#ThisWeekABC's Jon Karl to #Mamdani:
"You're a #Democratic #Socialist. NYC is known as a center of global #Capitalism. Do you want it to remain that way?"
NOTE TO JON KARL: CAPITALISM ISN'T A FORM OF GOVERNMENT. There are a LOT of "Capitalists" in China.
"Charles Booker, a #Democratic candidate for the US Senate in #Kentucky, praised the organizations for showing solidarity in the face of a crackdown by federal agents.
“This is what it takes,” he wrote in a social media post. “It is time for the people to stand and take back our power. We need a general strike! Love and solidarity to our family in Minneapolis who are refusing to go along with a status quo... More of this!”"
https://www.commondreams.org/news/minneapolis-ice-general-strike
Impressive: @ricci created a world map 🙏 that shows the distribution of #SocialMedia user data storage:
👉 https://arewedecentralizedyet.online/map/?source=fedi
For more Details read the discussion under Rob's original post:
https://discuss.systems/@ricci/115936216758595300
➡️ Dear @HennaVirkkunen @alexandrageese @Saramo @bartgroothuis @manuelaripa @EUCommission,
This innovative network reflects #democratic values, promotes #diversity and strengthens #CivilSociety & businesses. It deserves support! 🙌
Impressive: @ricci created a world map 🙏 that shows the distribution of #SocialMedia user data storage:
👉 https://arewedecentralizedyet.online/map/?source=fedi
For more Details read the discussion under Rob's original post:
https://discuss.systems/@ricci/115936216758595300
➡️ Dear @HennaVirkkunen @alexandrageese @Saramo @bartgroothuis @manuelaripa @EUCommission,
This innovative network reflects #democratic values, promotes #diversity and strengthens #CivilSociety & businesses. It deserves support! 🙌
Cool! In line with #GlobalSwitchDay,
German #digital #rights groups and tech companies started organising #DigitalIndependenceDay on the first Sunday of every month to help users move away from US tech platforms.
✊🏼 Together we can break the dominance of #BigTech and foster a more #resilient, #democratic digital space in #Europe by migrating to privacy-focused EU alternatives for services like messaging, cloud storage and shopping. Let’s go!
Cool! In line with #GlobalSwitchDay,
German #digital #rights groups and tech companies started organising #DigitalIndependenceDay on the first Sunday of every month to help users move away from US tech platforms.
✊🏼 Together we can break the dominance of #BigTech and foster a more #resilient, #democratic digital space in #Europe by migrating to privacy-focused EU alternatives for services like messaging, cloud storage and shopping. Let’s go!
#Trump’s Fight With #Minnesota Is About More Than #Immigration
The state embodies a #civic ideal that the admin wants to discredit.
There are plenty of obvious reasons #Minneapolis, despite ranking FAR DOWN the list of US cities in terms of its #immigrant #population, is the latest #Democratic-led urban area targeted by Trump’s punitive anti-immigration raids. There is #TimWalz, the governor & Trump’s 2024 rival.
#law #WeaponizationOfGovernment #DOJ
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/magazine/minnesota-liberalism-trump-ice.html?unlocked_article_code=1.FFA.Gx2O.2S0Wz5RKPGGx&smid=nytcore-ios-share
#Introduction I keep meaning to update the bio on my profile, but until/unless I do this I’m going to post a proper intro here, since I haven’t done so since I joined the #Fediverse 3 years ago. I’m Kevin, 61 years old, currently living in #Tennessee but was born in #California and lived most of my life in Washington State, both Spokane and Seattle. Blind since birth, but while it certainly can make everyday life annoying sometimes and downright frustrating at other times, to me that’s just a factoid. I hold explicitly #progressive views, and right now I’m voting exclusively #Democratic because, and please hear me here, there is no other bloody choice! I struggle with depression, and the past year has taken a huge toll on my mental health, with no end in sight. I do persevere, and a huge shout out to #Mastodon for being there when I’ve really needed support. Thanks for just being there!
This world would be so much better if social media was offered by democratic governements (instead of corporations)
And France is trying things out. 😊
This world would be so much better if social media was offered by democratic governements (instead of corporations)
And France is trying things out. 😊
It is incredible to me that the Democrats in the House and Senate are not collectively and systematically calling for Trump’s impeachment and removal over his actions toward Venezuela and his threats against Denmark/Greenland. I don’t give a fig that they don’t have the votes to make this happen. They should be spelling out the case for it regardless.
We so desperately need new Democratic leadership in the House and Senate. We need a serious opposition party.
"Over the weekend, we saw the President – without authorization or approval from Congress, as required by our Constitution – launch an attack on #Venezuela... I now believe that our #Democratic Caucus must imminently consider #impeachment proceedings."
- Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06), Monday, January 5, 2026
put Rep Delaney in charge
Alternate explanation: #Walz goes into auditing, honest government node. He's a candidate for Secretary HHS in 2029. He can spend the next three years campaigning for #Democrats in general, then for #Democratic candidate.
Recently I got to talk to a #Democratic Party leader.
I used the moment to talk about how the #InternationalCriminalCourt can be invited to take jurisdiction within U.S. borders, to investigate and prosecute crimes against humanity. Ukraine, which like the U.S. did not sign the #RomeStatute (the treating creating the #ICC), has done this to allow the ICC to investigate Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
I let them know this is the minimum I expect from a 2028 Democratic presidential candidate.
🚨Pure #despotism & utter bullshit🚨
#FBI seeks interviews with #Democratic lawmakers who urged US #troops to defy #illegal orders [which is literally required by #law]
Congressional #Democrats who appeared in a social media video urging #US troops to refuse to follow “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter.
#Trump #law #fascism #tyranny #dissent #democracy #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech
https://apnews.com/article/trump-fbi-congress-80c1a1ffbbaa3a12e63745356f2377f3?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-25-Breaking+News
The #Pentagon says it is investigating #Democratic Senator & former astronaut #MarkKelly of Arizona for possible breaches of #military #law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for US troops to refuse unlawful orders - which happens to be required by military law. Ridiculous.
#Trump #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics
https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-mark-kelly-troop-investigation-4882f76b05dcdfa3060c284c2c84dd12?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-24-Breaking+News
It would mark the 2nd investigation tied to the video, coming a day after the #Pentagon said it was reviewing Sen #MarkKelly (D-AZ) over potential violations of #MilitaryLaw (also bullshit). The #FBI & Pentagon actions come after #Trump accused the lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” in a social media post.
#law #military #UCMJ #despotism #fascism #tyranny #dissent #democracy #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech
“ #Trump is using the #FBI as a tool to intimidate & harass Members of #Congress,” a group of 4 #Democratic #House members said in a stmnt Tues. “Yesterday, the FBI contacted the House & #Senate Sergeants at Arms requesting interviews.”
#Michigan Sen #ElissaSlotkin, 1 of the 6 Democrats in the video, told reporters Tuesday that “last night the counterterrorism division at the FBI sent a note to the members of Congress, saying they are opening what appears to be an inquiry against the 6 of us.”
🚨Pure #despotism & utter bullshit🚨
#FBI seeks interviews with #Democratic lawmakers who urged US #troops to defy #illegal orders [which is literally required by #law]
Congressional #Democrats who appeared in a social media video urging #US troops to refuse to follow “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter.
#Trump #law #fascism #tyranny #dissent #democracy #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech
https://apnews.com/article/trump-fbi-congress-80c1a1ffbbaa3a12e63745356f2377f3?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-25-Breaking+News
