A New Democracy will be Built by Someone Like You
Yes, you!
Don't wait for the Democratic Party!
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@CptSuperlative You're onto something with the rather one super strong man be in charge of everything.
These people scream about wanting charisma instead of expertise.
They want a cult leader like Bernie or Trump.
But one person doesn't have all the power in a healthy #democracy
It's tragic how treasonous Rs have allowed checks and balances to fail.
Mature, responsible, rational adults don't want a pseudo daddy in the WH.
They want qualified leadership.
What’s the point of wasting billions of tax dollars on a Golden Dome defence system when the greatest threat to America is already in the White House.
https://www.europesays.com/2324783/ Slovakia is edging closer to autocracy, according to global democracy ranking #democracy #Fico'sFourthGovernment #slovakia #Slovensko #Správy
"The letter requested a sizable list of the Smithsonian's internal documents that will be used in a review to ensure the museum aligns with an earlier Trump administration directive "to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives, and restore confidence in our shared cultural institutions."" #culture #democracy https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/trump-administration-wants-review-of-smithsonian-exhibits-materials/ar-AA1KppIM
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In Sept, detentions under the #TrumpRegime:
to hit 60K ppl *highest# in mod history +vast maj detained: no crim record/pending chgs +in many cases -have a legal basis to be in the C. Goal: fear & authoritarian control.
The IMM system was broken -asylum system: overwhelmed, visa/
card processes: slow/under-res +IMM cts: backlogged by yrs. Instead of fixing this *made worse -turned IMM enforc into a cudgel -destroying core pillars of our #democracy.
#ICE #Immigrants #USPol
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/donald-trump-record-ice-detentions-rcna223773
MSNBC · Six months of ICE detentions and deportations in Trump's authoritarian America
Choose one: #Democracy or #MassSurveillance
#ChatControl and similar proposals are fundamentally incompatible with a democratic #EU.
However, they are perfect for actors who want an authoritarian EU with mandatory age restrictions (ID verification) just to participate in democratic discourse.
1/2fightchatcontrol.euFight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EULearn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.
The battle against Trump and the evil of the GOP continues worldwide - and we've got victories!
We keep fighting Trump and the GOP's racist birthright attacks. https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/08/08/trump-birthright-citizenship-court-injunctions/
Within 7 months, California has filed 37 lawsuits against Donald Trump’s avalanche of illegal actions. https://bsky.app/profile/governor.ca.gov/post/3lvmcardwo22c
CNN, surprisingly, shows how Trump is entangled with Epstein. https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/12/politics/trump-epstein-relationship-timeline-invs-vis
Californians confront Trump-loving representative Doug LaMalfa at a town hall. https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-doug-lamalfa-gets-booed-in-furious-town-hall-trainwreck-f-you/
The Washington Post · Trump’s birthright citizenship order faces more bans than before Supreme Court ruling
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Bluesky user asks, “Well, yeah, but what’s the solution?”
A: Live in truth.
You can have MAGA and Trump, or you can have a free and open society with critical inquiry and principled engagement with the past.
You can't have both.
100% we are about to hit #GreatDepression level #economic numbers & they’re just going to hide it as best they can. #EJAntoni
Economics started as a way to understand society but got taken over by elite academics pushing market myths.
Neoclassical #economics claims markets are fair and self-correcting, ignoring #inequality and power. This thinking led to small-government policies that fueled inequality and weakened #democracy—especially in the U.S.
Unlike Nordic countries, the U.S. traded social support for profit, and it’s showing.
ZNetworkFriedman's LegacyOriginally economics, as it emerged as a distinct science by the end of the eighteenth century, had been the domain of freethinkers concerned with
This DC stuff is #Trump practicing, if you will, for a declaration of #martiallaw. It's coming sooner rather than later.
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Trump’s rhetoric “paints a picture that crime is out of control, even when it is not true, then blames the policies of #Democratic lawmakers that are #reform- & #PublicSafety-minded, & then claims that you have to step in & violate people’s rights or demand that reforms be reversed,”Wiley said.
She added that the playbook has special potency in #DC because local law enforcement can be directly placed under #federal #control, a #power #Trump invoked…
When the right say ' #crime' they mean 'the presence of groups of people we're bigoted against,' they don't care about the actual stats.