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Joined October 2017
Soviet dissidents copied banned writing by hand and passed it to people they trusted. They called it samizdat. @drdredel rebuilt it for the internet, and four years later, Putin’s censors are still trying to keep up. thenextmove.org/p/we-beat-ru…
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Trump calls Ramaswamy’s ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother “very powerful.” @jaynordlinger on why indecency keeps winning: we keep rewarding it. thenextmove.org/p/who-will-s…
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Fresh off the Warsaw Security Forum, RDI CEO @UrielEpshtein sat down with @chavezlinda to talk about what comes next for Ukraine. Listen to the full episode of Older/Wiser.
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The bell tower of Limoges City Hall collapsing into flames is now running on Russian state TV. @Kasparov63 on how a viral TikTok, fake news stories, and Kremlin victory laps turned France’s riots into Putin’s propaganda. thenextmove.org/p/french-rio…
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Ramaswamy’s campaign calls its ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother “campaign gold.” JD Vance told uneasy Republicans to “stop whining.” @jaynordlinger on why the only real fix for indecency in politics is refusing to reward it. thenextmove.org/p/who-will-s…
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Renew Democracy Initiative retweeted
Values matter. Or, they should.
Reward indecency in politics and you get more of it. RDI's @jaynordlinger on Ramaswamy’s attack ad featuring his opponent’s estranged mother, and why the decent Republicans backing him should finally say no. thenextmove.org/p/who-will-s…
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Reward indecency in politics and you get more of it. RDI's @jaynordlinger on Ramaswamy’s attack ad featuring his opponent’s estranged mother, and why the decent Republicans backing him should finally say no. thenextmove.org/p/who-will-s…
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In 1944, Hitler wanted Paris burned to slow the Allied advance. @Kasparov63 argues Putin needs the West in flames for the same reason, and lays out how he’s doing it. thenextmove.org/p/french-rio…
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Trump says the New York Times should be arrested over a story about empty seats at his rallies. RDI's @jaynordlinger on why that isn’t just “Trump being Trump,” and the warning his friend Charles Krauthammer gave nearly a decade ago. thenextmove.org/p/charles-kr…
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Election Day is two weeks out. Political dissidents who’ve lived under dictatorships share what they see coming for America. Watch it, then go vote like you’ve waited your whole life for the chance. thenextmove.org/p/we-came-to…
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In 1944, Hitler wanted Paris to burn to slow the Allied advance. Today, Putin also needs the West ablaze to stave off military defeat. @Kasparov63 explains why the riots in France are straight out of the Russian playbook. thenextmove.org/p/french-rio…
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RDI CEO @UrielEpshtein just got back from the Warsaw Security Forum, where he watched the West’s top security officials approach Putin with yesterday’s playbook. He tells @chavezlinda what it will actually take to stop him. thenextmove.org/p/what-the-w…
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As protests spread from France across Europe, it’s worth revisiting what @Kasparov63 learned leading demonstrations against Putin: the regime is waiting for you to give it the picture it wants. Don’t. thenextmove.org/p/i-resisted…
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“I believe in coincidences, but I also believe in KGB.” @Kasparov63 on Trump buying Russian diesel again, the new Starshield restrictions on Ukraine, and what Europe and Congress need to do next. thenextmove.org/p/trump-betr…
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Almost ten years ago, Charles Krauthammer warned of the "authoritarian temptation" on the American right. RDI's @jaynordlinger on how that warning came true. thenextmove.org/p/charles-kr…
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RDI Chairman @Kasparov63 asks: If Trump were a Russian asset, what would he actually do differently?
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Renew Democracy Initiative retweeted
Not a hybrid message!
RDI's @UrielEpshtein has a message from the Warsaw Security Forum: Cut the doublespeak. Let's call a war a war.
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Political dissidents who escaped authoritarian regimes believe in America’s promise. But ahead of the midterms, they have a message for their neighbors: we’re worried. Watch 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚, and vote like you’ve waited your whole life for the chance. thenextmove.org/p/we-came-to…
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