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X @The Economist
The Economist· 2026-04-09 06:00
The treatment of the American rapper by the British government reveals a casual, and inconsistent, authoritarianism in a country that paints itself as an inherently liberal one https://t.co/HHfTScXh9VIllustration: Nate Kitch https://t.co/TVaS9v3tbQ ...
Why Is JD Vance Trying to Bail Out Europe's Worst Autocrat?
MSNBC· 2026-04-06 01:32
com physicians mutual physicians mutua in tonight's s primetime focus bailing out an I .D. Vance heads to Hungary to campaign for Viktor Orban in the country's party. That's what's going to happen this Tuesday when J .D.Vance heads to Hungary to campaign for Viktor Orban in the country's PARTY OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. A FAR-RITE STRONG MAN WHO HAS LED HIS COUNTRY FOR 16 YEARS AND WHOSE ECONOMIC POLICIES CAUSED INFLATION TO NEARLY HIT 25 % at one point. And then there's the Russia of it all.Orban has ...
Stacey Abrams SPEAKS UP for children detained in Dilley, Texas, and nationwide
MSNBC· 2026-04-05 01:27
The number of children in ICE detention is raisi alarms nationwide, and it's not just adolescents and school-aged children. It's also DETAINED AT THE DILLY DETENTION CENTER IN TEXAS IS NOW FREE. DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN WAQUIN CASTRO WHO CALLED FOR HIS RELEASE CONFIRMED THAT HE AND HIS MOTHER ARE BACK HOME.WHILE IT But Dilly, the toddler, Colette, was sick and vomiting. He wasn't eating, ran a fever and also had trouble sleeping. Guests on this show have also described similar dire conditions for children ins ...
‘No Kings’ protest movement ‘matters in the biggest possible way’
MSNBC· 2026-03-22 17:48
Well, here's a guy who's been doing his par for a long time. Bill McKibben is the co-founder of Third Act, which mobilizes people over the age of 60 for action on climate and racial justice. Third Act is a partner of No Kings.Bill is an author of numerous books, including The End of Nature, considered the first book for a general audience about climate change. Bill, welcome back to the show. Thank you for being with us. Good to be with you, brother.And that was a remarkable summary. The only thing I think t ...
Kathy Spillar: The Heritage Foundation wants to ‘use every lever of power’ against women
MSNBC· 2026-03-15 18:00
End quote. Kathy Spiller joins me now She's the executive directctor of the Feminist Majority and the Feminist Majority Foundation and the executive editor of Ms. . Magazine.Kathy, thank you for being with us this morning. I don't I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT, THE INTELLECTUAL EFFORT THAT HAS BEEN PUT INTO THIS EFFORT OR THE FACT THAT NO ONE IS AFRAID TO SAY IT. THEY'RE NOT EVEN HIDING, THERE'S NO FIG LEAF HERE.THERE'S A PROPOSED FIG LEAF THAT IT'S ABOUT HAVING MORE CHILDREN, BUT THAT'S REALLY N ...
Discussing Trump’s Power Grab and How to Stop Dictators with Chris Hayes and Zack Beauchamp
MSNBC· 2026-03-10 15:01
We’re now in the second year of Donald Trump’s second term. And there’s a lot to be concerned about as it relates to the future of American democracy. How can everyday people push back against authoritarianism and antidemocratic forces? Zack Beauchamp is a senior correspondent at Vox. He’s also the author of “The Reactionary Spirit,” a book about this topic. Beauchamp joins Chris Hayes to discuss Democratic backsliding, the role of protests in stopping dictators and lessons that can be learned from Brazil, ...
X @vitalik.eth
vitalik.eth· 2026-03-08 23:05
One thing that it is worth re-thinking is our perspective on when, and how, it makes sense to build "democratic things". This includes:* DAOs and voting mechanisms in DAOs* Quadratic and other funding gadgets* ZKpassport voting use cases, incl freedomtool type stuff, incl attempts to deploy it for local governance, etc* Voting systems inside social media* Attempts at "let's build and push for a brighter and freer political system for my country"Lately I am getting the feeling that there is less enthusiasm a ...
Jon Meacham: 'The Constitution was written for moments like this'
MSNBC· 2026-03-07 18:43
Allow me to say in conclusion notwithstanding the dark picture I have this day presented of the state of the nation, I do not despair of this country. End quote. Those words were spoken by Frederick Douglass in the speech we now called, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July.It was given 11 years before the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. There are words for all of us to live by today. Our country has been led into a war of choice where civilians and soldiers are dying.We are watching our neighbors s ...
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vitalik.eth· 2026-02-24 15:09
Interesting to scroll through the comments of this. At least on the socials, there is pretty much zero public support for(i) corporate intellectual property [especially in this case, given how basically all the models were trained](ii) the vision of "let's protect against Authoritarian Bad Guys by making sure that the self-appointed Good Guys are the only ones with the best toys"https://t.co/0esOsRswGl ...
X @Nick Szabo
Nick Szabo· 2026-02-21 19:18
RT Connor Allen (@ConnorAllenEU)It's now proven: European governments are censoring European citizens and restricting their access to legal information, using EU tools to do so.When our American friends fret for our civilisational decline and our descent into quiet authoritarianism, this is what they mean. ...