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There is this misconception about #democracy being an event where you go to elections every so-and-so years to determine who rules the country.
What democracy is actually about is that we all are in charge. We all are the ones that run this country. Every one of us can decide to participate in running it.
Only for the parts where decisions need to be made we need some kind of process, and we decided to use parliaments, governments and elections to handle that. [1/2]
It is established fact that Australian soldiers in Afghanistan committed war crimes. Today, the man whose courageous act of whistleblowing brought these crimes to light has been sentenced to almost 6 years in gaol.
This is a dark day in Australian history. Democracy needs people to stand up when they see wrongdoing being committed by powerful people. We should be thanking and celebrating David McBride, not imprisoning him.
#democracy #WarCrimes #Afghanistan #Australia #DavidMcBride #Whistleblower
David McBride: former army lawyer sentenced to five years for stealing and leaking Afghanistan war documents
McBride, who pleaded guilty to stealing commonwealth information and passing it to the ABC, receives non-parole jail term of 27 monthsSarah Basford Canales (The Guardian)
Voting in so-called democracies is entirely symbolic, as the continuation of the capitalist system is never up for debate.
[ #voting #democracy #antiCapitalism ]
Good News, Bad News!
"We can't afford another election cycle when essential truths are buried" Essential (and engaging) video:
https://www.tiktok.com/@fix_media_now/video/7365933873730964779
Read our full guidelines here:
https://www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/2024-election-coverage#guidelines
#Democracy #Press #Journalism #Media
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Add Your Name: Pro-Democracy 2024 Election Coverage
Sign our open letter to media executives and publishers demanding they adopt guidelines for 2024 election coverage that emphasize pro-truth, pro-voting, and pro-democracy practices.Media And Democracy
Don Harwood responds to New York Times editor Joseph Kahn, who says that the attack on democracy represented by Trump is not the premier campaign issue:
"Donald Trump is the first American presidential candidate to explicitly threaten the democratic system on which a free press depends. He could win. Considering the stakes for the country, that ought to be the campaign issue that dwarfs all others."
#Trump #democracy #NewYorkTimes
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https://zeteo.com/p/as-a-veteran-reporter-ive-always
As a Veteran Reporter, I've Always Valued Neutrality. But Trump's Threat To Democracy Should be the Biggest Political Story of 2024
What the New York Times is getting wrong in its coverage of Trump vs. Biden.John Harwood (Zeteo)
Just read @pluralistic's latest and now I'm angry all over again about how I can no longer call myself a Realist or a Rationalist because assholes have appropriated those terms to justify their bigotry and greed.
> Ostromizing democracy. https://pluralistic.net/2023/05/04/analytical-democratic-theory/#epistocratic-delusions
FWIW? A true Realist believes in full equality and rights for all without favor – because, realistically, any alternative system might get applied to YOU. It's irrational to think you are special.
The difference between #Project2025 and #Trump’s usual #authoritarian ravings is that Project 2025 isn’t an empty threat, it’s a concrete plan that will roll back your rights and put the government in your life.
#ScorchedEarth #dictator #lessfree #lessfair #lessAmerican #TotalControl #retributio n #uspoli #uspolitics #govote #democracy
Is it true that you shut down all your platforms in the #Fediverse BEFORE the elections, in a time when the fight for #democracy and the #EU is so important? https://darnell.day/european-union-surrendering-fediverse-voice-to-threads
So, no joy. I can't believe it. Most people blocked Threads, the great platforms that help misinformations, are not a democratic option.
European Union Surrendering Fediverse Voice To Threads
Image Credit: EU Voice I was alerted by @helma@mastodon.social that @EDPS@social.network.europa.eu announced that the European Union h...Darnell (Seize The Day)
You know that conversation about expanding #SCOTUS
This article explains why that may not make a difference in more liberal outcomes for our #Democracy #law #Supremecourt
https://www.vox.com/scotus/24145279/supreme-court-shrinking-docket-quiet-quitting
Supreme Court justices are the most powerful, least busy people in Washington
The justices are quietly quitting their day jobs as judges, even as they become more and more political.Ian Millhiser (Vox)
#Maddow nails it, as usual.
From the Republican perspective, this election is not actually about policy or governance. It's about the GOP's project to change the American form of government from democracy to autocracy.
https://youtube.com/shorts/rQUdyV3uxRE?si=yubPoh5p6pykNfZL
#BidenHarris2024 #democrats #Project2025 #democracy #autocracy
@DemocracyMattersALot
@DefendDemocracy
@uspolitics @geopolitics @politicalscience
Maddow: There is no governing talk happening in the GOP
Rachel Maddow on the reason nobody know what Trump's policy is on Gaza or contesting what Biden is doing on infrastructure.» Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.ms...YouTube
It is always a bad sign when a #democracy bans the #press...
source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68961753.amp
The Foreign Press Association (FPA) urged the Israeli government to reconsider its decision, saying the shut down of #AlJazeera in the country should be "a cause for concern for all supporters of a free press".
