get some close-up drone footage of Putin's alleged yacht in Italy. The crew - which @navalny's team revealed has included officers from agency that protects Putin - launched a drone back at them. https://t.co/7s02lG2oeF

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Trump inviting Russia to attack NATO allies should be one of the biggest stories of this election. The fact that it's not even on the front page of the NYT or Washington Post (while stories about Biden's age are) is a disgrace to journalism.

[Will Tizard @WillTizard1]

#FreeAlsu Husband Of RFE/RL Journalist Detained In Russia Says Wife Is A 'Political Prisoner' https://t.co/aidazPnCI1

[Rachael (Authenticated in My Mind) Myrow @rachaelmyrow]

In the new 🎞️ “Fremont,” finding someone to center the story was no small task. “The pool of professional Afghan actresses is very small in North America + Europe. We did an open casting call through social media + Afghan community centers.” https://t.co/togsU9pmAK @willtizard1

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

If this were a normal court, with real judges in the majority, it would take seriously the news that this was a fraudulent case and would vacate its opinion and direct the imposition of sanctions on the lawyers who hacked the legal system and perpetrated this hoax.

[David Aaronovitch @DAaronovitch]

And they're the lucky ones

[Will Tizard @WillTizard1]

@Ian_Willoughby If they think they’re being funny, um…really don’t see an upside here

[Will Tizard @WillTizard1]

@Ian_Willoughby Too picturesque to show, clearly...

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

In 1979, President Carter had solar panels installed at the White House. These were later laughed at, derided and removed by officials of Reagan Administration.

[Hakeem Jeffries @RepJeffries]

Black History is American History.

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[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

she has been right before

[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

This is inexplicable, and unforgivable

[talmon joseph smith @talmonsmith]

Breaking: my @NYTimes investigation w/ @Fahrenthold reveals The Natl Restaurant Association’s lucrative scheme: $$ fees unwitting workers pay for ‘food safety certification’ are funneled to cover the costs of the groups’ Goliath battle against higher wages
https://t.co/IJAariUlLT