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The Twitter Board made a historic mistake and the World will pay the price.
https://blog.rmendes.net/2024/11/30/the-twitter-board.html [Ricardo Mendes]Ricardo argues that Twitter's sale to Elon Musk was one major factor that led to the rise of extremism worldwide, and that itBen Werdmuller (Werd I/O)
Latest comic: The Last Firewall
#uspol #USPolitics #cartoon #comic #election #democracy #fascism #media #journalism #vote
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Latest comic: Weirdo Welfare
#2024election #uspol #vance #democracy #fascism #billionaires #extremism
#uspol #elections #fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #election2024
when folks learn to wrong lesson from history we must all work to ensure they never get power again or history will repeat itself.
#democracy is more than how we vote.
Latest comic on pundits still making excuses for Trump
#fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #journalism #media #insurrection #election #politics #cartoon #comic
This week's comic: The things Mike Johnson has said are so over the top that I thought I might place him in the role of my flaming conservative character (hence the flames, in case anyone was wondering about that). It’s almost impossible to exaggerate this man’s theocratic worldview, so I tried to use actual quotes where I could.
#uspol #politics #cartoon #democracy #authoritarianism #republicans #theocracy #lgbtq
Neglected to post this cartoon from a couple weeks ago: Always blame the left!
#uspol #media #journalism #authoritarianism #democracy
Latest comic: The Real Conspiracy
#misinformation #disinformation #authoritarianism #democracy #cartoon
Ben Sargent's latest Loon Star State cartoon, from the July/August 2023 issue of Texas Observer magazine: https://www.texasobserver.org/issues/july-august-2023-abbotts-border-boondoggle/
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#politics #news #USpol #Texas #GregAbbott #HB2127 #democracy #journalism #comics
Texas Observer July/August 2023: Abbott's Border Boondoggle
Delger Erdenesanaa looks at how Texas water plans ignore the climate. Justin Miller takes us into the growing problems of Greg Abbott's wall.The Texas Observer
Latest comic on a Delaware town's bill that would allow LLCs and other corporations to vote in local elections:
#democracy #voting #plutocracy
Democratic Underground shared this quote from my 2009 book, Unscientific America, as a quote for the day.
It’s interesting to return to in 2023, especially given my research on scientific decision making in Congress. I’m not quite sure how I would change it at first glance, but my perspective is more nuanced 14 years later. #science #democracy #politics
🟠Solidarity demo for Just Stop Oil and open letter
Today in Helsinki by the 🇬🇧embassy!
🟠Read and sign our open letter - we demand release of JSO prisoners (who got 3yrs and 2yrs 7mths in prison) and express the concern for the new police laws in the UK which severely damage civil liberties.
🟠Please support the peaceful climate protestors, and uphold the right to protest.
https://www.facebook.com/events/226202056680702?
https://tinyurl.com/FreeMorganAndMarcus
#ClimateCrisis #JustStopOil #ukpolitics #democracy #justice #climate
Solidarity for Just Stop Oil / Solidaarisutta Just Stop Oilille
Causes event in Helsinki, Finland by Elokapina - Extinction Rebellion Finland on Saturday, April 29 2023www.facebook.com
(Fortunately Justin Jones and Justin Pearson have been reinstated.)
#democracy #authoritarianism #fascism #racism