Temerty Professor of Modern European History, Munk School, University of Toronto; Permanent Fellow, IWM Vienna; Emeritus Levin Professor, Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"https://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mkium4lh5k2sNewspapers shouldn’t cover things Trump says as news. There should be a special rubric called "Trump said this" in the corner of the page or as a separate tab. This would be clarifying. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/25/trump-cancels-envoys-pakistan-trip-iran-talks?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other27 Apr 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkium4lh5k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mkiujdxnzs2sOne way to think about this is that these people, including the secretary of defense, oppose the existence of the American republic. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/26/pete-hegseth-iran-war-christian-extremism?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other27 Apr 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiujdxnzs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mkftkwm4hc25Sky Defense integrates Ukraine’s innovative air defense systems and protects civilian life. We are halfway in this campaign! Please donate if you can. https://u24.gov.ua/news/timothy-snyder-sky-defense?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sd-snyder&utm_content=snyder26 Apr 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkftkwm4hc25https://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mkfv4hgxhc25When you protest, you say this isn't normal and you prime yourself for other kinds of organization. And protests give a sense of hope. I talked with @katiecouric.bsky.social about the challenges we are facing and what people can do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U0I2wI5UOc26 Apr 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfv4hgxhc25https://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mkfu2uke2c25The Holodomor Research and Education Consortium has newly assembled an informative free online course on the history of the Holodomor in Ukraine within a global context of famine and genocide. http://coursera.org/learn/holodomor26 Apr 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfu2uke2c25https://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mkftkwm4hc25Sky Defense integrates Ukraine’s innovative air defense systems and protects civilian life. We are halfway in this campaign! Please donate if you can. https://u24.gov.ua/news/timothy-snyder-sky-defense?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sd-snyder&utm_content=snyder26 Apr 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkftkwm4hc25https://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjzgvqtepk2k“Superpower Suicide” is a concept to help understand the approach of the Trump regime to the rest of the world. We are fighting a war for no reason we can name, losing it, and covering our defeat with genocidal and apocalyptic propaganda. https://snyder.substack.com/p/superpower-suicide21 Apr 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzgvqtepk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjz4l5ako22oOf course they are concentration camps. And @anatosaurus.bsky.social is right that once you accept the euphemism you are halfway to normalizing the thing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz4l5ako22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjz4ejomxs26The sooner the better. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly0vk77vdko21 Apr 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz4ejomxs26https://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjuf32whvk2eWhat does the Iran war have to do with sustaining the Russian economy? Lifting sanctions for Russians does nothing for Americans. It just makes it easier for Russia to continue its war in Ukraine. I spoke with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social about Iran and Russia. https://snyder.substack.com/p/thinking-live-with-phillips-obrien19 Apr 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuf32whvk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjwvlmdq3s2bVery serious point here — media vastly overreport what Trump says rather than clarifying for the reader the actual strategic situation. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Apr 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwvlmdq3s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjuncbwxuk2lSince Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, it has fired wave after wave of missiles, bombs, and drones at Ukrainian civilians—at their homes, businesses, water supply, & energy infrastructure. Please join me in raising funds for defense equipment snyder.substack.com/p/sky-defense https://snyder.substack.com/p/sky-defense19 Apr 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuncbwxuk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjwviy6mfs2nSure, Russia hasn’t done anything good, so the oil bonanza billions from the US can’t be a reward. It’s just an expression of Trump’s general policy to make life easier for Putin. It serves no US interest whatsoever. https://kyivindependent.com/this-is-not-rewarding-russia-us-official-defends-extension-of-sanctions-waiver-on-russian-oil/20 Apr 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwviy6mfs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjuncbwxuk2lSince Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, it has fired wave after wave of missiles, bombs, and drones at Ukrainian civilians—at their homes, businesses, water supply, & energy infrastructure. Please join me in raising funds for defense equipment snyder.substack.com/p/sky-defense https://snyder.substack.com/p/sky-defense19 Apr 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuncbwxuk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjumxyvkhk2lWorth adding that Russia did as a matter of fact intervene for Trump in 2016 and that the evidence is widely known, abundant, and collected in various forms (🧵 1/3) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/digenova-trump-lawyer-conspiracy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share19 Apr 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjumxyvkhk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjummc7it22lA step away from asking the Russians to investigate their own influence operations in the US. The guiding principle of Trump policy is that Russian ops are good because they support him personally. The guiding principle of Russian policy is that Trump is good because he wrecks the US & helps Russia. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Apr 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjummc7it22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjuf6vljhk2eOn just one night this week, Russia sent nearly 700 drones & dozens of missiles at Ukrainian civilians. In the 5th year of the war, aerial attacks on Ukrainian civilians have become even more intense & more frequent. Please join me in this campaign for air defense equipment. You can help save lives. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Apr 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuf6vljhk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjuf32whvk2eWhat does the Iran war have to do with sustaining the Russian economy? Lifting sanctions for Russians does nothing for Americans. It just makes it easier for Russia to continue its war in Ukraine. I spoke with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social about Iran and Russia. https://snyder.substack.com/p/thinking-live-with-phillips-obrien19 Apr 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuf32whvk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjues6phuc2e1/3. And this is one more reason the war goes on in some form — people close to Trump are making money from it. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/18/iran-war-bets-ethics-concerns?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other19 Apr 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjues6phuc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjsij2xffs2uIt’s as if the Iran war was fought to sustain the Russian economy. Lifting sanctions for Russians does nothing for Americans. It just makes it easier for Russia to continue its war in Ukraine. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Apr 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsij2xffs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjsigu6bz222This week I talked with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social on Thinking Live about the Iran War and the Russo-Ukraine War. https://snyder.substack.com/p/thinking-live-with-phillips-obrien18 Apr 2026 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsigu6bz222https://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjs7wrt4as2eArrogance to achievement ratio approaches infinity https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/us/politics/vance-pope-trump-georgia.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share18 Apr 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjs7wrt4as2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjs7uqezj22eThat’s the point — if we are aware of the scenarios and we are ready to mock and block, these stunts can be deterred or turned against Trump. One of them just failed hard in Hungary — because people were ready! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Apr 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjs7uqezj22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjs7qmkcic2lDon’t vote for people behaving like Ramaswamy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Apr 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjs7qmkcic2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjs7myvjok2fI talked with Terry Moran about current events this week on Thinking Live. https://snyder.substack.com/p/thinking-live-with-journalist-terry18 Apr 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjs7myvjok2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjrqkhwfzc2sTwo nights ago, Russia sent nearly 700 drones and dozens of missiles at Ukrainian civilians. In the fifth year of the war, aerial attacks on Ukrainian civilians have become even more intense and more frequent. Please join me in this campaign for air defense equipment. You can help protect lives. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Apr 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrqkhwfzc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjrqkhwfzc2sTwo nights ago, Russia sent nearly 700 drones and dozens of missiles at Ukrainian civilians. In the fifth year of the war, aerial attacks on Ukrainian civilians have become even more intense and more frequent. Please join me in this campaign for air defense equipment. You can help protect lives. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Apr 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrqkhwfzc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3mjnijzs5gc2gNYC, Tuesday, April 21st: I will be talking about my books "On Tyranny" and "On Freedom" with Jessica Pisano. Hosted by the New School for Social Research Festival of Ideas. 12pm noon ET. Register here: https://event.newschool.edu/timothysnyderinconvo16 Apr 2026 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:xl3w4e5jxslqeaglaqit2ql3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnijzs5gc2g