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We can renew democracy by re-thinking democracy. I wear 4 hats: Director, Demoptimism Project http://demoptimism.org // Professor, Melbourne Law School // Director, Electoral Regulation Research Network // Convenor, Constitution Transformation Network

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2 Illinois Guard Members refuse to comply with Tr*mp orders. "I won't turn on my neighbors."
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture 2 Illinois Guard Members refuse to comply with Tr*mp orders. "I won't turn on my neighbors."

Two Illinois National Guard soldiers refuse to comply with dictator Trump's plans to use the military against US citizens: "I won't turn on my neighbors." Portland activist Angela Baker packs 20 minutes of news into 10 minutes of video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaRz...

29.10.2025 06:15 — 👍 27    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0
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Talking Feds with Harry Litman Welcome to Talking Feds! Talking Feds is a roundtable discussion that brings together prominent former government officials, journalists, and special guests for a dynamic and in-depth analysis of the ...

The 9th Cir opinion and the Chicago case in the Sup Ct are HUGE--if through principles of deference they green-light Trump, he's off to the autocratic races. Catch my special youtube www.youtube.com/@TalkingFeds & harrylitman.substack.com/Substack live w/ @klasfeldreports.com that lay out the stakes

20.10.2025 21:41 — 👍 152    🔁 46    💬 9    📌 1
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The Trump regime’s constant onslaught of cruelty and mounting threats can be scary and demoralizing. That’s their intent.

But the people won’t bow down. On Saturday, we’re gonna speak out on a grander scale than Trump has ever seen. Find a peaceful protest: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

17.10.2025 00:00 — 👍 662    🔁 281    💬 16    📌 22
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Tomorrow is a critical day for democracy in court. Compare how the Washington Post framed it vs Democracy Docket.

Right now, fearless, pro-democracy media is more important than legacy media platitudes. Sign up now to say informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

15.10.2025 01:51 — 👍 4303    🔁 1322    💬 46    📌 19
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Far right fizzles in Portugal’s local elections Chega failed to conquer any major cities but is set to receive three times as many votes as in 2021.

By contemporary far-right standards, this is rare good news for democracy.

13.10.2025 12:22 — 👍 614    🔁 139    💬 9    📌 9

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

11.10.2025 21:45 — 👍 4066    🔁 1738    💬 141    📌 69
Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!
YouTube video by Democracy Docket Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

In this video I run through all of the big voting and democracy cases the Supreme Court will hear this term and what we need to be watching for. youtu.be/0iKo6YdLxhA

11.10.2025 15:31 — 👍 2968    🔁 1267    💬 58    📌 33
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One week from right now, millions of Americans will gather in every state for the biggest day of peaceful protest in American history. Join your local No Kings Day event to make it clear that We The People won’t cower in response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

11.10.2025 12:53 — 👍 1098    🔁 493    💬 28    📌 33

No one is covering the GOP's scheme to rig congressional maps for 2026 as closely as Democracy Docket. It is providing gavel to gavel coverage of the ongoing hearing over whether the Texas gerrymander will be in place for the midterms.

Support its work by subscribing now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

09.10.2025 01:47 — 👍 10754    🔁 3142    💬 124    📌 61
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⚡️ NEW WORKING PAPER

Can constitutional courts resist autocracies on the rise worldwide? What factors boost or impede their resilience? These are the questions addressed by this NB new Demoptimism Working Paper by Gábor Halmai, Ágnes Kovács and Max Steuer

➡️ www.demoptimism.org/working-paper-series

09.10.2025 04:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Remember, it was the Washington Post who gave Bondi a thumbs up to be confirmed. Democracy Docket made clear from day one that she was an election denying sycophant.

No surprise at their coverage of today. Support independent, pro-democracy media today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

07.10.2025 23:52 — 👍 14410    🔁 4386    💬 447    📌 131
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Czech Election: Babis's Search for Majority Puts Fringe Parties in Driver's Seat - Bytes Europe The populist ANO party, led by billionaire Andrej Babis, won the recent Czech election with 34.5% of the votes but did not secure a majority. This leaves ANO

Czech Election: Babis’s Search for Majority Puts Fringe Parties in Driver’s Seat

https://www.byteseu.com/1424200/

The populist ANO party, led by billionaire Andrej Babis, won the recent Czech election with 34.5% of the votes but did not secure a majority. This leaves ANO needing coalition …

06.10.2025 01:13 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Patriots for Europe group rejoices over Babiš victory Members of the far-right European Parliament group are ecstatic over the big win by the populist tycoon in Czech elections.

"Members of the far-right Patriots for Europe group are celebrating the victory of populist right-winger Andrej Babiš and his ANO party in the Czech parliamentary elections." www.politico.eu/article/patr...

