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...by most #Russians. In contrast to economically failing #Russia, #Ukraine was becoming an economically succesful western-styled #democracy, before the full-scale #Russian invasion took place. The only reason for economic discrepancies, therefore, could be the government. Therefore, #Putler could not permit a flourishing #Ukrainian Republic. He's even said that #Ukrainian indepence was a mistake of the former #Soviet government. In...
Former Syrian #Prison Official Charged with #Torture
Source: justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/forme…
In that role, #Alsheikh allegedly ordered subordinates to inflict and was sometimes personally involved in inflicting severe physical and mental #pain and suffering on political and other prisoners.
Isn't that exciting? The American #justice #system knows exactly what torture is and can even convict foreigners for it. Unfortunately, it is blind with its own #military or with the #CIA, or can someone explain to me why nobody was punished for #Guantanamo? #Bush admitted to ordering torture after #911 and is still walking around free. This is not only a disgrace to the #legal system but also totally undemocratic, because in a #democracy all people must be equal before the #law.
#usa #Syria #humanrights #fail #problem #politics #scandal #ethics #humanity #doj #government #crime #news #Manning #Assange
Former Syrian Prison Official Charged with Torture
A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment today charging a former Syrian government official with torture.www.justice.gov
It's raining 😱💰🫰🤑🏦
#meme #system #capitalism #money #finance #problem #poverty #wealth #politics #democracy
♲ Anarchist Art Ⓐ - 2024-12-11 00:40:03 GMT
Trump attacks #diversity, but this fellow New Yorker − US Rep. Vito Marcantonio − worked to represent all Americans in a multiracial #democracy.
His district in East Harlem in the 1940s had substantial populations of Italians, Blacks and Puerto Ricans. theconversation.com/trump-atta… @blackmastodon #BlackMastodon #immigration
Trump attacks diversity, but a fellow New Yorker − US Rep. Vito Marcantonio − worked to represent all Americans in a multiracial democracy
The U.S. congressman from East Harlem promoted compassion in a district marked by ethnic, racial and class differences. It’s a story worth remembering in today’s divided America.The Conversation
In 1988, #India issued an order forbidding the import of Salman #Rushdie’s novel. A #Delhi #Court has overturned the order, not because of free speech, but because no one could find it.
source: nytimes.com/2024/11/08/world/a…
Democracy at its best. If you can't present your invoices to the tax office, then you can expect heavy penalties but why should we keep our records, we are the government after all so trust us!
#Democracy #justice #fail #problem #government #freedom #freespeech #censorship #politics #omg #wtf #authorities #book #news
#Biden gives son #Hunter 'unconditional' #pardon
Source: bbc.com/news/articles/cjwl3ven…
Biden has proven that what #Trump can do, he can do too. Lies, nepotism and saving criminals from their just punishment. Look, he's just the lesser of two evils and Trump is much worse. US democracy can only be saved without these two evil parties. Trump's supporters can now pull off much worse things with reference to Biden without the other side being able to justifiably outrage. Righteous anger at this despicable system can only come from the outside.
#usa #fail #Democracy #politics #justice #future #system #crime #Problem #ethics #freedom
US President Biden gives son Hunter 'full and unconditional' pardon
Biden says his son Hunter was "unfairly" prosecuted over tax and gun possession - but earlier he had ruled out a pardon.Sofia Ferreira Santos (BBC News)
South #Korea's #president #apologizes to nation for declaring martial law
Source: cbc.ca/news/world/south-korea-…
In my opinion, this is a bit too much for a decent democracy to wipe away with an apology. But what do I know when criminals are even elected president 😩
#politics #news #military #problem #Democracy #Asia #fail #law #justice
Data Privacy is not just about privacy.
Data privacy is also about safety, about democracy, about diversity, about equality, about empathy, and, perhaps most important of all, about consent.
When you fight for privacy rights, you also fight for all of the above. You fight for a better freer and safer society for all.
"Appeals court upholds #TikTok ban, declining to block law that would force sale"
cbsnews.com/news/tiktok-ban-ap…
👏👏👏
A disturbing thing I've encountered on #Mastodon #Fediverse are voices not necessarily defending TikTok, but disliking the method
Who gives a fuck
High minded but impotent reasons to showboat on the topic, with zero awareness of the stakes is clueless
#Democracy around the world is getting murdered by #centralized #socialmedia
Kill it. Now. Any way
"But #Facebook..."
Oh shut up
Appeals court upholds TikTok ban, declining to block law that would force sale
An appeals court judge wrote that the law that would force a sale or ban of TikTok "survive[s] constitutional scrutiny."Caitlin Yilek (CBS News)
The discussion of blanket #pardons, reported earlier by Politico, remains primarily at a staff level although #POTUS #Biden has talked about it with senior members of the team…. It comes after Biden pardoned his son Hunter to spare him from prison on gun & tax charges. The White House declined to comment on Thursday.
White House officials do not believe the potential recipients have actually committed crimes, but they have grown increasingly worried that #Trump’s selections for top #DOJ positions indicate that he will follow through on his repeated vows to seek #revenge. Even an investigation that results in no charges could drag on for months or years, costing those people hundreds of thousands of dollars in #legal fees & crippling their career prospects.
#Biden’s staff is debating whether he should issue blanket #pardons for a swath of #Trump’s perceived enemies to protect them from the “retribution” he has threatened after he takes office….
