Nathaniel Gregory<p>It's quite simple: if we have the right to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a>, but not the right for protest to be disruptive, we don't have the right to protest. We live in an anti <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a> perpetuating, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> state.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/10/police-raid-london-quaker-meeting-house-very-worrying" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/may</span><span class="invisible">/10/police-raid-london-quaker-meeting-house-very-worrying</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimWalz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a 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RememberUsAlways<p>The example is clear in my mind. </p><p>Want to join the world of modern nations? <br>Try electing a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a>. Hopefully the government you elect will not dig a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tunnel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tunnel</span></a> under your home and then attack a music festival. <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Oct7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oct7</span></a> </p><p>Unfortunately, after 75 years, some nations did not make the cut.</p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2060859/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2060859/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Democrats launch offensive on Trump’s connections to crypto industry <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Adam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Adam</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AdamSchiff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdamSchiff</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/aoc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aoc</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Blumenthal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blumenthal</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/currencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>currencies</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CurrenciesU0026ForeignExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CurrenciesU0026ForeignExchange</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Donald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donald</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/exchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exchange</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/foreign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foreign</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Negative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Negative</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Overall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Overall</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OverallNegative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OverallNegative</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/party" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>party</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PoliticalCorruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalCorruption</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PoliticalEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalEthics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/richard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>richard</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RichardBlumenthal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RichardBlumenthal</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Schiff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schiff</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S. <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.Senate <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/u0026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>u0026</span></a></p>
Madeleine Morris<p>“You don’t care how the authoritarian coalition breaks as long as it breaks”: drive wedges between business and the administration, between Christian groups and the administration, between the military and the administration. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backsliding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backsliding</span></a></p>
Madeleine Morris<p>“Engage every institutional delay tactic available. Fight policies, not personalities.” </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backsliding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backsliding</span></a></p>
Madeleine Morris<p>Really excellent episode on the lessons learned from <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backsliding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backsliding</span></a> elsewhere that the US needs to learn. Refreshingly concrete and actionable suggestions that one might not suspect <br><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-lawfare-podcast/id498897343?i=1000706781384" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">the-lawfare-podcast/id498897343?i=1000706781384</span></a></p>
Mister Shade<p>This isn’t “policy”, it is atrocious evil.</p><p>Everyone needs to unite against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republican</span></a> party. Join local-level groups and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> party.</p><p>If this hateful nonsense is what conservatives are okay with, then we must reject their entire spectrum as unfit to serve.</p><p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/06/trump-administration-sets-up-military-zone-at-texas-border-to-bump-up-immigration-arrest-stats/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2025/05/06/trump-</span><span class="invisible">administration-sets-up-military-zone-at-texas-border-to-bump-up-immigration-arrest-stats/</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2055508/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2055508/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Trump flags, Gretchen Whitmer, DOGE cuts <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/assistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assistance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biden</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Donald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donald</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Gretchen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gretchen</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GretchenWhitmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GretchenWhitmer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/joe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>joe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NASCAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASCAR</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Negative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Negative</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Overall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Overall</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OverallNegative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OverallNegative</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/party" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>party</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Roadside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roadside</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/towing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>towing</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TowingU0026RoadsideAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TowingU0026RoadsideAssistance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S. <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.Congress <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/u0026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>u0026</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UsaPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UsaPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Whitmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Whitmer</span></a></p>
Burkhard Maria Zimmermann<p>'Once <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> can replace everything that citizens do, there won’t be much pressure for governments to take care of their populations. </p><p>The brutal truth is that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> rights arose partly due to economic and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> necessity, and to ensure stability.' </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/04/the-big-idea-can-we-stop-ai-making-humans-obsolete" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/books/2025/may</span><span class="invisible">/04/the-big-idea-can-we-stop-ai-making-humans-obsolete</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>They included <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jurists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jurists</span></a> appointed by both <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> presidents. Most requested anonymity, citing the potential for further inflaming <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> fears or raising questions about their impartiality. Additional information was gleaned from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> records & interviews with half a dozen ofcls involved in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a> security.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judiciary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felon47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felon47</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StochasticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StochasticTerrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DomesticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DomesticTerrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a></p>
