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Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> Make <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Votes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Votes</span></a> Matter</p><p>In most <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracies</span></a>, a multi-party system is fine. World’s most successful democracies have broad range of parties reflecting different viewpoints working together in country’s interest</p><p>UK voting system built to stifle political diversity</p><p>If held under First Past the Post, 2029 election will be little more than a lottery</p><p>MPs elected with fewer than 1 in 4 of constituents</p><p>We’ll almost certainly end up with government the vast majority opposes.</p><p><a href="https://makevotesmatter.org.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">makevotesmatter.org.uk/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Feike 🇪🇺🇳🇱<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@TheZeldaZone" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>TheZeldaZone</span></a></span> well, you know that the first amendment and other similar articles in <a href="https://toot.community/tags/constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>constitution</span></a>|s of <a href="https://toot.community/tags/liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>liberal</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracies</span></a>, give you the right to <a href="https://toot.community/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> of speech. That means the <a href="https://toot.community/tags/GOVERNMENT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOVERNMENT</span></a> cant <a href="https://toot.community/tags/censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censor</span></a> anyone or spread <a href="https://toot.community/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a>. It doesnt mean <a href="https://toot.community/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> domains cant censor your <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NSFW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSFW</span></a> content!</p>
libramoon<p><a href="https://staceyabrams.substack.com/p/what-i-said-on-jimmy-kimmel-about" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">staceyabrams.substack.com/p/wh</span><span class="invisible">at-i-said-on-jimmy-kimmel-about</span></a></p><p>What I Said on Jimmy Kimmel about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a><br>There’s a 10-step playbook for how <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracies</span></a> die—and we’re already at step nine.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StaceyAbrams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StaceyAbrams</span></a></p><p>..."We stop it by organizing. By voting. By speaking up, even when it’s hard.</p><p>We stop it by showing people that democracy can deliver—for their families, their futures, and their fundamental rights.</p><p>Autocracy is not inevitable. But neither is democracy.</p><p>It’s a choice."...</p>
FREE🇵🇸PALESTINE, CRUSH ZIONISM<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@augieray" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>augieray</span></a></span> i believe thay it isnt just the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a>, but most <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracies</span></a> world wide! Plutocract rule at the behest of oligarchs, tyrants rule via failed accountability.</p><p>It was the rule, indeed the duty, of every citizen of ancient athens to rise up &amp; strike tyrants down.</p>
The Japan Times<p>Taiwan, under constant threat from AI-powered disinformation by authoritarian regimes, has emerged as a global leader in digital democratic defense. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/30/world/taiwans-digital-defense-of-democracy/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20</span><span class="invisible">25/06/30/world/taiwans-digital-defense-of-democracy/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commentary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hackers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artificialintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artificialintelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cyberattacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberattacks</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Ronald <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Reagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reagan</span></a> declared in 1981 that “it is <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dictatorships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorships</span></a>, not <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracies</span></a>, that need militarism to control their own people &amp; impose their system on others.” His successor, George H. W. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bush</span></a>, did the same in 1992, talking about American presidents confronting the Warsaw Pact, which had been “lashed together by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/occupation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>occupation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/troops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>troops</span></a> &amp; quisling governments &amp;, when all else failed, the use of tanks against its own people.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tyranny</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AmericanAutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanAutocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Bolton accompanied <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> to the 2018 summit, where a memorable photo emerged of Trump seated across from other world leaders w/ his arms folded in defiance [petulant brat].</p><p>“[He] Never seemed to understand that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> had been kicked out of the G8 for invading <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>,” Bolton said. He said Trump also could not comprehend that the partnership “was a group of like-minded industrial <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracies</span></a>. Apparently, still doesn’t understand.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/G7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>G7</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>Is It Happening Here? Other countries have watched their <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracies</span></a> slip away gradually, w/out <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tanks</span></a> in the streets. That may be where we’re headed—or where we already are. <a href="https://archive.is/5cFz9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.is/5cFz9</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> When <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> ran again, in #2024, his <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/autocratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocratic</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/rhetoric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rhetoric</span></a> was more pitched. He promised <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/retribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retribution</span></a>, a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/purge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>purge</span></a> of ideological <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/enemies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enemies</span></a>, and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/mass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mass</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deportations</span></a> on flimsy legal pretexts. WH debuted set of lawn signs 2 highlight undocumented people who have been arrested since Trump’s return 2 power</p>
