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@northernlights
#Democracy #Poland #USA #USpol #GeoPol #Politics

...understand the developments in #Poland—and similar ones in such countries as #Turkey, #India, and *#America*—👉the simple binary of democracy and dictatorship will not do.👈
#Poland, like so many other countries 👉[the #US], is evolving into an embattled system that political scientists have described by such names as “*illiberal democracy*” and “competitive authoritarian regime.”👈

Read on!

https://archive.is/mSmnY


@northernlights
#Democracy #Poland

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Alas, this is only part of the story I remembered, but it holds important, excellent phrased truths:

"#Poland [alternative read: 👉"the #US under #Trump,] in short, may be poised to turn into a Potemkin democracy, an empty simulacrum of genuine self-government. And that once again reveals the alarming brittleness of democracy, with even the most vaunted democratic success stories deeply vulnerable to authoritarian capture.👈

"To...


Me neither, so true!

Did you see Nonilex's @Nonilex interesting analysis re/ the #US Court system and the judiciary yesterday?

https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/113402157045142296


The next president will also alter the courts’ #racial, #ideological & #professional makeup. Under #Trump, 76% of judicial nominees were #men, & 84% were #white…. Many had ties to the #FederalistSociety, a *#conservative* #legal group. #Biden’s appointees have been 63% #female & 61% #nonwhite. He has prioritized nominees who served as #PublicDefenders & #CivilRights lawyers, & his picks have tended to be more #liberal than those of past Democratic presidents.

#law #judiciary #HarrisWalz2024



#Polish #Defense spending

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Ah, now I understand.

I think you're not doing the #Poles justice, Kevin.

They have seen the signs in contrast to most European and GQP party members as well:

Among #NATO member states, #Poland is now outspending all others, even the #US, measured fairly, as a share of GDP. 1) (see screenshot)

What is more, they're the only member state to have adjusted that target to 4.7% of GDP in...

1)
https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2024/6/pdf/240617-def-exp-2024-en.pdf

2)
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/poland-leads-nato-defence-spend-can-it-afford-it-2024-10-23/?origin=serp_auto


Ta-Nehisi Coates speaking with Peter Beinart about his time visiting the Occupied West Bank:

“Israel is not a democracy. I thought I was gonna go over there and see some really morally complex stuff, but I didn’t. I mean, it was so obviously immoral. It’s blatantly immoral.”

"There's something dark here beyond Israel itself that I think is really, really hard to face."

https://www.instagram.com/p/DBrNfcRy5qr/
#Israel #US #Apartheid #Genocide #Palestine #Supremacy #TaNehisiCoates


Analysis: "Premeditated - Eyewitnesses Confirm Israel’s Intent to Kill Turkish-American Activist"

A Turkish Bureau has added witness accounts & evidence to the file of activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who was killed by Israeli occupation forces on September 6, in the occupied West Bank.

The bureau has now filed charges of “premeditated murder” against the perpetrators.

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/premeditated-eyewitnesses-confirm-israels-intent-to-kill-turkish-american-activist/

#Ezgi Eygi #IsraeliCrimes #US #WestBank .


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🗳️ 2) Who do you think WILL win the US election?

✔ The #poll results will only come out after the #election.

✔ It will be shared on other #socialmedia like #X, #Bluesky, #Threads for a more diverse sample.

✔ Poll is hosted on Mastodon.social: https://mastodon.social/privacy-policy

#US #USA #Trump #Harris #TrumpVance #HarrisWalz #DonaldTrump #Kamala #KamalaHarris #USPolitics #uspol #politics #vote #republican #democrat #democracy #democrats #republicans #political #politica #unitedstates #america

  • Kamala Harris / Tim Walz (74%, 101 votes)
  • Donald Trump / JD Vance (20%, 27 votes)
  • Independent, Libertarian or Green (0%, 0 votes)
  • Other / No one (5%, 7 votes)
135 voters. Poll end: in 3 days


🇺🇸 1) Who do you WANT to win the US election?

⬇️ Make sure to vote in the 2nd #poll below!

Please boost to increase the sample :)

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#US #USA #election #Trump #Harris #TrumpVance #HarrisWalz #DonaldTrump #Kamala #KamalaHarris #USPolitics #uspol #politics #vote #fediverse #greenparty #independent #libertarian #political #republican #democrat #democracy #democrats #republicans #political #politica #politik #jdvance #timwalz #walz #vance #unitedstates #america #americans #west #mastopoll

  • Kamala Harris / Tim Walz (82%, 128 votes)
  • Donald Trump / JD Vance (3%, 5 votes)
  • Independent, Libertarian or Green (8%, 13 votes)
  • Other / No one (5%, 9 votes)
155 voters. Poll end: in 3 days


The location of #KamalaHarris’ event will be a stark display of the alternate futures that voters face if she or #Trump takes over the #US presidency in just 3 months.

“It’s a place that … helps crystalize the choice in this #election,” said #Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon.

#USpol

#MAGA #Republicans #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Tyranny #criminal #conspiracy #TrumpCoup #insurrection

#WeAreNotGoingBack #Freedom
#law #democracy #Vote #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024


As Americans vote, exhausted and outmanned Ukrainian soldiers are holding defensive lines under constant Russian fire, knowing the results will dictate their future.

#Harris, who has decried President Vladimir #Putin’s “brutality,” would likely carry on President Joe #Biden’s policy of support.

#Trump has repeatedly taken issue with #US aid to #Ukraine, made vague vows to end the war and has praised #Putin.

https://apnews.com/article/election-ukraine-war-russia-harris-trump-b709d17bf1e81531853bd85fb8414ece

#Russia


@volkris@qoto.org

Volkris,

"Both #Trump and #Harris are ridiculous candidates, ..."

Due to past exchanges,
I've really been (overly) patient with you. However, with that sentence, you've clearly outed yourself as a *Russian troll*, actively engaging in information warfare on behalf of the fascist #WarCriminal in the #Kremlin trying to undermine democracy, in particular in the #US.

#WhackATroll
#Toodles

You're *blocked*!

@KamalaHarrisWin
@indivisibleteam
@democracydocket
@democratsabroad


https://www.europesays.com/1572543/ Republican Rand Paul says American shoppers will “bear the brunt” of Trump tariffs if he’s elected #america #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USNews #USA #USANews #WeThePeople


Stiofán de Buitléir
@ stiofi@troet.cafe

"Calling for an immediate ceasefire in #Gaza would increase #Harris' chances in the #US Election.

She chooses not to do this. Why?

Some things are clearly more important than winning the election."

ETA: I added a space in the address

That account is lying

https://www.reuters.com/world/harris-says-wont-give-up-pushing-end-israel-gaza-war-2024-10-19/


When a young American #Jewish woman, Simone Zimmerman - who has been raised to support #Israel unconditionally - witnesses the way Israel treats Palestinians, it transforms her life.

Watch the film Israelism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq6J7Q6L0yw

#FreePalestine #US #Zionism


#WarInUkraine
Putler's got 12k fresh North Korean soldiers bought from Kim approaching the Ukrainian border in army trucks, from what I've heard.

Some #EU politicians have tentatively begun to think out loud of putting #European volunteers in #Ukrainian uniforms. If that happens,..
And, yes, with #TFG's likelihood of becoming Potus again on Jan 6, the probability of the war having to end to #Ukraine 's detriment for lack of future #US military 🪖 aid under an #OangePeril presidency


Maduro vows Venezuela won't be silenced after BRICS bid blocked

> #Venezuela's President #NicolasMaduro vowed on Saturday (October 26, 2024) that his country would not be silenced after #Brazil vetoed its bid to join the #BRICS group

> The South American country is in the throes of an unprecedented economic crisis, which the Government says is a result of #US #sanctions, and has long sought to join the #BRICS group.
https://archive.is/2024.10.27-075043/https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/maduro-vows-venezuela-wont-be-silenced-after-brics-bid-blocked/article68802620.ece


Francesca Albanese: "The entire population of Gaza is at risk of dying in a genocide that has been announced & executed under our watch."

"Albanese was responding to an earlier statement from the UN humanitarian chief Joyce Msuya warning that the entire population of North Gaza is at risk of dying under Israel’s siege."

https://aje.io/18noxx?update=3276800

#NorthGaza #GazaGenocide #GeneralsPlan #US .