FinchHaven sfba<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/emptywheel.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>emptywheel.bsky.social</span></a></span> </p><p>The <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> what?</p><p>Where?</p><p>When?</p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p>" <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberal</span></a> parties have failed & we need a real <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialist</span></a> alternative that can advance the interests of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/communities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communities</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environmentalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmentalists</span></a> & other <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>progressive</span></a> forces with a shared vision for a better world."</p><p><a href="https://nowthenmagazine.com/articles/jason-hickel-we-need-a-real-progressive-alternative-a-democratic-ecosocialist-movement-degrowth-21st-century-revolution" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nowthenmagazine.com/articles/j</span><span class="invisible">ason-hickel-we-need-a-real-progressive-alternative-a-democratic-ecosocialist-movement-degrowth-21st-century-revolution</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreenSocialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenSocialist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EcoSocialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EcoSocialist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Socialism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Marxist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marxist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Marxism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marxism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Revolution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DualPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DualPower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Discussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discussion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Learning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Workers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Union</span></a></p>
SPRAVDI - Stratcom Centre<p>Experts warn that these efforts directly undermine trust in <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poland</span></a>’s electoral system and aim to destabilize <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> institutions. The <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Kremlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kremlin</span></a>’s hybrid <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> against <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> does not stop at <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>’s borders — its frontlines run through public discourse, newsfeeds, and polling booths across the continent.</p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2043146/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2043146/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> In Mid-Michigan, Thumb area, voters get candid on Trump’s 1st 100 days <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/article" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>article</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArticlePlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArticlePlus</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Branch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Branch</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaigns</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CampaignsU0026Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CampaignsU0026Elections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Donald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donald</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Executive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Executive</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ExecutiveBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveBranch</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/in" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>in</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Kamala" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kamala</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Negative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Negative</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/open" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>open</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OpenInWebview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenInWebview</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Overall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Overall</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OverallNegative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OverallNegative</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/party" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>party</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Plus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plus</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/u0026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>u0026</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Webview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Webview</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> island nation of just 17,000 people hosts American-controlled airstrips & soon-to-be-completed radar installations that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USmilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USmilitary</span></a> describes as “critical” to monitoring vast swathes of water & airspace. It is also a key piece of the Second Island Chain, a string of strategically located islets that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> is fortifying in an effort to deny <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> access to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WesternPacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WesternPacific</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Palau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palau</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AsiaPacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsiaPacific</span></a></p>
Scott 🇮🇱🇺🇦 WILL NOT COMPLY<p>A group of psychotic Republican conspiracy theorists in the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> legislature have proposed a bill "designating <a href="https://babka.social/tags/mRNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mRNA</span></a> injections and products as <em>weapons<br>of mass destruction</em> [and] prohibiting mRNA injections and products".</p><p>As this is Minnesota, and not, say, Texas, one assumes sanity will prevail and this crap will end up forgotten by history (other than as a cautionary tale about what happens when you let the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> fox into the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> hen house.</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Covid</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Amerika" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amerika</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/%CE%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ω</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/DoNotComply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoNotComply</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> may shape <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s ability to fire <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Fed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fed</span></a> chair</p><p>When SCOTUS rules on Trump's effort to remove 2 federal labor board members, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalReserve</span></a> Chair <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JeromePowell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeromePowell</span></a> will be watching for clues about his own job.</p><p>Trump's firings of 2 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> board members despite legal protections for the positions has emerged as a key test of his efforts to bring under his sway <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalAgencies</span></a> meant by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> to be <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/independent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independent</span></a> from a president's direct control.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-fight-may-shape-trumps-ability-fire-fed-chair-2025-04-29/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/us-suprem</span><span class="invisible">e-court-fight-may-shape-trumps-ability-fire-fed-chair-2025-04-29/</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@cdarwin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cdarwin</span></a></span> </p><p>>> “A <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Betrayal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Betrayal</span></a> in Slow Motion”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> supermajorities in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Maryland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maryland</span></a> gutted the House Bill 1222 to ban <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> Contracts 😡 </p><p>This isn't treason, but it's a betrayal nonetheless.</p><p>'For the moral sin of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/treason" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>treason</span></a>, Dante reserved the Ninth Circle — the “lowest, blackest, and farthest from Heaven”… The worst sinners were the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/traitors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traitors</span></a>—those who betrayed their loved ones, their country, and their God. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Betrayal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Betrayal</span></a> lies at the core of what we label as “treason"'</p><p><a href="https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/treason-isnt-just-crime-sin-heart/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">zocalopublicsquare.org/treason</span><span class="invisible">-isnt-just-crime-sin-heart/</span></a></p>
The Chaotic Good 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🖖<p>The problem with <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/ImpeachTrumpNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImpeachTrumpNow</span></a> is that it doesn’t solve the <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/rot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rot</span></a>.</p><p>The metaphorical roots of the <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> party, and quite a bit of the <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> party, are rotten. </p><p>A more drastic action is needed. Dig it out, regularly, with vigor. Don’t let it spread.</p>
Nonilex<p>The directive reverses a policy the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> implemented during <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> President Joe Biden's admin. That barred prosecutors from seizing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/reporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reporters</span></a>’ phone & email records in most circumstances.</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> admin’s policy followed criticism of the DOJ for secretly subpoenaing records on reporters & congressional staff members as prosecutors pursued leaks of *national security* info during <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s first term.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a></p>
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