ZZ Bottom<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> do not fool yourself, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracies</span></a> are at <a href="https://c.im/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> with both <a href="https://c.im/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>, period.</p>
beSpacific<p>What <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> Means. Even critical observers underestimated speed scope of Trumpist assault, they overestimated democratic resilience. The assault on the constitutional order, on the foundations of democratic self-government have been unprecedented. In mere weeks, Trumpists have managed to turn America from a democratic system albeit one w significant flaws into 1 that no longer deserves to be counted among the world’s <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracies</span></a>. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> is something else now.<a href="https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/what-authoritarianism-means" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/wh</span><span class="invisible">at-authoritarianism-means</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p>"Deep wisdom of the cosmos:</p><p>What is the purpose of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> in the world now?"</p><p>"Dear demoralized <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Left</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a>:</p><p>The job of your country now is to serve as a horrifying and disgusting example to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracies</span></a> in the world about what to avoid: the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocrat</span></a>-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> axis"</p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/05/trump-tariffs-canada-liberal-party" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2025/03/05/trump-tar</span><span class="invisible">iffs-canada-liberal-party</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a></p>
Catherine Schmidt<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oligarch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarch</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/gaslighting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaslighting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ALT4you" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ALT4you</span></a> <br>Heather Cox Richardson Political Technology manipulation</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intelligence</span></a> agencies treat commitments to foreign agents as sacrosanct, pledging to keep agents safe &amp; shield their identities. Anything that jeopardized that would violate that trust, &amp; could lead some <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/spy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spy</span></a> services to hold back information from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>.</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>allies</span></a>, including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SaudiArabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaudiArabia</span></a> &amp; members of the so-called <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FiveEyes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FiveEyes</span></a> spy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/alliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alliance</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracies</span></a>, are examining how to revise current protocols for sharing intelligence taking <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s warm relations w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> into account.</p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p>"Bad thing in another country horrifies, driving support for the opposite at home"</p><p>I think it helped in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a></p><p>I think it will help in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a></p><p>So the fate of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> is to be an example of what poor <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gunControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gunControl</span></a>, no <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/universalHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universalHealthcare</span></a>, and what an unchecked <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocrat</span></a>-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> axis does to a motherfucker:</p><p>Sane observant <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/citizens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>citizens</span></a> in other <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracies</span></a> can avoid our fate</p><p>🥴</p><p>"Anti-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> sentiment drives dramatic upturn in fortunes for Canada’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a>"</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/26/canada-liberal-party-poll" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/feb</span><span class="invisible">/26/canada-liberal-party-poll</span></a></p>
J. David Eisenberg<p>In the sense of: “The Net interprets <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> as damage and routes around it.”</p><p>Maybe it’s time for: “The <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracies</span></a> of the rest of the world interpret the <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> as damage and route around it.”</p><p>[Posted something like this quite some time ago and screwed up the original quote; this time I have it right.]</p>
JdeB [216.91 ppm]<p>687 <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateSolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateSolution</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/BatterySwapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BatterySwapping</span></a></p><p>Looks great....<br>BUT<br>cooperation instead of competition ?<br>Not something Western <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracies</span></a> and/or <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> excells at.<br>So sad.<br>And as usual with this channel: loads of reference links in 'the-discription-down-below. ###</p><p>"Battery swapping just got a major turbo boost!" [12:09 min]<br>by Just Have a Think</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8uUGax8_jk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=B8uUGax8_j</span><span class="invisible">k</span></a> </p><p>Quote by JHaT:<br>"Feb 2, 2025<br>Battery swapping is all the rage over in China and other parts of Southeast Asia - mostly for the hundreds of millions of electric scooters in that part of the world, but increasingly also now for electrically powered cars and trucks. Now the world's largest battery maker has waded in with a game changing initiative. And the Chinese behemoths are targeting Europe and the US too."</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TakeCareForLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TakeCareForLife</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TakeCareForEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TakeCareForEarth</span></a> <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StopBurningThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopBurningThings</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StopEcoside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopEcoside</span></a> <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateBreakDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakDown</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StopRapingNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopRapingNature</span></a></p>
