Framing global conflicts as battles between democracy and autocracy distorts the meaning of democracy, alienates the Global South and enables authoritarian regimes like China to exploit the narrative. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/26/world/democracy-not-an-ideological-weapon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #unitenations #democracy #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #israel #gaza #iran #war

"I stand a snowball’s chance in hell of a pardon. ... I want to rebuild my life as a convicted felon, because I want to show how difficult it is. I’m starting Veterinary Technology school, but I’m not eligible for [licensure in] this career." https://www.texasobserver.org/reality-winner-rebuilds-in-kingsville/

#politics#USpol #news #whistleblower #prison#HumanRights#Trump #democracy#Texas

why isn’t Iran a democracy? they once did have a democracy …

the answer: the #GreedyBastards running BP (British Petroleum) along with the UK government destroyed it over … OIL!

#OilandGas#DullesBrothers #democracy#Iran#ProfitsOverPeople #tyranny #terrorism#UK

Stephen Miller and at least a dozen other Trump appointees own stock in Palantir, the company that provides "mission critical" services to ICE. #Democracyhttps://werd.io/stephen-millers-financial-stake-in-ice-contractor-palantir/

"But what is a popular assembly, exactly? In Providence, assemblies have been held every other Saturday in a downtown Methodist church since November of last year. These gatherings offer a space for anti-fascist and progressive forces to coordinate, strategize, and make decisions together to build power that can be leveraged against the U.S. government. “We need regularly scheduled radically-democratic meetings to organize, coordinate, mobilize...

#democracy #resistance
https://truthout.org/articles/grassroots-assemblies-empower-people-to-fight-back-against-trumps-agenda/

Just a reminder that the #West destroyed #Iran ’s #progressive #democracy in 1953, deposing a leader beloved of the people, & installed a #dictatorship in his place.

The #US & #UK have been terrorizing that country for as long as any of us have been alive.

It’s sick.

#Politics#Democrats#Republicans#Liberals#Conservatives#Vote#Election#DemocraticParty#RepublicanParty#DonaldTrump#Trump #JDVance#JoeBiden#Biden#KamalaHarris#TimWalz#US#USA#Musk#Fascism#Fascist

I cannot emphasize this enough, an #Israel / #Western #regimechange operation against #Iran would lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths.

We have seen this play out before, several times in the past decades.

Anyone who tries to justify this madness will have blood on their hands.

#Politics#Democrats#Republicans#Liberals#Conservatives#Vote#Election#DemocraticParty#RepublicanParty#Trump #JDVance#JoeBiden#Biden#KamalaHarris#TimWalz#Democracy#US#USA#Musk#Fascism#Fascist

These people are murderous monsters, all of them.

#Politics#Democrats#Republicans#Liberals#Conservatives#Vote#Election#DemocraticParty#RepublicanParty#DonaldTrump#Trump #JDVance#JoeBiden#Biden#KamalaHarris#TimWalz#Democracy#US#USA#Musk#Fascism#Fascist

👉🏽 I just received a photo from Ukraine—three defenders holding the tourniquets I mailed, sharing their thanks. This is one of five batches I've sent to my friends across Lviv, Kyiv, Kherson, and Kharkiv.

⛑️Since 2022, I’ve supported as both a humanitarian volunteer on the ground and from home—standing with the people of Ukraine every step of the way. That promise continues.

#Ukraine️#Kyiv#Democracy#Freedom #volunteer#Boston #peace #heroes

"There are clear indications from oppressive governments around the world that biometrics will be used to harm human rights, regardless of their accuracy or fairness." #Democracyhttps://werd.io/the-high-stakes-of-biometric-surveillance/

Here's an essay I wrote on American Democracy. #freedom #democracy #stoicism

https://monogr.ph/684b6e970525c152e7fa0149

Barack #Obama warns the #US is ‘dangerously close’ to slipping into #autocracy under #Trump

In rare public remarks, the fmr president said recent actions from the admin are “not consistent with American #democracy.”

#USpol #democracy#Constitution #law
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/barack-obama-trump-speech-trump-autocracy-rcna213729

Old protest story:

Guy standing alone on street corner with “STOP GOVT ABUSE” sign.

Car stops and driver says, “You don’t really think you’re going to change the govt standing here with your little sign.”

Protestor laughs and shakes his head: “I don’t do this to change the govt. I do this so the govt doesn’t change me.”

#NoKings #democracy #uspol#1A#CivilLiberties #8647

Stop using Big Tech to organize your protests! They're part of the authoritarian surveillance and oppression as well.

✊ Replace Meetup/Facebook Groups with Mobilizon:
https://mobilizon.org

📄 Replace Google Docs with CryptPad:
https://cryptpad.fr

📍 Replace Google Map with Organic Maps:
https://organicmaps.app

🎞️ Replace YouTube with PeerTube:
https://joinpeertube.org

📧 Replace Gmail and Google Calendar with Proton or Tuta:
https://proton.me
https://tuta.com

🕸️ Create a simple html website with no tracking and no cookies, and post links to it everywhere, including paper posters and stickers.

We can organize without Big Tech. We have done it for centuries before!

#Protest#Democracy#DigitalRights#HumanRights#Privacy#MassSurveillance