A new lawsuit is challenging Louisiana’s extraordinary decision to suspend congressional primaries already underway — arguing the state is illegally nullifying votes and plunging an active election into chaos following the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act.
democracy
Raw Story:
'The vibes aren't great' at the White House as Trump chaos grows: Politico
Politico’s Dash Burns claimed White House insiders admit things are not going well on multiple fronts.
Speaking with the hosts of “Morning Joe,” Burns claimed Trump insiders are dismayed at how badly things are going...
“Listen, the vibes aren't great,” ...
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-chaos-vibe/
#StephenColbert’s top-rated late-night TV program goes off the air for the final time Thursday, effectively silencing a high-profile #Trump critic.
“The legacy of this show needs to be that we remember it as the show that was canceled because a presidential administration wanted it off the air,” says Heather Hendershot, a professor of #communication studies & #journalism at Northwestern University.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #authoritarianism
https://apnews.com/article/colbert-final-show-late-night-cbs-13d6bbf9fe8ed40d72aed0c02d158377
There are many problems with #USA #democracy
Like the stupid #ElectoralCollege
Gore beat Bush in 2000, Clinton beat Trump in 2016. In the popular vote. The EC erased it
Well here's another reason for you to #vote in the #primaries and the general #election:
The #Democrats, if they win enough in November, can kill the EC
It's been a 20 year effort of states agreeing to void the EC if enough agree: the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
https://www.vox.com/politics/487766/national-popular-vote-interstate-compact-electoral-college
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
Edited 127d ago
Leaving X.
German parties leaving, collectively, is more than a symbolic exit. It is a chance to reassess how and where political communication happens.
A platform’s relevance is not inherent. It is constructed through user behavior. And when influential users walk, the relevance begins to erode.
#Tennessee removes its #black #US House district in #Memphis
#MAGA goons celebrate
"It's rigged why vote"
On the contrary people not #voting got us here as much as MAGA
Getting out of this means many things. But voting is a small effort compared to the other efforts so voices against voting are inauthentic or #troll #psyop
#Hungary had as bad or worse manipulations against #democracy, and look what Hungarians delivered
Are you angry? Do you want to fix this?
Edited 122d ago
Occlumency and American Fascism: Tips for Mental Health in the Trumpocene
https://resistandheal.substack.com/p/occlumency-and-american-fascism
#SCOTUS went on a full blown #murder spree today
That is what happened
That is the current state of the state
Smoke ‘em if you’ve got ‘em
#TheNewColossus
Short version—
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
#law #democracy #Trump #racism #WhiteSupremacy #immigration #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #WhiteChristianNationalism
Edited 76d ago
There is a lot to like about this talk by Antón Barba-Kay, "The Politics of AI and the Fate of Liberal Democracy", but here's a quote that struck me:
He says this in the context of an argument that, especially in digital/online contexts, neutrality is conflated with truth, reason is identified with data and a quasi-scientific objectivity, and these conflations are damaging to democracy.
#internet #dev #tech #LLM #GenAI #GenerativeAI #democracy #politics
The conviction that technology is neutral is not itself neutral. It paradoxically functions as the conviction that this neutrality is a good thing so as to positively sanction the technological development of more "neutral" tools.
He says this in the context of an argument that, especially in digital/online contexts, neutrality is conflated with truth, reason is identified with data and a quasi-scientific objectivity, and these conflations are damaging to democracy.
#internet #dev #tech #LLM #GenAI #GenerativeAI #democracy #politics
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Awww Yeaahhhh
1 step closer to becoming an official #Canadian #citizen.
If any followers have advice &/or contacts, the Bill C-3 law has finally given me the ability to realize a long held hope.
Any advice would be accepted with much gratitude.
I hope to also bring along my baby sister & elderly mother.
I am a direct Canadian descendant.
I was even named after my Nova Scotia badass great grandma. But my C-3 status doesn’t even have to go back as far as her.
🤞🏻
#ExPat #democracy 🇨🇦
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#Pentagon bans #journalists from #PressOffice, designating it a classified space [so it’s clearly no longer a #press office]
The change creates a new barrier compared with previous admins, under which the office was an open room where reporters could stop by the desks of #military public affairs officials without escorts.
#Trump #Hegseth #fascism #censorship #journalism #FourthEstate #law #FreePress #democracy #transparency
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/06/01/pentagon-bans-journalists-press-office-designating-it-classified-space/
There's going to be a big party on June 14, and we're not talking about the UFC fight on Donald Trump's birthday. The Rise Up, Sing Out concert in New York City will boast performances from Bette Midler, Patti Smith and Rufus Wainwright and appearances from Julia Roberts and Jane Fonda, with more participants being added all the time. The show at NYC's Town Hall is to celebrate the First Amendment, with ticket proceeds supporting the work of the Committee for the First Amendment. Here's more from @Billboard.