@KamalaHarrisWin

#USPol #Elections2024
#Harris in #Texas #ReproductiveFreedom

*Global superstar #Beyoncé endorses #KamalaHarris for #US President*:

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/113373271712858188


#USPol #Elections2024
#Harris in #Texas #ReproductiveFreedom

*Global superstar #Beyoncé endorses #KamalaHarris for #US President*

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👉I found the heart-wrenching story of the victim of #Texas' Draconian abortion laws particularly captivating.👈 It embodied the fate that might befall any American woman and girl of childbearing age, if the fascist #Donald Trump should be re-elected to office on November 5th

Via #AP

👉"It is time to sing a new song” 👈

“For all...

https://www.youtube.com/live/Y0SWskwtdz8?feature=share



#NASA Administrator Bill #Nelson on Friday called for an investigation into a Wall Street Journal report that #SpaceX founder and Donald #Trump ally Elon #Musk and Russian President Vladimir #Putin have been in “regular contact” since late 2022.

The report raises national security concerns as SpaceX’s relationships with NASA and the #US military may have granted Musk access to sensitive government information and US intelligence.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/25/politics/elon-musk-vladimir-putin/index.html

#Ukraine #Russia #MAGA #GOP


Analysis: Daniel Levy: The Israeli game plan, declared openly & publicly by Israel’s leaders from the get-go, "was an intensification & continuation of the displacement & the denial of Palestinian rights that has gone on for decades, but in a far more gruesome way."

This is the "Generals' Plan."

"The Americans announce more aid, but they keep sending the weapons. They’re arming this military. They’re providing political cover."

https://aje.io/51g8en?update=3271453

#GeneralsPlan #GazaAnnexation #US .


#USPol #Elections2024
#Harris in #Texas #ReproductiveFreedom

*Global superstar #Beyoncé endorses #KamalaHarris for #US President*

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...my children and all of our children live in,” Beyoncé said. “A world where we have freedom to control our bodies, a world where we’re not divided.” 1)

https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-abortion-rights-2024-election-democrats-f228eedd3308dab2e1125fdf6029a4a2


#USPol #Elections2024
#Harris in #Texas #ReproductiveFreedom

*Global superstar #Beyoncé endorses #KamalaHarris for #US President*

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...the men and women in this room, and watching around the country,
we need you,” Beyoncé said in a rare political appearance. The megastar’s speech was lofty, joyful and optimistic — a temper to the seriousness of the topic and of the message Harris was there to bring..." 1)

“I’m here as a mother, a mother who cares deeply about the world...


#USPol #Elections2024
#Harris in #Texas #ReproductiveFreedom

*Global superstar #Beyoncé endorses #KamalaHarris for #US President*

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👉I found the heart-wrenching story of the victim of #Texas' Draconian abortion laws particularly captivating.👈 It embodied the fate that might befall any American woman and girl of childbearing age, if the fascist #Donald Trump should be re-elected to office on November 5th

Via #AP

👉"It is time to sing a new song” 👈

“For all...

https://www.youtube.com/live/Y0SWskwtdz8?feature=share


I fear my poor old iPad may buckle under the non-stop barrage of election posts inundating my Masto feed these days. They’ve already swept away most of the climate change posts I used to be able to follow. And they’ve forced most other posts so far down the line I’ll need an excavator to dig them out.
A few cat videos still make it. But that ‘s about it.

#mastodon #us


Time for a recap:

https://mstdn.social/@Free_Press/113368322197472115

Elon #Musk is already the globally most influential fascist. (No, I'm not talking just about #X, formerly #Twitter.)

For those wondering about #ElonMusk's unprecedented power in satellites 🛰 and mobile internet-based communications, here is the #Starlink background story again (via #NYT):

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/111141586398331386

...and what this means for his grip on the #US' and other national governments (via #TheNewYorker):

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/111051203966934102


Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin since late 2022, discussing personal, business, and geopolitical issues, according to WSJ.

Sources say Putin once asked Musk not to activate Starlink over Taiwan as a favor to Xi Jinping.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Musk #starlink



"Should a #Trump presidency reverse #US sanctions on #Russia, Europeans will need to be much more muscular in ... enforcement action & will no longer be able to hide behind Uncle Sam," he said.

…European countries were wrongfooted during Trump's last presidency, when the #UnitedStates reversed an international deal w/ #Iran over its #nuclear program & unilaterally reinstated #sanctions, leaving #Europe out on a limb.

#geopolitics #Security #ForeignPolicy #democracy #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024


#BREAKING #USPol #GeoPol #Ukrainekrieg

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...lag nach Einschätzung der [Geheim-]Dienste bei 50 zu 50👈. Im #WeißenHaus zogen die Mitarbeiter Vergleiche zur #Kubakrise von 1962", erzählt #BobWoodward."

