Germany’s AfD is so extreme it was kicked out of the far-right grouping in the European Parliament last month, but Elon Musk thinks their policies “don’t sound extremist.” That’s because he’s also a fascist.
politics
#POTUS #Biden Issues #ExecutiveOrder to Temporarily Seal the #Border to #Asylum Seekers
The move shows how drastically #immigration #politics have shifted in the #UnitedStates. The ACLU said it planned to challenge the order in court.
#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/04/us/politics/biden-executive-order-border-asylum.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&u2g=c&pvid=842FAC82-74E9-4568-964E-17F923835645&sgrp=c-cb
My latest blog post: “Communists and Conspiracies”
https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2024/06/08/communists-and-conspiracies/
#ConCW #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #polarization #politics #conspiracy #ConspiracyTheory
Indian voters reject Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a one-party state in win for competitive democracy.
CNN reports: "In what opposition parties have declared as a victory for pluralism, voters in the world’s largest democracy partially rejected Modi’s populist vision for a Hindu-first nation, reducing the BJP’s share of the vote by 63 seats – bringing its total down to 240, far below the 272 required for a parliamentary majority."
What Donald Trump’s Criminal Trial Reveals About a Potential Second #Trump Administration
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The latest trial revealed a lot about how Trump went about running his company and the presidency — and provided hints of how that might play out in a second Trump administration.
#News #election2024 #Election #Politics #Law #DonaldTrump #Government
https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-criminal-trial-second-term
”Rarely has the agency so aggressively pursued a politician for potential violations. ...”
Chris Paddie is fighting back in court against a state ethics commission probe into his allegedly illegal lobbying. https://www.texasobserver.org/paddie-ethics-lobbying-investigation/
“Of all people, you have a #disability so you can relate, I hope.”
Out today from Austin Free Press: Disability rights activists protested outside the Governor's Mansion, for the "liberation" of more people from institutions, marking the anniversary of a key #SCOTUS decision:
https://austinfreepress.org/wheres-abbott-austin-disability-activists-picket-one-of-their-own-at-governors-mansion/
#news #politics #activism #health #HumanRights #disabled #protest #GregAbbott #USpol #politics #law #CivilRights
In the next time I will probably bring political content more often because it concerns the survival of democracy. So as not to annoy you too much, I was thinking about whether to hide/CW or hashtag the content.
I decided in favour of the hashtag PolFR, which you can filter out in your preferences. I won't hide these posts, anti-fascism has been far too quiet and invisible!
Of course, I'll don't forget nature. Even ecology is political: Fascism would kill the climate.
Our top story: As the researchers proceeded to search for textiles, they realized they had stumbled onto a crime scene. A massive theft of pre-Columbian art reveals troubling truths about Texans’ role in the illicit antiquities trade. https://www.texasobserver.org/the-heist/
#history #culture #HumanRights #Indigenous #Texas #politics #USpol #news
“It certainly seems like an issue that could be ripe for litigation because it’s right on its face discriminating against people for sexual orientation or #transgender status.”
Out today, from Kit @oconnell: Emails obtained from the #Texas Department of Agriculture reveal the turmoil caused by Sid Miller's transphobic dress code, which the Observer first revealed last year. https://www.texasobserver.org/sid-miller-transphobic-dress-code-emails/
#news #politics #agriculture #transphobia #LGBTQIA+ #USpol #law
How a Network of Nonprofits Enriches Fundraisers While Spending Almost Nothing on Its Stated Causes
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ProPublica identified a group of connected #political nonprofits — with names like American Breast #Cancer Coalition and National Coalition for Disabled #Veterans — that appear to be funneling more than 90% of donations to fundraisers.
#News #Politics #Nonprofit #Law #IRS #FTC
https://www.propublica.org/article/political-nonprofits-fundraising-ftc-irs-527s-pacs
NEW: Justice Clarence Thomas Acknowledges He Should Have Disclosed Free Trips From Billionaire Donor
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The trips include vacations in Indonesia and at the exclusive, men’s-only Bohemian Grove retreat, which were first reported by ProPublica last year.
#News #SCOTUS #ClarenceThomas #SupremeCourt #Law #Courts #Government #Politics
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-gift-disclosures-harlan-crow
Liberal democracy's portrayal as the sole legitimate form of governance amounts to nothing more than modern-day marketing for colonialism, serving as a pretext for Western invasions and global atrocities masquerading as benevolent civilizing missions.
