Only 207 more weeks to go. Trump’s inauguration – and the realisation of how normalised his outrageous words and actions have become – seems like a good time to spotlight Timothy Snyder’s twenty lessons on tyranny again. «Do not obey in advance.» is the big one, but the most empowering is probably this one: «The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow.» (as exhibited by Mariann Budde)

From Weekly Filet #513, in January 2025.