Agnė Rimkutė

Apparently, it’s socially unacceptable to compare anyone or anything to Hitler.
Mention Hitler, and you’ll be shouted down with a chorus of “Godwin’s Law”.
Well sod that.
Until we start comparing Trump to Hitler, we’re unprepared for what is barrelling towards us. 🧵1/4

Trump's moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that...

Obviously, ALL authoritarian leaders try to control the media - through a combination of censorship and self-censorship. But beyond this trivial point, there is no "authoritarian handbook".

The legal, media and political contexts matter a lot. And U.S. is often different.

Today people went around my neighborhood in north east London spray painting St George’s crosses onto people’s homes. Many of these houses have non British people living in them.

This is getting very dark, very quick.

It was retracted.

Nigel Farage

Three of my great uncles, heroes all, died in World War Two to stop men like this. Will we now allow them to saunter into power?

Speak of the Devils: The Animals We Fear the Most Are Fading Away • The Revelator When we fear something, it becomes psychologically easier to withhold empathy for it or, worse, kill it. Nobody feels sorry for the devil.

Names matter. When we fear something, it becomes psychologically easier to withhold empathy for it or, worse, kill it. Nobody feels sorry for the devil.

therevelator.org/speak-devils/

Upcoming 'upgrade' to Holocaust Museum exhibit on US response to Nazi Germany sparks some staff concerns: Sources A Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibit will temporarily close for upgrades, sparking concern from some staff over potential changes amid President Trump's review of museums.

The US Holocaust Museum is planning to "upgrade" its exhibit on the US response to Nazi Germany, and staff are concerned the Trump administration wants to downplay the extent to which the Immigration Act of 1924 doomed more European Jews to die. abcnews.go.com/US/upcoming-...

Washington, DC under military occupation in last August 2025, with banners proclaiming the absolute power of the primus inter pares

This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Silly people who think the meeting was about Ukraine. It was about Trump, as everything Trump does is about Trump.

Cool crib.

Orbán is in danger of losing power, and possibly going to jail (with friends and family), and he knows it. This makes him extra dangerous and means the EU should be extra vigilant the coming months.

No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say Israel has long restricted or completely blocked aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of control over the population.

Breaking News: Israeli military officials say they have no proof Hamas routinely steals UN aid, undercutting a claim Israel has used to limit food for Gaza.

At our demonstration today, I'm holding a placard stating
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people

"The president might then push Israel to wind down its war ..." Have we been paying atrention, at all?...

Trump, Orban, Putin in unison hate and suppress LGBT+ people, free press, civil society, universities, Ukrainian independence. Your failure to distinguish between an autocrat hanging propaganda posters and people fighting for their basic rights is incomprehensible to me, so let's leave it at that.

I figure oppressed and dissenting people need international solidarity more than luck and scarcely informed remarks - but thanks for your input!

He identifies as a "westerner", I'm afraid 😄

Thanks for the advice!... In the meantime, though, I just wonder: why such a strong minded fellow as yourself is wasting time on bsky patronising dissidents instead of street fighting - to the victory! - abundant far right clowns and thugs in his own backyard?...

First thought of suggesting to get educated about mass protests in Budapest during the last decade... But then again - why do you care about what the President of EC does or does not do in another EU country, since you're not part of EU? Or you wished to stay, but didn't protest hard enough?... 🤔

🤯🇪🇺 "Ursula von der Leyen's office has recommended that her team of commissioners avoid attending a Pride march in Budapest next month in order not to "provoke" Viktor Orbán's Hungarian government."

Because us, "Eastern Europeans" are still second-class citizens undeserving of guaranteed rights.🤷‍♂️

MEPs plan to attend banned pride parade in Budapest European MEPs, including Belgians, say they intend to go to Budapest in late June for the LGBTQ+ community’s pride march, which Hungary's parliament has banned.

Thank you, friends, for your solidarity!

We need as many 🇪🇺 leaders & elected reps with us at Budapest Pride as possible. It's a protective shield around protesters, threatened by the Orban govt

It's a numbers game. Please join us & write your rep’s

Jun 28 🇭🇺🏳️‍🌈

www.brusselstimes.com/politics/151...

I leave here, for reference, a photo from the Baltic Pride gathering in Vilnius 15 years ago. It’s been a bloody long road walked by so many courageous and loving people. And it’s not over yet.

But today – today is a very good day.

The ruling means that people in Lithuania will be able to register gender-neutral partnerships by turning to the courts. The Court also ruled that the parliament must adopt a law on registering civil partnerships.

Absence of same-sex partnerships in Lithuania 'unconstitutional', rules court The institution of partnership, as now defined in Lithuania's Civil Code, is unconstitutional because it only provides f...

Lithuania’s Constitutional Court ruled that the institution of partnership, as now defined in Lithuania's Civil Code, is unconstitutional because it only provides for a union between a man and a woman, excluding same-sex relationships.

www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...

Hugely important. ‘Hegseth’s guidance acknowledges that the US is unlikely to provide substantial, if any, support to Europe in the case of Russian military advances, noting that Washington intends to push NATO allies to take primary defense of the region’ www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

NBC News story with the headline: Tulsi Gabbard fires more than 100 intelligence officers over messages in a chat tool. A picture of Gabbard sits beneath the headline

Happy One Month Anniversary to this story.

Momentum representatives @ the Hungarian Parliament👇

Orban & co. have just *banned* Budapest Pride 🏳️‍🌈 threatening to fine participants 500€

In 2025. In an EU country.

They’re NOT getting away with this. We’ll be there anyway & you should too

#SeeYouAtBudapestPride

euobserver.com/eu-political...

If it recognised Crimea, the US would be endorsing the principle of allowing borders to move by force. It has already taken that step in the Mid East (Golan) but not in Europe. A dark & terrible path to go down in desperation to normalise ties w/ Russia by a desperate admin.
bsky.app/profile/shas...

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

Nausėda Starmeriui išreiškė nepasitenkinimą, kad Lietuva nebuvo pakviesta į Londoną Europos šalių lyderiai Londone sekmadienį renkasi į specialų susirinkimą, kuriame bus tariamasi dėl saugumo žemyne ir pa...

They were not invited, Starmer apologized for that www.lrt.lt/naujienos/li...