Latest Twitter Threads by @TimothyDSnyder on Thread Reader App

Sep 12 • 4 tweets • 2 min read

1/4. Plan was to work on freedom book at Sabaneev cafe here in Odesa. Hadn't realized it was hit by a rocket during the Russian attack on the historic city center on 23 July.

2/4. Also damaged or destroyed then were the Transfiguration Cathedral, the House of Scientists, and six residences.

Sep 2 • 8 tweets • 3 min read

1/8. Russia started this war on the premise that Kyiv would fall in 3 days because Ukraine was fake.

2/8. The idea, which they were quite open about, was that they would kill nationally-conscious Ukrainians during the occupation and assimilate the rest.
justsecurity.org/81789/russias-…

Aug 29 • 7 tweets • 1 min read

1/7. In this tweet from Russian diplomats we see multiple lies and kinds of lying.

https://twitter.com/SobolLubov/status/1692552130769359095

2/7. The supposed evidence for friendship between Ukrainians and Russians (photo with flags of both countries) actually comes from a Russian protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Aug 27 • 5 tweets • 1 min read

1/5. If the Ukrainian armed forces had a nickel for every misuse of the word "stalemate" the war would be over. 2/5. And we should really owe the Ukrainians at least an ATACM for every appearance of the cliché "grinding war of attrition."

Aug 10 • 10 tweets • 2 min read

1/10. Trump knew he was going to lose the 2020 election. 2/10. It was predictable from his rhetoric in 2020 that he would try a coup to stay in power.
commonwealmagazine.org/not-normal-ele…

Jun 10 • 12 tweets • 4 min read

0/10 After Russia's destruction of the dam at Nova Kakhovka, Ukrainians face a manmade calamity amidst the other horrors of Russia's invasion. Ukrainians are at work rescuing their fellow citizens from high waters, often braving Russian fire to do it. Here are ten ways to help. 1. Ukraïner have a small group on the scene who have been evacuating people right from the beginning. Your donation would mean a lot to them. You can support them on Paypal by following this link:
quicknote.io/23a881c0-e810-…

Jun 9 • 15 tweets • 2 min read

1/15. Today I read a number of Republican elected representatives assigning themselves the role of judge and jury in the Trump espionage case. 2/15. Why do I write "judge and jury"? Because to declare the man not guilty is to take the place of the judicial branch.

Jun 9 • 12 tweets • 4 min read

Jun 7 • 12 tweets • 3 min read

0/10 The Nova Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine, controlled by Russia, has been destroyed. This brings humanitarian, ecological, and economic disaster to Ukrainians. Here are some guidelines for writing about this catastrophe. 1. Avoid the temptation to bothsides a calamity. That's not journalism.

Mar 16 • 9 tweets • 3 min read

Brief selections from and notes about the "Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine" released to the @UN_HRC, which recognizes Russian war crimes in Ukraine. 0/8 "The Commission has documented patterns of willful killings, unlawful confinement, torture, rape, and unlawful transfers of detainees in the areas that came under the control of Russian authorities in Ukraine." @UN_HRC 1/8

Mar 5 • 10 tweets • 4 min read

Thread pulling out some especially salient bits of @Mason_R_Clark's fine argument for how to bring the Russo-Ukrainian war to an end. 0/9
time.com/6258132/what-t… "Putin is unlikely to ever change his maximalist intent to secure control over Ukraine." 1/9
@Mason_R_Clark

Feb 21 • 5 tweets • 1 min read

Thomas Mann, Rundfunkübertragung an Deutsche Hörer, März 1941, im Bezug auf "Kriegsverlängerung" und "Frieden" leider noch sehr aktuell. (Thread, 0/4) "Den Widerstand Englands, den Beistand, den Amerika ihm leiht, brandmarken eure Führer als 'Kriegsverlängerung'." (Thomas Mann, 1941) 1/4

Jan 28 • 22 tweets • 5 min read

In April 2016, I broke the story of Trump and Putin, using Russian open sources. Afterwards, I heard vague intimations that something was awry in the FBI in New York, specifically counter-intelligence and cyber. We now have a suggestion as to why. 0/20 For more elaboration on the thread below, see my Substack piece:
"The Specter of 2016: McGonigal, Trump, and the Truth about America"
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/t… 00/20

Jan 25 • 21 tweets • 5 min read

In April 2016, I broke the story of Trump and Putin, using Russian open sources. Afterwards, I heard vague intimations that something was awry in the FBI in New York, specifically counter-intelligence and cyber. We now have a suggestion as to why. 0/20 The person who led the relevant section, Charles McGonigal, has just been charged with taking money from the Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Follow this thread to see just how this connects to the victory of Trump, the Russian war in Ukraine, and U.S. national security. 1/20

Dec 26, 2022 • 16 tweets • 2 min read

This thread presents a brief summary of the substantive findings of the Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. My own interpretations of the report will follow later. 0/ Before the election, Trump knew that he was likely to lose, and planned to declare victory (a Big Lie) if he lost. 1/

Dec 10, 2022 • 6 tweets • 4 min read

A thread bringing together some thoughts about #fascism from the last decade. Six years ago, I published a list of political advice following Trump's election, which became the pamphlet "On Tyranny." The history of #fascism was important in that advocacy. I wrote then that "post-truth is pre-fascism," which has proven true.
vox.com/conversations/…

Nov 28, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read

Russia is destroying the Ukrainian power grid, forcing doctors and nurses and all medical personnel to work without central electricity. Brave and competent people are being forced to perform surgeries by flashlight. 1/ It goes without saying that Russia's attempt to kill Ukrainian civilians by denying them energy during winter is one more example of genocide. The question is: what can we do? How can we help? 2/

Nov 6, 2022 • 13 tweets • 2 min read

I have been hearing the idea from some Republicans that Ukrainian resistance comes at a cost to Americans. Nothing could be more wrong. Ukrainian resistance provides extraordinary security benefits to Americans. 1/ In fact, Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s genocidal invasion does more for American security than any American policy does – or could do. It has changed the global balance in a way that makes peace more likely in decades to come. 2/

Nov 3, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read

Join my brother, Michael Snyder (@AmLit7), for the launch of his extraordinary biography of a remarkable American author: "James Purdy: Life of a Contrarian Writer."
Brooklyn, Monday, November 7th, 7:30pm, @greenlightbklyn
eventbrite.com/e/live-on-flat… James Purdy was a foundational American novelist of the 20th century.
"[Michael @AmLit7 ] Snyder’s comprehensive, insightful, and indelible portrait defines and secures Purdy’s rightful place in literary history." Donna Seaman, Booklist, starred review
global.oup.com/academic/produ…

Oct 2, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read

You can help stop an ongoing genocide. Make a donation to a reliable NGO protecting Ukrainian soldiers.
savelife.in.ua/en/donate-en/#… You can help stop an ongoing genocide. Make a donation to a reliable US NGO supplying humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
razomforukraine.org/razom-emergenc…

Sep 23, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read

1/6. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is also, in a sense, a Russian imperial war on its own non-Russian minorities. 2/6. In the first offensive the soldiers sent to die were largely Asians.

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