Phil Clark
@philipclark.bsky.social
Software Engineering, Cycling, Cars and Politics
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How might US democracy die under Donald Trump?
Won’t the checks and balances of the US system stop him?
Well, look at Hungary and you can see exactly what might happen.
New column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Won’t the checks and balances of the US system stop him?
Well, look at Hungary and you can see exactly what might happen.
New column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To see how Trump will control the US media, look at Viktor Orbán’s Hungary | Owen Jones
Meta looks to be following X’s tilt towards the right. It leaves the way open for an insidious hollowing out of democracy, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
How might US democracy die under Donald Trump?
Won’t the checks and balances of the US system stop him?
Well, look at Hungary and you can see exactly what might happen.
New column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Won’t the checks and balances of the US system stop him?
Well, look at Hungary and you can see exactly what might happen.
New column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Phil Clark
I've been shocked by the outrageous smears being pushed by Elon Musk - not least against one of the @greenparty.org.uk's hardworking councillors @mothinali.bsky.social.
We must stand up to this right-wing billionaire's attempt to subvert our democracy- here's how www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...
We must stand up to this right-wing billionaire's attempt to subvert our democracy- here's how www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...
Here's how we stand up to far-right billionaires threatening our democracy
To defeat far-right figures like Elon Musk, the left must provide solutions to the concerns that they exploit.
www.politicshome.com
January 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I've been shocked by the outrageous smears being pushed by Elon Musk - not least against one of the @greenparty.org.uk's hardworking councillors @mothinali.bsky.social.
We must stand up to this right-wing billionaire's attempt to subvert our democracy- here's how www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...
We must stand up to this right-wing billionaire's attempt to subvert our democracy- here's how www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...
Reposted by Phil Clark
Fact-checking is not censorship.
Requesting evidence is not censorship.
Refuting falsehoods is not censorship.
Stopping a lie from travelling halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on is not censorship.
But Zuckerberg's grovelling to Trump will sure as hell lead to censorship.
Requesting evidence is not censorship.
Refuting falsehoods is not censorship.
Stopping a lie from travelling halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on is not censorship.
But Zuckerberg's grovelling to Trump will sure as hell lead to censorship.
January 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Fact-checking is not censorship.
Requesting evidence is not censorship.
Refuting falsehoods is not censorship.
Stopping a lie from travelling halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on is not censorship.
But Zuckerberg's grovelling to Trump will sure as hell lead to censorship.
Requesting evidence is not censorship.
Refuting falsehoods is not censorship.
Stopping a lie from travelling halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on is not censorship.
But Zuckerberg's grovelling to Trump will sure as hell lead to censorship.