Maybe it’s too late to reverse autocratic consolidation—but not too late to see the signs.
When courts are neutralized and journalists criminalized, democracy isn’t dying—it’s being rewritten.
Document it.
#DemocracyWatch #RuleOfLaw #AuthoritarianDrift #CivicDuty

📌 The entire world 🌎 is
laughing at America now 🐥

Should we check with #Krasnov on this?
Or would that be redundant…
#Moldova #Russia #Geopolitics #EU #PostSoviet

This is one of these dates in history that Russia prefers to ignore and foget 🗓️ On this day in history - 28 September 1939 Barely a month after the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Germany and the Soviet… ... This is one of these dates in history that Russia prefers to ignore and foget 🗓️ On this day in history - 28 September 1939 Barely a month after the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Germany and the Soviet U...

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What a funny idea — to think industry would ever raise its fist against power. I thought they had different goals… or am I the crazy one? 🤷‍♂️
…Despite all the fine words we’ve grown used to from industry…

#Politics #Power #Industry #Capitalism #Democracy #PublicDiscourse #Accountability

Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict [Erica Chenoweth, Maria J. Stephan] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict

Agree. History shows it doesn’t take a majority — enough to mobilize just 3.5% of the population to topple authoritarian regimes. @Chenoweth.bsky.social
Collective nonviolent action does work!

#CivilResistance #Democracy #NonviolentAction #HistoryMatters #OurMoment

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Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict [Erica Chenoweth, Maria J. Stephan] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict

Agree. History shows it doesn’t take a majority — enough to mobilize just 3.5% of the population to topple authoritarian regimes. @Chenoweth@bsky.social
Collective nonviolent action does work!

#CivilResistance #Democracy #NonviolentAction #HistoryMatters #OurMoment

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Zelensky accuses Hungary — a NATO member — of violating Ukrainian airspace with drones.
Not just a border breach: a risk to alliance trust.
#NATO #Ukraine #Hungary #Geopolitics #EasternFlank

Democracy doesn’t collapse overnight — it dies when good people stay silent. History will ask: Where were you? It takes just 3.5% of us, gathering peacefully, to change course. No violence. No hate. Only the power of citizens united.

#DefendDemocracy #PeacefulProtest #WeThePeople #ActNow
#Resist #StandUp #ProtectOurFuture #UniteForChange

Bernie Sanders describing the oligarchy

Well put — thanks for making it plain. The press was meant to serve the public, not just a handful of billionaires. How did we, as citizens, let that slip through our fingers?

#Media #Democracy #PublicInterest #Billionaires #Power #Accountability #Regulators #SCOTUS

Chinese theft of US intellectual property ‘greatest transfer of wealth’ in history A former NSA director said the U.S. needs to address these problems.

A former NSA director called China’s theft of U.S. intellectual property “the greatest transfer of wealth in history” — $400B per year.

Sloppiness or strategy — and by whom? #CCP, Western #multinationals, #Trump or the #GOP (through framing)?

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“Hit the archer, not the arrow”

The operation stands as a model of how smaller nations can successfully confront militarily superior adversaries through creativity, determination, and strategic communication

🇳🇴 Energy. Ukraine. Europe’s Strategic Blind Spot. The West cannot… | Rolf Ivar Skår | 49 comments 🇳🇴 Energy. Ukraine. Europe’s Strategic Blind Spot. The West cannot afford to lose Ukraine. Not just militarily, but economically. And here’s why: Russia’s war is funded by energy exports. Europe’s s...

Good analysis by #RolfIvarSkar: You cannot let #Beijing help destroy #European cities and still reward them with your trade.
#China, we see you…
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🇨🇳 China is playing a high-stakes game behind the scenes On May 26… | Rolf Ivar Skår 🇨🇳 China is playing a high-stakes game behind the scenes On May 26, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte made a rare and pointed statement: China, Iran and North Korea are helping Russia wage war agains...

