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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
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.
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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 📌 1The 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
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
By contemporary far-right standards, this is rare good news for democracy.
13.10.2025 12:22 — 👍 614 🔁 139 💬 9 📌 9Yesterday 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.
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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 📌 33One 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 📌 33No 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.
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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
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
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 …
"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 📌 1This federal judge appointed by President Trump found his claims of “chaos“ in Portland, Oregon “untethered to the facts.“
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🚨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/...
The next phase of post-Assad #Syria - #elections
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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.
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How it started.... How it's going ....
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What’s your favourite symbol of liberation?
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#democracy #protest #liberation
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.
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
You want to read this story. I promise. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/how...
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"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 📌 157ICE denies using excessive force in Broadview, Illinois.
Never mind the videos…
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.
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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.
The most impactful way to complain about Kimmel.
Fellow Portlanders: We do have a Sinclair station, and it's katu.com (ABC).
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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.
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