How do communities fight back against authoritarianism and elite capture? What are the tools and strategies in the Democracy Playbook? unbiasthenews.org/democracy-pl...

“We used to joke that there is an energy, a spirit of Roșia Montană. Once it gets hold of you, there is no escape. I wasn’t the only one who experienced this transformation. Many others lived this too.”
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Mit unseren Team sind wir diesem Winter auf die Straße gegangen, um Berliner*innen zu fragen, welche Probleme in ihren Kiez dringend mehr Aufmerksamkeit brauchen. Jetzt wollen wir lokale Journos anheuern, die über die ausgewählten Themen berichten. Seid ihr dabei? www.kickstarter.com/projects/pub...

Hey Berliner*innen- wir brauchen deine Hilfe! Mit einer kleinen Spende kannst du uns helfen zu zeigen, dass das, was auf Berlins Straßen passiert, wichtig für das Klima ist - und umgekehrt! Klick hier, um mehr zu erfahren:
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New: katiemariedavies.bsky.social dug into the environmental movement that swept over the USSR in the late eighties, and the lasting lessons for today's activists #DemocracyPlaybook

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Before he was helping the US disappear immigrants, El Salvador's Bukele was following a new playbook of crypto-carceralism: old-school authoritarianism coupled with a chaotic tech bro "move fast and break things" ethos. It hasn't aged well, writes @lyacg

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The Inter-Con piece of this USIP story is REALLY weird. USIP had to fire their security firm and cancel their keycards because they suspected they were working with DOGE? The fired Inter-con employees then forced entry and accessed a cache of weapons? WTF? www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Shockingly bigoted commentary in Euractiv. Let's remember the Holocaust by making outrageously defamatory claims about an oppressed religious minority. Incredible. www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

Hat tip, @fintelmann.bsky.social