The idea would be to pre-emptively extend executive clemency to a list of current & former government officials for any possible *crimes* over a period of years, effectively short-circuiting the next president’s promised campaign of reprisals.
When this became a problem in Spain, it was used as an excuse to instate a dictatorship (Pistolerism & Primo de Rivera). US people are already starting to eat the rich, and with a corpo-fascist about to take over, it frightens me what might happen; Trump's a dumbass, but people around him know better and will control him just as Dems did with poor Biden, just that in this case it's Project 2025 that we're talking about.
nypost.com/2024/12/04/us-news/…
#politics #trump #america #usa #democracy
Exclusive | UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot outside Hilton hotel in Midtown in possible targeted attack: sources
The CEO of UnitedHealth was fatally shot in the chest Wednesday morning outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown in what police say was a targeted attack.Joe Marino (New York Post)
#Charlie liberté : le journal de leur #vie
Contributeur(s) Préfacier : Riss
Dix ans après les attentats qui ont endeuillé la rédaction de #charliehebdo les portraits et les parcours des dessinateurs et rédacteurs disparus sont mis en lumière. Les oeuvres de Cabu, Charb, Honoré, Tignous, Wolinski, Elsa Cayat et Bernard Maris sont ainsi présentées et expliquées. ©Electre 2024
#press #presse #dessin #libertedelapresse #liberte #freedom #democratie #democracy
Good on South Koreans for doing the right thing for their democracy.
apple.news/AesgY1CTlT4CB2F1jyF…
South Korean lawmakers call to impeach President Yoon after back-track on martial law — Reuters
South Korean lawmakers on Wednesday called for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol after he declared martial law only to reverse the move hours later, triggering the biggest political crisis in decades in Asia's fourth-largest economy.apple.news
South Korean #parliament votes to defy #president by lifting his declaration of martial law
Source: apnews.com/article/south-korea…
The leader of Yoon’s conservative People Power Party, Han Dong-hoon, called the decision to impose martial law “wrong” and vowed to “stop it with the people.” Lee, who narrowly lost to Yoon in the 2022 presidential election, called Yoon’s announcement “illegal and unconstitutional.”
#politics #military #Democracy #police #protest #korea #news #finance #law #justice
South Korean president declares emergency martial law
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has declared an “emergency martial law," accusing the country's opposition of controlling the parliament and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities.AP News
#Israeli #government votes to #boycott #Haaretz
Source: axios.com/2024/11/25/israeli-g…
"Israel's increasing deployment of restrictions on critical #media is further disturbing evidence of its efforts to prevent coverage of its actions in Gaza.
#Israel #Gaza #Palestine #war #terror #Problem #humanrights #military #Press #journalism #freedom #Democracy #politics #newspaper #justice #parliament
#censorship
#Judge agrees to dismiss Donald #Trump's 2020 election interference case
Source: nbcnews.com/politics/justice-d…
The democratic principle that no one is above the law and everyone is equal before the law therefore does not apply in the US.
#Democracy #politics #justice #doj #news #Problem #USA #law
Jack Smith files to drop Jan. 6 charges against Donald Trump
Special counsel Jack Smith seeks to drop felony charges against President-elect Donald Trump related to his effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election.Ryan J. Reilly (NBC News)
Americans agree politics is broken − here are 5 ideas for fixing key problems
Surveys show Americans do not believe the political system is serving them. A mathematician of democracy highlights evidence-based changes that could improve matters without tearing the nation apart.The Conversation
@elduvelle
this sounds like democracy in action,
where folks work together, each helping the other, learning to stand on each other shoulders and helping the others up.
In the US it its every #bigCorp stepping on each others toes try to keep the others from getting ahead.( not the students and researcher but the corps behind them).
We need publicly funded education supporting the students and front line teachers directly.
#democracy is more than voting!
joanwestenberg.com/the-death-o…
The Death of Critical Thinking Will Kill Us Long Before AI.
We have witnessed a multi-generational decline in reading comprehension. We read less, retain less of what we read, and struggle to engage in critical analysis. And if this trend continues, we risk undermining the very foundations of our society.Joan Westenberg (Westenberg)
Technology is an amplifier and what Big Tech amplifies is fascism.
You want to amplify the opposite? Then build, raise awareness about, and help fund the opposite:
Small Tech.
small-tech.org/about/#small-te…
#BigTech #SmallTech #fascism #democracy #humanRights #technology
About
We’re a tiny and independent two-person not-for-profit based in Ireland. We’re working on building the Small Web.Small Technology Foundation
Break it.
Crack its bones.
Tear the skin off, leave the innards.
Maim and disfigure and destroy the thing until onlookers, sickened by the sight of it, beg to see it banished, removed forever.
This is how fascists destroy democracy.
huffpost.com/entry/timothy-sny…
#uspol #democracy #fascism #trump #MAGA
Authoritarianism Expert Delivers Chilling Assessment On Trump Cabinet Picks
It's not “just that these people are not qualified enough" or even "totally unqualified," warned Timothy Snyder, who said their selection aims to do one thing.Lee Moran (HuffPost)
Governors Uniting to Strengthen Democracy
Since America’s founding almost 250 years ago, the nature and scale of the threats to our democracy have changed more than the founders ever could have imagined, from cyberthreats to fast-moving disinformation campaigns.Governors Safeguarding Democracy
