German conservatives talk about Friedrich Merz’s rule as the “last shot for democracy.” So what is he waiting for? asks @hoyer_kat (via @opinion) https://t.co/GJST0NUlXs ...

It wound be pathetic indeed if democracy were destroyed by the laziness of certain SenatorsMike Lee (@BasedMikeLee):The convenience of senators has become the enemy of liberty and good government.Time to turn that around.We must make filibustering senators speak—even through long nights, weekends, and long-scheduled recesses.We’ve become addicted to easy, predictable schedules.No more! ...

Yes, the “silent” filibuster is an outright corruption of democracy, a denial of the will of a supermajority of the peopleThe Redheaded libertarian (@TRHLofficial):Talking filibuster: literally just the filibusterSilent filibuster: an addendum they made up to avoid uncomfortable votes. ...

We are at an inflection point. We're seeing something this week that we have not yet seen in this dangerous second Trump term, real accountability. Accountability is a critical principle of a functioning democracy and arguably the entire ethos of Trump's second term has been to avoid accountability at all costs.To openly flout the law, the constitution, the balance of power, ethics, morals and basic human empathy, all with zero consequence. There have been some consequences, I suppose. Demonstrations in tow ...

All right, everybody. Welcome back to part two of the All-In podcast, episode 263. We promised you a part two because we are very lucky that my dear friend Shvvin Pishavar was able to set up a very important historic interview for us today. None other than Prince Resa Pavi is here and we have a limited amount of time with you uh Reza. And uh may I call you Resa or should I call you Prince Resa? >> Sorry. Thank you. >> Uh, >> thank you for having me on your program. >> It It's great to have you and this is a ...

on celebrations in iran and the world after the death of iran's ayatollah khomeini iranian akhpats they took to the streets in europe to welcome news of the supreme leader and members of his top staff being killed on saturday by Israeli airstrikes. And joining me now is the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Missouri University of Silence and Technology, Mirzad Bouazherdi. Mirzad, thank you for joining me.You are from Iran. Your was killed in those strikes yesterday. So for you and for the thousand ...

Yes, and destroying democracyAmerica (@america):They are subverting the will of their own voters. ...

Opposition leader Helen Zille and billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepe are making bold runs for political office that augur well for South Africa’s democracy, writes @justicemalala (via @opinion) https://t.co/54GLygr8DL ...

here. Fidel Castro. Yeah, Fidel.The devil himself. I was the only Spanish television newscaster who was able to interview him in 65 years. He did not give any interview to anyone who spoke Spanish [music] and he did to me.>> How do you describe your upbringing and your career before politics. >> I was born in Miami 1961. I'm the daughter of political refugees who had to come to the United States.for us the best country on earth and gave us the opportunity to live here and to prosper here. So in 1983 I was a ...

That is what we are living under now in the United States of America, according to Donald Trump's hometown newspaper. That is the single most important fact of life in America, and it is the force that must be overcome if the United States of America is to have a future as a democracy. The United States Constitution, which is the first law of the land was written by men and only men who believed it would then be entrusted forever to men and only men just like them.They saw themselves, despite many of them b ...