Excellent analysis by Rolf Ivar Skar: #China cannot help #Russia bomb #European cities with one hand, and profit from European #markets with the other.
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Russia is no longer a player. Russia has become a piece. The great power… | Rolf Ivar Skår | 176 comments Russia is no longer a player. Russia has become a piece. The great power game of 2025 is no longer about who wins in Ukraine — it's about who gets to shape Russia’s future. Three actors are now ...

Very intresting analysis:

“But the U.S. also needs Europe — perhaps more than it likes to admit.
Without a united West, America stands weaker in the real battle ahead: the trade war and tech rivalry with China”

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By mid-2026, exit denial may become a tool of pre-emptive repression in #Russia used to isolate civil society leaders, control regional outflows, and suppress economic emigration. www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...

• More transparency
• Clearer consent
• Stronger accountability

Today marks the 7th anniversary of the #GDPR. The EU has the strongest data protection rules in the world.

Data protection in the EU is not just a policy – it’s a fundamental right. 👉 europa.eu/!BV9JKP

Trump’s ‘peace deal’ in action: Ukrainians sleeping in metro stations while missiles fly. Appeasement isn’t peace — it’s surrender wrapped in a soundbite

The art of predicting the future of Ukraine and Europe One of the largest… | Hans Petter Midttun | 51 comments The art of predicting the future of Ukraine and Europe One of the largest banks in the US, JPMorgan Chase & Co., has published a geopolitical analysis on Russia’s war against Ukraine. The report ...

#JPMorgan Chase #geopoliticalanalysis on Russia’s war against Ukraine bases on weak assumptions…

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Kyiv’s drones have hit targets ever deeper into Russian territory in the first months of 2025, destroying oil refineries, airfields, and crippling infrastructure that fuels Russia’s war machine. Even hitting Moscow in what the city’s mayor described as the “largest drone attack” of the war…

But how does this myth-making square with Stalin’s 1939 pact with Hitler, which carved up Eastern Europe and enabled the war in the first place?
#WWII #MolotovRibbentrop #HistoricalMemory #Russia #Putin #Stalin #HistoryMatters #Geopolitics #Propaganda #NeverForget

This deconstruction of Putin’s war rhetoric reminds us how easily collective memory can be weaponized.
Disinformation isn’t just falsehood — it’s a hijacking of meaning.
How do we guard against that, even in our own societies?
#deconstruction #propaganda #memory #pluralism #Ukraine #WWII #Bluesky

Let’s be honest: this €500M isn’t just about attracting #talent — it’s a lifeboat for #US #researchers seeking to #escape a country sliding into #authoritarianism. #Europe is quietly preparing to shelter the minds #America may no longer want

The moment a #US President won’t rule out military force against a founding #NATO ally, NATO ceases to exist as a credible #alliance. Article 5 means nothing if #solidarity is conditional. This isn’t drift — it’s rupture.

So called CNN News item showing Trump in Pope clothes undertitled: Trump declares himself new pope: “No one knows more about poping than me”

European countries are reportedly considering renaming the USA to ‘Hallucinica’ or ‘Floatistan’—just to reflect reality a bit better. After all, if arbitrary name changes are on the table, why stop at gulfs?

RFK Jr likes to think his views on food dyes are pioneering. In fact, he’s way behind the curve | Devi Sridhar Britain and the EU identified the risks and clamped down on them long ago – Trump’s health guru is just playing catch-up, says Devi Sridhar of Edinburgh University

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Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy,

Europe will always stand by Ukraine in the pursuit of peace.

You can count on our support at the negotiating table to achieve a just and lasting peace.

Today, we also discussed the steps Ukraine is taking to earn its place in our family of nations.

Ukraine Cannot Accept the Peace of the Graveyard Russia will not offer peace to Ukraine, whatever it surrenders. The Kremlin wants nothing less than national erasure.

In fact, “peace” under occupation has often been worse than war. Because it’s not peace at all — it’s domination. The occupier doesn’t just want land; it wants control over identity, language, and memory. It wants to erase the very existence of the people it subjugates.
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