Mark8h ago

Wow, it really worked!
The 70s TV show that’s causing worldwide panic – 50 years later

When #UK #mockumentary #Alternative3 tried to spook viewers that #scientists were vanishing as part of a #sinister space plot it succeeded.

Today, the resulting #conspiracy #theory has even seen #Trump’s government launch an investigation

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jun/16/alternative-3-mockumentary-missing-scientists-conspiracy-50-years-later

#disinformation #DementiaDon #DictatorTrump #propaganda #AprilFools #dystopian #authoritarian #misinformation

‘Wow, it really worked!’: the 70s TV show that’s causing worldwide panic – 50 years later

When UK mockumentary Alternative 3 tried to spook viewers that scientists were vanishing as part of a sinister space plot it succeeded. Today, the resulting conspiracy theory has even seen Trump’s government launch an investigation

The Guardian
Bongolian3d ago

Mission: Let's get more people to quit #MAGA.

"We convened a panel to explain why people stay in #authoritarian movements… and why they’re now leaving in droves."

#resistance
https://www.defiance.news/p/mission-help-voters-leave-maga

Mission: Help Voters Leave MAGA |

DEFIACNE Daily: Dispatches for the Defiant

DEFIANCE.News
WINGS_radio5d ago

How to #remove an #authoritarian #leader - lessons from #Hungary

https://convergencemag.com/wp?ns_url=25z0&mid=291386&fch=294892dc

How to Remove an Authoritarian Leader: Lessons from Hungary

Viktor Orbán was defeated by an upstart party that consolidated a once-disparate coalition.

Convergence
Tadonic the Flautulent5d ago
Washington mayoral candidates outline how they would stand up to Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/16/washington-dc-mayoral-primary-race
#DisenfranchisedCity #DC #WashingtonDC #elections #news #primaries #PrimaryElections #mayor #mayoral #RankedChoiceVoting #RCV #OccupiedTerritories #resistance #resist #dictatorship #authoritarian #statehood #SelfRule
Washington mayoral candidates outline how they would stand up to Trump

The new DC mayor will face a slew of challenges in the city, including how to handle the Trump administration

The Guardian
LairdJames6d ago
It’s all fun & games until the #authoritarian government gets hold of it!
#Technology
Show threadMarkJun 14

... The lesson that McQuade, a former federal prosecutor, draws in her book is that Corleone is demanding fealty. “What he’s saying is I’m going to do this thing for you but now you’re beholden to me.” And for Don Corleone, she says, read Donald Trump.

“Every time he does somebody a favour, whether it’s an appointment or something else, he expects there to be a quid pro quo.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/13/trump-don-corleone-book

#MafiaState #corruption #USThreats #USAggression #dictators #authoritarian #Godfather

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Trump as Don Corleone: ‘Every time he does somebody a favour … he expects a quid pro quo’

Barbara McQuade’s book is a piercing exposé of how Trump is eroding democracy by turning the US into a mafia state

The Guardian
MarkJun 14

#Trump as Don #Corleone: ‘Every time he does somebody a favour … he expects a quid pro quo’

Barbara #McQuade’s book is a piercing exposé of how #Trump is eroding #democracy by turning the #US into a #mafia state ...

#MafiaState #corruption #USThreats #DemocracyLost #DictatorTrump #USAggression #evil #authoritarian #dictator #criminals

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Truth & AnswersJun 13

#Authoritarian tech policy:

- #ChatControl,
- #Ageverification,
- #Google / #Apple #control,
- #Digital #app use etc

Liam O'Mara IV, PhDJun 12
The #TambovRebellion, a #socialist peasant uprising against the #authoritarian #Bolshevik state and its #famine-inducing #WarCommunism, was hit with #ChemicalWeapons beginning on #ThisDayInHistory in 1921, killing many thousands (with up to 240,000 total killed in the uprising).
WINGS_radioJun 7

The signal we cannot ignore: What the LONDA 2025 report reveals about #Africa ’s digital #rights
How #digital #democracy is #expanding in some regions while facing severe #authoritarian #pushback in others

https://globalvoices.org/2026/06/05/the-signal-we-cannot-ignore-what-the-londa-2025-report-reveals-about-africas-digital-rights/

The signal we cannot ignore: What the LONDA 2025 report reveals about Africa’s digital rights

The digital landscape is becoming increasingly dangerous for vulnerable groups. Technology-facilitated gender-based violence is a growing epidemic that most legal frameworks fail to address adequately.

Global Voices