#russia #china #iran #northkorea #propaganda #democracy #ruleoflaw #maga
“Autocrats in China, Russia, and elsewhere are now making common cause with MAGA Republicans to discredit liberalism and freedom around the world.”
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I am constantly amazed at all the ways we continue to allow religious institutions to directly impact the function of our democracy despite the Establishment Clause essentially telling us to maybe not:
motherjones.com/politics/2024/…
via:
researchbuzz.masto.host/@resea…
Churches don't have to be accessible. That's a voting rights problem.
In 2024, millions of people will vote at religious sites. What if you're disabled?Mother Jones
I always enjoy opportunities to learn from Audrey Tang - @au - her recent interview in the podcast #YourUndividedAttention is no exception. In "Future-proofing Democracy In the Age of AI with Audrey Tang" raises important questions about #AI & #Democracy. What do we need to do now to help prepare citizens for #DeepFakes. Important to hear about the role #Taiwan is playing in #ResponsibleAI.
2024 is an election year for almost half of the world's population.
This paper, "Why democracy survives populism", is encouraging in an era in which concern about the resilience of democracies around the world remains, and for apparently good reasons.
The author was recently interviewed on the Democracy Paradox podcast.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/915…
#democracy #uahtoritarianism #politics #PoliticalScience
The author was recently interviewed on the Democracy Paradox podcast.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/915…
#democracy #uahtoritarianism #politics #PoliticalScience
The Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg "I refuse to participate in the normalization of Donald Trump."
The Atlantic published a special edition of its monthly magazine focusing on what a second Trump term would look like.
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"He points out that his position is not a partisan one. It's 'not about Republicans and Democrats," he stressed, but "about authoritarians versus pro-democracy Americans.' "
Kudos to Goldberg and #TheAtlantic
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What Trump Could Do With a Second Term
The staff of The Atlantic on the threat a second term poses to American democracy.The Atlantic
All experts in #TheNetherlands are against it. The parlement is against it, yet the Cabinet wants to vote for it. How? #democracy #EU #chatcontrol
Latest comic on a Delaware town's bill that would allow LLCs and other corporations to vote in local elections:
#democracy #voting #plutocracy
Non-profit campaign group Human Rights Watch said the arrests were "something you would expect to see in Moscow not London".
"The reports of people being arrested for peacefully protesting the coronation are incredibly alarming"
#Democracy?
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65507435
"The reports of people being arrested for peacefully protesting the coronation are incredibly alarming"
#Democracy?
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65507435
Anti-monarchy group Republic's chief arrested at Coronation protest
Graham Smith, the head of anti-monarchy group Republic, was detained in Trafalgar Square.By Adam Durbin & Daniel Sandford (BBC News)
“Prince Harry Talks About ‘Global Assault On Democracy’ In Emotional UN Address”
Prince … Talks About ‘Global Assault On Democracy’
Prince … Democracy
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Prince Harry Talks About 'Global Assault On Democracy' In Emotional UN Address
The Duke of Sussex delivered the keynote address at the United Nations on Monday on behalf of Nelson Mandela International Day.Carly Ledbetter (HuffPost UK)
“TikTok poses an unacceptable national security risk due to its extensive data harvesting being combined with Beijing’s apparently unchecked access to that sensitive data.” – Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
This is true.
Now replace TikTok with Facebook, Snapchat, <insert Silicon Valley Big Tech corporation or startup here> and Beijing with Washington, DC and…
This is also true.
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blog.malwarebytes.com/privacy-…
#peopleFarming #surveillanceCapitalism #BigTech #humanRights #democracy
TikTok is “unacceptable security risk” and should be removed from app stores, says FCC
According to the FCC commissioner, TikTok being a video app is the "sheep's clothing", suggesting a wolf hides underneath those funny videos.Jovi Umawing (Malwarebytes)
Know that there are politicians in the West who drool at the thought of being able to do to you what China does to its citizens.
#surveillance #control #democracy #freedom
Hacker claims major Chinese citizens' data theft
Beijing (AFP) - A hacker claiming to have stolen personal data from hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens is now…inkl
When in doubt, throw the Kurds under a bus.
Congratulations to Sweden and Finland for giving in to a genocidal dictator’s demands.
#kurds #erdoğan #nato #turkey #sweden #finland #democracy #autocracy #europeanValues
Turkey agrees to back Finland, Sweden NATO bid
Turkey agreed to lift opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, a breakthrough in an impasse clouding the summit.inkl
✨️ I made a thing! 🎉️
Check out my brandnew webcomic, "Contra Chrome":
Subtitle: How #Google‘s browser became a threat to #privacy and #democracy.
Featuring Shoshana Zuboff, vegan Piranhas, and everything you ever wanted to know about #Chrome but were afraid to ask!
Read and download for free – hope you like it! 😊
And if you do, please spread the word! 
