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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.

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.

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YouTube video by LastWeekTonight Felony Murder: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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

YouTube video by The Daily Show Trump Throws Gatsby Party as SNAP Funding Expires, Makes It Rain on Argentina | The Daily Show

Trump Throws Gatsby Party as SNAP Funding Expires, Makes It Rain on Argentina

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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...

Rethinking Human Rights Treaty Withdrawals: A Process-Based Approach | by Başak Çali and Laurence Helfer

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...

Parlementaires européens : rejetez la loi Omnibus! L'UE est sur le point de détruire ses lois les plus importantes en matière de climat et de droits humains.Avec la loi « Omnibus », les pollueurs et leurs profits passeront avant les citoyen·ne·s et la

Parlementaires : rejetez la loi omnibus ! action.eko.org/a//parlement...

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.

Dirty Data: Stop Big AI from Polluting our Climate & Communities

Take action with @GreenAmerica: action.greenamerica.org/page/86928/a... here:

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!

Coral reefs, ice sheets and Amazon rainforest approaching a tipping point due to global heating, report says Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns * Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The earth has reached its first catastrophic tipping point linked to greenhouse gas emissions, with warm water coral reefs now facing a long-term decline and risking the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people, according to a new report. The report from scientists and conservationists warns the world is also “on the brink” of reaching other tipping points, including the dieback of the Amazon, the collapse of major ocean currents and the loss of ice sheets. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...

Coral reefs, ice sheets and Amazon rainforest approaching a tipping point due to global heating, report says

Casino : cessez de vendre du bœuf qui détruit l'Amazonie De nouvelles recherches montrent que plus d’un demi-million d’hectares de la précieuse forêt amazonienne ont été abattus pour être remplacé place à des ranchs bovins d'échelle industrielle au Brésil.

Casino : cessez de vous approvisionner en viande qui détruit l'Amazonie ! action.eko.org/a/casino-ces...

YouTube video by The Daily Show Trump Sends Troops to Portland & Shootings Trigger Left-Right Blame Game | The Daily Show

Trump Sends Troops to Portland & Shootings Trigger Left-Right Blame Game

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YouTube video by LastWeekTonight Netanyahu: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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

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 ...

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...

YouTube video by The Daily Show Jon Stewart's Post-Kimmel Primer on Free Speech in the Glorious Trump Era | The Daily Show

Jon Stewart's Post-Kimmel Primer on Free Speech in the Glorious Trump Era

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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...

canceling jimmy kimmel wasn't about an offensive line in a monologue...

but wielding state power to silence political opposition.

Legacy Media Bows to Trump, But I Never Will Read more here.

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.

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight Trump vs. Higher Education: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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

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.

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.

Interdisez l'élevage de pieuvres maintenant – Adoptez ce projet de loi historique Les entreprises de fruits de mer se précipitent pour construire des fermes industrielles de pieuvres aux États-Unis, piégeant des animaux intelligents et sensibles dans de minuscules réservoirs, tout

Interdisez l'élevage de pieuvres maintenant – Adoptez ce projet de loi historique action.eko.org/a/interdisez...

Solidarity as Strategy Strengthening Democracy Through Labor

We talk a lot about values. But solidarity isn’t just a value—it’s a strategy. Kristina Biyad breaks down why:

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Protect Wild Forests: Say No to Trump’s Roadless Rule Repeal The Roadless Rule has protected nearly 60 million acres of forests for over two decades, keeping them free from logging, road building, and other industrial development. Now Trump is trying to take aw...

Protect Wild Forests: Say No to Trump’s Roadless Rule Repeal act.biologicaldiversity.org/TMITB4gub0WL...

Brittany Ferries : Stop au transport maritime d'animaux vivants ! En pleurant, froids et affamés, plus de 110 000 veaux non sevrés — certains ayant à peine deux semaines — ont été arrachés à leurs mères rien que cette année. Une seule entreprise, Brittany Ferries, e

Brittany Ferries : Stop au transport maritime d'animaux vivants ! action.eko.org/a/brittany-f...

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?

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.

Hypocrisy as foreign policy The Gaza war has deepened a rift already dividing Western leaders from their publics — and fractured the centre-left along the way

Hypocrisy as foreign policy by Matthew Duss

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Lula : Protégez la nature et le climat Lorsque Lula a pris ses fonctions, il l'avait pourtant promis : zéro déforestation en Amazonie et zéro émission de gaz à effet de serre.Pourtant, il a cédé aux pressions des compagnies pétrolières, ou

Lula : Protégez la nature et le climat
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Merz et Macron : Sauvez la loi européenne sur les chaînes d'approvisionnement ! La demande de l'Europe pour des matières premières bon marché comme le soja et le boeuf dévaste les forêts tropicales à travers le monde. Pourtant, l'Allemagne et la France veulent abandonner la loi e

Merz et Macron : Sauvez la loi européenne sur les chaînes d'approvisionnement !
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YouTube video by LastWeekTonight Make America Healthy Again: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Here’s last night’s story about the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, what they have and haven’t accomplished so far, and a fun new idea for doctors who are looking to quit in style. youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc

Interdisez le glyphosate ! Le glyphosate cause le cancer -- même à des niveaux d'exposition que les autorités considèrent comme sûrs. C'est la conclusion d'une étude scientifique qui vient d'être publiée dans la revue scientifi

Interdisez le glyphosate !
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No federal militarized takeover of our nation's capital! The American military should not be used against the American people—period. Trump’s takeover of D.C. puts every single one of us in harm's way. Add your name to the petition to protect our communitie...

The American military should not be used against the American people—period. Trump’s takeover of D.C. puts every single one of us in harm's way. Add your name to the petition to protect our communities NOW! sign.moveon.org/petitions/dc...

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Here’s last night’s story about deferred prosecution agreements, or DPAs, and how they’re helping corporations avoid prosecution for serious crimes. It’s also about things like NPAs at places like UBS, and the larger question of how many acronyms John can say in one episode. youtu.be/xNo8Ve-Ej6U