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Good for The Guardian...
"We think that the benefits of being on X are now outweighed by the negatives and that resources could be better used promoting our journalism elsewhere."
#media #fascism #elonmusk #disinformation #twitter
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Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X
We will stop posting from our official editorial accounts on the platform, but X users can still share our articlesThe Guardian
Republicans win House, delivering Trump a trifecta
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Well, great. Full-fat fascism it is, then. Trump will basically get to do whatever the fuck he wants for the next four years (and maybe for as long as he lives).
“I have to say that as a Jewish Israeli who is a left-wing activist, I feel unsafe and unwelcome in Berlin.”
– Yuval Abraham
#Germany #fascism #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #settlerColonialism #apartheid #ethnicCleansing #genocide #WesternComplicity #warCrimes #antisemitism
A huge likeness of Benito Mussolini on the facade of the Palazzo Braschi in Rome in 1934. Behind him, the word si (yes) is repeated, reminding the population to approve the National Fascist party’s candidates in the March general election, the last under fascist rule.
Photograph: Brandstaetter Images/Getty Images
@photography
#Italy
#fascism
#Mussolini
#history
"and that while the worst of it is the foreign and far-right intentional distortion of reality, too much of the mainstream media has been deferential and will be more deferential to authoritarianism and will not stop letting the right set the agenda about what to be concerned about and what matters. In fact, I don’t have to believe that disinformation is impactful; I know it because it’s been documented."
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #future #disinformation
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"I believe this election turned out the way it did in no small part because a large number of Americans are now submerged in new factories of lies more insidious than anything Orwell imagined,"
~ Rebecca Solnit
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #future #disinformation
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Authoritarians like Trump love fear, defeatism, surrender. Do not give them what they want
We must lay up our supplies – of love, care, trust, community and resolve – so we may resist the stormRebecca Solnit (The Guardian)
"My #Husband and his #Family #Voted for #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump — so I’m #Canceling #Thanksgiving and #Christmas.
I won’t accept #gifts from #people who #support a #PoliticalParty planning #InternmentCamps and #MassDeportations
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Xenophobia ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
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My Husband And His Family Voted For Trump — So I'm Canceling Thanksgiving And Christmas
"I will not unwrap gifts given to me by people who voted for a party that has talked about building internment camps and mass deportation."Andrea Tate (HuffPost)
I just posted this valuable statement by Noah Berlatsky on Facebook, and Facebook immediately took down the posting:
"It may not be safe to remain friends with MAGA. Trump voters have told you they will hurt you. It’s reasonable to believe them. …
I’m not saying everyone in every case has to cut their MAGA family out of their life. Different people are in different circumstances; you can’t make blanket rules."
Has anyone read "They Thought They Were Free"? I haven't, but I just saw it mentioned & looks like I should.
"They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933-45 is a 1955 nonfiction book written by Milton Mayer, published by the University of Chicago Press. It describes the thought process of ordinary citizens during Nazi Germany.
August Heckscher, the chief writer of editorials of the New York Herald Tribune, wrote that the book "suggests how easy it is for human beings in any society to fall prey to a dynamic political movement, provided their lives are sufficiently insecure, frustrated or empty."[1] He stated that the book is simultaneously a discussion on ethics, on "how political tyranny is established", and on issues in Germany and the "German mentality".[1]"
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#AntifaAF #ArtFED #ResInt #History #Nazi #Germany #Fascism #Books
Erin Reed reminds us of the practice, life-or-death challenges now facing some of us due to the choice made by the rest of us. She's offering advice to trans people and people who care about them:
"I wanted to share some very practical next steps for my trans readers. Here are the things I recommend:"
#fascism #cruelty #USA #Trump #future
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Erin Reed in Erin In The Morning
Checking in... Let's talk. Hey y'all. We are one day out, and you've already made it 24 hours. That's good. I am so blessed to have been able to spend what was otherwise a horrific night with the company of all of you.Erin In The Morning
"Trump’s predictable return to the presidency—in what is the final American presidential election of our lifetimes (a conservative plan decades in the making, with help from liberal complicity masquerading as incompetence)—was nothing more and nothing less than the majority of white voters confirming that they want to live in a country that adheres to the standards of living as expressed in 1824 rather than 2024."
"The majority of white people knew that a vote for Trump would be a vote against Black people, Brown people, Asian people, queer people, trans people, disabled people, poor people, Black and Brown immigrants, Palestinians, children, the rights of women, unions, literature, art, the environment, and democracy."
"The media will be complicit in protecting the majority of white American voters from being labeled as the staunch and bred bigots that they are."
~ Robert P. Jones
#fascism #cruelty #USA #Trump #future
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"Because They Think They Are White"
“But this cowardice, this necessity of justifying a totally false identity and of justifying what must be called a genocidal history, has placed everyone now living into the hands of the most ignorant and powerful people the world has ever seen.Robert Jones, Jr. (Witness)
"America’s long term, festering reactionary racism and white supremacy has threatened democracy throughout US history."
~ Noah Berlatsky
#fascism #cruelty #USA #Trump #future
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The global anti-incumbent backlash doomed Kamala Harris
Tragically, the beneficiary happened to be Donald Trump.Noah Berlatsky (Public Notice)
"I never want to hear the words 'America is better than this' again. I never want to be told about America’s better angels.
I want honesty. I want an admission of exactly who we are as a country, and let’s be damn clear about that definition:"
~ Rex Huppke
#fascism #cruelty #USA #Trump #future
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Opinion: Trump wins 2024 election. America needs to admit it's not 'better than this.'
