Listen, there's two ways we could go. We could in fact embrace embrace fascism fully, which is absolutely the direction that this this government is going with its taking a stake in American companies, for example, with its uh its language, with what the Department of Homeland Security is doing, and so on. Or we could do what Americans before us have done and say, "Hell no, we don't agree with each other about finance. We don't agree each other about immigration. We don't agree with each other about interna ...

Listen, there's two ways we could go. We could in fact embrace fascism fully, which is absolutely the direction that this this government is going. Or we could do what Americans before us have done and say, "Hell no, we don't agree with each other about finance. We don't agree each other about immigration. We don't agree with each other about foreign affairs.But by God, we can agree we don't want to be ruled by a handful of rich men who think they're better than the rest of us. Welcome to the Best People po ...

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The leader of the EU should be elected by the people of the EU, not appointed by a committee!Elon Musk (@elonmusk):@vonderleyen If democracy is the foundation of freedom, surely your position as leader of the EU should be elected directly by the people? ...

Democrats are reveling in newfound momentum after Tuesday's decisive victories against Trump aligned Republicans. After all, a president's power is only as strong as his standing with the American people. And right now, America is just not that into him.A new Emerson College poll this week finds Trump's approval rating at only 41%, the lowest of his terms so far. This story from Politico summarizes the political vibe shift. Quote, "Hours after witnessing his party's worst electoral drubbing in at least six ...

Redistricting and Gerrymandering - The report highlights a "gerrymandering arms race" driven by Donald Trump's influence on Republican-controlled states to redraw congressional maps in their favor [6] - Four Republican-controlled states (Texas, Missouri, Ohio, and North Carolina) have already redrawn their maps at Trump's direction, potentially flipping nine seats to Republicans [3][4] - California Democrats responded by approving a measure (Prop 50) to redraw congressional districts, potentially flipping up to five seats to Democrats [1] - Republicans are attempting to solidify their voter base through redistricting, but this strategy could backfire if voters are angered by the party's actions [8][9] - The report mentions lawsuits filed by Republicans to stop California's redistricting efforts, with predictions of their failure [3][16][17][18] Election Integrity and Voter Turnout - The report suggests that high voter turnout in recent elections indicates an energized electorate standing up for democracy [12][13][15] - Concerns were raised about potential voter suppression tactics, such as monitoring election sites and the presence of ICE agents, but these did not materialize [19] - Voter ID was on the ballot in Maine and lost by 20 percentage points, indicating a rejection of this Republican-backed measure [15] Political Strategy and Future Elections - House Speaker Mike Johnson believes controlling the maps through redistricting is how Republicans will win [6] - Donald Trump initially blamed others for Republican losses but is expected to employ his full range of tactics, including claims of fraud, in the 2026 midterm elections [20][21][22][23] - The report emphasizes the need for Democratically controlled states to respond in kind to Republican gerrymandering efforts [5][10]

Um the thing about authoritarianism, Alacia, is it cannot exist in that petri dish um when people have agency, >> right. So, and it cannot exist and people don't have agency when they're isolated. So, all of the things that are bull works against what are some really sizable steps toward authoritarianism that Trump has made that we've all covered here, um were delivered a decisive blow.It's it's this engagement that you and Jacob both covered yesterday um out um in places where people were voting and they t ...

He’s combined the role of prime minister and president, and is crushing all opposition. Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan is eviscerating democracy, @p_zalewski tells “The Intelligence” https://t.co/6FkrIWElOO https://t.co/fCKNtNIqW8 ...

The New York Times editorial board is out with an expansive interactive piece this morning asking this question. Are we losing our democracy. In it, the editorial board lays out 12 benchmarks of what it calls democratic erosion from the stifling of disscent to the persecution of political opponents.The editorial board argues that the United States has regressed on all 12. The piece concludes this way. The United States is not an autocracy today.It still has a mostly free press and independent judiciary and ...

French President Emmanuel Macron called for a ban on social media that fail to disclose their political bias and said platforms are undermining democracy across the world https://t.co/Vm1oIT2qDE ...