Democracy Croissant
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Democracy nerd from Down Under who loves croissants
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"For my friends, everything. For my enemies, the law."
The classic playbook of autocrats everywhere. Not rule of law, but rule BY law.
The classic playbook of autocrats everywhere. Not rule of law, but rule BY law.
November 27, 2024 at 2:26 AM
"For my friends, everything. For my enemies, the law."
The classic playbook of autocrats everywhere. Not rule of law, but rule BY law.
The classic playbook of autocrats everywhere. Not rule of law, but rule BY law.
One of the many reasons I follow US politics so intensely. Our conservatives take lessons from what works for their American counterparts - fear mongering to mask their plans to defund and undermine essential public services and funnel public money to their corporate donors.
Peter Dutton directly copied Trump on immigration yesterday - and the "Press Gallery" said nothing
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/19/d...
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/19/d...
Dutton copies Trump on foreign students as Labor's migration failure becomes clear
Voters understand that migration is complex and cutting it isn't a panacea. What a pity politicians don't seem to get it.
www.crikey.com.au
November 22, 2024 at 2:45 AM
One of the many reasons I follow US politics so intensely. Our conservatives take lessons from what works for their American counterparts - fear mongering to mask their plans to defund and undermine essential public services and funnel public money to their corporate donors.
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Same! Also having a net neutrality champion and digital rights activist in our corner? Amazing. bsky.app/profile/jay....
9. I started my career as a digital right activist, working to protect net neutrality and privacy.
November 20, 2024 at 7:45 AM
Same! Also having a net neutrality champion and digital rights activist in our corner? Amazing. bsky.app/profile/jay....
This. Also compare the time and money spent by conservative orgs to groom young conservatives for positions of power and fund them through their rise across political, media, judicial roles, etc.
You don't just get to *have* a leftwing ecosystem out of nowhere; you have to facilitate it. The right has spent years doing it. They ONLY give interviews & news to rightwing outlets. The left doesn't even come close to doing that.
We will not win so long as this media asymmetry exists.
We will not win so long as this media asymmetry exists.
November 20, 2024 at 7:40 AM
This. Also compare the time and money spent by conservative orgs to groom young conservatives for positions of power and fund them through their rise across political, media, judicial roles, etc.
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There but for the grace of God goes any of us who have to try to keep our jobs by paying off women to keep quiet after they report to the police that we raped them.
“Hegseth agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to the woman because he feared that revelation of the matter ‘would result in his immediate termination from Fox,’ where he worked as a host.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Defense pick Hegseth paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says
Documents obtained by The Post provide extensive detail about an allegation that Pete Hegseth sexually assaulted a woman in 2017.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:35 PM
There but for the grace of God goes any of us who have to try to keep our jobs by paying off women to keep quiet after they report to the police that we raped them.
Important analysis and great reporting. Always follow the money if you want to know who lawmakers are working for.
NEW: Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now benefiting from tens of millions in taxpayer dollars flowing from rapidly expanding voucher-style programs, a @propublica analysis found.
www.propublica.org/article/segr...
www.propublica.org/article/segr...
Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-sty...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Important analysis and great reporting. Always follow the money if you want to know who lawmakers are working for.
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Is it still doomscrolling if the feed is not as doom-y anymore?
November 18, 2024 at 8:23 AM
Is it still doomscrolling if the feed is not as doom-y anymore?
Hello fellow travellers, any croissanterie recommendations?
November 16, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Hello fellow travellers, any croissanterie recommendations?