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fuagf, and all -- be sure to catch in particular, and here are, the fourth-last and second-last YouTubes (further Timothy Snyder) at http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=129884281 (the preceding big one):

Timothy Snyder - "What Can European History Teach Us About Trump’s America?"

Published on Dec 6, 2016 by Yale University [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSh-dNnqe1agUSzPM01LgBA / http://www.youtube.com/user/YaleUniversity , http://www.youtube.com/user/YaleUniversity/videos ]
This [December 5, 2016] event talks about the historical realities of political ideology, and discuss the ramifications of the 2016 election. Professor Snyder is one of the leading experts on Eastern European history, and recently published a new book, Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning, winner of the MacMillan Center’s Gustav Ranis International Book Prize. Professor Snyder will discuss the recent presidential election and the state of European and American political history.
Sponsored by the Yale Political Union and the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nEmBmGK5kM [comments disabled] [and see also in particular (linked in) http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=126542062 and preceding and following, http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=128841596 and preceding and following]

Timothy Snyder, "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The 20th Century"

Published on Mar 14, 2017 by Politics and Prose [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT83IOUtKdPUL9hOzYjxbcQ / http://www.youtube.com/user/politicsprose , http://www.youtube.com/user/politicsprose/videos ]
http://www.politics-prose.com/book/9780804190114
Snyder is the award-winning author of Bloodlands and Black Earth, and his extensive study of the Holocaust has made him one of the foremost experts on authoritarian movements. In this brief and urgent [March 5, 2017 ( http://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/timothy-snyder-tyranny-twenty-lessons-twentieth-century )] call-to-action, Snyder, the Housum Professor of history at Yale, identifies striking parallels between the political landscape of pre-war Europe and today’s United States. History’s lessons are many, however, and while democracies can fail, they can also resist and grow stronger. From the examples of the twentieth century, Snyder has distilled twenty essential points that should guide the current struggle. They are as simple as “do not obey in advance” and “beware the one-party state,” and as inspiring as “contribute to good causes” and “learn from peers in other countries.”
Founded by Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade in 1984, Politics and Prose Bookstore is Washington, D.C.'s premier independent bookstore and cultural hub, a gathering place for people interested in reading and discussing books. Politics and Prose offers superior service, unusual book choices, and a haven for book lovers in the store and online. Visit them on the web at http://www.politics-prose.com/
Produced by Tom Warren.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19IhRaWZUl4 [with comments] [and again, see also in particular (linked in) http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=126542062 and preceding and following, http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=128841596 and preceding and following]

and to season with a bit of 'oh sweet irony':

Sean Spicer on Politico reporter: ‘an idiot with no real sources’

March 26, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2017/03/26/sean-spicer-on-politico-reporter-an-idiot-with-no-real-sources/ [with embedded video, and comments]

[fuagf]

On Putin's birthday, opposition activists protest, call for him to quit

Vladimir Soldatkin, Jack Stubbs
October 8, 2017 / 12:04 AM / Updated an hour ago

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-opposition-navalny-protests/on-putins-birthday-opposition-activists-protest-call-for-him-to-quit-idUSKBN1CC0ES

Good for them. Gutsy.

"Protesters Gather in 99 Cities Across Russia; Top Putin Critic Is Arrested"