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How America [The #US] Chose Not to Hold the Powerful to Account

Our national project of #elite #impunity

By Adam Serwer

Around the world, powerful men are facing consequences for their actions. Former Brazilian President Jair #Bolsonaro was convicted of trying to overthrow the government in a #Jan6 style #coup, as was his South Korean counterpart, #YoonSukYuol.

#law #accountability #power #plutocracy
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/elite-accountability-powerful-impunity/686134/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxYP6ztvC2RKlz2tQfl1JB90

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How America [The #US] Chose Not to Hold the Powerful to Account

Our national project of #elite #impunity

By Adam Serwer

Around the world, powerful men are facing consequences for their actions. Former Brazilian President Jair #Bolsonaro was convicted of trying to overthrow the government in a #Jan6 style #coup, as was his South Korean counterpart, #YoonSukYuol.

#law #accountability #power #plutocracy
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/elite-accountability-powerful-impunity/686134/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxYP6ztvC2RKlz2tQfl1JB90

In January, a post I saw shocked me.
“URGENT: As of now, I have ZERO access to any money,” Hüseyin Dogru wrote. “I can’t provide food for my family, including two newborns, due to #EU sanctions.”

Dogru is a journalist, a German citizen living in #Berlin.

After reading his post, I sent him a private message offering to order groceries and have them sent to his home.

The reply shocked me even more. “Unfortunately, I’m not allowed to accept any financial or material support,” Dogru wrote.

Dogru is the first European Union citizen known to be living inside the EU to face extrajudicial sanctions imposed by Brussels – robbing him of fundamental civil and humanitarian rights.

He’s also the first person to be sanctioned specifically for his reporting related to #Palestine.

“I’m not allowed to exist anymore, I’m not allowed to provide my children with the basic necessities,” he explained on The Electronic Intifada Podcast this week.

“I can’t pay my rent, I can’t pay my lawyers and yes – I’m not even allowed to accept any kind of food, water or medicine whatsoever from third parties.”
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/eu-sanctions-german-journalist-shocking-first-over-gaza-reporting
#sanctions #journalism #press #report #accountability #EUPolicy #genocidesupportingpolicy

@Julius_VD

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A big win for online transparency and platform accountability!

The Berlin Court of Appeals has ruled that X must give Democracy Reporting International access to the research data we need to study information manipulation during Hungary's April elections.

Read more https://democracy-reporting.org/en/office/EU/news/berlin-court-rules-social-media-platform-x-must-release-data-to-dri-for-research-on-hungarian-elections

Via DRI on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/democracyreporting.bsky.social/post/3mf36smv6ns2g

#X #Berlin #Hungary #Accountability #LeaveX

A big win for online transparency and platform accountability!

The Berlin Court of Appeals has ruled that X must give Democracy Reporting International access to the research data we need to study information manipulation during Hungary's April elections.

Read more https://democracy-reporting.org/en/office/EU/news/berlin-court-rules-social-media-platform-x-must-release-data-to-dri-for-research-on-hungarian-elections

Via DRI on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/democracyreporting.bsky.social/post/3mf36smv6ns2g

#X #Berlin #Hungary #Accountability #LeaveX

@digyoursoul

Attention all #Remainers! 👇️I've signed the Rejoin Register calling for the UK to #RejoinEU.😉 Add your voice – sign up & recruit your friends & family here! 👇️
Let's make our voices heard! 🇬🇧❤🇪🇺🤩 #StrongerTogether 💪 #Democracy #Justice #BrexitHeist #RussianElectoralInterference #ToryCriminals #FarageTheTraitor #EpsteinFiles #Politics #Oligarchs #Accountability 🤬 https://www.rejoinregister.org/?recruiter_id=19189

@digyoursoul

Attention all #Remainers! 👇️I've signed the Rejoin Register calling for the UK to #RejoinEU.😉 Add your voice – sign up & recruit your friends & family here! 👇️
Let's make our voices heard! 🇬🇧❤🇪🇺🤩 #StrongerTogether 💪 #Democracy #Justice #BrexitHeist #RussianElectoralInterference #ToryCriminals #FarageTheTraitor #EpsteinFiles #Politics #Oligarchs #Accountability 🤬 https://www.rejoinregister.org/?recruiter_id=19189

@Fife4Europe

Attention all #Remainers! 👇️I've signed the Rejoin Register calling for the UK to #RejoinEU.😉 Add your voice – sign up & recruit your friends & family here! 👇️
Let's make our voices heard! 🇬🇧❤🇪🇺🤩 #StrongerTogether 💪 #Democracy #Justice #BrexitHeist #RussianElectoralInterference #ToryCriminals #FarageTheTraitor #EpsteinFiles #Politics #Accountability 🤬 https://www.rejoinregister.org/?recruiter_id=19189

This may be "the ultimate Epstein Files" - with context and years of investigative journalism.