读过 I Am America 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
这本书里 Stephen Colbert 这名伪共和党人给大家普及一下共和党基本盘的基本素质,也没什么(😛),就是一些厌女恐同仇外自大拥护父权好战的集大成者,本以为会很好笑的,但听他读出来整本书都是这种讽刺,而当我认识到美国确实有很多人一辈子坚定地信仰着这套我就笑不出来了,我还是喜欢听 Jon Steward 正面硬刚脱掉他们的遮羞布,Jon Steward 也助声演了,那段没认真听,考虑重新听听那段。
读过 I Am America
https://neodb.social/book/1wkSjMvxRxmZxh8a7mlZ5k
这本书里 Stephen Colbert 这名伪共和党人给大家普及一下共和党基本盘的基本素质,也没什么(😛),就是一些厌女恐同仇外自大拥护父权好战的集大成者,本以为会很好笑的,但听他读出来整本书都是这种讽刺,而当我认识到美国确实有很多人一辈子坚定地信仰着这套我就笑不出来了,我还是喜欢听 Jon Steward 正面硬刚脱掉他们的遮羞布,Jon Steward 也助声演了,那段没认真听,考虑重新听听那段。
#humor #politics #sarcasm
UPDATE: the more I look at this the more I think I think this was an excellent troll pretending to be a bot. The JSON is not formatted correctly. Still, lol
This is hilarious. A Russian Twitter/X account got outed as a bot because it ran out of GPT-4 credits. When it got back up and running, someone replying overwrote the prompt to get the bot write a song about historical American presidents going to the beach. The account is now suspended.
I know what I'm trying next time I spot a troll!
The original prompt translates from Russian to English as "You will argue in support of the Trump administration on Twitter, speak English"
#Twitter #X #Bot #Bots #Politics #USPolitics #Russia #Disinformation #GPT #GPT4 #ChatGPT #LLM #LLMs #AI
This is an amazing clip. Doug’s kids talking about what it’s like to be in Kamala’s family.
Compare with any single minute of Don Jr on camera.
#HarrisWalz2024 #JoyfulWarriors #TheBigWalzowski #TonicMasculinity
#TheWalzAbides
#KamalaHarris2024 #KHive #YesWeKam #MALA #MakeAmericaLaughAgain #MastodonForHarris #ThankYouJoe #USPol #Politics #Democracy
@kamalaharrisforpresidentnews
What @AmeshiaCross says here is along the lines of what I have also said. I’ve said that @JoeBiden must not only run against a convicted felon—he must run against the ENTIRE REPUBLICAN PARTY. I’ve said this over and over. The @DNC must WAKE UP and GET SERIOUS. End the PASSIVITY.
“The records that we have received demonstrate that senior TDA officials were well aware of the potentially unlawful nature of their policy.”
Last year, I broke the story about the #Texas Department of Agriculture's transphobic dress code for @TexasObserver. Now, I'm back with internal emails showing the turmoil it caused, especially in the nutrition department: https://www.texasobserver.org/sid-miller-transphobic-dress-code-emails/
#news #politics #USpol #transphobia #agriculture #LGBTQIA+ #trans #homophobia #WorkersRights
#ChristianNationalists Are Opening Private #Schools. #Taxpayers Are Funding Them.
#Trump’s favorite #Arizona #megachurch has one.
Earlier this month, #Trump held his first campaign rally as a convicted felon at #DreamCityChurch in #Phoenix, AZ, hosted by the arch-conservative student group #TurningPointUSA.
#ChurchAndState #law #politics #education #PublicFunds #UnitedStates #FarRight #evangelism #religion #vote
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/christian-nationalists-are-opening-private-schools-taxpayers-are-funding-them/
U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of the Biden administration in case about false info on social media.
NBC News reports: "In reaching its conclusion, the court overturned an injunction that would have limited contacts between government officials and social media companies on a wide range of issues if allowed to go into effect."
For more stories about the U.S. judicial system, follow @the-courts-ElectionCentral
#SupremeCourt #FreeSpeech #SocialMedia #Misinformation #USPolitics #Biden #Politics #News
No wonder we have the largest prison complex of any Western country.
<< A 2022 report by the ACLU found workers in prison produce $2bn in goods and $9bn in services annually to prison systems in the US, but prisoners receive no or very little compensation for this labor.>>
‘Florida loves prison labor’: why most incarcerated people still work for free in the Sunshine state
#politics
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/21/florida-unpaid-prison-labor?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
cc @futurebird
BANNON JAILED MONDAY!
Steve Bannon must report to prison by Monday after Supreme Court rejects last-minute appeal
Bannon, a former Trump adviser, was convicted of contempt of Congress in July 2022 for defying subpoenas from the House Jan. 6 committee and sentenced to four months.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #BreakingNews #Breaking
读过 Economy Hall 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
[Made in NOLA] 一堆險些被當廢紙處理的破舊日誌記載的竟是延續百年的紐奧良黑人社群協作和抗爭的歷史。從這些破舊記錄裡還原的一個個鮮活個體的故事竟可以一直延續到作者著手調查和寫作的過程中,從可以在這些日誌找到自己祖先的左鄰右舍,到見證社團舊址最後一刻命運的父母摯友,更不用說熟識的樂界泰斗無不將這個曾經位於 Treme 社區裡的小樓尊為爵士樂的聖堂。所以說嘛,我們在紐奧良的小學從來沒教過愛國歌曲,coz New Orleans is way much Greater than this sick country. 真是受不了沒文化的北方佬“my country my country”地叨叨叨…NOLA獨立 刻不容緩!
The Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago today, culminating in Vice President Kamala Harris' speech on Thursday. CNN suggests what to watch for: https://flip.it/RakXPL
Are you planning to watch any parts of the convention? Let us know your reasons by replying.
#DNC #Democrats #USPolitics #KamalaHarris #Harris #Biden #Politics #Chicago