#censorship #war #gaza #problem #journalism #freedom #politics #military #humanrights #security #news
Al Jazeera office raided as Israel takes channel off air
The network denies being a threat to security, and says Israel wants "to cover up its crimes".BBC News
In yet another bad sign for #democracy:
#Netanyahu has essentially banned #FreePress in #Israel. His cabinet *voted* to kick #AlJazeera out of Israel says its #journalists are threats to #NationalSecurity.
I guess the pen truly is mightier than the sword & all that.
#Gaza #Palestinians #Authoritarianism
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-cabinet-moves-close-al-jazeeras-local-operations-2024-05-05/
RS:
Former top prosecutor shows why Hope Hicks 'is such a devastating witness against Trump'
"Why Hicks is such a devastating witness against Trump," Weissmann wrote after the Friday hearing. "1. Hicks makes clear Trump knew of the Cohen payoff scheme to Daniels...
4. Hicks establishes that Trump knew that money was for Daniels' silence- not for the claimed legal fees for ongoing legal work by Cohen."
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-hope-hicks-devastating-weissmann/
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats
Former top prosecutor shows why Hope Hicks 'is such a devastating witness against Trump'
Andrew Weissmann, the former top prosecutor on former special counsel Robert Mueller's team, explained on Friday why he thinks former Donald Trump aide Hope Hicks was such a "devastating" witness against the former president in his criminal case.David McAfee (Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism)
Axios:
Elon Musk to reinstate X account of white nationalist Nick Fuentes
Fuentes' X account was still suspended as of Friday morning.
Musk then posted ...
"This will probably cause us to lose a lot of advertisers and makes me sad..."
https://www.axios.com/2024/05/03/elon-musk-nick-fuentes-x-account
#News #Politics #Democracy #Democrats #News #Elonmusk #Twitter #Twittermigration #birdsite
Dear European based LGBTIQ+ people.. (so basically everybody).
Today I attended an event in #Amsterdam organized by @waag @DeGroene @gemeenteamsterdam and the #oBa Amsterdam public library called #StateOfTheInternet
Featured speaker this time was Euro Member of Parliament @kimvsparrentak who passionately spoke on the need for a more free Internet detached from #bigTech and more focussed on #Democracy and real #Social interaction.
When confronted with her presence on X and Insta, and the lack of active presence here on the #Fediverse we promised to help her.
Please help us get a decent follower-base here and follow her account right now, before she even gets a chance to get more active. A follower base of more than a 1000 people will surely help her convince her party members to spend time and money on a real presence here.
I used a cut out of the image posted by @sicco in this post: https://todon.nl/@sicco/112372340250592627 thank you for that Sicco.
Sicco van Sas (@sicco@todon.nl)
Attached: 1 image .@koen@procolix.social asked MEP @kimvsparrentak@eupolicy.social after her #StaatVanHetInternet speech why she isn't more active on Mastodon. She said that she wants to.Todon.nl
Raw Story:
'Trump did this': U.S. VP rages over Florida abortion ban
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris sought to make Donald Trump the face of Florida's strict new abortion ban Wednesday...
"Across our nation, we witness a full-on assault, state by state, on reproductive freedom. And understand who's to blame: former president Donald Trump did this," Harris said in a Jacksonville, Florida speech.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-did-this-u-s-vp-rages-over-florida-abortion-ban/
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats
'Trump did this': U.S. VP rages over Florida abortion ban
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris sought to make Donald Trump the face of Florida's strict new abortion ban Wednesday as Democrats hammer the issue ahead of November's presidential election.Agence France-Presse (Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism)
Politicians shouldn’t be exempt from the rules that most of us live by.
“It can’t be right that the unscrupulous should be allowed to knowingly make false statements to court popularity or win votes without consequence. If we want to rebuild the public’s trust in the political class then preventing deception is a vital first step. If Wales passes this law, we hope that other governments, including that at Westminster, will introduce similar measures.”
Welsh Senedd members consider criminalising lying by politicians
Ex-Plaid Cymru leader Adam Jones, a leading proponent, says credibility gap in politics has become ‘gaping chasm’Steven Morris (The Guardian)
Balaji Srinivasan is calling for a “tech Zionism” that would see “Grays” loyal to the tech industry take over San Francisco by allying with the police to give themselves privileges as they oppress the “Blues” (liberals).
Essential read by @gilduran: https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat
The Tech Baron Seeking to “Ethnically Cleanse” San Francisco
If Balaji Srinivasan is any guide, then the Silicon Valley plutocrats are definitely not okay.The New Republic
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/27/tory-staff-running-network-of-anti-ulez-facebook-groups-riddled-with-racism-and-abuse
#airpollution #london #ukpolitics #democracy
Tory staff running network of anti-Ulez Facebook groups riddled with racism and abuse
Investigation finds groups hosting Islamophobic attacks on London mayor Sadiq Khan, white supremacist slogans and antisemitic conspiracy theoriesShanti Das (The Guardian)
Violent Arrest of Emory Professor Spotlights Brutality of Police Crackdown on Campus Protests
"To sustain this level of blind support for Israel, the U.S. must erode its own democracy," said one foreign policy expert. "And that is what we see happening on U.S. campuses now."julia-conley (Common Dreams)
I wish we in the colonies could get our act together and follow the EU. . right now we are fighting to save our #democracy
To all reading this:
Don't just complain. Write your local EU parlamentarian and ask, if (s)he could intervene on behalf of the #EU #Fediverse presence. Especially with the upcoming elections, this will have at least some impact.
