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The Making of an Autocrat: podcast out now

We used to have a pretty clear idea of what an autocrat was. History is full of examples: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, along with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Viktor Orban today. The list goes on.

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Trump push to politicize US military ‘reminiscent of Stalin’, top general warns

Maj Gen Paul Eaton says US president’s effort to bend military to his will could have dire long-term consequences

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump’s first step to becoming a would-be autocrat – hijacking a party

We used to have a pretty clear idea of what an autocrat was. History is full of examples: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, along with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping today. The list goes on.

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Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist

This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industry

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Ex-footballer Joey Barton sentenced for posting grossly offensive social media messages

The former Premier League footballer was convicted in November

The Independent UK

The Holodomor on screen: how cinema shapes memory of Ukraine’s famine

The famine of 1932-33, known as the Holodomor, claimed the lives of millions of people in Ukraine. It was not due to climactic failure, but caused by the confiscation of grain, punitively targeted by the Soviet government and its leader Joseph Stalin at Ukrainians.

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Eni Aluko ‘glad justice has been served’ after Joey Barton convicted

A jury found the 43-year-old had ‘crossed the line between free speech and a crime’ with six posts he made on X.

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Judge blasts Joey Barton for wearing union flag scarf to court

Judge criticises former Premier League footballer over ‘stunt’ as he was convicted of sending grossly offensive posts on X to Jeremy Vine, Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko

Evening Standard

Tucker Carlson’s interview with far-right antisemite Nick Fuentes divides conservatives

Heritage Foundation defended former Fox News host, others slammed him for platforming white supremacist

The Guardian - US

7 Name Trends That Carry Dark Historical Connections

Names are more than just labels—they carry stories, meanings, and sometimes, heavy baggage from the past. Choosing a baby name can feel exciting, but it’s easy to overlook the deeper histories certain trends carry. Some popular name trends are linked to events or figures with troubling legacies. Understanding these dark…

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30 Striking Photos That Capture Iconic Moments In History

History isn’t limited only to books; it’s also captured in powerful images. These 30 photos captured moments in history so emotional, striking, and shocking that they still resonate today.

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Stalin, Putin and an enduring obsession with immortality

Letter: Readers respond to an article by Aleks Krotoski about dictators and tech billionaires wanting to ‘solve the problem’ of ageing

The Guardian - UK

How false rumours of Trump’s untimely ‘death’ spread on social media

Amid speculation and misinformation about his health, President Donald Trump is well and playing golf.

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Moira Deeming criticised for describing police as Daniel Andrews’ ‘personal army’ in statue debate amid manhunt for alleged killer of two officers

Victorian Liberal leader Brad Battin ‘disappointed’ in comments by two of his MPs as Deeming says debate was planned weeks before Porepunkah deaths

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Animal Farm at 80: why the animals really matter in Orwell’s parable about communism

George Orwell’s Animal Farm (1945) turns 80 on August 17 2025. If there’s one thing every student of history or politics knows, it’s that the novella is not really about animals. Sure, the principal characters are pigs and horses. But really, so we are told, it is about the Soviet…

The Independent UK

Where Trump and Putin could meet as presidents expected to reunite for Ukraine ceasefire summit

With the summit venue yet to be announced, all eyes are on where the two presidents could meet

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Friday essay: ‘nothing quite like it in the history of espionage’ – the Russian spies who pretended to be American

In the thrilling finale of the TV series The Americans, set during the Reagan administration, deep-cover KGB operatives Philip and Elizabeth Jennings are faced with a difficult decision. Posing as an ordinary American married couple, for decades they have raised children, filed tax returns and slipped effortlessly into the rhythms…

The Independent UK

Iranian-Americans largely back Trump’s bombing and compare the Ayatollah’s regime to ‘Hitler and Stalin’

‘No negotiation, no appeasement will bring an end this war,’ says Elham Yaghoubian, adding: ‘Only with removing this regime from Iran will bring peace and prosperity.’

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Why is Stalin back in the Moscow metro?

A statue of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was unveiled in the Taganskaya metro station in Moscow in May, recreating a mural that was dismantled decades ago. It is the first such statue to be erected in central Moscow since Stalin’s death in 1953 and marks a disturbing new stage in…

The Guardian - UK

‘Does he know anything?’: Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev on Trump’s plans to legitimise Russian annexation

Exiled Soviet-era dissident tells the Guardian that for the US to turn its back on the territory would be ‘shameful’

Euronews

Why Russia is unlikely to let the Vatican mediate peace talks with Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV is willing to host peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv, yet Russia's stance towards the Vatican is likely to prove an obstacle.

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‘What were they thinking?!’ Moscow Stalin statue sparks fury as Putin tries to normalize the tyrant

So they're just cool with what Stalin did?

The Independent UK

Who is Gérard Depardieu? The rise and fall of disgraced French actor convicted of sexual assault

More than 20 women have publicly accused the 76-year-old of sexual misconduct in the past, but this is the first time a case has gone to trial

The Guardian - UK

‘You feel the huge weight of history’: the room where Nazi Germany surrendered

Military armistice ending second world war was signed in this nondescript Reims schoolhouse before VE Day

The Guardian - UK

Maxine Peake scrutinises a baffling law: best podcasts of the week

People who have been convicted for crimes they didn’t commit speak to the actor for a pressing new series. Plus: meet the trailblazing women producing music

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