Daryl Adair
@daryladair.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Management at University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Interested in politics, policy, and human decency.
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Daryl Adair
@daryladair.bsky.social
· Feb 3
This is exactly the problem with a majoritarian democracy split along two party lines. Multi-party coalitions are more democratic. The US is no longer a LIBERAL democracy. It is an AUTHORITARIAN democracy. Trump is playing havoc with a norms-based political system. Not enough checks to power.
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Big talk by a very small man.
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Border Patrol Boss Tells Agents In LA 'It's Our F--king City' In Newly Released Video
The video, taken June 7, was made public this week in a Chicago court case. In it, the Border Patrol boss also says "arrest as many people that touch you as you want to" — and later confirmed the stat...
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November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Big talk by a very small man.
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I’m not American, so excuse my indignation.
The pardon system is a joke. It allows authoritarians to reward criminals. It’s a Mafia mob boss leader’s wet dream.
#Trump #Pardons
The pardon system is a joke. It allows authoritarians to reward criminals. It’s a Mafia mob boss leader’s wet dream.
#Trump #Pardons
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, others involved in efforts to overturn 2020 election, pardon attorney says | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of his political allies for their support or involvement in alleged plans to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to the Department of Jus...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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PAY ATTENTION: In this video I expose the next phase of Trump and the Republicans' voter suppression playbook — and what we must do now to defend democracy and feee and fair elections in 2026. youtu.be/7rSwJPz2MRo?...
8 Ways Republicans Will Subvert The 2026 Election
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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November 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
PAY ATTENTION: In this video I expose the next phase of Trump and the Republicans' voter suppression playbook — and what we must do now to defend democracy and feee and fair elections in 2026. youtu.be/7rSwJPz2MRo?...
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All 31 far-right Moms for Liberty terrorists lost their 2025 election bids.
Great news for what remains of our democracy.
Great news for what remains of our democracy.
November 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
All 31 far-right Moms for Liberty terrorists lost their 2025 election bids.
Great news for what remains of our democracy.
Great news for what remains of our democracy.
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$40B of your money to this guy, so he can dance at CPAC at Mar-a-Lago while Americans wait for their paychecks, hoping the money actually comes.
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
$40B of your money to this guy, so he can dance at CPAC at Mar-a-Lago while Americans wait for their paychecks, hoping the money actually comes.
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Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
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Yes!!!!! This is such a wonderful moment in history.
Hit for six: why India’s Women’s Cricket World Cup win is victory for equality
Sacrifices made to reach final – defying social stigma, lack of resources and juggling jobs between training – makes victory still more extraordinary
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November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Yes!!!!! This is such a wonderful moment in history.
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I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.
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Elon Musk’s trillion dollar paycheck tells the story of the vast and expanding wealth and unaccountable power of global billionaires
My article plus visuals and animations from @theconversation.com
stories.theconversation.com/visualising-...
My article plus visuals and animations from @theconversation.com
stories.theconversation.com/visualising-...
Visualising Elon Musk's record-breaking pay deal
Elon Musk's latest pay package has just been approved, which will make him the world's first trillionaire in the next 10 years. How can one person wield such tremendous wealth?
stories.theconversation.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Elon Musk’s trillion dollar paycheck tells the story of the vast and expanding wealth and unaccountable power of global billionaires
My article plus visuals and animations from @theconversation.com
stories.theconversation.com/visualising-...
My article plus visuals and animations from @theconversation.com
stories.theconversation.com/visualising-...
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Trump's reaction to a man having a health emergency in his office. Too bad the photo doesn't show RFK Jr fleeing as soon as it happened.
November 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Trump's reaction to a man having a health emergency in his office. Too bad the photo doesn't show RFK Jr fleeing as soon as it happened.
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
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Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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This is what a New Era looks like.
November 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This is what a New Era looks like.
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Ghazala Hashmi (D) has been elected Lt. Governor of Virginia, the first Muslim American to be elected to any statewide office at lieutenant governor and above.
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Ghazala Hashmi (D) has been elected Lt. Governor of Virginia, the first Muslim American to be elected to any statewide office at lieutenant governor and above.
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Take the piss love it 🤣
November 4, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Take the piss love it 🤣
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Proving yet again how closely he studied Goebbels.
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Proving yet again how closely he studied Goebbels.
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CNN Speaker Johnson I don’t know montage
November 4, 2025 at 3:31 AM
CNN Speaker Johnson I don’t know montage
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"exododus"
The New York Post: Come for the shameless propaganda, stay for the embarrassing illiteracy.
The New York Post: Come for the shameless propaganda, stay for the embarrassing illiteracy.
November 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"exododus"
The New York Post: Come for the shameless propaganda, stay for the embarrassing illiteracy.
The New York Post: Come for the shameless propaganda, stay for the embarrassing illiteracy.
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
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In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
November 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
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Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
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The White House says it’ll partially fund SNAP, but didn’t say how much or when after two judges ruled. Judges shouldn’t have to remind presidents to follow the law and to feed people.
November 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The White House says it’ll partially fund SNAP, but didn’t say how much or when after two judges ruled. Judges shouldn’t have to remind presidents to follow the law and to feed people.
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The most spectacular costume of 2025? That honor belongs to…
November 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The most spectacular costume of 2025? That honor belongs to…
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On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.