By the way:
A classic letter - yes, written on dead tree - has more impact than just an email. Keep it polite and explain your personal motivation to write.
This is one of your rights as a citizen in a #democracy. Write your parlimentarians!
This is not Iran or China. It's Austin, Texas:
#texas #journalism #democracy #fediverse #usa #america #campusprotest #columbia #mit #police
Glenn Kirschner:
If NY judge holds Trump in contempt, Trump will have VIOLATED release conditions in DC & GA cases!
“If judge Merchan finds that Trump violated the gag order and holds him in criminal contempt, Trump will have violated his conditions of release in his DC federal case, and Trump's pre-trial release should be revoked.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5_KNfvDVRk
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats
If NY judge holds Trump in contempt, Trump will have VIOLATED release conditions in DC & GA cases!
Judge Merchan is about to decide if Donald Trump is guilty of criminal contempt for violating the court's gag order. Assuming he holds Trump in contempt, tha...YouTube
Raw Story:
Internet melts down as Trump identified as 'unindicted co-conspirator' in Arizona filing
Trump's own niece, Mary Trump, had this to say about the news from Arizona:
"Good. Now indict the unindicted."
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-unindicted-arizona/
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats
Internet melts down as Trump identified as 'unindicted co-conspirator' in Arizona filing
Social media exploded on Wednesday evening after a report that 11 individuals had been charged in connection with alleged 2020 election subversion in the state of Arizona.David McAfee (Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism)
LFG!
#politics #FakeElectors #democracy
Trump’s 2020 'fake electors' charged with state crimes in Arizona
A state grand jury in Arizona on Wednesday indicted so-called "fake electors" who backed then-President Donald Trump in 2020.Vaughn Hillyard (NBC News)
German police prevent Irish people from speaking and singing in Irish in Germany.
But hey, at least we still have the Single Market™, amirite?
EU, you’re doing amazing, sweetie!
#germany #eu #ireland #democracy #irish #israel #palestine #gaza #apartheid #ethnicCleansing #genocide #iDidNaziThatOneComing
Berlin police ban Irish protesters from speaking or singing in Irish at pro-Palestine ‘ciorcal comhrá’ near Re
Irish protesters were told they are not allowed to speak or sing in Irish at the pro-Palestine protest camp near the Reichstag in Berlin.Adrianna Wrona (Irish Independent)
Raw Story:
Las Vegas casino unions preparing to take on Trump again
Now ahead of November's election, the Culinary Union, which represents 60,000 mainly Las Vegas-based hotel and casino workers, is preparing to mobilize its formidable network against Donald Trump for a third time.
https://www.rawstory.com/las-vegas-casino-unions-preparing-to-take-on-trump-again-2667834296/
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats
Las Vegas casino unions preparing to take on Trump again
It is the Democrats' not-so-secret weapon in Nevada -- a vast army of maids, cooks and bartenders that helped deliver this razor-tight swing state for Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden in 2016 and 2020.Agence France-Presse (Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism)
Der eine verbrennt sich während des Trump-Verfahrens vor dem New York State Court aus Angst vor der totalen faschistischen Weltverschwörung. Die andere ruft zur Bewaffnung im Namen Gottes auf. Wer ständig wie #Trump in den Wald seine narzisstischen Verschwörungstheorien hineinruft, erntet genau diese Saat: Lügen, Hass, Zwietracht und völligen Irrsinn.
Wes Geistes Kinder sind das eigentlich?
#uselection #democracy #politics #election2024 #biden #republican #qanon
https://www.fr.de/politik/trump-vertraute-waehler-us-wahl-waffe-glock-kari-lake-zr-93023499.html
Trump-Vertraute mit gefährlicher Forderung: Wähler sollen sich vor US-Wahl bewaffnen
Bei einer Kundgebung erntete die Republikanerin Kari Lake lautstarke Publikums Zustimmung. Ihre Empfehlung vor den Wahlen: eine Glock-Pistole.www.fr.de
Trump's first criminal trial is a test run
What has the Age of Trump done to the American people and our national character?Salon.com
209 Electoral College votes down, 61 to go to ditch the EC without amending the Constitution. It'd be nice to live in a real #democracy !
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/17/headlines/maine_joins_national_popular_vote_compact
Maine Joins National Popular Vote Compact
In voting news, Maine has become the latest state to join the National Popular Vote compact, which could transform the way presidents are elected in the United States. Sixteen states and Washington, D.C.Democracy Now!