Donald Trump won, and I never want to hear the words 'America is better than this' again. I never want to be told about America's better angels., USA TODAY (USA TODAY)
"Get your passport. Today. It takes time to come in and getting an updated gender marker will likely be shut down under Trump. - Update every ID your state allows you to. - Make sure you have a supply of medication in case of disruption - If you have a trans kid that is stealth, consider maintaining stealth to get around enforcement of anti-trans laws."
It's going to get very bad for some of us, quickly. Because others have chosen this for us.
From @ProPublica
“We face the biggest test of our professional lives…Now we get to see if we really meant it when we said we will hold power to account. Will we do so when our subjects have true power on their side and a willingness to use it?”
Supporting journalism with integrity will be vital as we fight against a fascist America. And so far, most news outlets have failed miserably.
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#Fascism #Journalism #News #Media #Integrity #Bravery
What We’ll Be Covering in a Second Trump Administration
We’ll be devoting a significant part of our staff to detailing what are expected to be dramatic changes in the role of the federal government in the lives of Americans.ProPublica
Friends. I’m gonna be drinking pretty much every night this week. My anxiety is through the roof. Fighting fascism should be a slam dunk. Why are we here?
I’m SO sorry for every marginalized person in America who has to wonder who among their neighbors doesn’t have their back. I love you and will continue fighting for you until my last breath. 💪🏻🔥✊🏻
#Fascism #AntiFascism #Equality #Justice
Imagine wanting to come to the United States to work at a university. You are offered a position at a university in Florida. Among the forms you need to fill out to begin your term of employment is this ridiculous pledge to the state of Florida.
#fascism
#LoyaltyOath
#Florida
#DeSantis
#ChristianWhiteNationalism
"The museum has removed references to Martin Luther King Jr., Japanese internment, Native Americans, union organizers, and birth control, because presenting American history honestly would make Republicans upset. "
Do not yield in advance. This is a bow to the far-right as much as the block on the endorsement of Harris in the Washington Post.
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#whitewashing #fascism #farright #history
It’s Going to Take a Constant Fight to Preserve the Historical Record
The National Archives museum is backsliding into a sanitized mythological retelling of American history. Don’t assume the truth will prevail.Nathan J. Robinson (Current Affairs Inc)
Latest comic: The Last Firewall
#uspol #USPolitics #cartoon #comic #election #democracy #fascism #media #journalism #vote
"Four Days until Election Day and Donald Trump if fantasizing about killing those who oppose him."
~ James Singer quoted by Greg Dworkin
#Trump #fascism #racism #misogyny #violence #economy #garbage
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dailykos.com/stories/2024/11/1…
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: How To Win With Less
Ron Brownstein /The Atlantic: The Democratic Theory of Winning With Less This election will be decided not by another big popular vote but by ...Daily Kos
A thread of statements addressing the closing arguments of the Trump campaign:
"It’s a fitting end to the filthy outpouring that is the Donald Trump campaign that he thought he was so smart by climbing into a garbage truck."
~ Steven Beschloss
#Trump #fascism #racism #misogyny #violence #economy #garbage
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3 Snapshots: The Garbage Man, Women Standing Up, An Inspiring Message
Three quick takes on these final days of the 2024 electionSteven Beschloss (America, America)
"With just a few days to go, let me step back and make the case, once again, for why Trump’s language, and Trump’s propaganda, matter so much. Do note that, despite the criticism, it has not stopped. Right up until the final moments of the campaign, Trump was still casting his opponents as 'enemies,' as was everyone around him."
~ Anne Applebaum
#Trump #fascism #racism #misogyny #violence #economy #garbage
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"How is it possible that an indicted insurrectionist, adjudicated sex offender, and convicted felon could very possibly be elected president for the second time?
The news of this past week gives us a clue. Billionaire newspaper owners Jeff Bezos (Washington Post) and Patrick Soon-Shiong (LA Times) each killed an already-approved editorial board endorsement of Kamala Harris."
~ Michael Podhorzer
#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #Bezos #LosAngelesTimes #SoonShiong
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The John Roberts Election
Politicians in Robes Part II: How the billionaires captured the Court to remake American “democracy” in their own imageMichael Podhorzer (Weekend Reading)
"Attempts to blame Harris or find an alternate reason for why voters didn’t consciously choose an authoritarian strongman will be an exercise in reality avoidance. It will be an attempt to avoid grappling with who, and what, our country is."
#Trump #fascism #Republicans #KamalaHarris
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"If Trump wins, it isn’t going to be because Kamala Harris gave a bad answer to a question on The View.
It will be because some large percentage of the American public looked at these two candidates and decided that they wanted Trump."
~ Jonathan V. Last
#Trump #fascism #Republicans #KamalaHarris
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What More Do You People Want from Kamala Harris? (Part Deux)
She's done everything voters could reasonably have asked for.Jonathan V. Last (The Bulwark)
"Billionaire Trump backer Elon Musk – who has top-secret security clearance and 'extraordinary' influence over the federal government through his companies (New York Times) – has been in regular contact with Vladimir Putin since late 2022 (Wall Street Journal), in addition to having started his own career working in this country illegally (Washington Post) despite his own enthusiasm for Trump’s promises of violent mass deportations. "
Meta: We’re gonna get out of the politics business!
Also #Meta:
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#fascism #trump #Election2024
I think we all knew this was happening—why else overpay by $25b?—but I guess confirmation is good.
Imagine being the kind of chump who clings to Zombie Twitter because “that’s where the conversation is” only to have your work throttled while everyone is guaranteed to see Catturd’s latest insights.
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#elonmusk #trump #Election2024 #media #fascism