06.10.2025 02:07 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 1

This federal judge appointed by President Trump found his claims of “chaos“ in Portland, Oregon “untethered to the facts.“

05.10.2025 13:57 — 👍 1929    🔁 526    💬 57    📌 19
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Texas Gerrymander Was Drawn ‘Focusing on Race,’ Expert Tells Court Read more here.

🚨NEW FROM TEXAS REDISTRICTING HEARING🚨

“They achieved those partisan objectives by focusing on race,” Matt Barreto, a political science professor with the UCLA Voting Rights Project, told the court Saturday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

05.10.2025 13:44 — 👍 3668    🔁 1353    💬 47    📌 28
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Syria holds first elections since fall of Bashar al-Assad After more than a decade of civil war, committee members will choose transitional parliament

The next phase of post-Assad #Syria - #elections
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

06.10.2025 00:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Barbra Streisand is joining Jane Fonda and 600+ entertainment figures in re-launching the Committee for the First Amendment. Fonda announced the revival of the organization, initially founded by her father, Henry Fonda. The organization was founded in the 1940s to defend free speech against fascism.

02.10.2025 03:25 — 👍 10819    🔁 3621    💬 175    📌 136
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How it started.... How it's going ....
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01.10.2025 17:19 — 👍 8909    🔁 2047    💬 424    📌 116
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‘A symbol of liberation’: how the One Piece manga flag became the symbol of Asia’s gen Z protest movement Carried by a band of pirates that stand up to corrupt and repressive rulers, the meaning of the One Piece flag has resonated across borders

What’s your favourite symbol of liberation?

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
#democracy #protest #liberation

24.09.2025 09:30 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cleta Mitchell Thinks Trump Will Use Emergency Powers to Take Control of Elections Read more here.

Cleta Mitchell thinks President Donald Trump may declare a national emergency to allow him to take control of national elections.

Her comments will add to growing concern that Trump is plotting a way to use his power over the military and federal law enforcement to rig next year’s vote.

21.09.2025 16:35 — 👍 3151    🔁 1290    💬 364    📌 124
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What Does It Take To Moderate AI Overviews? | TechPolicy.Press After Charlie Kirk's shooting, X's Grok and Google's AI Overviews spread false claims, raising urgent concerns about AI moderation, reports Varsha Bansal.

After Charlie Kirk's shooting, X's Grok and Google's AI Overviews spread false claims. Varsha Bansal explores how misinformation is laundered by AI during breaking news, and the challenges of moderating and regulating AI systems.

22.09.2025 12:28 — 👍 8    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 2
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How The GOP Treats Innocent Mistakes as Fraud To Promote a Noncitizen Voting Panic How The GOP Treats Innocent Mistakes as Fraud To Promote a Noncitizen Voting Panic

You want to read this story. I promise. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/how...

21.09.2025 22:35 — 👍 3879    🔁 1796    💬 55    📌 32
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Be Loud — For America By Governor JB Pritzker

"I have spent the last few weeks addressing and preparing for a military invasion by the President of the United States. No, I’m not a soldier or a foreign adversary. I’m the Governor of Illinois"

22.09.2025 02:53 — 👍 18764    🔁 5337    💬 202    📌 157
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ICE denies using excessive force in Broadview, Illinois.

Never mind the videos…

21.09.2025 01:05 — 👍 9676    🔁 4487    💬 688    📌 268

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

21.09.2025 00:56 — 👍 59142    🔁 16363    💬 1345    📌 634
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Speak up for Free Speech Concrete ways to make some noise as a community

In the wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s senseless, unconstitutional suspension, it's time to speak up for free speech.

Share these ideas with your people who want to do something—courage is contagious.

19.09.2025 03:33 — 👍 361    🔁 103    💬 12    📌 6

The most impactful way to complain about Kimmel.

Fellow Portlanders: We do have a Sinclair station, and it's katu.com (ABC).

(Reposting for alt-text).

18.09.2025 23:47 — 👍 567    🔁 304    💬 13    📌 11

This is the biggest attack on free speech since the McCarthy era but it also has significantly less popular consensus behind it than the second Red Scare. It's being done on behalf of a minority faction led by the most unpopular president in modern history. Organizing against this can win.

18.09.2025 14:21 — 👍 14886    🔁 3870    💬 185    📌 113
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Nepal’s Youth Uprising Is Part of a South Asian Wave of Rebellion Fueled by frustration and discontent, the Himalayan nation follows Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in witnessing mass protests against political corruption and elitism

“International media initially reported the protest as typical Gen Z anger over Oli’s social media crackdown, only to quickly realize the dissent went much deeper," Vandana Menon writes for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

18.09.2025 19:01 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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