Correa pulchella rocks<p>Toward more level electoral campaigns </p><p>While other <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracies</span></a> have introduced caps and <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> rules, _South Australia_ has gone further, eliminating the financial ties between donors and politicians altogether. </p><p><a href="https://thepostsa.au/in-the-media/2025/01/24/why-money-doesnt-play-in-politics/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thepostsa.au/in-the-media/2025</span><span class="invisible">/01/24/why-money-doesnt-play-in-politics/</span></a></p><p>The TL;DR version<br>&lt;quote&gt;<br>- Donation ban: <br>All donations to political parties, MPs, and candidates are banned. <br>...</p><p>-Public funding: <br>Instead, campaigns and party operations will be funded through public money, distributed based on election performance. <br>...</p><p>-Spending caps: <br>Strict limits on campaign spending ensure no candidate or party can dominate elections through excessive spending. <br>...</p><p>-Penalties: <br>Severe consequences await those who try to bypass the law, including fines up to $50,000 and prison sentences of up to 10 years.</p><p>-Transparency for third parties: <br>Lobby groups and unions must disclose funding and use separate accounts for political activities, ensuring transparency across the board.<br>&lt;/quote&gt;<br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/SAgovau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SAgovau</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a></p>
h o ʍ l e t t<p>→ Zuckerberg's free speech pivot will abet Southeast Asia's authoritarians<br><a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Zuckerberg-s-free-speech-pivot-will-abet-Southeast-Asia-s-authoritarians" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Zucker</span><span class="invisible">berg-s-free-speech-pivot-will-abet-Southeast-Asia-s-authoritarians</span></a></p><p>“Autocracies worldwide are not just learning from one another but actively collaborating to tighten their grip on the <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> sphere. <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a>'s double standard -- resisting regulation in <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracies</span></a> while bowing to <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarian</span></a> demands to protect its <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/market" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>market</span></a> dominance -- risks becoming the blueprint for a darker, more repressive digital <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>future</span></a>.”</p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Zuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zuckerberg</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asia</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Autocracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracies</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/worldwide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldwide</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iqiz0KHuJo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=4iqiz0KHuJ</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DDN</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DoubleDownNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoubleDownNews</span></a> 🚨 </p><p>How <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaires</span></a> Took Over the World </p><p>with <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/GeorgeMonbiot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeMonbiot</span></a></p><p>The transformation of '<a href="https://todon.eu/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracies</span></a>' into <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/oilgarchies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oilgarchies</span></a> (if WE don't stop them!)</p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/CapitalismAndGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalismAndGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/BillionairesShouldntExist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillionairesShouldntExist</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/BillionairesSUCK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillionairesSUCK</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/CapitalismAndFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalismAndFascism</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/WealthInequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WealthInequality</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/farright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>farright</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/extr%C3%AAmedroite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extrêmedroite</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a></p><p>A <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/MustWatchVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MustWatchVideo</span></a></p>
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://federated.press/@The_Icarian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>The_Icarian</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AUSpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AUSpol</span></a> </p><p>(1/n)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpendingLimits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpendingLimits</span></a> are essential for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracies</span></a>. One prime example are the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>. It went from being capitalist to being a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> after <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CitizensUnitedVsFEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CitizensUnitedVsFEC</span></a> 1).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a>, in contrast, does right in this respect. Let's include more people with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText</span></a>. ;)</p><p>"A tweet from @ politicsnewsusa.bsky.social announces that 👉Australia has passed a bill limiting the amount billionaires can spend on..."</p><p>CONTINUED:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/113702075557325132" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@HistoPol/1137</span><span class="invisible">02075557325132</span></a></p>