"Zwischen #US-Präsident #Biden und seinen Militärs 👉gab es bereits Gespräche, wie ein solcher Krieg zu führen sei.👈 "Als ich bei meinen Recherchen davon erfuhr, war das einer dieser emotionalen Momente,..."


Report: Since the war began, Israel has prevented entry to more than a quarter of a million trucks carrying aid & other goods into Gaza.

For more than a year, Israel has been committing the war crime of using starvation "as a weapon of war against civilians & against children, especially by preventing the entry of food, baby milk & nutritional supplements”.

Before Oct 7, 2023, roughly 500 aid trucks entered Gaza each day.

https://aje.io/dp0m3l?update=3264865

#IsraeliWarCrimes #US #GazaGenocide #BDS .


Ukrainian researchers have uncovered Western-made components in North Korean missiles used by Russia in its war against Ukraine. These components, which include microcontrollers, came from at least nine Western companies despite strict sanctions. The list of implicated companies includes U.S.-based Analog Devices and Broadcom, Dutch NXP Semiconductors, Swiss company TRACO Electronic AG, and British XP Power. #us #usa #news #minimarketonlineltd #America #ukraine #russia #britain #UkraineWar


#Privatsphäre #Datenschutz

Handys aus!--#BigBrother

Von #JosephCox

"*Einblick in das von der #US-Regierung gekaufte Tool, das Telefone in Abtreibungskliniken verfolgen kann*

Datenschützer haben Zugang zu einem leistungsstarken, 👉von den US-Strafverfolgungsbehörden gekauften Tool erhalten, mit dem sich Smartphone-Standorte auf der ganzen Welt verfolgen lassen. Abtreibungskliniken, Gotteshäuser und einzelne Personen können ohne Durchsuchungsbefehl überwacht werden.👈"

https://www.404media.co/email/f4992514-a605-4579-9a75-3d0707758e03/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter


→ Hackers take control of robot vacuums in multiple US cities and abuse owners
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-11/robot-vacuum-yells-racial-slurs-at-family-after-being-hacked/104445408

“They could've peered through his robot's camera, and listened through the microphone”

#Hackers #vacuums #US #robot #camera #microphone


NEWS OF THE DAY:

#US, #CANADA EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN: The navies of the United States and Canada have sent a missile destroyer and a frigate through the #Taiwan Strait, the U.S. 7th Fleet said.

https://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/3940306/us-7th-fleet-destroyer-and-the-royal-canadian-navy-conduct-bilateral-transit-in/


Report: "The UN has announced a far-reaching investigation into the involvement of private entities in international crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory", incl unlawful occupation, racial segregation & apartheid.

'Private entities' to be investigated include "banks, pension funds, insurance companies, universities, private military & security companies & weapons manufacturers that are enabling international crimes.

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/international-crimes-unlaunches-probe-into-role-of-private-sector-in-enabling-israeli-occupation-and-apartheid/

#UN #oPt #US #IsraeliCrimesAgainstHumanity .


@usa-ZEITONLINE

#USpol #Wahlen2024

#Trump versucht verzweifelt durch immer unsinnigere und unfundierte Narrative von seinen zunehmenden geistigen Aussetzern und seinen schlecht verlaufenden Gerichtsverfahren abzulenken.

Wenn interessiert ein Ferienjob der #US-Vizepräsidentin und #Präsidentschaftskandidatin #Harris im letzten Jahrtausend!?!

https://flipboard.com/@zeitonline/usa-eufebc51z/-/a-8hcRac6DTzKbB5jUgORHPw%3Aa%3A2383403394-%2F0


US-Wahl: Trump macht mit McDonald's-Auftritt Stimmung gegen Harris
https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2024-10/us-wahl-donald-trump-republikaner-kamala-harris-mcdonalds?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Gepostet in USA @usa-ZEITONLINE



Report: Netanyahu's Likud party sends invitations to a conference entitled, "Preparing to Settle Gaza",

..."part of an initiative by the Nachala movement, known for establishing illegal outposts in the West Bank."

10 Likud representatives are scheduled to appear. One commented, "Territories from Gaza must be annexed... settlement is the best solution to terrorism, & the annexed territories are… worthy of settlement".

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-10-16/ty-article/.premium/netanyahus-likud-party-issues-invitation-to-event-titled-preparing-to-settle-gaza/00000192-95b6-d9c2-a7f3-9db676f40000

#GazaAnnexation #IsraeliCrimes #US #Likud .