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Soheila Comninos
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Consultant on human rights, democracy & philanthropy. Former humanitarian. Views my own.
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France’s Democratic Malaise: Stop Blaming Citizens, Start Reforming Institutions

When eight in ten French citizens feel unrepresented, the problem lies not with democratic fatigue but with a political system that has forgotten how to listen.
France’s Democratic Malaise: Stop Blaming Citizens, Start Reforming Institutions
When eight in ten French citizens feel unrepresented, the problem lies not with democratic fatigue but with a political system that has forgotten how to listen.
www.socialeurope.eu
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The Endangered Species Act is the world’s most successful conservation law, but it's under attack AGAIN. The Trump administration just proposed four new rules that would gut the Act and drive species closer to extinction. Take Action >> act.biologicaldiversity.org/nXrxsHJM-USw...
Stop Trump's Extinction Plan
The Endangered Species Act is the United States' most successful conservation law, and it's under attack again. The Trump administration just proposed new rules that would gut the Act and drive imperi...
act.biologicaldiversity.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Democracy, human rights, and governance were particularly targeted in the administration's dismantling of the foreign assistance ecosystem. "Any development work without these efforts is unsustainable," write @csishumanrights.bsky.social experts.

Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/how... 
How U.S. Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Cuts Could Undermine Global Development Gains
While the Trump administration dismantled much of the foreign assistance ecosystem, democracy, human rights, and governance programming and approaches were particularly targeted. Any development work without these efforts is unsustainable.
www.csis.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Here’s last night’s story about felony murder – a way you can wind up in prison for murder without actually killing anyone – as well as a certain Minnesota law regarding slippery pigs. youtu.be/Y93ljB7sfco
Felony Murder: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Trump Throws Gatsby Party as SNAP Funding Expires, Makes It Rain on Argentina

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Trump Throws Gatsby Party as SNAP Funding Expires, Makes It Rain on Argentina | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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November 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Rethinking Human Rights Treaty Withdrawals: A Process-Based Approach | by Başak Çali and Laurence Helfer
Rethinking Human Rights Treaty Withdrawals: A Process-Based Approach
Human rights treaties embed rights in national legal systems, empowering individuals to claim their rights domestically and internationally. Yet it is exceptionally easy for states to withdraw from mo...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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On October 31, we will mail messages of solidarity and hope to imprisoned journalist Dzyanis Ivashyn to let him know he has not been forgotten. Please join us! www.freedom-now.org/write-a-lett...
October 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Dirty Data: Stop Big AI from Polluting our Climate & Communities

Take action with @GreenAmerica: action.greenamerica.org/page/86928/a... here:
Dirty Data: Stop Big AI from Polluting our Climate & Communities
Join Green America and our colleagues in demanding these leading AI companies use their vast wealth to power the energy revolution by using only renewables like solar, wind and batteries.
action.greenamerica.org
October 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!
October 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Trump Sends Troops to Portland & Shootings Trigger Left-Right Blame Game

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Trump Sends Troops to Portland & Shootings Trigger Left-Right Blame Game | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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September 30, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Here’s last night’s story about Benjamin Netanyahu, the extreme voices he’s allied with in his country, and how one wonderful pen can help everyone better understand the geography of the Middle East. youtu.be/0_Bwix9IjOE
Netanyahu: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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September 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...
Reinstate Jimmy Kimmel and stop caving to authoritarian censorship!
Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they ...
sign.moveon.org
September 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Jon Stewart's Post-Kimmel Primer on Free Speech in the Glorious Trump Era

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Jon Stewart's Post-Kimmel Primer on Free Speech in the Glorious Trump Era | The Daily Show
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September 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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canceling jimmy kimmel wasn't about an offensive line in a monologue...

but wielding state power to silence political opposition.
What Actually Mattered This Week: Charlie Kirk Assassination Fallout
🔔 Want to stay updated on global politics every weekday? Subscribe to GZERO Daily to get the news delivered straight to your inbox. WHAT ACTUALLY MATTERED THIS WEEK ABC takes Jimmy Kimmel off air over...
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September 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Due to demand, Democracy Docket has dropped the paywall on my latest.

To say that the media is bending a knee, falsely assumes there are still hardened bones and a joint in place in their operations. Their mission now is to report the news fearfully and to seek Trump’s favor.
Legacy Media Bows to Trump, But I Never Will
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Here’s last night’s story about Donald Trump’s war on higher education, and what a young Stephen Miller looked like. Brace yourself. youtu.be/xk94il8L820
Trump vs. Higher Education: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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September 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Thirty years ago, Richard Barbrook and Andy Cameron published “The Californian Ideology” in Mute magazine and circulated on the early-adopter email list nettime, writes Nathan Schneider. The Californian ideology appeared to be in something of a retreat in recent years, but in 2025 it roared back.
Thirty Years On, the Californian Ideology is Alive and Well | TechPolicy.Press
In the seminal essay, Barbrook and Cameron insisted that there are other ways to build technology, and to do it democratically, writes Nathan Schneider.
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September 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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We talk a lot about values. But solidarity isn’t just a value—it’s a strategy. Kristina Biyad breaks down why:

democracywithoutexception.substack.com/p/solidarity...
Solidarity as Strategy
Strengthening Democracy Through Labor
democracywithoutexception.substack.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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How should we frame the problem of #wealth #inequality?

The most effective framing centres on “unfair influence”: how those at the top write the rules to suit themselves.

@michaelvaughan.bsky.social @wealtherty.bsky.social and Annalena Oppel for @lseinequalities.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social.
It’s time to face up to power in the debate about wealth inequality
When discussing wealth inequality, the “unfair influence” framing fares best at driving support for redistributive measures. But does it come with hidden costs?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM