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๐Ÿงต ๐Ÿ‘‹ I'm a political scientist who wrote a book about the recent collapse of two democracies (Egypt & Tunisia).

Given the anxieties of today, let me present a ๐Ÿงต with thoughts & resources for:

WHAT TO DO IF YOUR DEMOCRACY COLLAPSES:

20.01.2025 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5935    ๐Ÿ” 1425    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 211    ๐Ÿ“Œ 182
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Itโ€™s so cold that Ralph took about three steps outside this morning and started yeowling at us in a way we hadnโ€™t heard from him before. Kinda sounded like he was yelling at us about turning up the temperature. Silly hoomans! He was picked up and taken inside immediately obviously. #cats

20.01.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Itโ€™s -30 degrees air temp this morning. Feeling cranky about it, but also grateful for the fireplaces. And the sun is shining even if democracy is dying today I guess. But the sun always shines when itโ€™s this cold.

20.01.2025 14:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s -20 where I live today. Yesterday it was -10 and I walked to get the mail, had a hot flash, and had to take off my hat and mittens to cool off. ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

19.01.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s still negative a million degrees, but thatโ€™s not what Iโ€™m cranky about at the moment.

18.01.2025 18:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The moon a couple evenings ago. Itโ€™s negative a millions degrees out there now and coyotes are yappinโ€™, so no moon pics tonight. #nature #northernMN

14.01.2025 05:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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