Whiny little worm #Trump berates #Senate #Republicans during his visit to the Capitol over their vote to block the #IranWar.
This is a #democracy moron. You may not act unilaterally nor without reason.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #unfit #TrumpsWar #US #Iran #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/trump-capitol-republican-senators-968c1454ede461d2db413790670c07df
Follow #StandUpForScience everywhere to fight for #science, protect #health, and defend #democracy. https://linktr.ee/standupforscience_bluesky
Today, 37 years ago, was the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing.
Remember these events.
Remember these people who fought for freedom and democracy.
This is important 💛☂️
"On the 30th anniversary of the protests in 2019, the well-known Chinese artist Ai Weiwei wrote that 'autocratic and totalitarian regimes fear facts because they have built their power on unjust foundations' and he also wrote that memory is important: 'without it there is no such thing as a civilised society or nation' because 'our past is all we have.'"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre
After 13 yrs on Twitter, @bikemonterey stopped posting on that platform in Nov 2022.
We are also no longer posting on Meta platforms.—We do have a @bikemonterey Instagram account, but it refers people to this Mastodon account. (BTW, if you do Meta, you’ll likely relate to screenshot below.)
Although we set up a @bikemonterey BlueSky acct, it likewise refers to this Mastodon acct.
As a chief information officer of a Monterey County transportation agency posted on Mastodon on July 6, 2025: “Change isn’t easy. And transformational change requires perseverance and dedication. It doesn’t have to be fanatical. Honestly medium-level relentless will do.” https://mastodon.world/@NoRomBasic/114808599939418491
#SystemsChange #SocialMedia #Mastodon #democracy #PowerToThePeople #Meta #CorporateGreed #Facebook #Instagram #SocialMedia
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A Shocking Betrayal of #Black Americans
by Mara Gay
The dismantling of Black political #power in the South is a great betrayal, & its effects will ripple through our #democracy.
#RepresentationMatters #SouthernStrategy #JimCrow #law #ElectionLaw #SCOTUS #ActivistCourt #VotingRights #VotingRightsAct #VRA #redistricting #elections #USpol #Trump #Republicans #WhiteSupremacy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/opinion/voting-rights-act-black-voters-south.html?unlocked_article_code=1.oVA.qSCM.vEpY9cDXlL3Z&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Edited 95d ago
#SCOTUS allows #LisaCook to remain at #Fed in another loss for #Trump
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Trump’s attempt to immediately fire #FederalReserve Governor Lisa Cook.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion for a 5-4 majority.
#law #Independence #economy #democracy
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/29/politics/live-news/supreme-court-issues-opinions?post-id=cmqzaxggj00083b6san25wpwi
Edited 73d ago
New here. AutokratDaily tracks democratic backsliding, autocracy, and geopolitics — one card at a time.
Also on X, Threads, Instagram, and Bluesky @AutokratDaily.
Newsletter: The Weekly Autocrat on Substack
Long-form: Medium @AutokratDaily
State approval pending. #autocracy #democracy #europe
Frustrated by #Courts, #Trump Weighed Suspending a #ConstitutionalRight
Secret memos show that the White House debated last year, to a greater degree than previously known, whether to limit #HabeasCorpus rights for undocumented #immigrants.
#law #judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #ChecksAndBalances #Constitution #democracy #StephenMiller #WhiteSupremacy #immigration
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/us/politics/trump-scharf-habeas-corpus-insurrection-act.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qVA.lXuS.MD3Zz-LZfw_p&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Edited 87d ago
Do not provide your ID or facial scan to access social media.
I repeat, do NOT provide your ID or facial scan to access social media when requested.
This is not a drill.
If everyone refuse to comply, and let their accounts dormant instead, I promise you the platforms themselves, with their immense budget and network of lobbyists, are going to fight these absurd laws to recover their users.
They need you more than you need them.
Make them fight for your rights.
Do not comply.
Spread the word and boycott ID checks ✊
#StopIDSurveillance #AgeVerification #Privacy #HumanRights #Democracy #Safety #MassSurveillance #Authoritarianism
I am going to call my Congresspeople tomorrow and ask/demand that they find out if Mitch McConnell is dead. Anyone else up to do that?
#meme #humor #communism #fascism #liberalism #liberal #socialism #antifa #uspol #depol #demokratie #democrat #democracy #democratic
Edited 60d ago
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/116925212300259838
Slow hand wave to everyone who told us we were being hyperbolic and “he can’t because the Constitution says…” as if the Constitution were anything more than ink on paper without anyone to enforce it.
Their actions for this entire Trump 2.0 have been completely unconcerned with the unpopularity of their agenda because they don't intend to allow elections to remove them from office.
I remind my American friends, removing this fascist regime only gets harder from here. Do not look away. Organize. Act.
The power is with the people.
#Trump #Fascism #Authoritarianism #Elections #Democracy #Republicans #USA
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