Hot off the #TrumpVirus Press, approved by the Ministry of #Media #Truth
~

"The Epstein Files" by Julie K. Brown

> Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein coverage

https://jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/eight-years-of-jeffrey-epstein-coverage

> "The Miami Herald's original series, videos, timeline and more"

Epstein, Epstein! Still awaiting #justice.

#EpsteinFiles #TrumpEpsteinFiles #Epstein #TrumpEpstein #TrumpFiles #accountability #DOJ #Bondi #Coverup

@Fife4Europe

Attention all #Remainers! 👇️I've signed the Rejoin Register calling for the UK to #RejoinEU.😉 Add your voice – sign up & recruit your friends & family here! 👇️
Let's make our voices heard! 🇬🇧❤🇪🇺🤩 #StrongerTogether 💪 #Democracy #Justice #BrexitHeist #RussianElectoralInterference #ToryCriminals #FarageTheTraitor #EpsteinFiles #Politics #Accountability 🤬 https://www.rejoinregister.org/?recruiter_id=19189

Here is a video from AP showing bystanders in Minneapolis who were documenting immigrations enforcement activities Sunday who then ended up in a confrontation with officers.

#Minneapolis #Minnesota #EyesOnICE #Accountability #ICE
https://apnews.com/video/immigration-enforcement-officer-scuffle-with-bystanders-in-the-snow-a8ba57e1091a4a619b419d32552ce930

The Linux kernel community has quietly drafted a continuity plan for a post‑Torvalds era. 🐧

Rather than naming a successor, it outlines a collective process to select future maintainers — reducing “bus-factor-of-one” risk while preserving open governance and trust. ⚙️

Linus Torvalds says he has no plans to retire. ⏳

🔗 https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-community-project-continuity-plan-for-replacing-linus-torvalds/

#TechNews #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #Coding #Privacy #Governance #AI #Security #Data #Innovation #Developers #Accountability #Technology #LinusTorvalds

The Linux kernel community has quietly drafted a continuity plan for a post‑Torvalds era. 🐧

Rather than naming a successor, it outlines a collective process to select future maintainers — reducing “bus-factor-of-one” risk while preserving open governance and trust. ⚙️

Linus Torvalds says he has no plans to retire. ⏳

🔗 https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-community-project-continuity-plan-for-replacing-linus-torvalds/

#TechNews #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #Coding #Privacy #Governance #AI #Security #Data #Innovation #Developers #Accountability #Technology #LinusTorvalds

AlexandriaOcasio-Cortez is calling for accountability after ICE fatally shot Renee Nicole Macklin Good in Minneapolis. No one is above the law—justice must be transparent and real.

We stand for accountability, dignity, and human rights.

Repost if you agree with her.

#BlueCrew #ProudBlue #BlueCrew #Accountability #JusticeMatters #ICE #AbolishICE #JusticeForAll #JusticeForRenee #JusticeAlex

@rbreich

This!!! 💯👇️🤬

#TrumpTheTraitor #MAGATraitors #The25th NOW! 😤

#Politics #HumanRights #Democracy #Justice #Accountability

#DOJ Playbook in #Minnesota∶
Investigate Foes, Protect Allies

The #Trump “Justice” Department has often cast aside normal procedures intended to seek #accountability in favor of pushing #prosecutors & the #FBI to focus on critics of the #immigration crackdown.

#law #MafiaState #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #RightToProtest #CivilRights #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #murder #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung #StateSponsoredTerrorism
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/us/politics/minnesota-justice-department-trump-ice.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#DOJ Playbook in #Minnesota∶
Investigate Foes, Protect Allies

The #Trump “Justice” Department has often cast aside normal procedures intended to seek #accountability in favor of pushing #prosecutors & the #FBI to focus on critics of the #immigration crackdown.

#law #MafiaState #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #RightToProtest #CivilRights #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #murder #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung #StateSponsoredTerrorism
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/us/politics/minnesota-justice-department-trump-ice.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share